Charlie Kirk Funeral Orations

 From The Old Testment:

Leviticus Chapter 19 Verse 4:

Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

From THE GUARDIAN 

Donald Trump Jr tells crowd 'we don't silence' opponents as dozens penalized for Kirk comments

Secretary of state Marco Rubio addresses the crowd, compares Kirk to Jesus

Secretary of state Marco Rubio was the next speaker, following suit from previous speakers and comparing Charlie Kirk to historical figures including Jesus

Pete Hegseth:

You see, we always did need less government. But what, Charlie understood and infused into his movement, is we also needed a lot more God… On this Sunday morning, I’d like to think we’re all in Charlie’s church.

J.D. Vance:

“My friends, for Charlie, we must remember that he is a hero to the United States of America, and he is a martyr for the Christian faith. May our heavenly father give us the courage to live as Charlie lived. That is what we must do. For Charlie, you ran a good race, my friend. I love you. We’ve got it from here. Thank you.”

Marco Rubio:

“God took on the form of a man and came down and lived among us, and he suffered like men, and he died like a man, but on the third day, he rose unlike any mortal man, and then, and to prove any doubters wrong, he ate with his disciples so they could see and they touched his wounds… And when he returns, there will be a new heaven and a new earth, and we will all be together, and we are going to have a great reunion there again with Charlie and all the people we love.”

Tulsi Gabbard: 

“Charlie, he chose our schools as his arena because he knows that they are meant to teach, to train our young people to think critically, to debate ideas, to test their strength through a clash of reason. But too often, these schools silence debate, saying words are violence and dissenting voices are hush and those who speak of God, those who speak the truth, simple, objective truths like there are only two genders in these schools, they are told you have no voice.”

New Poem: POST-CAR-T THERAPY, POST-HOSPITAL

 after 30 days in and out of hospital 

 getting to briefly know doctors, nurses and custodians

 I come home and feel beatific 

 trying to love just about everyone 

 taking my medication regardless of aftertaste

 gathering strength 

 becoming a day person instead of night owl

 hoping to re-engage with the outside world 

 for as long as possible 

New Poem: SPEAK WITHOUT BEING SILENCED OR KILLED

Don’t want to have a gag in my mouth placed by the Donald Trump administration dur to dissenting speech.  I believe in expressing opinions whether it's left or right, and nobody should die for dissenting speech. Nobody should die for thoughtless, hate-stoking or overheated speech. I believe that people should be able to debate thoughtfully and not be treated like pariahs.  I believe in speech that doesn't have ball gags over the mouth and passports and visas taken away. I believe people should take very deep breaths and tell themselves: Well, it's that person being that person, and there's no reason to maim or kill that person over what that person says.

DONALD TRUMP COSPLAYS KILGORE IN APOCALYPSE NOW RAMBLE

 Chicago doesn’t deserve this horrible stupid visual meme the city and state should be left alone to cope with crime, it’s root causes and fallout instead of being federally big footed and used for a photo op of Guard troops wandering around the Magnificent Mile while more hard working regular people have to tread anxiously and, circling back to the dumb shock and awe meme, one can be disgusted anew by how Donald Trump who called soldiers suckers and losers and chose to avoid Vietnam not out of principle but expedience chooses to be exploitive and again counts on an unthinking unreflective core group to wave him through to the next outrage