Posted on 12/21/2023 7:27:47 PM PST by TBP
Rob Smith, a Black and gay conservative influencer, was the target of vile homophobic and racist harassment at an event that took place alongside Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona over the weekend.
The harassment was caught on tape and Smith joined CNN’s Abby Phillip on Tuesday night to discuss it and what it says about the larger Republican Party.
“Well, the first thing that I want to say is that anybody that thinks that this is somehow in some way fake or staged, I wanted to tell them that the hate crime that happened to Jussie Smollett was fake. This hate crime was very real,”
(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...
He might be black and gay but he ain’t no republican.
Where was he on J6?
A lot of Christians are opposed to homosexuals. In light of the LGBTQ expansion of wokeness, Drag Queen story readings, grooming in public schools and surgical mutilation of children who have been talked into these puberty blocking drugs & surgeries, gays need to cut folks some slack.
I’ve always like Rob Smith, thought he was a good guy.
“at an event that took place alongside Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix,”
An important detail is that the harassment in question took place “alongside” Turning Point’s Americafest. The harassment took place in the same city, Phoenix, as the Americafest. Phoenix has a population of 1.6 million and an area of 500 square miles. The guy was not harassed at Americafest. The whole story is a typical mediaite smear.
Rob, we hardly knew ya. NO WAY WERE THESE PEOPLE MAGA PEOPLE! FBI INFILTRATORS!
Don’t be so GULLIBLE!
GREAT POINT!! NO REAL CONSERVATIVE GOES ON CNN or MSNBC!!! ROB SMITH IS A PHONY!
LOL!!! NEW GROUP NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD OF = FBI!!
THANKS!! Do you also have the picture of all the FBI guys standing around with their sunglasses on and tight shorts??
Also lived in the South all of my life and I have never seen racism against black people. I’m sure the skin heads don’t like them, but normal everyday people don’t pay attention to skin color, in my area anyway.
I was at a doctor’s office once and a mother and daughter from California were there. They were bad-mouthing the South and the people. Finally, a farmer asked them why they hated the South and us so much. They said the racism is out in the open. They were white. The farmer asked what they meant by racism.
Long story short, it was that we treat them as equals. We don’t treat them as a special class. We don’t pander. That’s how we are racist according to a liberal. Most of the people that grew up in the South are figuratively color blind.
Personally, I think there are more racists up North and out West than here.
Could have but didn’t bash his brains in...
He’s a DemonicRat plant.
Who is this guy “influencing”?
Rob Smith, a Black and gay conservative influencer, was the target of vile homophobic and racist harassment.
Don’t sound right more like he was at a gay event it’s their style.
There’s no such thing as a “gay conservative.” That term is used for indoctrination so well accept homosexuality as normal. Unfortunately many are drinking the koolaid.
They “could have” chopped him into little bitty pieces and cooked him in a stew. But they didn’t.
Well, those guys re pretty stupid.
Forcefully state that “that’s not us, and they represent no segment or part of our party or movement.” Then be done with it. That doesn’t require any investigations.
This statement says you believe the events that happened did happen as stated in the "narrative".
Before you read this article, did you know who Rob Smith was and that he was gay? I didn't. I never heard of him and I would never recognize him.
Yet his alleged attackers knew he was gay. Was he wearing an "I'm gay" button?
This has a Jussie Smollett feel to it. Someone most people never heard of is attacked for being black and gay. Now he's 'famous' to the mainstream media. Did anyone know who Jussie Smollett was before he was "attacked by Trump supporters"?
I did a name search. You should too. Search "Rob Smith" and read the articles.
From what I read I have questions. I don't take this at face value without evidence. No one should.
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