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B.See

(3,804 posts)
Sat Apr 15, 2023, 09:09 AM Apr 2023

DeSantis MIA regarding flooded Ft. Lauderdale. Mayor says he has not heard from him.

Story ran at about 3 pm, Friday according to the article. Suppose Baby Trump has gotten aroundtuit by now.

After he's figured out how to accuse the flood of being "woke"

DeSantis MIA regarding flooded Ft. Lauderdale. Mayor says he has not heard from him.

A Florida mayor accused Ron DeSantis — who's away on a book tour — of not calling to check in on Fort Lauderdale as it floods

Florida Mayor Wonders Why DeSantis Hasn’t Called Him as City Floods
The Florida governor has faced criticism for touring in Ohio while his state is underwater



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DeSantis MIA regarding flooded Ft. Lauderdale. Mayor says he has not heard from him. (Original Post) B.See Apr 2023 OP
Ft. Lauderdale is one of the bluest parts of Florida Marius25 Apr 2023 #1
This! mcar Apr 2023 #6
His boots are too short. Turbineguy Apr 2023 #2
And THIS Sure Doesn't Help Either: B.See Apr 2023 #3
How Christian of him............................ Lovie777 Apr 2023 #4
No One Is Talking About What Ron DeSantis Has Actually Done to Florida B.See Apr 2023 #5
The Daily Kos was brutal! sheshe2 Apr 2023 #7
And RIGHTLY SO B.See Apr 2023 #9
I expect his popularity in Florida edhopper Apr 2023 #8
No doubt. B.See Apr 2023 #10
He has bigger fish to fry. Chainfire Apr 2023 #11
It seems as if he's derelict in his duties! young_at_heart Apr 2023 #12
 

Marius25

(3,213 posts)
1. Ft. Lauderdale is one of the bluest parts of Florida
Sat Apr 15, 2023, 09:13 AM
Apr 2023

They don't vote for DeSantis so why would he care about them?

mcar

(43,619 posts)
6. This!
Sat Apr 15, 2023, 09:34 AM
Apr 2023

Just like hos mentor, TFG, DeathSentence doesn't give AF about anyone but his donors and voters.

B.See

(3,804 posts)
5. No One Is Talking About What Ron DeSantis Has Actually Done to Florida
Sat Apr 15, 2023, 09:31 AM
Apr 2023

Original article from Time.com But it can be found here as well:

No One Is Talking About What Ron DeSantis Has Actually Done to Florida

Even a cursory dip into the statistics of social and economic well-being reveals that Florida falls short in almost any measure that matters to the lives of its citizens. More than four years into the DeSantis governorship, Florida continues to languish toward the bottom of state rankings assessing the quality of health care, school funding, long-term elder care, and other areas key to a successful society.

Florida may be the place where “woke goes to die”—as DeSantis is fond of saying—but it is also where teachers’ salaries are among the lowest in the nation, unemployment benefits are stingier than in any other state, and wage theft flourishes with little interference from the DeSantis administration.

DeSantis weaponizes the cultural wars to distract attention from the core missions of his governorship, which is to starve programs geared toward bettering the lives of ordinary citizens so he can maintain low taxes on the wealthy and corporations.

sheshe2

(88,073 posts)
7. The Daily Kos was brutal!
Sat Apr 15, 2023, 09:36 AM
Apr 2023
He can’t be bothered with such things as helping people of Florida, the economy and tourists because he is busy with his pudding fingers signing 6 week abortion bans, screwing around with Mickey Mouse and telling medical professionals who to treat. My goodness, he is barely human, much less a governor. He is on a book tour Dude. He may have declared an emergency but that was in between signing a book why he is a top gov.




This is Ft. Lauderdale. Historic rainfall and flooding. Where is DeSantis? Pulling a rat’s tail with his pudding fingers. Give the man a spoon and teach him to use it.


Kos sure ripped him a new one.😱

edhopper

(35,020 posts)
8. I expect his popularity in Florida
Sat Apr 15, 2023, 09:38 AM
Apr 2023

will rise 10 points. The worse he is the more popular he gets.

young_at_heart

(3,856 posts)
12. It seems as if he's derelict in his duties!
Sat Apr 15, 2023, 10:13 AM
Apr 2023

Or....he simply doesn't really care about fort Lauderdale.

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