Hundreds Gather in Waukesha to Honor Charlie Kirk
'We will not be silenced,' declared former governor Scott Walker.
Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2023 Turning Point Action Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Gage Skidmore, (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Hundreds of people gathered in Waukesha Tuesday night for a vigil honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The gathering was organized by the Wisconsin Young Republicans. It came less than a week after Kirk was assassinated at an event in Utah.
During the vigil, held at Cutler Park, the crowd lit candles, sang songs and heard from members of Kirk’s organization Turning Point USA as well as political leaders.
Republican former Gov. Scott Walker said the conservative movement was inspired by Kirk.
“In the end, no one person will replace Charlie Kirk. It will take all of us here tonight, and millions more like us around this nation and across the world,” he said. “We will not be silenced. We will be Charlie’s voice forevermore.”
Kirk, 31, died after being shot in the neck during a question and answer session at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. The 22-year-old suspect, Tyler Robinson, was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Hundreds gather in Waukesha to honor Charlie Kirk was originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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Why would anyone “honor” such a hateful, bigoted person?
https://substack.com/home/post/p-173452031
Just another “white people be trippin” shindig in the United States of Gaslighting.
Even if Kirk was a peddler of lies and hate, no one would get the mawkish adoration and the slobbering that these people are subjecting us to.
i had never heard of kirk. what he stood for was hateful and harmful. it seems weird that people think he was such a great man when he seemed to hate women, people of color and the poor. is this to be praised. i don’t think anyone should be shot down, but let’s not get carried away either.
There is some hope in these dark times. If the article is correct. it was only hundreds, not thousands, who gathered to honor this conservative activist.
Pot, meet Kettle! “‘We will not be silenced,’ declared former governor Scott Walker. I guess that means silencing any opposition from the left… like silencing comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert? Hypocrite! Hell no, we will not be silenced!
A respected Minnesota legislator is assassinated along with her husband and dog. Kirk preached hatred and violence. Why would we honor the death of purveyor of violence and hatred. Remember what Jesus proclaimed in the Garden of Gethsemane, “Those who draw the sword will die by the sword.” So too, The Law of Attraction says, “What you put out in the world will come back to you.” Kirk ignored the impact his words had on others. The result, he was killed by his own rhetoric.
While there is no justification for violence, including political assassinations. To raise Kirk up as some kind of conservative martyr, goes beyond the pall. Gun violence is at epidemic levels in this country. Yet, Kirk had no problem with preaching violence (and death) to vulnerable, youths whose minds are being filled with misogyny, and racism from social medium. Kirk was ok with the mounting death rate of gun violence. He purportedly said that gun violence deaths were necessary to protect our right to bear arms. He was willing to sacrifice the lives of other people’s children so he could carry heat. Kirk laid the groundwork for his own assassination.
Scott Walker was never one to miss an opportunity to use for his own advantage. Hopefully, if he uses the shooting of Kirk to launch a run for governor he will mess it up like he has in the past.
“We will not be silenced” while the federal government works to silence anyone who doesn’t agree with Kirk’s views. https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/entertainment/kimmel-suspension-reaction
You couldn’t write a horror movie script similar to what is going on in this country and have it be believable. Up is down. Inside is out. But two things remain constant as far as politics are concerned.
Left is right. (mostly)
Right is wrong. (mostly)