Just because he paid $32,000 per passenger for a flight that Jet Blue charged $213 for, you assume he did something dirty.
Some people....
Just because he paid $32,000 per passenger for a flight that Jet Blue charged $213 for, you assume he did something dirty.
But there are a few problems with that.neonzx wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 6:05 pm I'm more curious how he used Florida taxpayer dollars to fly immigrants out of TEXAS?
Yes, I know it was an political stunt for his reelection efforts for Florida governor, but REALLY?
We do have undocumented immigrants in Florida -- wouldn't it have made more sense to target them since, well, this is Florida not Texas.
I mean, even TFG, despite their current feud, would nod approvingly and say "Smart businessman."
(original Insider)DeSantis' scathing book about Obama shows his 'individual freedom' philosophy, his disdain for the media, and how he studies other politicians
Kimberly Leonard
Thu, November 24, 2022 at 4:00 PM
DeSantis published a book in 2011 that was intended as takedown of Obama and his policies.
The book tells readers about DeSantis' political philosophy, but not about the governor's own life.
DeSantis wrote the book during the Tea Party movement and before he ran for Congress.
Before Republican Ron DeSantis became a well-known governor from Florida who takes frequent aim at President Joe Biden, he had his sights set on cutting down another Democratic president: Barack Obama.
He did so throughout his 2011 book, "Dreams from Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama."
The book's title aimed to criticize Obama by playing with the name of the president's first memoir, "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance." DeSantis even used a similar cover to the one Obama had.
DeSantis wrote the book as he was coming of age in politics during the Tea Party movement. Then in his mid-30s, he had just been honorably discharged from the Navy, and would soon run successfully for the US House, where he would serve from 2013 to 2018.
While written more than a decade ago, the book sheds light into how DeSantis thinks about policy and about other politicians. In it, DeSantis tries to make the case that Obama's policies strayed from the Constitution and that the former president was committed to "redistributing wealth."
Insider obtained a hard copy of the book to read, and had seven takeaways:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-sca ... 00818.html
(original TheGrio)Black man, one of 20 arrested on illegal voting counts, has charges dropped
TheGrio Staff
Wed, November 23, 2022 at 5:03 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti-fraud effort led to charges of “election voting by an unqualified voter” and “false swearing” against Tony Patterson.
Prosecutors have dropped the charges against a Black man who was one of 20 people arrested on claims of illegal voting in Florida.
According to HuffPost, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supposed effort against voter fraud resulted in the arrest of Tony Patterson, 44, in August. DeSantis’ Office of Election Crimes and Security leveled charges of “election voting by an unqualified voter” and “false swearing” during the 2020 election.
Prosecutors filed a notice of “nolle prosequi” on Monday to dismiss the case, which indicated they would no longer pursue criminal charges against Patterson. A judge already had dropped a voter-fraud case against Robert Lee Wood, 56, following his arrest over the summer.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-man-on ... 23110.html
I find that hard to believe, given what we've seen recently.Eleven years later, DeSantis still isn't wealthy. He has a net worth of $318,986.99, doesn't own property, and carries $21,284.92 in student loans, his financial records show.
You need someone on the victim totem pole to invite outrage from social media, and Clicks.
(original Business Insider)Ron DeSantis just announced he has a memoir coming out soon. Here's what we learned from his first book, a scathing take on Obama
Kimberly Leonard
Wed, November 30, 2022 at 4:23 PM
Republican Ron DeSantis of Florida will soon be releasing his first memoir, just as the 2024 presidential contest heats up.
- DeSantis published a book in 2011 that was intended as takedown of Obama and his policies.
The book tells readers about DeSantis' political philosophy, but not about the governor's own life.
DeSantis wrote the book during the Tea Party movement and before he ran for Congress.
But long before DeSantis became a well-known governor from Florida who takes frequent aim at President Joe Biden, he had his sights set on cutting down another Democratic president: Barack Obama.
He did so throughout his 2011 book, "Dreams from Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama."
The book's title aimed to criticize Obama by playing with the name of the president's first memoir, "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance." DeSantis even used a similar cover to the one Obama had.
The book came out at a time when DeSantis was coming of age in politics during the Tea Party movement. Then in his mid-30s, he had just been honorably discharged from the Navy, and would soon run successfully for the US House, where he would serve from 2013 to 2018.
While written more than a decade ago, the book sheds light into how DeSantis thinks about policy and about other politicians. In it, DeSantis tries to make the case that Obama's policies strayed from the Constitution and that the former president was committed to "redistributing wealth."
