Posted on 09/19/2025 5:19:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Liberal host Bill Maher mourned the killing of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, contrasting conservatives who embrace dialogue with far-left activists who, he argued, seek to silence it.
“Look, I might drink a little more than usual today,” Maher told guest Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. “Because I don’t know when this is airing, but this is a s— day. A guy who sat there – Charlie Kirk – got shot today, and I can’t stop thinking about it.”
Kirk’s assassination during a campus event stunned the nation and reignited a national conversation about the value of political dialogue – even across deeply divided ideological lines.
“Neither can I,” Corgan replied.
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at least we have that in common
Time to become a Republican.
Same here with my wife and I.
The Democrats have moved so far left that what were liberals are now questioning their beliefs. Maher has been steadily moving toward the right for a long time now.
We need to recognize that not every Democrat is a leftist and reach out to liberals so they'll vote for us in the next couple of elections.
Ideally, the Democratic party will collapse and be replaced by a new political party.
My daughter, who I had no idea watched Charlie, is still having a hard time with it. She went to his website today and purchased some merch.
I saw the video online of Charlie being killed and honestly since then every time I see a video of Charlie I think of what I saw and I cant get it out of my head. Honestly I thought that the Iryna video was the worst thing that I ever saw then I saw Charlie being killed its all just so unreal
Cenk Uygur from left-progressive podcast The Young Turks, same thing. He’s also met Erika Kirk.
I knew his sons were fans of Joe Rogan, but also Charlie Kirk?
So close Bill, put on the red hat.
I think he’s getting closer...
He is a chameleon and a liar, He sticks his finger in the air and says what the current audience wants to hear. It is not because he believes it.
I do not give up on Bill.
I think he gets a lot of things and is worth engaging and dialoguing with.
About 6 football players had on TPUSAv”Freedom” Tshirts last night. It brought a tear to my eye.
You know Bill Mahr, I don’t know whether or not if you and Fetterman left the dems and became Republicans if it would do our party any good, but I do know for sure it would do you two a whole world of good.
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