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The Liz Wheeler Show

Ep. 138: In Defense of DeSantis

The Liz Wheeler Show

Blaze Media

News Commentary, Daily News, News

4.84.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Republican Party is at a crossroads over DeSantis and his actions against Disney. On one hand, the David French and Jonah Goldbergs of the world argue that the Florida legislature is "violating free speech" or “setting dangerous precedent.” But is that actually true? Examining the agenda of the Left and the history of Disney, Liz debunks the Left’s—and, unfortunately, Right’s—most popular arguments against the revocation of the woke corporation's special governing status and makes the case that the actions DeSantis is taking are both legal and necessary. This is The Liz Wheeler Show. To get access to extended segments, censorship-free discussions, and more exclusive content, use promo code ACCESS for a one-month free trial of The Liz Wheeler Show community: https://lizwheelershow.com/locals. -- Join the Moink Movement today! Choose what meats you want delivered with your first box and get free filet mignon for a year: https://moinkbox.com/liz. -- Bags and puffiness under the eyes are a problem for millions of men and women. With Genucel's instant effects, you’ll see results in the first 12 hours. Use promo code LIZ to save an extra 50% off he brand new ultra retinol serum: https://genucel.com/liz. -- Never go online without using ExpressVPN. Protect your online activity today with 3 FREE months at http://expressvpn.com/liz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Republican Party is at a crossroads over, right now it's focused over this fight between

0:07.0

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney.

0:10.9

And the reason I say that the Republican Party is at a crossroads is because within the

0:14.6

conservative movement there are two schools of thought on what DeSantis has done, stripping

0:21.0

Disney of their special governing status in the state of Florida.

0:24.1

And by the way, this is something that is not noted enough.

0:26.6

It wasn't just DeSantis via executive order or unilaterally who stripped Disney of their

0:31.6

special governing status.

0:32.6

This was done by the legislature and it was signed into law by Governor DeSantis.

0:37.1

So it is the people's representatives in the Florida State House, the Florida State

0:40.8

Legislature and the governor who jointly as it should be done did this to Disney revoked

0:46.5

their special governing status.

0:48.0

And the first thing that we should be asking here before we even get to the question of,

0:51.8

was this the right thing to do?

0:53.5

Was it or was it not?

0:55.0

And what does this mean?

0:56.3

We should be asking why this happened because the argument that's coming from some within

1:00.2

the Republican Party who are against what DeSantis did is they say that this is a violation

1:05.0

of free speech.

1:06.0

This is setting a dangerous precedent.

1:08.0

They say that this is retaliation.

1:10.0

This was DeSantis retaliating against Disney because Disney chose a political position that

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