At the moment, Disney World’s Splash Mountain ride is closed because it offended perhaps four or five people with its “Song of the South” characters.
Despite the fact that millions of people queued up to ride Splash Mountain, Disney executives were mortified their customers weren’t more socially sensitive and the company is now spending tens of millions of dollars to replace B’rer Rabbit with Princess Tiana, who happens to be black.
A year or so ago, an executive at Disney’s movie studio bragged that the company wouldn’t produce a film where at least 40 percent of its characters were minorities or members of an authorized oppressed class.
If you’ve seen a recent Disney movie, you can quickly tell everyone got this memo.
As a sports fan, I noted how efficiently Disney transformed ESPN into an ideological CNN. (I knew ESPN had jumped the shark when its now defunct print magazine published a cover story on the perils of Global Warming.
I’d add that Disney was so committed to the Current Thing that they refused to re-open Disney World long after Gov. DeSantis told all businesses in his state they were free to make money again.
Good article Bill! I thought Alex Berenson had missed the point somehow about DeSantis. The Govenor seems to be about the only man standing in the political world anywhere who actually appears to have both beliefs and common sense in abundance! I certainly don't agree with everything he says and I think he should have held off until Trump had finished with politics. I would enjoy seeing a contest between Robert F Kennedy Jr and Ron DeSantis - two men with integrity having more in common than they may realise. Not going to happen though.
As for Disney and all those Woke corporations snuggled up with the governments of the world - well, they would do well to remember that they actually need customers! I hear Disney is struggling to get people to see their movies these days because they are so boringly "correct". People don't want to be lectured by their cartoons, beer cans or car company!
May 31, 2023·edited May 31, 2023Liked by Bill Rice, Jr.
I've liked DeSantis. My observations are that he talks a great game, makes very high profile announcements of policy I support, bravely. That unfortunately don't end up as faithfully executed as his announcements.
But something noticeably changed during the week after Mar-a-Lago when he went dark. When he reemerged his staff had changed and so had his authenticity.
Having the experience I have with politicians I rather suspect he had The Visit. The Visit I've seen many other political leaders get from very influential types. Built like gorillas. In the finest custom made suits. I've seen politicians elected to leadership positions go from solid conservatives, libertarian values to mouthing progressive talking points and even become "moderate" Democrats. After The Visit. Very persuasive, these gorillas. Who my eyes have witnessed newly elected to leadership politicians disappear into private rooms in expensive restaurants with. Noting it to others at my table. Then working with them after The Visit. Noticeably changed.
Ron DeSantis has been very much like those politicians. As if he got a dead fish in a box left on his doorstep.
It's almost as if our government has become an extension of this, the negotiations between party's and the politicians of the same nature:
I don't dislike Ron DeSantis. But very powerful people have insinuated themselves into his orbit. And while they may give him a longer leash than most politicians, he is now unmistakably on their leash.
He may very well be the best we can hope for given the circumstances. What makes Trump so appealing to so many, that he doesn't seem to be on anyone's leash, may be why he won't be allowed to win. Again. But hope is eternal. And many of us have hope. The powerful don't want us to have that hope. But it is eternal. Thank God.
The politics here er so obvious, it’s ridiculous. DeSantis stands a better chance of beating Tapioca Joe than Trump, so he must be taken out. The corporate owned media is so in lockstep, voters are increasingly foolish to think we have any true say.
Alex Berenson is a NYC liberal and former NYT writer. Even though he’s been ostracized by his left wing friends, he is still unable to give up all his deeply ingrained lefty tendencies. CoVid showed that most Dems are really fascist at heart but Berenson still suffers from cognitive dissonance and doesn’t want to leave the reservation.
Companies, governments, everywhere were becoming woke because the Millennial generation was woke. They were all indoctrinated at universities. If you read the lengthy 'dossier' on Katie Britt, you will know it was even happening here in AL. She was advocating social justice policies as President of the SGA at UA and as President of the BCA. But we still elected her.
