Florida MassResistance: Vote John Labriola for City Council!

 

Your conservative news source on faith and politics in Citrus County

Vote this Tuesday! By John Labriola

Voters face a very important choice at the polls this Tuesday at all levels of government. Whether it's putting a congressional check on the Biden administration's open borders woke socialism, keeping Florida free under DeSantis, or preserving our community's small town conservative Christian character by electing John Labriola to Inverness City Council, a lot is at stake this Nov. 8.

I am the only candidate for city council who has pledged to oppose overdevelopment and to stop using our local tax dollars to promote leftist agendas such as "LGBT Pride Month" celebrations in our public libraries. We don't need more traffic and crime coming to our area, and we certainly don't need rainbow-flag-draped sexual orientation displays and drag queens overrunning our community. These things undermine our values and quality of life; they do not make us stronger.  My positions have earned me the hatred of the Citrus County Chronicle and some of their friends in power. But I don't care what they think because I want to represent the people, not the liberal elites. We can't afford to be complacent by sitting out this election. If you haven't already voted, please be sure to make your voice heard at the ballot box. And please vote for John Labriola and the entire conservative ticket! Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, so go vote!

Florida MassResistance Leader John LaBriola Runs for City Council Against Out-of-Touch Liberals

 When the local paper is routinely attacking you, you must be doing something right.

When he is not fighting LGBT perversion at all levels, John is also focused on other local issues and concerns in Citrus County, Florida.

Check out his latest blog post and campaign for Inverness City Council below:

Your conservative news source on faith and politics in Citrus County

Stick it to the liberal elites By John Labriola

You know Citrus County's liberal elites are terrified of you when the Citrus County Chronicle runs two front-page hit pieces on you in the space of just four days. I earned that distinction this past week when the Chronicle decided to cast me as a scary bigot because I'm against overdevelopment. On Thursday, the Chronicle attacked me over my comments at last week's Inverness City Council meeting, when I dared to criticize the council for their repeated approval of zoning and land use changes to allow the construction of high-density residential projects like the new Colonnade Park apartment complex.

I told council members that their push for more and more overdevelopment threatens to destroy our community's small-town conservative Christian character and turn us into just another overcrowded liberal metropolis like Tampa. The liberal-dominated council – which is understandably out of touch with the voters since the city has not held an election for council since 2008 –acted horrified and condemned my remarks as "discriminatory," proving it's time for a change on the council. Then on Sunday, the Chronicle riffed on its "bigot" theme by running another one-sided attack piece on the front page about the fact that my former South Florida condo association board where I once served as president was slapped with a bogus housing discrimination lawsuit. Naturally the Chronicle didn't make any effort to contact either me or the association's attorney to get the facts on why the lawsuit is completely frivolous.  Anyone who's even slightly familiar with the court system knows that the Fair Housing Act has become a notorious vehicle for never-ending bogus lawsuits to enrich greedy trial lawyers and their dishonest clients who see the "race card" as their ticket to millions. The Chronicle's reporter Fred Hiers didn't bother checking out the fact that my former condo association was majority black when it was laughably sued for racial discrimination, or that the plaintiff's fiancé is the nephew of Robert Runcie, the disgraced former Broward County Schools Superintendent best known for using the race card to dismiss any criticism about his failed leadership – until he was finally charged with perjury and arrested last year for lying to a grand jury about his responsibility surrounding events leading to the Parkland High School massacre. I'm proud to be such a favorite target of the liberal Chronicle, and I wear their hatred as a badge of honor. They hate me because they hate YOU and YOUR VALUES. They hate the fact that I will represent the will of the PEOPLE and not the left; that I will work to stop taxpayer-funded celebrations of the LGBT lifestyle, promote the culture of life, and not be afraid to say NO to the developers.  The Citrus County Chronicle and their liberal friends are obviously terrified of me winning my election for Inverness City Council this November. You know this race is important to them when they're so panicked. I'm the most serious threat to their power structure in years because they know I will never bow down to them. That's why I need your help to fight back and WIN! Please send any amount you can using the donation link below, and let's STICK IT TO THE CHRONICLE AND THE LIBERAL ELITES!!!

