Charlie Kirk and the madness of the left

American Thinker ^ | 10 Sep, 2025 | Andrea Widburg

[MtnClimber]

I met Charlie at the start of his career and came away impressed. He mattered. And now he is dead, as the leftist fever swamps celebrate.

As you all know, Charlie Kirk was killed today, leaving behind a wife, two young children, and a movement. I had the pleasure of meeting Charlie nine years ago, at the start of his amazing rise as a voice of young conservatism, and I came away deeply impressed, a perception that never left me. But to understand both Charlie and his death, you need to understand the madness of the left. (And no, we don’t yet know who shot him, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t someone with MAGA hats in his closet.)

Almost exactly nine years ago, a young man named Charlie Kirk stepped onto the stage at the 2016 Republican National Convention and blew everyone away. At the time, he was only 22, but, with Bill Montgomery, he’d already been leading Turning Point USA for four years. Outside of college campuses, though, where he was trying to make headway against overwhelming leftism, few had heard of Charlie. After his speech, though, every conservative knew who he was.

Back then, I was the speakers’ chair for a small conservative organization in Marin County. I emailed Charlie and asked if he’d come to speak to our group, and he instantly agreed to do so. On October 12, 2016, he came to Mill Valley, had lunch with us, and then gave an hour-long speech. I wrote about it in a post that same day:

I had the privilege of hearing Charlie Kirk speak today. Oh. My. God. Charlie is a human dynamo: incredible intelligence and moral decency wrapped up in pure energy and passion, presented through the medium of a riveting presence.

[rodguy911]

Thanks for this thread.

If the country is to survive we need young people who are familiar with and actively believe in God, country,faith and family.

Enter Charlie Kirk.

Charlie Kirk was the ultimate leader of younger people and he emboldened God,country, faith and family. His religon always came first and he made no bones about it.

He loved the USA and our president who returned the love. It was apparent to DJT and many others that Charlie would one day be a leader of leaders and could well have been President of the country he loved.

He had an undying faith in Jesus,Christianity,knew it well and was not shy about explaining to anyone who asked why he was a Christian and what it all meant to him.

The late Charlie Kirk entered an atmosphere of hate,ignorance of everything of value at the tender age of 18. His message immediatley reached students who had been brainwashed from age two all the way through college. Many endured years of anything and everything but reading writing and arithemetic. Some learned to hate America,family, capitalism and ignore religion.

That said their minds at the young age were hungry for someone who could lead them down a path that made sense. A path that could easily be explained and one that will help the country survive.

Here's Charlie doing what he did best:

He had fallen in love with former Miss Arizona USA Erika Frantzve. Charlie left the earth with a wonderful family and a wife who may well carry on what he started.

His wife Erika gave a uology that was broadcast everywhere. Her delivery was so powerful none came away with dry eyes after hearing what she said. She loved Charlie and has vowed to carry on his efforts at making the country if not the world a true Turning Point.

The world is missing one of the greatest young leaders to come along in some time. His message to all was that we have a great country and we need to protect it,and love it. Furthermore we should do right by those we love as well as the next stranger on the street.

The world is counting on us to do the right thing,he knew it and gave his life for it.