So, where is the distinction between what Kimmel said, and what Governor Cox said?

One was being sorrowful and respectful, and the other was cracking jokes.

The FCC’s roll in the pulling of Kimmel’s show is horrible, but I think progressives and Democrats are completely missing the moment on this. The death of Charlie Kirk is the conservative portion of the country’s George Floyd moment. And Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin. A huge chunk of the country is shocked and outraged at the horrible and unjustified death of this person.

If you’re cracking wise and making jokes, it means you either fundamentally missed that (which is thoughtless). Or worse, it means you know that and you don’t care. And that’s just not going to be acceptable culturally, regardless of what the government does.

Progressives are not used to the idea that there are lines that cannot be crossed politely that might block their jokes or opinions. That sort of cultural power has, in recent years, been available only to progressives. But conservative has that power now, and in this context, and if progresses don’t start acting the way they expected conservative to act around things like the George Floyd murder, they are going to face even more blowback.