{"id":397029,"date":"2022-01-21T03:51:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/right-wing-blue-line-moving-company-brings-northeast-exiles-to-florida\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T03:51:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:51:25","slug":"right-wing-blue-line-moving-company-brings-northeast-exiles-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/right-wing-blue-line-moving-company-brings-northeast-exiles-to-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"#Right-wing Blue Line Moving company brings Northeast exiles to Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2459df904f1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2459df904f1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/right-wing-blue-line-moving-company-brings-northeast-exiles-to-florida\/#Rourkes_rising_star\" >Rourke\u2019s rising star<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/right-wing-blue-line-moving-company-brings-northeast-exiles-to-florida\/#%E2%80%98We_felt_like_we_were_pushed_out\" >\u2018We felt like we were pushed out\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Right-wing Blue Line Moving company brings Northeast exiles to Florida<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former teacher Karen Ball was living in New Hampshire when she decided it was time to downsize and sell her four-bedroom home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had always spent my summers in Maine, so I thought I\u2019d go there,\u201d the 56-year-old told The Post. But when COVID hit, things changed. \u201cI didn\u2019t like what was going on. There were riots over the summer and I didn\u2019t want to go to work and have to be quiet about my thoughts. Due to the political climate, I knew I had to get out of the Northeast.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A conservative, she felt alienated in New England, where she\u2019d lived her entire life. So in the fall, the mother of three joined the ranks of people fleeing Northern blue states \u2014 because of crime or COVID mandates \u2014 to what Gov. Ron DeSantis like to calls \u201cthe free state of Florida.\u201d She bought a condo near Fort Lauderdale, and booked a moving company but was disgusted when they doubled their quote after she put down a deposit. <\/p>\n<p>Then she saw an ad on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> for Florida-based Blue Line Moving, who are becoming famous among conservatives who want to move to red states. The guys in the photo were wearing \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d T-shirts (a viral dig at President Biden). Ball said it was serendipitous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kimberly-guilfoyle-blue-line-moving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kimberly Guilfoyle posted this picture to instagram and Blue Line Movers saw a boost in business\" class=\"wp-image-20908590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kimberly-guilfoyle-blue-line-moving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kimberly-guilfoyle-blue-line-moving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kimberly-guilfoyle-blue-line-moving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kimberly Guilfoyle posted this picture to Instagram, and Blue Line Movers saw a boost in business.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Blue Line Moving<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI knew right away I wanted to support them. I was proud of them for speaking up. And when a business is veteran-owned, there is a code of conduct and values already instilled in them,\u201d said Ball, whose daughter is former military. <\/p>\n<p>She was delighted with the service. \u201cI was very satisfied. My stuff was here in a week and after the guys brought my stuff in, we were chanting, \u2018Let\u2019s go Brandon.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rourkes_rising_star\"><\/span>Rourke\u2019s rising star<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Owner John Rourke, a 16-year Army veteran is openly supportive of law enforcement \u2014 thus the name of his business, which is a reference to the \u201cthin blue line\u201d of the police. But this fall, he formally outed himself as a conservative on Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> after witnessing the humanitarian crisis at the border. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/donald-trump-jr-blue-line-moving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Donald Trump Jr hired Blue Line Movers in November. Here is Trump with owner John Rourke \" class=\"wp-image-20908611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/donald-trump-jr-blue-line-moving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/donald-trump-jr-blue-line-moving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/donald-trump-jr-blue-line-moving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Donald Trump Jr. hired Blue Line Movers in November and is seen above with owner John Rourke. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In September, Rourke, 43, made a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to Del Rio, Texas, with an annual trash clean-up he organizes. There, he saw migrants being pulled from the river and swarms of Haitians living under the bridge, and recorded video of the scene. The footage landed him spots on Tucker Carlson\u2019s show and \u201cFox &amp; Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said business has been booming ever since. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople call and say I saw you on \u2018Tucker,\u2019 I want to use you if you are in my price range,\u201d Rourke told The Post. \u201cLast January I brought in $58,000 and [this year], I am already at $130,000 for the month,\u201d said Rourke, adding that he had a woman specifically request that his crew wear the \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d shirts.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Donald Trump Jr. hired Blue Line to transport a piano and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/01\/03\/donald-trump-jr-and-kimberly-guilfoyle-are-engaged\/\">his fianc\u00e9e Kimberly Guilfoyle<\/a> shared a picture with the movers on Instagram \u2014 wearing the same T-shirts that Ball liked. That\u2019s when business really ramped up. He\u2019s since moved Congressman Brian Mast and Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to angle my business to be the mover of the Conservative party,\u201d said Rourke, whose trucks feature an American flag with the blue line \u2014 a symbol of support for law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>But of course that comes with blowback. Rourke now regularly gets prank calls and fake one-star reviews from trolls targeting him because of his vocal political leanings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am good with it. If it\u2019s that important for you to call me an a\u2013hole, that\u2019s fine. I will still ask if you want me to move you. I don\u2019t care,\u201d said Rourke.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98We_felt_like_we_were_pushed_out\"><\/span>\u2018We felt like we were pushed out\u2019 <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He only gets high praise from Carl David. Last year, David and his wife Arlyn moved to the Palm Beach area, after uprooting his fourth-generation fine art gallery in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/carl-david.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Carl David and his wife Arlyn used Blue Line Movers to move their home and business from Philadelphia to Florida\" class=\"wp-image-20908640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/carl-david.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/carl-david.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/carl-david.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/carl-david.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Carl David and his wife Arlyn used Blue Line Movers to move their home and business from Philadelphia to Florida.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Carl David<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was really time for a change, but we felt like we were pushed out,\u201d David, 72, told The Post of Philadelphia. \u201cThe criminal element is running the city. And it\u2019s terrible. A lot of our clients have moved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David said using Rourke\u2019s company to go to a more ideologically aligned area of the country was \u201csymbolic. We have the same systems.\u201d And he\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y with his choice. \u201cFlorida is wonderful. This is America. It\u2019s business-friendly, politically friendly and the weather is great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rourke\u2019s bold recipe of mixing business and politics has inspired realtor Rob Saake, 46, to also come out. He\u2019s about to launch Conservative Property Group (which is a part of Sandals Realty Group).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was disheartened by the fact that I was being instructed to put my personal and political views aside because it was bad for business,\u201d Saake told The Post, adding that he believes in free speech, the Second Amendment, small government and American exceptionalism. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Rob-Saake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Rob Saake was inspired by Rourke. He is launching Conservative Realty Group, to cater to right wingers\" class=\"wp-image-20908677\" width=\"626\" height=\"940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Rob-Saake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1252 1252w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Rob-Saake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=939 939w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Rob-Saake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=626 626w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Rob-Saake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=313 313w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Rob-Saake.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\"\/><figcaption>Rob Saake was inspired by Rourke and is launching Conservative Realty Group to cater to right-wingers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Rob Saake<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about transparency, not division. If you are a liberal, you might hire me to sell your home and I might use that commission to make a donation to the NRA. You probably aren\u2019t going to like that \u2026 If I am not your guy, I encourage you to find someone who is,\u201d said Saake, who plans to donate a part of each commission to a law enforcement charity.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow realtor Aaron Scanlan, who is also a retired cop and Air Force vet, has used Blue Line twice and recommends it to friends, regardless of their political bent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe workers do a great job and they don\u2019t care what my views are,\u201d Scanlan said. And he\u2019s rooting for Rourke: \u201cIt\u2019s great to see a conservative being so vocal and winning.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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