All he ever wanted to do was "talk"... and they killed him for it.
He went into what is more often than not, "enemy territory", aka, the modern college campus where minds were once free to exchange ideas and open new doors... where students once had no fear of being mocked, silenced or hurt.
Scott Valenti
9/11/20254 min read
Charlie Kirk was killed because of his political and religious beliefs.
Charlie Kirk was killed because he influenced college students to challenge the status quo by thinking for themselves.
Charlie Kirk was killed because he could out-debate anyone in any setting.
Charlie Kirk was killed because he was a voice that HAD to be silenced.
Charlie Kirk was married to Erika for about 4 years, and they had 2 small children. He was 31 years old.
Charlie Kirk was an American right-wing political activist, author, and media personality, known for being the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA. A close ally of United States president Donald Trump, Kirk utilized his skills in social media and campus organizing to become a highly influential figure in the "hard-right movement". The Washington Post described him as "one of the most prominent voices on the right" in recent years. <<<This paragraph I got from Wikipedia... which is usually just a digital pile of shit!


But Charlie is so much more than some generic Wiki entry... He was the voice of God! He gave people's voices back to them... people whose voices had been stolen from them the minute they walked onto campus all bright eyed and bushy tailed. I have no doubt that a number of incredible LEADERS... EARTH SHAKERS... will emerge from these college campuses from sea to shiny fricken' sea as a result of the VOICE Charlie gave back to them. These kids walking campuses today ARE the future Leaders of our nation... of the world!
When we watch TV, the news in particular, everyone is so eloquent... so often "scripted" using their tele-prompters... so polished. When the events of September 10, 2025, unfolded on the campus of Utah Valley University... first the horrific video images of Charlie being shot in the neck and blood immediately pouring out like someone turned on a water faucet... the chaos that ensued... then the inevitable news that he was pronounced dead at the hospital... those once professional and polished voices we hear and see on TV literally crumbled... Megyn Kelly crying on her LIVE podcast... His close friend Will Cain on his own how show on FOX News was visibly shaken and verklempt while on LIVE TV... Travis Clay, speaking in anger... seemed to be on the verge on losing it on his own podcast... Greg Gutfeld on his show, "The FIVE" saying in his closing statement, again on LIVE TV, "You woke us the fuck up!"
I too cried. 7 times actually from around 1pm until about 9pm just before bed. My wife was at the office all day but of course she knew what had happened. I also knew that the moment she walked through the door I would just grab her and pull her close to me and cry into her shoulder in that way I cry where it sounds like I'm gasping for breath and choking. Ina weird way, I think I was holding that PARTICULAR CRY in until she came home... She's the only one that gets to see that side of me... the utterly broken me...
I have been a longtime admirer of Charlie Kirk. In fact, when I started this nonprofit organization (Keep Your Love Alive) after being alienated and cancelled by my own 29-year-old daughter in which she blocked us on Facebook then smeared us for our faith and politics (sound familiar?), it was Charlie's willingness to give EVERY PERSON a voice that inspired me to model this Org after his example... to give a voice to EVERYONE... even those opposed to my views and views of this Organization. One of the last things I communicated to my daughter via email was, "What can we learn by cancelling each other?" Check out our "About Us" section for more of what I'm talking about here...
Predictably, the Liberal politicians and media are giving canned press releases to the tune of, "There is no room for political violence, blah, blah, blah..." But excuse me... you can't go on TV and Twitter every damn day saying, "Conservatives are racists... Trump is Hitler... Charlie Kirk is a Nazi..." and NOT expect assassination attempts to happen then give some fluffy ass response when one of your lunatic radicals follows through by acting on your rhetoric! No, no, no, you don't get to extend your olive branch of self-righteousness AFTER something like this happens! Haven't we heard for 4 years that, "Trump incited an insurrection!"??? Well, what about "Inciting an Assassination"... of which there is ACTUAL PROOF!
My thoughts are all over the place today, September 11th, as I sit in a coffee shop in Pueblo, Colorado trying to write this... In retrospect, I probably shouldn't even be trying to put this blog post together cuz I'm pissed... I'm enraged... I'm heart-broken... I'm feeling kind of hopeless while at the same time feeling more empowered than I have ever been in my life... So, should I be writing this??? Probably not. But what the fuck... this is my VOICE, and no one can take that away from me... not THEM... not my daughter, who I LOVE more than anything in the world... not those backstabbing "friends & family" cowards on Facebook... the only thing that will silence me is the same thing that silenced Charlie Kirk... but who would waste one of "those" on me...? -Scott