A.G. Gancarski
There is a time and place for politics, Sen. Rick Scott urges, but the current convergence of crises is not it.
Scott, tweeting from his official account Tuesday night, had stern words for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat.
“This isn’t a time for politics,” the Senator remonstrated.
“Federal officials are working hard to help cities and states keep their neighborhoods safe. Governors and mayors should work with federal officials and do everything in their power to protect their citizens,” Scott chided.
The tweet linked to an article from Richmond.com, in which Northam denied President Donald Trump‘s request for up to 5,000 National Guard troops to “clamp down” on civil unrest.
Northam was on a widely reported Monday call with Trump and other Governors, in which the President offered his thoughts, and his review was less than stellar: “The message regrettably was not only of healing, was not one of unity. It was one of divisiveness. I regret that coming from the leader of the most powerful country in the world.”
Scott backed Trump’s posture in a CNBC interview on Tuesday morning, after an intro to his segment showing Donald Trump declaring himself the “President of Law and Order” ahead of paramilitary police squelching protests in D.C.
Scott, echoing President Donald Trump in comments to Governors yesterday, urged local action to suppress violent protests.
“Every Mayor, every Governor has to step up,” the Senator said. “I’ve been talking to law enforcement all across the state of Florida.”
“I’m glad the President is taking this seriously. I hope that every Mayor and every Governor does. I mean, you hear about the looting in New York,” Scott said. “That can’t happen, we’ve got to stop this.”
The Senator’s analysis of the killing of George Floyd and the aftermath has been public safety focused, and the CNBC hit again offered evidence of that.
Scott noted that, while it’s a “tough time” and his “heart goes out to George Floyd‘s family,” the police killing of the 46-year-old Minneapolis resident does not justify property destruction.
“People have the right to protest. But you cannot do it against the police. You can’t do it against your community. You can’t be looting; that’s criminal,” Scott said.
10 comments
lumdor
June 3, 2020 at 1:18 am
Rick ‘The Dick’ Scott is nothing more than a ‘two bit’ Trump, that Morceau de Merde. Their brain power together with DeSantis’ is really Not worth discussing.
These 3 losers will be Defeated by 2024.
Lauren Sanders
June 3, 2020 at 1:36 am
From your mouth to God’s ear!!!!
DisplacedCTYankee
June 3, 2020 at 7:32 am
I would like to “keep my neighborhood” safe from racists and MAGA-heads.
Ocean Joe
June 3, 2020 at 8:03 am
Uncle Fester.
Denis Gaston
June 3, 2020 at 12:25 pm
Mr. Scott needs to be schooled in the rights of citizens in the U.S.
Yes, in fact, citizens do have the right to protest against the government and the police and the military. Mr. Scott does not speak for most informed citizens of Florida and the U.S.
Sonja Fitch
June 3, 2020 at 3:48 pm
Stfu Scott! You screwed up the unemployment and killed and refused care to old and suck. You just another goptrump cult sociopath!
Sully
June 4, 2020 at 10:47 am
Rick Scott is the last perso who should b speaking about anything. CEO of a company that defrauded his flag loving, God fearing, gun loving constituents out of billions of their tax paying dollars through medicaid and medicare fraud and now his ass sitting in the halls of congress writing laws for the rest of us. Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn, millions of dollars in illegal payments, Manafort already home and Flynn on the way home if not already. The list goes on and on of the crooked white politicians and businessmen and women who have stolen billions of dollars and gotten away or served little time. But George Floyd, dead over a $20 bill. Rick Scott shut the fuck up bitch.
Jim Douglas
June 4, 2020 at 6:01 pm
If this is not a time for politics then why does trump’s lackey make a political statement?
Travis
June 4, 2020 at 10:20 pm
Of course we have the right to peacefully protest. I believe he was referring to property destruction and looting, that’s not peaceful and it’s certainly not protesting.
What happened to Mr. Floyd was a demonstrative act. I couldn’t imagine getting strangled, calling for help and 3 police officers and 20 or so on-lookers do nothing to help. I also understand the fear of acting against the police, even in that situation – you don’t want your community against hot headed officers with itchy trigger fingers.
By the way I am one of those MAGA people. No we are not all racist, are there bad apples? Sure there are, but the liberal side has its issues – #1 Antifa.
This group claims to be anti-fascist but it implores all the techniques of Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon and Mussolini to enact it’s agenda.
Antifa is also the one behind the riots and looting (lot of whites robbing Target).
I see you guys talking about facts and being school so here goes:
1 The Reconstruction party is the Republican Party.
2 Civil Rights were originally drafted by several Republicans in California before JFK was murdered
3 MLK Jr had to twist LBJ arm to pass this Legislation and basically sold the Black vote to Democrats.
4 Confederate states had more black political leaders then the Union, post civil war. In fact all the first except Justic Thomas (R) and Barack Obama (fraud).
5 80% of all crime against blacks is by blacks 17% by whites
lumdor
June 4, 2020 at 11:44 pm
Too much Kool-Ade (Aid?), no?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2020, Trump, that Morceau de Merde, will be Defeated by At Least 10 Points… Vote by Mail or Absentee Ballot!
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