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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reaches disgraceful new low in bullying Special Olympics | Opinion (and a <b>BIG BARF OF AN OPINION)</b>
Yahoo Sports ^ | 6/5/22 | Mike Freeman

Posted on 06/06/2022 12:38:03 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

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White supremacist ADJACENT. Donchya love how the leftist turds call anyone they don't like racist without calling them racist? And how they exploit the vulnerable, children and disabled people to advance their agendas. As far as the MLB, SHUT UP AND PLAY BALL! As it is y'all make insane bucks playing and promoting what's essentially a kid's game.
1 posted on 06/06/2022 12:38:03 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

Eff Yahoo


2 posted on 06/06/2022 12:40:01 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Impala64ssa

Mike Freeman would likely qualify as a participant in the special Olympics. The board members, however, would not. No one is being bullied.


3 posted on 06/06/2022 12:41:19 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Another thing, I thought the woke “not sees” told us calling a disabled person SPECIAL was deragatory. But then again the NAACP never renamed itself even though we’re not supposed to say COLORED


4 posted on 06/06/2022 12:41:47 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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in case you didn’t or couldnt read the full context:

DeSantis is threatening to fine the Special Olympics that are being held in Florida for forcing contestants to get vaccinated for covid-19.

“Bullying” is thus defined as standing up for the rights of people to choose for themselves which medical treatments (or non-medical in this case) that people endure.


5 posted on 06/06/2022 12:48:05 PM PDT by NicoDon
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There is nothing that prevents any of the participants from getting a vaccination, if they want one. DeSantis' decision supports that and is not 'bullying".

Telling the participants you have to take this shot, in order to play, now that is bullying.

6 posted on 06/06/2022 12:50:39 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Never do anything illegal, when you are doing something illegal. )
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So, during the Trump administration, they attempted to cut the funding.

DeVos explains that donations to said Olympics are more than enough to cover the costs…..

But she also said at first that the philanthropic support the organization gets renders federal funding for the Special Olympics unnecessary. “The Special Olympics is an awesome organization, one that is well supported by the philanthropic sector, as well,” she told Rep. Mark Pocan, a Wisconsin Democrat.

If I’m reading this correctly, they’re getting donations and public money. Wonder what the bookkeeping says about where all that money is going. Use FedGov to pay the bills, pocket all the donations as bonuses for a job well done or vice versa.

Either way, I’m thinking a deep dive into the finances would reveal some amazing graft and corruption.


7 posted on 06/06/2022 12:51:19 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: NicoDon

Bigger question to me is why is the government funding any athletic events?


8 posted on 06/06/2022 12:51:44 PM PDT by sjmjax
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To: NicoDon

Thanks for explaining...These leftists are truly evil, sick twisted people.


9 posted on 06/06/2022 12:53:20 PM PDT by mikelets456
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To: Impala64ssa

Is it True that Mike Freeman from Yahoo spends his Saturdays at the Park filming little Boys with a blanket covering his lap?


10 posted on 06/06/2022 12:54:37 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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Correlary: Bullying defintely does NOT equal forcing people to get an experimental medical treatment they do not want and penalizing them by banning from from basic acivities and services if they refuse to do it. Nope, definitely not bullying. Forcing people to stop doing that is what bullying is!


11 posted on 06/06/2022 12:55:17 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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It is true that DeSantis' cruelty and white nationalist-adjacency go beyond attacking the vulnerable

WOW, talk about the hatred on the Left.

12 posted on 06/06/2022 12:55:47 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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So how is that different than REQUIRING vaxxes and masks in order to participate in ANY activity? Such as in Bluyork?

Especially now that it is becoming apparent that vaxxes are causing more deaths and injuries[ ironicly enough, to athletes, among others] than the disease EVER caused?

As for MLB and the other woke pukes: you can be woke as you want but not with taxpayer dollars.

Aside: Kudos to the Miami players who refused to wear pride crap. More should take that stand.


13 posted on 06/06/2022 12:57:05 PM PDT by Adder (Dumblecrats: Spending $$ we don't have on crap we don't need for people who pay no taxes.)
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I just drove on to an air force base. Tge marquis says this base celebrates pride month.

If I had little kids in the car I would have to explain to pre pubescents what sex is and then what homosexuality is.

There is no way that that is not offensive.


14 posted on 06/06/2022 12:57:21 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Impala64ssa

The media will be just as horrible to DeSantis if he becomes the party nominee.


15 posted on 06/06/2022 12:57:27 PM PDT by dixie1202
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I just drove on to an air force base. Tge marquis says this base celebrates pride month.

If I had little kids in the car I would have to explain to pre pubescents what sex is and then what homosexuality is.

There is no way that that is not offensive.

Bullying.


16 posted on 06/06/2022 12:57:37 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Vaquero

Aw, poor little Yahoo is throwing another whiny tantrum.


17 posted on 06/06/2022 12:59:20 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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Is it True that Mike Freeman from Yahoo spends his Saturdays at the Park filming little Boys with a blanket covering his lap
He strikes me as the sort who would park a white van at a park asking kids if they "want to see his cute little puppies"😖🤬
18 posted on 06/06/2022 1:02:26 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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thanks for that

i really HATE giving commie yahoo clicks


19 posted on 06/06/2022 1:15:43 PM PDT by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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What a shallow attempt at agitprop. Trouble is, a lot of shallow minds will read this and take it as face value. That's what sheep do.

The truth here is that DeSantis is negating the mandate that all participants be Covid-vaccinated in order to partipate in these events. You want to get vaxxed, more power to you. If not, you cannot be forced.

You wouldn't get that from reading this pathetic tripe of an article, though.

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20 posted on 06/06/2022 1:24:10 PM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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