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President Joe Biden is worried about the Republican Party, Bill Maher is on a roll and upping his game against liberal wussies, and Walt Disney World is not the happiest place on earth this week. Heartlanders cheered, jeered, and jousted over the political antics supplied by the current administration, agreeing down is now up, and the universe is tilting a bit further on its axis.
To Joke or Not to Joke? That Is the Question
Mr. Biden was in relatively friendly Seattle territory, giving a speech on Earth Day. Veering off the reservation, the apparently confused POTUS began to speak about the Republican Party – they are so scary. Trying to sound folksy, monotoned: “This ain’t your father’s Republican Party. Not a joke,” which is code for, you people better listen to me. He continued with a warning, “All kidding aside, this is a MAGA party now.” So, was he kidding or not? Biden then added, “These guys are a different breed of cat. They’re not like what I served with for so many years.” Danna Centell piped up in Alabama, “The democrats are waaaaay different too. The way I look at it — it’s Americans against non-Americans.”
Biden continued to wax on about uniting the nation, delivering a heartfelt message to the RINOs of the world that he understood their plight: Being afraid to stand up for fear of being “primaried.” Heartlanders rolled collective eyes heavenward.
Houstonian Jamyr Miller had a thing or two to say: “Biden and the DEMS see the harm that they have caused and will not change course. One can only assume that it is intentional. I guess their slogan is Make America Suffer Again. The vast majority of the citizens will be voting against that losing strategy.” Like 81 million or so? There might just be lots of “primaried” folks come November.
Bill Maher (Photo by Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic)
Agreeing With a Liberal? Again?
Bill Maher is a relatively liberal comedian. But he seems to have been inching toward common sense and centrism for a few months. During last Friday’s episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the man had a few things to say to the hipster young crowd who still wear masks – outside. As Maher deadpanned, “When I see young people walking alone outside with the mask, I want to punch them.” It appears some folks agree. But Jason Frye of Gillette, WY, decided it was best to live and let live until that becomes impossible: “As long as they’re leaving me alone, I don’t care. Now, if they want to get in my face and attempt to shame me, well, that changes things.”
The Rodent Slap Heard ‘Round the World
The Happiest Place on Earth was dealt a moldy cheese kind of loss as the Florida State legislature voted to rescind Disney World’s special zone, the Reedy Creek Improvement District. As Liberty Nation reported, it’s a big damn deal to lose these special concessions:
“Enacted in 1967 by the Florida state legislature to lure tourism and economic development, the Reedy Creek Improvement District gives Disney 25,000 acres of self-governing authority. A board of supervisors, made up of five high-ranking Disney employees who each owns an undeveloped five-acre parcel, makes decisions on behalf of the kingdom. These bigwigs can levy taxes, write building codes, develop infrastructure, and build whatever suits them.”
The Texans weighed in in droves. Jean Shelby Meador commented, “They never dreamed this! I’m so thankful for Ron DeSantis!” And Paula Mobbs Griggs was cheering on the lawmakers in the Sunshine state, “I hope so! Someone needs to be the example, and the bigger they are, the harder they fall.”
Big Mickey took a painful slap, and many flyover folks applauded the cactions of Gov. DeSantis (R), including one Georgia peach, Wendy Traeger Martin: “I hope they choke on it! Disney is not the wholesome child-loving entity they once were, or at least that I thought they were.”
It seems the whole world found out about Walt Disney World’s values very publicly. M-I-C – see what happens when you go into politics? K-E-Y – why? Because you were outplayed, M-O-U-S-E.
