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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAngry Locals Force Officials to Ax Charlie Kirk Memorial
County officials in Texas pulled the plug on renaming a road to honor slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk after pushback from locals.
After Kirk, 31, was shot dead at Utah Valley University in September last year, he was immediately lionized by the right, despite his polarizing politics.
This was the case in Bastrop County in Central Texas, where a motion was tabled to designate a portion of FM 969 the Charlie Kirk Corridor.
The plan for the road, which is about 30 minutes east of downtown Austin, was shelved after over 100 locals showed up to voice their disapproval.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/angry-locals-force-officials-to-bin-charlie-kirk-memorial-in-bastrop-county-texas/
efhmc
(16,992 posts)tanyev
(49,682 posts)From his Wikipedia page:
dalton99a
(95,269 posts)tanyev
(49,682 posts)If I really wanted to dive into the sewer (and I dont), research into who proposed this bill and initially supported it would probably reveal some interesting connections.
I get nauseated every time I drive near Colorado Springs, and there is a huge sign declaring that stretch of I-25 is:
RONALD REAGAN HIGHWAY..............
JT45242
(4,132 posts)Just kissing his KKK supporting buttocks.
mountain grammy
(29,214 posts)And then showing up! 100 people showed up!
dalton99a
(95,269 posts)
mountain grammy
(29,214 posts)it was a whole different meeting when the public showed up. and, living in a conservative rual area, I was often "the public" who showed up at other board or council or town meetings... always a game changer with the good old boys.
and always an education.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,996 posts)William Seger
(12,529 posts)AverageOldGuy
(4,169 posts)From time to time one of my idiot family members says something about Charlie Kirk to which I respond "Charlie who?" Pisses him off big time.
Americanme
(544 posts)BidenRocks
(3,495 posts)Charlie X.
Both capable of incredible damage!
paleotn
(22,737 posts)Those guys always buy it at some point during the episode. Seems this Charlie had a throat malfunction complicated by lead poisoning.
FoxNewsSucks
(11,919 posts)A martyred redshirt
ProfessorGAC
(77,277 posts)...you better be on Next Generation.
Red was command staff.
The goldenrod tunic folks were the targets in ST:NG!
Jerry2144
(3,318 posts)Has a nice alliteration to it. Off the name were changed, I would propose this as the common name
hamsterjill
(17,756 posts)THIS is the Texas that I am proud of. Charlie Kirk has been idolized enough. May he rest in peace, and now, let's move on.
FoxNewsSucks
(11,919 posts)He deserves exactly the same "peace" that the victims of his cult get. He should never rest.
hamsterjill
(17,756 posts)I was trying to be charitable.
ShazzieB
(22,882 posts)From what I hear, Austin is an oasis of blue in the vast red desert that is Texas. Good work, Austinians!
TexLaProgressive
(12,785 posts)This includes Bbastrop.
ananda
(35,514 posts)Austin is the city of local color music, tattoos, dogs,
trees, and speedbumps... winding roads and hills,
and lots of trees.
Bastrop is about an hour away. An old yellowdawg
Democrat friend lives on a ranch near there.
He knew LBJ and got Lloyd Doggett started in
politics.
It's not all bad here in Texas.
pinkstarburst
(2,078 posts)And I say this with the utmost respect for those amazing 100 people in Bastrop who showed the F up and got this shot down, but even just outside of Austin, it's red, red, red. Even on my street in Austin, there are a mix of Trump signs and whoever else is running at the time. Austin is blue... but it's still Texas. Super proud of Bastrop!
twodogsbarking
(19,340 posts)Rob H.
(5,916 posts)Not all of us are going to agree, but we can agree to disagree, said (Bastrop County Commissioner David) Glass. I absolutely dont agree with everything Charlie Kirk said.
Take that to mean he agrees with at least some of what Kirk said and is leaving open the possibility that they might be some of the more egregious things Kirk is known for. Glass can't be straightforward, though, because MAGA idiots have a habit of shooting people who aren't MAGA enough for their tastes.
dalton99a
(95,269 posts)NBachers
(19,572 posts)Aristus
(72,523 posts)Go ahead. Do it. Horst Wessel was a thug, a street agitator, and a pimp. Kirk would be in good company.
Martin68
(28,066 posts)RussBLib
(10,756 posts)They live in Bastrop and are sick of Kirk and Elon Musk, who barged in there and took over, very similar to what Musk did in S Texas.
I admit I am a bit confused as to why the right has lionized Kirk so much. Minimal investigation of Kirks actual words reveal some horrible stuff. Do they really, REALLY want to elevate this racist/bigot to martyr status? Is he the best you got??
https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1
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