Lake Forest Leadership Hypocrisy: 2020 Floyd vs 2025 Kirk | Lake Forest Podcast

A powerful conversation with hosts Pete Jansons, Joe Weiss, and Jeff Urso on the double standard of Lake Forest leadership: vocal in 2020 during the George Floyd / Black Lives Matter vigil, but silent in 2025 during the Charlie Kirk vigil.We examine what leadership means, who showed up, who stayed silent, and whether Lake Forest College and city officials failed their community.✨ Key topics: leadership hypocrisy, Lake Forest College culture, city council priorities, parking challenges, and the changing vibe of Market Square.👥 Hosts: Pete Jansons, Joe Weiss, Jeff Urso📍 Vigil coverage: Sept. 21, 2025 (Charlie Kirk, Market Square, Lake Forest) vs June 3, 2020 (George Floyd, Market Square, Lake Forest).✨ Key Moments0:00 Intro & sponsors3:11 Jeff Urso on Duffers and Lake Forest Hockey FB Post6:41 Premise of the Lake Forest Podcast9:13 Joe Weiss on Charlie Kirk11:27 Rev. Jim Buckman speaks at Kirk vigil (via Dan Rogers, Shields GOP) [Pioneer Press photo]11:58 Lake Forest College student mocking Kirk at vigil12:35 Market Square vigil clip Watch13:35 Should leadership attend? 2020 BLM vs 2025 Kirk (Pete = yes, Joe & Jeff = no)14:22 2020 Lake Forest Black Lives Matter vigil29:00 Expectations of leadership29:33 Lack of leadership at Lake Forest College — Pres. Mike Sosulski clip (“Kirk not welcome”)34:27 “It’s 1968 again” — conservatives targeted36:38 Who is the leader of Lake Forest?42:16 Pete’s bar culture example with Jeff46:47 What leadership could have done49:45 City Council meeting & parking52:18 Parking loophole53:32 Should paid parking end?🔗 Subscribe:    / @lakeforestpodcast  🌐 Visit: https://www.lakeforestpodcast.com💰 Support:   / lakeforestpodcast  #LakeForestPodcast #PeteJansons #JoeWeiss #JeffUrso #SkooWalker #LakeForestIL #LakeBluffIL #GeorgeFloyd #CharlieKirk #LakeForestCollege #LeadershipHypocrisy #MarketSquare #BlackLivesMatter #TurningPointUSA #LakeForestPolitics #IllinoisPolitics #LocalLeadership #CityCouncil #LakeCountyIL #LakeForestScouts