We all know you are too far gone to remember anything about that. It's just your fantasies of a memory of what you read now. You also would worship me Sad but that's your place in the scheme of things. Worse for me though.
DeSantis rails against politicizing Florida schools with 'woke indoctrination' in a survey that allows his campaign to use respondents' replies in his political ads https://www.businessinsider.com/des...vey-candidates-grievances-campaign-ads-2022-6
DeSantis goes after another Florida professional sports team. How soon until he extends his borders of targets with a "special operation" -- you know all those teams following NFL league policy. DeSantis administration targets Bucs over employee vaccine requirement https://www.tampabay.com/news/flori...rgets-bucs-over-employee-vaccine-requirement/
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reaches disgraceful new low in bullying Special Olympics Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously appealed to racists and other Cro-Magnon types. His actions against Special Olympics appeal to anti-vaxxers https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ullies-special-olympics/7498878001/?gnt-cfr=1
How DeSantis bullied the Special Olympics into betraying their own athletes https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-06-06/special-olympics-desantis-covid-on-vaccines
Let's see the reality in DeSantisLand. Your know, Florida where blind allegiance to your authoritarian leader is more important than patriotism to the United States. Florida one of America's least patriotic states: Study Florida ranked ahead of only Rhode Island, Arkansas, and New York in which states were the most patriotic https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-americas-least-patriotic-states-study A study found that Florida is one of America's least patriotic states, besting only three states for a ranking of 47th. "Historically, one of the prime goals of the American education system has been to produce patriotic citizens," said Ohio Northern University history professor Russ Crawford of the WalletHub study's results. "In the latter part of the twentieth century, what constitutes being a patriotic citizen has become contested as part of the culture wars." Perhaps no state has been more ingrained in the country's culture wars in recent years than Florida, with Gov. Ron DeSantis leading the state in often controversial directions on issues such as pandemic restrictions and the teaching of critical race theory in schools. But Florida only bested New York, Arkansas, and Rhode Island in the WallhetHub study, which attempted to measure patriotism by comparing states by 13 indicators of patriotism. Florida ranked high in some categories that fell under "military engagement," coming in at 19th overall. But the state ranked low in categories that fell under "civic engagement," coming in at 49th overall. Categories measured included military enlistees per capita, veterans per capita, active duty personnel, civilian adults serving in military reserve branches, share of adults voting in the 2020 presidential election, share of adults who voted in the 2020 primary election, volunteer rates, volunteer hours, Peace Corps volunteers, AmericaCorps volunteers, trial and grand-jury duty participation, share of residents who participate in civic organizations, and U.S. history/civics education requirements. Those metrics combined were used to rank states by total patriotism, with Alaska checking in as the nation's most patriotic state overall. But the study acknowledged measuring patriotism can be tricky business, with Crawford offering his best definition of what makes one patriotic. "A good patriot loves his or her country and supports it in the face of challenges," Crawford said. "That does not mean unquestioning love, but deep regard that motivates making one's nation the best it can be."
Just Ron DeSantis trying to further push his authoritarianism over the legislature.... even not supporting candidates backed by the state GOP. But not stopping there, he is even getting involved in school board races - what other governor gets involved in local school board races? Similar to Trump -- personal loyalty is more important than any other factor, no matter how unqualified a candidate is. DeSantis makes Florida Senate power play with endorsement in Tampa race, others For the Tampa seat, the governor is backing a different candidate than Senate Republican leadership. https://www.tampabay.com/news/flori...r-play-with-endorsement-in-tampa-race-others/ With a spate of tweet endorsements right before the end of the candidate qualifying period, Gov. Ron DeSantis exerted his influence last week on a handful of state Senate races, including backing one candidate over another that’s been supported by Senate Republican leadership. The power play is being viewed by many as an effort by DeSantis to form a faction of senators more loyal to the governor than Senate Republican leadership, creating a glide path for getting his agenda through a chamber where in the past he’s met some resistance. In Tampa, he backed Jay Collins, a Green Beret veteran, for state Senate District 14, despite the fact that Collins had previously been running for Congress. Senate Republican leadership had already spent tens of thousands supporting the candidate they endorsed, former Rep. Shawn Harrison, campaign finance records show. The governor also announced that Sen. Ray Rodrigues, a prominent Republican from Estero, would not, in fact, be running for reelection. DeSantis instead declared Lee County GOP chairperson Jonathan Martin as the best-suited replacement. After the tweet, Senate leadership, which includes outgoing President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, and incoming president Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, joined the governor in endorsing Martin. DeSantis publicly clashed with Simpson over an Everglades bill last session, and called lawmakers back to Tallahassee after he and the Legislature were at odds over redistricting. The Senate,which has power to approve some executive appointments, has historically been viewed as having a more independent streak than the top-down hierarchy of the House. One prominent rumor is that Rodrigues will land a job with the DeSantis administration, possibly as chancellor of the Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s public universities. A statement from Senate leadership praising Rodrigues’ service said they are “pleased for the opportunity he has to further ensure world class education opportunities for our students.” Reached by phone, Rodrigues declined to comment on where he’s going next. In addition to the higher-profile endorsements of Martin and Collins, neither of whom responded to requests for comment, DeSantis has also backed a few other Senate candidates, including Reps. Bryan Avila of Miami-Dade and Jay Trumbull in the Panhandle, and previously cleared the field for Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, who had faced a potentially tough primary “This governor has clearly made it known that this is an autocracy and he’s going to do what he wants to do, the way he wants to do it,” said Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, D-Plantation. “He’s clearly picking and choosing loyal members.” Related: Top lawmakers passed DeSantis’ priorities. It didn’t save their Tampa Bay projects. A spokesperson for DeSantis’ campaign acknowledged a Tampa Bay Times email requesting comment but did not provide a statement as of Monday evening. Neither Passidomo nor Harrison responded to voicemails asking about the endorsements. He’s also already begun to wade into other races, announcing his endorsement of 10 school board candidates around the state on Monday. His political team also released a DeSantis Education Agenda survey for candidates to show how closely their ideology aligns with the governor’s. More than the moves themselves, Book said she was disturbed by the optics. “It’s not lost on me that he is completely disrespecting an incoming female president in this way,” she said. As long as Republicans continue to hold the chamber as expected, Passidomo will be the third woman in state history to serve as Senate president. “I do believe this is going to create a very, very interesting power dynamic and bring a different battle to the Florida Senate,” Book said. Christian Ziegler, vice-chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, said too much is being made of the palace intrigue behind the endorsements. His wife, Bridget, is one of the school board candidates who received one. “Gov. DeSantis is pretty clear: He’s going to step up and support individuals that support his agenda,” he said, predicting that a DeSantis endorsement will be a “game-changer” for candidates not just in Republican primaries but also in the general election. “He’s just a conservative animal out there for us,” Ziegler added. “If he wants to endorse in some races, that’s his right to do that, and I think voters going to take that very seriously.”