The mainstream media obviously won’t do its job, as we’ve seen for years, in clearly/accurately calling out right-wing extremism. Instead, they’ll use euphemisms and vague/generic terminology like “conservative” or whatever, while “sanewashing” and whitewashing far-right candidates’ extremism. For instance, earlier today, long-time right-wing radio host John Reid announced his candidacy (see below) for the 2025 Virginia GOP’s Lt. Governor nomination. Since Reid often interviewed Virginia politicians, mostly right-wing ones (since the vast majority of Democrats wouldn’t go on his show, for good reason!), I often listened, even though it was a torrent of conspiracy theories, demonization of Democrats, COVID denial, climate denial, you name it. Just for a small sampling, see below, since it appears that his radio show’s archives are no longer easily available online…
“Covid tyranny”
“Democrats DELIBERATLY tanked the most successful economy in modern history with their Covid lockdowns so they could defeat Trump.”
“We wrecked our economy and destroyed a lot of innocent lives amongst healthy people who had almost zero risk of serious sickness or death…How do we maximize the pain to get rid of Trump while spending the most money to benefit our Democrat businesses and allies. Criminal!”
Here’s Reid criticizing Lt. Governor Winsome Sears for avoiding the Senate chamber after coming into contact with someone who has COVID – Reid says “Don’t let Democrat [sic] Senator Louise Lucas into that President’s chair over something that will be a NEVER-ENDING fake problem!!!”
Reid claims that Sen. Mark Warner and others who think climate change is real (which, of course, it very much is!) are “so brainwashed.”
More intense hostility to climate science – and COVID science, etc. – by Reid.
According to Reid, “‘Social Justice’ is about modern racial revenge against people who have done nothing wrong,” while “‘Diversity’ is reversing 60 years of building a color blind society to only see and value individual people by their labeled minority status,” etc.
Not even sure what to say about this tirade by Reid…yikes.
Here, Reid compares America during the Biden administration to Nazi Germany. WTF?
Here, Reid says “trans ideology” [sic] is not “healthy or normal,” but instead is “mental illness” that “can be contagious.” And, he adds, “It’s time to stop this.”
Here, Reid celebrates J.K. Rowling for her anti-transgender activism, or what Reid calls “trans lunacy” that is “erasing and harming real women, wrecking responsible social norms and doing OBVIOUS harm to children.”
Here, Reid rants about supposed “dictator-like control and arrogance of the leftist medical community and how they are pushing trans surgeries, mutilations and sterilization of children and it must be stopped.” He adds that “adults who normalize this abuse of children are IMMORAL and I will not stand for it – personally or politically.”
Not surprisingly, Reid believes that “guns save lives.”
Yes, he thinks abortion is an “atrocity.”
This tirade by Reid, just before the November 2024 election, is an excellent summation of his far-right views. Wild.
Here’s Reid with his friend, former VA State Sen. Amanda Chase – insurrectionist, bigot, far-right extremist, conspiracy theorist, etc.
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