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janinsanfran's avatar

Appreciate your Morning Memo. Just saying ...

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Lance Khrome's avatar

Here's the late Kirk, who made his bones — and millions — vilifying people other than white, pioneering "collabo" efforts in colleges by assembling "Professor Lists" composed of faculty "turned in" by students for their opinions ONLY, belittling Black people who have succeeded as "inferior, DEI hires", and on and on.

Sure, Kirk may have been a talented organizer amongst young people to enlist as soldiers for the far right, but at bottom he was a grifter making millions on line and in person preaching hate...a latter-day Limbaugh, who Kirk reportedly idolized whilst in his teens.

So, given this rather extensive, well-documented history, people are getting fired, censored, and shamed for merely reprising Kirk's remarks and his world-view? Kirk, an alleged "champion" of free speech, albeit a conditional one — "our" speech yes, but "your" speech is subject to vetting — is seeing that legacy play out in real time, as cowardly "leadership" across companies and institutions round America are going ballistic "rooting out" those voices not sufficiently sympathetic, remorseful, or complimentary of this person.

Well done, mate...even more influential from the grave, as it were.

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Obie's avatar

MTSU fired the assistant dean of students after Marsha Blackburn called for her removal after a facebook post that said she had "zero sympathy for Kirk". Our 1st Amendment rights have been torched.

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DJ Teetop's avatar

Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We tried.

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Michael's avatar

I don't know others here on TPM feel but this Stalinist purge is very alarming, even more than previous aggressions from the Alt-Right. It's like tsunami of anger and hostility launched at the majority of America. Will they be requiring us to wear identifying armbands next?

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Victoria Brown's avatar

Kilmeade should have

been fired at FOX for his

remark about homeless.

More than half a million

people, including

families, have lost their

homes over the last few

years. These billionaires

ought to get off their

butts and build

affordable housing for

people. Convert all these

empty buildings and

malls into apartments.

As for Kirk and

Kilmeade? Free speech

for me but not for thee is

what this is boils down

to.

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Phyllis S's avatar

Can't read the linked article bcs I cancelled my subscription to Bezosland, so I'll just have to resign myself to wondering whether WAPO included itself in the count when it reported that "...at least a dozen employers have put staffers on leave or dismissed them over remarks about Kirk".

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Linda Owen's avatar

Here you go. https://wapo.st/41TGA5J

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DJ Teetop's avatar

I think they are really living up to the unique interpretations of free speech and Christianity that Kirk espoused in his life.

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noeire's avatar

"impassable litmus test": we should declare this 24/7 to wake people up.

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Jon T Martin's avatar

In the meantime our enemies plot and laugh while we devour ourselves.

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Alison's avatar

Unrelated..has trump had a nose job? Check mug shot or previous images vs today

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Alan Burdick's avatar

David, Thank you very much for compiling these daily memos.

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Susan Travis's avatar

I'm picturing Patel as a gargoyle on the new ballroom

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NaziHunter71's avatar

Bring it on. I celebrate his death every day BECAUSE HE WAS A FUCKING NAZI.

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