MSNBC Frets Florida Parents’ Rights Law Is ‘Terror Tactic’

Saturday afternoon Alex Witt ReportsOn MSNBC, Katy Tur (fill-in host) was joined by Charles Blow, a new MSNBC contributor. They spent a segment lamenting Florida’s new law that prohibits transgender topics being taught to children at school.

Blow called the law “terror tactics” and accused Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, of injecting “venom and vindictiveness” into his policy. Tur began the segment with the liberal term “don’t tell gay” and called the bill the “don’t say homosexual” bill. MSNBC’s host began the segment by complaining: “Now, part of why this is so controversial because the language in bill is quite broad. It does not say whether it is for kindergarten or third grade Charles. However, it has reason to believe that it could also be used as high up as senior high school students.

Blow is also columnist for The New York TimesHe was a CNN contributor, and it is possible that he will be running for the Republican nomination as President.

DeSantis’s real goal is to make himself Trump 2.0. DeSantis is. Take all the vitriol and venom and make it policyTrump couldn’t do it. Trump could make it happen at the executive level. Trump could make it the policy of his administration. However, it was not legal. DeSantis has made law the Trump aesthetic.

Tur continued her concern about the topic as she followed-up: “I wanted to ask you. I mean, obviously, it’s up in the air — however, I am curious about some basic details about this law. What if there are two parents or two mothers and the child is in the third grade? Is it okay to discuss this with them?

The TimesThe columnist suggested that teachers might be afraid to discuss LGBT subjects because they fear lawsuits. It is all so broad that they make — It becomes a terror tactic because no one can tell if they’re actually violating the law.

Blow’s time with CNN was marked by his outlandish interactions with guests Kayleigh McEnany and Paris Dennard as well as Jeff Roorda and Jack Kingston.

Also, it was not noted that Tur and Blow are both bisexuals and Tur is transgender.

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The following is a transcription:

MSNBC’s Alex Witt Reports

April 2, 2022

Eastern, 12:39

KATY TUR: New fallout in the feud between the governor of Florida and Disney. DeSantis indicated that he will now vote to strip the company’s special status, which allows it operate independently from Orlando Theme Park. After Disney had criticized DeSantis over his signing of the bill, also known as “don’t tell gay”, that bars schools from teaching students about their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Charlea, columnist for The Observer is now with me New York TimesMSNBC political analyst. This bill has broad language, and that is why this controversy is so significant. It does not say whether it is for Charles or kindergarten, but Charles and Charles have reason to believe it could also be used in the third and fourth grades.

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CHARLES BLOW, MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST: And what DeSantis is doing essentially is making himself into Trump 2.0. This is what he is. Take all the vitriol and venom and make it policyTrump couldn’t do it. Trump could make it happen at the executive level. Trump could make it the policy of his administration. However, it wasn’t legal. DeSantis has made law the Trump aesthetic.

TUR: What are you asking? If a child has 2 dads/2 moms, and is in 3rd grade — or 10th grade — are they allowed to discuss that?

BLOW: This is still not clear to me. I asked the activists to clarify this for me. They did not answer my questions about whether they meant to talk about just me and how I felt about being excluded from these schools. That is what I find problematic about the bill. It is too broad. This is an example of many bills being written right now, including those that restrict voting rights or that restrict Critical Race Theory classes. All of them are written in such a broad way that it is difficult to understand. It becomes a terror tactic because no one can tell if they’re actually violating the law.Because they don’t know exactly where the line is, or whether they will cross it, they limit their activities.

TUR: Also, I wonder if the teacher is in a similar-sex marital relationship — It’s okay to discuss a married couple — Or an opposite-sex one, please — But if I were married to a woman would I be unable to speak to my children about my spouse? Could I bring her along to school without her consent? There are many questions and this raises the issue of inequalities. This is something that civil rights groups are fighting. However, I have a question for you regarding the trend in the Republican parties, and DeSantis, but generally in the Republican political party, towards morality politics.