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Disney’s Reedy Creek gets new name, DeSantis appointees under bill

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8tas, Feb 6, 2023.

  1. CHFG8R

    CHFG8R GC Hall of Fame

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    Kind of amazing how much they're like those they hate. Like, 180* Mirror Image.
     
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  2. CHFG8R

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    As long as their individual fiefdoms are taken care of, they won't care.
     
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  3. Orange_and_Bluke

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    And I can live with that too. But I really hope trump bows out.
    It’s more exciting to vote for someone you believe in.
     
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  4. BobK89

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    Speak out against Dear Leader and this is what you can expect.
     
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  5. G8trGr8t

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    you believe in someone that oversteps the power of a political office to use the gubmnt to extract revenge on anybody that opposes them?

    confession, I voted for him the first time.
     
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  6. Orange_and_Bluke

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    Let’s see how it all shakes out. Has he legislated this or is this all bluster?
    I’m not going to overreact.
     
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  7. CHFG8R

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    I really don't care because they're all idiots that are disconnected from reality. I can't think of a single person in the entire American political spectrum right now I have any confidence in. I used to have some faith in DeSantis, but now he's become the very thing he rails against - a social warrior. Note to the clowns: The other 80% are just sick of social issues in general and we have much bigger fish to fry right now, both domestically and geopolitically.
     
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  8. G8trGr8t

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    he literally tried to punish Disney for opposing his position on don't day gay.

    He fired an entire school board and replaced them with lackies so they could fire the school superintendent who refused to drop masks in schools.

    He fired a State attorney who said on social media that he wouldn't prioritize abortion cases.

    He is petty and vindictive and abuses the power of the office to attack his political opponents or anyone that questions him. He is very much like DT in that you tell him what he wants to hear or you are out.
     
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  9. Orange_and_Bluke

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    Well the schools have become dangerously liberal and undisciplined so….maybe we’ll put some adults back in charge.
    Keep an open mind.
     
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  10. tampagtr

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    And he hates democracy. He has zero respect for democratic values or separation of powers. He is telling us who he is, yet so many pretend not to notice
     
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  11. tampagtr

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    Hard to know if this will be triggering. On the one hand, Elsa's a fair skinned blonde, the only female representation, I suppose along with fair skin brunettes, that the DeSantis crowd would approve of as being worthy of representation. On the other hand, one of the great appeals of that story to young girls is that they don't depend on males to define them. That could be very triggering if they understand the story.



     
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  12. tampagtr

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    This is why Disney is vulnerable right now to DeSantis's abuse of power to justify hatred of gays:

     
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    Not really. These are Disney Plus folks and marketing. Very few, if any, folks in Florida.
     
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    I agree. But I'm talking about the fact that they're under substantial earnings pressure, and they're trying to make up for losses and other divisions through the parks. Chapel was under pressure to price gouge at the parks. My point, and I should have made it clearer, it's at the parks or their current Cash cow, while they're trying to cut expenses come out because they overextended on streaming. But that's why they don't want any more controversy down here.

    Mind you, it would still be against Florida's interests to alienate Disney in the long term and it's also an abuse of power. But the current leadership in Florida doesn't care
     
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    My oldest daughter works for Disney. Parks and hotels are in good shape. They can outlast DeSantis.
     
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    Are we there yet?
    Are we there yet?
    Are we there yet?
    Are we there yet?
    Are we there yet?
    Are we there yet?
     
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  17. tampagtr

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    I hope. I'm just saying that they're the cash cow of the whole company right now. They are doing very well. But streaming is losing money
     
  18. tampagtr

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    I hope I live long enough that he is an obscure distant memory, consigned the darkness from whence he arose
     
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    Socialism. Government takeover of private business. Not to mention the taking and interference with the agreements with the bond holders. The devil is in the details; how does the debt get paid if yot take away the ability to raise money to pay it? Chum for the stupid.
     
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    No company, foreign or domestic, should be allowed own a private municipality.
     
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