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hot2na

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7. Disagreed

Reply to Amishman (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 8, 2023, 12:01 PM

Mar 2023

It is not a good idea to throw the most vulnerable members of society under the bus. If we do that we might as well fold our tents and go home and let the bigots and haters have their way.

Quite frankly standing up for these people is a winning issue because it is the right thing to do.

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Go Dem TN State Rep Justin Jones! Guns, not drag shows, a threat to our community [View all] Tanuki Mar 2023 OP

They don't even care how much the entertainment community contributes to their state economy Walleye Mar 2023 #1

This and Jon Stewart's takedown bring the hypocracy of Republican AndyS Mar 2023 #2

Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #3

A reminder who the real threat is... CrispyQ Mar 2023 #4

YOU KNOW IT SHEA Skittles Mar 2023 #18

True, but still probably not a good quote Amishman Mar 2023 #5

Disagreed hot2na Mar 2023 #7

I could not agree more. Moosepoop Mar 2023 #9

Absolutely agree. nt crickets Mar 2023 #12

FYI, gun violence is an "actual major issue." W_HAMILTON Mar 2023 #11

Absolutely, I didn't mean to imply it wasn't. Drag shows however are not Amishman Mar 2023 #14

And that's also on Republicans, who are acting like drag shows... W_HAMILTON Mar 2023 #15

I'm simply saying it's bad optics and distracts from his point Amishman Mar 2023 #16

It is not inconsequential. Moosepoop Mar 2023 #19

He's mentioning drag shows to highlight what Republicans are wasting their time and energy on. W_HAMILTON Mar 2023 #20

TN Rep. Jones is a natinal treasure MadLinguist Mar 2023 #6

Agree... JanLip Mar 2023 #8

Nailed it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #10

I dressed in drag one Halloween Wednesdays Mar 2023 #13

THANK YOU REP JONES Skittles Mar 2023 #17