{"id":2033571,"date":"2023-09-15T15:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-flip-their-lids-when-kennedy-reads-from-books-they-push-in-schools\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:45:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:45:24","slug":"progressives-flip-their-lids-when-kennedy-reads-from-books-they-push-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-flip-their-lids-when-kennedy-reads-from-books-they-push-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives enraged as Kennedy promotes books they endorse in schools."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fprogressives-flip-their-lids-when-kennedy-reads-from-books-they-push-in-schools%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=2033571&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--><h2>What\u2019s creepier? A 71-year-old Senator reading explicit pornographic\u200d content out loud during a Senate hearing or your fourteen-year-old child \u2064reading that same explicit pornographic content in school.<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a correct answer here, but yours may depend on which side of the aisle you\u2019re on.<\/p>\n<p>Progressives were outraged when Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana began\u2063 reading literary pieces of filth during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled \u201cBook Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits\u200c Liberty and Literature, according \u200bto the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/14\/progressives-outraged-by-sen-kennedys-reading-of-explicit-kids-books-should-put-a-sock-in-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/john-kennedy-explicit-senate-hearing#:~:text=Some%20conservative%20library%20systems%20in,All%20Boys%20Aren%5Cu2019t%20Blue.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The \u200dAdvocate. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy was addressing Illinois \u200cSecretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who had previously supported legislation that \u2064aimed to withhold funding from libraries that did not adhere to the guidelines set by the American Library Association.<\/p>\n<p>Among the books are \u201cAll Boys Aren\u2019t Blue\u201d and \u201cGender Queer,\u201d which contain extremely explicit sexual material. Since \u200cthe Democrats were opposed to banning these books from public school libraries,\u2062 Kennedy decided to give them \u200ba taste of what\u200d was in these books, reading a passage from the book,\u200b \u201cAll Boys Aren\u2019t Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following descriptions, quotes\u200b and video contain \u2063graphic descriptions that the viewer may find disturbing<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI put some\u2062 lube on and got him \u2063on \u2064his knees,\u201d the 71-year-old read. \u201cAnd I began to slide into him from behind. I pulled out of him \u2063and kissed him while he masturbated. He asked me to turn over while\u2064 he slipped a condom on himself. This \u2064was my a**, and I was struggling to imagine someone inside me. He got on top and slowly inserted himself into me. It was the worst pain I think I have ever felt in my life. Eventually, I felt a mix of pleasure with the pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MUST WATCH IF YOU HAVE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN:\u200c Senator John Kennedy (Rep-LA) reads excerpts from \u201cAll Boys Aren\u2019t Blue\u201d and \u201cGender Queer\u201d to advocates against parents right to determine what \u2062books are read to their \u200bchildren \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QNDIWLcOxU\">pic.twitter.com\/QNDIWLcOxU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200d\u2022\u2062 \u15f0IS\u1455\u157cI\u15f4\u15b4 \u2062 \u2022 (@4Mischief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4Mischief\/status\/1702096196792107113?\">September \u206213, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kennedy then read an even filthier passage from \u201cGender Queer\u201d that\u2019s frankly not fit for reprint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, Mr. Secretary, what are\u200b you making us do?,\u201d Kennedy said to Giannoulias. \u201cAre you suggesting that only librarians should decide\u2063 whether the two books that I just read should be available to kids? Is that what you\u2019re saying?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d Giannoulias responded, and for just one moment, it seemed as if he had some humanity and understanding for what\u2063 parents seeing this content in their child\u2019s bookbag might feel.<\/p>\n<p>But when pushed by Kennedy, he \u200bgradually regained his composure and his ridiculous stand on this kind of literature, saying, \u201cWith all due respect, Senator, the words you spoke are disturbing, deeply disturbing, especially coming out of your mouth, it\u2019s very disturbing\u2026 but\u2063 I would also tell you that we\u2019re not advocating for kids to read \u200bporn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked what he was advocating, Giannoulias continued, \u201cWe are advocating for parents, random parents, not to have the\u2064 ability under the guise of keeping kids safe to try and challenge the worldview of every single\u2062 manner on these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Which sounds like\u200c another way of saying, \u201cI really don\u2019t have an answer here, but it\u2019s my party\u2019s platform to keep parents from protecting their kids\u2019 innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats expressed outrage too \u2014 \u200dnot at the content, mind you, but at the retelling of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real story here is: the paper is blank, Kennedy\u2019s\u200c reciting from memory,\u201d Keith Obermann tweeted, not even seeing how his comment mocking Kennedy actually reflected on the fact that he thought the content was smut and yet condoned it for\u200b children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following X posts contain language that may be considered \u200boffensive. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The real story here is: the paper is blank, Kennedy\u2019s reciting from memory <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g80OUwOIoN\">https:\/\/t.co\/g80OUwOIoN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithOlbermann\/status\/1701629385655173568?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDidn\u2019t know Sen. John Kennedy was an ally!\u201d\u2062 Ben Collins from\u200d NBC News tweeted, seemingly oblivious to the fact that in making that joke,\u200b he was admitting that anyone who wanted\u2062 to distribute such content to kids was \u200can \u201cally.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Didn\u2019t know Sen. John Kennedy was an ally! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oj0fJm0KHw\">pic.twitter.com\/oj0fJm0KHw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oneunderscore__\/status\/1701701214357147862?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What Kennedy did may \u2062have been a stunt \u2064but it showcased the\u2062 hypocrisy of those on the \u200cleft who\u2064 support giving such books to children but cringe when an adult reads it to a room full of other adults.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Secretary,\u200c I understand this is good for your politics back home,\u201d Kennedy finally said after going round and round with those on \u2064the Democrat side with no solutions offered other than cliches about censorship. \u201cBut you came here with a problem and I\u2019m trying to find\u200b a solution and you don\u2019t have one,\u200c other than \u200cto tell us that if we don\u2019t agree with you, we\u2019ll be on the wrong side of history,\u201d he \u200dsaid.\u2063 [6.09 -6.28]\n<p>So, what\u2019s \u200bcreepier than a 71-year-old reading porn? The other people\u200c in the room \u200cwho would\u200c rather have kids reading it.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/progressives-flip-lids-kennedy-reads-books-push-schools\/\">Progressives Flip Their Lids \u200bWhen Kennedy Reads\u200c from Books They Push in Schools<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-report-heart-inflammation-and-female-reproductive-issues-after-receiving-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"People report heart inflammation and female reproductive issues after receiving COVID-19 vaccines\">potential negative effects<\/a> on\u2062 a fourteen-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-flip-their-lids-when-kennedy-reads-from-books-they-push-in-schools\/\" title=\"Progressives enraged as Kennedy promotes books they endorse in schools.\">child reading explicit pornographic\u2063 content<\/a> \u200cin school, and \u200dhow does it raise concerns about the safety and appropriateness of \u2063the educational\u200c environment?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u201cBoth scenarios are \u200ddeeply disturbing and concerning, but there are important distinctions to be made when evaluating the creepiness factor\u2064 between a 71-year-old Senator reading\u2063 explicit \u2062pornographic content out\u200d loud during a Senate hearing \u200cand a \u200dfourteen-year-old child reading the same explicit content in school.<\/p>\n<p>First\u200d and\u2064 foremost, context \u200cplays a significant role in determining the level\u2064 of creepiness in\u200d these situations. A Senate hearing is \u200ba formal setting where lawmakers discuss and debate important \u2063issues \u200dthat impact the nation. It is expected that\u200c discussions would be conducted with decorum and respect for the dignity of the institution. The explicit content read by Senator John Kennedy was not only \u2064inappropriate for such a setting but also highly offensive \u200bto many individuals. The fact that a seasoned \u200dpolitician would choose to read such explicit material in this context is deeply unsettling\u200d and raises questions about his\u200b judgment and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, a \u200dfourteen-year-old child reading explicit pornographic content in school raises\u200b alarm bells about \u200bthe safety and appropriateness of the educational \u200denvironment. Schools have a\u2064 responsibility to provide a safe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-professor-suspended-after-pedophilia-remarks\/\" title=\"Va. professor suspended after pedophilia remarks\">conducive learning environment<\/a>\u2062 for students. The presence of explicit content in schools exposes minors to\u200b inappropriate\u2064 material that can negatively\u200d impact their emotional and psychological well-being. It\u2063 also raises concerns about\u2062 whether the school \u200dis adequately monitoring and\u200d filtering the content available to students.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the age of the individuals involved is \u200balso a crucial factor to consider. A fourteen-year-old child is still in the process of development and should be protected from exposure \u2063to explicit and adult content. Their young minds are \u200cimpressionable, and exposure to explicit material at such a tender age \u2062can have lasting negative effects.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, a 71-year-old Senator is\u2062 an adult\u200b who\u2063 has the capacity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a> and understand \u200bthe implications of his actions. While\u200d it is still highly inappropriate for a Senator to read explicit material \u2064during a Senate hearing, the responsibility\u200d lies with the individual to\u200c exercise good judgment \u2064and adhere to ethical standards.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2064 it is important to note that the creepiness \u200dfactor should not be the sole focus of our attention. Both scenarios \u2064raise broader concerns about the protection of children \u2062and the maintenance of appropriate boundaries in\u200c public\u2064 forums. The explicit content\u2062 read by Senator Kennedy highlights the need for better regulation and filtering of materials in public spaces,\u2062 particularly those accessible to minors. Similarly, the incident involving the child reading explicit content in\u200d school\u200d underscores the need \u2063for stricter monitoring and supervision to ensure the safety and well-being of students.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u200b while both\u2062 scenarios are undeniably unsettling, the creepiness factor may vary depending on one&#8217;s perspective and values. \u200cHowever, it is essential to shift the focus from the relative creepiness of \u2062the situations to address \u2062the deeper issues at hand &#8211; the protection \u2063of children, the maintenance of appropriate boundaries, \u200cand the promotion of safe and conducive environments in both public and educational \u200bsettings.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s creepier? A 71-year-old Senator reading explicit porn in a Senate hearing or a 14-year-old child reading it in school. The answer may vary based on your political stance. Outrage ensued among Progressives as Republican Sen. 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