AND ANOTHER ONE: Charlie's Text On September 9th. | Candace Ep 299
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Takeaways
- ❖Candace Owens believes Erica Kirk's eulogy for Charlie Kirk was a fundraising pitch for Turning Point USA, not a personal tribute, contrasting it with Vanessa Bryant's speech for Kobe.
- ❖Owens dismisses the 'grief policing' narrative, arguing that public skepticism towards Erica Kirk stemmed from perceived inauthenticity and a focus on organizational promotion.
- ❖A wealthy Catholic woman was allegedly targeted by TPUSA's Stacy Sheridan, who identified her net worth and facilitated her interactions with Erica Kirk and a priest following the memorial.
- ❖Owens presents text messages from the priest and a TPUSA fundraiser to the wealthy donor, which she interprets as calculated efforts to secure donations by leveraging religious connection and emotional appeals.
- ❖TPUSA allegedly fabricated a $6 million memorial cost and a 'lucrative RV show' cancellation to justify high fundraising needs, which Owens debunks.
- ❖Owens criticizes TPUSA for adapting its religious messaging (from Catholic to 'Judeo') based on the donor audience at a Mar-a-Lago gala, highlighting a perceived lack of genuine faith commitment.
- ❖Frank Turk's accusation of Owens being 'Satanic' for questioning Erica Kirk is framed by Owens as an attempt to deflect from TPUSA's alleged lies and cover-up regarding Charlie Kirk's death.
Insights
1Erica Kirk's Eulogy Framed as a TPUSA Fundraising Pitch
Candace Owens contrasts Erica Kirk's memorial speech for Charlie Kirk with Vanessa Bryant's eulogy for Kobe Bryant. Owens argues that Erica's speech focused heavily on promoting Turning Point USA and encouraging involvement, rather than sharing personal anecdotes about Charlie. This is presented as evidence of a calculated, business-oriented approach to a moment of grief.
Erica Kirk's speech at the memorial, where she directed attendees to 'find your local Turning Point USA chapter,' 'join it,' 'start one,' and visit 'tpusa.com' and 'TPUSA faith,' and attend 'America Fest in December.' Owens notes, 'You don't actually when you read the transcript learn anything about Charlie other than Turning Point USA and what's going to happen going forward.'
2Alleged Targeting of Wealthy Catholic Donor by TPUSA
Owens details how a wealthy Catholic woman, who attended Charlie Kirk's memorial, was allegedly identified and targeted by Stacy Sheridan, a TPUSA fundraiser known for 'smelling money.' This targeting involved orchestrating interactions with Erica Kirk and a priest, leveraging the woman's faith and emotional connection to the event.
An email from the woman describing her 'divine intervention' in sitting next to a priest and later connecting with Erica Kirk at mass. Owens reveals Stacy Sheridan was the 'assistant' who tapped the woman's shoulder, stating, 'I knew that they had that girl clocked before she walked into memorial.' Owens claims Stacy Sheridan's job is 'to know everything about that person, their net worth.'
3Manipulative Fundraising Tactics and Fabricated Costs
Owens uncovers alleged manipulative tactics used by TPUSA to solicit funds, including fabricating a $6 million cost for Charlie Kirk's memorial and a non-existent 'lucrative RV show' cancellation at the venue. These claims were purportedly used to create a sense of urgency and high financial need for donors.
A text message to the targeted donor stating the memorial would cost 'approximately $6 million' and that 'Trump had to get personally involved to secure the Cardinal Stadium, which was planning to host a large and lucrative RV show this weekend.' Owens states, 'I went back on Wayback Machine, saved screenshots. There was no RV show that was on the calendar for this Cardinal Stadium.'
4Religious Messaging Shift Based on Donor Audience
Owens highlights what she perceives as a cynical adaptation of religious messaging by TPUSA. She describes how the organization, after engaging a Catholic donor with Catholic themes, shifted to a 'Judeo' focus at a Mar-a-Lago gala attended by Zionist donors, abandoning the Catholic discussion.
