Jesse Kelly and his followers successfully intimidate former marine into dropping out as grand mars

[Demovictory9]

Former Marine steps down as July 4 parade grand marshal of Texas town after threats of violence


A former Marine slated to lead Friendswood's Fourth of July parade backed out Thursday after a coordinated campaign to remove her as grand marshal led to threats of violence against her and her family, the city's parks department announced.

Haley Carter, who also chairs Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner's Commission Against Gun Violence, "voluntarily stepped down," she said, after failed congressional hopeful, former RV salesman and conservative talk show host Jesse Kelly sicced his hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers on her and her family Wednesday. Kelly said he took exception to Carter's political views and even posted a photo of her child in an effort to intimidate Friendswood officials into canceling her inclusion in the parade.


After the city announced Carter was receiving threats of violence, Kelly celebrated, saying "UPDATE: She's gone" and declaring his actions as part of "The New Right," described by Vanity Fair's James Pogue as "a project to overthrow the thrust of progress, at least such as liberals understand the word." In Kelly's plea to his followers, he lamented that Carter was "into trans activism" and pointed out that she took her excited son to a drag show in Las Vegas to see his "favorite Queen."

While Kelly's insular following applauded his maneuver, others spoke in support for Carter. Turner, who appointed her to the city of Houston's commission in 2018, called her an "American hero" and role model.

"Simply put, Haley is the best of us," Turner said in a statement released Thursday afternoon. "It is no wonder that her hometown of Friendswood chose to honor her in their Fourth of July parade. Haley embodies everything the uniquely American holiday represents. Freedom. Independence. Love of country. In other words, the perfect Fourth of July grand marshal.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/former-marine-steps-down-as-july-4-parade-grand-marshal-of-texas-town-after-threats-of-violence/ar-AAYNFkW

[IngridsLittleAngel]

1. "Respect our troops/veterans!" on parade... yet... again.

Alongside "Won't something think of the children!", of course.

As usual, count on our wingnuts to give phony lip service to respecting/honoring/thanking those who served... so long as they quietly go away once they come home, and don't say the "wrong" things. After all, they served to fight for their freedoms! Not ours, of course. Just theirs.

And nothing says "protecting children" like dragging someone's innocent child into this. After all, it's not Haley Carter who wanted to weaponize her own kid... Just the fascist bullies.

Another disgusting display out of the immoral minority. But, hey.. They have all the guns.

[Sugarcoated]

2. I've said before and I'll say it again

Nobody attacks and disrespects vets like Republicans. They were never, ever the party of country first, family values, national security or the military. Big fucking phonies