The corporations are virtue signaling and dividing us over cultural issues, but they are also damaging their bottom line. Companies have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders - they don't have any requirement to be a 'good corporate citizen'. I think Ron had the right approach. We need state Attorneys General, state treasurers etc. to put a stop to it.
Alex Berenson has been wrong on so many issues, I'm not sure why people give any credence to what he says. As soon as he got back on twitter, I immediately unfollowed him.
Everything you're saying is in fact spot on however you're forgetting unlike RFK Jr DeSantis is bought and paid for! Keep in mind everything is schtick and gimmickry. Bush exploited the religious zealots and no one on the face of this earth exploited the black community to the extent Obama did. DeSantis is doing the exact same (exploiting the division) the parallels to Obama's campaign are uncanny! Don't waste your time and STICK with RFK Jr! The more air time you give, Ron the less you're giving Bobby!!!
Thus far Bobby seems to be the real deal - a man of tremendous knowledge honor and integrity! Don't forget unlike all the rest the man has nothing to gain from any of it! For him it's a crusade to save what little is left of this Country! Can the same be said for ANY of the other? Absolutely NOT!!
Screw wokism and the fascism you rightly recognize and call out. I like Haley, DeSantis, Vivek, and West. However, DJT is the only wrecking ball powerful enough to pull us through. If any of the others were dangerous to the status quo the DOJ would be raiding their homes!
Virtually anything the libtards are “for”, I am against. Anything they are “against”, I am for. They are against DeSantis so he must be a threat. I voted for Trump twice, but never again due to WuFlu & his role in it, including warp speed & Faux-Xi, etc. And that he will disavow none of it. And instead of touting his real accomplishments & reminding people how much better off the country was under his leadership. & it can be that way again, he petulantly complains about the past & criticizes DeSantis & then reverses (like with Disney) when the polls show he’s on the wrong side. I think DeSantis going after Disney is apropos, given what’s happening w/ Bud, Target, Dodgers, etc.
That said, the whispers re DeSantis & WEF, Paul Ryan, Bushes, etc. are of interest but not alarming unless real evidence appears. Given how photos & video can be falsely manipulated (have you seen the Tom Cruise fake videos???), it’s going to be hard to uncover truth & lies.
I love your writing but disagree with you on this. DeSantis has been fooled by big Never Trump money. He should have waited and built his brand. It will be a wild Republican primary. I don't see how anyone can take Trump down. It is a shame to see the wasted money on fighting with each other and allowing Biden to not campaign and spend weekends in Delaware. Never underestimate the ability of the Republicans to whiff on what should be an easy home run.
Wow! I agree with everything you wrote. Thank you!
Politicians, on all sides, have turned their backs on the people. Every 4-year cycle it becomes more clear, obvious and worse.
We ALL have one thing in common, all of us, no matter if Democrats, Republicans, Trump fans, climate activists, … anyone. We all are the people and this is our country. I can’t believe, no matter what your background may be, how you can allow those clowns in charge take away our country and everything with it. Generations of our forefathers have worked hard and given their lives, so all of us can have a better future. How can anyone allow this being taken away from us? Open your eyes, open your ears, let your brain work on its own. Don’t eat the junk the clowns feed you. Free your mind. None of us will be winners. There are only losers, except for the clowns who are running this show. How can you all not see that?
They want us to hate each other. They want us to fight with each other. They want us to disagree with each other. No matter who is in the White House, they all want the same thing. They want us to be busy with each other so no one is watching them taking money, resources and power. That’s why they want so much control over us, so they can feed us hate and keep us busy. All of us are fools for not catching this earlier. We are ALL losers, don’t you see that?
So, what does that have to do with DeSantis? Well, I do believe that he is very different from all the other politicians. They know that too. Different in what way? He’s seeing what I described above. And his actions tell us, that he wants to stop all that. This is rare. I look at him like Neo in the Matrix, he’s the one. Of course everyone who has power and control over the people - politicians, corporations, the rich, etc. - they all don’t want him to succeed. He’ll expose them all and open all of our eyes. Even the most hardcore Biden fans will at some point realize that they have been misled. It’s just a matter of how deep we’ll go down that rabbit hole and bring things to light. I think, none of us truly have a clue. I’m sure it is bad, real bad.
