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Zorro

(18,513 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:56 AM 4 hrs ago

Angry 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/

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Angry Locals Force Officials to Ax Charlie Kirk Memorial (Original Post) Zorro 4 hrs ago OP
Some pretty strong comments on that site. Made me happy but a bit surprised. efhmc 3 hrs ago #1
As far as I can tell, he doesn't even have any ties to that area. tanyev 3 hrs ago #2
Bastrop County is a major hub for Elon Musk's business empire dalton99a 2 hrs ago #3
Ah, good point. tanyev 3 min ago #28
LOL popsdenver 2 hrs ago #4
Same in Cincinnati they renamed Cross County Highway the Ronald Reagan Hoghway -- not a dime from his admin JT45242 1 hr ago #12
The value of paying attention mountain grammy 2 hrs ago #5
+1. The idiot commissioner is a Trump cultist dalton99a 2 hrs ago #6
Indeed BlueWaveNeverEnd 42 min ago #26
NOT "despite his polarizing politics" -- BECAUSE of them. (nt) William Seger 2 hrs ago #7
Charlie who? AverageOldGuy 2 hrs ago #8
I think he was on Star Trek, maybe? Americanme 2 hrs ago #10
My thought after reading the above post. BidenRocks 1 hr ago #21
A "red shirt" for sure paleotn 1 hr ago #22
that's actually a good analogy of how the right used him FoxNewsSucks 55 min ago #25
Neonazi 969 Jerry2144 2 hrs ago #9
My beloved Texas!!!! hamsterjill 1 hr ago #11
agreed, except for the part about that filthy bigot resting in peace FoxNewsSucks 57 min ago #24
Understood. hamsterjill 4 min ago #27
I was surprised that this happened in Texas until I read that it was Austin! ShazzieB 1 hr ago #13
Austin it a blue dot surrounded by a sea of red/ TexLaProgressive 1 hr ago #17
Indeed it is. Blue to the core, and funky. ananda 1 hr ago #23
Dude got gunned down in the US and somehow that's news. twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #14
Weasel words Rob H. 1 hr ago #15
+1. "I don't agree with Hitler 100%, because he is a vegetarian and I eat meat" dalton99a 1 hr ago #18
So . . . . No Hitler Highway I take it then? NBachers 1 hr ago #16
The below-averages are trying so desperately to make Kirk into Horst Wessel. Aristus 1 hr ago #19
Nice to hear that some Texans aren't putting up with MAGAt crap. Martin68 1 hr ago #20

tanyev

(48,986 posts)
2. As far as I can tell, he doesn't even have any ties to that area.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:23 AM
3 hrs ago

From his Wikipedia page:

Charles James Kirk was born on October 14, 1993, in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois,[1] and raised in the nearby city of Prospect Heights.[2] His father, Robert W. Kirk, is an architect who was involved in the construction of Trump Tower.[3][4] His mother, Kathryn (née Smith),[5] is a former trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange who subsequently worked as a mental health counselor.[2][3][4] He had one sibling, a younger sister, Mary, who went on to become an art curator in Chicago.[6][7]



tanyev

(48,986 posts)
28. Ah, good point.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:58 PM
3 min ago

If I really wanted to dive into the sewer (and I don’t), research into who proposed this bill and initially supported it would probably reveal some interesting connections.

popsdenver

(2,046 posts)
4. LOL
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:28 PM
2 hrs ago

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

(3,964 posts)
12. Same in Cincinnati they renamed Cross County Highway the Ronald Reagan Hoghway -- not a dime from his admin
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:03 PM
1 hr ago

Just kissing his KKK supporting buttocks.

AverageOldGuy

(3,643 posts)
8. Charlie who?
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:44 PM
2 hrs ago

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.

paleotn

(21,938 posts)
22. A "red shirt" for sure
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:58 PM
1 hr ago

Those guys always buy it at some point during the episode. Seems this Charlie had a throat malfunction complicated by “lead poisoning.”

Jerry2144

(3,242 posts)
9. Neonazi 969
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:48 PM
2 hrs ago

Has a nice alliteration to it. Off the name we’re changed, I would propose this as the common name

hamsterjill

(17,291 posts)
11. My beloved Texas!!!!
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:02 PM
1 hr ago

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

(11,636 posts)
24. agreed, except for the part about that filthy bigot resting in peace
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:03 PM
57 min ago

He deserves exactly the same "peace" that the victims of his cult get. He should never rest.

ShazzieB

(22,426 posts)
13. I was surprised that this happened in Texas until I read that it was Austin!
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:10 PM
1 hr ago

From what I hear, Austin is an oasis of blue in the vast red desert that is Texas. Good work, Austinians!

ananda

(34,688 posts)
23. Indeed it is. Blue to the core, and funky.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:00 PM
1 hr ago

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.

Rob H.

(5,806 posts)
15. Weasel words
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:30 PM
1 hr ago
“Not all of us are going to agree, but we can agree to disagree,” said (Bastrop County Commissioner David) Glass. “I absolutely don’t 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.

Aristus

(71,953 posts)
19. The below-averages are trying so desperately to make Kirk into Horst Wessel.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:35 PM
1 hr ago

Go ahead. Do it. Horst Wessel was a thug, a street agitator, and a pimp. Kirk would be in good company.

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