A.G. Gancarski
Gov. Ron DeSantis may not call himself a citizen of the world, but he is embracing geographical intersectionality.
In an interview with the London Telegraph, the Florida Governor describes England as a “second home.”
“If you are an American and you really believe and appreciate America’s core values, it doesn’t matter your ethnicity, when you come here, it’s like a second home,” DeSantis said Friday.
“Because of the shared values, I feel like this is home. I feel almost like I’m in an American city because we have such a commonality of culture,” DeSantis added.
This is the latest attempt by DeSantis, born and raised in Florida, to connect to places where he happens to be speaking.
At the Utah Republican Convention last Saturday, the Florida Governor contended that his state is the “Utah of the Southeast.”
DeSantis added that he “was recently visiting with some folks in Iowa and people said, you know, Iowa, they’re really the Florida of the Midwest with all the conservative stuff they’re doing. Well, let me just tell you maybe it’s a little secret, but it might just be that Florida is the Utah of the Southeast.”
This continued a theme of idiosyncratic DeSantis asides.
In the Granite State addressing the New Hampshire GOP at the Amos Tuck Dinner, the Governor suggested Floridians were not proud of the state before he arrived on the political scene.
“I was born and raised in Florida, and it’s only been recently that we’ve developed a sense of state pride ourselves,” DeSantis said. “We’re proud to have stood up for freedom in the last few years when it wasn’t easy. We did it our own way and I’m proud of that.
“But I must admit we draw inspiration from the people here in New Hampshire,” DeSantis continued. “Because more than any other state, you don’t mince words when it comes to your stand on liberty. You say it very clearly: Live Free or Die.”
Continuing the theme, DeSantis told an Ohio crowd he was one of them.
The Governor, addressing the Butler County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner, said he represents so-called “Ohio values.”
“I can stand here representing Ohio values because the two most important women in my life (are from Ohio),” DeSantis said. “My mother is from Youngstown, and my wife is from Troy, and so my family reflects your family.”
28 comments
tom palmer
April 29, 2023 at 8:22 pm
pander much?
Fire Nikki
April 29, 2023 at 8:36 pm
Oh and Joe Biden is part Puerto Rican. Never mind he’s an Irishman. And you take shots at DeSantis.
David Pakman
April 29, 2023 at 9:19 pm
Trump claimed to be religious to rope in all the whackos.. but he isn’t religious. I could go on and on much longer about the ways that Trump is more full of sht than Biden. Of course you probably know all that and don’t care.. just a far right troll.
Fire Nikki
April 30, 2023 at 7:42 am
This message board is a haven for far left trolls that left New York and Kalifornia among others to flee high taxes and crime. Things brought on by politicians you trolls support. A bunch of mindless zombies you are.
David Pakman
April 30, 2023 at 7:46 am
👆 More far right propaganda by this anti-government terrorist troll. Trump fled New York because he didn’t want to pay taxes and because of crime…his own crime. He is a snow bird come to run DeSantis out of his own state. You idiots support the snow bird and carpet bagging invader.
Mother Superior Slapshot
May 1, 2023 at 1:10 pm
Dear Mister or Miss Fire Nikki, your name-calling appears to be a substitute for logical debate. But we are all happy for you if that makes you happy. And that fantasy of yours, the one where Florida is low on crime, that indicates you don’t listen to the news (and certainly don’t read it). And if the blissful ignorance you enjoy from lack of information makes you happy, then again we too are happy for you, bless your heart.
Bert Stimson
April 29, 2023 at 8:50 pm
thbtbtbtbt
** sound of a balloon letting out all its air
Fire Nikki
April 29, 2023 at 9:12 pm
Once again defending the indefensible Joe “I am completely gone mentally” Biden.
Elliott Offen
April 29, 2023 at 9:16 pm
Trump is a narcissistic sociopath and confidence man..ran to cut his own taxes and entertain stupid people.. boost his own ego and enrich himself. Money doesn’t trickle down so if you aren’t rich and voted for him then you are an idiot.
Fire Nikki
April 30, 2023 at 7:40 am
Get off this message board Elliot and do something for yourself. You are going nowhere living with mom and dad and staring at a computer screen all day.
Elliott Offen
April 30, 2023 at 7:48 am
👆Fire Nikki is a neo nazi meth troll and terrorist supporter. Needs jail!
Earl Pitts American
April 30, 2023 at 10:44 am
Good morning Fire Nikki,
You are hereby ordered to leave my main man, Elliott, alone and henceforth bow to his superior wisdom. Be mindefull of your smaller intelectual capaciities from this point in your life forward.
