Joe Schimmel: "I have never heard this man being mean-spirited!"
Really? The black community does not agree!
Although it is vociferously denied that Kirk was a racist by his supporters, there are clear examples that corroborate this allegation and confirm his damaging, racist remarks against the black community.
Kirk frequently cast doubt on the qualifications of black professionals.. In 2024, he said, “If I see a black pilot, I’m gonna be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified.”
Kirk attacked civil rights leader Martin Luther King: “Clarence Thomas was a far better black role model to celebrate than Martin Luther King. Period. End of story. This guy is not worthy of a national holiday.” At Turning Point USA’s America Fest in 2023, Kirk said, "MLK was awful. We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s."
Kirk referred to journalist Joy Reid, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as “affirmative action picks", and he claimed they did not “have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously.”1
Kirk blamed a Black fire chief in Austin, Texas, for flooding deaths that occurred a three-hour drive away from the city.2
Schimmel: "Everyone has their faults, and I didn't agree with some of his theology for sure.. and he was on the front lines." Charlie Kirk was on the "front lines" of apostasy, ecumenism, racism, and error. It is one thing to have "faults", it is quite another to be apostate! If Joe Schimmel and Chad Davidson cannot see this, then they are blind and have lost the ability to discern.
Listen to the NAR heretics claim to be on the "front lines".
I agree Kirk used shock value. This type of debate tactic can be compared to the forums of Rome when debaters would use violent rhetoric. Many were murdered for their views just like Kirk. I think his MLK quote is a good contender for debate teachers to use in trying to keep points to one context at a time. MLK did great things for the Civil Rights Movement, kudos there, but personal life was a shambles, he was an adulterer. Maybe Kirk needed more training in that area. As for his other racist comments, I do think some of them were said in highschool when all sorts of foolery could abound. Yet, other comments were made when he was older and he did single out a people group. Affirmative Action can cross into other races and he certainly singled out one with the comments. Charlie was used by the system, he was compromised in many ways. I am a bit wary of those who support him because he had influence and this is an odd subject to support him on, so I wonder what is going through Joe's head.
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