| This morning, the Huffington Post broke news that Scott Baugh, Republicans’ top choice for California’s 47th Congressional District, said that “wokism” is more threatening to the country than the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, both world wars and the Civil War.
Instead of apologizing, Baugh’s campaign doubled down on his horrific comments and said nothing of the loss of life during the 9/11 terrorist attacks with the anniversary just days away.
California Republican Scott Baugh: ‘Wokism’ More Threatening Than WWII, 9/11
Huffington Post | Daniel Marans | September 5, 2023
- Scott Baugh, a Republican attorney hoping to flip a Democratic-held U.S. House seat in Orange County, California, said that “wokism” is more threatening to the country than the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, both world wars and the Civil War.
- Baugh, a former GOP leader in the California State Assembly, made the remarks while speaking in June to the International Christian Ambassadors Association, an ecumenical Christian nonprofit.
- “What’s the greatest threat to religious freedom? We were born in the Revolutionary War. We survived civil wars, World War II, World War I, a lot of wars, 9/11,” Baugh said. “None of those were that threatening to our country compared to the war that we’re fighting now. That war is about wokism and the lack of common sense.”
- “That wokism ― it’s communism, wokism, whatever you want to call it ― it’s infected our churches. I like to tell some of our pastors that Jesus came to offend. That was his purpose,” he added. “How would you know you needed a savior unless your sins were pointed out? And our churches aren’t doing that.”
- House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, condemned Baugh’s remarks, calling him a “perennial loser” who would fail again in 2024. (Baugh ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2022 and lost in the primary for a neighboring seat in 2018.)
- “Scott Baugh’s disgusting culture war nonsense has gone too far,” DCCC spokesperson Dan Gottlieb said in a statement. “Service members and veterans deserve better than this offensive propagandist, and so does California’s 47th District.”
- Baugh’s campaign insists that he was referring exclusively to the threat that he believes “wokism” poses to religious freedom.
- “When Scott said those words, he knew that a handful of liberal groups and media outlets would react when they saw it,” Baugh campaign spokesperson Zach Freimark said in a statement. “The loss of life in any traditional war is tragic and should be honored and respected.”
State Senator Dave Min released the following statement on Baughs commens.
| This morning, the Huffington Post broke news that Scott Baugh, Republicans’ top choice for California’s 47th Congressional District, said that “wokism” is more threatening to the country than the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, both world wars and the Civil War.
Instead of apologizing, Baugh’s campaign doubled down on his horrific comments and said nothing of the loss of life during the 9/11 terrorist attacks with the anniversary just days away.
California Republican Scott Baugh: ‘Wokism’ More Threatening Than WWII, 9/11
Huffington Post | Daniel Marans | September 5, 2023
- Scott Baugh, a Republican attorney hoping to flip a Democratic-held U.S. House seat in Orange County, California, said that “wokism” is more threatening to the country than the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, both world wars and the Civil War.
- Baugh, a former GOP leader in the California State Assembly, made the remarks while speaking in June to the International Christian Ambassadors Association, an ecumenical Christian nonprofit.
- “What’s the greatest threat to religious freedom? We were born in the Revolutionary War. We survived civil wars, World War II, World War I, a lot of wars, 9/11,” Baugh said. “None of those were that threatening to our country compared to the war that we’re fighting now. That war is about wokism and the lack of common sense.”
- “That wokism ― it’s communism, wokism, whatever you want to call it ― it’s infected our churches. I like to tell some of our pastors that Jesus came to offend. That was his purpose,” he added. “How would you know you needed a savior unless your sins were pointed out? And our churches aren’t doing that.”
- House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, condemned Baugh’s remarks, calling him a “perennial loser” who would fail again in 2024. (Baugh ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2022 and lost in the primary for a neighboring seat in 2018.)
- “Scott Baugh’s disgusting culture war nonsense has gone too far,” DCCC spokesperson Dan Gottlieb said in a statement. “Service members and veterans deserve better than this offensive propagandist, and so does California’s 47th District.”
- Baugh’s campaign insists that he was referring exclusively to the threat that he believes “wokism” poses to religious freedom.
- “When Scott said those words, he knew that a handful of liberal groups and media outlets would react when they saw it,” Baugh campaign spokesperson Zach Freimark said in a statement. “The loss of life in any traditional war is tragic and should be honored and respected.”
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As William Shakespeare said: “Much ado about nothing.”
And DUI Dave thinks Iranians are Asians. Wonder why? And, wonder why you didn’t report on this chubby? The bigger story is Elon Musk offering the ADL their comeuppance.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=697990239003678&set=a.324870876315618
Carpetbagger Joanna’s response. Talk about saying or doing anything. https://x.com/joannajweiss/status/1699197652657934722?s=46&t=J2adm0Q08LclHz9iFukJHw
DUI Dave’s ad hominem attack with a side of self-promotion.
https://davemin.com/news/dave-min-statement-on-scott-baugh-denigrating-911-victims-and-military-veterans
Dom Jones is just playing with her technicolor weave wondering what palette she should turn her coif.
I see the woke folk as a threat to our culture. Min and Porter had every chance to stand up to Pfizer. Even PREGNANT women needed shots and masks DURING LABOR? Europe didn’t require that! Min and Porter can redeem themselves by telling the FDA to put the the next round in their thingamabobs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJyuTGMWCII
How safe will you feel if China decides to Direct Energy Weapon your city?
https://www.brighteon.com/0af15437-2fe1-4e0f-8b51-ab04cfb91a2f (start at 21:00)
Porter and Min have never condemned the peaceful protesters:
https://thepostmillennial.com/vice-chair-of-minnesota-democrat-party-who-advocated-for-dismantling-police-gets-violently-beaten-and-carjacked?utm_campaign=64470
How about Transgender rights?
https://www.infowars.com/posts/pardon-issued-for-dad-who-exploded-with-rage-over-daughters-transgender-bathroom-rape-school-coverup/
An elderly friend of mine was plowed over in the parking lot of Trader Joe’s (by UCI in Irvine). She broke her elbow and has a hairline hip fracture. Presumably a young man was fleeing his restaurant tab and flattened this poor woman.
So Scott Baugh is our problem?
I will get my booster the day it is available; unvaxxed/unboosted Republican die of COVID at a higher rate than Vaxxed/boosted Democrats, so thank you for your part in providing chlorine to the gene pool. Abnd which president set mask mandates and accelerated an untested vaccine again?
My wife and I just got back from a vacation to Oahu and we wore masks on the flight and in the airport. It wasn’t a big deal.