Well, good news for America, but the toll it's taken on Florida for DeSatan to run for president to begin with has been horrendous. He started his anti-science, anti-woke, anti-critical race education, anti-gay rights, anti-woman, pro-gun policies (I'm sure I'm leaving out a bunch of shit) started back when the idea of a run for the Republican nomination was just a tiny spark in his dead, dead eyes.
Y'all can't even imagine the terrific damage that man has done to this state, trying to out-Trump Trump. Remember when he nominated Joseph Ladapo for surgeon general of Florida and of course the Republican led state senate confirmed him and then Ladapo went on a mission to try and keep Florida "open" during the pandemic and has criticized the vaccines since they made their appearance. As recently as a few days ago he called them "the anti-Christ of all products" because they were showing disrespect to the human genome which is our connection to God.
So yeah, we've got that going on and have for a long time.
There's been the "don't say gay" bills, bills making it illegal for trans people to get the medical help they need, stricter abortion laws, books pulled from library shelves because of a group of insane people to the point where now the dictionary has been taken out of some schools because god forbid a child should look up a word like "vagina" in it.
Drag shows have come under attack. Life for trans kids has been made as unbearable as possible. I personally know several people who have moved out of state because of fear that new laws and the prevailing attitudes are a threat to their very existence.
I could go on and on. But you know what the bottom line for DeSantis and all of his Republican minion lawmakers in the state is?
Cruelty.
These people are just cruel.
Go HERE to read about how he has refused Federal funds to help with things from health coverage to environmental action, thus putting all of us in danger.
Now. Would the man have done all these things if he hadn't been running for president?
Who knows? Not me.
But I have a feeling he might not have been quite so apt to play to those whom he considers his base. Maybe. He could just be evil.
So am I glad he dropped out of the race?
Well, yes. I'd hate to see him do to the entire country what he's done to the state I love and live in. But the results of his attempt to become president have left the most vulnerable, the youngest, the oldest, and the most disenfranchised of our state far worse off than they were before.
And having said all of that, it's been a gloomy day, but a lot warmer.
I finished the McMurtry biography. That man lived a life. Since it was a biography, not an autobiography or a memoir, I don't feel as if I really came to know the man from reading it. But I know a lot more OF him. I do know that he loved books. He read them, he wrote them, he bought and he sold them. They were his life.
But books can help us through and McMurtry's have gotten me through some of the most sorrowful and dense of my life.
I'm glad mcmurtry has been a help. Writing will do that. But the damage that other man did will take a lot of fixing.
ReplyDeleteDecades of fixing if not more. Meanwhile, people die because of his cruelty.
DeleteYour gov. has been frightening to me from the beginning......cant' (won't) say more than that here. Some scary shit going on, period, everywhere. Cant believe you *did* lunch, and 3 stores for shopping....that woud have almost killed me! and almost ashamed to say have never read one of McMurtry's books....... he is now on my next reading list!
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PS not a huge fan of yellow........but....a whipped butter yellow on the bed would be uplifting indeed!
McMurtry has written some of my favorite novels ever. He has also written some books that I am sure he would say are best forgotten. Choose wisely!
DeleteDeSantis should be tried for crimes against humanity in my opinion. He and Greg Abbott.
The yellow of that cover is very, very pale. It looked brighter in the store. The lightening, I guess.
I come to you from Texas where Governor Greg Abbott has been in a who can be the most hateful all in the name of Jesus pissing contest with DeSantis for the last couple of years. I will not mention Ted Cruz. Margaret
ReplyDeleteAbbott does have an edge over DeSantis when it comes to things like razor wire and letting people watch a mother and her children drown without interfering. That is completely chilling.
DeleteIt's almighty cold here and freezing rain and ice tomorrow. I may be cancelling the same dentist appointment again.
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DeleteI just have this feeling that tRump offered him the vice-presidency
ReplyDeleteI'm sure DeSantis wishes he would but I think Trump is too wily for that, recognizing that DeSantis still has his eye on the presidency.
DeleteHe's a miserable little troll with delusions of grandeur.
ReplyDeleteYou nailed it, man.
DeleteI just don't understand how or why people can support politicians like trump and desantis. I know humans like scapegoats, so much better than looking at yourself, and trump and desantis both like naming scapegoats for people to hate. I find them both to be despicable humans.