Florida MassResistance: Citrus County Group Stomps on Liberal Newspaper, Beats Their Endorsed Candidates

 

In election primary: Florida MassResistance chapter triumphs over leftist media endorsements and RINO Chamber of Commerce funding.

Vicious attacks against MassResistance backfire.

All three candidates endorsed by leftist media lose. County Commission candidate supported by our Florida MassResistance chapter wins.

September 13, 2022

 Winning candidate for County Commission, supported by MassResistance (at left in green dress) gets a hug from the County Sheriff. Losing candidate (at right) was supported by leftist newspaper and Chamber of Commerce.

The forces of good can come out on top if people are willing to be persistent and tell the truth.

Leading up to the August 23 primary in Citrus County Florida, the powerful leftist interests pulled out all the stops to pummel our MassResistance chapter – and elect their endorsed radical candidates. But that’s not how it worked out. Our Florida MassResistance chapter fought back unrelentingly. All of the Left’s endorsed candidates lost, while one of the candidates our Florida chapter supported won a County Commission seat.

Citrus County, located north of Tampa, is one of the most conservative Christian (and Republican) areas of the state. But like many other supposedly “red” areas, the local media leans far-left. And leftists have seeped into local elected offices by running as Republicans. Adding to that, the LGBT movement is pushing their agenda hard in conservative areas. So local citizen groups need to be on the alert, stand up, and fight back. MassResistance is often called on to help.

It began with stopping the Library’s “Pride” display

As we reported earlier this year, this fight started back in June 2021. People in town were outraged that there were “Gay Pride” displays in the library entrances that year, and fought to keep them out this year. But the leftist majority on the County Commission (which controls the Library Advisory Board) sided with the library staff who wanted the displays – and wouldn’t budge.

 One of several Citrus County library displays last year that greeted people as they walked in.

Our MassResistance chapter organized a huge wave of community opposition, including vigorous testimony at County Commission and Library Advisory Board meetings, plus a petition with nearly 1,000 names. (The leader of the Citrus County MassResistance group, John Labriola, also documented the fight on his well-read Citrus Crusader blog.)

Finally, on April 6 the Citrus County Library Director capitulated, at least temporarily. Under pressure, he announced to the local media that he has “no plans to put up an LGBTQ Pride Month display this June.”

Focus moves to the upcoming election

The next step was to make sure it never came back.

Their first plan was to get a majority of pro-family people on the Library Advisory Board. But on April 26, the County Commission and representatives from the two local city councils who make up the Library Governing Board (which appoints members to the Library Advisory Board) decided to reject all 39 new applicants and to reappoint the existing members of the leftist-dominated Library Advisory Board.

The politicians clearly needed a shakeup. So the focus fell on the August 23 primary elections for County Commission and other offices. (In Citrus County, most local races are decided in the August primaries because virtually everyone runs as a Republican, including the liberals who know they can't get elected there if they have a D after their name.)

Chamber of Commerce attacks, lashing out against conservative Christians

Across the U.S., local Chambers of Commerce (similar to the national Chamber) have taken their cues from corporate America and have become forces dedicated to pushing the country leftward, and the Republican Party along with it.

About three weeks after the Library Director’s announcement to cancel the “Pride” displays this year, the president of the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce lashed out at conservative Christians. During the April 26 Library Governing Board meeting he spoke up during the public testimony period and compared those wanting to protect children from LGBT propaganda to segregationists like Gov. Wallace of Alabama who wanted to keep blacks from enrolling in the University of Alabama in 1963! He called these Christians “agitators, and you have not heard the last of them.”

 The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce president rants against conservative Christians at Library Governing Board meeting.

