That is a welcome side effect. Not the motivation. Ditto the church I belong to. The richest church on the planet. Money is not the motivation, they just happen to have great wealth management.
-----Original Message----- From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 2:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning" But they are making money from the conflict. That's my point, and I'm sticking with it. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 9/20/2025 12:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I see it differently, they are presenting harsh truths. Speaking common > sense. Helping young people to understand there are best practices for > living a happy and productive life. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Prince > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 1:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning" > > They're making money hand over fist. Conflict entrepreneurs. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 9/20/2025 12:24 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> Since the assassination, the Kirk's group has received more than 62,000 new >> requests for high school and college chapters. >> >> It had 3,500 two weeks ago. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Prince >> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 1:11 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning" >> >> Right. I listened to a segment on NPR this morning, and the person they had >> was examining what, if any, ideology the shooter had, and he seemed very >> base, and not really aligned left or right, but looking somehow to make a >> name for himself. >> >> Kirk, OTOH, was mainly a conflict entrepreneur. Good debater, even if I >> disagree with most of his arguments. >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 9/20/2025 11:16 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> OK, I presumed he meant Kirk was not a deep thinker. I find most of his >>> content to be cogent. >>> The shooter... no deep thoughts there. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof >>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 12:14 PM >>> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning" >>> >>> Chuck, I'm pretty sure Bill meant the shooter was not a deep thinker and >>> just wanted his name in the headlines. I don't think he was taking shots >>> at Kirk with that comment. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] >>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 12:59 PM >>> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning" >>> >>> I think it is pretty bad to vilify and judge someone that you don't know. >>> Kirk said harsh and provocative things. But they were well reasoned and >>> thought out. For example the "Black Pilots" issue that is tossed around so >>> much. The critics have not taken the time to listen to the whole argument. >>> I agree with his argument. Not a racial thing, it is simple stats. >>> >>> Watch it and tell me how this is a racist comment. Tell me how he is wrong? >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBiiQY0Rgpg >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof >>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 11:52 AM >>> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning" >>> >>> I believe Chuck thinks you mean Charlie Kirk when you say "the guy", as >>> opposed to the guy who shot him. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Prince >>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2025 12:29 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning" >>> >>> I have never watched anything from him. At all. >>> >>> Like I said, I did not know he existed before last week. >>> >>> >>> bp >>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> On 9/20/2025 10:07 AM, Chuck wrote: >>>> Apparently you have not watched much of his debate work. >>>> Especially at Oxford Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Sep 20, 2025, at 10:53 AM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I disagree with that statement. >>>>> >>>>> Before Kirk was shot, I'd never heard his name. >>>>> >>>>> I didn't attempt to find out what he did until a day or two after he was >>>>> declared dead. >>>>> >>>>> Next thing I heard was that the guy they arrested came from a >>>>> conservative (possibly MAGA) family. That was not certain. >>>>> >>>>> The more we hear about the guy, the more he seems like he was >>>>> a-political, and did not conform to either right or left labels. >>>>> >>>>> He is certainly not a deep thinker. I think he just wanted to see his >>>>> name in the headlines. Meme-centric point of view. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> bp >>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>>> >>>>>> On 9/20/2025 8:59 AM, Cameron Crum wrote: >>>>>> Desperately trying? By the time he said this, everyone knew the kid >>>>>> wasn't MAGA and the opposite was true. It was a blatant lie to smear >>>>>> people on the right and everyone knows it. 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