Opie & Anthony: Club Soda Kenny #31 - Suspended From Work (February 09, 2006)

[@klopeck]

This story has legs, maaaaaan.

[@Lamtitude]

“A lot of legs”

[@tonytomei1175]

What does this story have?? He stiiinks

[@The-Real-Skinny-Bob]

WROOOOOOOONGGGGGG

[@charliedango2664]

This story is a centipede. ....you know.

[@ARUCARDFTEPES]

And it knows how to use 'em 🎶

[@opackdrum]

All these years of "friendship", effort to keep him around by Anthony and in the end Benedict Kenny turned on him like it never meant a thing. It probably never did to Kenny.

[@gustavthegreat2811]

Sad 😢

[@AllofJudea]

He's a tribe member. They care a out themselves and themselves only.

[@joshhayes9518]

I love anthony, even now, but let's be real, Club Soda was hired by burr and burr didn't want to see him after Anthony said shit about his wife when he was mad as hell about not being invited to the Patrice benefit. Sad situation as I love all 3 people involved. Can't expect Kenny to not do his job especially when his other friend is currently hiring him. Ant kind of let his feelings get the better of him and burnt a bridge. Sucks

[@AD-ec3sm]

@@joshhayes9518I didn’t know this detail. Is there an O&A segment on it?

[@nerdydoughnuts]

​@@AD-ec3smthis all happened way after O&A died. Like a could years ago

[@somethingorother3742]

this story has legs. this story definitely has some legs. legs, is what this story has.

[@emmetLshavinski]

Oh wow, I never heard this. That's crazy.

[@nickalmeida510]

15 years later, and I'm still not sure if this story has legs...

[@tmack11]

Listening Jimmy & Ant discuss the 1st Amendment & Freedom of Speech is hilarious. Two high school dropouts fumbling in the dark to understand that its not even close to a Freedom of speech issue.

[@mattyboyanderson]

Hey Opie- does this story have legs? I feel like that hasn't been made clear

[@saljablo2767]

The caller at 33:00 is spot on

[@Padge112]

All I know from this is thanks to US law a cop was allowed to perform in blackface. That was a tremendous wasted opportunity to delve deeper. But I get it. They were saving kenny. Poor Ant as well the thanks he got the other day.

[@FruitPunchTaco]

Listening in 2024 and I just wish I knew if this story has legs or not. Someone should say so way too many times...

[@tomservo5607]

…and now Kenny refuses to acknowledge Anthony even exists and has thrown Anthony out of a comedy club a few years ago. Hypocrite!!!!!!

[@conradsz]

Kenny is a hired gun. He follows orders

[@lucabrasi8420]

It was about a year ago tops

[@tobyjaffe270]

job preservation, job preservation, job preservation on the part of O, A, and J

[@sirloin7633]

This story's legs go all the way up.

[@youtubebannedme4207]

dosen't matter hes a cop he works for the public his public image matters that's why

[@tylerdurden4392]

Club Soda looks like Roy DeMeo

[@noshortselectric5208]

Back when 88K a year was money

[@Contemplativeman101]

Money was different. But at the same time many still trudge along at 36k for full time work even today.

[@heySTUPIDass]

Commenting from Knob Hill

[@robertsmith2300]

With inflation that's 140,000 dollars today. Not bad, plus whatever else he's making for O&A

[@THEDC777]

Angel fish head

[@TheBestThereIsPodcast]

He didn’t lose his job if I remember correctly

[@smokebeans2105]

He lost his job but he didn’t lose his pension

[@FrostyLuciano]

@@smokebeans2105 cops barely ever lose pension

[@MrEvanNoyes]

I GOT MY PENSION STILL SIR... -CSK probably

[@bradsully6620]

@Quake Guy yeah, when burr was overseas and did those shows that led up to his special you could see Kenny there in the background of some of those videos burr did.

[@snakepliskin440]

I just started listening to this but I’m willing to bet they use the “ Why is this black person not getting shit for saying this!?” Lol

[@BennoYaKnow22]

Black people do get away with it. Hypocritical

[@mervcobault6604]

But seriously, how fucked-up is that? this guy puts his life on the line and makes it his career to be a good guy and keep people safe and this happens to him....

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

DEMONcrats

[@mileslong3904]

He's jewish. There's no way he wasn't a dirty cop.

[@johnkenny4017]

Club soda Kenny shouldn't lose his job that being said who jokes about rape and children like that

[@zknights86]

Is this sarcastic? I'd like to introduce you to Uncle Paul..

[@VashTheDamnFiend]

Ewwww

[@purplelegsandthespiderette3929]

The good one's do.

[@mikeanderson5772]

Funny people you fucking bore.

[@bradsully6620]

Everything can be joked about, jesus.

[@rubenbravo2921]

Pretty sure they went after 2 live crew either before or around the same time as dice..... Political jimmy is horrible

[@georgemanley7080]

I love the guys. Listen to them everyday. I’m also a major advocate of freedom of speech and think that people should have the right to speak freely about whatever subjects they want. That being said, the guys are wrong here. The right to freedom of speech does not allow you to say anything you want without consequence. If you want to dress in a KKK uniform and March in the streets, it’s your right to do so. But it is also my right to not want to associate with you for doing so. Nobody is arguing that club soda Kenny wasn’t allowed to say what he said. He’s completely allowed to do so. But his employer is allowed to not want to employ him anymore after hearing what he said. I’m pretty sure the guys would be furious if the government stepped in and told them they couldn’t fire someone for whatever reason. And yet, that’s basically what they are advocating for.

[@thekraken4886]

I dont agree. People should have rights before corporations. One way to get around freedom of speech is to say that companies have a right to not want to be associated with someone who says something the company doesn't like. Saying you dont have freedom from consequence is ridiculous. If you're going to have your lively hood taken from you then that stops people from speaking their opinion. Consequence is exactly what Freedom of Speech is fighting against.

[@joshbracken5450]

Alright what about all the people in the room who laughed at his jokes or the people laughing listening to his stand up? Should all of them potentially lose their jobs or get suspended or lose their pension over a joke? Don't equate wearing a kkk uniform with some blue collar jokes. That's so not the same thing I'm beginning to thing your stupid as I continue writing this. He didn't shout fire and get people killed in a stampede, didn't cause a riot, he didn't say anything racial, discriminatory, or whatever. Just some extreme jokes that people did laugh at.

[@sheldonferguson7422]

So where does it end? You have freedom of religion but can your boss fire you if you pray before eating? What about wearing a cross on a chain or a hijab at work? That could make many people uncomfortable. He wasn't on the job, his employer's, the taxpayers mind you, were not effected.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

@@sheldonferguson7422how about people mind their own fucking business and not care what a stranger does?! Anyone who doesn’t stand for the Constitution can gtfo, oh wait that’s right, they won’t go anywhere

[@sheldonferguson7422]

@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 exactly my point

[@AleKar1991]

Free speech is good and well, but a giant, monotone delivery, Ed Kemper looking oaf like Kenny really has no business making rape jokes

[@AOTS123]

That’s cuz you’re a square. He can say whatever.

[@erockisfat]

he does though, as does anyone else in the name of free speech and comedy

[@erockisfat]

Tell that to the “handsome” ted bundy

[@evansgate]

the jokes were actually hilarious you Karen...

[@agoo7581]

I wish police departments would be this vigilant when their employees are murdering unarmed civilians.

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

It's because club soda's "crime" was political. If you're outside the group, the left will come for everything you have without mercy or limits.

[@richardsagrit7153]

Oh shut up

[@robertsmith2300]

I know right