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Ron DeSantis IS telling tall tales when he says he doesn't wear lifts, shoemakers reveal: Experts point to all the signs in Florida governor's cowboy boots that he DOES have hidden heels
Dailymail ^ | Oct 31, 2023 | Nikki Schwab

Posted on 10/31/2023 3:33:17 PM PDT by backpacker_c

The 2024 hopeful told podcaster Patrick Bet-David that his cowboy boots were 'just standard, off the rack Lucchese' and that he stood at 5'11''

But a trio of expert shoemakers have come forward to say he is using lifts to make himself look taller.

Politico Magazine on Tuesday gave what had been merely online speculation some legitimacy, with all three boot and shoemakers pointing out how the odd fit of the candidate's boots likely means he's getting a boost.

(comments by 3 boot makers/experts)

DeSantis' spokesman Bryan Griffin did not appreciate Politico Magazine's investigation.

Griffin said. 'The governor doesn't pad his boots,

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: backpacker_c

I am guessing DeSantis is about 5’8” or 5’9” in his stocking feet.

I first met him in 2018 and he was wearing regular cowboy boots which added about 1.5” to 2” to his height.

Ron seems to have become more vain about his height over the years.


21 posted on 10/31/2023 3:51:14 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: All
Robert DeNiro wears platforms to tower over shorty 5'6" Al Pacino.


22 posted on 10/31/2023 3:55:09 PM PDT by Liz (“The only time Biden gets his hands dirty is when he’s taking cash from foreign countries." Trump)
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To: backpacker_c

Of all the things I have to be concerned about personally and in the world, this isn’t high on the list.


23 posted on 10/31/2023 3:55:25 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: dforest

That’s the way it should be, but the simple fact is that people respond by the physicality of a person. A taller person, for whatever reason, is assumed to be more competent and authoritative than the shorter person.


24 posted on 10/31/2023 3:55:27 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It turns out that I did not buy my cell phone for all the calls I might be missing at home.)
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To: backpacker_c

Not all but most of the taller candidates win.

In the thirty-one presidential elections between 1900 and 2020, twenty-one of the winning candidates have been taller than their opponents, while nine have been shorter, and one was the same height. On average the winner was 1.20 inches taller than the loser.—Wikipedia

Abraham Lincoln 6 ft 4 in
Lyndon B. Johnson 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
Donald Trump 6 ft 3 in
Thomas Jefferson 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Bill Clinton 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
Chester A. Arthur 6 ft 2 in
Franklin D. Roosevelt 6 ft 2 in
George H. W. Bush 6 ft 2 in
George Washington 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Barack Obama 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
Andrew Jackson 6 ft 1 in
John F. Kennedy 6 ft 1 in
Ronald Reagan 6 ft 1 in
James Monroe 6 ft 0 in
John Tyler 6 ft 0 in
James Buchanan
James A. Garfield 6 ft 0 in
Warren G. Harding 6 ft 0 in
Gerald Ford 6 ft 0 in
Joe Biden 6 ft 0 in
William Howard Taft 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in


25 posted on 10/31/2023 3:56:20 PM PDT by frank ballenger (“My job is to inform, not to convince.” St. Bernadette Soubirous )
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To: Jonty30

> Most of us lie about what we might be self-conscious about. <

Right you are. On a 0 to 10 scale of importance, this rates as a 0.1.

After all, Reagan dyed his hair. And so does Trump. A friend of mine says he has a mechanical engineering degree. It’s actually a two-year associates in engineering technology. I think no less of him, as I understand his situation.

Who cares, anyway? Let’s all focus on more important things, like how the Democrats are destroying the country.


26 posted on 10/31/2023 3:56:42 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: backpacker_c

Silly


27 posted on 10/31/2023 3:57:58 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: Liz

Photo Caption....

It’s Elton John’s own fault for giving these to the charity thrift shop. I grabbed them one second ahead of Lady Gaga.


28 posted on 10/31/2023 3:58:50 PM PDT by frank ballenger (“My job is to inform, not to convince.” St. Bernadette Soubirous )
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To: backpacker_c

I’m a supporter of DeSantis for governor of FL but not as presidential material.

That said, WHO CARES???????

Like Trump, if that is the worst they can dig up on him, he’s on way better shape than any democrat alive on the planet.


29 posted on 10/31/2023 3:58:54 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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To: backpacker_c

I dont care


30 posted on 10/31/2023 3:59:07 PM PDT by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: backpacker_c

Ron has done a great job for the country. Heels?...don’t care.


31 posted on 10/31/2023 4:01:20 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump Lake 2024....Go down swinging!)
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To: Jonty30

Well then nothing is worse than thinking that nonsense and doing something foolish like this because of the nonsense.

I think this fella isn’t ready yet to be a POTUS. He needs to marinate longer and become more wise and personable.


32 posted on 10/31/2023 4:02:13 PM PDT by dforest
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To: backpacker_c

33 posted on 10/31/2023 4:03:01 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: backpacker_c

William Shatner wore them, and actually allowed it to be a plot point in a Columbo episode. Only the Shat could pull that off.


34 posted on 10/31/2023 4:03:17 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: frank ballenger
Oscar-winning 5’8” actor Yul Brynner famously insisted that the exceptionally tall (especially for that era) 5’10 Ingrid Bergman walk in a trench next to him.

Don Adams would often stand a box when next to Barbara Feldon, and she would purposely slouch. She almost didn't get the job because of her height. Fortunately it worked out, as she was perfect.
35 posted on 10/31/2023 4:04:38 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: conservative98

Horse whip he won Florida big and the media didn’t create that


36 posted on 10/31/2023 4:05:25 PM PDT by wild74
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To: backpacker_c

If DeSantis was a smart alec he’d point out that the left’s fixation with his height is equivalent to the left’s fixation with Trump’s “small hands”. LOL


37 posted on 10/31/2023 4:06:16 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: frank ballenger
It’s Elton John’s own fault for giving these to the charity thrift shop.

Nowhere near what that shrimp Reg Dwight wore in real life.


38 posted on 10/31/2023 4:07:12 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Leaning Right

Trump also combs his hair in a manner to avoid admitting that he’s losing his hair.


39 posted on 10/31/2023 4:08:21 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It turns out that I did not buy my cell phone for all the calls I might be missing at home.)
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To: backpacker_c

If you’re 5’9” just own it. Rand Paul is like 5’7” and he just owns it.


40 posted on 10/31/2023 4:08:34 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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