I live in Florida. My governor is a prick.

[Cyrano]

Governor Ron DeSantis has declared no masks in schools and will withhold state funds from any school that requires masks.

You just know this prick is vaccinated, yet he's discouraging anyone else from getting a shot or wearing a mask.

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE???

DeSantis doesn't give a rat's ass who lives, dies, or becomes radically sick. I really wonder if Republicans are descended from the same species as the rest of us.

[piddyprints]

1. I live in TN and my governor is also a prick.

I can't even count the ways.

But, yeah. These other-species are seriously bent on hurting people.

[evolves]

21. I do too.

He's worse than a prick, he is a weak milquetoast puppet of reich-wing special interests, beholden to no one but his masters.

[wnylib]

47. I live in NY. My governor is apparently

a sexual harrasser, but he has good judgment at least in regard to vaccinations and masks.

[DBoon]

66. my governor (Newsome) is being recalled

in part because he DARED to inconvenience business to stop the spread of Covid.

[hlthe2b]

2. Yup. Though I initially read it as A "BRICK," which fits the opportunistic moron as well.

[ShazzieB]

56. Sure, why not?

After all, his head seems to be thick as a brick.

I live in Illinois, where we have a governor who is most definitely a non-prick. I deeply sympathize with those of you who are less fortunate.

Our last governor was a massive prick, but we got rid of him before covid reared its ugly head. I shudder to think how he would have responded to the pandemic. Bullet dodged!

[LeftInTX]

3. Same in Texas

Abbott issued the same executive order...

He says it is "Personal Responsibility"...What a load of BS...

Yet he signed a law banning anyone 18-21 from working in strip joints...But wouldn't it be "personal responsibility" for someone 18-21 to decide if they want to work in a strip joint?

[RussBLib]

5. working in a strip joint is fine

just not for 18-21 year-olds. More moralistic confusion from the family values hyppos.

It seems like half of DaSantis' and Abbott's utterances are designed to elicit a "fuck YEAH" reaction from the rubes.

[mvd]

8. Exactly

Repukes don’t want personal responsibility for the rich, gun owners, the religious, etc. - but plenty of personal responsibility for the poor and middle class, plus let the government decide things like if a woman gets an abortion and what is taught in the classroom.

[DemocraticPatriot]

71. Could that policy be tied to the drinking age ?

Seems like that would be the only way to justify it, in clubs that served alcohol....

However, it appears totally unconstitutional, in the end.

[LeftInTX]

73. I don't know..It is apparently about human trafficking

I don't think it's totally unconstitutional....
Because someone 18-21 can find another job elsewhere..
.

Drinking laws are set at 21
Car rental has minimal ages...

It's just that our governor is a hypocrite. He claims Covid can be controlled by "personal responsibility", yet signs a law that because he doesn't believe 18-21 year olds can be personally responsible for their own safety if they work in a strip joint.

[Bettie]

4. I live in Iowa

and my governor is also a prick.

Actually, mask mandates are not allowed here by any school district as far as I know.

[maxsolomon]

6. It is a Political calculation

What is wrong with him is that he's caught in the GQP Death Spiral of Extremism.

What do smartypants libs want? Do the opposite of that, and do more of it than the last (white) guy.

[obamanut2012]

7. I want PBC, Broward, and Miami-dade to call his bluff

Re: school funding. Let him with hold funding and see what happens.

I loathe him, and I want him out next year before he ruins our state even more.

[ScratchCat]

25. I have no idea why they did not

Our local SB Superintendent stated last week he was on board with numerous others to file suit if they tried to take this power away from local school boards. Then Broward back's down in two seconds. It gives a bad vibe, and allows the ant-maskers to say "see, they backed down because its not needed, otherwise they wouldn't".

[Sunsky]

9. With Runcie out

We don't have anyone strong enough on the Broward School Board to stand up to DeSantis. If they do, I'd be very shocked.

[intheozone]

10. Does Florida law allow for recall of Gov? nt

[mcar]

12. No. We have to beat him in '22

[rzemanfl]

13. No, there is another way, give me a second....n/t

[DemocraticPatriot]

70. Perhaps 'karma' will land on his life,

and stamp it out like a cockroach.


Karma in the form of someone who loses a loved one because of Deathsantis' pro-covid policies?
Or maybe, a fatal "breakthrough infection"...

It could happen. It would be poetic justice if it did.

[mcar]

11. Cannot figure his strategy and yes, he is a prick

I'm starting to believe he's even more evil than TFG.

[MustLoveBeagles]

58. He's smarter than TFG

That's what makes him dangerous.

[snowybirdie]

15. He has young children

Why can't he see how they could be vulnerable in school? So sad to think what might be ahead for the children of Florida.

[keroro gunsou]

53. because

statistically speaking, the ones that will be most fucked over by this cretinous dillhole's antics will undoubtedly be minorities. soft genocide is still genocide y'all. but i will bet dollars to donuts his pwecisous widdle darlings will be vaxx'ed to hell and gone. it's all right, cause they all white.

god i hate people.

[lagomorph777]

16. The word you're looking for is "murderer".

Or, more specifically, "genocidal maniac".

[monkeyman1]

37. "GENOCID RONNY " FIT'S !

[superpatriotman]

17. Secession

Below the I-4 corridor. Let's see how well the rest of the state does without our tax dollars.

[Mr.Bill]

29. They could call the northern part Disney. n/t

[Raftergirl]

18. The Biden administration

should withhold all federal money from states without a mask mandate.

If DeathSantis can do it for imposing non mask mandate the Feds should be able to do the same to them.

[Cyrano]

20. That would hurt all the Dems too

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties represent about half the voters in the state and all three are overwhelmingly Democratic. Withholding federal funds would hurt everyone and DeSantis couldn't give a shit. He's one of those "I've got mine and fuck everyone else" guys.

[Mr.Bill]

32. The President can't withhold money allocated by Congress.

Trump wanted to do it to blue states for a variety of reasons but couldn't.

Congress could pass spending bills with stipulations, but the President can't do it after the fact.

[Raftergirl]

48. He should do it anyway by Executive Order

and make them take it to court - like the school districts are going to take Florida to court.

He should also not offer any assistance (like sending strike teams etc.) to any of those states. Waste of federal resources.

[Mr.Bill]

54. Would you have been in favor

of Trump not sending federal help for firefighting in California? You know, because we didn't "rake the floors" of our forests? Bad precedent to set.

I do understand how you feel, though, regarding Florida. It is frustrating. Hopefully we can defeat their criminal governor at the ballot box next year. I think there are enough good people in any state to set things right if we put enough effort into it and have fair elections.

[Raftergirl]

74. There does seem to be some things regarding withholding of Fed funds he can do

‘Biden administration considers withholding funds and other measures to spur vaccinations’

Also in the article:



“The federal government can’t directly mandate a vaccine,” said Gostin, the Georgetown law professor. “It can use its spending power to say to a state, ‘You mandate vaccinations. And if you don’t, we’ll withhold certain federal dollars.’ ”
The federal government exercised the power of so-called conditional spending by requiring states to increase their drinking age to 21 years old to receive full highway funds, he said.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-vaccines-delta/2021/08/05/4359ac76-f567-11eb-a49b-d96f2dac0942_story.html

[Mr.Bill]

75. Medicare funding to institutions are a possibility.

Medicare funding already has a lot of conditions built into it. Hospitals can be penalized for not meeting certain standards, for instance. Perhaps something can be done in that area. But like the article in your link said, Biden should use those powers sparingly. He must be careful not to harm individuals in doing so.

[housecat]

19. I've often wondered that too

[Comfortably_Numb]

22. Texas is a shithole state because of our trump wannabe governor.

[monkeyman1]

40. everybody call's floriduh & texass -the death states !! avoid at all cost !!

[ScratchCat]

23. I wish a reporter could slip in

and simply ask him "what is the endgame here?

There is no logical explanation for his actions. Covid-19 isn't just going to go away and kids will get it and spread it on... and on.... and on... At some point, schools will stand up and say "no". This is going to result in a bigger problem and mitigation issue than otherwise.

Its almost like three governors have the plan to make things so bad in their State, that the feds have to step in .... all with the purpose of then yelling "OMG, The feds are taking over!!!". Is this the endgame? Force the feds hand and then play victim?

[MustLoveBeagles]

59. I wouldn't put it past them

Its almost like three governors have the plan to make things so bad in their State, that the feds have to step in .... all with the purpose of then yelling "OMG, The feds are taking over!!!". Is this the endgame? Force the feds hand and then play victim?

[Pas-de-Calais]

24. I live is Missou er Misery

My Governor is a prick

Gives prick lessons to lessor pricks
Pardons convicted individuals, one of which will run for Misery Senate position.

[Jon King]

26. We also live in Florida, the governor, many retirees, rurals, Miami Cuban males, are pricks.....

Plenty of pricks to go around down here that form quite a voting bloc.

[StarryNite]

27. I live in Arizona and my governor is a prick.

I believe he was the first governor to ban mask mandates in schools. He also bans mandating quarantining for those who have been exposed. People will get sick and die because of this. Ducey has blood on his hands already for the way he has dealt with Covid.

[INdemo]

28. We are living in a partial Fascist State

[calimary]

30. All you need to know about the GOP: Republicans DON'T want to help you.

They don’t want to help ANYBODY other than themselves (to their power and your money).

That’s all ANYBODY needs to know about those bastards.

Republicans DON’T want to help you.

They don’t give a rat’s ass about you, what you need, or what you call or write or petition them about or ask them for.

Republicans DON’T want to help you.

[Warpy]

31. He is loyal to the people he thinks put him there

meaning business owners, real estate barons, and the like. Restrictions that keep people alive mean dollars escaping the clutches of such people. He sees no responsibility to the people who work to keep it going nor does he see any responsibility for spreading the disease throughout the country once the happy vacationers go home.

De Satan is a super spreader event all by himself.

[DownriverDem]

33. So sorry for you

I would never live in Florida, but I hope you can change things there.

[Texaswitchy]

34. I am Texas.

Look who we have for a governor.

They are both running for president.

[UTUSN]

35. Lot of those pricks all over: Old prick Asa HUTCHINSON repents for same; ABBOTT never will

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215698715
Spoiler: Don't wait for ABBOTT to repent of anything he does, not this same policy one as Asa's.

Another one of those ETERNAL questions. First, here a partial list of the Eternal Questions:

1) How can a decent human ever be a Repuke?
2) How can any minority or member of other discriminated group ever be a Repuke (the Clarence THOMAS, Alberto GONZALES, the Log Cabins)?

But the specific one for today is: How come things that are SO OBVIOUS to some of us nobodies who have no special access or resources are BELIEVED by crazed wingnuts? – Like, how come they believed the Iraq attack; how come they believe in ABBOTT and CRUZ; how come they believe in Wingnuttiness?

So here comes one Asa HUTCHINSON. Remember him from days of yore, has always been a pain in the ass and with a goody-goody façade. So he has implemented the same wingnut crap as other wingnut squatters-in-office like ABBOTT. But now with the PREDICTABLE (to me/Dems) results of COVID rampant spread, AWwww, dear Asa now sees the error of his wingnut ways. Oh, but he says couldn’t have been any other way since a veto would be over-ridden and at that time the Covid rate was improving. AWwww.

**********QUOTE**********

https://www.mediaite.com/news/arkansas-republican-governor-admits-mistake-on-mask-mandates-as-cases-soar-i-wish-that-had-not-become-law/

Arkansas’ Republican Governor Admits Mistake on Mask Mandates as Cases Soar: ‘I Wish That Had Not Become Law’

With Covid-19 cases surging in his state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) wishes he could take back the ban on local mask mandates that he signed into law.

The governor indicated his about-face at a briefing on Tuesday. A reporter questioned Hutchinson on the legislation he signed in late April forbidding local officials from implementing mandates. ....

Hutchinson cited the state’s then-improving Covid outlook, as well as a likely override from the state legislature, as his reasons for signing the mask mandate ban. Now, however, he has reversed course.

“Everything has changed now,” Hutchinson said. “And yes in hindsight, I wish that had not become law. But it is the law. And the only chance we have is either to amend it or for the court to say that it has an unconstitutional foundation.” ....

