Why is Glenn Youngkin lying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The truth is that right now there are a lot of wacky problems created by the extreme left wing. Out of control crime, closed schools & general covid hysteria that transcends ‘the science’, and a sense that cities aren’t doing well on a number of fronts (homelessness, etc). It might be time for the pendulum to swing back some.

More GOP lies.

3% increase in violent crime = “out of control crime”?


Schools are open in the fall 5days/week per VA law.

Covid “hysteria” = get vaccinated.

Poor snowflake can’t get vaccinated? Wear a mask occasionally? Grow TF up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand the angst against Youngkin’s wealth (and I’m a GDI btw). I mean, there isn’t much difference between super rich McAuliffe vs super rich Yougkin. They’re both white, middle age men who made fortunes in business and then ran for office for fun. McAuliffe is connected to the Clintons (big time), was called a grifter and carpet bagger, made some pretty sexist comments about how his wife shouldn’t complain about how much he works because he pays her credit card bill, and he majorly F-Ed up Charlottesville. Youngkin has no record, I have no idea how he would do policy, if he’s moderate, if he’s too conservative, etc.

But as for background, they’re almost the same. GMAB that McAuliffe is our savior. I am so disappointed he decided to run again. Ridiculous.

To me I have to decide do I want the devil I know, or the devil I don’t know.

McAuliffe isn't middle-aged. He is an old Clinton-era hack who should have given younger Democrats an opportunity to run. And there is a lot of "only I can govern you" rhetoric in his campaign, which ironically is reminiscent of Trump.

Youngkin is not only younger, but seems humbler and less inclined to regulate the hell out of Virginians just because he can.

Yeah this is demonstrably not true. I had the misfortune of meeting him at a community event and he was all but crowing over all the 'business opportunity' afforded him and his cronies if (or as he said, "when") he wins. Also, FWIW, his campaign road team is shockingly devoid of women...and I know quite a few conservative women on both the state and national political scene who have stayed mum on him. Youngkin wants power and the chance to bleed Virginia dry, just like all the companies he acquired at Carlyle.

[Anonymous]

Love Him. I home he cracks down on CRT and all of those crazy liberals that want to divide us based on race. We are one people, proud Americans.

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw that nauseating commercial for the 100th time where he says he couldn't have afforded to go to college without a basketball scholarship. It's total BS. Rice back then probably cost no more than Norfolk Academy where he went to high school.

And he averaged ONE point a game at Rice. ONE point. So when he says he'll put the "skills" he learned on the court to work as governor what does that mean? He had no skills. He sucked.

God I hate that guy.

+1000. Is the strategy to not mention his stretch as CEO of the Carlyle Group until closer to election day? It's the second largest equity group in the world? They specialize in leveraged buy outs. How many people did he lay off due to acquisitions?

They also have some scurrilous foreign investors.
"Carlyle's 2001 investor conference took place on September 11, 2001. In the weeks following the meeting, it was reported that Shafiq bin Laden, a member of the Bin Laden family, had been the "guest of honor", and that they were investors in Carlyle managed funds.[19][20][21][22][23] Later reports confirmed that the Bin Laden family had invested $2 million into Carlyle's $1.3 billion Carlyle Partners II Fund in 1995, making the family relatively small investors with the firm. However, their overall investment might have been considerably larger, with the $2 million committed in 1995 only being an initial contribution that grew over time..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carlyle_Group

"Youngkin was born in Richmond, Virginia.[4] He is the son of Ellis (née Quinn) and Carroll Wayne Youngkin. His father played basketball for Duke University and worked in accounting and finance.[5] When Youngkin was a teenager, the family moved from Richmond to Virginia Beach.[6] He attended Norfolk Academy in Norfolk, Virginia, graduating in 1985" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Youngkin

I find it hard to believe that the son of an accountant/Duke University graduate had to support his family as that ad implies. Also I doubt he went to private school as a charity case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love Him. I home he cracks down on CRT and all of those crazy liberals that want to divide us based on race. We are one people, proud Americans.

You *literally* just mentioned "those crazy liberals" ... then two seconds later said "We are one people, proud Americans."

Hillary was right - you're deplorable. I don't want to be "one people" with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love Him. I home he cracks down on CRT and all of those crazy liberals that want to divide us based on race. We are one people, proud Americans.

You *literally* just mentioned "those crazy liberals" ... then two seconds later said "We are one people, proud Americans."

Hillary was right - you're deplorable. I don't want to be "one people" with you.

To be fair he did not specify who ‘us’ and ‘we’ are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love Him. I home he cracks down on CRT and all of those crazy liberals that want to divide us based on race. We are one people, proud Americans.

You *literally* just mentioned "those crazy liberals" ... then two seconds later said "We are one people, proud Americans."

Hillary was right - you're deplorable. I don't want to be "one people" with you.

Unity through white supremacy- at least the republicans are done pretending

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will crawl over burning coals to vote for Youngkin. I don't care about that ad - standard politician stuff that MacAuliffe is equally as guilty of, if what you're saying is true.

Parents have been ignited to vote red in VA over school issues. Mark my words.

+1. I live in Lorton and parents in my neighborhood have finally woken up to the incompetence of the FCPS school board. I’ve got a whole bunch of neighbors voting for the Youngkin and they’re all Democrats! The school issues are huge.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I will crawl over burning coals to vote for Youngkin. I don't care about that ad - standard politician stuff that MacAuliffe is equally as guilty of, if what you're saying is true.

