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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeSantis Now Says Teachers Are Shelving Books to Make Him Look Bad - Daily Beast
They're manufacturing that to try to create a narrative, he said during a press conference Tuesday. DeSantis was backed by Floridas Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, who called the controversial rules that have forced costly reviews and book removals fake news.
Florida does not ban books, and this particular book on baseball legend Roberto Clemente is currently on school bookshelves across the state! Diaz tweeted.
However, a spokesperson for the school district pointed out that Clementes book is one of 1.6 million titles under review following the states restrictive new laws, which have impacted teachers ability to teach about topics including race, gender and sexuality in Florida.
more:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-now-vindictive-teachers-are-shelving-books-to-make-me-look-bad?source=articles&via=rss
Now he's backtracking because he's getting shit from everywhere. Take it to your weird Christo-fascists in Fla Ron - normal people know what you are.

Hotler
(12,608 posts)Eat shit and die Ron.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)Aristus
(68,958 posts)n/t
marmar
(78,203 posts)lisa58
(5,780 posts)Maine Abu El Banat
(3,479 posts)When all they have to do is hand him a microphone.
Buns_of_Fire
(18,062 posts)(1) I'm the victim here. So unfair!
(2) It's all fake news. Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?
(3) WAAAAAAAAH!
Walleye
(37,447 posts)Lovie777
(16,270 posts)the GQP are full of them.
Paladin
(29,298 posts)So glad to finally see some blowback against DeSantis' fascism. We need a lot more of it.
Baitball Blogger
(49,016 posts)De Santis must have never gone to public school. Rule No. 1: Don't mess with the teachers!
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)He's doing a pretty good job all by himself.
When does he get any real work done for Florida?
Kid Berwyn
(19,000 posts)always the victim.
CaptainTruth
(7,374 posts)We can't let that guy get anywhere near the White House!!!
William Seger
(11,287 posts)Demovictory9
(34,264 posts)Seems like it
obamanut2012
(28,171 posts)Only handpicked journos are allowed in.
Ford_Prefect
(8,261 posts)IMO he never will so the distinction is moot.
ananda
(31,191 posts)...
Ford_Prefect
(8,261 posts)machoneman
(4,128 posts)...the opinions of other R's. Hogging the spotlight and issuing authoritarian demands of a few House/Senate pals to write crazy winger laws that will (or have been) forwarded for a vote. Most are afraid of crossing him however. Still, his overreach on issues most of us Floridians care not a whit about is going to hurt him in his Presidential run.
Takket
(22,780 posts)We saw the letter. It basically said if we find a book on your shelves that has not been approved by the gestapo EERRRRRRRRR I MEAN state of Florida, you can be sent to prison.
Our 2024 nominee needs to beat them over the head with this shit.
Sorry I dont have the letter. Someone on DU posted it a few weeks ago.
sarge43
(29,169 posts)Nothing could make you look any worse. You're a bottom feeder fascist.
niyad
(121,924 posts)ProfessorGAC
(71,385 posts)I think not.
jcgoldie
(12,046 posts)
onethatcares
(16,656 posts)remember this;
Under Florida law, all correspondence sent to the Governors Office, which is not exempt or confidential pursuant to Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, is a public record. If you do not want the public record contents of your e-mail or your e-mail address to be published on this website or to be provided to the public in response to a public records request, please do not send electronic mail to this entity.
Please be aware that personal information sent in your correspondence, such as home addresses and telephone numbers, may be posted to the Sunburst public records website.
I don't think I've ever seen that on an elected officials website before.
Torchlight
(4,252 posts)Or some-such nonsense statement to soon follow.
Skittles
(161,476 posts)there is NOTHING ELSE THERE