*********UNQUOTE******

[ffr]

36. And yet it boggles the mind that he's popular instead of despised.

Blame it on lead poisoning. There's no other way to explain how a functioning brain could come to such a conclusion otherwise.

[MustLoveBeagles]

60. Or the heat frying their brains

Gilliam, even with all of his issues, would've made a much better Governor. I don't think he would've purposely tried to kill people in his state.

[lindysalsagal]

38. Yes, indeed, he is that.

This is going to get much worse before it gets better.

[Cyrano]

42. Yes, it will get worse. My fear is that,

if the Republican Fascist Party steals the '22 and 24 elections, is that the "worse" will be permanent. It they gain control, does anyone really believe that "Reeducation Camps" are out of the question? And is there anyone who can't anticipate what kind of "camp" a Reeducation Camp would eventually become?

For anyone who doesn't grasp what our country could turn into, google Hitler.

[Elessar Zappa]

63. Nothing's permanent.

But it’s up to us to prevent what would undoubtedly be a dark chapter in our future country.

[CaptainTruth]

39. I live in Florida. My governor is an anti-American terrorist.

I should probably add idiot & murderer to that list.

[monkeyman1]

41. that'2 in a row !! must not forget ol' ricky scott !!!

[Cyrano]

44. That prick is now one of our senators

He's up for reelection until 2024.

[monkeyman1]

45. I know & I GOT KID'S DOWN THERE ! wish i could get them out !!

[-misanthroptimist]

43. I, too, live in FL and my Gov. is also a prick.

Coincidence?

[PufPuf23]

46. I do not believe in capital punishment

DeSantis and the like, Trump, "The Virus is a hoax", deserve capital punishment and I would recommend putting together with their like on a well-encircled island to fight things out among themselves, dropped nude 100% isolated and to the end of their times from outside humanity.

I am angry these days. The World is burning in 3 directions around me in the National Forest.

[hibbing]

49. How many of the kids of these people go to public school?

They are all out there railing against mask mandates in schools while their children go to private schools where there is often a mask mandate. I am starting to believe that their actual promotion of the virus is because it is taking a lot of poor and hitting minorities harder.


Peace

[Uncle Joe]

50. I believe the Republicans are using Shock Doctrine,

creating or magnifying a crisis in order to take economic or political advantage.

They're already trying to shift the blame from having not encouraged vaccinations, even working against them as a major contributing cause for the rise of the D variant to immigrants crossing the border as being the chief culprit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine


Thanks for the thread Cyrano

[Texaswitchy]

65. Exactly.

All to blame President Biden.

[idahoblue]

51. I live in Idaho

Your prick is bigger than my prick, and that is saying something.
Actually, my governor is dickless, pushed around by the Q-crays.

[LaMouffette]

52. What are the major businesses based in Florida? Only if THEY put pressure on Ron DeathSentence

will he budge on his "I'm the next Trump!" trajectory.

[Tadpole Raisin]

55. I hope this doesn't happen but if any children died could

he be sued for wrongful death and going against medical guidance?

I don’t think a court would accept the crazy stuff for a defense and there would be a lot of medical people willing to testify wouldn’t there?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

57. Just made me think, unintended consequences. Many people

hardly even knew who their governor was before covid Now so many know what jerks they are. Republican governors don't realize that they are encouraging more people to work and fight against them next election.

[moondust]

61. Sadist?

At times I've wondered if there has been a major outbreak of sadism to explain anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers. Are Ronnie, Donnie, and others deriving pleasure from inflicting pain and suffering on others?

[fescuerescue]

62. Are the students banned from wearing a mask?

Or is it just an optional thing?

[Chainfire]

64. DeSantis gives the word "prick" a bad name.

To call the tyrant a prick it an insult to all of the pricks in the world.

[DBoon]

67. these aren't "executive orders", they are "execution" orders

[AmBlue]

68. Hi neighbor

It sucks doesn't it? I see hardly ANYONE wearing masks in the Tampa Bay area. It was so much better a few months ago. Feels like we are on a fast track to hell down here. *smh*

[LetMyPeopleVote]

69. Do you want to compare governors?

Link to tweet

[Prichards115]

72. I dont

and I agree