There can be no mistaking the fact that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scares the hell out of the left, and the last argument against that assertion went out the window Sunday evening when the popular Republican governor from Florida became fair game for the entertainment awards show circuit.
The radical left, including the agenda-driven national media, is rolling out the same playbook used against Trump in their efforts to destroy DeSantis, accusing him of being a fascist Nazi and a racist, and actress Denée Benton did her part to prove that she is fully on board with the Democratic plantation mind-think when she called the Navy veteran a KKK grand wizard during the 2023 Tony Awards on CBS.
And the networks can’t figure out why no one watches the awards shows anymore.
Benton took to the stage to present an Excellence in Theatre Education Award from Carnegie Mellon University when her extremism got the better of her and she referred to DeSantis as a “Grand Wizard” — the elitist crowd cheered enthusiastically.
“I’m Denée Benton, actor and proud CMU alum,” the Gilded Age star began. “Earlier tonight, CMU and the Tony Awards presented the 2023 Excellence in Theatre Education Award. While I am certain that the current Grand Wizard — I’m sorry, excuse me, governor of my home state of Florida will be changing…. I’m sure that he will be changing the name of this following town immediately. We were honored to present this award to the truly incredible and life-changing Jason Zembuch Young, enhancing the lives of students at South Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida.”
Denée Benton at the #TonyAwards on Ron DeSantis: “While I’m certain that the current Grand Wizard … I’m sorry. Excuse me, governor of my home state of Florida…” pic.twitter.com/7YZMeXbQRw
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 12, 2023
Rhetoric like this from the left has driven American politics further into the gutter than can be recalled in modern times, from the same morally self-righteous cabal that whines like stuck pigs when the right holds serve.
The moral of the story may be that for those who believe Donald Trump has ramped up politics to an intolerable level, Benton’s actions are a clear sign that whoever emerges from the right will be subjected to the same persecution that the former president is currently facing.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:
But I was told that they’ll play nice if Trump isn’t the nominee.
— Jon Lamboy Music (@LamboyJon) June 12, 2023
These morons continue to make themselves more useless at every turn.
— FIGHT BACK MEDIA NETWORK (@rbmshow) June 12, 2023
Resorting to name-calling and inflammatory rhetoric only serves to deepen our cultural divides, not bridge them.
Comparing DeSantis, or any public figure, to a “grand wizard” only inflames tensions and hinders productive conversation.
There’s a clear difference between…
— Hank (@GCapital_LLC) June 12, 2023
So is the LGBTQ community oppressed or no?
Racist, transphobe, etc has lost all meaning bc it’s a universal insult for people on the left to hurl at anyone who doesn’t agree with their ideology.
— Conservative Barbie ♀️ (@awakenedbarbie) June 12, 2023
She failed at both US and FL history as Plantation, FL was named after the Everglades Plantation Company in……1909 to farm rice. When was slavery abolished? Once again plantation progressives lie about history.
— Scott84HendersonFL1776 (@SangerEatbabies) June 12, 2023
It’s off the rails. It seems everyone is in a battle to say the most provocative thing. Whether it’s true or not doesn’t matter.
— Ignatius J Reilly (@Ign_J_Reilly) June 12, 2023
I don’t get it, KKK were mostly democrats
— Karen Master (@Jordan16441977) June 12, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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