Rick Scott issues travel advisory for 'socialists,' warning Florida is 'openly hostile' to them

[Marcus IM]

Source: The Hill


Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued what he described as a “formal travel advisory for socialists visiting Florida,” on Tuesday, warning that the state was “openly hostile” to socialists and their enablers.

“The state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by Socialists and others who work in the Biden Administration,” Scott, who is also the state’s former governor, said in a press release.

“Let me be clear – any attempts to spread the oppression and poverty that Socialism always brings will be rebuffed by the people of Florida,” he added. “Travelers should be aware that attempts to spread Socialism in north Florida will fail and be met with laughter and mockery.”
Scott’s statement is a mocking response to recent travel issued by social justice groups declaring Florida an unsafe state for certain minority groups.

Over the weekend, the NAACP issuing a travel advisory warning that Florida has become “hostile to Black Americans” under Gov. Ron DeSantis. The League of United Latin American Citizens (a civil rights organization) and Equality Florida (an LGBTQ rights group) also issued travel warnings in recent weeks.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4017344-rick-scott-issues-travel-advisory-for-socialists-warning-florida-is-openly-hostile-to-them/

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Asking tRumplican idiots to define socialism is like asking a box of hammers.

[onecaliberal]

1. How can we get our people out of there?

[Marcus IM]

3. "Our people"?

I have faced similar criticism as Rick Scott's here on DU for wanting to normalize relations with Cuba.

I have been sternly reminded by patriotic Democrats that this is Democratic Underground, and not Socialist Underground.

[whathehell]

13. ..It's all the same to Reublicans

[Marcus IM]

20. And much of the Dem Party platforms are in line with Cuba's health and ed systems. Universal.

But but but ... Castro did this, Castro did that, ad infinitum.

[whathehell]

23. Do you live in Florida, by any chance?

[Marcus IM]

28. Yes. I do. Solid lifelong Dem ticket voter. I supported Obama's normalization steps.

I continue to advocate for the US to end it's sanctions and to fully normalize relations with the gov't of Cuba.

[whathehell]

36. Yeah, I'm not opposed to normalizing things with Cuba

I asked about Florida because you mentioned Castro and Cuba and I know there's a large community of Cubans/Cuban Americans down there and that, traditionally, at least, they're quite conservative.

[Marcus IM]

46. I'm Cuban-American. It used to be more equally split R/D, until tRumpism

Bendixen surveys revealed that about 50% of Cuban-Americans supported Obama's normalization - for a wide variety of reasons.

[whathehell]

49. That's interesting..

I'm pleasantly surprised to hear that it got as Democratic as 50%..I have no idea what "magic" someone like Trump holds for anyone, but he does seem to reel 'em in.

[COL Mustard]

65. In Scott's world....

Anybody left of you is a socialist/commie/pinko/globalist/whatever the latest insult is.

[whathehell]

67. That sounds about right..

I like it when their insults combine ideological opposites like "Marxist Fascist" to show they have no
frigging idea of what they're talking about.

[murielm99]

27. I have been on DU for a long time,

and I have never seen anything like that. In fact, when Obama was trying to normalize relations with Cuba, I saw widespread support here for the idea.

As far as the second sentence of your post goes, many people here know that I am not a big fan of Bernie or AOC and the other squad women. When they identify with socialism, I get a bit impatient. I am not going to start a war over it, but I don't like it very much.

[Marcus IM]

30. I have had significant pushback when I advocate for normalization.

But, I am quite strident about normalization.

[onecaliberal]

34. IDGAF what people want to call it. If women, are going to die, we need to get them out.

[Marcus IM]

47. Agree 100%

[highplainsdem]

18. They want liberals to leave Florida, and RWers in blue or purple

states to move there. They don't want there to be any chance of Florida's electoral votes going to a Democrat.

[Shermann]

24. Win by a little, and lose by a lot

That's how you win the gerrymandering game

[icymist]

26. You know what should threaten to leave Florida now?

Major airline companies. After all a former governor just declared the state to be hostile to half of the population. I know that I won't be flying into that state, even to get a connecting flight.

[onecaliberal]

38. The wealthy and corporations are not going to leave. They agree and pressure the traitors to cling

to their tax cuts no matter what.

[Marcus IM]

39. There's direct flights from all Fla airports and airlines to/from Cuba.

Most passengers are Cuban "exiles" traveling to the Evil Island of Dr Castro to visit family and for vacations on Varadero beach.

[MyMission]

68. Sports teams and athletes training there

They Should leave and do their off season training in Georgia, for example.

[GhostHunter22]

74. I agree.

I just got back from Hollywood Florida yesterday after working (doing video production) at a large financial services conference.

It sucks that so many major corporations spend countless millions in red states like Texas and Florida - in 2022 I was in both states at least five times each doing these conferences. I hate that they don't spend their money in other places - Vermont or Colorado are just as (if not more) interesting and beautiful as Florida - Texas nor Florida has all that much actual beauty (in my opinion) compared to many, many other states in this country.

But, attendees want to feel like it's a vacation and people equate vacation with sun and beaches and such. Orlando is uber popular for events, but it's one of the most depressing places I've ever been.

