https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...esantis-book-bans-martin-county-jodi-picoult/ Florida is an oppressive state engaging in mass censorship despite what DeSantis claims. Talk about engaging in cancel culture.
Not only that, the "Drama Queen DeSantis" uses the word WOKE like it's toxic. He's a real piece of work. A calculating right winger who needs to shut his so called White Christian mouth and learn that you can't just force your own beliefs into laws because you think your way is the only way people should live. Oh, and speak out against him and you will pay one way or another. He wouldn't stand a chance running for President.
Other titles getting removed include “Mighty Jack and the Goblin King,” a graphic novel featuring kids traveling through a magic portal and fighting monsters. One citizen (not Marshall this time) filed an objection noting that at one point the sister yells at her brother, “Jack, you ass! Stop it!” Then there’s “Drama,” a graphic novel about a school play in which a boy who wears a dress as part of the production has an onstage kiss with another boy actor. Just wait until these parents hear about “Twelfth Night.” this snowflake behavior from republicans is such a joke
Absolutely. And it models a crappy way to deal with being offended. Poor parenting choices and worse censorship and cancel culture.
WSJ puff piece: Ron DeSantis Is Definitely Running By Peggy NoonanFollow March 9, 2023 6:31 pm ET Mr. DeSantis is a big dawg, and it isn’t only Donald Trump trying to take him down. A prospective competitor called recently to share his thoughts: “DeSantis is a cheap imitation of Trump, it’s Fox News soundbites and cowboy boots with 2-inch heels.” Others retail the gossip that he’s “on the spectrum.” Two DeSantis question areas: First, his temperament. Does he connect with voters on the trail? How does he play it when he gets smacked around in debate? On the stage in his 2022 debate with Democrat Charlie Crist he seemed defensive and testy. This when he was on top of the world with a landslide coming. You don’t have to be a happy warrior, but you probably can’t be a morose one. Second, can he learn to explain his thinking? He tends more to announce decisions than explain how he got there. But in the culture wars especially, you must take time and show your good faith. Can he come down with force and logic when nuts on his own side get out of line? A supporter in the state Legislature this week put out a bill that would mandate bloggers register with the state. It was absurd. More was needed from Mr. DeSantis than a statement that he had nothing to do with it. It was an opportunity to share his thinking—almost a magic moment.
I just watched that John Oliver piece about Ron DeSantis and yes, as @FranchiseBlade put it, Oliver hits it "out of the park." In particular, I was struck by the nugget of information he laid on us about Fox News. The same "news" source whose anchors and reporters actively pushed the false narrative that trump actually "won" the 2020 election, when behind the scenes they both admitted to each other that what they were telling their audience was false, while repeatedly insulting trump, asked DeSantis to appear on Fox News one hundred and thirteen times over a 4 month period. Fox "News" has found their new favorite political creature to push upon America, Ron DeSantis.
