Show Notes
Disney is in court fighting the FCC over The View and Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney's lawyer admits that they've had to tone down The View because of the mean 'ol FCC. They compared the threat of ABC potentially losing its broadcast license to... the French Revolution?! What??
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