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Timeflyer

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Sun Dec 21, 2025, 09:51 PM 10 hrs ago

Remember Mom for "Liberty" Bridget Ziegler, Sarasota School Bd. member? Well, she's still here.

She's the hypocrite who publicly attacked LGBTQ kids while indulging in threesomes with hubby Christian Z. Christian posted that they took the kids on a family trip--so wholesome, right. Destination? -- Turning Point USA! "We brought the kids, and they are hooked!"

Sarasota group Support Our Schools, which has been fighting to stop the takeover of public education in Florida by for-profit private schools, posted a response.

"At the Sarasota County school board meeting on December 16, the board voted on a new attendance policy which would not allow students to have an excused absence for attending civic engagement events. One of the speakers at the board meeting was abruptly cut off by Ms. Ziegler, when the speaker attempted to point out that the private school attended by Ziegler's children allows students to have excused absences for attending civic events.
We assume this means that her children were excused from their school to attend a Turning Point event, where the children were exposed to a vile speech by Steve Bannon, graphically describing how Rob Reiner was killed.

As parents, the Zieglers are clearly entitled to decide what types of events to expose their children to and what particular types of indoctrination are best for their children. However, we believe strongly in parental rights for ALL parents and that ALL parents are entitled to make decisions about what events their children should be excused from school to attend.
But apparently Bridget Ziegler believes only the parents of kids who attend private schools should have these rights, because she voted against allowing public school students to have excused absences when attending such events.
Hypocrisy much, Mrs. Ziegler?"

Occupy Democrats posted Steve Bannon's spew.
BREAKING: “You raised a kid that slit your throat” — Steve Bannon goads MAGA crowd to BOO Rob Reiner as Turning Point USA reaches a new moral low. If you ever wondered how far the MAGA movement would sink, Friday night at Turning Point USA’s AmFest gave a chilling answer. As news of the killing of legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner hung heavy in the air, a packed crowd didn’t respond with sympathy, reflection, or even silence. Instead, they jeered and booed.
Yes, booed.
Onstage, MAGA firebrand Steve Bannon acknowledged that Reiner’s death was “obviously a tragedy,” but that moment of decency lasted about half a breath. When Bannon referenced Democratic strategist James Carville praising Reiner’s cultural impact, the crowd erupted in jeers. But it gets even worse. What followed was uglier still.
Bannon sneered that Reiner made “a handful of crappy movies,” then absurdly elevated conservative activist Charlie Kirk as the true cultural savior of America. From there, the rhetoric spiraled into something far darker — invoking assassination, betrayal, and violent imagery aimed at a man who had just been killed.
“Dude, you raised a kid that slit your throat,” Bannon told the cheering crowd.
This wasn’t political disagreement. It wasn’t satire. It wasn’t commentary.
It was public cruelty, aimed at a dead man, delivered to applause.
Even Bannon seemed to sense the indecency, repeatedly insisting he was being “brutally frank,” as if naming his own callousness somehow excused it. He capped the tirade by declaring that Democrats who honored Reiner were “demonic.”
Let’s be clear: Rob Reiner was a towering figure in American culture, responsible for films and shows that shaped generations. You don’t have to agree with his politics to recognize his humanity — or to understand that mocking someone after their death is a moral line most people don’t cross.
But MAGA crossed it — gleefully.

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Remember Mom for "Liberty" Bridget Ziegler, Sarasota School Bd. member? Well, she's still here. (Original Post) Timeflyer 10 hrs ago OP
Two Moms and a Hubby for Liberty want to control the morals of your children. Norrrm 9 hrs ago #1
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