Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) blasted Republicans’ anti-LGBTQ+ policies — in particular, their **book-banning crusade and vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance’s (R-OH) recent line about school shootings being a “fact of life” **— during his keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday night.
Referencing GOP book bans against works like And Tango Makes Three, a children’s book about a penguin chick being raised by two male penguins, Walz said, “This is what these folks are focusing on. Like reading about two male penguins who love each other is somehow going to turn your children gay, and that’s what you should worry about.”
“But here’s what I’ll tell you,” he continued. “It’s a fact of life some people are gay, but you know what’s not a fact of life? That our children get shot dead in schools. That’s not a fact of life.”
Every time I read about things Walz is saying on the campaign trail, I come away even more impressed and satisfied with Walz as the VP nominee. Dude seriously has his head on straight in a LOT more ways than the vast majority of our political class.
Tim is completely right to say that.
They know that very well. They just want all queer people back in the closet or coversion camps and most important, hating themselves again.
They don’t want them proud and out, they want them hidden and afraid.
So much self hate. It’s sad.
It’s beyond insane that the fate of America, and let’s be honest the world, rests on one election. It’s either 4 years of relative normalcy or hate will reign completely unbridled in the most powerful nation on the planet and our freedom will be a memory. WTF? Get off the couch and vote! No seriously, you must vote. Use your ballot power!
Walz is on a roll. Saw a speech of his in Pennsylvania and it was definitely a barn burner. But, I guess the media got more clicks from cat eating.
Don’t often go and look for others that they can simply Google, but
https://www.youtube.com/live/gG-sWHgYuPg?feature=shared
Take the short cut to 31:20 or so
Walz is on a roll.
Funny you’d say that. The name Walz has german origins and a Walz(e) in german is this:
A (road/construction) roller.
Let’s hope he’ll continue to crush his opponents.RODA ROLLA DA!
I wonder how Walz is going to square his obvious compassion and fairness with Gaza, when that day comes? I haven’t heard a word about what he thinks there.
Not that it really matters, as the VP isn’t the one making policy. But he doesn’t strike me as a guy that just comes to terms with dead children as collateral damage, let alone whatever the fuck it is that Israel is getting away with there.
I wonder what could have happened if he had announced he is against aid in that short window before the elections, how many power pro-Israeli lobby has to sink a man fast. I imagine, it can be twisted badly to hurt his and dem’s chances at winning, and they avoid touching that topic at all for now, with a reasoning that they’d not be able to affect it at all if they lose. That’s so if we assume they’d be dare to change the policies after they get there.
Any gay willing to make a throwaway account to answer why they vote Red? The Republicans would make sense if they weren’t hypocrites and actually supported some of the things they claim to, like fiscal responsibility etc.
