Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis was sworn in for a second term. He promised to continue battling WOKE ideas and people. This includes expunging any teaching or curriculum that suggests that racism persists today in American society. He will also stand strong against the dangerous possibility of recognizing that LGBT people exist or have the same rights as others. And he promises to drive drag queens out of Florida because they violate his sense of “normalcy.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his pledge to combat the “woke mob” and touted his achievements over the last four years during his inauguration in Tallahassee on Tuesday. In front of the steps of the Old Capitol and before thousands of politicians, lobbyists, donors and the public, DeSantis gave a mostly boilerplate denunciation of “woke” ideology. “We seek normalcy, not philosophical lunacy,” he said. “We will never surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die.”
These are clearly the issues that are most important to the state of Florida. Expect him to present these as national issues when he throws his hat into the ring for 2024.
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/article270560297.html#storylink=cpy
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DeSantis wants to drive drag queens out of Florida?
If he wants to do it fast, be should probably get a drag racer.
I think Queen’s “We are the champions” would be an apt theme song.f or the endeavor.
Or maybe what he really needs is a drag eraser.
The Drag Eraser
Drag eraser –, for the Queen’s
Drives them out and squelches themes
Drag eraser does the trick
Drives them out, and really quick
This tweet by @tracydelaney:
2022 will go down as yet another year that over
42,000 people in the USA were killed by guns
and
0 were killed by pronouns, wokeness or drag queen brunches.
What do you call a drag queen brunch?
A bra-ly brunch
Ron DeSantis is a demagogue bully. He doesn’t lead. He misleads, blames and scapegoats to deflect from his own failures and shortcomings. DeSantis is the standard bearer for the aggrieved white male, conservative Christians, racists and greedy corporations. Like Trump he knows how to placate his base with contrived culture wars and misinformation. I cannot understand how more people in Florida cannot see him for the craven, manipulative, opportunist that he is.
craven, manipulative opportunist
exactly
You’d think he’d want those groovy hot rods driving up and down South Beach!
Today’s column: Best. headline. Ever.
A great headline! Agreed.
I think everything DeSantis does is to win over the MAGA RINO vote when he runs for president in the GOP primaries for the 2024 election. If he gains their support, the odds are he will run against Biden in the general election or if Biden does not run again for some reason, whoever the Democratic candidate is for president in 2024.
Then, if DeSantis wins the White House in 2024, everything he does will be to end up in the White House for the rest of his life. DeSantis has no soul.
FINALLY! A great patriot is going to DO something to stop the drag queens! They kidnap and groom our children. They carry crowbars under their dresses to tear down the statues of our great Southern war heroes! And never forget that it was the drag queens who assaulted the Capitol on Jan. 6th with the help of the traitorous Capitol police, and our democracy was saved only by patriotic Americans who stood in the breech and stopped the destruction!
Im glad sum one sees Mark that January 6 was a false flag operashun by drag queens antifa george soros crt greta thorburg an the marxist medias. But im sure Rhonda Santis will whup them all when he becomes presidint for life!
Meanwhile, in the real world and all over Florida:
Very good video, Greg.
Wonderful, Greg. Thanks for sharing.
Why is this blog so obsessed with drag queens and transgender issues?
Because we don’t believe they (or anyone, for that matter) should be ostracized, marginalized or killed for who they are. People like you can’t claim to be familiar with that bit of human decency. Next question?
You should ask Ron DeSantis that question.
He’s the one obsessed with them.
When politicians and religious nuts are one in the same, e.g. DeSantis, obsessions like the one against drag queens serve a couple of purposes. They provide a talking point to rile up an ignorant voter base. And secondly, they make politicians feel superior.
White over Black, man over woman, straight over gay and conservative Christian over all others.
Kim Yang
The question you should be asking is why 0.5% of the population is such a concern to a mass murderer like DeSantis. 40,000 more Floridians dead than NY residents of Covid,when for a whole lot of reasons that number should be lower.
.When 10% of Catholic priests were found to be pedophiles not to excuse the clergy of other denominations.
I would say the bigger problem for Floridians worried about their families young and old is the Clergy and DeSantis.
Oh no! Not drag queens!
Poor little Ron Ron. Those drag queens are so scary.
Interesting question. Drag queens have been around for many years. Parts of Fort Lauderdale are very gay and host drag queen shows. I have never heard of drag queen violence. What is Ron afraid of? Or does he see this as an issue that will stir up the base?
The Repugnican base is driven by fear. Fear of change. Fear of the other. Ronnie uses that. Fascists have always used that. It’s the Fascist playbook, tried and true.
Well, the guy they claim to worship apparently wore dresses, preached peace and love, and looked a lot like Conchita Wurst. Sounds like the drag queen to me!
Never forget that the modern movement for Gay Rights got its greatest impetus when a bunch of courageous drag queens at Stonewall said, enough already, and kicked some troglodyte a__.
Honor their memory.
Warren Zevon figured out today’s republicans years ago:
Haaaaa!!!!
2022 will go down as yet another year that over
42,000 people in the USA were killed by guns
and 0 were killed by pronouns, wokeness or drag queen brunches.
THIS
But Rhonda Santis has promised to institute open carry in Flor-uh-duh before he leaves office.
How many times have we been given one fear to divert our attention from another more real fear?
Those drag queens are coming for us. I am sure glad strong leaders are protecting us from them.
Yes. Very scary. They might flip you with a garter belt or smother you with a boa!!!!
You are so right, Roy, drag queens are probably the biggest danger we face, bigger than climate change or our relations with China.
Those drag queens are coming for us.”
Worse.
Much worse.
They are coming for our children!!
The Drag Queen Threat
They’re coming for our youngest
The Transylvanian Queens
Who put on shows amongst us
And dance on village greens
They’re showing legs at parties
Parading down the street
And eating eggs at Wendy’s
Where children love to eat
They’ve come to Tallahassee
And really are a threat
The drag Queens are quite sassy
But Ron will save us yet
Invertebrate eli DeSantis is well-suited for today’s GQP – shrill, aggrieved, divisive, immature and totally uninterested in actual governance. Just your typical RepubliQan swamping the drain.
swamping the drain!
roflmao
Nice white boots, Rhonda Santis! Just like Nancy Sinatra!
I hope Ron runs for president in his white boots. Can’t wait to see Trump go after Ronnie, the ingrate! Don made Ron.
It’d give you an opportunity to wear your white cowboy boots!
Ron thought Don was God
So Don gave Ron the nod
But Ron ignors the Don
So Don is done with Ron
“The governor’s inauguration festivities included a candlelight dinner Monday for donors who gave between $25,000 and $1 million. Unlike four years ago, when the inaugural committee released the list of donors, this year none of the donors or their donations have been disclosed. After Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony, there was “A Toast to One Million Mamas” at the Governor’s Mansion at 2 p.m., and the inaugural ball was scheduled to begin at Florida State University at 6 p.m. Unlike the events four years ago, both were closed to reporters.”
Wouldn’t want the peeons to know who is buying him off, eh!