Desantis racist "monkey" dog whistle about Gillum

[MoonRiver]

speaks for itself.

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/08/29/desantis-accused-making-racist-slur-gillum/1131912002/

[PearliePoo2]

1. Don't fall for it Gillum! Stay above it...stay above this scumbag!

This is going to get really ugly. Talk issues, not race-baiting insults PLEASE!

[MoonRiver]

2. Hopefully that Repuke racist is going to get out the Dem vote, big time!

[PearliePoo2]

8. Let's hope so! The Parkland kids are energizing the young vote too!

I know I'd be walking barefoot over cut glass to vote!

[spanone]

3. a racist, just like the asshole that endorsed him

[OnDoutside]

4. Wow, I was only thinking this morning as to how long it would take DeSantis to go down that road.

Sounds like he was doing it as I was thinking.....

[peggysue2]

5. This is just the beginning

This is going to be a nasty, ugly race to the finish. Reading a little about Gillum, I think he's up to it. He's a very impressive candidate.

But make no mistake, the Trumpster will take this personally and will be throwing the dirt and smears to support his own selection. For Dems in Florida that could actually be an energizer. Because we've seen this movie before and the Trumpster's nasty slurs are repulsive.

Go Florida!

[PearliePoo2]

6. WARNING! If you don't want to be depressed, DO NOT read the comments at the link.

You'll be throwing up your breakfast.

[FlightRN]

9. I'm so confused

after reading those comments. Dems are Socialists, Communists, and Marxists. We are also the real racists??!

I always hate myself for reading the comments, I want to know what “they” are thinking and I’m still able to be shocked.

[PearliePoo2]

11. Yeah me too. If those comments reflect the general Florida voter's attitude, Houston...

we have a problem.

So for a little palette cleanser, I read the comments on "monkey it up" at the Washington Post. Much better!

The deplorables are out numbered about 20 to 1.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/desantis-says-florida-voters-would-monkey-this-up-if-they-elect-gillum-as-governor/2018/08/29/e4cbc5c6-ab96-11e8-8a0c-70b618c98d3c_story.html?utm_term=.b08ae2b60e40

[Pathwalker]

7. Not a dog whistle but a Trump it blare to the racists.

Shame on him.

[muntrv]

10. Bullhorn, not dog whistle.

[Garrett78]

12. Has the Democratic Party of Florida demanded an apology yet?

This is a big deal and the party needs to take action immediately.

[MoonRiver]

13. Haven't heard, but they definitely need to make a political ad using it.

[retread]

14. Gillum camp's response was short and sweet: "As we say in Tallahassee, bless his heart."

[Awsi Dooger]

15. As always...Never Prevent a Conservative from Sounding Like a Conservative

It's amazing how much they can lance their own cause...unprovoked.

Difficult for Gillum to use this directly but it would be out of bounds for surrogates to frame it for motivation purposes