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Here’s a very sweet reason Roger Stone has it in for Ron DeSantis
Tampa Bay Times ^ | 3-31-2018 | Adam C. Smith

Posted on 04/13/2018 6:07:09 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables

A new attack ad against DeSantis has links to the bare knuckled political operative

-------------snip--------------- Today an outfit called National Liberty Federation began airing about $290,000 in ads on radio and Fox News TV stations across Florida hammering Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis:

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The National Liberty Federation is run by a Palm Beach County resident named Everett Wilkinson, who used to call the group the South Florida Tea Party. Wilkinson for years has worked closely with Roger Stone, hosting a 2011 Boca Raton Trump rally that served as a harbinger of his presidential campaign, vocally supporting more casinos in Florida, another Stone cause, and serving as the press contact promoting Stones latest book about the Trump campaign. In 2015 Wilkinson helped Stone fight a plan for the South Florida Water Management District to buy 46,800 acres of U.S Sugar land to help restore the Everglades.

So why would Stone want to tear down Ron DeSantis, when DeSantis has the support of Trump, Stone's longtime friend and onetime client?

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Anyhoo…one of Stone's most longstanding clients is U.S. Sugar. The sugar industry has reason to worry about DeSantis, since the northeast Florida conservative opposes taxpayer subsidies like those the sugar industry depends upon, and he voted against the farm bill.

The sugar candidate in the governor's race is clearly Adam Putnam. Agriculture commissioner Putnam is so closely aligned with the industry he would be comfy wearing candy wrapper suits.

DeSantis is the main threat to Putnam winning the Republican nomination. So what's the best way to defeat DeSantis?

(Excerpt) Read more at tampabay.com ...


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This is just one interesting theory of who is the actual power behind the dozens of anti-Ron DeSantis adds running on conservative (!) radio here in Florida daily. He ties it to Adam Putnam and Roger Stone, via cutout Everett Wilkinson.

If anyone can find more sources, let's please do it. DeSantis would be a great governor, and Big Sugar has ruled this state forever. They are not on his side.

1 posted on 04/13/2018 6:07:09 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables; JulieRNR21; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; summer; ...
The election season is heating up. The contest for Florida's next governor is already in full swing.

Not sure who deserves to replace Rick Scott. I do know that his recent cave to anti-gun interests has dampened my enthusiasm, although there is still no contest between him and Nelson.

Florida Freeper

I'm compiling a list of FReepers interested in Florida-related topics.
If you want to be added, please FReepMail me.

2 posted on 04/13/2018 6:10:32 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Nothing is more terrifying than ignorance in action. Particulary when that ignorance is cultivated.)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Adam Putman is owned by Big Sugar aka The Mob .
Sadly , I believe it .


3 posted on 04/13/2018 6:18:49 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves every day)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Who needs democrats to destroy republicans when we have other republicans?


4 posted on 04/13/2018 6:21:00 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP!)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Ahhh! This may explain all of the negative DeSantis ads on the local radio lately. If the s is the case (Putnam is in bed with “big sugar”) then it will help DeSantis in the end. Nobody is perfect but DeSantis would be better than anyone else to take over from the weak-knee Gov. Scott of recent gun control infamy. As for voting for Scott for Senator, the campaign for which is already underway, it will be another “vote against” for Scott. Bill Nelson is simply a classic Democrat Senator. In other words, I’d vote for a pineapple before I voted for Nelson.


5 posted on 04/13/2018 6:21:26 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Thanks for posting that, I’ve been wondering who is behind these ads.


6 posted on 04/13/2018 6:21:59 AM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Graham plays middle of the road enough to win. She was my Congresswoman and was able to win in a pretty Conservative district. It’s going to be interesting.


7 posted on 04/13/2018 6:22:36 AM PDT by TallahasseeConservative (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: ncalburt

Those “ads” came out of the box against desantis. I contributed to his campaign and will do it again. Putnam hopefully falls flat. Scott hopefully can unseat Nelson as that is a key pickup.


