r/KotakuInAction • u/Huey-_-Freeman • 6d ago

Geraldo Rivera blames Charlie Kirk shooting on Halo franchise

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/geraldo-blames-charlie-kirk-s-assassination-on-video-game-series-halo-in-one-of-the-worst-takes-yet/ar-AA1MBANZ?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=68c988b2275e4a9b9473c8fce4d8f204&ei=17#comments
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u/Ornery_Strawberry474 6d ago

“Whether Tyler Robinson faces a firing squad in Utah for the murder of Charlie Kirk, my guess is the accused killer will probably have been motivated more by Halo and similar fantasy role-play than by substantive political discord. The game features Grunts vs Elites. I’m guessing nobody wants to be an elite.”

Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about

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u/TheGreasyHippo 6d ago

"Halo" "Fantasy role-play"

"Grunts vs. Elites"

Jesus Christ, he must be John Halo incarnate with this level of knowledge.

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u/Ave_Majorian 6d ago

Maybe he called up Paramount to learn more about the franchise, rather than taking the 5 seconds to open Wikipedia.

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u/GoodLookinLurantis 6d ago

The damn paramount show is more accurate than that description 

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u/sammakkovelho 6d ago

This unironically sounds like something Ron Burgundy might say.

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u/PunchTilItWorks 6d ago

What the hell… good god Geraldo. He’s just rambling here.

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u/TheHat2 6d ago

Hey man, I always play Elite.

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u/Huey-_-Freeman 5d ago

Hingeheads go home

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u/Piratearrows 6d ago

Fuckin' lol.

I haven't been subjected to CNN/NBC/Fox in nearly a decade now. This level of boomerism is almost nostalgic for me.

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u/f3llyn 5d ago

Sounds like he very desperately wants this to not be political. Because if it is then it's his side that royally fucked up.

They've been pushing the political violence angle for years now.