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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

September 12, 2025 06:50 PM Forum: Politics

Charlie Kirk was murdered for his religion, his conservative views, and his threat to the Marxist Democrat Party because of that and more importantly because he is changing minds of Young People

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Fine, now get this through your head:  "Utah governor says one person responsible for Kirk killing: The suspect"


"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) said there was one person responsible for the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, encouraging Americans to not fixate on political identity."


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5500745-utah-gov-spencer-cox-charlie-kirk/

If only we could get that kind of leadership from our president....
"Trump has turned up the temperature after Kirk’s killing. Spencer Cox is trying to turn it back down."

"For the approximately 40 hours between the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the announcement Friday that a suspect had been apprehended, finger-pointing reined on the right."

"Some Republicans and right-wing pundits and influencers spoke of “war” and their side becoming radicalized in response. President Donald Trump, who’d floated cracking down on leftists and liberal organizations he baselessly blamed for political violence, topped it off Friday morning by suggesting conservative extremists have been radicalized for legitimate reasons, while saying that “radicals on the left are the problem.”

"At a time when politicians and presidents usually call for calm and unity, his rhetoric was throwing fuel on the fire."

"During two press conferences late Thursday and early Friday, it’s Cox who did most of the talking. He used that time to project a far different message than that of Trump and leading MAGA figures."

"He at one point explicitly decried the tendency to “point the finger at the other side,” something Trump and others have repeatedly done."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/politics/spencer-cox-donald-trump-rhetoric-analysis

September 12, 2025 10:05 PM Forum: Politics

Charlie Kirk was murdered for his religion, his conservative views, and his threat to the Marxist Democrat Party because of that and more importantly because he is changing minds of Young People

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis


He comes from a gun loving Republican family. Yeah, and what about it? 

What does that have to do with HIS political philosophy?

His father also said that he was getting more and more political and that he disagreed quite vocally with Charlie Kirk's politics.  

So then what does his family's politics have to do with him?
Do you think that's where he may have learned how to shoot and got access to his firearm? Do you think his family's political ideology and his upbringing had absolutely no effect or bearing on his beliefs and attitudes? Obviously he vehemently disagreed with Kirk but we don't know the details behind this person and he's not talking to investigators. The young man who shot Trump was a Republican, too.

September 13, 2025 12:26 AM Forum: Politics

Charlie Kirk was murdered for his religion, his conservative views, and his threat to the Marxist Democrat Party because of that and more importantly because he is changing minds of Young People

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis


He registered as a Republican.  And he registered for the 1st time in 2022.  

Now in 2021 He donated to the Progressive Turnout project through the Democrat outfit ACT BLUE. 

Because he registered as a Republican doesn't matter one wit as far as I'm concerned.  

Here, your favorite leftist news outlet CNN reported this:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-rally-gunman-thomas-crooks-invs/index.html

From that CNN article:  

So far, investigators haven’t found any evidence on social media or other writings by Crooks that might help identify his motive for the attempted assassination, law enforcement officials say.


But CNN interviews with more than a half-dozen former classmates and neighbors of Crooks painted him as quiet, with classmates remembering him as a good student and something of a misfit in high school. And a review of public records suggests he may have had divergent political leanings, with Crooks registering to vote as a Republican but making a small donation to a Democratic-leaning group.

He had only voted one time in his life.

He was just a whackjob pile of shit IMO.  

But you're free to believe anything you want.  You still believe the Dossier was all real.  Says volumes about your insight.  smile
As I recall, there was another guy with the same name that made the small donation to a Democratic leaning group, not the shooter. However, this report indicates otherwise although the donation issue isn't entirely clear:   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-donation-to-democrats-registered-republican/

That said, we still don't know what motivated the Kirk shooter although one of the video games he reportedly engaged in was on the news and a video character on a roof top in a sniper position is uttering the same song or phrase inscribed by the shooter on a shell casing. 

PS: Of course you're trying to dodge the subject with your dossier diversion but I never stated I believed in all of it.

