Pat Sajak Sick of Liberal Celebrities Like Jimmy Kimmel Running Their Mouths–Shut Them Out With…

Some of “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak’s comments have gone viral — and they’re sparking controversy.

Throughout the year, Sajak has repeatedly made subtle jabs at the more liberal celebrities in Hollywood, raising eyebrows.

After Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional plea for gun control following October’s Las Vegas massacre, Sajak quickly mocked the TV host on Twitter, Western Journalism reports.

“OK, let me explain this again: We’re celebs,” Sajak tweeted. “We’re wiser & more empathetic than you. We are famous. Please take our opinions more seriously.”But it’s just one of the many times Sajak has sarcastically derided liberal celebrities.

After the Golden Globes awards show in January, in which many blasted then-President-elect Donald Trump, Sajak again tweeted criticism, reports CNN.

“Looking forward to the next awards show/lecture,” Sajak wrote, after actress Meryl Streep gave a speech implicitly denouncing the president.

“Nobody abhors violence more than Hollywood, and nobody does more to glorify it,” he added in a separate comment.

He again took to Twitter during the inauguration protests.

“Unhappy about results of last week’s People’s Choice Awards,” he wrote. “Thinking of breaking Starbucks windows & trashing limos.”

“I wonder if the celebrities who moved out of the country will return for the demonstrations,” read another of his comments.

Sajak’s comments quickly sparked uproar online.

“Sorry Pat but I think less of you if you are really pleased with the Trump presidency,” wrote one person in All That’s News’ comments section. “He is really out of his element and pretty scary.”

Others thought it was unfair of Sajak to criticize other celebrities, arguing they have a right to free speech like everyone else.

“Last time I checked…they are constituents too,” argued another. “They live in this country so they have a stake in what the president does. They deserve to speak their opinions just like you and I. Their opinions are no more important than yours or mine they just have more visibility and a bigger platform because they are famous. That doesn’t mean they should have to be quiet and take it.”Others disagreed and ardently supported Sajak’s stance.

“They have a right in their circles on their time,” commented one reader. “Not mine. If I go to a concert or a play or a sporting event the I PAY to see which pays their big salaries they have no right to offer me entertainment for money and then ruin my night with what I consider to be their idiotic views.”

CBS News Reported:

“Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is trying to extinguish the firestorm he sparked on Twitter earlier this week with a tweet about climate change.

It all began with a tweet taking aim at “global warming alarmists” — calling them “unpatriotic racists.”

I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends. Good night.

— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) May 20, 2014
More than 1,800 people “favorited” the tweet, and more than 2,000 have retweeted it, a small fraction of his more than 54,000 followers. While his supporters loved it, the tweet also sparked an immediate backlash.

Salon.com posted an article blasting Sajak for “throwing wild allegations of racism against the overwhelming majority of scientists.” The post noted that Sajak has written a series of blog posts for a conservative website called Human Events. One of the articles was titled, “Opposed to Obamacare? Then You Must be a Racist.”

In another of the posts, he said he is a “Conservative Republican delighted with the disarray on the Democratic side.” Many conservatives have depicted climate change as a ruse created by liberals and alarmists.

In a Human Events post from 2007, Sajak offered the clearest indication of his thoughts on climate change and the debate that surrounds it.

“The subject of man-made global warming is almost impossible to discuss without a descent into virulent name-calling (especially on the Internet, where anonymity breeds a special kind of vicious reaction to almost any social or political question), but I’ll try anyway.”The post went on to list his 10 questions surrounding climate change. He admitted to being “on the skeptical side” on the matter, but did not say he overtly denies it.

Since the time of that post in 2007, scientists have provided more evidence that climate change is man-made and that its impact is already being felt around the globe. Of course, there is still a cadre of deniers.

So should Sajak’s tweet be taken as an indication that he has continued studying the matter, finally made up his mind, and decided to join the name-calling?

Well, no. His spokesman tells CBS News it was just a joke.

In a statement issued Wednesday evening, Sajak said, “Of course I was joking. Just mocking the name-calling that is directed at global warming skeptics within and without the scientific community.”

Looking at other tweets in his Twitter feed, it’s obvious that Sajak doesn’t always take things too seriously. In the past week, he’s posted humorous comments on issues ranging from the Tooth Fairy to the debate between paper or plastic, and presidential birth certificates.

Even though I told him it was settled folklore, my young nephew remains a Tooth Fairy denier. (Those kids today!)

— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) May 19, 2014
Grocery checkout agony: Do I destroy forests, strangle helpless sea creatures or use my own bacteria-laden containers?

— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) May 17, 2014
Walking along beach in HI & found presidential birth certificate that had washed up. Had no idea Bush was born here.— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) May 15, 2014
In April, he also announced his heterosexuality in a tweet that caught the attention of the sites Queerty.com and NewNowNext.com.

Damn the career consequences! I’m hereby proclaiming my heterosexuality!

— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) April 18, 2014
And then there’s this…

The world would be such a wonderful place without human beings. Just animals breathing clean air & eating each other.

— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) May 12, 2014
The Twitter controversy calls to mind the recent turmoil surrounding Stephen Colbert. On March 27, one of the social media managers for his Comedy Central show, “The Colbert Report,” quoted a line from an on-air segment. Taken out of context, some interpreted it as racist.

Within minutes, the hashtag “#CancelColbert” started trending. It continued trending for nearly 36 hours. Colbert addressed the critics during his next show on March 31.

“Folks, I’m still here,” he said, pointing directly at the camera. “The dark forces trying to silence my message of core conservative principles mixed with youth friendly product placement have been thwarted,” he said, before airing an entire segment titled “Who’s Attacking Me Now?”

The Colbert controversy blew over after he addressed it, mainly because Colbert reminded the audience that he said it in comedic character, as part of a segment criticizing the owner of the Washington Redskins NFL franchise over insensitivity to Native Americans.Sajak posted a clue that suggests he’s enjoying the uproar.

Sometimes it’s fun to poke a stick in a hornets’ nest just to hear the buzzing.

— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) May 20, 2014
What will Sajak give us next? If this is any indication, it’s sure to keep the debate going.

Later today I’ll be tweeting my views on the subjects of nuclear proliferation and free-range chicken.

— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) May 21, 2014
His tweet has also inspired humor from at least one former fan of Sajak’s TV show.

“No more Wheel of Fortune in my house, I can tell you that,” wrote blogger Greg Laden, who suggested a new puzzle for the show: