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malaise

(268,987 posts)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 08:50 AM Mar 2021

HUGE:After his wealthy Florida Keys enclave got early vaccines, ex-Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner gave

$250,000 to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/vaccines/ct-bruce-rauner-covid-vaccine-rick-desantis-florida-keys-20210304-sv3sw22vezbedmxaffk5xuutja-story.html

Former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner made a $250,000 campaign contribution to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week after seniors in the uber-wealthy Florida Keys enclave where Rauner owns a home were among the first in the state to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in January.

Rauner’s connection to the favorable treatment first was reported Wednesday by the Miami Herald, which obtained a memo the management of the exclusive Ocean Reef Club sent to residents noting that its medical center had vaccinations for residents age 65 and over while most Floridians struggled to access the shots. DeSantis has used the state’s vaccination program to open special distribution sites in select communities while skipping state and local vaccine registration logs, various Florida news outlets have reported..

The Herald reported that since DeSantis started sending vaccines to select communities, his campaign had raised $2.7 million in February alone — the most since his run for governor in 2018. The highly exclusive Ocean Reef Club where Rauner lives is a gated community with more than 2,000 members, according to Sotheby’s International Realty.

How DeSantis has rolled out the vaccines in Florida has come under scrutiny. State data has shown Black residents receiving the shots at a rate that is far less than their share of the state’s population.

The Florida governor also has faced questions about steering vaccines to three high-end communities developed by Republican fundraiser Pat Neal, who the Herald reported has given $125,000 to the governor’s campaign. After local reports about the vaccination access granted to one of the Neal developments, DeSantis dismissed the criticism.

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DeathSentence has raised lots of money from these donors
https://www.tampabay.com/news/2021/03/04/wealthy-florida-keys-enclave-received-vaccines-in-january-before-much-of-the-state/

Many wealthy donors to the Florida Republican Party and GOP candidates, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, live there.

In fact, the only people from Key Largo who gave to DeSantis’ political committee live in Ocean Reef. All 17 of them had given the governor contributions of $5,000 each through December 2020, according to the Florida Division of Elections.

But on Feb. 25, one resident of Ocean Reef, Bruce Rauner, the former Republican governor of Illinois and former chairman of the Chicago-based private equity firm, GTCR, increased his contribution and wrote a $250,000 check.

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DeathSentence is going to get caught one of these days

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HUGE:After his wealthy Florida Keys enclave got early vaccines, ex-Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner gave (Original Post) malaise Mar 2021 OP
Isn't this illegal? Laurelin Mar 2021 #1
I'd like to think so malaise Mar 2021 #3
Quid pro queue. tanyev Mar 2021 #7
... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2021 #11
queue d'etat ananda Mar 2021 #12
The DA in Texas is under indictment for multiple felony counts Major Nikon Mar 2021 #17
He's been under indictment for five years. TwilightZone Mar 2021 #23
I'm afraid the answer is right there in your question. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #26
I just read that Desantis pulled in almost 3 mil in Feb doing this... nt Lucinda Mar 2021 #2
This stinks malaise Mar 2021 #5
Sooooo, if a dem gov in a swing state did this during Putin's Whore admin he would rightly have his uponit7771 Mar 2021 #4
Unfuckingbelievable - he must be investigated malaise Mar 2021 #6
they are all corrupt bdamomma Mar 2021 #8
I think you're right malaise Mar 2021 #9
He was nicknamed "Ruiner" here in Illinois. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2021 #10
Pay to play; it's the GOP way! Bo Zarts Mar 2021 #13
Don't forget DeSantis took money to make wrestling an essential business in Florida nt maryellen99 Mar 2021 #15
THIS malaise Mar 2021 #16
Thank god Pritzker put ruiner to pasture here in Illinois!! He was the worst?? Thekaspervote Mar 2021 #14
100% Conspiracy Thread. Rich Community got vaccine early, Kushner, and 20 million missing doses Botany Mar 2021 #18
I just posted on your thread malaise Mar 2021 #19
Even thought this is a state thing, keithsw Mar 2021 #20
The political elite keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #21
Perfect malaise Mar 2021 #22
Corrupt AF marmar Mar 2021 #24
Before long, these bastards will be doing their quid pro quo as a special, televised event. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #25
+1,000 malaise Mar 2021 #27
It's certainly not for a lack of examples for them to report. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #28

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
17. The DA in Texas is under indictment for multiple felony counts
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 11:01 AM
Mar 2021

Getting busted for corruption and crimes used to be a political death sentence. Now it's a rite of passage for the GOP.

uponit7771

(90,336 posts)
4. Sooooo, if a dem gov in a swing state did this during Putin's Whore admin he would rightly have his
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 08:58 AM
Mar 2021

... DOJ investigate right away.

MAGA Cultist push the boundaries into doing the wrong thing for wrong reasons we should be pushing the boundaries at doing the right thing.

This on its face looks illegal, DeathSentence deserves being investigated for this shit

keithsw

(436 posts)
20. Even thought this is a state thing,
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 11:27 AM
Mar 2021

It seems that Republicans can do, and get away with whatever they want, rather they have the majority or not

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
25. Before long, these bastards will be doing their quid pro quo as a special, televised event.
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 03:15 PM
Mar 2021

They are SO blatant, SO arrogant. It's not, unfortunately, unbelievable, because we've been conditioned by their shitzpah for years and years and years. They have certainly become supremely confident in their bullet-proof positions.

malaise

(268,987 posts)
27. +1,000
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 04:08 PM
Mar 2021

The words are arrogance and hubris. That said it is unbelievable that M$Greedia doesn't expose these crooks 24/7.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
28. It's certainly not for a lack of examples for them to report.
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 12:59 PM
Mar 2021

Reporters may be more liberal than conservative, but the higher up the food chain you go, you get closer and closer to the billionaires that control the media in the US. Something like 70% of all media outlets are owned by 6 corporations.

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