Why isn't FL Gov DeSantis' manipulation of COVID cases being investigated?

[Fla Dem]

No fan of Gov Cuomo, but if he's in the frying pan for maipulating COVID numbers, what about DeSantis. Just as bad.

Florida Scientist Says She Was Fired For Not Manipulating COVID-19 Data
6/29/2020 5:02 AM ET
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/29/884551391/florida-scientist-says-she-was-fired-for-not-manipulating-covid-19-data

Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' claims that coronavirus cases have stabilized in his state
Holmes Lybrand
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN
Updated 8:11 PM ET, Tue July 7, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/politics/florida-governor-desantis-coronavirus-stabilized-hospitalization-rate-fact-check/index.html

Florida newspaper investigation finds state government misled public on Covid as cases rose.
12/4/2020
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/04/florida-governor-rob-desantis-covid-investigation-misled-public

Florida Dems slam DeSantis over not releasing COVID reports, lag in reporting deaths
By NASEEM S. MILLER
ORLANDO SENTINEL |
DEC 18, 2020 AT 6:17 PM
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-democrats-demand-desantis-transparency-20201218-thz3jzk655h63a5nhjzgaqwekq-story.html

Armed Police Raid Home Of Ousted Data Scientist Who Alleged Covid-19 Data Manipulation In Florida
Dec 8, 2020 06:35am EST
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/12/08/armed-police-raid-home-of-ousted-data-scientist-who-alleged-covid-19-data-manipulation-in-florida/?sh=5cd57eaa5b72

DeSantis Omits Data on Child COVID Rates as He Touts Decision to Open Schools
By Tony Pipitone • Published February 18, 2021 • Updated on February 18, 2021 at 10:56 am
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/desantis-omits-data-on-child-covid-rates-as-he-touts-decision-to-open-schools/2385631/

[lark]

1. Short Answer - Repugs control everything in this state, including the courts.

[bamagal62]

2. I wondered the same.

[onethatcares]

4. it wasn't this way until

2000 and the true steal of the election.

then toss in wide scale gerrymandering to include the turning of cow pastures and orange groves into retiree villages

and we got screwn.

[lark]

6. Yes indeed, the billionaires run everything now and FL is radically changing for the worse.

Makes me sick that GA is more progressive than my state, it would not be this way except for the billionaires buying the states lawmakers and the laws they pass or don't.

[OldBaldy1701E]

13. I am from the coast of NC

And, I feel you on the fact that Georgia is showing more progressive than my home state (home to Research Triangle Park among other bastions of science and technology).

[OldBaldy1701E]

14. As my uncle used to say

As we were walking along the beach at Nags Head and looking at all the massive rentals and condos that are there now, "Time for a good hurricane...". It still astounds me how greed can ruin everything it touches, even in places where you had never noticed such greed before. It is worse than kudzu...

[Fla Dem]

5. But where's the national press, Where are the Dems speaking out about this at every chance.

I know, he's muzzled everyone who may have information. He set an example by firing scientist Rebekah Jones, and then having her arrested. Scared any other whistle blower from sharing info with press.

He's the most corrupt politician after Rick Scott and they're both here in Florida. Both want to run for President. I'm with you....

[onethatcares]

7. We got Nikki Fried

but I don't know how much pull she would have with the average citizen. Most of the people I mention her name to say something like;

"Who?"

We've had a good mayor in St Petersburg, Rick Kriseman, but he's kinda limited in his scope at this time. He did the good things relating to the plague and the city has been progressively getting better except for over development.Seems like only us loony enviro nuts want it to slow down until infrastructure catches up.

Charlie Christ; Hmmm, Not sure just how to accept him although he is presently a Democratic representative. One of the best things I've heard about him is, "He likes to run for office". I can't name any of the accomplishments of his governorship off hand.

the spoiler or pot stirrer could be David Jolly. He has the aura of progressiveness but did run as a republican and is now an independent.

As far as a moneyed individual that could possibly run and win narrowly if the vote was true, John Morgan. He's got the money, the name rec, and has already been hit over the head by the existing junta. He apparently also knows how to delegate and decide. You don't get to be the head of a law firm that size without a blood lust

Toss in the media, spectrum, tampabaytimes, miami herald, etc, it's hard to find an outlet that stands up to this mess.

I probably should have made this a separate post but my fingers wouldn't stop.

[Fla Dem]

10. Well lookie here.......Nikki Fried asks FBI to investigate Florida's vaccine distribution

Nikki Fried asks FBI to investigate Florida’s vaccine distribution
FLORIDA
by: The Associated Press

Posted: Mar 4, 2021 / 01:15 PM EST / Updated: Mar 5, 2021 / 08:36 AM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state health officials came under deeper scrutiny amid revelations that seniors in a wealthy enclave in Key Largo received hundreds of life-saving vaccinations as early as mid -January, giving ammunition to critics who say the Republican governor is favoring wealthy constituents over ordinary Floridians.

The revelations were the latest example of wealthy Floridians getting earlier access to coronavirus vaccines, even as the state has lagged in efforts to get poorer residents vaccinated.

DeSantis pushed back Thursday, saying a local hospital — not the state — was behind the vaccinations of more than 1,200 residents of the exclusive Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida, and that the state “wasn’t involved in it in any shape or form.”

Charlie Crist asks DOJ to investigate DeSantis’ pop-up vaccine sites for wealthy Florida neighborhoods
Officials from Monroe County, home to Key Largo, said the affluent club’s medical center, which is an affiliate of Baptist Health Hospital, received the vaccines through the hospital as part of the governor’s program to vaccinate communities with a populations of people 65 and older. County spokeswoman Kristen Livengood said the allocations were coordinated through Baptist and the state of Florida.

SNIP

The inequitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines is becoming a public relations challenge for the governor. Of the 3.2 million people who have received one or two doses of the vaccines, less than 6% have been Black, when they make up about 17% of the total population.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried joined Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in calling for federal officials to probe the DeSantis administration’s vaccine distribution programs. During a Thursday press conference at the Florida Capitol, Fried called on the FBI’s public corruption unit to launch an investigation. “If this isn’t public corruption, I don’t know what is,” Fried said, noting what she said was a pattern.

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/nikki-fried-asks-fbi-to-investigate-floridas-vaccine-distribution/

Florida’s top Democrat calls for FBI investigation into governor’s vaccine distribution
WESH Updated: 7:06 PM EST Mar 4, 2021
https://www.wesh.com/article/nikki-fried-investigation-fbi-desantis-vaccine/35729182#

FL Commissioner Fried on Gov. DeSantis investigation
MSNBC
AYMAN MOHYELDIN
March 5,2021
https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/fl-commissioner-fried-on-gov-desantis-investigation-102184517800

[ancianita]

18. So did Charlie Crist.

https://crist.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2258

[Fla Dem]

21. Maybe now there will be some action.

[ancianita]

24. Maybe. If the FBI can overcome its pro-white bias and get indictments.

The FBI has underperformed in arresting Jan 6 enablers and funders. But we'll see if the DOJ picks up the slack and puts a fire under the FBI.

[hay rick]

11. The national press is defaulting to reporting DeSantis' popularity.

That, of course, is a self-fulfilling prophecy. As for the Democrats, the FDP is currently a skeleton party as Manny Diaz had to lay off all but 6 employees (including himself and Marcus Dixon, his Executive Director) because he inherited a massive debt. As far as getting the message out goes, I think even a healthy state party has very little ability to guide the major media narratives. The collective impact of our large media organizations is crippling to our democracy.

[ancianita]

27. Guess it's easier for national press to believe polls rather than delve into DeSantis corruption.

Dems could amplify the Miami, Tampa and Orlando press on DeSantis corruption, and demand more from Florida's FBI field offices.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541918-desantis-pence-tied-in-2024-republican-poll

[certainot]

20. and they have about 50 rw radio stations that will protect him and NOT scream about it like they

would if he was a democrat. thats been the difference for republicans the last 30 years

and about 20 of the loudest of those stations depend on 5 fla universities continuing to broadcast sports on them

[edhopper]

3. Remember Chinatown?

Forget it Jake, it's Florida.

[Takket]

8. if you control the investigators, don't expect to be investigated.

[Ford_Prefect]

9. Is the moon blue, yet?

[malaise]

12. Great post

Rec

[liberal_patriot_md]

15. Why?

Because nearly every major news organization is based in New York. That’s why.

[LymphocyteLover]

16. BING-O!

And what DeSantis did is much much worse

[LymphocyteLover]

17. bigger question-- why isn't anyone telling him to resign?

[Quixote1818]

19. K and R

[krawhitham]

22. Why do you think it's not being investigated?

FBI is not suppose to talk about on going investigations

[CaptainTruth]

25. Good point, let's hope investigations have begun!

[Fla Dem]

30. Good Point, but usually someone gets a whiff of FBI activity and then it's out in the universe.

Especially when it's political. I would think nothing happened during Trump's reign. Maybe, especially with Fried and Crist's inquires, something might now happen.

[Politicub]

23. Because Florida. Gross negligence is a virtue there.

[dalton99a]

26. Kick

[Mersky]

28. K&R!

[mwooldri]

29. IOKIYAR. N/T

[budkin]

31. Because Florida loves him!

FREEDOM!