{"id":1623494,"date":"2022-08-26T16:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1623494"},"modified":"2022-08-26T16:49:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:49:46","slug":"desantis-opponent-names-running-mate-a-teachers-union-head-who-fought-to-close-schools-compared-parents-to-serial-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-opponent-names-running-mate-a-teachers-union-head-who-fought-to-close-schools-compared-parents-to-serial-killers\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Opponent Names Running Mate: A Teachers\u2019 Union Head Who Fought to Close Schools, Compared Parents to Serial Killers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-opponent-names-running-mate-a-teachers-union-head-who-fought-to-close-schools-compared-parents-to-serial-killers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1623494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Charlie Crist taps Miami teachers&#8217; union president Karla Hernandez-Mats to be his lieutenant<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/collin-anderson\/\" title=\"Posts by Collin Anderson\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Collin Anderson<\/a> \u2022 August 26, 2022 4:40 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Florida governor Ron DeSantis&#8217;s (R.) Democratic opponent Charlie Crist has selected as his running mate a Miami teachers&#8217; union head who opposed school reopenings, compared concerned parents to serial killers, and even suggested that &#8220;fear of halal meat&#8221; perpetuates genocide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist\u00a0will unveil United Teachers of Dade president Karla Hernandez-Mats as his running mate during a Saturday campaign event, CBS Miami <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeFede\/status\/1563225253899186176?s=20&amp;t=lXkd9UDli_D5GzyxsBtZ5Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> Friday afternoon. In May 2020, Hernandez-Mats <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/desantis-faces-criticism-for-suggesting-reopening-of-florida-schools\/2218640\/\"><span>emerged<\/span><\/a><span> as a vocal critic of DeSantis&#8217;s push to reopen schools\u2014at the time, she dismissed the Republican&#8217;s claim that the coronavirus &#8220;just hasn&#8217;t had an impact&#8221; on young people, calling the remark &#8220;completely contradictory to what we know to be the facts of this pandemic&#8221; and &#8220;dangerous for our communities at large.&#8221; Hernandez-Mats later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlaMats\/status\/1457843948978937858?s=20&amp;t=qAEMZ4NUlUdzmNgT-72qVw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledged<\/a> that students failed to learn at the same pace following the closures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Beyond her school closure advocacy, Hernandez-Mats has attacked parents who attend school board meetings. In October 2021, she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlaMats\/status\/1451364479845941250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>shared a cartoon<\/span><\/a><span> that likened those parents to a range of fictional serial killers, including mass murderer Leatherface from <\/span><i><span>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre <\/span><\/i><span>and butcher knife slayer Michael Myers from the <\/span><i><span>Halloween<\/span><\/i><span> series. &#8220;For any of you following the school board meetings, you know that the craziness is real,&#8221; Hernandez-Mats said. &#8220;God be with us.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For any of you following the school board meetings, you know that the craziness is real. God be with us. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antivaxxers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antivaxxers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/disinformation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#disinformation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/misinformation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#misinformation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FczrhSebGb\">pic.twitter.com\/FczrhSebGb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UTD Miami Prez (@KarlaMats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlaMats\/status\/1451364479845941250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In July 2020, meanwhile, Hernandez-Mats <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlaMats\/status\/1285038719095930882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>tweeted a graphic<\/span><\/a><span> arguing that &#8220;genocide&#8221; and &#8220;lynching&#8221; is perpetuated in part by &#8220;fear of halal meat,&#8221; &#8220;bootstrap theory,&#8221; and &#8220;celebrating Columbus Day.&#8221; &#8220;Great breakdown of the iceberg visual,&#8221; Hernandez-Mats added, along with the hashtag &#8220;BLM.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great breakdown with the iceberg visual <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UnitedShadesOfAmerica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UnitedShadesOfAmerica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wkamaubell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wkamaubell<\/a> \u270a\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PleaseUnmuteYourself?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PleaseUnmuteYourself<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fvl825dMOk\">pic.twitter.com\/fvl825dMOk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UTD Miami Prez (@KarlaMats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlaMats\/status\/1285038719095930882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Crist won Florida&#8217;s Democratic gubernatorial primary just three days ago, but his campaign is already off to a rocky start. Just hours after the win, Crist, who has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/morning-joe\/watch\/charlie-crist-i-m-on-the-battlefield-of-love-desantis-on-the-battlefield-of-hate-146872901833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> he&#8217;s &#8220;on the battlefield of love,&#8221; contended that the more than four million Floridians who voted for DeSantis have &#8220;hate&#8221; in their hearts and don&#8217;t care about the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Those who support the governor should stay with him and vote for him, and I don&#8217;t want your vote,&#8221; Crist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rpetty\/status\/1562456675009064966?s=20&amp;t=5h1Wty9wU4unHwh0FkM4xQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. &#8220;If you have that hate in your heart, keep it there. I want the vote of the people of Florida who care about our state.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crist, who did not immediately return a request for comment, served as Florida&#8217;s 44th governor as a Republican from 2007-2011. Crist subsequently ran for Senate but lost his primary bid to Republican Marco Rubio, causing him to leave the GOP and endorse then-president Barack Obama (D.) for reelection in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats Charlie Crist taps Miami teachers&#8217; union president Karla Hernandez-Mats to be his lieutenant  Collin Anderson \u2022 August 26, 2022 4:40 pm Florida governor Ron DeSantis&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1623494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1623494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1623494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1623494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1623494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}