{"id":2054191,"date":"2023-10-03T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-secretary-of-interior-slammed-for-disturbing-video-with-drag-queen-park-ranger\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:35:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:35:21","slug":"bidens-secretary-of-interior-slammed-for-disturbing-video-with-drag-queen-park-ranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-secretary-of-interior-slammed-for-disturbing-video-with-drag-queen-park-ranger\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Interior Secretary Criticized for Controversial Video with Drag Queen Park Ranger"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbidens-secretary-of-interior-slammed-for-disturbing-video-with-drag-queen-park-ranger%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=2054191&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>The Worst Part is, They\u2019re\u2064 Serious<\/h2>\n<p>A video posted to social media on Monday aims to make Americans more \u200daware of\u2064 LGBT \u200bHistory Month. It features a chat between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and an apparently \u200ctransgender National Park Service ranger in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>But for normal\u200d people, the kinds of Americans who might have thought the \u200dcountry was done with this kind \u200bof\u200b kabuki theater when &#8220;Pride Month&#8221; \u2062ended\u2063 in June, a ranger done up like Pippi Longstocking with a mustache and splotchy makeup tends to spoil\u200c the effect \u2014 and\u2063 the responses let everyone know\u200c it.<\/p>\n<p>First, check it out here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To celebrate LGBT History Month, I joined outdoor advocate \u200band climate movement icon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pattiegonia?\">@pattiegonia<\/a> \u200c to discuss how places \u200dlike <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StonewallNPS?\">@StonewallNPS<\/a> help tell\u2064 our country\u2019s full and honest story. \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XSIGs1qz9z\">pic.twitter.com\/XSIGs1qz9z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary \u200bDeb Haaland (@SecDebHaaland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDebHaaland\/status\/1708897679898521725?\">October \u20642, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To get the obvious\u2063 out of the way, Haaland was at the Stonewall National Monument, \u200ba National\u200b Park Service-run site in New York that commemorates six days of rioting in 1969 by gays in the \u200cBig Apple tired of police harassment.<\/p>\n<p>Her companion in the video \u200bis\u2062 a towering, muscular, mustachioed \u200bpark ranger going by\u200b the name\u2063 of \u201cPatty \u200bGonia,\u201d a moniker that\u2019s probably as fake as the red-tress wig.<\/p>\n<p>Throw in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-secretary-of-interior-slammed-for-disturbing-video-with-drag-queen-park-ranger\/\" title=\"Biden's Interior Secretary Criticized for Controversial Video with Drag Queen Park Ranger\">high-heeled leather \u200cboots<\/a>, miniskirt (skorts?) and rainbow wristbands, and it comes off like a parody in\u2064 the proud tradition of \u201cMonty Python\u2019s \u200bFlying Circus.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>But no, the ranger had a lot to say about the importance of sites like Stonewall \u2014 where a police raid on \u200ca Mafia-owned gay bar sparked the\u2062 famous violence.<\/p>\n<p>When Haaland asked, \u2064in an obviously arranged question, why Stonewall mattered, this hulking \u200dcaricature\u2063 of wannabe womanhood,\u200c a man standing next to \u2062the interior secretary of the United States in a moment deliberately recorded\u2063 for \u2062national consumption at taxpayers\u2019 cost, declared that \u201cqueer rights \u2063are more under attack\u200c than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to not ignore hate as\u2064 it exists today. \u200bWe need to acknowledge \u200bit, because it\u2019s not \u200bjust our past, it\u2019s\u200c our present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As President Joe Biden \u2064might put it, \u200c\u201cCome on, man!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of\u2063 course, there\u2019s no question that the country isn\u2019t perfect. In fact, it has a history of racism, etc., intolerance, etc., and \u200bso forth, etc., ad nauseam, etc., amen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Is\u200b America going in\u200c the right direction?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to \u200dThe Western Journal news updates \u2062free of charge. You may opt\u200b out at anytime. You\u200d also agree \u2062to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0%\u200d (0 \u2062Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 100% (1 \u2062Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname)\u2063 {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3487801\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>But \u2064it cannot be \u2062said enough that no country was founded with a better vision of the future for its people, or has done more, \u200dor continues to do more, to rectify its past.\u200d The left\u2019s failure to acknowledge\u200b that just proves how intellectually and morally\u2064 bankrupt its cause \u200bis.<\/p>\n<p>And parading what amounts to a mockery of female appearance to mouth pieties about the past\u2063 and present doesn\u2019t exactly elevate the\u200d conversation. It opens\u200b it up for ridicule. And ridicule is\u2064 what it got:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She even looks uncomfortable playing along \u200cwith \u2063his costume\u2062 getup.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Hicks (@steveinusa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steveinusa\/status\/1709159711025631295?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That dude needs to\u200c be recruited for the Stonewall basketball team. Domination.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lex Jurgen (@Lex_Jurgen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lex_Jurgen\/status\/1709268957839192094?\">October\u2062 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is embarrassing for \u2064our government<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 little brown dog \u2064(@Dualchgwp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dualchgwp\/status\/1709230120697807083?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just imagine, ppl\u200b of the future \u2063looking back at this \u201c show\u201d period<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d RNLilydale (@rn_lilydale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rn_lilydale\/status\/1709099276935290882?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And\u2063 this one nailed it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Expecting people to take this seriously feels like gaslighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott \u2062G (@scttfrnks) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scttfrnks\/status\/1709264633331101988?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s beyond an insult to people\u2019s intelligence. It\u2019s like the progressive leftists of the Biden administration have simply\u2063 discarded even pretending\u200d to tell the truth.\u200d Now, they\u2019re just putting\u200b a blatant lie in America\u2019s face and daring the country to call it out.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like\u2064 nonsense to normal people. It looks like satire to the sane.<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-related\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<div class=\"in-article-more-label\">Related:<\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gen-milley-takes-shameless-shot-trump-retirement-speech\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-related\">Gen. Milley Takes Shameless Shot at \u200dTrump During Retirement Speech<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But in the modern world of leftist thought, taking an obviously fully grown man, adorning him with \u2064stereotypical women\u2019s clothing and demanding \u2014 demanding \u2014 that he be taken as a woman by every viewer is a test of leftist control over the \u2064perception\u2062 of reality no less complete than a torturer\u2019s domination of\u2063 his victim in\u2063 a pivotal scene in Orwell\u2019s classic \u201c1984.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere \u200dare five\u2063 fingers there. Do you\u200c see five fingers?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But instead of O\u2019Brien making Winston Smith\u2019s agony-wracked mind imagine a part of the\u2062 anatomy that\u2019s physically impossible, the\u2062 modern left and the Biden administration are depending on ever-present social pressure and the ever-present threat of government coercion to \u200bmake\u2063 Americans believe a different kind of non-reality.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat\u2019s a woman standing there. Do you see a woman?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not going\u2064 to stop until they\u200c make Americans say \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And they\u2019re\u2062 deadly serious.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>An \u200bUrgent Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal has been labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d \u200csimply because we have a \u2064biblical worldview and speak the truth about what is happening in\u2064 America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big Tech\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-recruits-super-bowl-champ-to-be-official-spokesman-for-covid-booster\/\" title=\"Pfizer hires Super Bowl champ as COVID booster spokesperson.\">woke advertisers dictate<\/a> the content we share with our community. We stand for \u2062truth. 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Your support\u200d means we can continue to expose\u200c false narratives and defend traditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please stand \u200cwith us by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post\u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-secretary-interior-slammed-disturbing-video-drag-queen-park-ranger\/\">Biden&#8217;s Secretary of Interior Slammed for Disturbing Video with Drag Queen Park Ranger<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Did\u200b the theatrical nature of the \u200dvideo undermine the sincerity \u2064and credibility of \u2062the conversation about LGBTQ+ rights?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Worst Part is, They\u2019re\u2064 Serious<\/p>\n<p>A recent video posted on social media, featuring a conversation between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and a transgender National \u200cPark Service ranger, has stirred up mixed reactions among Americans. The purpose \u200bof the video was to raise awareness about LGBT\u200d History \u200bMonth and highlight the significance of sites like Stonewall National Monument in New York City. However, for many \u200dAmericans\u2063 who believed that the country had moved past these \u200bkinds of displays after Pride Month ended in June, the video was seen as \u2062nothing more than a theatrical performance that \u2063failed to make the desired impact.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c the video, Haaland and the \u200branger, named Patty Gonia,\u2063 engage in a dialogue about the importance of sites like Stonewall, which symbolizes the six days of rioting in 1969 that marked a turning point in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights. However, the appearance of Patty Gonia, dressed in a mustache, splotchy makeup, Pippi Longstocking-inspired attire, and high-heeled leather boots, seemed more like a\u200c parody\u200b than a serious conversation. The video\u2062 resembled something out of \u2062&#8221;Monty Python&#8217;s Flying Circus,&#8221; rather than a genuine effort to educate and\u200c raise \u200dawareness.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why Stonewall mattered,\u2064 Patty Gonia,\u2064 standing next to the Interior Secretary, declared that queer rights are more under \u200battack than ever before. This statement, made by a man dressed \u200cin a caricatured form of womanhood, raised eyebrows and left\u2063 many wondering about the sincerity and credibility of the video. It seemed like a deliberate attempt to \u2064manipulate\u2062 the emotions of viewers,\u2062 rather than an authentic portrayal of the issues at\u2062 hand.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2063 it\u200d is undoubtedly true that the United States has a\u200b history marred by intolerance and discrimination, the video&#8217;s\u200b theatrical approach seemed to undermine the seriousness of these issues. It \u2064is \u2064important to acknowledge the progress made over the years\u200c and address the work that still needs to be done. However, using exaggerated personas and staged conversations only serves to detract \u2062from the genuine \u200defforts being made to create a more inclusive society.<\/p>\n<p>As Americans, \u200bwe should\u200c embrace diverse perspectives and engage in meaningful conversations about equality and \u2063acceptance. However,\u200c it is \u2062crucial to approach these discussions with sincerity\u200b and respect. The use of theatrical tactics, such as those seen in\u2064 the video featuring Patty Gonia, only serves to divide and polarize, rather than unite and educate.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 conclusion, while the intention behind the video featuring Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Patty\u2064 Gonia \u200cmay have\u200c been to raise awareness about LGBT History \u200bMonth, the theatrical nature of the conversation \u2063undermined the \u200cmessage. Americans deserve genuine and authentic dialogue on important issues, rather than performances that leave room for skepticism. It is only through sincere and respectful\u2062 conversations that we\u2062 can truly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The video, shared on social media, aims to raise awareness about LGBT History Month. It features a conversation between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and a transgender National Park Service ranger in New York City. 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