Before we disagree again with each other and hate each other for whatever stupid reason that only exists in our mind, can’t we all respect each other, accept each other’s differences and come together as the People of this beautiful country? Can we make our ancestors proud by keeping America the America that it once was? Why can’t we do that together? Why can’t we kick out these clowns that mess with our minds and make us hate each other?
We, together, are the People. Don’t let anyone or anything divide us. United we stand, divided we fall. It’s an old saying, but it is particularly true today, just look around you. I truly believe that DeSantis is on the side of the people. We need to be on his side to stop the madness and all be united again. Let all of our futures be bright together.
"The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public health emergency, may take actions that are necessary to protect the public health. Such actions include, but are not limited to:
[...]
4. Ordering an individual to be examined, tested, vaccinated, treated, isolated, or quarantined for communicable diseases that have significant morbidity or mortality and present a severe danger to public health. Individuals who are unable or unwilling to be examined, tested, vaccinated, or treated for reasons of health, religion, or conscience may be subjected to isolation or quarantine.
[...]
b. If the individual poses a danger to the public health, the State Health Officer may subject the individual to isolation or quarantine. If there is no practical method to isolate or quarantine the individual, the State Health Officer may use any means necessary to vaccinate or treat the individual."
Liked all you said on tnt radio . Now we differ. Backing any of these players because they are the "lesser evil" is what got us this dog eat dog system and keeps the status quo.
At the moment, Disney World’s Splash Mountain ride is closed because it offended perhaps four or five people with its “Song of the South” characters.
Despite the fact that millions of people queued up to ride Splash Mountain, Disney executives were mortified their customers weren’t more socially sensitive and the company is now spending tens of millions of dollars to replace B’rer Rabbit with Princess Tiana, who happens to be black.
A year or so ago, an executive at Disney’s movie studio bragged that the company wouldn’t produce a film where at least 40 percent of its characters were minorities or members of an authorized oppressed class.
If you’ve seen a recent Disney movie, you can quickly tell everyone got this memo.
As a sports fan, I noted how efficiently Disney transformed ESPN into an ideological CNN. (I knew ESPN had jumped the shark when its now defunct print magazine published a cover story on the perils of Global Warming.
I’d add that Disney was so committed to the Current Thing that they refused to re-open Disney World long after Gov. DeSantis told all businesses in his state they were free to make money again.
Good article Bill! I thought Alex Berenson had missed the point somehow about DeSantis. The Govenor seems to be about the only man standing in the political world anywhere who actually appears to have both beliefs and common sense in abundance! I certainly don't agree with everything he says and I think he should have held off until Trump had finished with politics. I would enjoy seeing a contest between Robert F Kennedy Jr and Ron DeSantis - two men with integrity having more in common than they may realise. Not going to happen though.
As for Disney and all those Woke corporations snuggled up with the governments of the world - well, they would do well to remember that they actually need customers! I hear Disney is struggling to get people to see their movies these days because they are so boringly "correct". People don't want to be lectured by their cartoons, beer cans or car company!
I've liked DeSantis. My observations are that he talks a great game, makes very high profile announcements of policy I support, bravely. That unfortunately don't end up as faithfully executed as his announcements.
But something noticeably changed during the week after Mar-a-Lago when he went dark. When he reemerged his staff had changed and so had his authenticity.
Having the experience I have with politicians I rather suspect he had The Visit. The Visit I've seen many other political leaders get from very influential types. Built like gorillas. In the finest custom made suits. I've seen politicians elected to leadership positions go from solid conservatives, libertarian values to mouthing progressive talking points and even become "moderate" Democrats. After The Visit. Very persuasive, these gorillas. Who my eyes have witnessed newly elected to leadership politicians disappear into private rooms in expensive restaurants with. Noting it to others at my table. Then working with them after The Visit. Noticeably changed.
