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Thank you for listening to this Podcast 1 production now available on Apple Podcasts, Podcast 1, Spotify and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Hey, everybody. Today we talk about kneeling, we talk about the trillion dollar stimulus bill, and we also talk about suburban America. We tie it all together in the news of the day program here on the Charlie Kirk show, where you get your news every single day. Two podcasts a day doing more podcast production than any other conservative podcast out there. So I want to thank you for supporting our program and please consider becoming a monthly supporter. Right now, go to charliekirk.com support charliekirk.com support type Charlie Kirk show into your podcast provider. Hit that subscribe button, give us a five star review, screenshot it and email us@freedomarliekirk.com Freedom CharlieKirk.com, subscribe right now. Type in Charlie Kirk show podcast provider. Hit that subscribe button. Buckle up, everybody. Here we go. Charlie, what you've done is incredible here. Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus. I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk's running the White House, folks.

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I want to thank Charlie. He's an incredible guy. His spirit, his love of this country. He's done an amazing job building one of the most powerful youth organizations ever created, Turning Point usa.

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We will not embrace the ideas that have destroyed countries, destroyed lives, and we are going to fight for freedom on campuses across the country. That's why we are here. What would you kneel for? Well, I know what. The New Orleans Pelicans never liked that name change. Just felt it was so, it was so pandering. Pelicans. I mean, I actually am a believer in strong mascots. I think that's why the Utah Jazz have never won an NBA final in my lifetime. I know the Utah Jazz were choke city specialists with Karl Malone, the mailman who never delivered against Michael Jordan in the 1990s. That's why, though, Jazz have probably never won an NBA final in my own memory, because it's so unintimidating. Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, what would you take a knee for? I'll tell you this. The Pelicans and the Jazz, they took a knee in solidarity, the whole team, during the national anthem during the first official game of the NBA season's restart in the Walt Disney World's bubble environment. Adam Silver, who I don't think possesses an anatomical backbone, said, I respect our teams unified act of peaceful protest for social justice and under these unique circumstances will not enforce our long standing rule requiring standing during the playing of the national anthem. Now, this comes after, on opening day, all the players on the Yankees and the Nationals took a knee before the national anthem. So they all did that to show their solidarity with blm, Inc. Interestingly enough, none of the players for the National Basketball association took a knee for the 1 million Uyghur Muslims that are soon to be executed by the Chinese Communist Party. And explain to me this, how a black man like Mookie Betts, it's quite an interesting name, who just signed a 400 million dollar contract, how is he oppressed? Who is he standing in solidarity to? How about Mookie Betts? Why don't you give 380 million of your 400 million to BLM, Inc. I don't think you'll do that anytime soon. In fact, he's actually proof that black people are not oppressed in America. So now what we have is a very dangerous combination in our country. It's a combination of our ruling class and our elites that don't stand for the national anthem, but kneel for the national anthem. Jackie Robinson stood for the national anthem. Jackie Robinson was an American patriot who was legitimately discriminated against, who broke the color barrier in major League baseball. And he had more respect for the country than our current black athletes do that are earning more money. And they have not faced any sort of discrimination. Institutionally, they might have had discrimination against them. On a personal level, I'm not diminishing that. Maybe, maybe not. But institutionally, obviously not, because they entered the league seamlessly. And I have to say this is not a politically correct take. And I don't care. And that's why thank you for supporting us@charliekirk.com support. You know, one of these guys tweeted out the other day, I can't remember which one of the clueless fools from the NBA tweeted this out. He said, diversity is our strength. And I said, man, that is a bad argument for the NBA. The NBA is not very diverse. That is not the argument I'd be making for the NBA. Again, I'm actually okay with it because it's a meritocracy. The National Basketball association is anywhere between 75 to 80% black. And that's okay. It's fine. Actually, I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I'm just saying don't say diversity is your strength. If diversity is your strength, then have affirmative action where you must have a certain amount of white people in the National Basketball Association. You know what would happen? It would discriminate against black people because black people tend to be more athletically inclined to be good at basketball. It's just the way it is. And so I'm all for meritocracy in sports and especially in the National Basketball Association. Don't tell me that diversity is your strength because obviously it isn't. It's not. And so these black athletes that quite honestly are privileged brats. They are privileged brats, part of the ruling class that are perfectly fine with China's human rights abuses, that dare not talk about black on black crime in Chicago or anywhere across the country. They dare not talk about how in Chicago there have been 405 people shot and killed. 