DeSantis is not going to get any MSM credit for his leadership for obvious reasons. Maybe when this is over he will write a book… Lol, wrong Governor.
10 days after the hurricane the causeway to Sanibel is repaired and hundreds of utility trucks are out repairing the electricity. The Governor is firing on all cylinders, trucks were waiting for the moment the bridge opened. No wasted time, Desantis is showing what good leadership is all about.
Definitely agree, they should buy out the property owners and make it a National Park. They probably pay more than my mortgage payment for insurance each month. Fort Myers and Naples need to be rebuilt, I’m sure they will come back bigger and better than before. Jersey shore took a solid 10 years to recover, but I worry about the constant beach erosion. Seems to be getting worse each year.
I got beat up on this board for saying Governors make the best Presidents but totally agree with this point. He is not an in your face type of guy, Disney needed a wake-up call in my opinion. The problem I see is them raising their prices which they have been doing anyway but then blaming him. Disney has become so dam expensive. Guy I sit with at SHU games took the family grand kids etc. I believe 10 people and spent over $30,000 for one week staying on site.
a private company can make their prices what they want. they shouldnt be blamed for idiots shelling out $30k in a week. nobody is forcing them to go.
Disney started the “fight” by coming out publicly against the legislation. Really a dumb move on their part as they ran the risk of alienating a segment of their customer base. They became an easy mark for DeSantis so we went after them.
Freedom of speech. They are free to make that decision as was DeSantis to respond. Does free speech only go one way?
It was a political move on his part to make Disney look like the bad guy, which worked.
His decisions balanced safety and keeping the economy running. Handled the management of nursing homes and elderly better as well.
Part of that is media coverage, though. The Disney stuff gets headlines (I don't like it, either). Still, you have to be living under a rock the past 3 years to not get how well this guy's done as governor of that state. He stands out. When I hear Gavin Newsome try and critique him, I laugh because I can't believe any sane person, of any political affiliation, giving any credence to that. Of all the Governors, that guy trying to compare himself to DeSantis.
I've given up trying to track the COVID death numbers. There is so much fabrication, so many scenarios in which folks manipulate data to get to the point they want to make. His state has a large elderly population, so I would have thought they'd have gotten hit worse than many others. Regardless, he was right on the schools, allowing businesses to stay open and flourish, and generally not blindly following any particular agenda, but making common sense decisions when most everyone else (especially in other big states) were not (and seemed to be motivated by certain special interest groups, most notably the teachers union).
I love it too. The reaction from my two older kids when they went the first time was awesome (my littlest hasn't been). It is expensive, and can be really expensive if you go about it a certain way. But one of those memories worth the price of admission for me.
It’s perfectly legal.
Exactly. Disney put a big target on themselves. Like any politician, he will use the opportunity to promote his agenda. Do you think the welcome he gave Biden after the hurricane had a purpose?
Totally agree with you on this point, but as a marketing person my whole life it seems stupid to over-price a family experience. I was a Yankee season ticket holder for years and decided to sit it out when prices went through the roof. Now I get offers for free and discounted tickets all the time. Not disagreeing nobody forcing you to go, I’m saying it’s a bad marketing plan in my opinion but yes they are free to execute a bad marketing plan. They are laying off employees and bringing back the last CEO so appears they are recognizing the damage they did.
We really don’t know exactly how this played out maybe he tried to worked it out over the phone and Disney played hard ball. My point is we don’t have all the details only here say. He claims he asked them to stay out of the politics and they refused. Media can say whatever they want on both sides. Listen for buzz words may have, could have, appears. Maybe simplier than we think.
You keep missing the point. He did it for political reasons, not because he’s thin skinned. He used Disney as an example.
How many times do I have to repeat myself? He took the stand for political purposes. Disney gave him the reason to come out and publicly support the legislation. They became the target. Rather than parents that may have opposed the legislation. You should understand that.
Once again, I will repeat the point you keep missing. He used them BECAUSE they took a stand. They became an easy target to allow him to address a piece of legislation without attacking voters. Should I continue to cut and paste this again and again?
I agree with you here, which, once again, I have said in previous posts. He made the point by using them as an example and won that decisively. There was no need to propose further legislation.
I don't agree that legislation should be used as a weapon against a specific business. The free market will take care of Disney if they choose.
No. Gaffes are screwing up a word or sentence. 21 minutes of music going off, silence and just things not working screams not ready for prime time. Pretty pathetic. No other way to spin this.
