The technical term is "whataboutism," a dishonest comparison.
But here's the shocking thing - nobody gave a shit what the third-place finisher for the Republican candidate to be governor of New York
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The technical term is "whataboutism," a dishonest comparison.
Must be in the Desantis thread, image from a FOIA reply showing $635000(?) spent on a contract with an aviation company. One assumes charter flights. The only known flights at this time would be the immigrant relocation.Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 2:59 pm Not sure if it's true but when I was on my phone, I saw something that said DeSantis spent over $600,000 on two planes to fly 50 immigrants from Tx to Martha's Vineyard, working out to over $13K per person.
Yeah, like he couldn't have spent that $$ on getting us teachers.
of course there was.
No kickback. I wash your back, you wash mine. Desantis just loves to spread around tax-payers money to his friends, so that that they will be indebted to him, and will back him when he needs them. The vaccine rollout (back when DeathSantis was okay with the vax) was a giant grift for Publix, as far as Ronny was concerned.
Acyn @Acyn wrote: Miller: My message to every Republican Governor tonight is in every instance that you can, take the illegal immigrants in your state where the law allows you to and put them into the neighborhood of rich Democrats…
And yet it's those same border states (except Cal) that are actively blocking all attempts to reform immigration. Not saying the northern states are perfect, but if the border states refuse to even come to the table, we can't help them.Danraft wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:46 pm Umm…
I believe the issue has been met by deaf ears.
The real answers require federal implementation but it is considered to be an individual state problem.
At least the downstream consequences of the lack of federal solutions is experienced by the individual states. That sucks.
But, since it requires Federal (US based) solutions, and only a few individual states experience the downstream consequences, little actual action is taken.
Given that, expect tantrums to occur.
And, here we are.
It's a real problem, and immigration reform has been blocked, but I also wonder about the other border states. Arizona? Border crisis. Texas? Border Crisis. Florida? Border crisis. New Mexico is between AZ and TX though, and I haven't heard a lot of border crisis out of there. Maybe it just doesn't get pressW. Kevin Vicklund wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 5:46 pmAnd yet it's those same border states (except Cal) that are actively blocking all attempts to reform immigration. Not saying the northern states are perfect, but if the border states refuse to even come to the table, we can't help them.Danraft wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:46 pm Umm…
I believe the issue has been met by deaf ears.
The real answers require federal implementation but it is considered to be an individual state problem.
At least the downstream consequences of the lack of federal solutions is experienced by the individual states. That sucks.
But, since it requires Federal (US based) solutions, and only a few individual states experience the downstream consequences, little actual action is taken.
Given that, expect tantrums to occur.
And, here we are.
Marisa Kabas @MarisaKabas wrote: !!! a fake brochure promising eight months cash assistance, food, job training/placement, help with housing + more was given to migrants who were lured by @GovRonDeSantis into boarding a flight to martha’s vineyard.
@JuddLegum obtained a copy: https://popular.info/p/the-smoking-gun- ... s-vineyard
Adam Cohen Lawyers for Good Government #DemCast @axidentaliberal wrote: Delicious irony
That cruel political stunt Ron DeSantis pulled by trafficking immigrants?
By flying them from Texas to Martha's Vineyard?
It may have given them the opportunity to obtain a visa
Pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act