Twitter Goes Nuts Over Kimmel’s Health Care Monologue: ‘Jimmy Kimmel, Not a Fan of Graham-Cassidy’
During his opening monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, host Jimmy Kimmel took aim at the latest GOP attempt to repeal Obamacare — the Graham-Cassidy bill that is gathering Republican support in the Senate.
Kimmel especially went after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who came up with the so-called “Jimmy Kimmel test” following Kimmel’s emotional remarks in May about his infant son’s heart condition. Kimmel noted during tonight’s broadcast that even though Cassidy said his bill would contain certain provisions and protections, Graham-Cassidy did nothing of the sort, claiming the lawmaker lied to his face.
With video of the monologue making it online a couple of hours before the show aired, folks on Twitter got a head start on reacting to Kimmel’s evisceration of the bill and Cassidy.
In his monologue tonight, @jimmykimmel lays into Sen. @BillCassidy and "this scam of a bill they cooked up" https://t.co/1Rcymi16OV
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) September 20, 2017
Kimmel to Cassidy: "Stop using my name. There's a new Jimmy Kimmel test for you. It's called a lie detector test."https://t.co/p01yIBm5VH
— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) September 20, 2017
It's pretty incredible that a late-night comedian is the guy pointing out that Sen. Bill Cassidy is brazenly lying.https://t.co/6dJ5GzQFFU
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) September 20, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel, not a fan of Graham-Cassidy https://t.co/cHYXQU9ero
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 20, 2017
In which Jimmy Kimmel says Bill Cassidy straight up lied to his face and then excoriates his health bill https://t.co/sQxESl3j2t
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) September 20, 2017
Wow, Jimmy Kimmel absolutely scorches @BillCassidy for the #GrahamCassidy bill and for blatantly lying to him.pic.twitter.com/ejL5pf5JFZ
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) September 20, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel: Cassidy’s bill passes the test — if your father is Jimmy Kimmel. “Otherwise, you might be screwed.” pic.twitter.com/6VykqYArKt
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 20, 2017
KIMMEL: “This guy, Bill Cassidy, just lied right to my face.”https://t.co/Iwpt01LKsx
— Dylan Scott (@dylanlscott) September 20, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel > @SenateGOP
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) September 20, 2017
The new Jimmy Kimmel test for Bill Cassidy: it's called the lie detector test. Watch this video! @JimmyKimmel is a national treasure https://t.co/hSxXzKKZXp
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) September 20, 2017
God bless Jimmy Kimmel for blasting Bill Cassidy's bullshit "#KimmelTest" pledge deep into outer space tonight. https://t.co/yKjDarMd6m
— Brett Michael (@thecajunboy) September 20, 2017
Some conservatives sounded off, calling it “embarrassing” while complaining about Kimmel going political:
This is embarrassing. https://t.co/ok7fEJTEwm
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) September 20, 2017
Coming soon: @JimmyKimmel & @StephenAtHome make 2020 endorsements, hold rallies, and cut ads for Dems. Media defenders will say it's great! https://t.co/k1Xjn85SKu
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 20, 2017
Seriously if you want to be miserable in a free society then make every single area of life about politics. https://t.co/roRRRdJWph
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) September 20, 2017
If you too are disappointed in comedian @jimmykimmel, let ABC know it – call (818) 560-1000 https://t.co/LQxtwCRDfD
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 20, 2017
MEanwhile, the New York Times’ Sopan Deb made the following observation:
This is unusual, even for late night. https://t.co/x3Io76T6na
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) September 20, 2017
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