A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor says he knows he wasn’t elected to be a “dictator,” but blames the press for acting like he is one.
In Michigan Thursday, Ron DeSantis told a crowd at Hillsdale College that reporters got it wrong regarding his governing philosophy.
“Being elected the chief executive of the state is not the same as being elected the dictator of the state, as much as the media tries to act like we do that,” the Governor contended.
During this speech, he offered variations on familiar themes, including a discussion of “executive leverage” and “pressure points.”
“So we had a good sense of where the pressure points were. We knew how we could use our executive leverage. I knew what my powers were vis a vis local government. I removed people like the Sheriff of Broward after Parkland. I removed supervisors of elections. I removed a George Soros-funded prosecutor in Tampa,” DeSantis contended.
As he is wont to do, he also talked about staff loyalty and how that helps him win battles with the media and the left.
“The reality is that in politics you have people that can be drawn that are bringing their own agenda,” DeSantis said, contextualizing staff purges. “If you have any other agenda, pack your bags and leave. And we had to dismiss some people early.”
“We don’t talk to the media. We had no leaks to the media for four years. And they get very upset about that,” DeSantis said, before offering a window into his approach to government serving as a way to keep his enemies off balance.
“If you’re not doing anything offensively, then the left and the media just start shooting at you all the time and yeah they still shoot at me but they always miss the target because the minute they start complaining about one thing, I’m off doing the next thing. So the best defense is a good offense. So that’s what we did,” DeSantis contended.
“We’ve seen the left get into so many different arteries of our society. So yes you have to limit government and its involvement with you, but you also have to contest the left and all these other institutions,” he added.
21 comments
Ron DeSantis wears High Heels
April 6, 2023 at 8:36 pm
He’s a short little dictator. Like Napoleon.
Corruption in Florida
April 6, 2023 at 10:37 pm
He’s more like a Mussolini. The modern day version. He’s like a little Italian meatball.
Johnnyoh1
April 7, 2023 at 10:25 am
Spot on!!
Pill Mill Bill McFired
April 6, 2023 at 9:03 pm
“I’m not a dictator, but through burning books, banning social studies, and encouraging mind bending religion…at least the people will be ripe for one some day.” – Ron DeSanctimonious
Christopher S Davis
April 7, 2023 at 9:33 am
To be fair, Rhonda’s Panties book burnings are just Capitalism at work: He’s trying to improve his own terrible book’s popularity rating on Amazon
Corruption in Florida
April 6, 2023 at 10:35 pm
Ron DeSantis is a Mussolini 2.0 he’s the modern day version of a dictator trying to control and micromanage every single aspect of human life. He is literally usurping the freedoms away from Floridians and trying to instill these warped values on the American people. He is not a leader, but it, a very weak man
He wears go-go boots and heels, and yet glasses, the drag queens for entertainment. I don’t get it I don’t know if he’s just that stupid or he’s just that much of a narcissist.
SteveHC
April 6, 2023 at 11:43 pm
“ Florida’s Governor says he knows he wasn’t elected to be a ‘dictator,’ but blames the press for acting like he is one.” – Of course! That’s the kind of thing that any typical, self-deluded autocrat tends to say in their effort to deflect onto a perceived enemy (one of which is always the independent free press).
Lynda
April 7, 2023 at 1:06 am
When you must tell your audience that you are not a “crook” (Nixon) or a “dictator” (deSantis) there is a good chance you know what word describes you.
And to blame what you are on the “left” is a revealing comment about personal insecurity.
Sorry, Ron, you are a dictator and probably a crook too.
In the head
April 7, 2023 at 6:44 am
He’s one meatball short of a full spaghetti.
JD
April 7, 2023 at 7:07 am
Normally I would say MoRon Desantis better not have any dirt that can come to light but given the track record of our last commander in chief or Tennessee’s “Hold my Beer” moment with their house of representatives, it seems no one cares about integrity.
Or at least the SHAMEFUL GOP doesn’t care.
And as others have stated, if you must tell people how good you are, chances are you aren’t.
“It’s not the heat. It’s the stupidity.”
Christopher S Davis
April 7, 2023 at 9:31 am
Rhonda’s Panties knows he wasn’t elected to Dic_ Tater, but he really enjoys F___ing Goofy
Tom
April 7, 2023 at 9:31 am
Trump called him a “meatball” but what he was really trying to convey was convert racism… called him a greaseball over his Italian ancestry. Epic pig fight. This is what things degenerate into when you shill so hard for rich people and obstruct and sabotage government in favor of the rich.
Don Waters
April 7, 2023 at 7:47 pm
I kind of liked the name “Little D” I mean he’s a bit hefty, but you can surmise what the nickname means. I’m not a dictator, I only act like one in public. LOL
I would say if most your laws you pass get overturned by GOP installed judges you might just be trying to be a dictator, just without success. This guy is like Trump 2.0 but maybe more like Trump 0.75!
DL
April 7, 2023 at 10:54 am
He touts Florida as a “free state” while banning books, attacking one of our biggest employers and tourist attractions, attacking LGBTQ+ communities and even free speech – just doing whatever he wants – I feel like we are in a dictatorship,
Christina
April 7, 2023 at 10:55 am
There are a ton of people who support him and appreciate the work he is doing.
Supporters
April 7, 2023 at 2:12 pm
They are the spaghetti to his meatball.
Andrew Finn
April 7, 2023 at 12:11 pm
That’s kinda funny at first. DeSatan tells the people that he “is not a dictator”. Okay – let’s split up the word then. He may not be a “TATOR” but he sure is a “DIC” !!!!!!!!!!!!
Ian
April 8, 2023 at 11:27 am
Little Bitch
Bert Stimson
April 10, 2023 at 11:27 pm
If you have to say it…
Rob Desantos
April 12, 2023 at 12:39 pm
“I’m not a dictator, just a state’s chief executive with an extensive enemies list including: journalists, teachers, professors, librarians, foreigners, blacks, gays, trans, commies, Disney and the Special Olympics. This is all completely normal for a governor.”
Magi
April 17, 2023 at 8:18 pm
FL is a free state – free to follow whatever DeSantass tells you to! Get rid of this human plague.
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