JFK Library Brilliantly Calls Out Abbott And DeSantis Over Latest Stunt

[babylonsister]

https://crooksandliars.com/2022/09/jfk-library-brilliantly-calls-out-abbott


JFK Library Brilliantly Calls Out Abbott And DeSantis Over Latest Stunt
Ouch!
By Conover Kennard — September 15, 2022


Texas Governor Greg Abbott earlier today used migrants as a political stunt, dropping them off near Vice President Kamala Harris's home. Florida Gov. Ron DeathSantis spent a whopping $12 million in taxpayer money to own the libs by chartering private planes and sending undocumented immigrants to Martha's Vineyard.

Residents at Martha's Vineyard, in turn, treated the migrants well, giving them food and shelter. And that's because they are human beings, not livestock. You're not supposed to treat fellow human beings like dirt just because they are from another country and they're seeking a better life.

So, the JFK Library gave Republican Governors a history lesson. Most of us know this bit of shameful history, but apparently, Republicans failed on that subject.

"To embarrass Northern liberals and humiliate Black people, southern White Citizens Councils started their so-called "Reverse Freedom Rides," giving Black people one-way tickets to northern cities with false promises of jobs, housing, and better lives," the tweet reads.

To embarrass Northern liberals and humiliate Black people, southern White Citizens Councils started their so-called "Reverse Freedom Rides," giving Black people one-way tickets to northern cities with false promises of jobs, housing, and better lives.https://t.co/xLpTjxG0PD pic.twitter.com/voiPBbwRuN

— JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) September 15, 2022

The Kennedy White House received mail from leaders in the targeted states, asking the federal government to intervene in the “cruel merciless hoax” and “their traffic in human lives and misery.”https://t.co/MORNrZoqmW pic.twitter.com/HZy0CJl3OO

— JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) September 15, 2022

If they're capable of feeling shame, this would be the time for them to sit in the corner and think about that terrible thing they've done.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Dirty lousy republicans

Desantis had a smarmy shitty boast about this too and paid shills in the audience to cheer his sorry ass on.

[Major Nikon]

2. They are well aware of the history

The motivations today are exactly the same. They are simply playing to their racist base and need to use increasingly overt racist messages to pander to them.

[Tommymac]

3. How can those of Latin descent STILL vote for these fuckers??????

I just don't understand.

A lot of them escaped a dictator - now they want to be ruled by another in their new land.

My co-worker is a perfect example - escaped a Latin American dictatororship in the 1990's and moved to the US and is now a citizen, and he is full on Q stupid. Go figure.

[hamsterjill]

10. I agree.

I see them all the time supporting Abbott and calling out Beto for using a nickname. I do not understand how a nickname can be more important than kidnapping.

[ShazzieB]

16. Like there are no Republicans who use nicknames?

Haven't they ever heard of Willard "Mitt" Romney? Raphael "Ted" Cruz? Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell? John Ellis "Jeb" Bush? And how about Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower?

[hamsterjill]

17. Exactly.

The people to which I refer constantly call Beto “Francis” and yet completely ignore Raphael Cruz being “Ted”.

Pretty hypocritical, right? But they don’t care as long as they feel they can slander Beto.

[Jarqui]

4. Both Governors are in competitive contests for their job

It is all about scoring local votes

[Lonestarblue]

5. Just the usual dirty politics that most Republicans play to get elected.

They don’t care what happens to real people. Many of the migrants they have stolen from Te as and forcibly relocated will now miss their court dates because they have no way to get back to Texas for them. The federal government tracks where the migrants are sent so they can be returned for court dates.

Meanwhile almost every store or restaurant I pass has a sign in the window saying they’re hiring. We don’t seem to have enough people to fill jobs, but Republicans choose to go a different route by forcing women to have more babies so they can fill those jobs in 20 years!

People like DeSantis and Abbott are evil. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what the Republican Party leaders and voters want in their candidates.

[Tommymac]

22. Except this time they have probably broken the law.

But I guess that does not scare these fascist pigs because they think they own the Justice System.

Lock. Them. Up.

