Florida gov blames coronavirus rise on 'overwhelmingly Hispanic' workers

[sandensea]

Source: New York Post

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pointed to clusters of “overwhelmingly Hispanic” day laborers and agriculture workers driving the state’s recent coronavirus spike — but farmworkers and industry associations argue that resources and testing came too late to those communities, according to new reports.

“Some of these guys go to work in a school bus, and they are all just packed there like sardines, going across Palm Beach County or some of these other places, and there’s all these opportunities to have transmission,” DeSantis said during a press conference in Tallahassee.

Florida on Thursday reported the largest single-day spike in coronavirus cases since the pandemic started.

The number of new infections in the Sunshine State soared to 3,207 — dwarfing its own previous highest single-day increase of 2,783 on Tuesday.

The record-high illness rate comes as some parts of the state report zero available ICU beds, and as scientists predict Florida has “all the markings” to become the new epicenter for the pandemic.

Read more: https://nypost.com/2020/06/19/desantis-blames-covid-spike-on-overwhelmingly-hispanic-laborers/

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Florida Governor Ron de Santis and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez during their 2018 campaign.

Nuñez was part of a massive de Santis effort to woo Cuban-Americans in 2018 - but amid 90,000 Covid cases and mounting, his tune has changed.

[Tech]

1. Yeah, Republican "leader" Vos in Wisconsin said the same. Must be the latest Republican

talking point.

[NotHardly]

21. I always wonder if these guys even hear the words they are using or understand what they are saying

My greatest fear is that they do, it is intentional, and they relish it.

[AKing]

2. "Some of these guys go to work in a school bus, and they are all just packed there like sardines"...

Yeah,and I know many thousands of 'sardines" that are going to pack an enclosed arena tomorrow night that does require any safeguards. They're gonna be standing side by side,whoopin and hollerin. May the virus be with them.

[aggiesal]

16. Welcome to Coronafest Tulsa n/t

[Rebl2]

24. Yes may

the virus be with THEM and only them.

[IronLionZion]

25. If/when that rally leads to a major outbreak

I can't wait to see who they blame for it.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. And why not? Not enough Blacks to blame ir on?

[sandensea]

7. I wonder how Florida's Cuban community feels about being thrown under the bus like this.

More and more Cubans are waking up to the fact that most Republicans feel nothing but contempt and hatred for them - but will use them for their votes and money.

[LiberalArkie]

4. How about they just start mowing their own yards and pick their own oranges

[dhill926]

5. I mean hell....why don't they get...

white collar office jobs like the rest of us...

[stillcool]

6. I bet many of those workers..

practice more social distancing than any local bar. I hate so much.

[Journeyman]

8. All the more reason to provide them with full-coverage health care . . .

They'll get the medical attention they need, and the rest of us can rest easy knowing that communicable diseases are being held in check.

[poli-junkie]

9. What is he gonna do? Round 'em all up into concentration camps?

[Xipe Totec]

10. Remember Fight Club?

[Warpy]

11. That's why he's well known as "De Satan"

That bigot is never going to look at how low wage workers are treated, bigots don't do observation, they do stereotyping, prejudice, and baiting.

This is a virus. It doesn't respect race, age, bank account, or anything else. It does spread rapidly where people are crowded together and when people have nutritional deficiencies because their wages are too low to support them properly.

It will also spread to the wealthy in their gated housing developments. Count on that.

[Scalded Nun]

12. Now you own him too Florida

You voted for this POS. Now live with it. Wise up by next election. Same for Scott.

[sakabatou]

13. Who knew de Santis was a racist?

Everybody!

[TomCADem]

14. It Is Easy to Run as a Republican. If There Is a Problem...

...just blame a minority or immigrant. If that doesn't get you where you need to go, then blame women, the media and abortion. It is alll about finding a scapegoat. Lyndon Johnson, a white Southerner, hit the nail on the head:

[sandensea]

18. +1

LBJ was no angel - but he was nothing if not very smart and observant.

It's even truer now than it was then I think.

[dalton99a]

26. +1. Perceptive words from a great politician

1963: Clean Air Act of 1963
1963: Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963
1963: Vocational Education Act of 1963
1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964
1964: Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964
1964: Wilderness Act
1964: Nurse Training Act of 1964
1964: Food Stamp Act of 1964
1964: Economic Opportunity Act
1964: Housing Act of 1964
1965: Higher Education Act of 1965
1965: Older Americans Act
1965: Coinage Act of 1965
1965: Social Security Act of 1965
1965: Voting Rights Act of 1965
1965: Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965
1966: Animal Welfare Act of 1966
1966: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
1967: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
1967: Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
1968: Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
1968: Bilingual Education Act
1968: Civil Rights Act of 1968
1968: Gun Control Act of 1968

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. So much more of a con game to racistly blame Hispanics rather than "opening up" prematurely. . . nt

[sandensea]

19. +1

Most Republicans run on the same operating manual.

The few that don't, are stamped RINO - and are promptly returned to the store.

[keithbvadu2]

17. What are you doing about it now that you have it figured out?

What are you doing about it now that you have it figured out?

Other than the Trump method of excuses, blame, and scapegoats.

[thenelm1]

22. OK numbnuts -

Go ahead and isolate the Hispanic workers in the state. The cries of grievance from the elite for the missing servers, house staff, farm workers or other menial jobs will begin in 1...2...3 minutes. Not to mention the hospital staff, docs, retailers, accountants, lawyers, tech workers, gov't workers or any other occupation that people of Hispanic descent hold. I won't say important because they are all important and integral to the state's economy. I pegged this ass as a piece of work well before he got elected gov. He hasn't disappointed.

(And why does it always seem that these fools seem to forget that the first non-Native American settlers in their states, including TX, LA, NM, AZ, CA and others, were of Hispanic origin? It's like a 200 yr old grievance amongst the, now "white" population. St. Augustine was one the earliest European settlements in U.S.)

[RussBLib]

23. and so what do the numbers and data actually show?

Is there actual data to back this prick up? Let's see it.

Or is this just another attempt to blame the poorest group?

[SunSeeker]

27. DeSantis is a racist idiot. HE let Covid-19 spread. Florida's spike is all on HIM.

[Nitram]

28. Classic fascist move. One rationale for establishing Jewish ghettoes was to prevent the "spread of

disease."