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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,837 posts)
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 09:44 PM Jan 2022

Nazis Rally In Florida, DeSantis Spox Falsely Blames Dem 'Stunt'

The press secretary for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) stopped short of condemning a neo-Nazi rally that took place in Orlando over the weekend, and instead lashed out at reporters and falsely suggested the rally was a Democratic “stunt” to make the governor look bad.

Plenty of local and state officials came out against the rally on Saturday, in which a handful of members of the National Socialist Movement held up swastika-laden banners on the side of a busy corridor in Orlando and chanted anti-Semitic slogans.

“The hateful & anti-Semitic demonstrations reported in Florida today have no place in our state,” tweeted Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R). “Across America, we’ve seen a heartbreaking & disgusting rise in hate like this. We must always condemn it & continue to stand strongly with our Jewish communities.”




But it took a while for DeSantis’ office to issue what should have been a layup denunciation of a hate group in his state. His press secretary, Christina Pushaw — well known for her volatility with members of the press — instead suggested that the Nazi rally was a Democratic ploy against DeSantis.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nazis-rally-florida-desantis-spox-181927034.html
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Budi

(15,325 posts)
1. SPLC on the RW NeoNazi NATIONAL SOCIALIST MOVEMENT
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 10:06 PM
Jan 2022

NATIONAL SOCIALIST MOVEMENT
An organization that specializes in theatrical and provocative protests, the National Socialist Movement (NSM) was once one of the largest and most active neo-Nazi groups in the United States.

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/national-socialist-movement


"I am not a socialist"~ joe biden

mia

(8,360 posts)
4. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 10:24 PM
Jan 2022

So goes DeSantis.

mcar

(42,287 posts)
5. Fcking racist, antisemitic, antiAmerican fckers
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 10:27 PM
Jan 2022

My son used to live very close to where these assholes had their fascist rally.

My anger knows no bounds.

localroger

(3,622 posts)
7. And don't forget, blaming your political enemies for doing what you are actually doing...
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 10:31 PM
Jan 2022

...is right out of the Nazi playbook. Like, the prologue.

IcyPeas

(21,855 posts)
8. Here's a copy of her since deleted Tweet...
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 10:34 PM
Jan 2022


I saw Deathsantis commenting on the Orlando group of nazis on the news today.
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