8 posted on 04/13/2018 6:31:34 AM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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To: pgkdan

“Who needs democrats to destroy republicans when we have other republicans?”

Bingo. And, the sad thing is Republicans don’t learn that this behavior has cost them elections....and money.


9 posted on 04/13/2018 6:33:56 AM PDT by 4integrity
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To: pgkdan

“Who needs democrats to destroy republicans when we have other republicans?”

Bingo. And, the sad thing is Republicans don’t learn that this behavior has cost them elections....and money.


10 posted on 04/13/2018 6:33:57 AM PDT by 4integrity
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To: Mouton
The ads are back firing big time .

Many people follow the Reagan rule of Reps should not attack each other .

Those ads are over the top and so vicious it makes you wonder about
Who is behind these ads .

Once I read that Putnam was the person behind it and the so called Big Sugar aka the Mob is the bankrolling it .

I met this Putnam decades ago .
Sort of sad .

11 posted on 04/13/2018 6:37:43 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves every day)
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To: Afterguard
In other words, I’d vote for a pineapple before I voted for Nelson.

Even if the pineapple were on the Dole?

OK, I'll be Sirius. Putnam took over Charles Canady's seat in the House over 20 years ago when Canady decided to term limit himself. (Full disclosure: Canady went on to marry one of my students, and later awarded my son as an 8th grade essay contest winner on an essay about the Constitution.)

The one time I met Putnam we discussed some of what then-Speaker Gingrich wanted to accomplish in the House, and he impressed me as a traditional conservative but also a consummate politician, so it wouldn't surprise me that Putnam has been spending the last generation or so preparing himself for this moment. DeSantis will have to have a Trump-like disruptive quality in order to kick Putnam out of the race, and there are very few people who have that quality.

Moreover, the Dem opponent could well be John Morgan of Morgan & Morgan ("for the people") fame, and he'll get a chunk of votes on name recognition alone, since he's been advertising himself on FL television and radio for decades, and also is the face of medical marijuana, which will garner him votes from the low-information crowd who otherwise wouldn't care about the race.

12 posted on 04/13/2018 6:40:40 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin
Putnam awful ads show a ruthless win the primary at any cost .
Its a stupid strategy .
His ads are beyond awful .
His connections to Big Sugar make him radioactive .
13 posted on 04/13/2018 6:55:39 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists out themselves every day)
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To: chajin

Lord help us if Morgan should win, which I don’t think he really has a chance of doing. He did spend millions of his own money on the marijuana initiative, so he may get some of the doper vote, but he’s just too unlikable, even on TV and radio. I don’t know a lot about Putnam other than is an eternal State government bureaucrat. I’ll be looking into him, though.


14 posted on 04/13/2018 6:56:50 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables
The sugar industry has reason to worry about DeSantis, since the northeast Florida conservative opposes taxpayer subsidies like those the sugar industry depends upon, and he voted against the farm bill.

If true, it sounds like DeSantis is worth supporting (at least regarding that issue). In any event, those who support corporate welfare have a lot of nerve calling themselves The National Liberty Federation.

15 posted on 04/13/2018 7:04:44 AM PDT by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
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16 posted on 04/13/2018 7:45:05 AM PDT by Jed Eckert (Just Say No To Rick Scott For Senate, Betrayal is common for men with no conscience)
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To: Jed Eckert

So, for those of us in Rio Linde, who’s who?


17 posted on 04/13/2018 7:49:41 AM PDT by bert (RE)
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To: WayneS

DeSantis is Trump’s man too of course.


18 posted on 04/13/2018 7:50:33 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: WayneS

DeSantis is Trump’s man too of course.


19 posted on 04/13/2018 7:50:33 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Afterguard
Lord help us if Morgan should win, which I don’t think he really has a chance of doing.

Morgan is not even running so no worries there. The one to watch is Gwen Graham, Bob Graham's daughter.

John Morgan Rules Out Independent Run for Governor

Graham For Governor

20 posted on 04/13/2018 8:00:57 AM PDT by Jed Eckert (Just Say No To Rick Scott For Senate, Betrayal is common for men with no conscience)
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