Charlie Kirk Shot Dead Shocks Conservatives & Sparks Outrage

The shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sent shock waves across the American discourse.

Some call it an assassination and most lament the rise of political violence in US life.

The point of this post is to share information and provide a space where our readers can share their perspectives WITHOUT making a tragic & horrific situation even worse. 

Accordingly . . .

Given that TKC stock & trade is mostly snark, municipal politics and then more snark, we turn to longtime Kansas City sports/political talker Kevin Kietzman given that his thoughts are more representative of what might resonate with local MAGA supporters and conservatives . . .

This afternoon KK started his podcast with the thought that "This might be a mistake, but . . ."

He continued with important commentary that's worth featuring in this post given that the national calamity will undoubtedly impact our local conversations . . . Here's a quote from KK, a with a link to his podcast followed by some of our reading on the latest news . . . 

"Our country is out of control and the reaction that I have from this is: This is nothing like the first civil war in the United States. It feels like something really, really historic is taking place in this country with the violence that's permeating from the left against Americans who support the Constitution, the rule of law, enforcing the laws and keeping our country what it has been for 250 years . . ."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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