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Charlie Kirk Prayer Vigil

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By: Scoop Stanton

Sunday afternoon I was at a community pool watching my youngest son splash around with a friend when Alessandra Griffitt sent me an invite via email for the Charlie Kirk Prayer Vigil at the Kennedy Center. I said that I will try to make it as I had my kids that day. Field Producer Ed Huebner said to bring them. I contacted my youngest daughter to see if she wanted to go as she was a fan of Kirk. She said yes. Luckily I had pants in the car so we were off.

I took the Metro down and fortunately there was a shuttle bus for the Kennedy Center waiting outside! We roll up and it looked like the line for a Trump rally!

And there was no ropes, fences, barriers, blue sawhorses that the NYPD is famous for or the need for any security. The line was organic. No pushing, shoving, yelling, screaming, fighting or the need for security. People were polite, friendly and pleasant.

There were people of all ages, shapes, and shades. And only men and women! All appropriately dressed. There was one black guy with dreadlocks flying “colors” head to toe; red, white and blue. Even members of the Jewish faith! This was shocking to me as Charlie was a devout Christian. But why not, they want to pay respects too! While in line I saw another friend Andre Soriano! Small world!

We get inside and get our wristbands. Again, the Kennedy Center was packed. And everything was running smoothly. We head upstairs and ended up in Bob Uecker seats! I didn’t mind because I knew there was a lot more people behind us that can’t make it inside!

Once inside it felt like church. Musicians were playing hymns, people in the packed house singing along waving arms in the air. A state representative from Arizona came out and said a prayer, then the pledge of allegiance.

Then two ladies who knew Kirk who used to work for him came out and said that there were 85 members of Congress and members of the White House staff in the room! And they were not kidding. The next person to speak was House Speaker Mike Johnson!

If that wasn’t enough, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was next! She has a special place in our heart as she agreed to come on Liberty Roundtable while I was at CPAC in 2024!

Then came the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard! When the ladies mentioned White House staff, I was thinking staffers nobody knows, not members of the cabinet!

The next speaker was Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr! RFK talked about the time he went on Charlie’s podcast as mortal enemies and finished as brothers in arms!

Then Kari Lake came out talking about her interactions with Kirk and how one of her daughters quit Turning Point USA because she took Charlie Kirk’s advice. To get married and start a family!

Two other politicians came out to talk about how Kirk changed their lives. Then came the closing remarks and closing hymns. I took my daughter home and then met up with Ed Huebner for some wings and drinks!

I’m very glad I attended. I got to spend quality time with my daughter. She got to see some of the most powerful people in America with her own eyes. That prayer vigil was more inspiring and had more meaning than a typical Sunday service at church! I’d like to thank Alessandra Griffitt for the invite, Ed Huebner for the motivation to attend and the wings at Kilroy’s and Andre Soriano for just being Andre!

Conventional wisdom caught up to us.

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Last Friday Sam Bushman forwarded a press release to James Edwards and myself concerning Anthony Cumia’s new Sunday night show being syndicated by Red Apple Media. I’m very happy for Cumia. First; Cumia was given a bum deal in 2014, when he said some not nice things on Twitter after he was attacked. He was peronsa non grata after the news broke. Cumia had to get back on his two feet by himself! And he did it by himself. Just like Sam, James and myself. Second: Cumia and Red Apple Media are saving this industry! 

James Edwards brought up the point that we have been saying what Cumia has been saying way before he went more public on controversial issues. Conventional wisdom is shifting towards us. We haven’t changed one bit, except our family has gotten much bigger! Besides Cumia, a number of YouTube personalities have made it big saying what we have been saying for over two decades now. Hell, I look at the Hodge brothers and I tell James that the Hodge’s are the black version of us! Yet despite all the work we have done paving the way for all these other folks, we are still ignored! We have so much talent in our family, its not funny. Add the fact this network has a beautiful spokesmodel (Danila Rodrigues) who happens to be Latina, and not one outlet outside Liberty News Radio has interviewed her! Why? Because they are jealous that they didn’t come up with such a concept. Unlike Larry O’Connor who has inside the Beltway soccer moms, Danila is 75 Radio! She too will break necks if necessary! (Same thing with Heather McBride!) Our colleagues in the meida can’t grasp the concept a network of so-called male chauvinist racist pigs have a Latina on staff! 

And again, I have two words: “Your welcome.” This is for our fans, sponsors, and supporters. You have stuck with us through thick and thin. You know a good thing when you hear it. And we are literally decades ahead of everyone else! We were the guinea pigs to talk about controversial subjects. And we paid for it! And were still not done! 

And to prove that there no difference on air or off air after our email exchange I texted “I love you” to James Edwards. He replied in kind. I said oops, that was for Danila! 

White House Easter message

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Editor’s note: This is one of the most powerful Easter messages we have seen in a long time. When was the last time a politician mentioned “our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity.

Beginning with Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and culminating in the Paschal Triduum, which begins on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Good Friday, and reaching its pinnacle in the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night. This week is a time of reflection for Christians to memorialize Jesus’ crucifixion—and to prepare their hearts, minds, and souls for His miraculous Resurrection from the dead.

During this sacred week, we acknowledge that the glory of Easter Sunday cannot come without the sacrifice Jesus Christ made on the cross.  In His final hours on Earth, Christ willingly endured excruciating pain, torture, and execution on the cross out of a deep and abiding love for all His creation.  Through His suffering, we have redemption.  Through His death, we are forgiven of our sins.  Through His Resurrection, we have hope of eternal life.  On Easter morning, the stone is rolled away, the tomb is empty, and light prevails over darkness—signaling that death does not have the final word.

This Holy Week, my Administration renews its promise to defend the Christian faith in our schools, military, workplaces, hospitals, and halls of government.  We will never waver in safeguarding the right to religious liberty, upholding the dignity of life, and protecting God in our public square.

As we focus on Christ’s redeeming sacrifice, we look to His love, humility, and obedience—even in life’s most difficult and uncertain moments.  This week, we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our beloved Nation.  We pray that America will remain a beacon of faith, hope, and freedom for the entire world, and we pray to achieve a future that reflects the truth, beauty, and goodness of Christ’s eternal kingdom in Heaven.

May God bless you and your family during this special time of year and may He continue to bless the United States of America.