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LAS14

(15,380 posts) Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:11 PM Sep 13

Why did I not know that a guy named Charlie Kirk was drawing crowds of thousands.... [View all]

....on college campuses?

We subscribe to the NYT. We watch The Newshour and Rachel and Chris Hayes.

I spend lots of time on DU.

I was flabbergasted to find out about him.

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Why did I not know that a guy named Charlie Kirk was drawing crowds of thousands.... [View all] LAS14 Sep 13 OP

ditto! elleng Sep 13 #1

NYT's is very pro Israel and Charlie Kirk began attacking Israel womanofthehills Sep 14 #32

Same here HighFired49 Sep 14 #36

And they say the left are indoctrinating impressionable minds at colleges. nt miyazaki Sep 13 #2

There is an important distinction here. LonePirate Sep 13 #7

They argue it pertains to your first point. miyazaki Sep 13 #9

They accuse us of what they are doing/thinking. GreenWave Sep 14 #26

Imagine if we sent a dynamic speaker around college campuses. Scrivener7 Sep 13 #3

Would love to see the coverage of him debating Pete Buttigieg or Gavin Newsom or..... nt LAS14 Sep 13 #5

It is hard to debate a guy like kirk Wifes husband Sep 13 #12

There's no rule that says it needs to be a debate. Scrivener7 Sep 14 #24

Most if not all of those appearances are rage-baits Ursus Rex Sep 15 #37

Newsom did back in March MichMan Sep 14 #20

Galvin interviewed Charlie Kirk womanofthehills Sep 14 #31

There are a number of young Democrats who debate Kirk and others Prairie Gates Sep 13 #18

Says a lot about how politics is reported in this country by establishment media, doesn't it? RockRaven Sep 13 #4

Where did you hear about him? nt LAS14 Sep 13 #6

Honestly I couldn't even pinpoint the first or primary source, it has long been one RockRaven Sep 13 #11

If you get your news from podcasts - you would know about him womanofthehills Sep 14 #27

So is MSM not telling us about events in the podcast world because... LAS14 Sep 14 #34

The main stream news have sponsors who limit what can be said womanofthehills Sep 14 #35

You probably would have seen him speaking in front of crowds on social media. In It to Win It Sep 13 #8

I think that most Democratic politicians over 35, markodochartaigh Sep 13 #10

I think the only reason I'm aware of him is because I switched to ecstatic Sep 13 #13

He was all over X too - this is BAD NEWS womanofthehills Sep 14 #30

On a side note, he said he was getting threats from REPUBLICANS due to that debate ecstatic Sep 14 #33

I had heard about him but never had an idea malaise Sep 13 #14

He toured California without a scratch. usonian Sep 13 #15

Had heard about him offhandidly. Prairie_Seagull Sep 13 #16

Naaaah Prairie Gates Sep 13 #17

He was all over DU when Gavin Newsom interviewed him 6 months ago Polybius Sep 13 #19

I had never heard of him either. DFW Sep 14 #21

"Drawing crowds" is easy on college campuses GreatGazoo Sep 14 #22

I knew nothing about him either. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 14 #23

I never felt one way or the other about him... kentuck Sep 14 #25

He wasn't mentioned much on MSM. I knew about him because I follow some of these groups online. LeftInTX Sep 14 #28

I am Canadian and I was well acquainted with Kirk and his bullshit. Bev54 Sep 14 #29

Maybe because you haven't been looking for a cult leader to validate your worst instincts? Heidi Sep 15 #38