Ralph Norman at Carolina Orchards,  May 25, 2022
Channel: OrchardsADE
Date: 26/05/2022

Ralph Norman is the South Carolina District 5 Congressional Representative (and candidate for that seat again in 2022). He spoke before residents of the Carolina Orchards community in Fort Mill on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. While the gathering was limited to community residents, there were no announcements prohibiting pictures or recordings.

This video is primarily an audio recording made from the audience, with a few accompanying still pictures. The quality is 'fair but audible'. 

The talk is general red meat and lemonade for conservatives, sometimes topical, sometimes generic. Norman moves quickly from one topic to another, never providing support for his assertions. For this audience, he doesn't need to.

Progressives will find little to agree with and much to criticize, and it begs for fact-checking. 

If you're 'in the middle', well, you're not likely even reading this. But If you find yourself here and haven't carved out a solid political position, this talk will be a firehose of ideas and positions, and more than a little 'information' designed to scare you. You'll see pictures of a group of immigrants being detained long-term under a highway overpass in Texas, a group of protesters with a 'Defund the Police' sign, a burned out church someplace, and a sign that says 'Freedom of Speech - Censored'. It's all gauzy and vague, hoping you'll worry enough to assume that Republicans will protect you. Otherwise, it's just standard partisan political fare, with today's added vitriol of calling the opposing party an 'enemy of the country'. (Democrats pretty much say that about Trump-centric Republicans, too).

Next, we'll try to point out some time-codes for general topics (alas, we'll run out of space for these notes before we run out of video).
6:12  Gun Control legislation on tap when he gets back to DC
7:09 Rash of Gun Control bills
7:26 Norman's answer to 'what to do' is to ask "Define "assault rifle"'
7:45 Why all the gun violence? Evil, Mental Illness. Weak consequences. Lax security (stores and schools)
8:56 Background Checks? Norman notes a list of things you must attest to, but never discusses the government's role in the check.
9:15 Baby formula crisis (Biden's fault)
10:23 Gas prices. Also Biden's fault, and expect $8, $9/gal prices... "If we can get it!"
11:47 Inflation, empty shelves (Biden's fault)
13:08 Voted against the $40 aid package for Ukraine
13:50 The country is being run by... not Biden so much as a CABAL
15:27 Notes that he stood on the steps of the Supreme Court supporting the 'Front Line Doctors' as they promoted hydroxychloroquine as a COVID cure
16:26 Good news? More people getting involved, running for office. No office is unimportant (City Council, School Board). He's right!
17:00 if R's don't vote in 22, the country will go over the cliff financially, and what can you do if you're broke? (Editorial: with the federal debt load, created by R's and D's, the country has technically been 'broke' for decades, and is operating on credit. So is almost every large corporation, and most individuals. But be scared)
12:28 The military and border patrol have been 'deflated', and the illegals are heading for Rock Hill.
18:12 Everything the Biden administration does is 'by design' (and that's a bad thing?). Oh, and it's 'evil'.
19:49 Norman's  a fan of the "Loudoun County Moms" (Virginia), then tosses an offhand remark about a 'father who's daughter was raped by a main claiming to be a woman" in a school bathroom.  OK, we'll fact-check that one. The 'man' was a 15 year own who's mom says he's 'troubled'. The boy was convicted of sexual assault. Here's one source among many: https://nypost.com/2021/11/02/teen-convicted-of-sex-assault-doesnt-identify-as-female-despite-skirt
21:03 If we 'lose America', where will we go? Good question. Russia, maybe?
22:19 Here, Norman holds up his first picture - a group of immigrants arrested at the border and held below a highway overpass. But they're coming for you in Fort Mill and Rock Hill.
22:58 Protesters (who don't look like you) holding a 'Defund the Police' sign. (We could explain 'defund the police', like 'put some money into alternatives other than someone with a gun and little training trying to sort out a case of mental illness or a domestic dispute', but we'd be losing, so just be scared).
24:49 The pix of a burned out church. He doesn't bother to explain that one at all. I guess the picture is worth it's 1000 words.
26:02 A pix of 'Freedom of Speech' crossed out and CENSORED. Repeal 'Section 230' and Hail Elon Musk! (OK, 'Section 230' requires Facebook and Twitter to remove illegal info and copyright infringements, but otherwise allows them to moderate as they see fit. They are private companies, but the 'Small Government' conservatives see a Federal role in forcing Twitter to let Trump back on.

Well, there's more, but we hit the limit on YouTube description characters. So just watch and figure it out!