While I never knew Charlie Kirk personally, I loved watching his podcasts and his appearances on Fox News. Want to know who he was advocating on X/Twitter before he died?? Iryna (sp?), the slain young Ukrainian woman from NC. 9/11 has always been a somber time for me, and now 9/10/25 will be as well. IMHO, a lot of America & Canada loved/liked Charlie Kirk, though there were definitely some who despised him. Regardless of our feelings on former Vice President Kamala Harris, I do like that she did offer her condolescences to Charlie Kirk's family. Maybe it was easy for her to do (look at national trend), but deep down, I believe she was genuine about it. I also liked seeing condolescences from Governor Gavin Newsome & Nancy Pelosi as well, even if it was "politically expedient." Still, I just feel depressed at the level our nation has sank to.

Good post. I feel about the same, but I refuse to let it get me down for long. It's just so senseless.

Bashing people in here for opposing political views is just semi-rough fun. Literally taking someone's life for holding opposing political views is certifiably insane. It's important that we catch that jackazz soon.

I get it. Sometimes it can get a little overwhelming. It's those times that I usually disconnect and refocus on what's important to me, my family. I quit watching 24 hr news channels long ago but am thinking of just getting off social media as well.

Trump says the Kirk shooter is in custody now. Will be formally announced later today.

https://csnbbs.com/thread-1015417.html

9:00 am Eastern they just said.

It indeed does feel as if a friend died. Strange but a lot of us feel that way.

Such a horrific situation.

(09-12-2025 07:17 AM)VA49er Wrote:  I get it. Sometimes it can get a little overwhelming. It's those times that I usually disconnect and refocus on what's important to me, my family. I quit watching 24 hr news channels long ago but am thinking of just getting off social media as well.

I may have to for the weekend. I have been depressed and angry about this and pretty worked up. The assassination and the reaction of the prog filth has just gutted me.

Yeah, I wasn't a Kirk fan. I mean, I liked what he was doing, and I considered him a real patriot, and I saw a video of his here and there, but I didn't follow him or anything. And still this feels like losing someone close to me.

The levels of political angst across the board is borerline psychotic. Why do so many people allow this to affect them to the point of paralysis and unhinged arguing.

Think about your life right now, today... Ask yourselves, what civil liberties do any of you NOT have now that you did 10, 20 , 30 years ago? The culture has changed drastically with the advent of internet and social media (among other things), but what are you not free to do now that you were free to do previously?

If your life harder? Maybe, but it is definitely different with the evolution of things? Does "harder" equate to less freedoms". No it does not.

9/11 started all of the current vitriol not Obama, it initially brought people together, but then it opened the flood gates for people speaking up and living your life regardless of how it may affect others. The great recession stopped the Snowball for a minute, but Barry re-lit the fuse and it has been rolling along ever since. I honestly believe the Obama and Trump had the same ultimate goal in mind, but they were 100% opposite in how they think we need to get there.

(09-12-2025 08:09 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  The levels of political angst across the board is borerline psychotic. Why do so many people allow this to affect them to the point of paralysis and unhinged arguing.

Think about your life right now, today... Ask yourselves, what civil liberties do any of you NOT have now that you did 10, 20 , 30 years ago? The culture has changed drastically with the advent of internet and social media (among other things), but what are you not free to do now that you were free to do previously?

If your life harder? Maybe, but it is definitely different with the evolution of things? Does "harder" equate to less freedoms". No it does not.

9/11 started all of the current vitriol not Obama, it initially brought people together, but then it opened the flood gates for people speaking up and living your life regardless of how it may affect others. The great recession stopped the Snowball for a minute, but Barry re-lit the fuse and it has been rolling along ever since. I honestly believe the Obama and Trump had the same ultimate goal in mind, but they were 100% opposite in how they think we need to get there.

Thanks for the sermon, but I think most of us here are old enough to figure life out for ourselves.

I went to the local vigil in Germantown, TN (Memphis) held by the Shelby County Young Republicans and the local Turning Point USA chapter.

Around 600 people were there.. young & old, black & white, Jew and Christian.

4 speakers followed by candle-light ceremony where everyone sang:

• Amazing Grace
• It Is Well With My Soul
• In Christ Alone
  

(09-12-2025 08:11 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-12-2025 08:09 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  The levels of political angst across the board is borerline psychotic. Why do so many people allow this to affect them to the point of paralysis and unhinged arguing.

Think about your life right now, today... Ask yourselves, what civil liberties do any of you NOT have now that you did 10, 20 , 30 years ago? The culture has changed drastically with the advent of internet and social media (among other things), but what are you not free to do now that you were free to do previously?

If your life harder? Maybe, but it is definitely different with the evolution of things? Does "harder" equate to less freedoms". No it does not.

9/11 started all of the current vitriol not Obama, it initially brought people together, but then it opened the flood gates for people speaking up and living your life regardless of how it may affect others. The great recession stopped the Snowball for a minute, but Barry re-lit the fuse and it has been rolling along ever since. I honestly believe the Obama and Trump had the same ultimate goal in mind, but they were 100% opposite in how they think we need to get there.

Thanks for the sermon, but I think most of us here are old enough to figure life out for ourselves.

I was not a sermon, just a reality check for some of the lefties here - who won't read it, nor comprehend it, I suppose.

For me personally...

The joy of the Lord is my strength.

Weeping may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

His mercies are new every morning.

I've gotta keep my eyes on the Prize and not spend too much time focusing on the bad things in the world.

(09-12-2025 09:51 AM)Eagleholic Wrote:  For me personally...

The joy of the Lord is my strength.

Weeping may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

His mercies are new every morning.

I've gotta keep my eyes on the Prize and not spend too much time focusing on the bad things in the world.

Yep, I decided long ago to only worry about what I can control.

I’ll believe that God used Charlie for a purpose. He gave him the drive to accomplish amazing things in his short life. Starting Turning Point before he was even 20 is amazing. He used him because he was so strong in his faith. He took him because it is part of the plan, something very good will come from this. If not good, then necessary.

I hope you’re right

(09-12-2025 04:24 PM)banker Wrote:  I’ll believe that God used Charlie for a purpose. He gave him the drive to accomplish amazing things in his short life. Starting Turning Point before he was even 20 is amazing. He used him because he was so strong in his faith. He took him because it is part of the plan, something very good will come from this. If not good, then necessary.

From early reactions of people close to Charlie, I would say the killer likely unleashed the whirlwind.

I was thinking of this: In the Bible it says that Jesus will come AFTER a revival of his followers. Knowing that God works in mysterious ways could the death of one of his disciples be the beginning of it.

There has never been, aside from 9/11 where the American people for the most part came together. But, this was not a religious uprising it was nationalistic. Now, people who hated Charlie are getting fired from their jobs because of how they're treating it as a joke. This never happened before.

There's news that even in Europe people are getting in on the movement so that gives up more clues of how people are starting to see "the light". Many aren't Christian but the fact that they're starting to go against the Woke insaneness gives us hope.

TP USA posted this...

Quote:We have 18,000 new chapter requests since Erika spoke. We had 9,000 college chapters and 1100 high school chapters prior to this.

This is the Turning Point.