After the Florida state Senate passed legislation revoking Disney’s special self-governing privileges over their support for sexually indoctrinating little children in schools, ABC’s World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News went into meltdown mode.
Muir introduced the segment on the Florida legislature revoking Disney’s self-governing privileges as a “political move” that was done “at the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis.”
Reporting on the ground in Florida, correspondent Victor Oquendo whined that “the move is an effort to punish Disney for publically opposing Florida's so-called ‘Don't Say Gay’ law” and bemoaned how “Governor DeSantis has lashed out at corporate America for attacking the law.”
Oquendo was very concerned about how the special carved-out district which Disney presides over will be forced to administer public services like utilities and garbage pickups themselves:
Also raising concerns, local communities who have benefited from Florida's arrangement with Disney -- they may have to administer these public services themselves, and pay for them, too. They could become responsible for up to a billion dollars of debt.
Hoping to shame and intimidate DeSantis one last time Oquendo told viewers “this is the biggest private employer in the state, with some 20 million people visiting Walt Disney World every year.”
Over on NBC, Holt opened by smugly claiming Florida “lawmakers struck a blow against Disney at the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis after the company spoke out about what critics have dubbed the state's Don't Say Gay law.”
Piling on, correspondent Kerry Sanders wailed about “Florida's new fight against the house that Mickey built” and how it is “the latest chapter in a confrontation between Disney and Florida Republicans led by Governor DeSantis who pushed for the legislation after Disney called for the repeal of Florida's Parental Rights in Education law, what critics dub the ‘Don't Say Gay’ law, that bans classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity for children in kindergarten through third grade.”
At least NBC used the law’s real name, even though Sanders added the left’s fake name for the law at the end.
It’s ironic that the leftist media is going after DeSantis for standing up to big corporations when the left are the ones who claim to hate the wealthy.
This latest example of ABC & NBC freaking out over DeSantis protecting children from sexual indoctrination and big corporations was made possible by LifeLock on ABC, and Liberty Mutual on NBC. Their information is linked.
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ABC’s World News Tonight
4/20/2022
6:43:43 p.m. EasternDAVID MUIR: We turn next tonight to the political move in Florida at the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis. The Florida state Senate voting to terminate Disney's self-governing privileges in Florida, after Disney took a stand on the controversial new law in that state that opponents have labeled the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Disney, of course, is our parent company. And ABC's Victor Oquendo is in Florida tonight.
VICTOR OQUENDO: Tonight, at the urging of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the Republican-controlled state Senate voting to strip the Walt Disney Company of the special status granting it self-governing privileges in Walt Disney World and the surrounding areas.
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OQUENDO: The move is an effort to punish Disney for publically opposing Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law, which restricts how teachers can discuss LGBTQ issues in the classroom. Governor DeSantis has lashed out at corporate America for attacking the law.
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OQUENDO: Disney CEO Bob Chapek at first took a neutral stance on the controversial law. Then, after protests from some Disney employees, Chapek denouncing the legislation. Disney releasing a statement, saying, "Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts." That didn't sit well with DeSantis, who this week announced the state legislature would move to strip Disney of its ability to govern itself in Florida.
GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS: They also will be considering termination of all special districts that were enacted in Florida prior to 1968, and that includes the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
OQUENDO: The district was carved out in 1967, in a deal negotiated by Walt Disney and his family. It allows Disney to provide its own services like firefighting and waste disposal, and avoid many local regulations and taxes. But tonight, one top Florida Republican tweeting, "Disney is a guest in Florida. Today, we remind them." Disney World also the biggest single-site employer in the state. Democrats today denouncing DeSantis.
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OQUENDO: Also raising concerns, local communities who have benefited from Florida's arrangement with Disney -- they may have to administer these public services themselves, and pay for them, too. They could become responsible for up to a billion dollars of debt. The Mayor of Orange County saying his eye is on "Unfunded cost shifts to local governments." And the Florida House is scheduled to vote on this tomorrow. Governor DeSantis is expected to sign. There's no comment from the Walt Disney Company tonight. Again, this is the biggest private employer in the state, with some 20 million people visiting Walt Disney World every year. David?
NBC Nightly News
4/20/2022
7:07:59 p.m. EasternLESTER HOLT: In Florida, lawmakers struck a blow against Disney at the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis after the company spoke out about what critics have dubbed the state's Don't Say Gay law. Here's Kerry Sanders.
KERRY SANDERS: Tonight, Florida's new fight against the house that Mickey built. Florida's Senate approving legislation to eliminate Disney's self-governing authority and tax breaks.
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SANDERS: It's the latest chapter in a confrontation between Disney and Florida Republicans led by Governor DeSantis who pushed for the legislation after Disney called for the repeal of Florida's Parental Rights in Education law, what critics dub the “Don't Say Gay” law, that bans classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity for children in kindergarten through third grade.