[Beatlelvr]

6. Don't you remember in the last election

How the RW media kept saying Biden and the Dems are socialists...and scared the shit out of folks who escaped from "socialist" countries like Cuba and others in central and south America.
They are experts at demonizing the opposition.

[RAB910]

7. Racism and bigotry never dies, it just changes form and targets

[Pepsidog]

8. Hillary was more right than we ever knew. The vast rw conspiracy and Deplorables.

[niyad]

9. Two chartered planes, 50 migrants and TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS????

Soomebody made out well.

[Chellee]

21. Exactly. If I were a citizen of Florida, I'd want to see an itemized invoice.

Chartered flights start at $15,000. You'd need a bigger plane, something capable of holding 25 people, so let's double it to $30,000. They're flying last minute, so let's up that to $50,000. But that's where they start, so let's double it again and say $100,000. We need two, so $200,000. He paid $12,000,000. As a taxpayer, I'd want to know, where are you shopping?

If any Florida residents are interested, you can report Waste, Fraud, and Abuse here: https://www.flgov.com/report-waste-fraud-and-abuse-in-state-government-1/

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

25. This should be investigated!

Money went into someone's pocket here. I wouldn't be surprised if DeSantis got a piece of it, also.

[Ford_Prefect]

11. It seems to me that Arrest and Prosecution are in order. No Hype.

If any one of us had done this there would be FBI agents asking questions and carrying warrants regarding a range of violations.

While this may have been intended as a political stunt, one in atrocious bad taste as well as grossly inhumane, it was also a direct attack on federal law, federal authority, and individual civil rights.

Once more the leading zealots of GOP racism raise the specter of a terrible autocracy into view. They likewise define GOP goals and expectations in future elections. The silence of Republican Congress members and Senators is telling, as is the collective reaction of GOP Governors and state legislators.

Those who erased history intend to repeat it. May they suffer the same fate as their forebears.

[mn9driver]

12. Clear evidence that GQPers do not consider migrants to be human.

Judge them by their actions. It’s plain as day.

[AllaN01Bear]

13. unless you r white , male straight and minorites . ur a nobody to them

[jaxexpat]

14. It's a misuse of taxpayer's funds.

Tell me. Is that a felony or what? I mean, if it's not, I'll never bring it up again. Hell, it may be like aiding and abetting insurrection. Perfectly legal and not prosecutable.
I'll just go back to stealing my neighbour's lawn mower and kicking the neighborhood kids as they walk by, Hard.
If lawlessness is the new norm I can adapt. Roll with the punches.......literally.

[Timeflyer]

15. Florida teachers would be afraid to teach this part of history now--too "woke"

[bonniebgood]

18. waiting for the next flights back to Africa with promises of Utopia. NT

[Rebl2]

19. They feel

no shame or compassion.

[Wednesdays]

20. "If they're capable of feeling shame..."

Oh, that was a good one! Tell me another!

[CaptainTruth]

23. This might qualify as kidnapping according to attorneys I've talked to.

The consensus seems to be it doesn't qualify as human trafficking under current statues, but could potentially meet the legal definition of kidnapping.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

24. Republican response: "What is library?"

Some even ask "what is a JFK?" & "what's an airport in New York got to do with this issue?"

..............

These events are horrible acts of cruelty, xenophobia and racism but also an amazing gift to us Democrats to use in campaign ads.

KY

[NoMoreRepugs]

26. Crist needs to hammer this hard in ads.

[Captain Zero]

29. He needs to hammer misuse of taxpayer $$

Because that's what it is.

[sheshe2]

27. Brilliant call out by the JFK Library.

Well done.

It was beautiful watching the reactions and interactions of the Islanders and migrants as they were getting on the bus to leave this morning. Everyone on the street was hugging, kissing and waving. They were going off island to an army base where they had better facilities to take care of them all.

Well done, Islanders. Thank you for all the love, kindness and respect you gave to them all.

[Beartracks]

28. Probably wondering, "Why did we have stop over in that shithole state first...

... before arriving in America?"

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[Captain Zero]

30. Massachusetts needs to remind their taxpayers

to not be vacationing in Florida.
Fuck 'em and their tourist taxes.