Virginia GOP Senate candidate Hung Cao warns of 'witchcraft' happening in California

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

GOP Senate candidate Hung Cao warns of 'witchcraft' happening in California: 'We can't let that happen in Virginia'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-senate-candidate-hung-cao-warns-of-witchcraft-happening-in-california-we-can-t-let-that-happen-in-virginia/ar-AA1erC2D

Hung Cao, a former GOP House nominee, is now running for Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine's seat.
He warned in a recent interview that "witchcraft" is happening in California.

Link to tweet

"There's a place in Monterey, California called 'Lover's Point,'" Cao said. "The original name was 'Lovers of Christ Point, but now it's become — they took out the Christ, it's 'Lover's Point,' and it's really — Monterey's a very dark place now, a lot of witchcraft, and the Wiccan community has really taken over there."

"We can't let that happen in Virginia," he added.

[wcmagumba]

1. Dem pesky Wiccans and their incessant "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble" very scary...nt

[Think. Again.]

2. He really did...

...just come out and say that "we" can't allow freedom of religion to happen in Virginia.

[kwolf68]

4. Yep

This guy and people like him are Theocrats.

[kwolf68]

3. OK eff this...none of this is real

I think this is just trolling. This guy is a devious liberal just fucking with us right? Having some fun? Are we saying this guy is serious?

[bottomofthehill]

12. Totally serious.

He ran for congress in the last election cycle and the blind dude is Lauren Boburt’s boy toy.

[niyad]

16. Ah, yes, the also married, also with four children adulterer, and "pastor

for t####".

[niyad]

14. Sadly, he is serious. . .seriously nuts. The christofascist theocrats are no longer

even bothering to pretend.

By the way, an early happy 22nd DUnniversary!

[Takket]

5. if you replace witchcraft with "crystal meth" and California with "my brain", then he makes sense

[Hekate]

6. Why do I doubt that Monterey ever had a Lovers of Christ Point? We have a LOT of holy Spanish ...

…place names, thanks to the Conquistadores and friars, but they get retained with no problems.

This guy is just another nutball looking for a national audience.

As for the witches of California, they’re real people and a lot nicer than he is, but they haven’t “taken over” anything, any more than the drag queens have.

[Retrograde]

18. It's actually in Pacific Grove

adjacent to Monterey. Pacific Grove was founded as a Methodist holiday camp in the late 1800s, and the name is actually "Lovers of Jesus Point". True fact: at one time (like before c. 1920) there was a gate at the Pacific Grove city line that limited visitors from the evil town of Monterey.

Nowadays Pacific Grove is a quiet residential town with some nice shops and beaches. Monterey's a cool place, too.

[Hekate]

19. LOL, I have just learned something new. I have been to the amazing Monterrey Aquarium...

Years ago I drove to a conference there and on the last afternoon made sure to stop by the Aquarium. Unfortunately that was all the touring I got to do, and when I headed for 101 South I got detoured to the Pacific Coast Highway, which is scenic but long.

A good reminder that just because the source is a bigot doesn’t mean they are 100% wrong.

[TeamProg]

34. Pacific Grove was a dry town as well. But the worst is that within some of the oldest property deeds

are CC&Rs that say that no African Americans can buy property in P.G..

Really sick.. that's religion for you.

There is ZERO chance the VA will EVER have a chance to become like California!

[JHB]

35. Because you likely have very practiced intuitions about RW religious greivance culture

From The Herald of Monterey County, Oct. 22, 2006:

https://extras.montereyherald.com/pdf/wonders.pdf

It’s hard to dispute the beauty of Lovers Point. But the origin of its name is another matter. It’s a shortened version of “Lovers of Jesus Point,” goes one argument, a reflection of church services held there in the community’s early days as a religious retreat.

Not so, says the counter-argument. The name refers to its reputation as a good trysting spot.