But pro-family people weren’t taking it. Their outrage only got stronger! There were demands for the president of the Chamber to resign. There were calls for local businesses to leave the Chamber.

The Chamber president, not surprisingly, came back with even more bigotry and vitriol. On May 13 he told the Chamber members that he would continue pushing leftist ideology – and the members applauded him!

No “Pride” month library displays in June!

As promised, the Citrus County Library Director relented to MassResistance pressure. There were no “Pride” month displays, posters, etc., in the Citrus County libraries during June (or any other time) this year.

As the Citrus Crusader reported, the vindictive Chamber of Commerce President marked the first day of June with a special LGBT-themed email blast to all the Chamber's 600-plus member businesses.

The local leftist newspaper begins its attack on MassResistance

As in most of the country these days, the local newspaper, the Citrus County Chronicle, is far-left, anti-Christian (every October, the Chronicle holds a transsexual Drag Queen show as a breast cancer research benefit), and is shamelessly unprofessional in its journalism.

 Cross-dressing drag queens perform at the Chronicle's "Diva Night."

As soon as the Chronicle realized that Florida MassResistance was supporting candidates, it began a series of vicious attacks on the group and on John Labriola, our leader in Citrus County. They continuously brought up the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which labels hundreds of conservative organizations and churches as “hate groups.” The SPLC is a universally discredited left-wing, anti-Christian attack group – and is itself a hate group. The SPLC has even been debunked in the editorial pages of the liberal Washington Post.

The Chronicle started off with a vicious attack editorial targeting MassResistance. (Note: their articles are behind a paywall.) More negative articles followed.

But the Citrus Crusader fought right back even harder. And people in the area took notice. It became clear in Citrus County that this was a battle between normal values and extreme cultural Marxism – and that as usual the Left would stop at nothing to demonize their opponents. Many residents weighed in on the debate with letters to the editor of the Chronicle:

 From photo of a letter that appeared in the print version of the Chronicle.

As the August 23 election neared, the Citrus County Chronicle endorsed candidates in three races - including the husband of the publisher of the Chronicle for a County Commission seat!

According to reports, Chamber of Commerce business elites enthusiastically supported (and helped finance) all three.

Primary night victory: Chronicle newspaper and Chamber of Commerce lose big!

The August 23 primary was a disaster for the Citrus County Chronicle. All three of their candidates lost. A MassResistance-supported County Commission candidate won. Here are the three races:

• County Commission District 2: The MassResistance-supported candidate crushed her Chronicle endorsed liberal opponent by a 14-point margin. She faces only token opposition in the November election.
• County Commission District 4: The husband of the Chronicle publisher lost.
• School Board: The Chronicle-endorsed far-left candidate got only 25 percent of the vote, coming in third.

Read more about this in the Citrus Crusader report. Needless to say, MassResistance was thoroughly exonerated of any of the Chronicle’s hate journalism.

Final thoughts

John Labriola and his Citrus County MassResistance activists are a shining example of what the conservative movement usually fails to do: tell the truth (even if it’s politically incorrect) and always be relentless. And never be intimidated by the media’s attacks or by powerful RINOs in the community.

John is now taking it to the next level by running for office himself in the upcoming Nov. 8 election. He’s a candidate for city council of Inverness, the county seat of Citrus. His platform includes a pledge to continue fighting the LGBT indoctrination agenda by taking the battle directly to the leftist forces that are working to undermine the area's conservative Christian character. His candidacy could become a template for grassroots conservative activists everywhere, and it's already causing panic among local liberal elites. Read more about it by checking out his campaign website (and consider making a donation).
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Florida MassResistance, Citrus County: Voters v. Groomers (Support Mary Seader for School Board!)

 Here's the latest report from our Florida MassResistance chapter leader John Labriola:

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The Voters vs. the Groomers By John Labriola

No local candidate has faced more hate this year than Mary Seader. Seader, who is running for Citrus County School Board Seat 5 in this Tuesday's election, has been denounced by the Citrus County Chronicle, viciously attacked on social media, and even hounded and harassed at candidate forums by a Democrat Party activist drag queen who calls himself "Rhonda Santis."

