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46. Internet mocks DeSantis for quitting with fake Churchill quote: 'It's in books he banned' Sarah K. Burris January 21, 20
Sun Jan 21, 2024, 11:01 PM
Jan 2024

DeSantis used a made up quote from Churchill has a key party of withdrawal announcement.



https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-winston-churchill/

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) ended his 2024 presidential campaign using a fake quote from Winston Churchill and critics are calling it the perfect end to what has been a strange campaign.....

"DeSantis quit with a fake Churchill line! Maybe the actual quote is in one of the books he banned?" mocked activist Christine Pelosi.

Conservative Bill Kristol cited a similar quote more befitting the governor: "Churchill actually wrote, in Their Finest Hour, 'No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.' DeSantis neither deserved success nor had it."

Republican turned Independent Tara Seetmayer at the Lincoln Project explained, "DeSantis campaign is more Greek tragedy than Churchill."....

The International Churchill Society released a statement about the quote, saying: "We can find no attribution for either one of these . . . They are found nowhere in his canon . . . An almost equal number of sources found online credit these sayings to Abraham Lincoln."

"We base this on careful research in the canon of fifty million words by and about Churchill, including all of his books, articles, speeches and papers,” the group explains.

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Yawn Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2024 #1
Great minds. twodogsbarking Jan 2024 #3
Happy Sunday everyone. twodogsbarking Jan 2024 #2
"Let's see how Ron does on the big stage" underpants Jan 2024 #4
These boots are made for walking away from the campaign Kennah Jan 2024 #5
What a Luntzload! barbaraann Jan 2024 #6
Figured this was imminent when I saw Bloomberg's site starting the speculation BumRushDaShow Jan 2024 #7
Great. Now he'll be free to terrorize Floridians 24/7. nt babylonsister Jan 2024 #8
well for only 2 more years MistakenLamb Jan 2024 #13
fyi, your ABC News link is now invalid. ificandream Jan 2024 #9
See ya 👋🏻 LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #10
Haha markodochartaigh Jan 2024 #22
Disney fans are having fun at Ron's failure LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #40
Good riddance pfitz59 Jan 2024 #11
Sing us a song Debbie BootOutTheGoons Jan 2024 #12
Once people got a chance to hear this buffoon with no personality speak, they said oh hell no!. padah513 Jan 2024 #14
Loser mcar Jan 2024 #15
Time for a "greatest self-inflicted hits" montage Blue Owl Jan 2024 #16
Adios, Fucko! JoseBalow Jan 2024 #17
It's about time he WOKE up to the fact most Americans have no use for his shit. n/t. NNadir Jan 2024 #18
Good one! surfered Jan 2024 #20
Ron found out people need to like you to become president. he could not handle that. Next step in the plan ZonkerHarris Jan 2024 #19
Disney spokesperson on the news that Desantis has dropped out LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #21
even in a party of immensely dislikable people... bahboo Jan 2024 #23
Should be forced to carry his failed bid to term. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2024 #24
Goodbye & good riddance. Dulcinea Jan 2024 #25
Good. bdamomma Jan 2024 #26
Well, I guess it's now down to Nimrata and Nimrod. llmart Jan 2024 #27
DeSantis' ignominious failure will be looked upon with a certain schadenfreude here in God's Waiting Room. sop Jan 2024 #28
I wonder why NOW? Why not wait till after NH or later? oldsoftie Jan 2024 #29
Money ran out last week! Mopar151 Jan 2024 #35
"No mas" oasis Jan 2024 #47
Florida is stuck with him. Freethinker65 Jan 2024 #30
Why did he endorse anyone? emulatorloo Jan 2024 #31
Makes sense to me. Endorse the former ASAP and Abolishinist Jan 2024 #38
Thanks! emulatorloo Jan 2024 #39
Alas, Rhon-da, we hardly knew ye! Oh, wait ... Bo Zarts Jan 2024 #32
Hahaha... cilla4progress Jan 2024 #33
Many of us called this last summer FakeNoose Jan 2024 #34
tRump/Putin got to DeSantis... FarPoint Jan 2024 #36
LOL catbyte Jan 2024 #37
Chickened out. Ron is no match for Don IronLionZion Jan 2024 #41
He could at least have waited until his campaign staff oasis Jan 2024 #42
Worse than t.Rump drops out Wolf Frankula Jan 2024 #43
"That name is officially retired! - President @realDonaldTrump says of DeSanctimonious riversedge Jan 2024 #44
These make me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #45
Internet mocks DeSantis for quitting with fake Churchill quote: 'It's in books he banned' Sarah K. Burris January 21, 20 LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #46
Fellow Floridians, life is about to suck DonCoquixote Jan 2024 #48
This photo is so much funnier now LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #49
Who gave him the choice to terminate? Shouldn't he be forced to carry it to term? Novara Jan 2024 #50
His endorsement of Trump is simply another acknowledgement of how much of an asshole he is because he cstanleytech Jan 2024 #51
And it's Nikki Haley for the win . . . for the vice presidential candidate slot, that is. Before accepting Trump's LaMouffette Jan 2024 #52
The headline shoukd be, "DeSantis Aborts Campaign". sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #53
Too bad, so sad AmBlue Jan 2024 #54
Awe !!!. DeSatan was such a good furnace for burning MAGAt money that will now NCjack Jan 2024 #55
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