Once loyal 40 year GOP member, now a non-tribal independent. GOP left me. Once upon a time it was OK to respectfully disagree. Likes & RTs ≠ endorsements.
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3 large brand blowups in less than 3 years
1. @budlight
2. @CrackerBarrel
3. @Heritage
They take forever to build & moments to shoot themselves in the foot.
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💯. We need more of this, and I'm glad to see the tables finally turning. Those who claim "conservatism" yet back Fuentes and Shucker are wolves in sheep's clothing. There should be NO room for the likes of Fuentes or Shucker. NONE.
I want to say -- unequivocally-- that I agree with everything Ben says here, unless there is something he said I can't remember, but nothing comes to mind. He is at his best here and I implore you to watch this if you think a) Fuentes is not evil and b) that Tucker can be justified in any way for inviting him on and throwing him softballs and not challenging his vile answers, and c) that Heritage should not be ashamed both for their statement in defense of Tucker, and also, more shockingly, doubling down on it when reasonably and inevitably attacked for it.
As far as I know, Fuentes has been poison since he's been on the public scene, but Tucker was at one time a valuable and gifted spokesman for the right, not to mention a very nice guy. I hate saying this, but it no longer matters if he's a nice guy. It no longer matters that he did great work for conservatism. He is throwing all that down the drain for who knows what conceivable reason. Did he ever believe what he said when he was shooting bullseyes when with Fox?
Heritage, too. I can't sit back and allow my historic admiration for this august organization and for Kevin Roberts, who, like Tucker, has been nothing but nice and respectful to me in my very limited interaction with him(them). I hate taking on people I thought were on my side, but this all stinks to high heaven and if I don't have the moral courage to step up to the plate and condemn all this in the strongest terms, then I become passively complicit. I can't live with that.
Again, I beg you to watch and hear every word of Ben's podcast here, including every clip he uses letting these people speak for themselves, and explain to me, if you are so inclined, how you can conclude anything appreciably different from what I'm saying here.
Lines must be drawn, indeed they've already been drawn, and not by us. But I'm going to do everything in my power to stay on the other side of the line from these influences. These are not mere political disagreements. These are moral and spiritual inflection points from which there is no turning back. If you care about the country, if you care about the conservative movement and MAGA, and if you care about your own soul, please prayerfully consider these vital developments -- and issues.
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When individuals show you who they are, believe them. After what I’ve seen from the Heritage “support” of Shucker’s puff interview with Fuentes, and those defending Heritage, I’ve never been more proud to be an Independent. The GOP has lost its d@mn mind.
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Just, what? What are you doing, man?
.@mattgutmanABC says he found the messages between Charlie Kirk's killer and his trans boyfriend "very touching, in a way, that I think many of us didn’t expect."
Absolutely sick.
He died trying to promote open debate on college campuses, where some young people are now celebrating his assassination, write Maya Sulkin and Sean Fischer. thefp.com/p/students-celebra…
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PSA/short 🧵:
If you celebrate, in any form, the cold-blooded murder of an unarmed innocent man who happens to see the world differently than you, about anything (not just politics), you're a terrible human being. Or, you're a sociopath. There's no third option. No "but."
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MSNBC’s shameful
output since Charlie Kirk was shot, first suggesting it was one of his own supporters firing a gun in ‘celebration’, then inferring he brought it on himself with his opinions, confirms everything I’ve always suspected about the woke left - they’re repulsive.
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What happened to Charlie Kirk is one of the worst things that has happened in American politics. My heart goes out to his family. FUCK WHOEVER DID THIS! Not only is it deeply tragic by itself, but we are now all in danger. Violence is always wrong and it's intellectual surrender.
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This is from a PR account with 23,000 followers. But not a word on MSNBC's main account, which has 5 million.
Statement from MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler: “During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable. We apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise."
Why does @CNN, @jaketapper & @ErinBurnett keep calling Kirk’s killing at “possible assassination? What else would it be? Certainly you aren’t following Matthew Dowd’s 💩 show on @msbnc thinking it was some sort of celebratory gun shot?
"a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration". Clearly spoken by someone who knows nothing about guns. No gun owner shoots guns in "celebration". Profoundly stupid stuff from @MSBNC
This is repulsive.
Charlie Kirk is a husband and father to two beautiful children and someone tried to assassinate him for his speech.
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Rarely do I agree with Governor Hobbs, but on this I do. I've been using mailed ballots since 2000 and never an issue.
Voting by mail is a trusted Arizona tradition, created by Republicans and used by most Arizonans.
As governor, I’ll always protect it so that every eligible Arizonan can have their voice heard.
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It’s hard to remember how insane things were…but we need to remember.
Too bad @NeilYoungNYA forgot about the "free" part during the Covid.