Posted on 07/22/2020 6:03:54 AM PDT by Kaslin
I watched the interview of my friend and former political opponent, Senator Mike Braun, Republican of Indiana, on the Tucker Carlson show recently regarding the topic of BLM and police reform. I know Senator Braun because we are both from Jasper, Indiana, a small town in south-central Indiana, population of 15,000. Braun is an immensely successful businessman whose company employs more than 600 individuals. I came to know Mike when we ran against one another for the state representative seat for Indiana’s 63rd district in 2014. We spoke before the same audiences and sat at the same tables. We discussed issues and philosophies. He defeated me handily.
I would not describe him as a movement conservative, which meant he was likely to move leftward once ensconced in D.C. after winning the Senate seat in 2018. He favored lower taxes and large deductibles for health insurance coverage. All well and good, but limited. Beyond that, I felt he knew little. Not on national or international matters, on energy or immigration. Nor on cultural issues, which Republicans have ignored, to the nation’s detriment, for decades. Braun provided a clue of the direction he would take when in his very first year in the Senate he joined with Senator Chris Coons, (D-DE) to form the first Senate bipartisan caucus on “finding solutions to ‘climate change.’” Not a good start, Mike. Still, I thought, in most ways, at least, he would have conservative, common-sense instincts as a Jasper man, Midwesterner, and successful businessman.
As many have seen, I could not have been more wrong. Braun’s response to the post-George Floyd rioting was to introduce a bill named the “Reforming Qualified Immunity Act.” This bill would have taken aim at “qualified immunity,”
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Tweet: Andy Ngo
I recognize a lot of the so-called “moms” as the same antifa women who dressed in black as recent as a couple days ago. They just put on a yellow shirt now for optics. Most of these people aren’t mothers & many don’t even identify as female. #PortlandRiots
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https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1285839279843753985
I just don’t see how any decent human being can support BLM.
“A new political vehicle is required, or the party drastically reformed.”
The Republican War Party
Better yet....
The War Party
Most people get their news from a quick 10 second look at a twitter headline and that is the depth of their involvement of researching issues.
The Portland ‘theater’ is what I’d call the whole landscape of Antifa and it’s operation in the city. Probably 300 actors who put on fresh clothing each night, and have a staged production to meet...with a script.
I think the Fed agents, as they take these folks in a couple at a time....are just shaking their heads because these people know very little about the movement or who runs this.
Bush League Republicans is all that Mitch wants in his Senate.
That’s why he helps Democrats win seats when we nominate conservatives.
It’s not hard to trick a media who wants so desperately to believe. :)
RINO alert.
“ I just don’t see how any decent human being can support BLM.”
That’s the problem. There are lots of indecent human beings in America now.
Democrats: Black Lives Matters (BLM) and their supporters demand that Juneteenth be recognized as a national holiday.
Republican response: Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Cornyn (R-TX) and James Lankford (R-OK) propose an amendment to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth holiday.
Democrats: Antifa and BLM supporters riot over the issue of police brutality.
Republican response: Senator Mike Braun (R-IA) introduces the ‘Reforming Qualified Immunity Act’, a bill which would reduce police officer’s qualified immunity and make it easier for people to sue individual police officers.
The comment made by KC Lion “Most people get their news from a quick 10 second look at a twitter headline and that is the depth of their involvement of researching issues.”
Is right on target
In political campaigns while the use of Social Electronic Formats are useful in presenting political positions. Relying solely on using those venues is a mistake because of their SEF content limitations and media bias .
There’s too much use of personality hate Trump preferences as the excuse for quote, impeachment, unquote. It’s a distraction from the real reason.
What should be looked into and brought to public attention is the connection to the corruption used by the swamp creatures Trump would put a screeching halt to. And offered as the real reason why they are going after Trump.
This is done by the use of reprinted material including handouts and flyers such as of articles in FR and the planning of area saturation distribution known as “blitzing” in the targeted area is essential of one wants to win.
Non-smokers who smoke.
Meat-eating vegetarians.
Straight men who have sex with men.
Conservative democrats.
Bump
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