Charlie Kirk’s Murder and the Media’s Moral Failure
- The assassination of Charlie Kirk exposed a media pattern of evasion and false balance.
- When violence comes from the left, many outlets prefer moral equivalence over accountability.
- Conservative voices are done tolerating the media’s excuses and will demand real consequences.
The conservative movement is still reeling from the brutal, politically-motivated assassination of Charlie Kirk. This wasn’t a random act or a tragic accident. It was a targeted, ideological attack. What followed was depressingly familiar: instead of clear condemnation and honest reflection, the liberal media reached for the same playbook they always use — deflect, muddy the waters, and pretend both sides are equally to blame.
On a recent broadcast, liberal Jessica Tarlov tried to turn a one-sided crime into a “both sides” debate. She pushed the tired idea that everyone needs to dial down rhetoric, as if a political murder is the same thing as heated opinion. That line of thinking is not just cowardly, it’s offensive to the victim’s memory. Greg Gutfeld refused to be gaslit. He called the tactic out for what it is: a desperate bid to avoid accountability for a wave of left-wing radicalism that has turned violent.
When Gutfeld hit back, he did it in plain terms. He didn’t wrap it in media-speak or hedge his language. He shouted, “We don’t care about your ‘both sides’ argument. That shit is dead!” Those words landed because millions are tired of the same moral double standards. It’s not nuance to insist on accountability; it’s sanity.
Gutfeld tore into the core of the media’s defense: inventing parity where none exists. He laid out the simple truth in blunt language: “On your side, your beliefs do not match reality so you’re coming up with these rationalizations. ‘What about this, what about that?’ We are not doing that because we saw it happen. We saw a young bright man assassinated and we know who did it!” That directness is what many Americans want — not false balance, not made-up equivalences, and not institutional spin.
The final blow in the segment was a rejection of the mainstream press as a neutral narrator. After years of amplifying extreme left rhetoric and branding conservatives as threats, the media has lost credibility. Gutfeld put it bluntly: “The media is dead to us on this story. They built this thing up. We are dealing with it, we are going to act. We don’t care what the what about is anymore, that shit is dead!” That sentiment marks a turning point. A large portion of Americans no longer trusts legacy outlets to report honestly on political violence.
In moments like this, people expect leadership with backbone. President Donald Trump has consistently stood against anarchic violence and defended law and order. As the left and their media allies flounder with moral relativism, conservatives are organizing, speaking plainly, and demanding accountability for those who radicalize and incite violence.
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