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21. Or George Wallace who won 5 states in 1968, tilting the election toward Nixon.

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'MAGA is a cult': Observers slam Charlie Kirk memorial as 'weird and embarrassing [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 22 OP

I've been thinking about another political assassination and how no_hypocrisy Sep 22 #1

maga has jumped all over kirk's murder barbtries Sep 22 #13

This. Not only this, but many were becoming concerned over his starting to question, if tentatively, some of the core artemisia1 Sep 22 #22

Kirk had more in common with George Lincoln Rockwell, valleyrogue Sep 22 #15

Or George Wallace who won 5 states in 1968, tilting the election toward Nixon. mpcamb Sep 22 #21

George Wallace had way more in common with Huey Long than Kirk. valleyrogue Sep 22 #27

"with lots of rational people" DiverDave Sep 22 #30

In a way, but Rockwell was disowned, not adopted by the Republican establishment. /nt artemisia1 Sep 22 #23

Kirk was not a Huey Long. valleyrogue Sep 22 #28

I did not write that Kirk was a Huey Long. /nt artemisia1 Tuesday #31

Kirk was a private citizen killed by another private citizen and fellow conservative. J_William_Ryan Sep 22 #2

Neither was a conservative. valleyrogue Sep 22 #8

TY... it makes me Crazy when I see Cha Tuesday #33

Charlie who? Gimpyknee Sep 22 #3

Never Say Anything Bad About the Dead... MrWowWow Sep 22 #4

They canonized a racist surfered Sep 22 #5

canonized? poozwah Sep 22 #10

It's kind of a shame they didn't serve Kool-Aid. Vinca Sep 22 #6

I saw a video featuring the trash that the cult members Dr. T Sep 22 #7

Trash Cult.. All Trash. Cha Tuesday #34

Before Kirk was killed vankuria Sep 22 #9

And Abstractartist Sep 22 #11

Trump's hate eulogy bmichaelh Sep 22 #12

From the snippets I had to hear on the radio this morning, I lost count of how many times I heard, "they" PSPS Sep 22 #14

I heard a sound bite this morning... Dulcinea Sep 22 #16

Thank God and grayhound Kirk is gone. republianmushroom Sep 22 #17

NYT Giving Way too much Bandwidth to this tonekat Sep 22 #18

Yes, it is a cult. And this is Jonestown. Martin68 Sep 22 #19

CK was disrespected and exploited yesterday. Sneederbunk Sep 22 #20

"Prove me wrong." Say: "Good point". Cash check. Repeat the wrong. Festivito Sep 22 #24

Were people charged admission to the memorial ? kimbutgar Sep 22 #25

I called it a modern day Nuremberg Rally. MissouriDem47 Sep 22 #26

The violent death of anyone at the age of 31 is regrettable. Aussie105 Sep 22 #29

The only family member to speak at this event was the widow LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #32