Jared Cook

@JohnMassingale4 Some things are undeniable. USC fan myself.

It never doesn’t amaze me. One of my very best friends is a USC fan and he texted me saying “that run is art”

@marcuslemonis @CAgovernor How much are the tax payers paying per diaper and who is that money being funneled to?

@CAgovernor Socialism

FREE DIAPERS COMING THIS SUMMER!

@nevadamrjones @Manhattva Is the government a jobs program? You think like a thief apparently.

@Manhattva “Yay 352,000 people lost a way to feed their families” - A real piece of shit.

Honestly, this has exceeded my wildest hopes.

@brg1213 @LukeFHan @andrewklavan Exposing it? They send people around to teach people all about it. If people choose to believe it, that’s their prerogative.

@LukeFHan @andrewklavan So you want less people exposing Mormonism. Got it.

Andrew Klavan @andrewklavan today on the Matt Fradd Mormon controversy (shortened): "I love Matt Fradd. He's not like these hateful people just slinging mud in the name of God. But I have to say I don't agree that he should be doing this. Mormons aren't blowing people up, leave them alone. When you take away something that you disagree with in somebody else's faith, you might think you're doing something good, but you might actually be taking the step away from them that's going to lead them to something closer to the truth."

@Gigi_8087 That’s not how winning a triple crown works.

Golden Tempo gave everything he had in the Kentucky Derby!! The fact his trainer and owner are pulling him from The Preakness for his health makes him a Triple Crown in my book!! 💖🐴

@Friedmanomics Not an LDS member myself, but my money isn’t needed to fund that content. I’m very engaged with the LDS community, and though I’m not a believer myself, I think DW should be focusing their derogatory efforts on those making the world worse rather than those that make it better.

It is such a sad day for me to cancel my Daily Wire subscription, but I cannot continue to fund the anti-Mormon content that they create.

@thelengthyfut @joyinbecomingp1 @iamnyct0n01r How many homeless people are sleeping in your bed. Just for clarity, I’m an atheist, not a member of any church.

@joyinbecomingp1 @iamnyct0n01r Because the Mormon church claims to be “Christ-like” but sits in hundreds of billions of dollars whilst homeless people sleep on the sidewalk of the church office building. That is the complete opposite of what Christ taught. It’s disgraceful.

Another conservative influencer to cross of my list!!!!!

@SimpleguitarC @LukeFHan Watch before criticizing. This was a bad take.

It’s getting annoying that all these media outlets talk about “Mormons” without ever talking to a member of the Church. Especially when it’s an outlet with a lot of support politically from members. Daily Wire, PragerU, Shawn Ryan, Joe Rogan, etc. Pretty soon the only media outlet not bashing us will be the Blaze thanks to @glennbeck

Well that was not on my bingo card

@generalsteez69 Disagree. He should be protested much more often and with more passion. He has ushered in a culture within the NBA that makes it unwatchable.

I know LeBron has some haters but I think a nation-wide protest is a little much

@michaeljknowles @TrevorSheatz @benshapiro Not your best retort Michael.

I suspect you didn’t intend to disrespect your wife, and so you might have been surprised that some people, myself included, criticized you for speaking in a way that is unbecoming of a husband. I think you made a mistake. But your points here are not sound. 1. I never said you used that word. I said that’s what you called her (while contrasting her sin with your own virtue). “Promiscuous” is an adjective, the nearest nouns for which are “whore” and “slut.” 2. They are all pejorative terms that refer to people who engage in sexual immorality. They all carry negative connotations because they refer to shameful acts. If the nouns are more evocative than the adjective, that owes more to their Saxon (rather than Latinate) origins than to their meaning. It’s the same reason “pulchritudinous” is less evocative than “hot.” The words all mean the same thing, and we should not refer to our wives in such a way—certainly not to millions of strangers. 3. My phrasing was not in the present tense but rather the past. (See: “called” versus “calls” or “is calling.”) But even my description of your wording does not imply the present tense. By way of analogy, “she was promiscuous” : “he called her a whore” :: “Jeter was a Bronx Bomber” : “he called him a Yankee.” (Derek Jeter does not currently play for the Yankees, and the final comment does not suggest that anyone thinks he does.) As I said, I don’t think you meant to disrespect your wife. You might have the best of intentions. None of that is my point. You made a controversial post, which included both admirable comments about grace and inappropriate language that in my estimation is unbecoming of a husband and not to be recommended to others—hence my public commentary on your own public statement.