1,895 shot and wounded, 2,300 total shot and 444 total homicides, almost all of which are black people killing other black people, not white people walking down the streets and killing other black people. Not happening. Doesn't. It's a statistical improbability. It is so statistically improbable for a black innocent individual to be killed by a police officer that we actually can name them all in 15 seconds or less. Because even according to the Washington post, there were 15 of them last year. Now mind you, I was listening to a radio program something recently and they said, yeah, according to the Washington Post, and of course I cite that all the time. I said, just for next year, for this year that we're in 2020, can we have some institution besides the Washington Post compile the list? Why do I have to keep on referencing the Washington Post? Wouldn't it be nice to have some sort of impartial, non Jeff Bezos funded, non CCP aligned organization that actually looked at how many black individuals that were unarmed were killed by police officers. And this is a really extraordinary moment. Only in America would you have multi millionaire black athletes that know nothing about the country they live in be able to amass millions of dollars of wealth because they happen to be very talented at putting a certain object through a circle. Putting a circle through a circle, that's fine. I love basketball. I like watching it. I will not watch the National Basketball association or Major League Baseball anymore. They're done. And I hope they're done for you too. Because they hate America and they honor the hatred of America and I hope they go bankrupt. And that's just the way it is. And it saddens me to say that, but it's a really amazing thing that in America you're able to amass millions of dollars of wealth to then Protest the very country that gave you that wealth around an injustice that quite honestly does not exist institutionally or systemically. And this goes to show some of the cultural issues we have in our country because we have so much abundance, we have so much wealth that we have created, that our ruling class elites, well, they have really no understanding of how wealth is created. Especially LeBron James. He's a total fool. LeBron James, he's perfectly fine with 1 million Muslims in concentration camps in China. LeBron James is perfectly fine with the annexation of Hong Kong. LeBron James is a complete and total fool. I've never heard him say anything that is wise. And this is from somebody who actually used to be a defender of LeBron James. When he went back to Cleveland, I thought he did the right thing. Now I am more and more convinced that LeBron James got lost on the way up on some sort of long trip to Shanghai, ended up in Cleveland, said, I might as well go back. I am never going to compliment LeBron James again because he is nothing more than a mouthpiece for Xi Jinping, and not even a very intelligent mouthpiece at that. And so LeBron James is worth probably 500, $600 million, and he's a talented athlete and plays basketball quite fine. All of a sudden, we're supposed to look at him, at the arbiter of racial justice in our country. And it's astonishing to me and anyone who dares pander, support, defend any of these racial exploitationists. I have no patience for you whatsoever. This is what happens when you allow infants to run your country. These are people that have not completely matured. And so there was one courageous guy, Sam Coonrod, who decided not to take a knee during the national anthem, God bless him. And if Sam Coonrod decides to start his own sport, I will support him. And people say, well, Charlie, you're being too dramatic. I said, no. I said, look, the left has decided to politicize everything. I think this is a very important takeaway. If the left has decided to politicize everything and the left has decided to make it seem as if we live in an awful country, then I'm going to start politicizing everything. I'm going to start to all of a sudden watch things that align with my values. I'm going to start to spend my time that harmonizes my worldview. And yes, I do enjoy baseball. But, you know, I turned on baseball when it first started. Started in an empty stadium, and I saw Dr. Fauci from the mound. He tried to throw an Opening pitch, which looked something more similar to a sprinkler in a random direction. The ball just kind of just dribbled away. I think he almost made it a fourth of the way to home plate. So I tuned in. I saw Dr. Fauci do that, and I saw all these players kneeling. I said, I'm done. I'm not going to support an institution or a league that does not believe America is the greatest country ever to exist in the history of the world. And so then some of the counterargument is, well, Charlie, they might believe that, but they're just protesting an injustice. Well, first of all, no, they're not. This is narcissism and groupthink and social pressure. If they were really protesting an injustice two, if they were really protesting injustice, it wouldn't be innocent black men being killed by police officers, which happens with incredible statistical improbability. Those people, if they did commit murder, go to jail. No one's supporting it. No one's defending it. Not something you have to protest at all, because no one's counter protesting you. Usually when you protest something, there is someone against you. So I don't really know if you're. What man you're fighting doesn't really exist. Second thing is, really, during the national anthem, the song that has given more people hope and unity around the greatest country ever to grace this planet. That's the moment where we honor our veterans, take off our hats, put our hands over our heart as a remembrance of the blood that was spilled