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What's happening in DeSantistan 2.0

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by gator_lawyer, Jun 9, 2023.

  1. antny1

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    Florida offers more details on its controversial plan for changes at state parks

    Get a load of what day and times the public meetings are for this subject. Tuesday at 3pm. Probably as inconvenient a time for any working public or parents with kids in school.

    I can't imagine how much money is being thrown around behind the scenes for this kind of crap.
     
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    Not to mention the ability to absorb property and insurance costs
     
  4. tampajack1

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    That is why so many people are leaving Florida.
     
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  5. rivergator

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    Interest in golf has been declining for 15 years. More courses are closing than opening. So the state should spend money and use state park land to ... build golf courses?
     
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  6. HeyItsMe

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  8. HeyItsMe

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    I would love to see the Desantis lovers on this board defend this decision. You can’t.
     
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    I like many other stuff caring about golf once Tiger Woods fell off
     
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    Golf was definitely in decline, but Covid actually gave a lot of courses a substantial spike in business (to the point there may even be a mini boom in building courses now).

    My money would be on this being short lived and we’ll go back to closing courses in a few years. So this seems a pretty stupid idea, esp if it’s using an area designated for preservation. Nevermind that it’s all likely rooted in corruption.
     
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  11. G8trGr8t

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    Taylor Morrison and Lennar both still building bundled golf communities. Surprises me but it is happening
     
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    desi backed school board candidates didn't do so well across the state. if the dems would get their chit together, the state could easily be in play

    DeSantis-backed school board candidates fall short in Florida | AP News

    Of the 23 school board candidates that DeSantis endorsed this cycle, preliminary results show more of them appeared to lose their election races than win them.

    Unofficial vote tallies show 11 candidates backed by the governor lost on Tuesday, including some incumbents in conservative-leaning counties. Meanwhile, six of DeSantis’ preferred candidates won their races and six were poised to advance to a November runoff after no one in their contests cleared 50% of the vote. Those runoffs could still go in DeSantis’ favor.

    Speaking to reporters Wednesday, DeSantis acknowledged that efforts to make school boards more conservative were more successful two years ago, but said progress is still being made.
     
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    DeSantis and Randy Fine bickering like a married couple filing for divorce. Fine wanted the FSU game in Ireland cancelled because Ireland recognizes Palestine. Along with Spain and Norway, Ireland has been deemed supporters of Muslim terror by Fine.

    'Fire them': DeSantis spat with GOP lawmaker Fine catches fire online
     
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    Its gonna be so awesome when Florida bans the import of Jameson and refuses entry to Conor McGregor
     
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    Republicans: shut up and dribble. Keep politics out of sport.

    Also Republicans: we can’t allow a state university to play in a country that recognizes Palestine
     
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    Our total ass-wipe of a governor is opening an investigation into the alleged assassination attempt because he says that the Biden administration cannot be trusted to fairly investigate it. I have been in Tampa since 1981, and this jerk is the worst governor by far that we have had in all those years.
     
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  18. HeyItsMe

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    The whole Republican Party is full of beta males who genuflect to the throne of Trump. This dude straight up bad mouthed Desantis left and right leading up to and during his short lived bid for presidency, and instead of standing up for himself, he bent over and took it in the rear and is now like “more please.” Desantis is a wussy boy.
     
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    Swampville
    A cuck in white knee high rubber boots...