The targeted donor's observation at the Mar-a-Lago gala: 'she notices there's no Catholic discussion or presence. Rather, you got Dr. Frank Turk and apparently, according to her, he's on stage and he's hitting he's hitting at the Judeo Judeo Judeo. They're now editing their message because they're in a room with Jews.'
Bottom Line
The concept of 'grief policing' is framed by Owens not as a genuine societal issue, but as a media-spun psychological phenomenon used to deflect criticism from Erica Kirk's perceived inauthentic behavior post-tragedy.
This reframes the discussion around public scrutiny of grieving figures, suggesting that some defenses are PR strategies rather than genuine psychological insights, potentially undermining legitimate discussions about grief expression.
Analyze how public figures and organizations leverage psychological concepts or media narratives to control public perception during crises, and develop counter-narratives based on behavioral discrepancies.
Owens asserts that the alleged targeting of a wealthy Catholic woman for donations involved a priest, who seemingly facilitated the connection between the donor and Erica Kirk, blurring the lines between spiritual guidance and fundraising.
This implies a potential co-optation of religious authority and trust for financial objectives, raising ethical questions about the involvement of religious figures in political fundraising post-tragedy.
Investigate the ethical boundaries and potential conflicts of interest when religious leaders or institutions become involved in political or organizational fundraising, especially in emotionally charged situations.
Lessons
- Question narratives that seem overly coordinated or emotionally manipulative, especially when they involve fundraising immediately following a public tragedy.
- Verify claims made by organizations, particularly those concerning large financial needs or specific event details, rather than accepting them at face value.
- Be aware of how religious or emotional appeals can be used to bypass critical thinking, and maintain a discerning perspective even in contexts that feel spiritually significant.
- Recognize that public relations strategies can involve creating 'definitive truths' or using psychological concepts to control public perception and deflect criticism.
Notable Moments
Owens dissects a Daily Mail article titled 'The definitive truth about Erica Kirk's tears, the leather pants, and her new fortune,' highlighting its use of 'grief policing' experts to defend Erica's behavior.
This moment exposes how media narratives can be constructed to control public perception and deflect criticism, using expert opinions to validate a specific viewpoint and dismiss dissent as 'sexist' or 'emotion phobic.'
Owens compares Erica Kirk's eulogy to Vanessa Bryant's speech for Kobe, noting Erica's focus on promoting Turning Point USA versus Vanessa's personal tribute to her husband and daughter.
This comparison serves as a key piece of 'evidence' for Owens's argument that Erica Kirk's actions were driven by organizational and financial motives rather than genuine grief, setting the stage for her broader accusations.
Owens reveals that Stacy Sheridan, a TPUSA fundraiser, was the 'assistant' who connected the wealthy Catholic donor to Erica Kirk at mass, alleging this was a deliberate targeting based on the donor's wealth.
This moment is central to Owens's 'scam' narrative, directly linking TPUSA's fundraising apparatus to the alleged manipulation of a vulnerable, faith-driven individual after a tragedy.
Owens debunks the claim of a 'lucrative RV show' being canceled at Cardinal Stadium for Charlie Kirk's memorial, stating there was no such event on the calendar.
This directly challenges a key financial justification provided by TPUSA for the memorial's high cost, implying deliberate deception to inflate perceived fundraising needs.
Quotes
"Nothing says I'm the truth. Quite like when a journalist comes out and says it, right? It you it could be nothing else. No way. This is going to be a lie. So definitive. You don't have to look any further."
"I knew that Stacy would have only done that if the girl who was writing me this email had a boatload of money. Didn't even need to look up this person or the email. I knew that they had that girl clocked before she walked into memorial."
"Erica might be there. Good morning. I hope to see you at 8:30 a.m. Uh Erica may be there, too. Okay, that's an interesting text from a priest."
"Have you noticed that Jesus and the apostles say that Satan is a murderer, a slanderer, an accuser, a liar, and somebody that brings confusion? Have you noticed that we've had a murder and then since then we've had slander, accusations, lies, and confusion? That's what spiritual warfare is, ladies and gentlemen."
"God will not be mocked. I'm a I'm a Latterday Saint on a Monday. I'm a Catholic on a Tuesday. I'm I'm Shabbat Shalom on a Wednesday. God will not be mocked."
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