Legal Insurrection Readers Weigh in With Their Definitions of ‘Woke’
"Having the ability to deny reality and to formulate a bizarre fantasy world that can never be achieved." --Legal Insurrection follower R.C....
Based in North Carolina, Stacey Matthews is a former liberal and a 16+ year veteran of blogging with an emphasis on media bias, social issues, and the culture wars.
"Having the ability to deny reality and to formulate a bizarre fantasy world that can never be achieved." --Legal Insurrection follower R.C....
"Got robbed. Again. @jasonkCNN & I were at city hall in San Francisco to do an interview for @CNN."...
"During a private plane trip from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C., in March of 2019, DeSantis enjoyed a chocolate pudding dessert—by eating it with three of his fingers, according to two sources familiar with the incident."...
Denying reality by arguing over definitions: "One of the most powerful ways to defeat your enemies is to control their language, deny them the ability to even name that which they oppose much less defeat it"...
"If your entire premise is 'the media fawning' all over him, you should probably cite more than just one example, which according to you is CNBC just quoting him."...
"MAGA Republicans are calling for defunding the police departments, and defunding the FBI now. That's a good one, I like that one."...
"For black equestrians with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits can be virtually impossible –– another barrier to inclusion in a sport that remains overwhelmingly white."...
"In the worst moments of our lives, women are told it's their fault. In case you need to hear it today: It's. Not. Your. Fault. I will keep living and fighting with love. We all need more of it." ...
"Fox News lied about me hundreds of times to tens of millions of people. Help me hold them accountable for the harm they do."...
[Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's defeat] "is one more data point demonstrating the political perils for Democrats who don’t persuade voters they are sufficiently tough on crime." --The Hill...
"It was like Caesar on the floor of the Roman Senate or something … I remember closing my laptop and pouring a huge glass of wine even though it was at like noon. Because I was so f–king freaked out by what we had just...
"The guy murdered a police officer and a young mother in cold blood- maybe his lunatic ramblings that 'actually Ron DeSantis is worse than me' shouldn’t lead coverage of his execution."...
"How many New Yorkers have moved to Florida? How many Floridians to NYC? How many NYCers lost jobs due to your vax mandate? How many Floridians? Years of school lost NYC v FL? Maybe watch & learn instead of the empty virtue-signaling," observed...
"What does [DeSantis] not know about black history and the black experience when he says that slavery and the aftermath of slavery should not be taught to Florida schoolchildren?" MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell asked VP Kamala Harris....
"If there is an enterprising person out there they can find her name change order in SC probate records (she obviously changed her name after she got married) and it will list the legal name prior to the change." -CNN's Asha Rangappa...
"...
"Donald Trump was and is a lazy, ignorant narcissist. The Florida governor is a smart, motivated, very right-wing Catholic who wants to remake America as he imagines God wants it to be."...
"Biden allies privately worry that DeSantis’s record could appeal to the same set of independent, female or suburban voters who Biden needs to court to win" ...
Donations tax deductible
to the full extent allowed by law.
Founder
Sr. Contrib Editor
Contrib Editor
Weekend Editor
Higher Ed
Author
Author
Author
Author
Author
Editor Emerita