What has earned her so much hatred from the left? Simply put, Seader wants to end the Citrus County school system's "transgender policy," which allows and encourages students to identify as the opposite sex, cross-dress, and demand to be addressed by their "preferred pronouns." At a recent Citrus County Commission meeting, Marion Hansen, a local pro-abortion, pro-Biden LGBT activist, slandered Seader by accusing her of wanting to "ban our kids unless they are living up to her standards." By doing so, Hansen used a favorite tactic of groomers – casting those who oppose LGBT grooming of children as somehow attacking children by not being "inclusive." Seader rejected Hansen's false and malicious accusation.   "I never said anything about banning kids; I was just saying schools are not the place for boys to dress up as girls," Seader told the Citrus Crusader when asked for comment. "I don't care what adults do, but these are children. The child would not know to do that if some adult wasn't putting that in his head, I don't care what they say!" Seader said the left is normalizing "what was considered a mental health issue" by turning public schools into transgender madhouses, adding that in some places, schoolchildren who don't agree with transgenderism are being labeled "transphobic." "Just because many of us don't believe children who attend public schools should be force-fed sex messages does not make us haters. It makes us lovers of childhood innocence!" Seader said. "In the name of anti-bullying, the LGBT [activists] are becoming the real bullies. If we don't believe them, we are called haters, Hitlers, homophobes. Maybe they have Christ-a-phobia!" At the commission meeting, Hansen also insinuated that Seader lacks an education. Seader, who attended Southeastern Bible College after graduating from high school in Palm Beach County, called the charge "laughable." Hansen was followed at the microphone by the crossdressing "Rhonda Santis," who has been identified as Tony Ayo of Beverly Hills. Ayo, looking ridiculous in a wig and glittery blouse, took a break from attacking Seader by complaining about US 19 road widening delays.

Liberal County Commissioner Ruthie Schlabach then singled Hansen out for praise. After complimenting Hansen on her Ruth Bader Ginsburg T-shirt ("Love your T-shirt! I can't say enough nice things about Ruth!"), Schlabach agreed with her that Citrus County needs to be "more accepting" of the transgender agenda in the public schools and encouraged Hansen to "keep pushing because that's the only way we can make change." (See video HERE.)

Schlabach is a perfect illustration of the liberal rot on our county commission and school board and why it's so important for conservatives to turn out and vote this Aug. 23.  In addition to supporting Mary Seader for School Board, the Citrus Crusader urges residents to vote for Diana Finegan for County Commission Seat 2 and Winn Webb for County Commission Seat 4. For more information on each of the candidates, click HERE. Polls will be open on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Citrus County Groomer Chronicle: Editor Targets MassResistance, Justifies Sexual Perversion as "Representing the Entire Community"

If you want any proof that the corporate media has hit its lowest lows, look no further than the Citrus County Chronicle.

They are obsessed with MassResistance, and they are particularly targeting our Florida chapter in Citrus County, headed by John Labriola.

Jeff Bryan is the rude, unprofessional editor who has made it his mission to target MassResistance and its Florida activists in Citrus County.

Check out his latest vapid editorial:

The Other Guy: Those seeking office must represent entire community

Citrus County is a beautiful place to reside, and what makes it charming, besides the natural resources, is the people: the folks we work with daily, our neighbors, civic leaders and business leaders.

It is a beautiful place, but they have a really crappy newspaper with corrupt editors.

Each of them is unique in the qualities and attributes they bring to the table. We are all different, and much like our country, we are a melting pot of diverse individuals with different backgrounds.

Here comes the "diversity" tactic. Identities are one thing. Behaviors are not. There is a place for discriminating against behaviors.

It’s no secret: Right now Citrus County is facing a number of critical issues.

We have poor roads.

