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BumRushDaShow

(160,828 posts)
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:16 AM Sep 11

'We gotta turn the volume down': Charlie Kirk killing changed the 'mood' in Congress

Source: Raw Story

September 10, 2025 10:31PM ET


Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Wednesday that the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk changed the mood on Capitol Hill.

Kirk was shot in the neck while giving a speech at the Utah Valley University campus on Wednesday afternoon. He was the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, a conservative student organization with chapters nationwide.

Johnson joined CNN's Kaitlan Collins on "The Source" to discuss the aftermath of Kirk's killing.

"I think there is a recognition, some are saying more quietly, others more loudly, that the level of vitriol that is there now, the level of hatred that is fomented, there's a time that we gotta turn the volume down." "There's a lot of people who find pleasure in stoking that fire, and it's dangerous," he continued. "There are derranged people in society, and if they are encouraged along this way, they will do dangerous things."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2673982174/



Projection and self-reflection.
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'We gotta turn the volume down': Charlie Kirk killing changed the 'mood' in Congress (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sep 11 OP
He can go fuck himself JustAnotherGen Sep 11 #1
In other words, gab13by13 Sep 11 #2
They are all worried now that any of their hate mongering group could be a target. mnhtnbb Sep 11 #26
Exactly! CanonRay Sep 11 #31
Democrats are NOT cheering Charlie Kirk's death. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 11 #3
They've lost their minds on X and Fox News. Apparently it's not "too soon" underpants Sep 11 #16
Fuck your mood, mike, putz Blues Heron Sep 11 #4
Pukes declared war on Democrats after Watergate -- this is 50 years in the making Ponietz Sep 11 #5
Yup. My whole life they have been doing this. They don't even know why they hate travelingthrulife Sep 11 #27
Moses desperately needs Democratic votes comradebillyboy Sep 11 #6
No funding bill without the release of the Epstein files Ponietz Sep 11 #13
Is he talking about himself? UpInArms Sep 11 #7
Even as a lapdog, Johnson is his most dangerous Captain Zero Sep 11 #32
Tell your boss that, nimrod. littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #8
Exactly underpants Sep 11 #15
Mr. johnson... you turned the volume up to eleven. Torchlight Sep 11 #9
When your whole ethos is about punching people less fortunate than you C_U_L8R Sep 11 #10
Did he tell Trump that? Johonny Sep 11 #11
Tell that to your cult leader. Ferrets are Cool Sep 11 #12
You are right MIKEY, EPSTEIN FILES will distract from this one citizen death? Hurrah for EPSTEIN FILES! Brainfodder Sep 11 #14
Gawd almighty these Republicans are dense! ananda Sep 11 #17
Hey Mikey, screw the volume control, just put a muzzle on the piece of shit occupying the White House. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 11 #18
Substitute "Republican" or Magat or Conservative or Entitled Business Person 3825-87867 Sep 11 #19
Charlie Kirk should have thought of that. twodogsbarking Sep 11 #20
Fuck you Mike vercetti2021 Sep 11 #21
Turning the volume down seems disrespectful of Kirk's last wishes muriel_volestrangler Sep 11 #22
Talk to the man in the mirror, Mikey n/t Blue Dotty Sep 11 #23
Talk to the MAGA voters first, they started it. Hotler Sep 11 #24
speakers Wish Came True eringer Sep 11 #25
Seen on Facebook Marthe48 Sep 11 #28
not poozwah Sep 11 #29
"you reap what you sow" azureblue Sep 11 #30
He and his ilk in Congress openly mocked mcar Sep 11 #33
Charlie would have want the exact opposite WA-03 Democrat Sep 11 #34
He died doing what he loved to do...foment hate and division. He will be remembered by his words PortTack Sep 11 #37
I am sorry for his children who of course are innocent. totodeinhere Sep 11 #35
I'm sure his kids have been indoctrinated Deminpenn Sep 11 #42
Two and three year olds? totodeinhere Sep 11 #43
Yes, kids learn behavior early Deminpenn Sep 12 #45
What a typical idiotic statement..but typical of Johnson. You're the f..king leader!!! You want the rhetoric PortTack Sep 11 #36
Too bad all the children murdered in school shootings do not get the same attention. Woodwizard Sep 11 #38
Are you talking about yourself mikey? Clouds Passing Sep 11 #39
Wasn't Dowd fired for saying Deminpenn Sep 11 #40
Good luck with that Mz Pip Sep 11 #41
Pretty Sure They Said This On January 7th DrFunkenstein Sep 11 #44

