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68. Most people learned the name of Charlie Kirk after he was killed

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 03:47 PM

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He was a big fish in a very small pond - the "sell conservatism to college students" pond - but outside of us liberals who knew about him, very few people who weren't in his circle knew him.

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Why doesn't anyone talk about Charlie Kirk anymore [View all] edhopper Friday OP

Who? Mz Pip Friday #1

Exactly edhopper Friday #3

Same reason almost no one talked about him while he was alive. Scrivener7 Friday #2

Inconvenient... SheltieLover Friday #7

Okay MustLoveBeagles Friday #17

Right? They kept that one under wraps, didn't they! Scrivener7 Friday #42

Here: sop Friday #43

Thank you MustLoveBeagles Friday #47

I didn't know that either canetoad Friday #69

I do t know why... JPK Friday #4

Mr. Diamond got one of those last week too. Diamond_Dog Friday #11

Oh I did..,, SallyHemmings Friday #16

Where I live there are still signs asking us to remember Charlie Kirk n/t Alpeduez21 Friday #5

Why even bring him up? BlueTsunami2018 Friday #6

Personally, I hate NAZIs. Kid Berwyn Friday #8

I didn't like him either MustLoveBeagles Friday #22

I was going to mention him , but dweller Friday #9

No idea to whom you refer NewHendoLib Friday #10

He makes a shitty martyr figure EYESORE 9001 Friday #12

same reason as rush limpballs RT Atlanta Friday #13

Rush who? sop Friday #36

Obviously, I didn't agree with him at all, but I'll give Limbaugh his due - he was one of the greats of radio Midwestern Democrat Friday #45

eh. marble falls Friday #81

Only Regret modrepub Friday #60

Because you can only force so much shit on people malaise Friday #14

I did find this update ...... H2O Man Friday #19

LOL malaise Friday #21

On the day that H2O Man Friday #24

Re on the day he was killed ....As we say here malaise Friday #25

Much like yourself, H2O Man Friday #32

You have me cracking up here😀 malaise Friday #37

We will get rain H2O Man Friday #50

Bwaaaaah!😀 malaise Friday #65

Lucky I checked. H2O Man Friday #71

Two disasters malaise Friday #73

Many people do not recognize H2O Man Friday #75

You're in fine form malaise Friday #76

I spent half the day thinking he was Ben Shapiro until my youngest corrected me and told me who he was Quiet Em Friday #40

Wait!!!!!! H2O Man Friday #48

hahahaha Quiet Em Friday #51

If one goes on H2O Man Friday #53

They are. CivicGrief Friday #15

That shouldn't be allowed in schools MustLoveBeagles Friday #18

He's dead, still HAB911 Friday #20

Confirmation #2 H2O Man Friday #26

LOL, many people are also saying HAB911 Friday #31

Exactly! H2O Man Friday #35

This thread is malaise Friday #38

I agree. H2O Man Friday #52

Because nobody needs to remember a racist POS after he's dead? struggle4progress Friday #23

That's what he was. RandySF Friday #27

Is that the guy who was shot by a young republican? Emile Friday #28

The canonization of Charlie Kirk, GarColga Friday #29

Who? Sailingdiver Friday #30

Because he got reincarnated into his odious wife mr715 Friday #33

Well, he hasn't done anything lately. MineralMan Friday #34

We're Too Busy Carving His Likeness From Carrara Marble..... ColoringFool Friday #39

Well, shithead appointed his wife to host his bullshit fight. Initech Friday #41

Being a widow can be lucrative! struggle4progress Friday #84

Same reason as Jeffrey Epstein. usonian Friday #44

We're all just waitng for his wife to start her OF page Johnny2X2X Friday #46

Just eww Aviation Pro Friday #78

Not much BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #49

Because he was a filthy, disgusting bigoted misogynist. Aristus Friday #54

I didn't know who he was until he died The Blue Flower Friday #55

I knew who he was, but I was not only surprised that he got shot, but Vogon_Glory Friday #56

I thought he looked like buzzycrumbhunger Friday #58

Same with me Kaleva Friday #63

Who's MW67 Friday #57

Never heard of him. AverageOldGuy Friday #59

I would guess that most people had no idea who he was until he was killed. LoisB Friday #61

They are in Iowa.... JT45242 Friday #62

He was an unknown to most people Kaleva Friday #64

He's dead ZDU Friday #66

I had never heard of him when he died. CozyMystery Friday #67

Most people learned the name of Charlie Kirk after he was killed jmowreader Friday #68

Isn't his face going on the new $86.47 denomination currency? Thunderbeast Friday #70

Yes, it is. H2O Man Friday #72

Recommended. H2O Man Friday #74

Because he's a corpse Aviation Pro Friday #77

Because he was a piece of shit? louis-t Friday #79

Chalkie Birk? Who's that????? marble falls Friday #80

Charlie Kirk's wife remembers him very fondly. Norrrm Friday #82

Because the public has an attention span of a gnat and he is not longer here making news. There is so much Pisces Friday #83

He's not useful to either side now that he's dead. OC375 Friday #85

The less the better purr-rat beauty Friday #86

I never cared about this asshole LetMyPeopleVote Friday #87

Erika Kirk is hosting TPUSA Women's Leadership Summit this weekend: IcyPeas 5 hrs ago #88