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Congratulations to Gov DeSantis

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by SamFisher, Jul 31, 2021.

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    How petty and talk about political grandstanding. The national guards are paid by the DoD the vast majority of the time and only 300 state national guards are being called up to assist DC National Guards.

    Just a few months ago, Florida asked for more funding from National Guard Bureau to increase the number of troops in the state's National Guard.

    I've got to hand it to DeSantis. He is the master of polarizing PR spins. He's gladly take federal dollars while grandstand against the federal government. Whatever happened to that $0.25 gas tax holiday (funded by federal covid funds) that he proposed anyways?
     
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    The Republican Party is a ****ing embarrassment.

    Thank god Brandon is a real leader and not a petty b**** like Ron.

     
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    Yeah that seems petty, to score some cheap points. I guess politicians have done worse things, but just not good style.
     
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    TAMPA — At a news conference Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed irritation that a group of high school students standing behind him were wearing masks and urged them to remove the face coverings.

    Before taking the lectern at the University of South Florida, where he announced a $20 million state investment in cybersecurity workforce education, DeSantis asked why people wearing masks were standing behind him.

    Then he approached the students, who are studying cybersecurity in high school.

    “You don’t have to wear those masks,” DeSantis said. “Please take them off.”

    Some of the students laughed. DeSantis appeared to remain annoyed. “Honestly, this is not doing anything,” he said. “We got to stop with this COVID theater.” The students didn’t respond.

    “So if you want to wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous,” the governor said before turning around and sighing.

    Two students took their masks off, but three left them on.

    DeSantis has previously said Florida is “the freest state in these United States” and individuals should be left to decide for themselves how to respond to COVID-19...
     
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    DeSantis is right.
     
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    It's a personal choice. He was wrong.
     
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    He said, if you want to wear it, fine.

    But he is right that it's nonsense.
     
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    If you're talking about the article I posted, how is he right? Isn't it up to the individual as to whether or not they want to wear a mask? After all, Florida is the 'most free state in the nation'. Also, why confront a group of high school students who are probably nervous enough as it is? It was weak and uncalled for on his part.
     
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    Right as in GOP radical red. Believe me, he's been wrong about a whole lot of things for the past 3 years. Did he lick Trump's patent leather shoes for 4 years? Absolutely!! Did he echo Trump's lies and propaganda for 4 years? Enough said. The guy can't be trusted, and he needs to quit being an as* to high school kids doing nothing wrong.
     
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    So, so much for giving people the choice to wear masks if they want to.
     
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    Sure he said that after berating them. This is the governor of the state of Florida berating kids over something that he has said is their freedom.
     
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    Maybe he was a bit rude. But everything he said is 100% correct.
     
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    Note that she is not wearing a mask either lol.

    I can tell you that kid is getting more pressure from crazy enraged mom than from the Governor.
     
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    I guess respecting the rights and wishes of parents was never important...

     
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