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DeSantis Speaks at Largest Concert Festival in the US Since Pandemic Began
GP ^ | June 7, 2021 at 12:35pm | Cassandra Fairbanks

Posted on 06/07/2021 11:57:07 AM PDT by Hojczyk

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was a surprise guest at the Gulf Coast Jam concert festival on Sunday — speaking to the massive crowd of music fans about how “Florida chose freedom over Fauci-ism.”

Gulf Coast Jam which featured performers like Chris Stapleton, Brooks & Dunn, and Old Dominion was the largest music festival in the US since the pandemic began

.Nothing says Florida is open like a night of live music at the @Pepsi @GulfCoastJam, the largest music festival since the pandemic began. pic.twitter.com/z07xMrS8JM

Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) June 7, 2021

DeSantis’ press secretary Christina Pushaw posted clips of the governor’s appearance and the crowd’s reaction on Twitter.

“Florida chose freedom over Fauci-ism,” DeSantis said, making the crowd go wild.

“My message for other states and other countries: open you states, open your schools, let people live their lives, don’t make them wear masks,” DeSantis added.

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


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KEYWORDS: covid; desantis; fl; florida
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1 posted on 06/07/2021 11:57:07 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk; 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.

2 posted on 06/07/2021 11:59:43 AM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: Hojczyk
Meanwhile in Houston The (D)Mayor insists that the 4th of July celebration has to be virtual again this year.
3 posted on 06/07/2021 11:59:44 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: Hojczyk
“Florida chose freedom over Fauci-ism,” DeSantis said, making the crowd go wild.

Good line.

4 posted on 06/07/2021 11:59:55 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: Hojczyk

Well, DeSantis IS a Rock Star! ;)

DeSantis/Walker 2024?


5 posted on 06/07/2021 12:01:44 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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6 posted on 06/07/2021 12:05:09 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: Hojczyk

Sorry, DeSantis did shut down Florida. He wasn’t as bad as other governors, but he bought into all the bull crap over the Chi Com Flu and did not value individual responsibility, personal freedom and liberty.


7 posted on 06/07/2021 12:06:24 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Repeal The 17th

Luke Bryan wishes he was country.


8 posted on 06/07/2021 12:07:48 PM PDT by DallasGal (Le temps fuit sans retour )
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To: Hojczyk

Oh wow, I bet some of the performers HATED his appearance..


9 posted on 06/07/2021 12:09:18 PM PDT by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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To: a fool in paradise
Meanwhile in Houston The (D)Mayor insists that the 4th of July celebration has to be virtual again this year.

Nobody needs his permission. Just do your thing.

And if he means the city-sanctioned fireworks display, he probably blew the budget on leftist nonsense again and can’t afford it. I remember Annise Porker doing the same thing.

10 posted on 06/07/2021 12:09:19 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: Hojczyk

I am moving to Florida, from Michigan.

A new GOVENOR.
No worries I am a strong conservative.

Voted for President Trump twice.

It will nice feeling like America again.


11 posted on 06/07/2021 12:11:38 PM PDT by just me (God bless President Trump and the USA)
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To: a fool in paradise

Houston is run by anti American liberals.

Last July 4th, I went to a full blown parade in a small town in central Texas. BBQ, parade, fireworks, state politicians speaking and all the normal elements.


12 posted on 06/07/2021 12:18:19 PM PDT by Texas resident (Silver alert: There is a guy running around DC claiming he is the President.)
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To: just me

Small towns in the south look like nothing ever happened.


13 posted on 06/07/2021 12:19:16 PM PDT by Texas resident (Silver alert: There is a guy running around DC claiming he is the President.)
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To: Joe Brower

Fauci-ism!
The RATS are NOT going to like this.
They always want to grab the buzz words.
Remember how the GOP-Base started talking “Fake News”
Perfect buzz word but the GOP-e refused to grab it.
This is going to catch on!


14 posted on 06/07/2021 12:20:12 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Scott/DeSantis 2024


15 posted on 06/07/2021 12:23:46 PM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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To: ConservativeInPA

C’mon man... he did shut the state down NOT KNOWING anything more than anyone else did at the time, BUUUUUTTTTT he conducted a snappy about-face when FACTS started coming out and he hasn’t looked back since.


16 posted on 06/07/2021 12:30:34 PM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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To: just me

I guess you got the message we Gulf Coasters don’t care too much for folks coming down here without checking their failed politics at the state lines! Good for you.


17 posted on 06/07/2021 12:32:24 PM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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To: Texas resident

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2021/06/02/399542/downtown-houston-4th-of-july-celebration-will-go-virtual-again-in-2021/

JUNE 2, 2021, 7:14 AM

Houstonians can view the fireworks live from nearby parks, but like last year, Mayor Sylvester Turner said the public will not be able to physically watch the live music acts downtown.

Houston’s Fourth of July event, Freedom Over Texas, will look different for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic.

Like last year, the show will be broadcast live on ABC 13, and available for streaming. But Mayor Sylvester Turner said the public will not be able to physically watch the live music acts.

“Fifty percent of Houstonians vaccinated is not enough,” Turner said. “We need more people to get vaccinated before we really kind of get back to business as normal. Fifty percent won’t do it. We need more and more.”

The in-person event was postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a concert including several musical acts such as the Houston Symphony Orchestra streamed virtually in its place.

This year’s concert celebration will again be televised and streamed online on ABC 13. Singer-songwriter Lee Brice will headline the show, which also includes Jimmie Allen, Brian Jack and the Zydeco Gamblers, Alanis Sophia Sanchez and others....

...But despite the ease of COVID-19 protocols and fewer restrictions, the traditional festival format, which was normally held along Buffalo Bayou Park, will be postponed until at least next year. As the city of Houston continues to open back up, Turner said he hoped to see the return of fully functional city events by this fall...


18 posted on 06/07/2021 12:33:12 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: Hojczyk

North Korea her i come.


19 posted on 06/07/2021 12:33:32 PM PDT by Track9 (Dealing with democrats is like living without toilet paper. )
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To: just me

Welcome home.


20 posted on 06/07/2021 12:35:15 PM PDT by vis a vis
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