Posted on 06/02/2021 6:26:53 AM PDT by billorites
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis slammed the NCAA during a Fox News interview on Tuesday night that highlighted a bill that DeSantis signed earlier in the day that protected girl’s sports in the state.
“I think as these bills were going through various legislatures, I remember the NCAA put out a statement saying any state that enacts this, we’re not going to hold events there,” DeSantis said. “And so I called the Speaker of the House in Florida and I said, ‘did you hear what they said?’ And he’s like, ‘yeah,’ I said, we definitely got to get this done.”
“You can’t be cowed by these organizations, or particularly by woke corporations from doing the right thing. And so my view was throughout this whole time, we have to protect our girls, it is discriminatory to force them to compete against biological males,” DeSantis continued. “And so if the price of having a tournament is that I have to deny equal opportunity to hundreds of thousands of young girl and women athletes throughout Florida, I am much more willing to stand with the girls. And to hell with these events.”
“To hell with your events.”
Finally - someone says this.
NCAA should look at the NFL for ‘guidance’..... The are not invulnerable.
People do not need ‘sports’ to live their lives..................
I love this guy. Torn between DeSantis and Trump for the top of the 2024 ticket.
I’m liking DeSantis more and more all the time.
Yep, tell the NBA they can take their team out of Florida too :)
To hell with the NCAA.
As long as folks keep supporting these morons, they’ll keep issuing socialist demands.
Now That’s My Governor!
(I think I may have a T-shirt made up with that statement.)
Gotta love Ron DeSantis.
Out Friggin Standing
I can’t believe women overall have been so steamrolled by woke that wokeness is now actually destroying womankind. Leftist ideologies are parasites that always eventually eat the host.
I’ll bet newly minted Dem candidate Nikki Fried will be licking her chops to undo this if she gets into office.
“I love this guy. Torn between DeSantis and Trump for the top of the 2024 ticket.”
Tough call. I lean to DeSantis based on age, and DeSantis being less abrasive. But I’d vote for either one.
“To hell with your events.”
Finally - someone says this.
The NCAA needs Florida a lot more than Florida needs the NCAA.
Add in Texas and a few other sane states to Florida and the NCAA will cease to exist as a legit and relevant sanctioning body.
2 teams. Miami, Orlando
Ditto on the age. Trump’s demeanor doesn’t really bother me, since his abrasive tone is generally directed at the right people/media outlets.
How about if Trump ask DeSantis to be the new VP, since Pence would lose Trump votes?
thankyou Mr. DeSantis....you are the man......
I think there’s about 4 or 5 NBA teams currently playing in FL?
So far I am very encouraged with what I see out of Gov DeSantis.
Unlike most Republicans, Ron DeSantis is doing good things. Many good things.
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