My grandson is autistic. I really resent it when some Republican jerk who will do nothing for autistic people jumps on the bandwagon and lies. So this guy, Dave McCormick, booked some space in North Philly for an autism awareness event…and then instead just does a campaign event for his US Senate run. There was nothing about autism at the campaign stop, just a sleazy Republican handing out cheesesteaks and grubbing for votes.
Max’s Steaks, the cheesesteak place the event was held at, kicked him out. Good.
It was organized by a Republican operative, Sheila Armstrong, who is a member of Moms for Liberty. It’s lies all the way down.
After getting kicked out of the cheesesteak place, the sleazebags went looking for another opportunity to leech off an activist group. They saw that East Bethel Baptist Church was holding a fundraiser across the street for a food ministry…so they blithely went over there to suck off that teat. They got kicked out again.
The Rev. Thomas Edwards Jr., who leads the church, told his campaign to leave because he didn’t want the GOP candidate to use photos of his congregation for campaigning purposes.
“You can Photoshop,” he told the Inquirer. “You can make things seem like they aren’t. Maybe they’re going to post we’re eating dogs or eating cats, like in Ohio. Forgive me if I’m wrong. I don’t trust these people.”
That’s the right attitude. They’re parasites.
As someone on the spectrum, thank you, Max’s Steaks, for responding properly.
They are so very sleazy.
Sorry to learn about your grandson’s condition. Having raised a child who, starting with pre-school, was diagnosed with all sorts of things…ADHD, Aspergers, Autism, among others…I appreciate the challenges he, his parents, and his grandparents face.
Recursive Rabbit@1: Seconded. They did the right thing.
Have to admit, when I read about a Republican and an autism awareness event, I expected even worse. Vaccines, bleach as a cure, you know that crap.
Don’t be sorry. Yes, his parents are facing a lot of challenges, but he is who he is and we don’t want him to be anyone else.
PZ@4: Thanks! It’s good to know there are people who see us as who we are not as a disease that needs to be cured.
Mordred @ 3
For imagining the kind of ‘cures’ the kooks might advocate, see the SNL sketch “Theoderic of York, medieval barber”
At least the various flavors of autism are better understood today, as are the ways of helping the children.
I am horrified by the Merican practice of sending kids with any problems to religious places where they are beaten and maltreated.
OT: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-16/ty-article/former-israeli-mk-quotes-hitler-while-discussing-gaza-war/00000190-224f-d231-a1b2-e65f76fe0000
So they know what they’re doing, and they’ve decided it’s fine.