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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRon Desantis this morning on the Florida general: "Let's not monkey this up."
Link to tweet
...don't think I need to say anything more.
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)Gillum needs to ignore this crap.
lark
(23,116 posts)The more people that know how racist DeSantis is the more that might be motivated to come out and vote against the trumper ass.
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)He is as bigoted as his boss.
blueseas
(11,575 posts)Ugly people.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)We need to make this stick.
Initech
(100,081 posts)exboyfil
(17,863 posts)mom will vote.
Right out of the gate. It is going to be a long two plus months.
gordianot
(15,242 posts)It is embarrassing to even being able to recognize that slur.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Maraya1969
(22,484 posts)Only a short time prior to the announcement of his run for Florida governor, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis accepted a paid trip to attend a conference featuring a cast of extremely racist, hateful speakers, reports the Naples Daily News.
Those speakers included alt-right provocateurs such as Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, former Trump advisor Sebastian Gorka and former White House chief strategist Steven Bannon, among others. Some of the platforms these speakers have touched on in the past include defending a candidate accused of child molestation, suggesting the killing of Muslims and referencing how women are less likely to be in leadership roles because of "biological causes."
hatrack
(59,587 posts)Thanks for making things absolutely clear.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)Racist bullhorn. I despise these people.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)No accident, especially on Fox "news".
He was getting the word out to all the Trump lovin racists watching in Florida.
BootinUp
(47,165 posts)Response to bearsfootball516 (Original post)
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bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Iggo
(47,558 posts)I'm still not sure exactly what that means, but it feels like it applies in this situation.
malaise
(269,063 posts)So perfectly southern. 'Bless his heart' aka 'fuck you'.
This fucker will regret this moment as folks search for him saying this regularly.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Something like this:
We demand an apology for Ron DeSantis's display of blatant racism this morning on Trump TV. This campaign is less than 24 hours old and DeSantis has already proven he is not fit to lead.
demmiblue
(36,865 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)erpowers
(9,350 posts)The people of Florida really need to elect Andrew Gillum. His opponent should not be Governor of Florida.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)Not even a day....
JHan
(10,173 posts)Gillum's response to this was fantastic.
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Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)you have a lot of tabs open this morning.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)moondust
(19,993 posts)The electoral maps last night showed that with only one exception the Gillum strongholds are the same as the Trump strongholds were in 2016. Let's hope that juxtaposition doesn't produce another Charlottesville. Or worse.
Initech
(100,081 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Whut? I just said "firecracker". What's wrong with that?
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DBoon
(22,369 posts)I as wondering who this fellow was who was responsible for all the incredibly stupid misdeeds.
It's Ron Desantis!
Paladin
(28,265 posts)Put Gillum in office, and deliver a large can of whip-ass to trump's boy, DeSantis. This one's going to be ugly.
SWBTATTReg
(22,143 posts)spicysista
(1,663 posts)This fool....
coeur_de_lion
(3,680 posts)par for the course in my home state.
This guy would be a disaster.
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)In that context most people would say "let's not screw this up" and everybody understands the message. That means he used that word for an intended effect but in an unnatural, racist manner - a real sicko.
Staph
(6,252 posts)DeSantis' spokesfolk say that he uses the phrase frequently to express something that is messed up or not done right.
Keep on digging, spokesfolk! It's a long way down to Trumpian levels of idiocy!
muntrv
(14,505 posts)Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)It came completely out of the blue, and isn't in any way how people speak in 2018. this
Gothmog
(145,326 posts)Republicans are all racists and this was an appeal to the base that supports trump
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,036 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)I like that. Impressions matter.