Picture this: a Southern Democrat in 1877, twirling his mustache like a cartoon villain, dreaming up the poll tax to keep Black voters and poor whites from the ballot box. Fast forward to 2025, and Sunny Hostin’s on The View, clutching her pearls like they’re the last lifeboat on the Titanic, crying that voter ID laws are the new poll tax—screwing over Black and elderly folks with systemic racism. Oh, the irony! It’s like watching a fox guard the henhouse while lecturing the farmer on animal rights. Let’s peel back the layers of this hypocrisy onion, because the stench is enough to make your eyes water, and I’m here to serve it up all stinky.
Let’s start with the poll tax—a Jim Crow relic that’s got more skeletons in its closet than a haunted house on Halloween. Back in the late 19th century, the Democratic Party, YES the Democrat party, in the South was playing a game of voter suppression chess,--shocking I know-- and the poll tax was their queen. Georgia kicked it off in 1877, and by 1902, every former Confederate state had one, all under the iron fist of Southern Democrats. These weren’t the “progressive” Democrats of today, mind you—they were the party of white supremacy, segregation, and keeping the plantation elite in power. The poll tax wasn’t about raising money; it was a steel trap designed by the Democrats to snap shut on Black voters and poor whites (white trash), especially after the Populist Party started stirring up trouble by uniting the downtrodden against the elite. Democrats couldn’t have that, so they slapped on fees, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses to let white folks waltz through while Black citizens and poor whites were left out in the cold, their voting rights frozen like a popsicle in a blizzard.
And don’t think the Republicans were knights in shining armor—they were more like innocent bystanders watching the house burn down, too busy counting their Northern votes to care--but care they should have. It wasn’t until the 1960s, really 1966-- with the 24th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act, that the Republicans kicked the poll tax to the curb. But here’s the dealeo: the same Democratic Party that birthed this monstrosity now wants to lecture us on “voting rights” and “systemic racism.” It’s like a serial arsonist showing up to a fire safety seminar with a can of gasoline and a match, preaching about prevention. The hypocrisy is so thick you could cut it with a butter knife and spread it on toast.
Now, enter Sunny Hostin on the View, stage left, with her crocodile tears and a script straight out of the “Libtard” playbook— Hostin’s been on The View, wailing that voter ID laws are a modern poll tax, a racist plot to keep Black and elderly folks from voting. She paints a picture of systemic barriers—DMVs too far, documents too hard to get, fees too high—like it’s a Dickens novel where Black, elderly people & women are Oliver Twist, begging for a scrap of ID while the system laughs in their face. “Government-issued IDs are now required in some states,” she moans, “and people have to travel to special offices that are often far away.” Oh, the humanity--(The blimp is burning)! It’s as if she thinks Black, elderly and women folks are stranded on a desert island, with the nearest DMV a mirage on the horizon. Oh God what shall they do?
But let’s pop the hood on this sob story and see what’s really under the engine. Hostin’s acting like voter ID laws are a grand conspiracy to suppress votes, but here’s the reality check she’s dodging like a kid playing hide-and-seek: 16 out of 17 states with strict voter ID laws offer free IDs to eligible voters. Free! As in, zero dollars, nada, zilch. If you’re handing out IDs like candy at a parade, how is that a “poll tax”? Hostin’s crying about systemic racism, but she’s ignoring the fact that the number of voters actually locked out by ID laws is smaller than a gnat’s wingspan. In 2012, Kansas and Tennessee had fewer than 1,000 provisional ballots tied to ID issues out of millions cast. That’s not suppression—that’s a rounding error. And don't forget the Democrat sponsored Poll Tax to keep Blacks from voting! Why aren't these issues taught in Public schools? Yeah why?
Hostin’s sitting in her multimillion-dollar Westchester County mansion, sipping her artisanal coffee, playing the voice of the downtrodden while conveniently forgetting that IDs are a basic part of modern life. You need an ID to get married, or check into a hotel, get a library card, a cell phone plan, get a vape...yeah now the laws are so strict that you can't get a 6 pack without an id that has to be scanned by the cashier... But Hostin doesn’t lose sleep over those. She’s cherry-picking her outrage like a kid at a candy store, grabbing only the pieces that fit her progressive narrative. It’s the kind of weaponized compassion that makes your skin crawl—using “kindness” as a battering ram to push an agenda while ignoring the practical side. If she really cared about Black, elderly folks, and women, she’d be advocating for better DMV access or free transportation, not just whining about “systemic racism” to score points on The View. She is just spouting bigoted lies!
And let’s talk about the elephant in the room—Hostin’s own hypocrisy, which is so glaring it’s like a neon sign in a blackout. She’s quick to lecture white women on The View, comparing them to “roaches voting for Raid” for supporting Republicans, but she’s got her own skeletons rattling in the closet. Word on the street—well, Reddit, but close enough—is that Hostin’s ancestors were involved in the transatlantic slave trade, selling other Black people into bondage. And what about her Husband's crimes? Yet she’s out here playing the victim card, calling out “systemic racism” in America while staying mum about her own family’s role in history’s ugliest chapter. That’s moral relativism at its finest—truth is optional when it doesn’t fit her narrative. She’s like a chef serving up a five-star meal of outrage while hiding the fact that her kitchen’s infested with roaches.
So, let’s tie this all together with a nice, snarky bow. The Democratic Party, the original architects of the poll tax, spent decades suppressing Black votes with Jim Crow laws, and now they’re trying to rewrite history as the champions of equity. Sunny Hostin, their cheerleader on The View, is crying about voter ID laws as a “modern poll tax,” but she’s ignoring the free IDs most states offer and the tiny number of voters actually affected--let me know when you find them. She’s weaponizing ignorant compassion to push a narrative, all while dodging the Democrats racist history and her own family’s dark past. It’s a hypocrisy sandwich with a side of moral relativism, and I’m not here for it. Hostin’s outrage is as hollow as a chocolate Easter bunny, and the Democrats’ history is as dirty as a pig in a mud pit. Time to stop the charade and face the facts.