Multiple times, @michaeljknowles said I called my wife a whore in my post (as did @benshapiro), even though I wrote "My wife was formerly promiscuous." To my surprise, upon checking the original video, the top comments are now overwhelmingly condemning their response to our story of God's redemption (screenshot below). Michael is now doubling-down on it on X by saying that me writing that she was formerly promiscuous is the same as calling her a whore (pic attached). Here's the three primary issues with them saying I called my wife a whore, and why Michael's argument is wrong. 1. It isn't true. I never used the word "whore," so he shouldn't be telling people I called my wife this. 2. We instinctively know that "she was formerly promiscuous" carries with it much more grace than "she's a whore," because "promiscuous" is an adjective describing her past, whereas "whore" is a degrading noun, a slur used to speak harshly of women. They're similar words, but different in meaning and intent. They are not the same. 3. Crucially, they spoke in the present tense: "He called her a whore" (implying this is a present-tense sin issue, something she still is). I spoke in the past tense: "My wife was formerly promiscuous." This tense difference matters immensely, especially when people greatly struggle to separate one's life before Christ from their life after Christ. The world can't fathom that such change can happen. But the Bible is clear: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (1 Cor. 5:17). Or consider Galatians 2:20: "I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." That old Ashley is dead. It's because of these truths that my wife and I choose to boldly, confidently, and without giving loads of explicit details, share the sins that stained us before Christ with others (for I am indeed a great sinner and struggle in many ways, too). Our story isn't shared frequently, but at times and when fitting, so that other believers can be encouraged, other sinners can be given hope of redemption and forgiveness, and the lost can hear the good news of the gospel: that though all are headed for Hell for their sins (1 Cor. 6:9-10), anyone who repents and places their trust in the resurrected Christ will be saved (John 3:16, 18). Regardless of how much you've sinned, you can't out-sin the mercy of God. You can be washed clean, your shame and guilt removed, and you can have a brand-new identity in Jesus Christ (Titus 3:5-6). And we’re living proof of this! I have no ill will against Michael, Ben, @andrewklavan, or anyone else for their remarks and mocking, nor do I demand an apology. I forgive them. My greatest desire for them and anyone who's following this story, as well as God's, is for them to "be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Tim. 2:4).

I was already a fan of Ben Shapiro, but over these last couple of years as the American conservative movement has been infected by a demonic legion of unprincipled grifters, conspiratorial crackpots and even bald-faced liars, my respect for Ben has skyrocketed! The man or woman who prioritizes THE TRUTH above all else and has the COURAGE to say it and to live it no matter the consequences is, in fact, the defining characteristic of an actual conservative. It also happens to be the defining characteristic of what it means to be a good human being. Aristotle said that courage is “the mother of all virtues,” because without courage you can’t have any other virtues. Without courage, you can’t be honest. Without courage, you can’t be just. Without courage, you can’t be merciful. Without courage, you can’t be humble. Without courage, you can’t be resilient. When it comes to understanding who/what a conservative actually is, Ben Shapiro has been and remains one of the most solid examples one can find.

@megynkelly I’m not on the side that will call you a grifter but I will say that I think it’s sad how prideful you are to not be able to say you were wrong. I don’t need an apology from you, but some humility of any kind is warranted.

Poor little Ben - and I do mean little - desperate for me to protect him. Can you imagine being this emasculated? Sad.

@AdamCarollaShow @adamcarolla Adam couldn’t remember what radio station he was on after KROQ.

.@adamcarolla's dad would have CRUSHED IT in the Baja Marimba Band 🤣

@SpicyCook66 @yashar Ignorant take.

@yashar She never married and has no children. Doesn’t that make her a failed woman in Republican eyes? Asking for a friend

After the NCAA meeting at the White House, Condoleezza Rice is pulled aside by Donald Trump and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and walks back with them.

@DylanIsADragon Go check out the Tenderloin District. It’s amazing this time of year.

Turns out San Francisco is a pretty neat place. Who woulda thunk!

@HanShawnity He likes musical theater. Just saying.

Not an adulterer. Not an alcoholic. Not a drug addict. Not a pedophile. Not a closeted gay. Not a schizophrenic. A real conservative. A real family man. That's why the "new right" hates him.

@KevinMassare Unfortunately they couldn’t win their division.

The AFC Championship would have been better with Josh Allen in it

@Hero_OfThe_Day That and traveling has been removed from the rule book apparently.

Settle a debate for me— Are LeBron James and his antics primarily responsible for the decline in the NBA’s popularity?? 🤔🤔 Not hating, just asking questions.

@BasedMikeLee Let’s get a list of their largest contributors. That’s who will actually need to be persuaded. Can they look past their immediate need for cheap labor to see the downline affects.

I support the SAVE Act In fact, I’m the Senate’s lead sponsor Where do your senators stand?

@BasedMikeLee There’s a lot of names on there that think they are safe from primaries.