Insider obtained a hard copy of the book to read, and had seven takeaways:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-sca ... 00340.html
No but he will probably sell tens of thousands of copies to his campaign and other PACs which puts money in his personal pocket, and gets the book on a NYTimes Best Seller list (which is for the rubes, PM me and I can show you how to get your kid's grade school writing assignments on the NYTimes Best Seller list) which is free publicity and forever more will let his publicists refer to him as "NY Times Best Seller" if the politics gig blows up in his face.humblescribe wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:43 pm DeSantis is what, 44 years old?
So he decides to write a memoir? I have ties older than DeSantis.
What an egotistical blowhard. So he has been in polly ticks (Fogbow stylebook) for a dozen years? Big Effing Deal.
Will he sell the book to the various school systems and make it a mandatory part of the curriculum?
Daniel Uhlfelder @DWUhlfelderLaw wrote: Don’t say Hanukkah in DeSantis’s free Florida
I think Desantis is gonna be the 2024 version of Scott Walker.According to NPD BookScan, which tracks retail sales of US print books, "Dreams from Our Founding Fathers" sold 125 copies through July of 2022. That means the books available for sale now go for a high price — on Amazon, for instance, prices range from $369.99 to $1,683.99.
(original The Rolling Stone)DeSantis Tells Allies to Stay Mum About Trump’s ‘Nazi’ Dinner. It’s Part of a Bigger Plan
Asawin Suebsaeng
Thu, December 1, 2022 at 2:25 AM
While Donald Trump faces the fallout from dining with a white supremacist and anti-Semites, Ron DeSantis and his team are doing what the former president can’t: keep quiet.
According to three people with knowledge of the directives, DeSantis’ lieutenants have told his allies not to attack Trump over the now-notorious dinner. Instead, the potential 2024 Republican primary candidate and his advisers have aimed to keep the focus on Trump’s decision to dine with Kanye West, a vocal anti-Semite, and Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist agitator.
“In ongoing discussions following his reelection, including this week, I’ve been asked to keep my powder dry,” says Dan Eberhart, a longtime GOP donor — and former big Trump donor — recalling his conversations with Team DeSantis. (Eberhart is now backing DeSantis for 2024). “My understanding is that the DeSantis team doesn’t see upside in kicking off the fight with Trump this early, even if it may be inevitable. Wading into the Fuentes fiasco just isn’t worth it for them. The media will harpoon Trump without Team DeSantis lifting a finger.”
DeSantis’s calculated silence is in line with the Florida governor’s broader strategy for now in challenging — or, to be more precise, not challenging — Trump. The twice-impeached former president, who announced his 2024 White House bid earlier this month, has taken to enthusiastically trashing DeSantis, going as far as to publicly threaten to air alleged dirt about his likely 2024 GOP primary opponent. DeSantis, meanwhile, has generally declined Trump’s attempts to lure him into a very public mud fight.
But DeSantis’s decision to stay quiet comes at a time when some of Trump’s other potential 2024 challengers — including Trump’s former VP Mike Pence and onetime secretary of state, Mike Pompeo — have taken swipes at Trump over the dinner and the dinner with Kanye, who’s deep in the anti-Semitism-spewing phase of his career. The dinner quickly turned into one of the first major self-inflicted crises of Trump’s latest presidential campaign, and it has already caused Team Trump to change its security and vetting procedures. During and after the dinner, some of the former president’s closest advisers were so in the dark about what Trump was doing, that some resorted to simply asking reporters what they had heard.
https://news.yahoo.com/desantis-tells-a ... 48713.html
Who wants to bet me that by Christmas it will be listed as "NY Times Bestseller"?New Turtle wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:43 pmI think Desantis is gonna be the 2024 version of Scott Walker.According to NPD BookScan, which tracks retail sales of US print books, "Dreams from Our Founding Fathers" sold 125 copies through July of 2022. That means the books available for sale now go for a high price — on Amazon, for instance, prices range from $369.99 to $1,683.99.
I like it.Gregg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 9:28 pmWho wants to bet me that by Christmas it will be listed as "NY Times Bestseller"?New Turtle wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:43 pmI think Desantis is gonna be the 2024 version of Scott Walker.According to NPD BookScan, which tracks retail sales of US print books, "Dreams from Our Founding Fathers" sold 125 copies through July of 2022. That means the books available for sale now go for a high price — on Amazon, for instance, prices range from $369.99 to $1,683.99.
On another note, I have decided that I do not like the phrase "twice impeached former President" and think the better moniker is "The Most Impeached person in US History".
I would object only on the grounds that since it's TFG specifically, 'Mostliest' would likely be more apt.
humblescribe wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:43 pm
... I have ties older than DeSantis. ...
They should write a memoir! I bet they have some great stories to tell!