Dr Jordan Peterson & Victor Davis Hanson talk to & about Charlie Kirk

There are times when the world is too much with us, and this weekend was one of those times. The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, cut down by a loonie leftist for daring to talk about his beliefs, filled my mind as well as the ether. I needed time to process what I was seeing, hearing and reading. 

Rather than add my pitiful two cents worth, I'm reposting two excellent videos which appeared on YouTube. The first, featuring Victor Davis Henson talking about Charlie (I want to remember him as Charlie, not "Mr Kirk") with Hugh Hewitt, appeared on the 11th. The second is an interview with Charlie conducted by Dr Jordan Peterson on 19 March 2025. 

The two videos, combined, give you all you need to know about Charlie, who is already being referred to, rightly, as a political, even a religious martyr. RIP. We send a big thank-you to Agent 6, for taking on Ed.'s role and providing us with the URLs.

Charlie Kirk had many friends and admirers, among them Victor Davis Hanson, who joined me today to talk about Charlie, what moved him, and what his assassination could portend for the U.S. Victor’s new book “The End of Everything” is the somber backdrop to yesterday tragedy.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson engages in conversation with Charlie Kirk -- author, speaker, and founder and CEO of Turning Point USA. They delve into his emergence as a leading voice in the Conservative movement, his choice to bypass traditional higher education, and the early indicators of ideological bias in academia. 

The discussion also addresses how the university system has not only tilted toward the hyper-feminine but has transformed into a large-scale scam. Additionally, they examine academia’s departure from timeless questions of good and evil, faith, and foundational philosophy, to a focus on Marxist economics and cultural capture. 

In addition to his role at Turning Point USA, Charlie also served as the CEO and founder of Turning Point Action, a related entity operating under a 501(c)(4) status. Turning Point Action’s mission is to embolden the conservative base through grassroots activism and to provide voters with the necessary resources to elect true conservative leaders. Turning Point Action has earned recognition as one of the leading grassroots forces in the country today.

2024 Wally Awards: Biggest Lie of the Year - VIDEO

Rather than do a lengthy yearend review of stuff you already know and will read about elsewhere, we've decided to just hand out the coveted Wallies, without further ado. This is the big finale, the Wally Award for Biggest Lie of the Year, also Most Egregious Lie of the Year, Most Obvious Lie of the Year, etc etc. 

The contest this year wasn't even close. The winner was nominated by CBS News talking head Jan Crawford, on "Face the Nation", and seconded by Hugh Hewitt, is an American conservative political commentator, radio talk show host with the Salem Radio Network, attorney, academic, and writer on law, society, politics, and media bias. Heeeeere's Hugh!

Indeed, the Biggest Lie is the lickspittle media's denial of what Ms Crawford calls President Biden's "obvious cognitive decline: -- the most underreported story of 2024.

Ms Crawford asserts that Senile Joe's declining mental acuity appeared obvious to all but members of the corporate media -- including her own network! -- whose very job it was to cover the White House and its occupant. She says the nature of the entire 2024 election could have been reshaped if Mr Biden’s mental fitness had been addressed by the lickspittle Washington press corps and the liberal elites earlier in the campaign.

Yesterday morning, in response to a question from FTN moderator Major Garrett, Ms Crawford said, "Undercovered and underreported, that would be, to me, Joe Biden’s obvious cognitive decline that became undeniable in the televised debate." She noted recent reporting by the Wall Street Journal and Breitbart News revealed how White House aides covered up Senile Joe's mental decline  by forming a tight circle around the octagenarian to limit his in-person interactions.

Staffers kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted, she said, "And yet he insisted that he could still run for president. We should have much more forcefully questioned whether he was fit for office for another four years, which could have led to a primary for the Democrats."

In spite of these recent revelations, Democrats and White House reporters continue, even now, to insist that Senile Joe could have won the 2024 election had he not been pushed into the ditch by the Obama-Clinton cabal. The very same liars have yet to name those who were -- and still are -- actually running the country as Mr Biden’s "obvious cognitive decline" became more evident.

Footnote and WOW from Ed.: Walt started this blog about six months into the first presidensity of Barack Hussein Obama, because someone needed to say that America (not to mention the rest of the "free world") was headed in the wrong direction... off the rails, into the rocks, down the toilet, all of the above. Now the ship of state has been turned to starboard, Walt is considering the possibility that his work here is done. Stay tuned.