gab13by13

(29,883 posts)
2. In other words,
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:20 AM
Sep 11

it was OK when Democrats were murdered but now since it's happened to one of us, it's time to turn the volume down. They fucking made fun of Nancy Pelosi's husband assault.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,264 posts)
3. Democrats are NOT cheering Charlie Kirk's death.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:22 AM
Sep 11

If at all, Conservative pundits are pointing fingers, along with POTUS, "blaming the radical left-wing", meaning Democrats.

Many of the condolences coming from Democratic Party leaders have been somber and expressing horror that gun violence is NEVER the answer. Jumping to conclusions and speculating on the psyche of the assassin is never a good idea.

underpants

(193,256 posts)
16. They've lost their minds on X and Fox News. Apparently it's not "too soon"
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:44 AM
Sep 11

I can’t or won’t go through all the crap I’m seeing. I watched Fox News a bit last night and they were off the charts. The same basic message. Dems caused this with their words. Complete projection.

Ponietz

(4,045 posts)
5. Pukes declared war on Democrats after Watergate -- this is 50 years in the making
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:24 AM
Sep 11

A hard rain’s gonna fall on them.

travelingthrulife

(3,360 posts)
27. Yup. My whole life they have been doing this. They don't even know why they hate
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:41 AM
Sep 11

liberals or Democrats.

comradebillyboy

(10,865 posts)
6. Moses desperately needs Democratic votes
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:25 AM
Sep 11

to avoid a government shutdown. Calling Democrats murderers is a poor strategy for gaining their support.

But hey, Chuck and Hakeem you have a good hand to play; no deals without real major concessions from the pukes.

Ponietz

(4,045 posts)
13. No funding bill without the release of the Epstein files
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:38 AM
Sep 11

Hakeem and Chuck: “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”
Make your stand right here.

UpInArms

(53,444 posts)
7. Is he talking about himself?
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:25 AM
Sep 11
There are derranged people in society, and if they are encouraged along this way, they will do dangerous things.

Torchlight

(5,748 posts)
9. Mr. johnson... you turned the volume up to eleven.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:29 AM
Sep 11

This is the very landscape you and your people willfully created. Mission accomplished, idiot.

C_U_L8R

(48,168 posts)
10. When your whole ethos is about punching people less fortunate than you
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:30 AM
Sep 11

You shouldn't be surprised when you get punched back.

The GOP has a lot to account for. Let me know when they've atoned.

Brainfodder

(7,781 posts)
14. You are right MIKEY, EPSTEIN FILES will distract from this one citizen death? Hurrah for EPSTEIN FILES!
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:40 AM
Sep 11

ALL HEIL THE GREAT EPSTEIN FILES!


RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,172 posts)
18. Hey Mikey, screw the volume control, just put a muzzle on the piece of shit occupying the White House.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:50 AM
Sep 11

3825-87867

(1,611 posts)
19. Substitute "Republican" or Magat or Conservative or Entitled Business Person
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:00 AM
Sep 11

for the word "people" in Johnson's comment and it's now accurate.

Oh, and add "Media" to that...especially Right Wing Drek.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,844 posts)
22. Turning the volume down seems disrespectful of Kirk's last wishes
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:19 AM
Sep 11
Charlie Kirk posted his final message on X just hours before he was fatally shot in Utah.
...
Kirk wrote: "If we want things to change, it's 100% necessary to politicize the senseless murder of Iryna Zarutska because it was politics that allowed a savage monster with 14 priors to be free on the streets to kill her."

He shared a video, where he describes her death as "one of the coldest, most senseless murders I have ever seen".