ReplyDeleteI think you're spot-on. And they are indeed despicable.
DeleteI read Ron Desantis dropped out in my newspaper this morning. I already knew about all the financial aid he rejected. I worry about your state so much. The rest of your country too, but your state and Texas seem to be particularly bad with all the book bannings and such.
ReplyDeleteIt's true. The insanity is not restricted to Florida and Texas but we're in the running for the worst.
DeleteThat last paragraph is powerful and hits close to home.
ReplyDeleteAs for DeSantis: I'm relieved he's out of that race but wish we had never heard of him. I also don't like the fact that there's really no one IN the race. I can't believe the support the Orange Menace has.
McMurtry is, in my opinion, a severely underrated American novelist. He called himself a "Minor Regional Novelist". Had a T-shirt that he wore with those words on it. He wasn't though.
DeleteI can't believe the support the Orange Intestine has either. It speaks volumes to me of just how racist, unintelligent, and lacking empathy we Americans are. Sounds cruel but how how else do you explain his popularity? In my eyes, there is nothing about him whatsoever that deserves support.
DeSantis and Abbott, two men for whom cruelty is the point. hopefully they have gone so far that their reelection will be in question.
ReplyDeleteour genome is our connection to god? what an asinine thing to say, as if human genome is somehow unique. we share about 97% of working DNA with mice and 70% with slugs and 50% with bananas.
DeSantis will term-out in three years. Thank all the gods.
DeleteCan you believe that fucking doctor studied at Harvard? WTF?
Are they redoing your maps to make voting more fair in Florida? Will you be able to vote DeSatin out? Why anyone would support him is incomprehensible to me!
ReplyDeletePlease show us a pic of your lovely new bed cover.
Are you kidding me? They're redistricting like crazy to make it harder for Black and Hispanic people to vote. It's sick.
DeleteDeSantis has three more years of his second term and then he's out. Two terms only.
Im convinced both Florida and Texas are evil twins, separated at birth. Especially true for the cruel governors. While he was busy spreading the hate, not only did he let people suffer by rejecting Medicaid expansion, but has made the homeowners insurance mess so bad many can’t afford to live here and it gives the insurance companies freedom to deny all claims and they don’t need to pay your legal costs even when they’re wrong. . I’m guessing the grand plan is to fill the state and the coastline with his wealthy donors.the only silver lining is is that he will be termed out as governor. Unless he changes the rules again like he did so he can run for president and not have to resign. It’s beyond disgusting.
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Barbara
I think you're right- get rid of all the lower-income people who might possibly vote for their own and others' rights and interests, aka Democrats. Keep all those Trump-supporting twats who live in The Villages and on the coast who can afford the insurance.
DeleteI wonder how his donors feel about the money they gave him now.
I'm glad to see the Desanctimonious is out of the race, but sadly I doubt Nikki Hayley has the wherewithal to beat IQ45. I do hope she gets enough votes to keep her in the race for some time though...it might cause a stroke.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: why does the article refer to Mr. T, and not Ms. Hayley. Lack of respect for women? If so, not surprising.
You know, I don't see Ms. Hayley being able to do that either. But, hey! A stroke would be an excellent outcome for her competition.
DeletePatriarchy. Yep.
I heard something this morning that cemented my belief that your legislature is just as out of touch and downright mean as your notorious governor! They will not expand Medicaid or all the other things that might help the populace but they are in the middle of passing a bill that will give donald $5 MILLION to help with his legal expenses!! DeSatin promised this morning that he would veto such a bill if it were to reach his tiny desk! Make sure that he does!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't even heard that. Jesus. I mean- I've heard about the refusing funds to expand Medicaid but not the bill to hand over Floridian's money to the Shithead Cheeto.
DeleteI would hope that DeSantis would veto that bill but I sure don't have any power over him. He's been voted in and he's got three more years in office so...
I'm amazed that DeSantis was able to take so much time off from governing Florida to wage his ill-fated campaign. It shows that like Trump, he's primarily concerned about himself and his own ambitions. Cruelty IS the word for the Republican mindset -- always has been, though this new crowd is also insane.
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