(LifeSiteNews) — Former United Nations Ambassador and 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley recently appeared to side with Disney in its dispute with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, said that major corporations are “partners,” when asked by Fox News to comment on Disney’s lawsuit against DeSantis and Florida. The massive corporation made last-minute deals with its handpicked Reedy Creek Improvement District, which operated at a mini-government just for the company, before DeSantis’ new board took over.
DeSantis is considered a potential 2024 presidential candidate.
SIGN, THANK and STAND with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who is being attacked by Disney for signing a new law which prohibits sexual indoctrination of schoolchildren from Kindergarten to 3rd Grade. *Anyone – no matter where you reside – can sign this petition!
For protecting the innocence of his state’s youngest schoolchildren and standing up to the bullies in the LGBT lobby, Governor Ron DeSantis has predictably been on the receiving end of sustained attacks from LGBT activists and their numerous allies in the leftist mainstream media.
And now, the Disney Corporation – one of Florida’s biggest employers – has decided to interfere in politics and pick a fight with DeSantis over the new law.
BUT, Florida parents, and parents across the country, are overjoyed that a governor is finally taking seriously their concerns about the early sexualization of our nation’s children!
SIGN, THANK, and STAND with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with this petition which will be delivered to Governor DeSantis’ office and CC’ed to Disney, and which tells the Governor that we thank him for, and will stand with him in, protecting our schoolchildren from LGBT indoctrination.
This common sense legislation, known as the Parental Rights in Education Act, prohibits instruction pertaining to sexual orientation, “gender identity” and transgenderism in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade classrooms across the state of Florida.
And, the new law also puts stronger limits on such discussions for older children, frustrating a primary tenet of the radical left’s plan to encroach upon impressionable young minds.
Media talking heads and political opponents, ranging from radical LGBT activist groups to morally corrupt corporations like Disney, dubbed HB 1557 the “Don’t Say Gay” Bill.
But, the truth is that such sensitive, personal subjects are not the job of schools to cover, but the job of parents alone, who, under the bill, would be allowed to take legal action against school districts that violate its provisions.
By their hateful reaction to the bill (now law) and to Governor DeSantis, one can only assume that Disney actually despises parents and their role as the primary educator of their children, especially in, but not limited to, areas of sexual conduct and morals.
Indeed, the extreme volume of manufactured outrage on this particular piece of legislation reveals the following significant nugget of information: one of the seminal means the LGBT “community” counts on to continue attracting people into their ranks, or as so-called “allies,” is by brainwashing little, unsuspecting children without their, or their parents’, consent.
We know it, and they know it. And, finally, someone is doing something about it.
SIGN, THANK and STAND with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who is being attacked by Disney for signing a new law which prohibits sexual indoctrination of schoolchildren from Kindergarten to 3rd Grade.
Children’s innocence is worth it and Disney, and its chairman Bob Chapek, should be ashamed of themselves for threatening to interfere in state politics because they are offended that children’s minds will no longer be violated.
We must encourage people like Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature not to be blackmailed and not to be afraid…
If Disney wants to escalate things, then conservative and Christian parents might be finally persuaded not to visit Disneyland and Disney World, nor buy Disney products, nor watch Disney films.
Conservatives and Christians, and right-thinking people from all walks of life, need to start playing hardball with the likes of Disney.
We saw what happens when parents show their power in Virginia last year, so any further action on this matter by Florida Democrats and their allies in Disney’s executive leadership will be at their own peril.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition to THANK and STAND WITH Governor Ron DeSantis for protecting children from LGBT propaganda, and from Disney’s bullying, slurs and legal threats.
Thank you!
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“Businesses were my partners, because if you take care of your businesses, you take care of your economy, your economy takes care of your people and everyone wins,” Haley said.
She said South Carolina is “anti-woke” but that she’d be happy to make introductions to help the company move to the state.
In a follow-up tweet, she reiterated her position. “Hey @Disney, my home state will happily accept your 70,000+ jobs if you want to leave Florida. We’ve got great weather, great people, and it’s always a great day in South Carolina! SC’s not woke, but we’re not sanctimonious about it either.”
Hey @Disney, my home state will happily accept your 70,000+ jobs if you want to leave Florida.
We’ve got great weather, great people, and it’s always a great day in South Carolina!
SC’s not woke, but we’re not sanctimonious about it either. pic.twitter.com/uf1PWQjGc5
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) April 26, 2023
Former President Donald Trump previously called DeSantis “Ron DeSanctimonious” before dropping that as a nickname.
Disney’s lawsuit accused DeSantis of political retaliation. Florida moved to strip the company’s special governing district after the company opposed anti-grooming and pro-parental rights legislation in the state.
“Allowing a corporation to control its own government is bad policy, especially when the corporation makes decisions that impact an entire region,” Gov. DeSantis said at the bill signing in February. “This legislation ends Disney’s self-governing status, makes Disney live under the same laws as everybody else, and ensures that Disney pays its debts and fair share of taxes.”
DeSantis Communications Director Taryn Fenske reiterated the administration’s position in a media statement.
“We are unaware of any legal right that a company has to operate its own government or maintain special privileges not held by other businesses in the state,” Fenske said, as reported by The Daily Wire. “This lawsuit is yet another unfortunate example of their hope to undermine the will of the Florida voters and operate outside the bounds of the law,” Fenske said.
Conservatives lambaste Haley’s pro-corporate stance
A number of conservative commentators criticized Haley for appearing to side with massive corporations instead of siding with social conservatives who are critical of Disney’s pro-LGBT agenda.
Selling out kids to Disney groomers in order to brag about your states’ GDP numbers at fundraisers isn’t the girl boss slam dunk you think it is @NikkiHaley. https://t.co/XRitANuqsc
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) April 26, 2023
“Of all the wars going on in the world today, the only one Nikki Haley has no interest in is the one against a company trying to sexually groom children,” The Federalist’s Sean Davis wrote.
“Selling out kids to Disney groomers in order to brag about your states’ GDP numbers at fundraisers isn’t the girl boss slam dunk you think it is,” Lauren Chen with The Blaze wrote.
“This 2004-era establishment Republican corporatism is not only weak and ineffective but also an absolute political loser on every level,” Matt Walsh wrote. “There is just no market for what Nikki Haley is selling.”
Conservative political activist Ryan Girdusky also criticized Haley on Fox News.
Haley just wants to “please her donors,” Girdusky said. He also accused Haley of supporting “crony capitalism.”
He noted that Disney has not weighed in on subsequent cultural legislation, such as pro-life bills and an expansion of the anti-grooming law.