so that we could have a free republic. That's the moment when you want to go be. Look how good of a person I am. Let me go take a knee. Because our country is so systemically unequal, because our country is so incredibly racist, which is a lie. This is all rooted in a lie. And so people say, charlie, what would you take a knee for during the national anthem? I say, I wouldn't. I wouldn't because I would. My grandfather who fought In World War II, my seventh generation removed uncle who fought in the United States Civil War for the Union cause. My family who fought in the Revolutionary War. Abner Abbey, who's actually buried in Boston, Massachusetts. And I'm a son of the American Revolution. My family who came to America in 1620. I'm going to take a knee for the sacrifices and the institutions that they built. Like, no, I'm going to be quiet for 90 seconds because maybe I'm not the most important person on the planet. Maybe there were countless people, some of whom in my bloodline some people who were not that actually gave significant generational sacrifices so that we could have a civil society and live stable and peaceful lives, similar to that of which is articulated in 1 Timothy, where Paul's letter to Timothy says, pray for your leaders. I'm paraphrasing here. Pray for your leaders that you may live quiet and peaceable lives. That was really what the pilgrims wanted. That was the vision of our country. And so when you have these apparatchiks and these spoiled brats that work professionally, where they are treated as celebrities everywhere they go, they have a very specific talent of which I do not say they shouldn't be compensated for. I think people support it. I love sports. I think sports are a very important part of our culture. However, they want the world to see them as almost activist narcissists. And that's what this really is. And so people say, well, Charlie, what's a good way to protest that? How about any other moment besides the national anthem? And you better have a pretty good reason why you're protesting that and not the other stuff that might be just as equal, if not a greater injustice happening in this country. So when we get into this as a country, people come after me. They say, oh, Charlie, you're anti free speech. I say, no, actually, I think that people do have a right to be a fool, unlike some people that say, well, they don't actually have a contractual right to be able to protest. I mean, you might be right under employment contract law, but do I think that it is the wrong thing to prohibit them from doing it? Maybe, maybe not. I think as a sports owner, you probably have a duty to probably tell them if you do this, you're kicked off the team. But generally, of course, I think that people can speak their mind. I mean, I'm a free speech absolutist. What I don't support though is people being fools about me being able to have a right to speak against them. Which is exactly what is happening here. We entire wnba, the Women's National Basketball association, not just protest the national anthem. They walked off the entire court completely during the national anthem, as if we don't even want to live in this country anymore. Well, look, here's how you know you live in a great country. America is the only country in the history of the world where even those who say they hate it refuse to leave. How many of those self righteous narcissistic brats that play for the New Orleans Pelicans? How many of them want to go play one season in China? Very few if any. So the WNBA players for the New York Liberty and Seattle Storm walked off the court during the national anthem at the league's season opener this weekend. Now, let's just ask ourselves how we got here. Oh, that's right, I forgot. There was an evil cop who killed a person that he knew, which we do not know whether it was racially motivated or not, in the streets of Minneapolis. And three cops sat around or stood around and did nothing. So we're supposed to believe that is why we have to storm off the national anthem. A specific incident of evil is all of a sudden a reason to not honor our national flag. Just to give an idea of how self righteous and narcissistic and foolish and arrogant and dangerous this entire thing is. Frederick Douglass, a black Republican back from the 1800s, he would honor our flag. He would honor our country. Martin Luther King would always honor the flag and honor the country. These were patriots. The difference between these activists is first of all, they have incredible wealth. They actually have massive amounts of influence institutionally and they control the culture. Unlike Martin Luther King and unlike some of these other revolutionaries, they were always coming at it from an opinion of ideological and cultural minority. They were always coming at it from a perspective of I am not in the predominant opinion and I'm going to try to shape public opinion through civil disobedience or from peaceful protest. This is not a protest, this is a virtue signaling parade around people that quite honestly, they don't want to do good, they want to feel good. This doesn't do any good. You think this is going to make America more equitable or a better place? This is being led by resentful, bitter and arrogant people. So instead of talking about how do we create a society or a culture where we can have stronger people to endure the inevitable suffering of our life. Instead they want to blame everything else around them, despite they themselves being the multi millionaire ruling class elites that have actually showed that this country can offer opportunity for people of all colors. So I'm going to be very clear. I'm done with professional sports. Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association. I encourage you right now to tweet out that you are no longer watching these athletic activities. Even if you enjoy it and you like it, some people might think that it's too extreme. Well, look, we're going to lose our country if we do not divest ourselves from the cultural institutions that quite honestly are arguing for the complete and total destruction of America. And some people email me@freedomcharliekirk.com and say Charlie, you're being too alarmist. I. Excuse me. They're literally walking off the court during the national anthem. What more evidence do you need that they hate their country? That's the national anthem. That's the period of time where we actually support the values of E Pluribus unum. In God we trust, Liberty, freedom, virtue, laws of nature. And nature is God. That's the moment where we honor the sacrifice of generations before us and veterans that gave so much. What else do you need to be able to to make that argument? And so I'm done watching professional sports, unfortunately, because I actually enjoy it. I'm a huge Cubs fan, but that's the way that it is. So speaking of things that we no longer support, sports keep coming back. So does your chance to bet on them. With our exclusive waging partner at BetOnline AG, Major League Baseball is back and starting, which we are not watching. As long as they protest our flag, there is no shortage of ways to get in on the action. Betonline has all the odds, features and props for you to bet on. On the entertainment side, Floyd Money Mayweather joins the Betonline team in a segment called the Ice Is Right as he talks about his jewelry and gives you a chance to win with some great prizes and bet on his cost of his bling. That sounds interesting. So visit Betonline AG today to check out all of the odds and up to date sports news. Don't forget to sign up and take advantage of all the welcome back to sports bonuses Betonline, your online wagering experts. So in other news of places that actually love our country, unlike professional sports, suburban moms come home to the Republican Party. President Trump tweeted this. I'm happy to inform all of the people living their suburban lifestyle dream. I love the way he said that that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low income housing built in your neighborhood. Your housing prices will go up based on the market and crime will go down. I have rescinded the Obama Biden AFFH rule. Enjoy. So this is referring to an Obama Biden affh rule, which is the 2015 Affirmatively Further Fair Housing rule. And thank you Ben Carson for your work on this. It's terrific. Which requires local governments that receive federal funding to study racial bias in their housing patterns and develop plans to address it. Now this often leads to an increase in the low income housing the President is referencing. This rule has proven repeatedly to be a disaster. So take one example like this from Boris Epstein, friend of mine at Newsweek. In 2009, the Obama Biden administration sided with a fair housing advocacy organization that was suing Westchester County, New York. The organization accused the county of making false claims that had done everything possible to affirmatively further fair housing because it did not reexamine existing race neutral zoning laws in search of hidden racial discrimination up against the weight of the federal government. The county prudently settled the case, agreeing to change its zoning laws and build 750 public housing units at a taxpayer cost of $51 million. Nearly as much money as as the county had received from HUD in the first place. Armed with the settlement now, the Obama Biden HUD turned Clinton's affirmative further housing cudgel into a thermonuclear bomb to drop on the suburbs. Now, despite eight separate analyses of impediments that all found no discrimination at all in Westchester County's zoning laws, bureaucrats in Washington with nothing better to do claimed the right to overturn some of the most fundamental character defining ordinances of American communities. Even basic quarter acre single family zoning suddenly fell into the federal agency's tentacles. The new rules, promulgated as part of a grand experiment by Obama's husband HUD department, this is the important part, would compel suburban landlords to go to cities and recruit Section 8 recipients, then force local taxpayers to pay for thousands of units of high rise public housing as close as possible to community assets that make their towns desirable, such as high performing schools, public parks and shopping centers. All of this would be done in defiance of any local zoning and and regulations. This is insane. And Ben Carson was quoted as saying, quote, we found it to be unworkable and ultimately a waste of time for localities to comply with too often resulting in funds being steered away from communities that need them most. God bless you Secretary Carson. You are spot on. This is why we need Trump to be reelected by the way. Because it's not just him that we're electing, we were electing a government. So instead of investing funding into the suburbs, where affluent or at least a middle class income is the rule as opposed to the exception, Secretary Carson is arguing that the government, if it must intervene, should go to the root of the problem and address it where it exists, instead of simply spreading the problem around. Of course the President's critics are calling the move racist and a blatant dog whistle to white voters. All of this is of course in is predicated on the inherently racist idea that only the people that are implicated, so amazing, the only people that are impacted and implicated are minorities. And black people. So it is the left that are the actual racist. You hear poor and think of a black person, you're the racist. Democrat, you hear low income and you think that it's Hispanic, you're the racist. Oh yeah, by the way, what did Joe Biden say? Play tape.