Mike Lee (R-UT) wants Stephen King SUED for REPEATING something Charlie Kirk ACTUALLY SAID.

[Miles Archer]

But King didn't stop there. He later doubled down with a post on his social media that said of Kirk, "He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’."

That led to outrage from some in MAGA, including GOP lawmaker Mike Lee. He wrote on X, "Please share if you agree that the estate of Charlie Kirk should sue Stephen King for defamation over this heinously false accusation."

"He’s crossed a line It will prove costly," Lee then added.

Kirk did indeed once say] that it was "God's perfect law" to have homosexual men stoned to death.

https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-king-charlie-kirk-lawsuit/

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Not when he can quote you chapter and verse, Mike me boy.

Don't you ever read anything besides your Book of Mormon? Hint: it's in Leviticus. But Jesus never said a damn thing about it,

[UpInArms]

2. Silly people

They never heard a word he said … but then again, they never understand what crap falls out of their mouths, either.

They are too stupid to know how stupid they are.

[bluesbassman]

33. Oh they heard his words, just the ones that confirmed their biases.

Same as with their cult leader.

[GB_RN]

41. Too Stupid To Know That They're Stupid...

But even dumber than that.

That’s the tRump-Kruger Effect.😂

[Liberal In Texas]

3. I'll bet King is just shaking in his loafers.

If there's anybody who has the funds to slap back a frivolous suit like this, it's Stephen King.

[Vogon_Glory]

4. If Mikey takes Steve King to court and loses the case, is Mikey liable for

court costs?

[EdmondDantes_]

7. Mike Lee wouldn't have standing

As for getting costs paid, probably depends on the anti-slapp laws where the suit is filed.

[GoCubsGo]

14. Mikey doesn't have the guts to take King to court.

That's why he's encouraging Kirk's estate to do that.

[Aristus]

38. It would never make it to court.

I doubt the first deposition would last longer than five minutes. All King's lawyer would have to do is produce records of Kirk saying exactly that, and it's case dismissed.

[democratsruletheday]

42. Exactly, well said

Lee is an ass clown

[JT45242]

5. Especially since the two texts that they cherry pick aren't about homosexuality

One is about using male prostitutes to foreign gods.

The other is more aptly translated as rape. But the revised standard version translation favored by many protestant demonstration mistranslated it because some of the lead translators had aces to grind.

[wolfie001]

21. Self-hating RW looneys because they ALL dream about their version of 'Brokeback Mountain'

[Mariana]

40. Are you talking about Leviticus 18:19 and 20:13?

[OldBaldy1701E]

6. I have one word for the great Stephen King...

COUNTERSUIT!

[yardwork]

8. Bring it.

[Old Crank]

9. King should sue every flapping mouth that complained

About a billion each. They will all get hammered in discovery.

[spanone]

10. It's a cult.

[tulipsandroses]

11. Next they will be angry that you speak ill of Satan

SMDH.

[wolfie001]

20. Meaning tRUMP

[GiqueCee]

12. Mike Lee...

... is a democracy-hating piece of shit who does not deserve to hold public office. A few years ago, Lee said this: “Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and prospefity[sic] are. We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that.”
Do not take his word for anything.

(Bold emphasis mine)

[kwolf68]

13. Lee is really an asshole

Not a statesman at all.

[twodogsbarking]

15. Mr. King said some of the nicest things I have read about Kirk the jerk.

[Takket]

16. The gop desire to turn Kirk into someone he was not is so over the top..

I think even Kirk himself would be upset by how the gop is changing his beliefs after his death. Stoning people to death might be a vile and horrible thing but it’s something that Kirk believed and the GOP are trying to erase his beliefs to turn him into a sympathetic figure to do what they always do: create hatred towards Democrats in the general public.

[IronLionZion]

17. Legalize weed and then the gays can be stoned willingly

[wolfie001]

18. Mike Pee is a dumb christo-fascist

RW lunatic. He really expects to shake jeeesus' hand when he returns to Utah because, why the f6ck not? Clown. 🤡

[Iris]

19. Republicans - so litigious. Who knew?

[travelingthrulife]

30. Remember, back in the innocent days, when The GOP was hysterical about

frivolous lawsuits? I guess that was before we realized that everything they whine about is projection.

[aeromanKC]

22. Note to self: never get into a Twitter joust with Stephen King!!

(it will not end well)

[Emile]

23. Republicans and their Frivolous Lawsuits.

[EnergizedLib]

24. These people have all the wrong heroes

Mike Lee, who mocked the Minnesota deaths, now wants to sue someone for using Charlie Kirk’s actual words in death.

They’re insane.

[Marcuse]

25. Mike Lee should be sued for bearing false witness.

https://youtube.com/shorts/8R3w-ispso0?si=3c2I5aD83VTPjrDC

[bucolic_frolic]

26. Truth in defense of slander is no vice. /nt

[Hassin Bin Sober]

32. Also, you can't defame a dead person.

The AI machine thingy agrees with me:

No, in the United States, you generally cannot slander a dead person because defamation requires an injury to a living person's reputation, which the deceased no longer possesses. While such statements are considered reprehensible and may harm the memory of the deceased or impact the family, they do not constitute legal defamation. However, living family members may have a cause of action if the defamatory statements also harm their own reputations.

[Doodley]

27. Faux outrage and gaslighting are what Republicans are so good at.

[exboyfil]

28. Folks who really wanted to say what they thought about Kirk

Should have just used his own quotes:

Bailing out Pelosi's husband's attempted murderer.
Seeing scores of kids being killed is just the price of freedom (2nd Amendment)
This quote
Kirk's quote about bringing the fight to Washington (Jan. 6th)

No need to say more.

[travelingthrulife]

31. Really. Kirk thought some gun deaths were necessary to maintain gun rights.

He got what he wanted. Let's move on.

[Xipe Totec]

29. Is a false accusation of defamation, in itself, defamation?

[jonstl08]

34. discovery

If they sue King all they have to do is bring up Kirks comments about gays and it will be thrown out. Maybe the estate would have to pay Kings legal expenses.

[Johonny]

35. You cant defame the dead

[Grins]

36. Said the senator who posted a photo of a man shooting two Minnesota Democrats...

...Said the senator who posted a photo of a man posing as a police officer and shooting two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers. And their spouses. And their dog.

His photo had the words: "This is what happens When Marxists don’t get their way."

The shooter - A registered Republican and strong backer of TRUMP.

Confronted by fellow a senator from the victim's state, Lee didn't back down. The Senate has rules and traditions about decorum and collegiality. Republicans ignored them.

Here is Jon Stewart beautifully ripping Lee apart, and showing what an ass he is. The segment was so powerful, Utah papers wrote it up!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v4ol6Neyu5U

[Martin Eden]

37. Stephen King repeated what Charlie Kirk said. If that is "defamation"...

... Charlie Kirk defamed himself.

[relayerbob]

39. Bring it on

The trial would certainly be colorful when they show the videos.

[vapor2]

43. Says the moron who said crap about the Hortons