Thank yoy Fire Nikki,
Earl Pitts American
RBW
April 29, 2023 at 10:19 pm
– You mean “baboon”, right?
Mercury Shampoo Ed 👍
April 29, 2023 at 9:14 pm
They have a nationalized healthcare system in England and labor party…it’s not like Florida. They don’t pander to religious whackos and pass religiously motivated legislation. It’s not a right wing police state either. Europe is not happy with us right now. These Republicans try to mislead people here and abroad and it’s beyond believable at this point.
TJC
May 1, 2023 at 1:02 pm
The Ivy League educated DeSantis is just amazed that the English speak English better than his Florida followers. But it didn’t stop him from his habit of speaking at a third grade level to the Brits, as if they were his Florida core followers, and for that he was laughed off.
DeSantis should resign
April 29, 2023 at 9:50 pm
he’s trying to put on political theater, but the fact is no one’s buying it. Even the people in England, but he was a big goof.
SteveHC
April 29, 2023 at 10:31 pm
“…I feel almost like I’m in an American city…” – Yeah, I’m sure all UK citizens and Londoners in particular just LOVED that entirely moronic remark… just goes to show that no way in heck can we trust this idiot to handle international diplomacy with any degree of competency whatsoever. I guess his “woke” Harvard and Yale educations really DIDN’T bestow any real intelligence or common sense upon him, southern *or* northern,
Michael K
April 30, 2023 at 8:49 am
In any city in Florida – people can walk around carrying guns – and guns are the leading cause of death in young people! Neither are the case in Great Britain.
But the British were also led down a disastrous conservative path when they were mislead into leaving the EU. It devastated their economy.
Brexit Florida
April 30, 2023 at 4:49 am
Commonality of culture: most Floridians can’t afford to live there either. No property insurance, no infrastructure (no taxes=no public services) and expelled from their neighboring-states as a business partner.
Tom
April 30, 2023 at 7:54 am
Florida is Mississippi with a beach thanks to degenerate conservative government ideology…it’s a parasitic grifter state. Just look at the low wages here for decades and the exploitation of out of state people and blue hairs. The Villages sums up Florida nicely. Conservatives refuse to govern…rely on housing gambling, real estate and land speculation, and grifting. Cultural poverty and intellectual devastation… religious degeneracy.
Michael K
April 30, 2023 at 9:07 am
According to Politico, his remarks to the insurance big wigs was described as “horrendous.” But he could do us all a big favor and make Britain his first and forever home – except it’s probably too “woke” (whatever that is) for his closed mind and authoritarian impulses.
john
April 30, 2023 at 9:13 am
y’all can keep pandering all you want
florida ain’t england or ohio or utah. complete crap. this article is written in a biased tone. it‘s propaganda.
us floridians don’t like ron. he is fake and wants to turn the south into the midwest.
Earl Pitts American
April 30, 2023 at 10:00 am
Good morning dook 4 brains lefties,
Just go back above my, Earl Pitts American’s, clear common sense words of superior wisdom
and carefully read all the leftist dook 4 brains comments. And what do we find out thats abunduntly clear?
Well dook 4 brains lefties, its a good thing you have me, Earl Pitts American, here to guide your defective brains (remember full of dook), to the only logical conclusion which you all will be so greatfull for.
Here you go lefties:
It is abunduntly clear, based on scientific deduction, the lefty posters above will not be satisfied until all of our Cities from coast to coast become San Francisco #ell holes with the streets paved in human feces. You all look forward to taking off your dork and nerd shoes (typical dook 4 brains footwear-hello look down at your feet) and walking the streets of our former great nation feeling those fresh from the b.hole dook piles squishing up between your stink toes.
You will all thank me, Earl Pitts American, for enlighting you to how 87.54% of Americans feel about you dook for brains lefties.
So every one of you are hereby ordered to stop at the next mirror you come to, look at yourself, and repeat these words: : I am a dook 4 brains leftist and I, insert your name here- (__________) – must change and strive to become more like my wise new life coach, Earl Pitts American, you will thank me.
If we can save just around 450 Million dook 4 brains leftist from the error of their ways and give their brains a much needed dook clensing enemia it will be the greatest thing I, Earl Pitts American, have done in my lifetime of doing great things.
Thank you dook 4 brains leftists,
Earl Pitts, Life Coach, American
Tjb
April 30, 2023 at 11:50 am
Sadly Republicans led cities usually have a high major crime rates than than cities led by Democratic’s .
Elliott Offen
April 30, 2023 at 12:19 pm
👆Far right terrorist propagandist. They need jail!
Pearl Shitts - