Posted on 11/20/2023 7:48:37 PM PST by algore
The governor of Oklahoma has been blocked by YouTube after posting a video in support of legalizing cockfighting.
Republican Kevin Stitt threw his weight behind the blood sport with a filmed message to a rally and fundraiser for the state's gamefowl commission last week.
'Oklahomans like yourselves remain dedicated to the spirit of competition and comradery that runs deep in our communities,' he said in the clip that's still live on Vimeo.
He added that while he couldn't attend the rally on November 12, the Republican would 'cheer them on from the sidelines.'
YouTube has since flagged and taken down a video of the speech posted to the site by Animal Wellness Action.
Several members of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission were charged with illegal cockfighting as recently as August.
Animal Wellness Action, in a statement, said they weren't necessarily supportive of the video's deletion but they hope it leads more people to understand their perspective on cockfighting.
'While we don't support the take-down of Gov. Stitt's video valentine to cockfighters, the YouTube action is yet one more indicator that his statement promotes the criminal enterprise of cockfighting and the bloodletting that results from staged animal combat,' said President Wayne Pacelle.
'Governor Stitt can get himself on the right side of this issue by saying he opposes cockfighting and any bill to weaken the state's voter-approved law.'
Former Oklahoma Governor Fred Keating and former Attorney General Drew Edmondson joined Animal Wellness Action in slamming Stitt for his speech.
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Yeah, Governor Stitt, if you could just stop promoting wagering on cruelty to animals, that would be great. /Office Space
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If the loser ends up on my dinner plate. A “cock” is just a chicken with a...
You know the rest.
I don’t think I would legalize cockfighting, but I’d sure like to be able to watch videia on both sides.
From what I can tell, Governor Stitt is not in favor of cockfighting. But he did praise a group that seems to favor raising gamefowl for cockfighting. So Stitt (or his staff) simply did not do their due diligence. They opened themselves up to a strong right hook.
Sigh. The GOP is not called the stupid party for nothing. Go one step forward, two steps back.
Yeah
Going for the illegal border crosser vote I see.
Wow this is an issue that is extremely important to support .
Yes we are the party that supports animals tearing each other up for fun.
I just can’t think of a smarter idea to get behind to advance conservative ideals and to support the Constitution .
Geez. What total idiots.
I agree .
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He should have been more specific…. Not the poultry kind of cock fighting.
Then the left would have been on board
Well, it could give all the migrants something to do ...
Stitt crawled out from under a rock somewhere. I thought it might be Westville along with Mullen but instead it is Skiatook but Floriduh before that. I don’t know if he gets advice from some fruitloop or dreams this crap up all by himself. He has not demonstrated that he has anything but SFB though.
Consider the source. It is Oklahoma.
Yeah. Oklahoma. The ONLY state in which every county voted for Trump in 2016. One of only two states that did the same in 2020. Yep, real dumbasses.
I wouldn’t support legalizing cockfighting, and seriously doubt it would be, but who the hades elected Youtube/Google to decide what should and shouldn’t be publicly debated?
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