We have a severe lack of career-class jobs to not only attract young professionals but to encourage those who’ve been reared here and who have left to come back.

Even the professional jobs, like *ahem* journalism are not very professional in Citrus County. Any newspaper, in which the owners' family are running for public office, has no integrity and should be closed down.

We are faced with an affordable and workforce housing crisis.

We have real issues that need real solutions to be addressed by our local representatives, those eager to serve the needs of every Citrus County resident, regardless of their beliefs.

Beliefs is one thing; behaviors are something else. Some behaviors should not be tolerated or celebrated, like homosexuality, transgenderism, or defamatory hate in the local press.

Right now, there’s a festering problem in Citrus County, a group of folks who don’t believe that every individual resident should be afforded the same rights to be recognized, valued and appreciated.

This is one of many lies in this brazen, empty editorial.

Citrus Crusader, the local branch of MassResistance led by John Labriola, and other members of this faction have been critical of the library’s Gay Pride displays, critical of county government and schools.

More people need to be critical of those obscene displays. Why would anyone think it's appropriate to promote sexual deviancy, destruction, and dysfunction to children?

The Citrus County Chronicle is OK with pushing LGBT on children. Sounds like grooming to me.

MassResistance was labeled an anti-LGBTQ hate group in 2021 by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate group, and anyone who promotes the SPLC is a hate group in turn. It's very disturbing that a local newpaper has not only embraced grooming children as a policy, but promotes hate.

Now this local group is dipping its toes in Citrus County’s political waters, offering “endorsements” in local and state races.

Our local chapter endorsed candidates. They have a First Amendment right to do so. They put the needs of children and parents first. Would that hate groups like the Citrus County Groomer Chronicle would do the same.

Candidates, including Diana Finegan, Mary Seader and Dr. Paul Reinhardt, have embraced these “endorsements.”

GOOD FOR THEM! They don't believe in grooming children in public spaces or private places, and they don't want adults in authority to groom children, either.

That’s alarming. By embracing the endorsements, they’re embracing what the group stands for, which is division.

The Citrus Groomer Chronicle is fostering division. They are focused on MassResistance, when they should start asking some basic questions of the local government agencies, like "Why do the local libraries feel compelled to promote homosexuality and transgenderism to children? What kind of sick people are so obsessed with pushing sexual topics on children? And outside of the awareness and transparency of the parents?!"

We have enough division at the national level – we don’t need it at the local level.

Again, this is the pot calling the kettle cracked. They fomented the division when the quoted a hate group like the Southern Poverty Law Center. They promoted perversion when they wanted to celebrate disgusting "PRIDE" displays in the local libraries, and at taxpayers' expense.

As Citrus Crusaders spins its false narratives of “indoctrination” at libraries and in the schools, it’s evident they haven’t spent much time in our libraries or schools. If they spent time in the library, they’d see people all of walks of life coming together. If they spent time in the schools, they’d see loving and caring teachers doing their best.

On the contrary, they are the only ones paying attention to what is happening in the libraries, along with what books are being brought into the libraries. Florida MassResistance, Citrus County has been attending county commission and library board meetings for the last eight months. They are paying attention, petitioning their government for a redress of grievances. That is their right and responsibility.

How strange it is that the local newspaper is propping up the government rather than holding the local government accountable ...

We have to ask ourselves, do we want to be known as a county that precludes folks because we don’t agree with their choices?

Well, isn't this phrase interesting? He recognizes that homosexuality is not an innate behavior! Then why would he quote a hate group like the SPLC?

A key component of the “American dream” is the pursuit of happiness. Each individual has that right. They have a right to be heard, to feel welcome. This is the 21st century, and just because you or I don’t agree with another person’s choices, doesn’t mean they should be deemed outcasts because they don’t meet our standards.

