Bob Unruh complained in a Jan. 8 WorldNetDaily article:
“Shameful.”
“Selfish.”
“Bad example.”
Those are the descriptives coming from Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen after one state senator, Machaela Canavaugh, already famed for her rants and raves, was caught on video vandalizing the Statehouse.
Online, commenters focused on a single word: “Arrest.”
“If a regular citizen did this, they’d be arrested. When is she getting arrested?” said one.
It’s because of Cavanaugh’s decision to roam the Statehouse and destroy multiple displays recognizing America’s 250th birthday this year.
The governor issued a statement: “Nebraska’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday includes showcasing historical figures and events in our most important public space, our beautiful State Capitol. These include Declaration of Independence signers and prominent women in American history, among others. Sadly, this morning several of those displays were ripped off the walls by State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh, infamous for filibustering the entire 2023 legislative session to protect sex-change surgeries on kids. Celebrating America during our 250th year should be a moment of unity and patriotism, not divisiveness and destructive partisanship. I am disappointed in this shameful and selfish bad example.”
This being Unruh, he censors Cavanaugh’s side of the story — that she thought the display, from the right-wing PragerU, was unauthorized because people are generally prohibited from attaching anything to the walls of the Capitol building. It turns out that approval was quietly given for the display, so Cavanaugh returned some of the items, and she later apologized.
But denigration, not truth, was the order of the day, and Unruh relied on a discredited source to hurl more abuse: “A commentary at the Gateway Pundit noted she’s already established a solid reputation for actions that can only be described as border-line psychotic.” Cavanaugh was not allowed to respond to these attacks.