Rolling Stone reports that today in Phoenix, Charlie Kirk's radical right-wing group Turning Point USA (TPUSA) will convene a large number of white supremacist and anti-Semite characters to stew in their bigotry at their national conference. Many are expected to espouse anti-Semitic, anti-democratic and pro-Malignant Loser views at their "AmericaFest" gathering, as evidenced by some of the scheduled speakers, led by the despicable Roseanne Barr:
"AmericaFest will be kicked off Saturday night by Roseanne Barr — the far-right comedian, who this past summer not only voiced Holocaust denial, but made a call for violence against the Jewish people. 'Nobody died in the Holocaust,' Barr said on a June podcast with Theo Von. 'That’s the truth.' Barr followed that lie with an even more shocking statement: “It should happen. Six million Jews should die right now, ‘cause they cause all the problems in the world.'” (our emphasis)
It's sick that Barr, born to a Jewish family (Borisofsky) and whose great grandparents were killed in the Holocaust, would utter such hate just to curry favor with the fascistic right. She's not alone:
"Barr is an extreme example, but she is far from alone among TPUSA speakers in making troubling comments about Jews. Jason Whitlock, a host for Blaze Media, this June denounced 'Jewish pride' as an 'affront to God,' while insisting that Jews are in league with LGBTQ minorities and Black Americans in the pursuit of power and 'a one-world government.' [snip]
Other top TPUSA speakers also have an offensive track record of voicing anti-Jewish rhetoric and conspiracy theories. They include Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who infamously blamed western wildfires on satellite weapons controlled by the Rothschilds, a.k.a. 'Jewish space lasers.' (Addressing that controversy in a new book MTG insists, “I have no antisemitic sentiments whatsoever.”)
AmericaFest star speaker Tucker Carlson has routinely attacked the Jewish president of Ukraine, with claims about Zelensky’s 'rat-like' appearance and 'shifty' behavior, with commentators criticizing Carlson for trafficking in 'antisemitic tropes.'” [snip]
Kirk, TPUSA’s founder, has been called out in recent weeks for promoting anti-Jewish ideas himself. Kirk hosts a popular podcast, on which he parroted the same antisemitic trope that landed Elon Musk in such hot water: 'It is true,' he alleged, 'that some of the largest financiers of left-wing, anti-white causes have been Jewish Americans.'” (our emphasis)
There are more examples in Rolling Stone's article of the Nazi-like rhetoric that has been uttered by many of the featured speakers, and will likely be well-received by the MAGA cult audience. Members of the Malignant Loser's inner circle, including Trump Junior, Roger Stone, and Steve Bannon will also add their toxic voices to the mix. No word on whether representatives from Iran or Hamas will speak.