People have a right to be heard, and even the small number of LGBT activists (including one lesbian who called herself a "Disney pervert") have been heard. They do not have a right to harm children. There is nothing in the Declaration of Independence which sanctions grooming children or upending the moral order. Besides, based on the staggering number of statistics about LGBT behaviors, it's clear that homosexuality and transgenderism are not conducive to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happineness.

With early voting now open and Primary Election Day less than two weeks away, it’s pivotal that each citizen makes the right choices for the future of all our residents, regardless of what they believe.

Citizens need to vote with their dollars and their eyes, too, by not reading the Citrus Groomer Chronicle.

Jeff Bryan is the executive editor of the Citrus County Chronicle. Contact him at jeff.bryan@chronicleonline.com.

Jeff Bryan is executive editor of the Citrus County Chronicle. Contact him at jeff.bryan@chronicleonline.com or 352-564-2930.

Citrus County Chronicle Newspaper and Staff Perpetrate Hate and Violence Against MassResistance

The Citrus County Chronicle, headed by Trina Murphy (whose husband is running for Citrus County Florida Board of Commissioners) has been waging a hate campaign against MassResistance, specifically our Florida chapter, and one of our chapter leaders John Labriola.

They frequently cite the discredited hate group known as The Southern Poverty Law Center:

For more information on this infamous hate group, click here.

Here is some of their latest defamatory remarks against MassResistance:

Candidates for Inverness Council

John Labriola  and Crystal Lizanich filed Wednesday to run for Inverness City Council Seat 1, currently held by David Ryan.

Ryan also filed to run for re-election.

Labriola made a name for himself in recent months in his quest to ban LGBTQ+ displays in county libraries.

He has attracted a following who have repeatedly attended city and county public meetings to get elected officials to join the effort.

Labriola is the local representative of MassResistance, which was labeled an anti-LGBTQ hate group in 2021 by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Countycommission candidates name endorsements

Diana Finegan, Republican: Homosassa Fishing Guides Association, United Christians of Florida, which is a statewide political action committee, The Citrus Eagle and Christian Voters’ Guide, which is produced by Citrus Crusader. The Citrus Crusader is the local chapter of MassResistance, led by John Labriola. Both Labriola and other members of the Citrus Crusaders/MassResistance have been critical of the library’s Gay Pride displays. MassResistance was labeled an anti-LGBTQ hate group in 2021 by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

There is no reason for the Citrus County Chronicle to list a hate group like the Southern Poverty Law Center in connection with MassResistance expect that they want to incite hatred, abuse, and violence against our activists.

There are other concerns with the Citrus County Chronicle, too.

They are completely supportive of LGBT indoctrination and grooming targeting children.

They support the racism and bigotry of the SPLC, since they have a long history of defaming Jews, Muslims, and immigrants, along with their long-standing efforts to deprive African-American children of a quality education.

The SPLC has been sued mulitple times for defamation, and they have been forced to pay massive settlements for their vile libel.

And once again, regarding their heated incitement to violence against anyone who does not agree with them, here are two disturbing examples:

1. A deranged gunman targeted staff at the Family Research Council in Washington, DC in 2012. Check out a statement from one of the victims here.
2. An El Monte church was bombed because it was on the SPLC Hit list, too: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/535555-authorities-investigating-explosion-at-los-angeles-church/

It's time to name names, and people need to contact them and tell the editors and writers at the Citrus County Chronicle to stop spreading hate and promoting violence.

Trina Murphy – Publisher
Phone: 352-563-3232
Email: tmurphy@chronicleonline.com

                                                     

Jeff Bryan – Executive Editor
Phone: 352-564-2930
Email: jeff.bryan@chronicleonline.com

Mike Bates
Phone: 352-563-3205
Email: mbates@chronicleonline.com

 
Fred Hiers
Phone: 352-563-5560
Email: fred.hiers@chronicleonline.com

Conatct these for pro-LGBT, anti-family miscreants and tell them to remove ALL DEFAMATION against MassResistance in their paper. Tell them also to issue a full retraction and apology for reference the Alabama hate group in connection with MassResistance.