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Related: About this forumNYT interviews chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans regarding NK.
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earlier today The Husband wondered whether NYT's No Kings coverage was so bad that it would become counterproductive for them--like, propagandaing so hard that it's not credible/useful and makes people suspicious of what else they're mischaracterizing
anyway,
Joe Adalian
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The NYT says todays #NoKings protests had no shortage of skeptics, and then quoted exactly one of those skeptics: The chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans (as of 2025.)
But of course, the Times doesnt ID him as such. Hes just a Concerned Youth.
The marches had no shortage of skeptics.
In Oxford, Miss,, Cass Rutledge, a first-year law student at the University of Mississippi, walked through the No Kings protest and around the town square on Saturday and questioned why people thought Mr. Trump was acting like a king.
"He is, you know, a duly elected president who won the popular vote and the electoral college in a landslide," Mr. Rutledge said.
"And so I'm a little bit confused on how he's acting differently than any other president."
He pointed to the stalemate in Congress over the SAVE America Act, the Republican-driven bill to tighten voter identification and registration rules, which Democrats have called an attempt to suppress turnout based on false claims of voting fraud. Mr. Rutledge said that Mr.
Trump was "going through the process" to try to get the legislation passed.
ALT
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olemiss.collegerepublicans EXEC SPOTLIGHT: Meet Cass Rutledge, Chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans. He is a senior Public Policy... more
ALT
10:55 PM · Mar 28, 2026
earlier today The Husband wondered whether NYT's No Kings coverage was so bad that it would become counterproductive for them--like, propagandaing so hard that it's not credible/useful and makes people suspicious of what else they're mischaracterizing
— Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie (@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app) 2026-03-29T02:55:00.241Z
anyway,
@tvmojoe.bsky.social
The NYT says todays #NoKings protests had no shortage of skeptics, and then quoted exactly one of those skeptics: The chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans (as of 2025.)
But of course, the Times doesnt ID him as such. Hes just a Concerned Youth.
The marches had no shortage of skeptics.
In Oxford, Miss,, Cass Rutledge, a first-year law student at the University of Mississippi, walked through the No Kings protest and around the town square on Saturday and questioned why people thought Mr. Trump was acting like a king.
"He is, you know, a duly elected president who won the popular vote and the electoral college in a landslide," Mr. Rutledge said.
"And so I'm a little bit confused on how he's acting differently than any other president."
He pointed to the stalemate in Congress over the SAVE America Act, the Republican-driven bill to tighten voter identification and registration rules, which Democrats have called an attempt to suppress turnout based on false claims of voting fraud. Mr. Rutledge said that Mr.
Trump was "going through the process" to try to get the legislation passed.
ALT
olemiss.collegerepublicans Follow The University of Mississippi - Ole Miss
Cass Riledge
Chairman
59 likes
olemiss.collegerepublicans EXEC SPOTLIGHT: Meet Cass Rutledge, Chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans. He is a senior Public Policy... more
ALT
10:18 PM · Mar 28, 2026
The NYT says todayâs #NoKings protests had âno shortage of skeptics,â and then quoted exactly one of those skeptics: The chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans (as of 2025.)
— Joe Adalian (@tvmojoe.bsky.social) 2026-03-29T02:18:47.303Z
But of course, the Times doesnât ID him as such. Heâs just a Concerned Youth.
Chasstev365
(7,774 posts)CurtEastPoint
(20,017 posts)mwmisses4289
(4,143 posts)Like the kid stealing cookies and hoping nobody finds out.
He also doesn't look he should be in college; looks like he's just barely out of middle school.
walkingman
(10,843 posts)I guarantee you the attitudes of this young man are very common in this America. It is generational. These kids assimilate politically into the society in which they live. It's very much like religion...if you grow up in a Catholic family you will be Catholic, Baptist.... Baptist.... Muslim.... Muslim.
Unless and until you are exposed to diversity of ideas then it is all you know. The Rural/Urban_Suburban divide is the same.
This is America....this is who we are....bigotry, racism, homophobia...they are seems normal when everyone around you is like that. Indoctrination at a very young age affect people for the rest of their lives.
In 1950, about 90% of America was white....that has now dropped to about 60% and that is viewed as a threat by many white people and they will not willingly concede power or societal advantage without a fight.
It's sad, it's wrong, it has always been a battle....but it is real.
The battle continues... ❤️ RESIST!! ✊️
3Hotdogs
(15,357 posts)Maggie Haberman?
Krazy_Kat
(100 posts)NYT doing what they always do. I thought it was funny that this guy is a law student and is totally ignorant about the U.S. Constitution. Now I know why.