Posted on 04/09/2021 8:47:20 AM PDT by Jacquerie
"I know I'll be ordering mine," the Governor tweeted.
Interested in dressing like Ron DeSantis?
You don’t have to buy a business suit or a state of Florida crisis windbreaker when a simple t-shirt will do.
The first-term Republican Governor endorsed a new t-shirt from the conservative sports talk show Outkick on Twitter Friday.
But it’s not just any tee: This shirt offers caustic commentary on a critical “60 Minutes“ story about DeSantis’ vaccine distribution efforts. The story suggested linkage between a sizable Publix donation to DeSantis’ political committee and the store being used to roll out vaccines, a relationship DeSantis has decried as “horse manure“ perpetrated by so-called “smear merchants.”
But until now, there was not a garment to meet the moment.
While DeSantis has at times said he doesn’t write his own tweets, one suspects he will happily claim authorship of this one, which stretches out the 60 Minutes news cycle into what is now Day 6.
The page hawking the shirt includes a link to an article by Outkick’s Bobby Burack, which echoed DeSantis’ own slashing arguments against the program.
“Some people lie and feel guilty. The media lies and feels proud,” Burack wrote.
While the Governor may be ordering the shirt, the 4.3 ounce garment doesn’t appear to have been designed with the humidity of a Tallahassee summer in mind, eschewing breathable natural fibers for synthetics.
It is 50% polyester and 25% rayon, and just 25% cotton, so if DeSantis does wear it, it will likely be for a photo-op and not much longer.
Despite the synthetic fabrics, the Outkick shirt comes with a premium price tag, ranging from $24.99 for smaller sizes to $27.99 for extended sizes running up to 3X.
The CBS news magazine, meanwhile, continues to stand by its product, which asserted that vaccine access in rural parts of Palm Beach County, routed almost exclusively through Publix for a period of time, was not uniform in the early rollout.
“When Florida state data revealed people of color were vaccinated at a much lower rate than their wealthier neighbors, 60 MINUTES reported the facts surrounding the vaccines rollout, which is controlled by the governor,” a statement released Tuesday asserted.
Yes! I’m getting me one!
"You give us 60 minutes and we'll give you 60 lies."
C B S sucks.
Butt boys for corrupt 'intelligence'... bottom of the barrel filth. Liars... thugs... totalitarians ...people who feel proud of their lies. Dan Rather and Bill Clinton weren't even their worse lies... 'elite' filth - see tagline...
Honestly, ALL of the GOP elected officials should wear these. Then next week, insert another network - talk about making a statement. The media probably wouldn’t allow them on the Sunday shows, it would be hilarious and effective, but too creative for the GOPe.
Movin’ on up, to the East Side. Got her a nice slice of the pie.
I want one!!!
Thank you.
My pleasure.
The MOST important lesson Republican politicians must take from this episode is, under NO circumstances should they ever interview with any so-called journalist without having their own videographer record the entire event. The eneMedia is never to be trusted as custodian of the official record.
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