Universities Across America Mock Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

SPEAKER_1 (0:10)

From Memphis, Tennessee, on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, it's America's conservative blowtorch.

Todd Starnes (0:28)

Welcome to the Todd Starnes show. Great to have all of you with us today. And what a scene in Dallas, Texas. Thousands of Republicans, thousands of America First conservatives gathering last night for the opening session of this two-day Republican midterm convention. And it is right now living up to everything it promised to be. President Trump in rare form, the president bringing down the house, a lot of cheers, and quite frankly, a lot of great speeches and a reminder that the base of the party and the bench of the Republican Party is very, very deep. Now, the question is, will this move the needle? That is ultimately the big question. And one of the goals last night, and we'll hear this again tonight or night two of the convention, the goal was to really unite around a central message. And Congressman Brandon Gill from Texas, whose father-in-law, by the way, is Dinesh D'Souza, Brandon Gill really did a terrific job of framing what this election is really all about.

Brandon Gill (1:39)

They sometimes call themselves socialists. Some even call themselves communists. But most of them simply go by Democrats.

They're the ones who will tell you that your love for America is nothing but bigotry, that our heritage is rooted in white supremacy, and that your Christian faith is patriarchal and needs to be dismantled. That's extreme. They're the people like Democrat Congressional nominee Dario Eliza Chevalier, who tweeted, quote, I forgot to get napkins, so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me.

And later said, quote, this country is a effing disgrace. That's extreme. They're people like Democrat Congressional nominee Blair Valdez, who described American foreign policy as one of, quote, white supremacy and capitalist exploitation.

SPEAKER_4 (2:54)

That's extreme.

Brandon Gill (2:57)

And here in Texas, we have James God is non-binary. There are six genders we need to dismantle. Capitalism, Talarico.

It's somebody who will hollow out your most deeply held Christian faith and wear it like a skin suit. That's extreme. And now, as we near the 25th anniversary of 9-11, Democrats are nominating Abdulrahman Mohammed El-Sayed, an extremist who sympathized with terrorists and who campaigned with a man who says America deserved 9-11. That's extreme and deplorable. Now, we have to admit that every party has their crazies.

Todd Starnes (3:55)

No doubt about that, and there are a lot of crazies on the Democrat side of the aisle. Well, the crowd cheering and in great spirits last night, and one of the individuals there, who was sort of a who's who in Republican politics, is our next guest. He is the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, also running to be the next governor of the great state of Mississippi, Andy Gibson.

Commissioner Gibson, good to have you with us. And what was your reaction to what you heard last night at the convention?

Andy Gibson (4:30)

Well, Todd, it's great to be back with you. And the crowd here was electric. We're looking forward to another night tonight. But I think the president and all the speakers, including Congressman Gill, did a great job explaining what is at stake in these elections November 3rd. They want to take us back, the Democrats do, to redefining gender and putting boys and girls sports.

They want to redefine the values of our country. And now they've teamed up with the socialists and the communists, and we cannot afford to sit back on our laurels. We've got to get out, we've got to vote, and vote conservative, and vote Republican, Tuesday, November 3rd. A lot is at stake here. The future of our country is at stake, and that's really what the gist of last night was, and the president talked it off with a great two-hour small speech that said...

Todd Starnes (5:29)

Commissioner, we're going to... What we're going to do here, guys, is we're going to try to reset, and we're going to try to get the commissioner back on. We've got a very, very bad connection, and we'll work on getting that. But again, guys, if we can get him back by phone, that would be great. That's, again, the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, Andy Gibson. He is also running to be the next governor of the state of Mississippi. You might remember the commissioner, he made national headlines during the state fair at the Washington Mall, where he was serving up hot fresh biscuits there in the Mississippi booth, and they quite frankly became one of the most popular booths there at the fair. By the way, another interesting thing, President Trump said last night at the convention, basically saying, if you vote Republican, you're going to be getting a $5,000 check in the mail. Take a listen.