CNN’s Ed Lavandera visits Gillespie County, Texas, where he speaks with a 2020 election denier who is now an election precinct judge and other county officials that have been affected by the spread of misinformation.
A tip line set up by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin for parents to submit complaints about CRT being taught in schools was quietly closed due to lack of complaints. This comes after Youngkin made nonexistent CRT the single most important issue of his gubernatorial run. Texas Paul reports.
LYRICS John Emory I am special Oh, so special I have privilege that most will deny On Truth Social I’ll show everyone how I can lie It’s seditious ‘gainst my wishes Forget national security Oh, my Precious! Give my documents back to me See the famous man in that portrait there How rich d’ya think he must be Such an orange face Such head of hair Such a creepy smile Such a special me! There’s excitement And indictment Legal plans that consist of delays ‘Cause I’m loved By a pretty and wonderful base! I’ll outlast a Special master A Top Secret disaster concealed If I have to Find a judge to hear my appeals
I cannot make up my mind if DeathSantis is a true beleive or just pandering to the Christian right to get elected. More and more I think he is a true believer. I do know that when he was in the us House of Rep. he was thought of as being really stupid some said worse than Gohmert. Does this mean his attacks on the LGBTQ+ and the attempts to roll the US society / culture back to the 1950s is a true desire of his Christian faith? That makes him even more dangerous. Notice he claims he was sent by the Christian god to defend the downtrodden, so he does that by attacking the LGBTQ+ and promoting Christian ideas in laws and public schools? I have this in two different feeds so you may see this twice. Hugs
Ron DeSantis, a professional bully, thinks he’s a fighter (image via Shutterstock)
In a new campaign ad that, in a more rational world, would anger religious conservatives, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is deemed a “fighter” sent by the Christian God to defend the downtrodden.
The ad is based on a speech conservative radio broadcaster Paul Harvey delivered in 1978 called “So God Made a Farmer.” The gist is that God wants someone to do lots the work, impact local government, help his neighbor, go to church, and essentially be a real-life Norman Rockwell character… therefore, God made farmers. Not a bad way to suck up to the audience at a convention for the Future Farmers of America.
The DeSantis team took that script, changed “farmer” to “fighter,” modified the rest of the script accordingly, and painted the conservative culture warrior as if he were some kind of American savior.
And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a protector.” So God made a fighter. God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, kiss his family goodbye, travel thousands of miles for no other reason than to serve the people, to save their jobs, their livelihoods, their liberty, their happiness.” So God made a fighter.
God said, “I need someone to be strong, advocate truth in the midst of hysteria. Someone who challenges conventional wisdom and isn’t afraid to defend what he knows to be right and just.” So God made a fighter.
God said, “I need somebody who will take the arrows, stand firm in the wake of unrelenting attacks, look a mother in the eyes and tell her that her child will be in school. She can keep her job, go to church, eat dinner with friends, and hold the hand of an aging parent, taking their breath for the last time.” So God made a fighter.
God said, “I need a family man. A man who would laugh, and then sigh, and then reply with smiling eyes when his daughter says she wants to spend her life doing what dad does.”
So God made a fighter.
The script is bizarre for a number of reasons, the most obvious being that DeSantis paints himself as God’s gift to humanity. If Joe Biden released a similar ad, every white evangelical pastor and FOX anchor would be screaming about blasphemy.
It’s also a ridiculous ad because DeSantis isn’t a fighter. Any fighter worth admiring is someone who isn’t afraid to put his own body or reputation on the line when pushing back against those who are more powerful. DeSantis is a coward who goes after marginalized communities in order to receive praise from within his right-wing echo chamber.
He’s not a fighter. He’s a professional asshole who represents the epitome of white evangelical Christian and conservative Catholic rage. He’ll use their rhetoric to hurt as many people outside their bubble as possible, all while being hailed as a hero by the people who claim moral superiority over everyone else.
He’s not a fighter. He’s a walking advertisement for why decent humans should ditch the Republican Party and organized religion entirely.
DeSantis doesn’t know how to fight because he has no principles to fight for. All he has is the power of his office, and he’s using that to wage wars against everyone who’s critical of him. Whatever happens with his political career, he’ll never be remembered as a fighter, just a guy who got away with all kinds of dipshittery because the conservative religious zealots in his corner never had the courage to defend the least of these.
After a county library director in Tennessee was fired for refusing to take down a Gay Pride-themed book display, Columbia Tennessee resident Jessee Graham spoke at a Board Of Trustees meeting opposing the firing and laying out the hypocrisy of taking such action to supposedly prevent abuse. Graham told the meeting, “I’ve never been assaulted at a drag show but i have been at church…twice!”
Billionaires have spent over $900 million dollars on the midterm elections. John Iadarola, Cenk Uygur, Mark Thompson discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
“With under a week until the U.S. midterm elections, Americans for Tax Fairness revealed Thursday that billionaires have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into campaigns this cycle, largely to benefit Republican candidates.
“A torrent of billionaire cash is drowning our democracy,” declared Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF).
“Money talks when it comes to influencing candidates and winning elections, and the loudest voices by far are billionaires pushing for lower taxes so they can accumulate even greater wealth and have even more power and influence.”
“If we are going to have an economy that works for everyone, billionaires need to start paying their fair share,” Clemente added.
“And if we are going to have a democracy that works for everyone, we need to greatly curb the influence of billionaire money in our politics.”
Despite Sean Hannity claiming no Republican has ever supported cutting Social Security, recent video of GOP Senator Mike Lee shows otherwise. John Iadarola, Cenk Uygur, Mark Thompson discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET.
Joe Manchin is looking to cut a deal with Republicans on funding social security, medicare and medicaid. John Iadarola, Cenk Uygur, Mark Thompson discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
“Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Thursday called for a broad bipartisan deal to protect the solvency of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, popular programs that face serious funding issues over the next few decades.
“You’re going to get your financial house in order. We cannot live with this crippling debt,” Manchin, whose pivotal vote both delayed and helped pass big pieces of President Biden’s agenda, told Fortune’s Alan Murray at a CEO conference.
“If we don’t look at the trust funds that are going bankrupt, whether they be Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, highway, all the ones — there are tremendous problems right now,” Manchin said when asked where he sees areas of potential compromise in Washington after the Nov. 8 midterm elections.
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