Parents have been ignited to vote red in VA over school issues. Mark my words.

+1. I live in Lorton and parents in my neighborhood have finally woken up to the incompetence of the FCPS school board. I’ve got a whole bunch of neighbors voting for the Youngkin and they’re all Democrats! The school issues are huge.

You are not alone. I’m in a family of Democrats for Youngkin. It’s just ENOUGH of the no common sense insanity on too many fronts.

[Anonymous]

Omg who cares . All politicians lie..stop wasting your time on this.

A politicians is a special beast. They are not subject to the same ethical code as the rest of us .

[Anonymous]

Why is Glenn Youngkin lying?

Because Republicans are liars. Their party is fundamentally built on lies — and it has to be, because their coalition is billionaires plus votes from lower-education white people.

How do Republicans then get votes? They lie. They have to. That’s why they built a huge rightwing media machine to lie to their voters. And because they need to lie, their party is filled with liars.
(Whatever the faults of the Democrats, their are generally truthful about their goals. This is a major difference between the two parties.)

It’s that simple. Youngkin is a liar because he has to be for votes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Love him. So disgusted with school closures that I’d vote for satan himself just to prove a point.

+1
He's the change we need in VA. Terry McAuliffe is a sleazeball.

Clearly you don't know Terry McAuliffe well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I will crawl over burning coals to vote for Youngkin. I don't care about that ad - standard politician stuff that MacAuliffe is equally as guilty of, if what you're saying is true.

Parents have been ignited to vote red in VA over school issues. Mark my words.

I’m with you.
A ride or die Democrat for youngkin. Time to signal that we are paying attention and that the wacky stuff - whether school closures or looting- has gone too far, thanks.

Suuuuuure you are.
So you're saying that your slap a "ride or die" (lol!) Democrat for Trump too, huh?

That's who Youngkin was endorsed by... ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Glenn Youngkin lying?

Because Republicans are liars. Their party is fundamentally built on lies — and it has to be, because their coalition is billionaires plus votes from lower-education white people.

How do Republicans then get votes? They lie. They have to. That’s why they built a huge rightwing media machine to lie to their voters. And because they need to lie, their party is filled with liars.
(Whatever the faults of the Democrats, their are generally truthful about their goals. This is a major difference between the two parties.)

It’s that simple. Youngkin is a liar because he has to be for votes.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This CRT stuff is their new pivot because the fear mongering on caravans hasn't worked. There are some white people who seem to think teaching about stuff like slavery and Jim Crow is somehow anti-white. As a white lady myself, let me tell you, if learning about the horrors of slavery makes you feel attacked as a white person, you have problems.

Here's what I see......

For so long, many people have "gone along to get along" when it comes to cultural issues. They don't agree with them, but when it doesn't directly affect them, they just let it slide.
CRT is different. It IS affecting anyone with kids in school. And, it affects everyone else because it has seeped not only into schools, but business and the military as well.

So, those of us who have been tolerant and have sat by are finally speaking up. And, the hard left liberals don't like that. They don't know how to respond. And, as a result, they are losing on this issue.

You better believe it is important. And, it is not fear mongering. When some in positions of power think that race is the driving issue behind nearly everything, people will not stay silent.

And, as for slavery - I am in my 60's and you damn well better believe I learned about slavery. And, the horrors of slavery. It wasn't whitewashed as some would claim. And, to what is probably a surprise to you - I was educated in the south.

Now, for the caravan comment......There are no caravans, but there are a record number of encounters at our border. The number grows every month, despite the fact that it is summer and the numbers generally go down. it is predicted we will have over 200,000 encounters in July. And, this is all due to Biden and Harris. They have no border policy. They have f'ed it up royally. And, they will pay in the midterms for this crisis as well as they others they are causing. They can't be out of office soon enough.

No, CRT is a complete straw man argument. And you are gullible for buying into it.

Setting aside the fact that CRT is actually an interesting theory worthy of being taught, it isn’t actually taught in grade school anywhere — there aren’t even age appropriate materials. It is a graduate school level program.

And of course you are in your 60s. Have you considered being evaluated for dementia? You seem to have lost your mind or at least your relationship with reality. I mean that kindly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Rs didn’t craft the 1619 Project, mandatory DEI training in just about every segment of professional life, and the introduction of CRT-driven initiatives into public education (which is distinct from teaching CRT as an academic discipline). The left did that, and the effort on the part of many Ds like McAuliffe to ridicule those who find these efforts unsetting - because to varying degrees they treat the country as fundamentally flawed from its inception and/or point towards an explicit redistribution of private wealth and resources held by White and “White-adjacent” groups to ADOS - has backfired. Simply put, the elites in politics and the media badly misjudged the rate at which the general public would agree these are appropriate ways to look at the country’s history and chart its future. And most bristle at the implicit threat by some partisans to ratchet up their rhetoric even further unless they get exactly what they want.

Because Youngkin seems to have a better appreciation of this than McAuliffe, whose entire political career has been based on patronage and trading favors, he has a good chance of winning. His main weakness is his position on abortion rights, which is at odds with a libertarian view and is a make-or-break issue for many women.

Carlyle Group’s Diversity and Inclusion policy: https://www.carlyle.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/The%20Carlyle%20Group%20Diversity%20Policy.pdf

Guess what? Top investment banks and other corporations embrace diversity and inclusion because it helps them attract top talent. This is 100% the norm at the best employers