The keeper of the city’s history, the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove, directs questioners to research by Jeanne McCombs, published in a 1986 society newsletter. Her take: While the “Lovers of Jesus” version “holds great charm, it is probably not true.” Seaside services were occasionally held at the point, McCombs said, but the official worship site was near what’s now Jewell Park. She also cites early written records that refer to the spot as simply “Lover’s Point,” including an 1890 newspaper report that says, “If that rocky headland known as Lover’s Point . . . had only kept a day book of notes, or rather a night book of observations, how sensational would be its chronicles.” She could find no references to “Lovers of Jesus” until the 1950s, well after the church services were held. McCombs said after her piece was published she heard from angry supporters of the “Lovers of Jesus” version. She remains unconvinced but said “if someone comes up with something that proves otherwise, that’s great.”

Maybe the best way to settle it would be to call it by its official name: Point Aulon, Spanish for abalone. Or better yet, forget about the name and just enjoy the place, which has evolved from a barren outcropping to a lively place with bathhouses and a Coney Island-atmosphere, to its current peaceful space.

[Hekate]

39. I feel better now. Yeah, the RW just makes shit up

[Recycle_Guru]

7. yeah...Monterey, CA is so terrible. please leave it for us Californians to enjoy

if I had to guess who was more in Satan's service, I'd choose Virginia.

[ZonkerHarris]

9. There's a lot of racism in Virginia we can't let that happen here in California

[regnaD kciN]

10. How does he know...?

Has he found out they all weigh the same as a duck?

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. ....

We should use the largest scales.

[Iggo]

37. Who are you that are so wise in the ways of science?

[Yavin4]

13. Frank Sinatra - Witchcraft

[niyad]

15. Be afraid, hung. Be VERY afraid. You have absolutely NO idea how many of

my Sisters are in Virginia.

[yardwork]

22. I was going to post that there's witchcraft a lot closer to VA than he thinks!

[Deep State Witch]

41. Exactly

In fact, one of my coven sisters is very active in the VA Democratic Party.

[hunter]

17. The werewolves hang out south of there at Point Lobos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Lobos

I've seen witches and werewolves walking together there, holding hands, chatting and laughing with the queens.

For the love of God and the sanctity of your eternal souls, all you good Christians, STAY AWAY!

[yardwork]

23. Is their hair perfect?

[Retrograde]

42. Sshhhh - don't tell them about the poison oak

Lots of seals there, and certain times of the year you can see whales off the coast. Personally, I call it the Pacific Poison Oak preserve - go in the fall so it's easy to spot!

[Duncan Grant]

20. How do people this stupid manage adult responsibilities?

He sounds like he’s from 17th century Salem. What an imbecile!

[yardwork]

24. Adulting was hard, so he went to work for the Republicans.

Hey there, Duncan! We meet again in another hard hitting thread!

[Duncan Grant]

43. How is it that these people believe in witches, ghosts and demons?

Anyone who’s gone through puberty should know better!

[NowISeetheLight]

21. Lions & Tigers & Bears (& Witches) Oh My

[area51]

25. Witchcraft?

[617Blue]

26. Totally normal.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

27. Ha ha. You got me, but those names gave the joke away.

Sean Fucked a Hung Cow? Is that the punchline?

[niyad]

28. Well, sean is boebert's paramour, also married, also four children, and

a pastor for t####. good "christian" values.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

30. OT...

Off topic, but did you know you have a fan club?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/113814937

[niyad]

31. Thank you so much, because I did not know this!! DAMNED ONIONS!!!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

33. You just made my day. :D

[Elessar Zappa]

29. Are Republicans living in the dark ages?

Do they actually believe that witchcraft is real or do they just want to oppress peaceful Wiccans?

[niyad]

32. Oppression, and for the same reason as the Burning Times. WE DO NOT SUBMIT!!!!!!

[JHB]

36. No, but it's their golden age that they're trying to return us to.

Some of the religious types really do believe in witchcraft. I found that out when they were in an uproar over Dungeons & Dragons. As a teenager, I was outraged that 16-year-olds like me, who understood it was fiction, were treated like we were cultists while "concerned parents" who actually believed in evil spirits were treated respectfully and not laughed off the stage.

[Iggo]

38. A hung cow? Well, that ain't no cow, son.

[Coventina]

40. I thought Jesus was celibate? Just how many lovers did he have?!?!?