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underpants

(197,169 posts)
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:28 PM Sep 2025

Nobody panders like Ted Cruz...DeSantis's New College of Fla says, "hold my beer"


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220645445



Charlie Kirk statue commissioned for New College of Florida campus


‘The statue, privately funded by community leaders, will stand on campus as a commitment by New College to defend and fight for free speech and civil discourse in American life,’ the college said

On Tuesday, the New College of Florida shared a mock-up image of a bronze-looking statue of Kirk sitting at a table with a microphone, an apparent nod to the debates he’d frequently have on college campuses.

Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican who said she owes her political career to Kirk, has pushed for House Speaker Mike Johnson to place a statue of Kirk in the U.S. Capitol “to honor his legacy and to serve as a permanent testament to his life, work, and sacrifice,” she wrote in an X post the day after Kirk was assassinated.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charlie-kirk-statue-new-college-florida-b2827840.html



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Nobody panders like Ted Cruz...DeSantis's New College of Fla says, "hold my beer" (Original Post) underpants Sep 2025 OP
But you'd better not say anything negative about the Free Speech Hero. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #1
Oh heavens no. underpants Sep 2025 #2
A radical cleric killed by an extremist nationalist Torchlight Sep 2025 #3
Yes, Kirk is clearly becoming a False Idol. underpants Sep 2025 #4

underpants

(197,169 posts)
2. Oh heavens no.
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:39 PM
Sep 2025

One of the funniest replies I saw on Facebook- Did they learn NOTHING from the Daughters of the Confederacy?

Torchlight

(7,053 posts)
3. A radical cleric killed by an extremist nationalist
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:42 PM
Sep 2025

But sure Sen CruisetoCancun, golden calves and all are worth it.

underpants

(197,169 posts)
4. Yes, Kirk is clearly becoming a False Idol.
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 12:57 PM
Sep 2025

Which I understood to be on the list of Don’ts.

But hey, they seem to have a new God who is going along with it.

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