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Florida Lawmaker Says Charlie Kirk Was 'Fitting Sacrifice'

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Florida lawmaker says Charlie Kirk was "fitting sacrifice"

Councilman Steve Cody is facing calls to resign after he said Charlie Kirk was a "fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith & Wesson."
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9.13.25
Florida lawmaker Steve Cody is facing calls to resign after he said that Charlie Kirk was a "fitting sacrifice" to gun manufacturers following the conservative activist's assassination at a Utah college this week. "Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith & Wesson. Hallowed be their names," he wrote on Facebook in a now-deleted post. Smith & Wesson is a well-known manufacturer of firearms. Cody's post sparked anger from supporters of Kirk. "The damage has already been done. It's not a question of left or right. This is immoral and it shows which side he is on," Palmetto Bay resident Chad Heffernan told CBS News Miami. Dozens of residents also gathered outside Palmetto Bay City Hall on Friday to call for his resignation. Among those calling for Cody's resignation were Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. Republican state Representative Omar Blanco described the remarks as "a stain on our community" and demanded Cody step down. The Republican Party of Miami-Dade also denounced the comments as "grotesque," adding: "No public servant should ever condone or celebrate political murder. By mocking and justifying an assassination, Councilman Cody has forfeited the public trust. We call for his immediate removal from office." Cody later admitted regret, telling CBS News Miami: "If I had thought about it longer, I probably would have just kept that thought to myself." He insisted he will not resign, noting he is term-limited and intends to serve through 2028.
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Cody, a Republican, said he regrets posting his thoughts regarding Kirk's death on Facebook, but he does not disavow the content.
 
Our 1st Amendment allows reprehensible public comments even by elected officials. Based on the OP link, Steve Cody (R) apologized and clearly stated he does not intend to resign.

Leave it to the election process in his voting district.

Condolences to Charlie Kirk’s family, friends and supporters.
 
Cody, a Republican, said

OMG where is the outrage by the Righties on here ??
 
We're expected to nod reverently when a gun lover says a school full of dead kids is a reasonable sacrifice so they can have all the toys that go bang.

:🤷:

Kinda odd coming from a Republican (to the point where I'm not entirely sure what he really meant to express), but this seems to be sarcastic and aimed at those who seriously express the sentiment that dead people who aren't the speaker are a sacrifice the speaker is willing to make so that the speaker can have toys that go bang.

"Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith & Wesson. Hallowed be their names," he wrote on Facebook in a now-deleted post. Smith & Wesson is a well-known manufacturer of firearms.​
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I honestly can't tell if the guy is being sarcastic or genuine.
 
So THAT politician is saying crazy shit and THIS politician is saying crazy shit.

Crazy is ruling the day.



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Mr Person said:
And remember, folks, the MAGAs putting on performative outrage are the very same MAGAs who celebrated and joked when Democrats were murdered in their homes, when Pelosi's husband was nearly murdered.
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There's the same air of triumph around both events. Remember how Pelosi was 'attacked by his homosexual lover'? Now this Kirk guy is proving to be worth far more dead than he was alive.
 
ColdHardTruth said:
Either way, he needs to be removed from office in disgrace.

Typical third reich-wing scum from Flor-I-duh!
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They don't do that on the right. The disgrace stays, not goes, on the right. Look at the White House and the con Congress (mostly). I guess celebrating attempted murder, as Trump frequently has done regarding Paul Pelosi, is A-OK. :rolleyes:
 
Dunno about "fitting," but sadly ironic he was so dismissive of gun violence and then got shot. 🤔
 
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