...with apologizes to anyone from Orlando.

[Marcus IM]

31. Florida is a winner take all state, NOT proportional. n/t

[carpetbagger]

50. Lol, the margin of victory in PA, WI, MI, prob AZ too. Nt

[AZ8theist]

63. I wonder how many Florida residents collect "social" security......

Does the largest Medicare fraudster in history want those commie scum grannies eliminated??!??

How dare they get in the way of his millionaire tax cuts!! Commie socialist bastards!!!

(next question Mr. Scott: "Please define "socialism". Yup, I'll wait.........)

[LaMouffette]

69. I think the new trendy Republican fixation on "socialism" is intended to make Republican voters

receptive to the idea of eliminating social security.

This will be when we get to see just how stupid their base really is. Every time they vote in a Republican, they are voting against their own best interests, unless they themselves are obscenely wealthy, of course. Let's see if the Republican politicians can pull this one off and have their senior voters accept having social security taken away from them.

[LiberalFighter]

2. Should keep the red communists like Rick Scott out of DC.

[Walleye]

4. I guess they will hunt down socialists with dogs.

That’s what all those new violent cops are for maybe

[Marcus IM]

7. And there'll be "solid" democrats who might join them.

Fearmongering about socialism has been driven hard into the hearts and minds of Americans across the board.

[Walleye]

15. Particularly Latinos. And it's nonsense we're not gonna be a socialist country

It would be nice if we could get a straightening out of our social programs, but we will continue to be a capitalist country forever

[Marcus IM]

33. I'm a rare case. Cuban-American, solid Dem, solidly for normalization.

The Cuban-American demographic used to be more even, R/D. But, since tRumpism has swept up the addled minds ... tilt.

[Walleye]

37. I'm sick of the Republicans fear mongering with lies

Glad you’re a democrat

[spike jones]

5. I believe the expression is "A sack of hammers." :)

[Marcus IM]

8. TY. Noted.

[murielm99]

19. Box, bag, who cares?

They are all stoopid. Try asking them what a "socialist" is. They don't know.

[spike jones]

35. A box of hammers would actually contain them indicating the hammers were using logic,

where as a sack would soon fall apart with such a heavy load, especially if they were claw hammers, showing the hammers are really stupid. This is a better fit for the story IMO.
BTW I bought some very good weed this morning and I am really hammered now.

[murielm99]

40. LOL

Please note the timing of this post.

[spike jones]

54. There are several stories about how 420 came to be the time to smoke weed,

but the one I believe goes back to 1966 when Bob Dylan’s album Blonde On Blonde was released. The song Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 is also known by the line “Everybody must get stoned.”
12 x 35 = 420.
Another story is that stoners are always looking for a reason the smoke weed and the English celebrate High Tea at 4:00 PM. Way back in early 60’s weed was sometimes called tea, and of course the heads would not let that go un-noticed and started smoking at 4PM as they brewed the tea drink. It was quickly accidently discovered that they should wait until after the handling of fire and hot water was completed before getting stoned. Hence 4:20.

BTW tomorrow is Bob Dylan’s birthday, May 24, 1941. So “everybody must get stoned.”

[jmowreader]

77. What I was thinking...

If you got out of school at 3:30, it would take until about 4:20 to get home, have a snack, grab your weed and get to your smoking place.

[Marcus IM]

41. LOLOL. LOVE IT!!

[hadEnuf]

57. A Socialist is a Democrat according to how they have been brainwashed

[highplainsdem]

6. Rick Scott, once CEO of a company that committed

massive Medicare fraud.

[Marcus IM]

9. He stole from socialist programs. He gets a GOP Purple Heart for that, as well as getting elected.

[area51]

58. THIS. n/t

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

10. WTF??? Is he 12?

This pugilistic form of politicking started by Trump only serves as a divisive ploy and only looks like a childish tit for tat to anyone who got past the 7th grade.

[Marcus IM]

17. Appealing to the base - which has less cognitive capacity than 12 yr olds. n/t

[Augiedog]

11. Florida is hostile to anyone who isn't a nazi sympathizer

[sanatanadharma]

12. From each, to each, considering means and needs

Kinda sounds like a tourist, far from the home kitchen, paying the check for one's needy, hungry family's dinner, while the restaurant, with the means to cook for others, needs the tourist cash flow.

And I am pretty sure the State of Florida has laws governing these transactions and TAKING taxes from everyone; even those whose very being is being negated.

[Marcus IM]

16. Oh, please. It's Florida. Logic need not apply.

To tRumpsters, taxation equals theft.

[rogue emissary]

14. Scott showing us he hates Black people.

[Marcus IM]

22. C'mon now. He has a black friend.

The most common fallback.

[doc03]

21. I have boycotted Florida since 2019. I can't imagine a Senator from a

state that depends on tourism telling people to stay away.

[Pacifist Patriot]

25. I was originally planning on relocating out of Florida in late 2026/early 2027. I find myself...

on Realtor.com daily now. I have one little boot on my neck. As soon as that gets lifted, I am out of here! I'm exhausted fighting these assholes since 1994. Nothing seems to help, it's all just getting worse by what feels like the minute! And at an accelerating pace. And we thought Jeb was bad.

