When asked by co-workers or neighbors what they did last weekend how many folks hereabouts enthusiastically explained that they attended a “No Kings” protest?”
If they admitted their attendance, did they proclaim how the event changed their minds politically and impressed them enough to evangelize others with what they saw and heard?
If so, I’d like to hear from them as I have no evidence that these gatherings were any more than a noisy “Look at me! Look at me!” divergence.
A braying ragtag herd of No Kingers gathered at the intersection of South 8th Street and Lime in Fernandina Beach this past Saturday, March 28 obediently waving their signs proclaiming, “No Kings”. With a few exceptions, the crowd I saw consisted of mostly grannies and geezers, many of them the “usual suspects” frequently summoned to appear at local leftist street events.
No Kings is the inbred cousin of other winged-monkey groups spawned by leftist Democrats, such as No ICE, Black Lives Matter, De-Fund the Police, Stop the Oligarchy, and AntiFA, which all take turns holding their breath and kicking their feet in public.
The local online Observer, Fernandina Beach’s socialist propaganda arm and its leftist wannabe reporter Mike Lednovich, wrote: “….the local rally organizers and participants say the demonstrations are rooted in concerns about the concentration of political power and the preservation of democratic norms” without quoting a source. Objective reporting is an alien concept to this guy.
Lednovich initially wrote that 2,000 to 3,000 folks joined in the event, but in subsequent articles that number dropped to 1,000 then disappeared completely without explanation. The bi-weekly print News Leader quoted Donna Lewis, an organizer of the event, saying that 1,000 showed up, maybe…but couldn’t confirm that figure. Lewis admitted that some initial estimates were “overstated.”
Based on the interviews Lednovich conducted with the sign waivers, they weren’t sure why they were there. A Yulee resident he quoted said the group, identified by the News Leader as United Nassau, was “fighting fascism” adding: “It’s ridiculous that we’re out here, but we have to have a movement like No Kings.”
Lednovich conveniently failed to ask who organized the outing and provided the funding.
National news reports coverings similar events nationwide claim the protestors are paid and funded by Neville Roy Singham, an American multimillionaire living in Shanghai who is accused of funding a network of leftist, pro-China, and communist groups. The same national news reports say George Soros, another anti-American billionaire, also provides funds.
Although I didn’t see any locally, the bright red hammer and sickle Communist flags were abundant during similar events in many other cities including New York and Los Angeles.
Most Americans didn’t appear to deem these issues to be important enough to put on their nicest chicken or frog costumes and wave silly signs to protest a nonexistent monarchy.
Americans who stayed home probably had other issues or concerns that they deemed more important than associating with a confused or mentally unbalanced crowd.
Lednovich continued his interpretation of the event adding: “At the center of those concerns is Donald Trump, with protesters arguing that actions they attribute to him — including efforts they say expand presidential authority or challenge institutional checks — run counter to constitutional principles.”
Lednovich, who lost his bid for a second term as a Fernandina Commissioner, knows first-hand about fringe protest groups. While serving on the city commission he proudly paraded down Centre Street wearing a “Black Lives Matter” sandwich board. He also wore a Fernandina Police Department baseball cap, despite the fact he was not a local cop. For reasons he never explained, but are now obvious, he also sported a large red clown nose.
One of the Observer’s more intelligent readers responded to the silliness writing: “If you can protest ‘No Kings,’ then you live in a country that doesn’t have a king, a country I am very proud of.”
Despite all the different names and causes, the sign-wavers all had one major element in common: They HATE our Constitutional form of government and they really, really HATE Donald Trump.
The De-Fund the Police and No Ice are blatantly opposed to the enforcement of our laws. The No Oligarchy and No Kings crowd are not far behind while Black Lives Matter and AntiFA could be considered terrorists due to their violence.
I have yet to witness a hate group of folks that honor America’s constitutional government. Maybe because there aren’t any. The American flag wavers I’ve witnessed hereabouts and elsewhere were all brimming with pride and love of country.
Many national polls I’ve seen show that American citizens favor voter identification by a massive margin, including Democrat ones. Isn’t that an issue then that these folks could get behind and support and insist that Congress legislate into law?
Elected Democrats are violently opposed to the SAVE act which would require voter ID. Why? Because if they can’t cheat, they can’t win.
The sign-waving No Kings lemmings are proof that their followers do as they’re told. Did they get paid before or after the protest?
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Wait! What? King Charles III will address a joint session of Congress April 28. Will the Democrats confront him with their “No Kings” signs?
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What’s Your Sign? American Spectator writer and good friend Larry Thornberry emailed me writing: “Even the traditional “What’s your sign?” might work with this sign waving bunch pointing out that the satirical online Babylon Bee ran the following article headlined “11 Pickup Lines for Getting Chicks at A ‘No Kings’ Rally.”
According to the Bee, a “No Kings” rally isn’t just an excuse to take off work while protesting something that doesn’t exist in America — it’s also a terrific way to find love. Knowing what the chicks at a “No Kings” protest want to hear is the key.”
