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No, they don't. Automatic weapons are almost impossible for civilians to own. Please do not become a victim of your own hyperbole.

Nobody is being prevented from buying anything. Target online sells the full line of rainbow crap. Target, had they wanted to, could have made a principled stand and said, "NO, we stand with our 2SLGBTQQIA+ brothers and sisters and people. We will NOT remove or reposition any merchandise. Vive la queer!" But they didn't.

You are right. Target can sell what they want. And their customers can boycott if they want. And people can protest if they want. Free country and all that. But they may be making a mistake in a business sense.

You of course have evidence to back up this claim. Understanding of course that minority groups like Hispanics are strongly Catholic (and often socially conservative), as are many black Americans (not Catholic but definitely religious and socially conservative).

Apparently not. Perhaps because in reality it is the left wing that is always banging on about 2SLGBTQQIA+ issues. Most conservatives I know are content to let people be who they want to be. Just don't want "alternate" lifestyles thrown in their faces all the time.

Nope. Anyone who wants a copy of the book or books can freely buy them online/at a shop, carry them to the school, and read them at leisure. So no, not banned. Just not in the elementary section of the school library.

To quote possible NBA GOAT Michael Jordan, "Republicans buy sneakers too". Companies these days need to learn not to loathe their customer base so obviously.

*Deleted post edited out* So, DeSantis is not exactly a well of charisma. No kidding. You prefer Trump, who is glib and can keep an audience laughing? I think sincere and successful will do well. He isnt my first choice, but also by no means my last.

So in sum, no books or poems were banned. Three or four books were moved from one shelf in a school library to another shelf in the same library. Leftist hysteria can be safely ignored.

Res ipsa loquitur.

Actually, no. Nothing banned. ONE school district decided to move it from the elementary part of the library to the middle school part. That is all, at least according to CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/us/miami-school-moves-biden-inaugural-poem/index.html

Not banned. Just removed from elementary school libraries. It is still available in middle school. And of course on the internet and for sale at Amazon for any person who wants to read it. So hardly a ban.

Again, no details about the supposed threats. Yet the writer does manage to do one cringe worthy thing- using the euphemistic phrase "gender affirming operation" to refer to what is more accurately called castration.

Experience I will give you, but wisdom? Joe has been on the wrong side of most issues for half a century. Not to mention that latest polling shows DeSantis up by 5 points in a hypothetical matchup vs Biden.

Seems like a load of crap poem, platitudes and bromides and veiled political references. Stultifying in its own pretentious and ponderous verbage. The only reason it was picked for the inauguration is that it is long. Very long. Which kept the President elect from having to speak too much.

What threats were made? The article does not say. Just the usual pap about people feeling "unsafe". Plus they removed some satanic themed stuff. Target is learning that they should not annoy their customers- Walmart is always just down the road. Most people prefer not to see "tuck friendly" bikinis on the way to buy their Folgers coffee and corn flakes.

This is called the "Bud Light Effect". Consumers exercising choice. Retailers shouldn't openly scorn the people who buy their products.

Perhaps the near certainty of NOT being arrested (or shot) has something to do with it? The flight of retail from many American downtowns kind of tells the story. If it were poor people stealing food, that would be one thing. Not great, but understandable. But this is different. It is becoming a source of steady income.

Choice between that and a potted plant, give me the dictator. Anyway, hopefully some new blood will be injected on both sides. I can only imagine what a debate between DeSantis and Biden would be like. IMHO, Governor Ron is smart enough to let Biden stumble along and reveal his inadequacies. Trump didnt have that kind of discipline, and it cost him. DeSantis and Scott? Powerful combo.

Much as I enjoyed the Trump years, I dont want to see him again. Four years older and more bitter, doesnt seem to have learned any kind of political skills, and probably will lose- UNLESS he can convince a very popular GOP hopeful to be his VP. I fear we may be in for the Joe Show for another 4 years. Roll on Beauty and the Beast! Kristi/Christie 2024.

One thing that the good Governor needs to be careful about is the urge to be "Trump, but without the baggage". That is IMHO a losing message. Bill Maher put it quite well when he said something like, "who would go see a cover band when the real band is still playing?" DeSantis has to establish his own brand. There are also candidates like Tim Scott to consider. He is going for the 'happy warrior conservative' vote. He does have a very compelling life story to tell and no hint of scandal that I can see.

I disagree. They saw it, but they just didn't care. There was such a feeling of "get the bums out" about ordinary typical politicians that he was really in the right place at the right time. Voting Trump was a big middle finger at Establishment Washington. Still a certain segment (but smaller than before) still don't care. He has the strange and unique ability to wear scandals as badges of honour. And the ego to not be ashamed of them!

The man flies in a private jet, craps in a solid gold toilet, and enjoys the company of supermodels. Nothing wrong with that. As a politician, he is a one trick pony IMHO. It worked once but cant work again. Hopefully once the GOP presidential field fleshes out a bit people can decide on a better alternative.

This was a wasted opportunity for the GOP. Hobbs was an amazingly poor candidate, they really had to dig deep to find someone who managed to lose to her. Lake had all the image but none of the substance.

Yep, that will work.... good way to bridge the gap between left and right and begin the healing process...