It is perfectly clear: no person is better suited than Ron DeSantis to challenge and conquer the hidden changes facing our nation, and no person will be a better steward of America in the years to come. Evil forces across our planet demand a great leader—someone strong but thoughtful; principled but inquisitive; and resolute in their belief in America’s noble mission.
DeSantis has proved to be an intrepid conservative in Florida. Under his leadership, Florida is bigger and more prosperous now than it was when he took office. There are more jobs; more people; more businesses; more morality; and less abortion; less grooming; and less tolerance for woke and CRT.
His leadership during the pandemic allowed Florida to thrive by keeping businesses open and kids in school, his economic policies have lowered taxes and brought prosperity and new business to Florida, and his unwavering commitment to standing up to woke ideology infiltrating our corporations and schools have distinguished Governor DeSantis as the one true leader American wants and needs, a man who never backs down from the needed fights to make our country better.
Florida has become the fastest growing state in the nation. But it’s not just that. It ranks #1 in education, and it’s because there is zero tolerance for ideologies which challenge White Christian morality, the very foundation of the U.S. Constitution.
Ron DeSantis has shown over and over again that he will protect and stand up for our children and grandchildren, young folks who are being hyper-sexualized at extremely young ages and maliciously influenced by radical activists. Donald Trump might provide lip service, but at the end of the day, he runs away from these challenges—or even joins the other side, whether it’s Disney’ Pfizer or Budweiser.
DeSantis will continue to fight for our values; our country; our children; our families; and for a bright future where America regains its position of righteous supremacy over the insidious forces of evil.
Make no mistake: Trump put on a good facade. He looked like a strong man, but he was unfocused and weak. He set the table for America’s enemies across the world to become more entrenched, allowing them to take Americans prisoner with no consequence. They’ve floated spy balloons over our airspace. They’ve launched full-scale invasions of other countries and toppled the democratic governments we spent decades building. All the while, America become more and more weak and complacent.
Governor DeSantis has proven himself to be the fighter America needs—from serving our country to taking on dangerous woke agendas. Trump might back down from battles against Disney, Pfizer and Budweiser, but not Ron DeSantis, and that is the big message for Republican primary voters.
What does WOKE look like in Florida?
April 29, 2023
Here’s one example…
“Florida lawmakers seek to delay Clearwater’s Drew Street overhaul”: So reads the headline of a recent news story published in the Tampa Bay Times (Tracey McManus, April 28, 2023).
McManus tell us in her news story, “When the Clearwater City Council reaffirmed its support for a safety overhaul of Drew Street on April 4, it was the only approval the Florida Department of Transportation needed to advance design work on the east-west corridor notorious for crashes.
On Friday (4/28/23), state Sen. Ed Hooper, R-Clearwater, intervened with language in the state budget to withhold funding until the department conducts another study on how the lane reconfigurations would impact traffic.”
Those of us who live in Clearwater and who also try to pay attention to shenanigans in and around City Hall have been kept very, very busy recently.
Following about 2 decades of leadership failures evidenced by clear signs of significant deterioration in management efficiency, the City of Clearwater reached a new lower limit of performance around mid-2020.
Following a mayoral election in March 2020 which returned a former political hack to the office of Mayor, the City has operated in a morass of “Chaos and Crisis” where malevolent leadership led to insider decisions and some bad outcomes which are evidenced by observable:
- Excessive and continual management and supervisory turnover;
- Rising levels of overall employee dissatisfaction;
- Measurable decreases in critical employee productivity measures;
- Poorly executed public projects, including unexpected delays (Marina, The Bluffs, and more…);
- Extreme cost overruns on public projects (Imagine Clearwater, and many more);
- Unusual and/or abrupt failures of existing programs (Trees, anyone?);
- Unexplained or poorly communicated public sector programs and/or projects;
- Decision making ‘in darkness’ where the entire case is not presented to the public in a fair and honest fashion.
A recent comment from Whit Blanton at Forward Pinellas summarizes the whimsical and erratic behavior of some Clearwater elected officials we — the taxpayers, voters and stakeholders of Clearwater — have sadly become accustomed to,
“The City of Clearwater has voted three times for this project, the Forward Pinellas Board has voted 10 times,” Blanton said. “The neighbors have been clamoring for this for years going back to 2004. We finally got momentum and there seems to be forces that are unhappy with the outcome.”
I recently heard a politician say, “Let’s not let perfect be the enemy of good.”
Another study? More delays, deaths and despair on Drew Street?
It’s well known that Tammany Hall disappeared from the NYC political scene sometime after WWII.
What was not known until very recently: Tammany Hall didn’t really disappear, it just moved to Tallahassee to help support people like Senator Hooper and his backroom cronies.
All this time we thought Florida was the Sunshine State, a place where important decisions are made in public….
Or, as the infamous Governor DeSantis tells us, “Florida is where WOKE goes to die.”
Well, I just got abruptly and rudely awakened by some really bad behavior by some Florida politicians, so call me WOKE!
And I’m certainly not here to die!
Here’s a call to action to all of my neighbors who are just fed up: Please join me!
Jim Jordan Reveals Plan to Investigate Crime in Florida
April 18, 2023
Following up on his success in Manhattan, Jordan announces Florida as the next target for Judiciary Committee
FL Gov. Ron DeSantis offered an immediate solution to allegations by Rep. Jim Jordan (R, OH), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, that crime is up in Florida and enforcement is down.