[Shermann]

29. I wonder if Rick Scott knows the significance of the term "Judeo-Bolshevism". nt

[xocetaceans]

32. How can such a moron be a US Senator...? Wait...Tuberville is one as well.... How can two such...

morons be US Senators?

Rick Scott might as well be saying to all potential tourists from European countries (which generally are apparently more developed than the US):

"Don't come to Florida! You are not welcome here! We don't want your money!

Also, all of you senior citizens who currently reside in Florida and who are takers on Social Security, all of you who might ever use police or fire departments and all of you who take comfort in the security offered by the protection of the US military, be gone from this place! You are not welcome here!"

Also, wasn't Scott's company heavily fined for Medicare fraud?

Democrats: Medicare fraud is ‘fungus’ Scott will never get rid of
By Alexandra Glorioso and Marc Caputo
08/30/2018 05:46 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott is used to being attacked for the historic $1.7 billion Medicare fraud fine slapped on his former hospital company.
...

https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2018/08/30/democrats-medicare-fraud-is-fungus-scott-will-never-get-rid-of-573155

I suppose fraud is fine, whereas socialism is not?

[Marcus IM]

42. There's a reason liars, crooks, cartels, gangsters, and thieves gravitate to Florida.

Same reason the right wing Batistanos came to Florida.

[Mawspam2]

43. When I was an over-the-road trucker...

...I hated going to Florida. Everything went into Florida and nothing ever came out. I would deliver stuff then sometimes wait days before driving empty hundreds of miles, even back to Georgia, before finding my next load.

Florida loads always cost me money.

[Tikki]

44. rick scott, a REPUBLICAN says no kind, compassionate and socially conscious..

Visitors to Florida.

OK

Tikki

[Marthe48]

45. when I was little I'd have an asinine comeback like this to my brother

and say, "So THERE! Hmmphf"

[moonshinegnomie]

48. i guess if. a hurricane hits florida shoudl be on their own

after all they dont want any of that socialist fema stuff....

[carpetbagger]

52. Those are "awards" the governor issues out.

I kid you not. I was in Fort Myers a few weeks after Ian. The news kept saying "Desantis awarded the community...."

[Baitball Blogger]

51. Since Republicans don't differentiate between

Socialists and Democrats, he might as well have said he intends to decrease the number of Democrats until they need hounds to hunt us.

[Novara]

53. It's so childish it's embarrassing.

This is a fucking senator, for fuck's sake.

[tanyev]

55. OK, Florida does not want tourism dollars from Democrats, Canada or Europe.

Jeenyus.

[dembotoz]

70. and lots of convention busienss.

several i always wanted to attend.

no more

[GenThePerservering]

56. Typical

GOPers have no sense of humour and no initiative, so they copycat the Dems and Indies, only not very well.

All this does is make Scott look lame.

[sinkingfeeling]

59. Not to worry. No self-respecting woke person would step foot there. (Talking

about visitors traveling to Florida).

[Marcus IM]

60. All hopes dashed upon the coral reefs.

Once upon a time, Florida used to be a blue state.
No more.
Since Mariel ...
If you campaign on republican platforms and talking points, they'll vote republican every time.

[roamer65]

61. Florida MAGAt fascists like Scott aren't welcome in Michigan.

If Scott steps one foot in MI, he should be arrested and deported for being an asshole.

[SouthernDem4ever]

62. Isn't he the asshole who should be in jail for stealing billions from Medicare?

STFU Scott. You sure didn't have a problem stealing from social programs did you jackass? Did I say today how much I hate these people?

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/mar/03/florida-democratic-party/rick-scott-rick-scott-oversaw-largest-medicare-fra/

[RocRizzo55]

64. And what about

The socialists who live in Floriduh?

[Baitball Blogger]

66. Republicans who support this guy are incredibly stupid.

This is the guy who wanted to put severe restrictions on Social security and Medicare. Even Mitch McConnell called him out.

Now, stupid Republicans: If you can't connect the dots and realize that he just reframed his pet project so that you can turn into useful idiots for him, rah-rahing this anti-socialism, when he really means to reduce you Social Security and medicare, then, sorry but that's some World Class stupid.

[Wonder Why]

71. Everyone more liberal than Adolf is a socialist in Florida.

[Firestorm49]

72. Closed to socialists but wide open for fascists. What a joke.

[Mysterian]

73. Fuck you, you nazi piece of shit

I'll wear a t-shirt proclaiming, "I'm a socialist" into your fucking shithole state and you try to stop me, motherfucker. I'm a citizen of the USA and an infantry combat vet and I have a right to go anywhere in this fucking country I please.

[TexasBushwhacker]

75. Hey Rick. you still look like a penis with ears n/t

[UpInArms]

76. please close all interstate highways and airports in floriduh

and defund them from all FEDERAL dollars

that is socialism

[rockfordfile]

78. Rick Scott wants to go to prison

[apnu]

79. Regular Brown Shirts down in Florida.

Scott and DeSantis sound exactly like Nazis.

I’m not kidding.