“The Babylon Bee spent the weekend compiling the most popular lines used to pick up chicks at the “No Kings” rallies across the country:
“I also hate Trump, and I can’t coherently explain why.”
It’s important to point out what you have in common.
“Are your Birkenstocks making your feet sore? Because you’ve been running through my mind all day.”
It goes a long way to compliment her on her fashion style.
“Hey, there. Do you identify as a woman?”
Misgendering right off the bat can kill your chances.
“We should set up a play date for our vegan trans cats.”
Sometimes, the quickest way to a girl’s heart is through her non-binary pets.
“I don’t want to brag, but I once bench pressed 20 pounds.”
Guaranteed to impress.
“What’s your favorite episode of The View?”
Once she finds out you love listening to screeching harpies, you’re in.
“No kings, but YAS QUEEN, am I right?”
You smooth operator, you.
“I love the way the wind blows through your pink and green hair.”
Let her know that you find her attractive.
“I couldn’t help but notice your insane screaming from across the street.”
Nothing wrong with a little sweet-talking.
“Want to go grab an oat milk latte and avocado toast after the rally?”
Thoughtful and romantic.
“You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve seen since Hillary Clinton.”
Once you drop this baby on her, she’ll be yours.
Use any of the lines listed above at the next “No Kings” rally, and you’re guaranteed to find your soulmate.”
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WOW! In less than two years Donald Trump has accomplished what the past six presidents all said they wanted to do the past 47 years.
He’s brought an evil, despicable Iranian regime of crazed unredeemable religious terrorists to their knees; made the U.S. oil independent; encouraged financial markets to reach new heights nationwide; increased employment; encouraged foreign firms to invest trillions of dollars in the U.S.; fixed the broken border ending the flow of illegal aliens pouring into the country; lowered taxes for all Americans; sent the U.S. further into space than any other human has ever been; and cracked down on massive fraud and theft of U.S. taxpayer money.
The Democrats don’t like it. They’re appalled and want to run things and were content with the way things were going before Trump. They certainly don’t like Trump’s proposed SAVE Act ensuring voter ID, which will put an end to Democrats cheating their way into elected office, and pretending that none of America’s problems ever existed.
Those voting for a Democrat are voting for the United States and its citizens to fail.
Hahahaha, love it….you made my day Dave!!
I saw somewhere about NO KINGS and it related to no thinKING, no worKING, no fact-checKING and no maKING sense!
Good job, Dave!
Even Crazie Mazie, the Democrat Senator from Hawaii agrees : “Trump is not, never will be, and has never been a king.”
Kinda crazy that anytime a Republican gets in the White House we have these idiots come out of the wood works to protest, vandalize, riot, and “resist”. It’s what they do when the vote doesn’t go their way
The comfort I get is that we, non-vaccinated people, are going to far outlive all these vaccinated idiots.
Then the developmentally-challenged Z generation members will work for food and shelter since their ‘influencer’ status won’t do that.
Stupidity is like credit . . . You can live on it for a while, but ultimately you run out of it and must pay the bill.
Dave, I see you noted that “King Charles III will address a joint session of Congress April 28.”
Of course the “No Kings” crowd aren’t referencing him. Charles is an actual king, and their ill-furnished minds can only accommodate imaginary instances of monarch-like overreach on the part of our currently elected president—not a single example of which any of them seem able to identify, beyond saying that he’s done “a bunch of stuff.”
Ironically, the “No Kings” mob might well be better placed infesting the streets of English cities.
The House of Commons Library contains this recitation of the British sovereign’s title: “Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith”.
A year ago this Easter, King Charles gave a short speech marking the holiday, but unaccountably managed to shoehorn Islam into the mix. This year, he omitted to mention Easter at all, yet was fulsome in his observance of Ramadan. I wonder if Charles as “Defender of the Faith” is confused as to which faith he is expected to be defending.
A British politician recently remarked that the United Kingdom is being colonized by Middle Eastern countries. I thought that was a wise and pithy observation (sadly, that politician lacked the fortitude to stand by his comment for more than a single news cycle).
Perhaps Charles is secretly of the same opinion, and has decided to get ahead of the curve by bowing down to his Muslim overlords in advance. Or perhaps he’s just frightened to be among the rapidly shrinking 35% of white British-born residents of London.
From some quarters the King has lately been accused of being a Muslim. Whether he is or is not is at this point almost irrelevant. He talks the talk, and that’s bad enough, whether it’s from conviction or cowardice.
I was rather fond of Charles’ mother, and appreciated the continuity of tradition she represented so well. But Charles is unfit to fill her bejeweled shoes. He ought to step aside and make way for a successor in the bloodline who is made of sterner stuff, if such exists. Otherwise, maybe it’s time to (reluctantly) ring down the curtain on the British royal family and replace it with—well, replace it with nothing at all.
Given that such a turn of events would eject Charles from the world stage and shut the silly bugger up, that’s a “No Kings” movement I just might be able to get behind.