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Mastriano Campaigned at Event Promoting QAnon

GOP candidate for Governor Doug Mastriano was a speaker at the “Patriots Arise” conference in Gettysburg last weekend. The event was hosted by a pair of QAnon activists and deeply steeped in the language of right-wing Christian fundamentalism.

Mastriano, a state senator from Franklin County, was prominently featured on the Patriots Arise website promoting the event, along with former Trump administration staffers Jenna Ellis and Liz Harrington, candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor Teddy Daniels, Trump-endorsed Maryland GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox, and Republican candidate for attorney general in Maryland Michael Peroutka, who once had ties to the League of the South, an organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center has classified as a hate group.

Talking about his subpoena from the January 6 select committee, Mastriano said “The left with their subpoenas. I’m one of the 86. I wear that proudly. The badge of honor. [crowd gives standing ovation] I love it. That means I was actually doing my job as a citizen and as a senator in Pennsylvania.”

“We’re going to win on May 17 with your help,” he said. “And in November we’re going to take our state back. My god will make it so,” according to VICE.

His speech argued that America is a Christian nation, mocking the “myth of the separation of church and state.” At its conclusion, Mastriano was awarded a “Sword of David” by the event’s co-hosts – Allen and Francine Fosdick – who have promoted QAnon conspiracy theories according to Right Wing Watch, a website that monitors the far right. are thought to be QAnon conspiracy theorists.

According to Media Matters, the Fosdicks promote QAnon propaganda on their podcast. They posted a June 19 video to YouTube which promoted QAnon and featured Allen wearing a QAnon-themed shirt. During the video, Francine compared her belief in QAnon to her faith in Jesus, stating: “A lot of people who, who at first were all gung ho for Q and now they’re saying, ‘Well, you know, Q isn’t real or is he?’ And, you know, my thing is OK, well, a lot of people believe in Jesus, like we all do, and some don’t. It doesn’t make him not real, you know what I mean?”

Once part of the GOP fringe, QAnon adherents have become an increasingly mainstream part of the Republican base. They claim among other things, that “a group of Satan-worshiping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media,” The New York Times reported last September.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, a video shown early Friday featured a kind of greatest hits of conspiracy theories that have circulated for decades. It showed images of the Twin Towers collapsing on 9/11 — with the label “false flags.” It claimed John F. Kennedy was assassinated because he “knew too much” and posed a “high risk of cabal exposure,” that vaccines amount to “genocide therapy,” and that Hitler faked his death. It offered other conspiracy theories about the atomic bomb, the Spanish flu, 5G, the 2008 financial crisis — and, of course, the 2020 election.

Mastriano also raised money during the event, as a print of former president Donald Trump was auctioned off for $4,000 – with proceeds given to Mastriano’s campaign. 

“Painting print of President Trump done by Jeff Preston auctioned at event and sold for $4,000. All proceeds go to Mastriano campaign,” Mastriano wrote on Facebook. “Your giving means a lot!”

Daniels, aligned as Mastriano’s running mate, warned the audience that “we are at war in this country, we are losing this country. I’m about civility too. We’re civil with Japan, we’re civil with Germany. How’d we get there? We beat the crap out of them. We will be civil on our terms, not theirs.”

“It’s so important to have accountability and have that trust restored because otherwise you’re going to get more of it. There’s no accountability? Yep. They’re gonna start arresting political opponents. They’re gonna start throwing political dissidents in jail. They’re going to parade people and interrogate you for your free speech,” Harrington said in a lengthy speech. 

Mastriano and Republican Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidate and Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Paula Patrick were scheduled to appear at a similar event in June 2021. An event description touts the QAnon slogan “WWG1WGA” (where we go one, we go all). Both said they did not attend.

16 Responses

  1. Wow, all I can say is WOW, this is such a crock of poop, it amazes me how brain dead the MSM can be in their reporting. Conspiracy theorist come from the MSM, the truth comes from patriots like Doug Mastriano.

      1. Shame on this site for regurgitating BS. Posting this story clearly indicates to me that Politics PA is just another propaganda arm. I will NO longer use it for ANY research. Total junk.

  2. And this is newsworthy to some people? The entire Democrat Party is like Qanon only on steroids. Qanon thrived most during the worst time in America’s political history. Loyal patriots couldn’t believe the treasonous behavior throughout the federal government. While Qanon’s goofy answers to the now open conspiracy against America were odd, the truth is there was a conspiracy against our government and our voters. Good for Mastriano keeping company with people who love a constitutional America.

    1. If you don’t find it newsworthy, maybe you should get ready for your next Qanon event, ya but job.

    2. There are no conspiracy theorists. It’s just another twisted definition by the radicals for deep thinkers.

  3. Dem candidates seem to have a problem not beating their wives or kids. Dem response: Give us another one, just like the other one (from Philadelphia)!

  4. Q has told Sen Mastriano that Q will be Governor and all Mastriano has to do is obey Q which means when Q says “jump” Mastriano replies “how high!”

  5. I am not a nut job. I know what I’m doing. I’m manipulating peoples desperation and faith in God to create an opportunity for self promotion at the expense of the voters.

  6. Dem candidates seem to have a problem not beating their wives or kids. Dem response: Give us another one, just like the other one (from Philadelphia).

  7. WHO CARES? “And in further headline news, cows fart!!!!” “joe biden is still dumb, and water is good for the body!”

  8. Photo does look like he’s making an announcement the Constitution has been suspended and Mastriano is our new Supreme Ruler of PA.

    1. “Now that I am in charge we will be releasing everyone’s medical information. If you wanna walk as free people, you gotta give up your privacy first; then you’ll truly be free!”

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