Ron DeSantis has been very much like those politicians. As if he got a dead fish in a box left on his doorstep.
It's almost as if our government has become an extension of this, the negotiations between party's and the politicians of the same nature:
https://www.nationalcrimesyndicate.com/apalachin-meeting/
Who send little dead fish messages like this when a politician has notions of independence:
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/loeffler-campaign-staff-member-kemp-family-friend-dies/OLPRRAIMKNAPZPRJA2GYRIHFMU/
And this:
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/the-gbi-agent-reportedly-assigned-to-gov-kemps-daughters-boyfriends-mysterious-fatal-accident-has-committed-suicide-in-georgia/
I don't dislike Ron DeSantis. But very powerful people have insinuated themselves into his orbit. And while they may give him a longer leash than most politicians, he is now unmistakably on their leash.
He may very well be the best we can hope for given the circumstances. What makes Trump so appealing to so many, that he doesn't seem to be on anyone's leash, may be why he won't be allowed to win. Again. But hope is eternal. And many of us have hope. The powerful don't want us to have that hope. But it is eternal. Thank God.
The politics here er so obvious, it’s ridiculous. DeSantis stands a better chance of beating Tapioca Joe than Trump, so he must be taken out. The corporate owned media is so in lockstep, voters are increasingly foolish to think we have any true say.
Alex Berenson is a NYC liberal and former NYT writer. Even though he’s been ostracized by his left wing friends, he is still unable to give up all his deeply ingrained lefty tendencies. CoVid showed that most Dems are really fascist at heart but Berenson still suffers from cognitive dissonance and doesn’t want to leave the reservation.
Companies, governments, everywhere were becoming woke because the Millennial generation was woke. They were all indoctrinated at universities. If you read the lengthy 'dossier' on Katie Britt, you will know it was even happening here in AL. She was advocating social justice policies as President of the SGA at UA and as President of the BCA. But we still elected her.
The corporations are virtue signaling and dividing us over cultural issues, but they are also damaging their bottom line. Companies have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders - they don't have any requirement to be a 'good corporate citizen'. I think Ron had the right approach. We need state Attorneys General, state treasurers etc. to put a stop to it.
Alex Berenson has been wrong on so many issues, I'm not sure why people give any credence to what he says. As soon as he got back on twitter, I immediately unfollowed him.
Everything you're saying is in fact spot on however you're forgetting unlike RFK Jr DeSantis is bought and paid for! Keep in mind everything is schtick and gimmickry. Bush exploited the religious zealots and no one on the face of this earth exploited the black community to the extent Obama did. DeSantis is doing the exact same (exploiting the division) the parallels to Obama's campaign are uncanny! Don't waste your time and STICK with RFK Jr! The more air time you give, Ron the less you're giving Bobby!!!
Thus far Bobby seems to be the real deal - a man of tremendous knowledge honor and integrity! Don't forget unlike all the rest the man has nothing to gain from any of it! For him it's a crusade to save what little is left of this Country! Can the same be said for ANY of the other? Absolutely NOT!!
You getting lured into the theatrics!
Screw wokism and the fascism you rightly recognize and call out. I like Haley, DeSantis, Vivek, and West. However, DJT is the only wrecking ball powerful enough to pull us through. If any of the others were dangerous to the status quo the DOJ would be raiding their homes!
Virtually anything the libtards are “for”, I am against. Anything they are “against”, I am for. They are against DeSantis so he must be a threat. I voted for Trump twice, but never again due to WuFlu & his role in it, including warp speed & Faux-Xi, etc. And that he will disavow none of it. And instead of touting his real accomplishments & reminding people how much better off the country was under his leadership. & it can be that way again, he petulantly complains about the past & criticizes DeSantis & then reverses (like with Disney) when the polls show he’s on the wrong side. I think DeSantis going after Disney is apropos, given what’s happening w/ Bud, Target, Dodgers, etc.
