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No, because to the elitist pseudo-intellectual snobs who infest the left, there can be no answer other than "they are dumb/fooled/evil". The idea that others can have different beliefs is insulting to the righteous robots of the socialist side of the spectrum. That is why it is so important to libel and disparage anyone who disagrees.

From the TPUSA website: Turning Point USA guides citizens through development of knowledge, skills, values, and motivation, so they can meaningfully engage in their communities to restore traditional American values like patriotism, respect for life, liberty, family, and fiscal responsibility. Yeah, sounds pretty odious to me...

She has kept largely out of the limelight until now. Also they had taken steps to keep their children away from social media and other horrors. She is very well educated, and has a business career that is not attached to TPUSA. But the moral suasion of the wife of a murdered husband, and mother of a murdered man's children, will give her a serious platform to speak from.

Very possibly true. Trump is a politician. He does what he does. But Erika is showing true steel. I can only imagine how big Turning Point will become. She is attractive, media savvy, and passionate.

You may want to listen to noted leftist commentator Van Jones over on CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/politics/van-jones-charlie-kirk-message Here is what Charlie wrote to Van; “Hey, Van, I mean it, I’d love to have you on my show to have a respectful conversation about crime and race. I would be a gentleman as I know you would be as well. We can disagree about the issues agreeably.” And Van Jones would have taken him up on it, had Charlie not been brutally murdered by a coward.

I was at JFK Airport in New York last week. Looked to me like the luggage carts were for RENT- you scan your credit card in the machine, pay six bucks, and it releases a cart. Not sure if the money is refunded when you return the cart or not. Pretty dingy airport as well. Now, in Seoul or Tokyo, the carts are available free of charge in the baggage claim area. Take one if you need, and leave it outside the terminal when you are finished- in the parking lot, at the curb where the taxis are, etc. Never seen a coin operated shopping cart at any supermarket in Japan ever.

I was also puzzled by this. Also, when in the history of warfare was a country attacked by an aggressor expected to FEED and give aid to that aggressor? If makes no sense. The Allies didn't send food to Germany when the German populace was hungry in 1945, because the war was stll on.

This is very true. The irony is, IF the government is fascist, then you would be jailed/hurt/disappeared for daring to describe it as "fascist". If your leader is "literally Hitler", then he would kill you for calling him "Hitler". It is a paradox that the left cannot solve. So, rather than think, they just casually throw around incendiary language and feign surprise when it causes trouble.

How about doing it yourself and not being lazy? But nah. That would be too hard...

Six decontextualized quotes and paraphrases. Which somehow add up to he was a "POS". Amazing logic there. How about, perhaps, looking behind the gotchas and sound bites? Dare to have an open mind and spend more than 30 frantic seconds furiously combing over the worst of the internet looking for whatever might support your preconceived notions? Nah. That would be too hard...

If you have time, check out the occasions when Charlie Kirk was a guest on the Youtube channel called "Whatever"- a show about the modern dating and relationship situation. He spent 2 to 3 hours at a time speaking to groups of young women who vehemently disagreed with him about most things. And he listened to them. He treated them with respect. And in turn they were remarkably well behaved (compared to what generally happens on the show). You could see them beginning to understand and respect his beliefs, even if they were not swayed 100%. It is far better than pulling random 4 or 5 second clips of "gotcha" from whatever biased source you may find.

Mostly, yes. Espousing Christian values in a country where Christianity is the number one religion is not extreme. Let me think of some of his viewpoints and how radical they are; Marriage is good. Having kids in a marriage is good. Abortion is evil and should be minimized. But women who get abortions should not be punished. There are two genders. Women's rights to safety and women only spaces should be respected. Affirmative action is not good for anyone. Yep, pretty radical...

This is what happens when you are wildly successful at performing the duties assigned by the President. Homan is doing a great job, he is a no BS guy and lives for his agents. A patriot. So of course his foes on the deranged side of the political spectrum have to dredge up whatever filth they can find.

Under normal circumstances Iwould agree. But I can't see him challenging JD for the nomination. Marco is still relatively young, he could run in 2036 after JD's 2 terms are over.

Obvious VP choice would be Marco Rubio. He has been a very competent SecState, and could step into the role easily.

It would be brilliant to attain or lease Bagram from the taliban. It is a great place to keep an eye on both China and Russia. Plus an injection of greenbacks could go far in keeping Afghanistan at least nominally neutral

I am curious too, where is the list of right wing riots? The list of left wing speakers who have been refused space on college grounds? The protests against them? The list of politicians/parties who are labeled as fascists, Nazis, dictators, existential threats?

Amazing how many people are literalists, and dont get the Bowie reference! Hell, I'm farther to the right than Attila the Hun and I could figure it out...

How stunning and brave of you to be offended on behalf of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community. I am sure they appreciate your solidarity.

There was no hate speech, whatever that is. Mere speech, of any kind, can NEVER be the justification for violence. This is the left's slippery slope argument, the one that got the worm Matthew Dowd fired. "Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which leads to hateful actions". NO. Charlie was talking to students, putting his ideas into the marketplace and defending them.

The gun used in the Kirk murder was the type that virtually all politicians use to say "we would never ban THIS kind of gun". It was a bolt action hunting rifle with a short magazine. The kind used in the fewest crimes and deaths associated with firearms. Probably available in hardware stores in some states. But anyway, banning guns is a non starter. And IF guns began to be banned, this one would be the last on the list.

Granny is right. Also wrong. She knows what she saw, but not what she did not participate in. How is carving "Hey Fascist...DUCK!" on a bullet explainable as the action of a right wing lunatic? As many young people do, his view began to change in school and he was described as "pretty leftist" by friends.

It's a reasonable position. Much the same way that we accept a reasonable number of road accidents/deaths in order to use automobiles But by and large, Charlie's "thing" was engaging students and inviting debate/conversation. The fact that he was shot at a university, a place where discussion and debate are almost sacraments, makes the crime even more hideous. I am listening with skepticism to the mainstream media talking about cooling the rhetoric "on both sides". What utter crap. There is only one side that is derided as fascists. Only one side that is tied to Nazis, compared to Hitler, called an existential threat to democracy. That level of invective is literally an invitation to violence.

Media Matters.... may as well quote Mein Kampf.

Charlie's error was forgetting the late, great Charles Krauthammer's wisdom; "Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil". Add that to the idiocy of the "words are violence" crowd and the result was inevitable.