"I don't like politicising situations, but it just necessitates it."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c206zm81z4gt?post=asset%3A27caf614-1686-4f38-884d-b9dda4d9e610#post

Hotler

(13,446 posts)
24. Talk to the MAGA voters first, they started it.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:22 AM
Sep 11

Trump shares video of supporter saying "the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat"
(snip) Mr. Trump at midnight retweeted a video from Cowboys For Trump featuring the group's founder, Couy Griffin, who is also the Otero County commissioner. The clip shows Griffin speaking to a crowd of supporters.
"I've come to a place where I've come to the conclusion that the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat," Griffin says in the first seconds of the clip, drawing cheers and applause.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-trump-shares-video-of-supporter-saying-the-only-good-democrat-is-a-dead-democrat/

eringer

(499 posts)
25. speakers Wish Came True
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:24 AM
Sep 11

Volume of hate speech was reduced exponentially yesterday. Cut down by a trans gang member in the middle of his banter of vitriol.

Marthe48

(21,937 posts)
28. Seen on Facebook
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:43 AM
Sep 11

The crowd that gleefully mused about feeding immigrants to crocodiles would like you to stop taking pleasure at the idea of somebody else's death.

Also, kirk asked listeners to bail out the person who attacked Paul Pelosi. kirk tried linking Gov. Walz to the murder of Melissa and Mark Hortmann and their dog.

And so on.

kirk made his choice and he died.

With uncontrolled guns, no one is safe, no matter how you feel about uncontrolled guns. Also, even if you are up traitor felon's butt, you are expendable. I mean, not safe.





poozwah

(359 posts)
29. not
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:43 AM
Sep 11

the mood will not remain changed. as elections draw closer and the nra opens its wallet, the wrongful right will revert to their hate speech and continued support of the gun lobby. if we do not change, we will die. america is no longer a shining light on a hill. it is now a sniper’s nest on a high spot.

azureblue

(2,567 posts)
30. "you reap what you sow"
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 10:58 AM
Sep 11

This is the perfect example. Lyin' Mike should have thought of that long time ago.

mcar

(45,380 posts)
33. He and his ilk in Congress openly mocked
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:51 AM
Sep 11

Paul Pelosi after the vicious attack on him. Some Rs in Congress laughed and jeered at the assassination of Melissa Hortman in MN.

They openly call for liberals to be taken out.

Speaker Moses needs to tend to his own garden.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,321 posts)
34. Charlie would have want the exact opposite
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:55 AM
Sep 11

to turn the volume up and show no empathy. Seriously that is what he said and did. He paid a price for his beliefs. Free Bird!

PortTack

(35,733 posts)
37. He died doing what he loved to do...foment hate and division. He will be remembered by his words
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 12:31 PM
Sep 11

Which the last two words he uttered were gang violence

totodeinhere

(13,678 posts)
35. I am sorry for his children who of course are innocent.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 12:25 PM
Sep 11

But this is exactly what the right wants. They will use this as an excuse for using more and more violence against us. Many of their leaders are already calling for "revenge" against the left. It is a familiar tactic used by fascists.

Deminpenn

(17,015 posts)
42. I'm sure his kids have been indoctrinated
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 07:53 PM
Sep 11

in the same hateful views their father spewed and their mother likely believes, too.

totodeinhere

(13,678 posts)
43. Two and three year olds?
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 09:52 PM
Sep 11

I don't know but if so that is not their fault. I am still sorry for them.

Deminpenn

(17,015 posts)
45. Yes, kids learn behavior early
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:41 AM
Sep 12

Their mother will have plenty of money to raise them unlike many other kids left with one or no parents due to gun or other violence or just run-of-the-mill crime that sends one or both parents to prison.

PortTack

(35,733 posts)
36. What a typical idiotic statement..but typical of Johnson. You're the f..king leader!!! You want the rhetoric
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 12:30 PM
Sep 11

To calm down? Then do something about it.

Woodwizard

(1,216 posts)
38. Too bad all the children murdered in school shootings do not get the same attention.
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 01:30 PM
Sep 11

Charlie Kirk is all over the top of the headlines but the Colorado shooting is hardly to be found.

Same for the medical insurance CEO. Front page news for a week

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