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Orlando was a cow town before Disney [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 OP
Time to leave Florida. Nt FeelingBlue Apr 2022 #1
They have nowhere to go. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #2
The only thing that will probably go Tickle Apr 2022 #5
No he isn't rockfordfile Apr 2022 #14
they haven't had a shareholder Tickle Apr 2022 #23
And the only thing people will be interested in... The Grand Illuminist Apr 2022 #56
Ok nt Tickle Apr 2022 #72
Because - unlike other large corporations - they don't care about profits? FBaggins Apr 2022 #73
Yup TheRealNorth Apr 2022 #9
Serious Question ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #63
Temperate climates include most of the US, Canada, and Europe. Celerity Apr 2022 #30
that is a political map speak easy Apr 2022 #34
What are you talking about? Of course it is a climate map. Celerity Apr 2022 #39
WTF? speak easy Apr 2022 #47
You are not making any sense. It IS a climate zone map. Zero clue what you are on about. Celerity Apr 2022 #52
Different notions of "temperate" FBaggins Apr 2022 #74
New Mexico? DonCoquixote Apr 2022 #70
Puerto Rico kskiska Apr 2022 #71
Yeah. That was my first thought. calimary Apr 2022 #69
well now they lost their tax break Tickle Apr 2022 #3
I'm not a NASCAR fan but I wouldn't crap on the Speedway. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #6
lol nt Tickle Apr 2022 #7
Read about the villages, orgies and other weird stuff...Maybe that is why republicans want to Escurumbele Apr 2022 #22
lol I haven't read it yet Tickle Apr 2022 #26
Fun fact: RedSpartan Apr 2022 #46
That's an interesting Tickle Apr 2022 #51
Republicans don't care. The revenge against their imagined enemies feels so good Walleye Apr 2022 #4
One thing for sure, DeSantis doesn't give a shit about anyone, anything. He thinks his RKP5637 Apr 2022 #8
OK People - Look What DeSantis Is Willing To Do To Disney..... global1 Apr 2022 #13
Trump had the same reputation mgardener Apr 2022 #16
I Would Hope That Many People Have Learned The Hard Way With TFG.... global1 Apr 2022 #42
Fool Me Twice griffi94 Apr 2022 #68
If you could get into his head, ugh, I think DeSantis wants to be a Dictator for the US with RKP5637 Apr 2022 #29
Is He Up For Re-Election In Nov - This Year?..... global1 Apr 2022 #45
Yes, he's up for reelection in Nov. Polls have generally showed him in the lead, RKP5637 Apr 2022 #66
Yeap, going up against Disney is a publicity stunt, and DeSantis is a prostitute housecat Apr 2022 #33
Only other employer in Orlando back then was Navy/Coast Guard Boot camp. haele Apr 2022 #10
My Great-Aunt Lived In Kissimmee Deep State Witch Apr 2022 #11
Disney also contributed to a lot of sprawl and ecological mess in Central Florida. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2022 #12
You're supporting the Nazi DeSantis. rockfordfile Apr 2022 #15
No, I just never had much love for Disney World in the first place Tommy Carcetti Apr 2022 #19
Probably destroyed a lot of wetlands and killed wildlife habitats IronLionZion Apr 2022 #25
I'm sure Florida Republicans are really concerned about that. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #32
The "small government" party is super concerned about self governing territories IronLionZion Apr 2022 #36
They gave that exemption I believe in 1966. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #38
The biggest killer of the Everglades ecosystem is the Fanjul family sugar monopoly in FL and DR. ancianita Apr 2022 #48
Parts of Route 192 south of WDW are called "Motel Hell" DinahMoeHum Apr 2022 #43
The Florida Project is an excellent movie that centers around this. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2022 #49
Any chance Universal would join in standing up to the FL legislature? n/t RamblingRose Apr 2022 #17
Have no clue. They are another corporation with California roots. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #18
Universal doesn't get the same privilege qazplm135 Apr 2022 #21
but they employ a LOT of people in central Florida. On the other hand, they may see Disney's stance RamblingRose Apr 2022 #27
Again qazplm135 Apr 2022 #31
so we have two issues qazplm135 Apr 2022 #20
Yeah, it's a neither-nor situation for me. nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 2022 #24
I hope Disney sticks it right up his ass. SergeStorms Apr 2022 #28
Me, too. Disney symbolizes the Democratic vote to right wingers in Florida, and DS's drama is ancianita Apr 2022 #50
I worked for Disney. Grumpy Old Guy Apr 2022 #35
For DeSantis, it is a win, even if he loses in court. He is proving his credentials Chainfire Apr 2022 #44
That's all true. Grumpy Old Guy Apr 2022 #55
Disney can start by relocating cruise ship port mainer Apr 2022 #37
They also produce movies there. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #40
DeSantis is a disputatious troll, manufacturing one controversy after another to stand out from sop Apr 2022 #41
So what. Florida was the cow capital of the U.S. in the 50's, not Texas. A little known fact. ancianita Apr 2022 #53
Too Bad DownriverDem Apr 2022 #54
Shutdown nwliberalkiwi Apr 2022 #64
There's a lot they could move back to CA, including movie production and administration. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #67
Jason Johnson is on Nicolle Wallace's show right now tishaLA Apr 2022 #57
First time I saw Orlando was when I hit the air. My parents moved soon after Warpy Apr 2022 #58
Orlando is second only to Las Vegas in convention space and hotel rooms. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2022 #60
Quite unfair for Disney.... paleotn Apr 2022 #59
I've been to Orlando. Some of it is still a cow town. SpankMe Apr 2022 #61
Well said. I hope all those who work directly for & those who benefit from Disney, understand this. Fla Dem Apr 2022 #62
I recall driving from the Gulf Coast over to Sebring for the races in the early Seventies. maddiemom Apr 2022 #65
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