September 13, 2025 02:19 AM Forum: Politics

Charlie Kirk was murdered for his religion, his conservative views, and his threat to the Marxist Democrat Party because of that and more importantly because he is changing minds of Young People

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis


I leave the dodging to you.  I typically respond to any responses to my postings other than incessantly whining ones like James's which assert quite often that "Rich is namecalling, Rich is a meanie, Rich is this or that ....."

I don't waste time with that, however Where did I dodge according to you?  Was there something you wanted answered that you didn't get answered?  I believe I put up your favorite CNN news outlet that spoke regarding your implication that he was some sort of rock ribbed Republican.

He was 18 when he registered and he voted once. 

I think he's 22 now, so in 4 years, has he become radicalized by the right?  

You can waste your time doing the research, as I really don't care since he will hopefully get the firing squad and then he can understand what it feels like to get shot in the neck or the chest or whatever.

Do you plan to visit him?  If so, you can do an expose on his political affiliation.  I hope you do.  Maybe the Dem party will start a go fund me page as the left has done for Luigi Mangioni.  

Did you donate to Luigi yet?  If not, when do you think you'll send in some cash?  smile
You continue your usual and customary diversions, dodges and inane whataboutisms whenever you get cornered and can't respond to a reasonable arguments, no matter what the factual evidence happens to be. One has to wonder if it's senility and or cognitive impairment. Alternately, perhaps you're just a Russian bot masquerading as a handyman...

September 13, 2025 03:24 PM Forum: Politics

Charlie Kirk was murdered for his religion, his conservative views, and his threat to the Marxist Democrat Party because of that and more importantly because he is changing minds of Young People

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Lacey


There is speculation that this could be far-right on far-right violence.

There is a guy named Nick Fuentes who leads a far-right Christian nationalist group called Groypers. There has been a long-running animosity between Kirk and Groypers. Some of the engravings on the bullet casings are internet memes associated with the far-right Groypers. However, this is all just speculation. The engravings could be nothing more than the equivalent of gaming and internet culture trash talking.
"There is speculation that this could be far-right on far-right violence."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/us/video/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-first-public-comments-digvid

There was a single assassin with a motivation unknown at this time. Did you listen to her comments? It's "they" not "he", and the messaging is quite ominous...

September 13, 2025 03:32 PM Forum: Politics

Charlie Kirk was murdered for his religion, his conservative views, and his threat to the Marxist Democrat Party because of that and more importantly because he is changing minds of Young People

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"There is speculation that this could be far-right on far-right violence."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/us/video/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-first-public-comments-digvid

There was a single assassin with a motivation unknown at this time. Did you listen to her comments? It's "they" not "he", and the messaging is quite ominous...
"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on Friday addressed a question both Republicans and Democrats were asking on the heels of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death: Will the tragic event finally mark a turning point?"

“This is our moment: Do we escalate or do we find an off-ramp?” an emotional Cox said at a news conference, where he announced a suspect in Kirk’s murder had been apprehended in his state. “It’s a choice.”


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5501721-cox-trump-rhetoric-contrast/

September 13, 2025 03:43 PM Forum: Politics

Charlie Kirk was murdered for his religion, his conservative views, and his threat to the Marxist Democrat Party because of that and more importantly because he is changing minds of Young People

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis



What about her comments makes you say "Geez"??  

What did she utter that makes you say Geez as is if her comments disgust you?

Hey, perhaps our resident BM can come on here to imply that his wife is as "despicable, racist, and misogynist" as he was, when he got on here to make foul and vitriolic commentary about a conservative activist who was just assassinated?
Oh please, all you have to do is listen to it to know, she says "you" "they" instead of "he" and instead of pleading for peace and civility, it's a ominous message of "you have no idea what you have just unleashed"...geez.

September 13, 2025 04:07 PM Forum: Politics

Charlie Kirk was murdered for his religion, his conservative views, and his threat to the Marxist Democrat Party because of that and more importantly because he is changing minds of Young People

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis



I don't know.  Perhaps the right side of the political aisle will do what the Left ALWAYS does when someone they believe was murdered, and they will start burning down buildings and shooting people, like the left did over the "SUMMER of LOVE", when they riled up angry mobs of leftists by the 1000s to go out and burn buildings down, after George Floyd died of a drug overdose of Fentanyl?