Joined by FL Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, a 5th generation Floridian, DeSantis announced today that the new Epcot-Reedy Creek Correctional Facility will help ‘dispel any false rumors. Our new facility will accommodate any and all scofflaws, illegals or gatecrashers who dare to attempt to flaunt the will of the people of Florida at Disney properties’.
DeSantis further explained that this new Correctional Facility will be created within a unique and innovative Public-Private Partnership which will be fully funded and managed by an anonymous Private Capital (hedge fund) entity.
In an unrelated report, the global news outlet Semafor reported today that Billionaire donor Ken Griffin is standing by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for president in 2024 despite some other major donors backing away from the rumored presidential candidate.
A person close to Griffin told Semafor that Griffin, the founder of the hedge fund Citadel, does not agree with DeSantis on all issues but still believes he would be a strong candidate for president.
Griffin was recently named the Most Profitable Hedge Fund Manager of all time.
Gov. Ron and his Feud with Disney
April 9, 2023
DeSantis: I’ll kill the Reedy Creek Deal
Vows to work Legislature to consider hotel tax, tolls for Disney World
Yes, Governor Ron, by the time they reach age 25, the majority of adolescent boys have experienced the transition to adulthood as their prefrontal cortex matures.
They experience emotional autonomy, where they become more skilled in their own self-governing behavior and independent enough to make rational, forward-thinking and impartial decisions on their own accord.
The great majority of post-adolescent boys age 25+ have moved on from impulsive behaviors which are often described as a lack of “cognitive control” by younger men moving out of adolescence into adulthood. Observed incidences of impulsive risk-taking behaviors generally fades into history once males reach the age of 25.
Governor Ron: You seemed to be doing OK until you assumed the role of Florida Governor. Perhaps it is the pressure of the job, or other factors. You have made some really impetuous decisions over the past 18 months, or so, but none more egregious and potentially damaging to the people of Florida than your War on Disney.
It seems to be quite clear that you are personally angry with some of the Disney management because they publicly spoke out in objection to the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” legislation enacted in 2022.
And, it’s OK for you to be personally angry, in private.
It’s not OK for you, as an elected official, to allow your personal biases, beliefs and emotional triggers to infiltrate your public actions.
The people of Florida deserve better leadership than what you offer today.
A true leader who inspires me is former president Jimmy Carter.
Despite his deep personal evangelical Christian beliefs, Carter was able to compartmentalize his own opinions and sublimate his ego to address the big picture. Carter was often criticized in the popular media because he favored deliberation and thoughtful compromise over autocratic or absolute mandates. In plain English, he didn’t try to impose his personal private beliefs onto the broader society.
And, history tells us that decisions made after careful research and deliberation, informed by a fully educated and diverse panel of professional advisors, are most likely to stand the test of time.
On the other hand, decisions made in the heat of the moment by individuals who see themselves as clairvoyant and/or omnipotent have rarely survived the test of time.
Governor Ron: You were endowed at birth with many gifts; you have accomplished much in your short lifetime and in your career in public service. We can only hope that you will step back, smell the roses, and realize that true leadership has nothing to do with autocracy.
True leadership begins with high standards of integrity. True leaders take full responsibility for their actions, and they don’t blame others for setbacks. They make decisions based on principle rather than on immediate gratification.
You have the knowledge, wisdom and ability to experience emotional autonomy and become a true leader.
Now is the time for you to step forward and show the people of Florida, the people of America, the people of the World — what true leadership is all about….
Behind Closed Doors
April 5, 2023
Gov. Ron & Smiling White Men Out of the Sunshine
In a private ceremony in Tallahassee on April 3, 2023, this small group of villainous reprobates gathered in private to celebrate the signing of a new law which allows permitless concealed carry of firearms in Florida.
Some have said this new law will enable more Florida residents to carry their hidden weapons into schools, grocery stores, office buildings, libraries, shopping malls, houses of worship, and on the streets and parking lots in your town, in your neighborhood, wherever people gather.
One Florida lawmaker said,
“In the State of Florida, government bureaucracy will no longer stand between law-abiding Floridians and their freedom to exercise their 2nd amendment rights.
This bill recognizes that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, its citizens have a right to protect themselves.”
Although many gun rights advocates are ready, willing and able to interpret and quote the 2nd amendment, they seem to have lost their ability to recall the Gospel of John:
“Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. The Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.” [1 John 3: 7-10]
I am a strong believer of separation of Church and State, so I quote the Christian Bible just for reference.
My limited research led me to believe each of the major religions of our world generally takes a dim view of people bearing arms in a civilized society.
Based on survey data obtained from 60,000 respondents in 2018, researchers at Eastern Illinois University determined that 87% of American adults with an identified religious affiliation favor more restrictive gun control laws, led by Hindu (96%); Buddhist (96%); Atheist (94%); Jewish (94%); Agnostic (94%); Catholic (91%); Mainline Protestant (90%); Muslim (87%); and Mormon (86%)[i].
Of course, there are some outliers[ii].
[i] Data from the 2018 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), a national survey with 60,000 respondents. Analysis led by Dr. Ryan Burge, an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University.
[ii] Dr. Jenny Wiley Legath, the Associate Director of the Center for Culture, Society and Religion at Princeton University, has developed some research pertaining to carrying concealed weapons as a “religious practice” for some Americans, particularly white evangelical and Pentecostal Christians.
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