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TommyT139

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33. A great day to celebrate Freedom of Speech!

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 07:31 PM

Friday

It's a great day for:

* Flying the flag at full height.

* Dancing in the streets to loud happy music. Remember, choosing what to wear, or what not to wear, is also a freedom granted to us by the Constitution. (In some states, restrictions may still apply. But let's get our country back and then work out those details.)

* Cursing and blasphemy just because we can; use good judgment in front of children, although they need to learn about free speech too.

If you do want to reference Charlie "Stone the Gays" Kirk -- as a starting point for decorous discussions about the first point of our Bill of Rights -- the links below have plenty of snippets suitable for projecting onto buildings, billboards, and houses flying Trump flags.

No kings. No martyrs.

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Further research:

https://www.advocate.com/politics/charlie-kirk-anti-lgbtq-quotes

https://blacknews.com/news/charlie-kirk-did-not-like-black-people-called-mlk-awful-george-floyd-scumbag/

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-lgbtq-views-shooting/

https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirks-own-words-hate-speech-used-against-pam-bondi-2130647

https://www.wired.com/story/charlie-kirk-tpusa-mlk-civil-rights-act/

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/viral-claims-about-charlie-kirks-words/

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All those DUers who claimed that [View all] choie Friday OP

I just saw that news and am sick to my stomach as well as in a very unforgiving mood. -eom vanessa_ca Friday #1

Post removed Post removed Friday #2

You've got to be kidding me. choie Friday #3

Would you give me Joseph Smith? Frasier Balzov Friday #4

"Gay people are a disease?" That guy? vanlassie Friday #5

I personally don't see a lot of good in Muhammad either fujiyamasan Friday #7

Martyred is the word. Frasier Balzov Friday #8

Glad to hear some Democrats choosing to lower tensions a bit, even though they know they'll be eaten and bashed. Silent Type Friday #6

Lower tensions? fujiyamasan Friday #9

So where is the base going? I think it was a smart move, but yeah some are going to bash them like Obama and Silent Type Friday #10

I'm totally in favor of resolutions condemning political violence fujiyamasan Friday #12

Neville Chamberlain dflprincess Friday #13

Taking your eye off the prize is a loser too. I'd much rather win House in midterms than bash Kirk and Dems Silent Type Friday #14

We don't have to bash Kirk but we don't have to legitimize the bigot either dflprincess Friday #20

When they go low we go high Alpeduez21 Friday #28

Who said anything about bashing Kirk? fujiyamasan Friday #55

2024 gave us Trump. We defeated Trump in 2020. bronxiteforever Friday #19

If trump had lost in 2016, he wouldn't have been elected in 2024. But thanks for comment. Silent Type Friday #30

The base is going to watch what we're doing right now, and use it as the basis for what we'll do in the future. Lancero Sunday #67

What "appeal to the Right"? betsuni Sunday #69

Just guessing... MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #71

I just remembered Liz Cheney. Harris got cooties from Never Trumpers, for doing politics and using allies betsuni Sunday #74

Love your exquisite sarcasm -eom vanessa_ca Sunday #73

Kirk some_of_us_are_sane Friday #47

I agree, no one should be physically harmed for speech however repulsive fujiyamasan Saturday #59

"UNANIMOUS Passage of Resolution Designating October 14th National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk" vanessa_ca Friday #11

In the Senate, but not the House. sl8 Friday #17

Nope Fiendish Thingy Friday #18

What are you talking about? Dems didn't "raise the tension." LuvLoogie Friday #23

Not willing to sacrifice anything, but yapping ain't gonna change anything and will cost us votes. Silent Type Friday #37

Who said anything about yapping? LuvLoogie Friday #40

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong! sheshe2 Saturday #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Orrex Friday #27

Appeasment is not lowering any tensions quakerboy Friday #31

Yap away. Let me know how many new voters you attract. Silent Type Friday #38

OMG YoshidaYui Friday #15

This message was self-deleted by its author YoshidaYui Friday #16

Not Unanimous MorbidButterflyTat Friday #21

It was NOT "unanimous".. so the Cha Friday #22

It was unanimous in the Senate LearnedHand Friday #48

Did they vote? The Independents, too.. Sanders & Cha Friday #49

"Driving the news: Republicans voted unanimously to pass the resolution." Cha Friday #50

Scott asked for unanimous consent to proceed with consideration of the resolution. A quorum wasn't present. lapucelle Sunday #72

I'll be observing by: ananda Friday #24

Well, let's just take Kirk Remembrance Day to actually remember who and what he was William Seger Friday #25

A great day to celebrate Freedom of Speech! TommyT139 Friday #33

By a year from November, when voting in the midterms... rubbersole Friday #26

It's a resolution, not legislation. It's non-binding. Wiz Imp Friday #29

If it's just a performative vote choie Friday #41

I think there is some confusion here. There was a resolution in the house and one in the Senate. Quiet Em Friday #43

Thanks Quiet Em choie Saturday #61

It appears that there was not a quorum on the Senate floor when Scott initially called for unanimous consent. lapucelle Sunday #62

As for the House resolution, Jamie Raskin voted YES and urged Democratic collegues to do the same. lapucelle Sunday #63

Thank you. betsuni Sunday #64

Although the original vote was a voice vote, Republican Andy Biggs made a motion for the roll to be called lapucelle Sunday #65

The House resolution honored Kirk and called for an end to all political violence. The Senate reolution was different. lapucelle Sunday #68

It can and will be weaponized against certain Democrats even though it is otherwise meaningless Wiz Imp Friday #46

the party isn't a monolith bigtree Friday #32

Why not a National Day of Remembrance... Woodycall Friday #34

🥱 yawn. QueerDuck Friday #35

A "no win" vote? choie Friday #42

A vote for or against was a no win situation for Democrats.. QueerDuck Friday #44

The resolution also called for an end to all political violence. Jamie Raskin recognized it as a trap. lapucelle Sunday #70

The Day of Remembrance resolution was separate from the main resolution Wiz Imp Friday #36

It's a single day, not permanent Wiz Imp Friday #39

Senate Democrats did not vote unanimously for the Republican's Charlie Kirk Day stunt Quiet Em Friday #45

Thank you. It's politics. betsuni Friday #53

*rubs hands together, types furiously* OMG DEMOCRATS YOU PEOPLE ALLOWING FASCISM CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!111 betsuni Friday #51

Let them martyr. The Grand Illuminist Friday #52

Amazing how many knee jerked opinions before we found out that they did not vote for. Apologies anyone? Or delete your Srkdqltr Friday #54

Rule: Instantly assume the worst, assume the worst motivations, never ever give one second benefit of the doubt. betsuni Friday #56

Too true, sadly. Srkdqltr Saturday #58

Yesterday someone posted an inaccurate headline from a right-wing, fake news, India-based website lapucelle Sunday #66

Disgusting and extremely disappointing. n/t returnee Saturday #60