That said, the whispers re DeSantis & WEF, Paul Ryan, Bushes, etc. are of interest but not alarming unless real evidence appears. Given how photos & video can be falsely manipulated (have you seen the Tom Cruise fake videos???), it’s going to be hard to uncover truth & lies.
Bill,
I love your writing but disagree with you on this. DeSantis has been fooled by big Never Trump money. He should have waited and built his brand. It will be a wild Republican primary. I don't see how anyone can take Trump down. It is a shame to see the wasted money on fighting with each other and allowing Biden to not campaign and spend weekends in Delaware. Never underestimate the ability of the Republicans to whiff on what should be an easy home run.
Wow! I agree with everything you wrote. Thank you!
Politicians, on all sides, have turned their backs on the people. Every 4-year cycle it becomes more clear, obvious and worse.
We ALL have one thing in common, all of us, no matter if Democrats, Republicans, Trump fans, climate activists, … anyone. We all are the people and this is our country. I can’t believe, no matter what your background may be, how you can allow those clowns in charge take away our country and everything with it. Generations of our forefathers have worked hard and given their lives, so all of us can have a better future. How can anyone allow this being taken away from us? Open your eyes, open your ears, let your brain work on its own. Don’t eat the junk the clowns feed you. Free your mind. None of us will be winners. There are only losers, except for the clowns who are running this show. How can you all not see that?
They want us to hate each other. They want us to fight with each other. They want us to disagree with each other. No matter who is in the White House, they all want the same thing. They want us to be busy with each other so no one is watching them taking money, resources and power. That’s why they want so much control over us, so they can feed us hate and keep us busy. All of us are fools for not catching this earlier. We are ALL losers, don’t you see that?
So, what does that have to do with DeSantis? Well, I do believe that he is very different from all the other politicians. They know that too. Different in what way? He’s seeing what I described above. And his actions tell us, that he wants to stop all that. This is rare. I look at him like Neo in the Matrix, he’s the one. Of course everyone who has power and control over the people - politicians, corporations, the rich, etc. - they all don’t want him to succeed. He’ll expose them all and open all of our eyes. Even the most hardcore Biden fans will at some point realize that they have been misled. It’s just a matter of how deep we’ll go down that rabbit hole and bring things to light. I think, none of us truly have a clue. I’m sure it is bad, real bad.
Before we disagree again with each other and hate each other for whatever stupid reason that only exists in our mind, can’t we all respect each other, accept each other’s differences and come together as the People of this beautiful country? Can we make our ancestors proud by keeping America the America that it once was? Why can’t we do that together? Why can’t we kick out these clowns that mess with our minds and make us hate each other?
We, together, are the People. Don’t let anyone or anything divide us. United we stand, divided we fall. It’s an old saying, but it is particularly true today, just look around you. I truly believe that DeSantis is on the side of the people. We need to be on his side to stop the madness and all be united again. Let all of our futures be bright together.
Excellent take on it! I thought Alex’s article missed the mark as well.
He can still. I can still have hope. :( 💔
DeSantis should explain why he signed this bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/2006/
Quote:
"The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public health emergency, may take actions that are necessary to protect the public health. Such actions include, but are not limited to:
[...]
4. Ordering an individual to be examined, tested, vaccinated, treated, isolated, or quarantined for communicable diseases that have significant morbidity or mortality and present a severe danger to public health. Individuals who are unable or unwilling to be examined, tested, vaccinated, or treated for reasons of health, religion, or conscience may be subjected to isolation or quarantine.
[...]
b. If the individual poses a danger to the public health, the State Health Officer may subject the individual to isolation or quarantine. If there is no practical method to isolate or quarantine the individual, the State Health Officer may use any means necessary to vaccinate or treat the individual."
Santis is a man of ACTION rooting out the corrupt agendas. He works for the PEOPLE, not them cult. That is why they despise him.
Liked all you said on tnt radio . Now we differ. Backing any of these players because they are the "lesser evil" is what got us this dog eat dog system and keeps the status quo.