Charlie Kirk Was the Latter-Day "Holy Hubert" [View all]
Back in the early 70s, when I was finishing up my degree after four years in the USAF, a street evangelist who went by the name of "Holy Hubert," was making the rounds of West Coast college campuses.
He'd show up in whatever public plaza or free speech area and just start preaching. He used the usual evangelistic themes, but really loved going after attractive young women. He believed they were all soulless Jezebels and had no hesitation in calling them just that. But he also had other topics. He invited people in his pick-up audience to debate him right there in public.
Like Kirk, he was a fast-talking conman who constantly interrupted whoever challenged him, but cried bloody murder at anyone who dared to interrupt him. His arguments were bogus, always, but he could talk louder than anyone else and people stood away to avoid the spittle that flew out of his mouth.
He often drew pretty large crowds of spectators. Most came for the comedy. A few came to argue with him. Why Holy Hubert showed up is anyone's guess. He was famous, though. A Google search for "Holy Hubert" will bring up lots of stories about him. I don't know what happened to him, really. He was simply a transitory phenomenon who came and went on campus in those days.
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