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Ron DeSantis climbs another rung up the presidential ladder
American Thinker ^ | 3 May, 2021 | Andrea Widburg

Posted on 05/03/2021 4:51:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber

With his latest pronouncement about Critical Race Theory, DeSantis shows the kind of political courage every Republican politician should have.

It’s currently unclear whether Donald Trump wants to run for President again in 2024 or whether he’ll content himself with playing kingmaker. In the latter case, lots of people are looking at Florida’s Ron DeSantis, whose refusal to bow down to leftist shibboleths is catching conservatives’ attention. His latest pronouncement that Critical Race Theory is “a bunch of horse manure” will only raise his profile with all sensible Americans.

Most people living outside of Florida weren’t paying attention to Florida governor Ron DeSantis before 2020. However, in 2020, DeSantis showed himself to be a different kind of leader. While governors across America, especially Democrat governors, were turning their states into totalitarian dictatorships with broken economies, DeSantis increased protections for the elderly and other vulnerable people in Florida, and then allowed life to continue pretty much as usual – no masks, no lockdowns. (I should add that many conservative states successfully resisted the extreme COVID mask and lockdown madness that Democrat governors showed. None, however, were as large as Florida or as entirely resistant to masks and lockdowns.)

DeSantis’s constitutional, liberty-oriented approach to dealing with COVID has driven leftists around the bend. What’s been especially irritating for them is that mask- and lockdown-free Florida had significantly better COVID outcomes than states with comparable populations, such as California and New York. That’s why outlets such as 60 Minutes have been reduced to using blatant dishonesty to attack DeSantis’s competence and honesty.

Not only did DeSantis manage COVID in his state with courage and intelligence, but he also has willingly signed or promised to sign legislative bills protecting citizens in his state from physically or ideologically dangerous leftist policies and practices:

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


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KEYWORDS: crt; desantis; fl; florida; freedom
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1 posted on 05/03/2021 4:51:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 05/03/2021 4:51:47 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screeen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber; JulieRNR21; Travis McGee; AAABEST; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; ...

Florida Freeper

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

3 posted on 05/03/2021 5:15:18 AM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: MtnClimber

Ron DeSantis is the real deal...


4 posted on 05/03/2021 5:17:07 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Rest In PEACE, Rush H. Limbaugh III. You are missed already...)
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To: MtnClimber

DeSantis definitely looks to be the real deal.

Stay strong, Ron.


5 posted on 05/03/2021 5:27:06 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Election Fraud Deniers--Won't follow the science, won't follow the law.)
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To: MtnClimber

“It’s currently unclear whether Donald Trump wants to run for President again in 2024...”

Trump has made it crystal clear that he wants to run for President again in 2024. But in keeping with the current style of fictitious narrative building, she has to insert that phrase, an obvious lie, at the beginning, to justify writing the rest of her piece, which is solely to promote DeSantis.


6 posted on 05/03/2021 5:47:21 AM PDT by odawg
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To: Deplorable American1776

“Ron DeSantis is the real deal...”

I’m not fooled - he’s a RINO!!!!

Why do I know that? Easy, he supported raising the tolls from $1.00 to $1.80 on the Sun Coast Turnpike, when they only needed to be raised to $1.75 to pay the increased operational costs. Only a RINO would do such a thing...pocketing an extra nickel from every driver there.

Therefore, if he’s on the ticket in November, 2024, I’m sitting the out the election because WE DO NOT NEED ANYMORE RINOs in DC!!!

We need PURITY in this party, I tell you we need PURITY!!! No more holding my nose and voting, I’d prefer a Democrat in the White House, compared to this RINO!!!

(how’s that?)


7 posted on 05/03/2021 5:51:04 AM PDT by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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8 posted on 05/03/2021 5:55:38 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: BobL

Self righteous puritanism is clouding your ability see.

Every one who does not meet your puritan standard is not a RINO


9 posted on 05/03/2021 5:57:59 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) History: Pelosi was pitiful vindictive California crone)
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To: BobL

Self righteous puritanism is clouding your ability see.

Every one who does not meet your puritan standard is not a RINO


10 posted on 05/03/2021 5:57:59 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) History: Pelosi was pitiful vindictive California crone)
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To: BobL

WHAT??????????
Is that you Adolf?


11 posted on 05/03/2021 5:58:43 AM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: MtnClimber

watch ted cruz


12 posted on 05/03/2021 6:10:27 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: bert

“Every one who does not meet your puritan standard is not a RINO”

Except that does seem to be the case with some people here, quite a few, based on my post from yesterday. I got in trouble for calling them idiots (before they posted anything), so now I’ll just imitate them, with a bit of exaggeration thrown in.


13 posted on 05/03/2021 6:12:19 AM PDT by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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14 posted on 05/03/2021 6:13:05 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: mylife

“watch ted cruz”

He’s a RINO!!!! Next.

Just having some fun, but seriously, I don’t see how he shakes off his February trip to the tropics and also his attack on Trump after Jan 6th. I’m not sure with DeSantis on Jan 6, but I don’t remember him attacking Trump or Trump’s supporters.


15 posted on 05/03/2021 6:14:23 AM PDT by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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To: Bratch

I hear you...but I’ll keep trying, and dropping clues when I do!


16 posted on 05/03/2021 6:15:16 AM PDT by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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17 posted on 05/03/2021 6:16:07 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

LOL!


18 posted on 05/03/2021 6:22:20 AM PDT by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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To: MtnClimber

President Trump should make DeSantis his 2024 Apprentice. I would love that!


19 posted on 05/03/2021 7:58:53 AM PDT by griswold3 (NBA/ Plumlee Ball. = poor entertainment value while insulting the audience gets you broke )
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A year is a lifetime in politics. I’d hate to see anything positive President Trump accomplished be destroyed with another Praetorian Guard attack.


20 posted on 05/03/2021 8:01:12 AM PDT by griswold3 (NBA/ Plumlee Ball. = poor entertainment value while insulting the audience gets you broke )
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