Ron Desantis - the Great Satan

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‘Florida is ground zero for saving our democracy’: Democrats rally supporters in Miami-Dade (msn.com)

 

“I think that what we need to realize is that the state of Florida is ground zero for saving our democracy,” she added.

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DeSantis says he is focused on Florida, has 'no plans' to run for president (msn.com)

 

DeSantis was also asked about his political future, specifically if he had any plans to run for president if former President Donald Trump decides not to run in 2024.

 

"No plans 'cause I have an election I have to do right now in the state of Florida," DeSantis said. "We've had a great three-and-a-half years. We're gonna finish very strong, and obviously we think we need to keep this going in the state of Florida, to make sure we keep the state free and make sure we continue to capitalize on all the successes that we've had."

 

"I made the decision very early on, we were the first big state to say 'every single kid has a right to be in the classroom'," DeSantis said, adding he believed Florida avoided the worst of the sharp fall in test scores, due to his policy. 

 

"The parents overwhelmingly, regardless of party, do not believe it is appropriate in elementary school to be injecting matters of sexuality and gender ideology," DeSantis said, adding, "I think parents are going to be appreciative to know that when they send their kids to school in Florida, it is going to be for an education, not an indoctrination."

 

 

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Ron DeSantis dominates Crist in Florida, 'formula for GOP success' (msn.com)

 

Crist supporters like that he is not like DeSantis or former President Donald Trump.

 

“More than a quarter of Crist’s favorables are essentially that he’s the guy running against DeSantis. None of the leading answers reference anything in his past other than generalities about ‘experience,’ ‘honesty’ and a ‘good job.’ It’s all pretty weak,” said the GOP pollster.

 

He added that in the polarized state, DeSantis should do better because more voters appear to like his style. "While Crist appeals to an angry base that hates DeSantis, he struggles with a weak personal identity contrasting totally with DeSantis’s reputation for strength and dedication to principle -- something Crist’s wishy-washy party-switching reputation only reinforces," said Shaftan

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DeSantis, Rubio lead Democratic opponents in new Florida poll (msn.com)

 

 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads his challenger, former Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist, by three percentage points, 50% to 47%, a new statewide AARP poll found.

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seems smart candidates are not subjecting themselves to rigged debate formats 

 

'Bad for democracy': Florida newspaper blasts Ron DeSantis for 'avoiding' debate with Democratic challenger (msn.com)

 

then, he runs away from an invitation to debate Crist on statewide television. Considering DeSantis’ obvious vulnerabilities in a format he can’t control — especially on the subjects of abortion and guns — his debate avoidance strategy may be politically savvy.

 

 

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/553732-charlie-crist-slams-ron-desantis-for-declining-invite-to-before-you-vote-debate/

 

Soon after reporting on DeSantis’ decline to participate in the “Before You Vote” debate, news broke that the Governor’s campaign has accepted an Oct. 12 debate against Crist hosted by CBS 12, meaning the two should have at least one debate before the November Election

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Republicans are approaching big business all wrong: 'Corporatism is not the same as free enterprise' (msn.com)

 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has battled large corporation on everything from diversity trainings to environmental, social, and governance investing. He even took on family-favorite Disney by stripping the company of its self-governing status.

 

"Corporatism is not the same as free enterprise, and I think too many Republicans have viewed limited government to basically mean whatever is best for corporate America is how we want to do the economy," DeSantis said during his keynote speech before a crowd of friendly attendees at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort.

"And my view is — obviously free enterprise is the best economic system — but that is a means to an end. It's a means to having a good fulfilling life and a prosperous society. It's not an end in and of itself."

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in an ironic move, the Great Satan is campaigning with Biblical references highlighting good vs evil.

what say you?

 

 

DeSantis’ ‘full armor of God’ rhetoric reaches Republicans. But is he playing with fire? (msn.com)

 

“Put on the full armor of God. Stand firm against the left’s schemes. You will face flaming arrows, but if you have the shield of faith, you will overcome them, and in Florida we walk the line here,” DeSantis told the audience at Hillsdale College in February. “And I can tell you this, I have only begun to fight.”

 

Christian nationalism for many conservatives has become a political identity, and unlike conservative politicians in the past who used their faith to inform their arguments, DeSantis is more aggressive, using war imagery to describe the political debates as a battle over who will be the better American.

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Dude's a rock star.

 

 

[Ann]

Uh huh

 

Last three tweets

 

 

 

 

 

[Ann]

 

DeSantis’ Office Issues Blistering Response To Democrat Sheriff Who Launched Probe Into Flights

 

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Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced the investigation during a press conference, saying that he was “bother[ed]” by the flights “and so we are absolutely opening up an investigation into this.”

However, Salazar admitted that he could not name any laws that were broken and he did not name any suspects.
 

A spokesperson for DeSantis responded to Salazar’s remarks by saying in a statement: “Immigrants have been more than willing to leave Bexar County after being abandoned, homeless, and ‘left to fend for themselves.'”

 

“Florida gave them an opportunity to seek greener pastures in a sanctuary jurisdiction that offered greater resources for them, as we expected,” the spokesperson continued. “Unless the MA national guard has abandoned these individuals, they have been provided accommodations, sustenance, clothing and more options to succeed following their unfair enticement into the United States, unlike the 53 immigrants who died in a truck found abandoned in Bexar County this June.”

 

 

 

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Gavin Newsom says GOP governors are ‘doubling down on stupid’ in latest attack (msn.com)

 

On Monday, DeSantis joked with Fox News host Sean Hannity, "I don't know if [California] can reliably keep the power on" to have a debate.

 

"We're happy with what we're doing," he added. "My actions speak louder than my words. There are certain people who will preen and do that, I understand. We get things done in Florida." 

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WATCH: Democratic official endorses DeSantis, says 'there is too much on the line' (msn.com)

 

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) received the endorsement of a longtime Democrat and Palm Beach County official on Tuesday, saying that "there is too much on the line" ahead of the November gubernatorial election.

 

Dave Kerner is the county's Democratic commissioner, as well as the former two-term mayor. He is also a former City of Alachua law enforcement officer and served in Florida's House of Representatives as the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee for two terms.

 

"Endorsing Gov. @RonDeSantisFL was the obvious choice this election cycle. Gov. DeSantis' Dem opponent has called for reallocation of resources away from law enforcement. FL cannot afford people like Charlie Crist who wants to defund the police & make our communities less safe," Kerner tweeted.

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Florida's DeSantis traverses the U.S. as 2024 White House talk advances (msn.com)

 

He ostensibly made the trip to stump for a fellow Republican. But introduced as "America's governor," DeSantis' one-hour speech sounded like a presidential-style campaign address heavy on his Florida track record.

The audience of hundreds roared with approval, especially when he referenced the Martha's Vineyard flights of migrants he choreographed last week to protest the immigration policies of President Joe Biden's administration.

“He’s not backing down, and that’s one of the things I appreciate about him,” said Bill Burns, 60, of Olathe.

 

DeSantis' stop in America's heartland was part of a series of events that have taken him to such states as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as he builds a national profile and donor base. His actions have led to speculation that should he win a second term as governor in November, he will quickly pivot to a 2024 bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

 

DeSantis, 44, became the national face of resistance to COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates. He has taken the lead on hot-button cultural issues such as the teaching of race relations and gender identity in public schools.

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The people want DeSantis to run. The FEC stands in their way (msn.com)

 

This grassroots effort, which I advise, is the political action committee called Ready for Ron. Our goal is to bring together one million people to persuade DeSantis to run for president.

 

Certain members of the FEC are trying to make it more difficult for people to come together and let the Florida governor know they want to see a President Ron DeSantis. FEC Democrats, certainly unmotivated by how badly he’d beat Biden, are claiming people now have no right to associate together, compiling their own names and contact information to encourage someone to run for office.

 

In fact, the Democrats’ position has effectively become: “You cannot even talk to someone about them running without them — and you — being subject to all 70,000 pages of federal election law, regulation, and administrative precedent.”

 

To Democrats, your speech isn’t free; you have to chip in at least $1 or else be silenced. That’s how desperate the Left is to protect Biden, torture logic and precedent, and find any excuse to stop DeSantis.

 

I recently challenged that nonsense before the FEC to make our case. It’s a tough case — that the Constitution protects our rights, and that nothing in statutes, regulations, or case law remotely empowers the FEC to stand in our way. Fortunately, we stopped the FEC’s adoption of the Left’s radical, unconstitutional ideas and reaffirmed Ready for Ron’s core mandate — for now.

 

It is not the FEC’s right to dictate what people can and cannot think, say, or do when they’re exercising their constitutional rights. The agency has a duty to enforce the campaign finance laws on the books, but FEC bureaucrats have no right to create amorphous standards and issue nebulous guidelines that change with the wind and the political affiliation of people in power.

 

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The media would have you believe that Trump and all the governors hate the Great  Satan

 

The Megastate G.O.P. Rivalry Between Abbott and DeSantis (msn.com)

 

But privately, the Florida governor’s gambit stung Mr. Abbott’s team. No one in the Texas governor’s office was given a heads-up that Mr. DeSantis planned to round up migrants in San Antonio, according to people familiar with the matter.

 

Mr. Abbott had spent months — and millions of state tax dollars — methodically orchestrating a relocation program that, since April, had bused 11,000 migrants to Washington, New York and Chicago. Mr. DeSantis’s adaptation was considerably smaller.

 

But it immediately put the national spotlight on Mr. DeSantis, garnering headlines and earning him praise from Republicans and condemnation from Democrats.

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Who knew the Great Satan had the power to direct this monster hurricane to destroy the Magic Kingdom

 

 

DeSantis faces the true test of any Florida governor (msn.com)

 

The hurricane is on track to make landfall in the state just six weeks ahead of the November elections and, depending on how well the governor responds to the potentially catastrophic storm, DeSantis may emerge more popular or open himself up to criticism.

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AP classes and early college 

bad things when the Great Satan is involved 

 

 

Why It Makes Perfect Sense That Ron DeSantis Loves Advanced Placement Classes (msn.com)

 

 

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AP classes and early college 

bad things when the Great Satan is involved 

 

 

Why It Makes Perfect Sense That Ron DeSantis Loves Advanced Placement Classes (msn.com)

 

 

 

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Florida’s deluge of education reform proposals is overwhelming. Most seek to destabilize existing structures and norms. Perhaps the most famous is H.B. 7, the “Stop WOKE Act,” which restricts teaching about race, gender, and sexual orientation in both secondary and higher education. 

 

They think their pushing for increased LBTQIA+ education is an "existing structure and norm."  That's darkly, sadly hilarious.

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is he  no longer teh Great Satan if he accepts FEMA money?

 

After Hurricane Ian, MSNBC analyst predicts Ron DeSantis is ‘about to become a big government Republican’

 

After the Category 4 storm first hit Florida on Wednesday, over two million Florida citizens reported losing power after millions had already evacuated. In response, DeSantis confirmed his administration was working with FEMA and the Biden administration for federal assistance. 

 

Jolly, who previously served as a Republican Florida congressman alongside DeSantis, argued that the governor’s acceptance of federal aid after the disaster will force him to turn back on his conservative leanings.