Kirk memorial in Arizona to have Super Bowl-level security

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The upcoming memorial honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona will have Super Bowl-level security, according to officials familiar with the matter.

The memorial for Kirk, who was killed while speaking at a college event in Utah last week, will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., where the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals play, on Sunday.

“The U.S. Secret Service has been designated as the Federal Coordinator for this effort. Our teams are already on the ground in Phoenix and Glendale, working side-by-side with state, local, and federal partners,” special agent in charge of Secret Service’s Phoenix field office, William Mack, said Thursday in a statement to The Hill’s sister network, NewsNation. “Together, we are fully committed to ensuring that these solemn events receive the comprehensive protection and support they require.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated the forthcoming funeral and memorial service a “Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) Level 1 event,” a senior DHS official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kirk-memorial-arizona-super-bowl-235539637.html

Memorial to a racist misogynist.

[newdeal2]

1. Is this going to be on broadcast tv?

It better not be.

[maxrandb]

10. OMG! I fucking hope so

C'mon Donnie Dipshit and the FCC. Make all the fucking networks cover the whole fucking shit-show live! All of it!!!

It's a chance to stick it to the NFL too. Just when Clem and Cletus are sitting down with their Old Milwaukee to watch the Packers, flip to the White Supremacist 🍾

[Klarkashton]

2. Pissing money away on shit like this.

Shoving that miserable hateful bastard down our throats every day now.

[Silent Type]

3. Won't be watching. Sort of like a big Klan rally.

[BoRaGard]

4. The Sun shall be darkened

Big eclipse mid day on Sunday.

But more noticeable on the other side of the planet, PHX not so much

[Quiet Em]

5. It's crazy how much Republicans have aggrandized him

Charlie Kirk was underwater in favorability among 18-29 year olds.

YouGov poll from Tuesday

very favorable - 16%
somewhat favorable - 8%
Neither favorable or unfavorable - 24%
somewhat unfavorable - 10%
very unfavorable - 35%

https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_igbnSqu.pdf

[maxrandb]

11. It's another example of self-fulfilling prophecy

Kind of like how The Kardashians became famous, because we were told they were.

You can make anything fucking "popular", if you promote it as "popular".

See the Pet Rock and Cabbage Patch Dolls for examples.

[Johonny]

6. Arent MAGA all peaceful

So why all the added security?

Do they think the left are attending this or do they really fear their constituents . . .

[leftstreet]

7. Will there be face-painting? Pony rides?

wtf if the point of this

[Crunchy Frog]

8. This is apparently a bigger memorial than the one for 9/11.

They are literally making this a bigger deal than 9/11. And they're going to use it as a justification, not to launch a war at a foreign country, but against the United States and its citizens.

[Haggard Celine]

9. OFFS!

The guy dropped out of college and then started a gift going to college campuses and telling students they were wrong. What did he do that advanced humanity? The same thing I did. Nothing. But people won't lose their minds when I die.