Political Coffee 05-25-2023: Pastor Brian Gibson interview on pushing back on woke and keeping marriage/families strong, OR Senators will challege MZ113 because of unclear language, Me Too Ron DeSantis annouces and his 2018 "Build the Wall" ad, How next R Prez candidate can cut through media lies, John Mellencamp's new song about how bad Portland is, kids were hurt by pandemic lockout, almost 1/5 of state jobs unfilled but money was funded and Tina gets pushback from OLCC on her proposed 50 cent liquor tax increase.

Transgender pushback: Pastor Brian Gibson interview on keeping marriages and families strong in turbulent times. https://lovehandlesbook.com/ 

OR Senate R’s will challenge MZ113 because language is not clear on when they are barred from serving in the Senate. https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/05/24/ambiguity-in-constitutional-change-penalizing-lawmakers-for-walkouts-may-factor-into-looming-legal-battle/ 

“Me Too, Me Too” Ron DeSantis launches Prez campaign on twitter. https://www.theepochtimes.com/five-takeaways-from-the-desantis-2024-campaign-launch-night_5290304.html 

DeSantis 2018 ‘build the wall’ campaign ad he now says was satire: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/ron-desantis-says-2018-build-wall-ad-was/ 

How the next Republican Prez candidate can cut through media lies to win: https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/25/the-biggest-loser-in-the-2024-gop-primary-is-the-corporate-media/ 

Leftist singer/songwriter John Mellencamp goes after how bad Portland is in new song: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/leftist-singer-john-mellencamp-song-highlights-disastrous-portland/ 

Pandemic did hurt kids cause of school lockouts: https://www.northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=2785 

Nearly a fifth of OR state govt funded positions remain unfilled: what are they using the money for? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/05/nearly-one-fifth-of-jobs-at-oregon-state-agencies-are-vacant-report-shows.html 

Tina gets pushback from OLCC over her 50cent per bottle new liquor tax: https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/05/24/a-50-fee-hike-is-turning-into-a-showdown-between-the-governor-and-her-booze-agency/