Maybe the right side of the political aisle will do as the Left ALWAYS does and they'll go out and murder those on the left the way the leftist Democrat anarchists of Antifa and BLM did, when they got their angry mobs of 1000s of crazies together killing Donald Trump supporters and cops on the street?

Maybe JD Vance will go on TV, to a late night talk show as Kamala Harris did saying that the Antifa Mobs of violent thugs and the BLM mobs of violent thugs were not going to stop and saying "and they shouldn't stop" as the Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris did when thugs were burning down buildings and murdering people all over the nation?

Do you think JD Vance will do that, and egg on their violence??  

Do you think he'll do that?


Nah, I don't think he will.  smile
"“Radical left political violence has hurt too many innocent people and taken too many lives."

"“Radical left political violence has hurt too many innocent people and taken too many lives. Tonight, I ask all Americans to commit themselves to the American values for which Charlie Kirk lived and died,” Trump told the public on Wednesday."

"Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker later addressed reporters telling them, “The president’s rhetoric often foments” violence in the country."

"However, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) condemned divisive statements blaming either party for recent threats against elected officials.

“If the left is going to blame the right, and the right is going to blame the left, and we’re going to continue to say ‘It’s your fault,’ and we’re not collectively going to try to bring it down together, then this cycle is just going to continue to go on,” he told Fox News Digital."

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5501853-schatz-kirk-suspects-politics/

September 11, 2025 10:10 PM Forum: Politics

It appears that Republican Senators are finally triggering the Nuclear option so that they can get Trump's nominees through the process and get them working.

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis
If the Democrats were to continue their obstructionist ways then Trump would not even had gotten all of his nominees through before he was out of office. 

Time to start taking it to the Dems and just do what needs to be done.

Way to go Thune!
And nothing like the wanton obstruction Tommy Tuberville pulled, even to the dismay of his fellow republicans, during Biden's term, huh?

September 12, 2025 06:45 PM Forum: Politics

Assassin Caught.

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis



It was reported by governor that the spent cartridges and unspent cartridges had Transgender and Anti-fascist writings on them.

https://x.com/scrowder/status/1966118431511433267

Email from ATF:  All cartridges have engraved wording on them, expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology. 


Which political party leadership had called Donald Trump a fascist?    Ans:  Democrats

Which Presidential candidate for 2024 called Donald Trump a fascist?   Ans: Democrat candidate Kamala Harris

Which leader of the Democrats, the Majority leader of the United States Senate called Trump a fascist?  Ans:  Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Which President called Donald Trump a fascist?   Ans:  Democrat President Joe Biden in a speech to the entire nation.

Which President called "MAGA Republicans" the BIGGEST threat to Democracy?  Ans:  Democrat President Joe Biden in a speech to the nation. 

Which California political leader said "we are going to Punch this bully in the mouth", referring to Donald Trump?   Ans:  Democrat Governor of California Gavin Newsome

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/gavin-newsom-threatens-to-punch-trump-in-the-face-tears-into-texas-republicans/ar-AA1KY2XW

Which Democrat said "When they (Republicans) go low, we Kick them"?  Ans: Democrat Attorney General Eric Holder.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/10/23/eric_holder_outrage_over_violence_after_kick_them_remark_fake_gop_using_it_for_political_advantage.html

Which Former Vice Presidential candidate referred to the ICE officers as "the Gestapo"?    Ans:  VP Democrat candidate Tim Walz.

How many left wing pundits on CNN and MSNB Hee Haw along with the hosts of the shows they were on, referred to Trump as just like Hitler?   Ans:  Dozens of Leftists on left-wing news outlets.


I wonder if I need to go on?  smile
" How many left wing pundits on CNN and MSNB Hee Haw along with the hosts of the shows they were on, referred to Trump as just like Hitler? "

The one I saw quoted on MSM sites was "JD" Vance...