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DeSantis fighter jet ad conjures 1988 Dukakis tank debacle
DeathSantis wants to follow in the footsteps of Dukakis
Link to tweet
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/08/23/desantis-dukakis-fighter-jet-tank/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main
Clearly, what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was going for was a comparison to Tom Cruise.
Hence the “Top Gov” label at the beginning of his latest political ad, which resembles that of Cruise’s “Top Gun” movies, and the slo-mo shots of the Republican governor zipping up a flight suit over an energetic guitar music track. DeSantis “briefs” an out-of-view team — presumably Florida voters — about the “rules of engagement” for “dogfighting” with the “corporate media.” At one point, he sits in the cockpit of what appears to be a fighter jet, flight helmet on, and says, “Alright, ladies and gentlemen.”
What are DeSantis and his team getting instead? Comparisons to Michael Dukakis, the Massachusetts governor who made one of the most-mocked campaign photo ops in modern political history while running for president in 1988.....
So, seeking to bolster his national security chops, Dukakis gave a speech at an M1 Abrams tank manufacturing plant in Sterling Heights, Mich.
“Somebody had the not great idea of putting my dad in a tank,” said John Dukakis, the candidate’s son, in the documentary. “With a helmet, of course, because you can’t ride a tank without a helmet.”
So, seeking to bolster his national security chops, Dukakis gave a speech at an M1 Abrams tank manufacturing plant in Sterling Heights, Mich.
“Somebody had the not great idea of putting my dad in a tank,” said John Dukakis, the candidate’s son, in the documentary. “With a helmet, of course, because you can’t ride a tank without a helmet.”
Hence the “Top Gov” label at the beginning of his latest political ad, which resembles that of Cruise’s “Top Gun” movies, and the slo-mo shots of the Republican governor zipping up a flight suit over an energetic guitar music track. DeSantis “briefs” an out-of-view team — presumably Florida voters — about the “rules of engagement” for “dogfighting” with the “corporate media.” At one point, he sits in the cockpit of what appears to be a fighter jet, flight helmet on, and says, “Alright, ladies and gentlemen.”
What are DeSantis and his team getting instead? Comparisons to Michael Dukakis, the Massachusetts governor who made one of the most-mocked campaign photo ops in modern political history while running for president in 1988.....
So, seeking to bolster his national security chops, Dukakis gave a speech at an M1 Abrams tank manufacturing plant in Sterling Heights, Mich.
“Somebody had the not great idea of putting my dad in a tank,” said John Dukakis, the candidate’s son, in the documentary. “With a helmet, of course, because you can’t ride a tank without a helmet.”
So, seeking to bolster his national security chops, Dukakis gave a speech at an M1 Abrams tank manufacturing plant in Sterling Heights, Mich.
“Somebody had the not great idea of putting my dad in a tank,” said John Dukakis, the candidate’s son, in the documentary. “With a helmet, of course, because you can’t ride a tank without a helmet.”
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Guy was definitely anti-DeSantis and gave him the callsign "Wedge". I'm not familiar with the Naval aviation community, so I'm not sure if there's some connotation to that callsign.
The YouTuber mentioned DeSantis was apparently a Navy lawyer at one time (Judge Advocate General or "JAG"
. Given this background, if I had to give Gov DeathSentence a callsign, it would be JAGoff.
fascist FUCK DOWN!
So who started Mocking DeStupid for Chalenging DT for TOP POS?
That looked a little odd 
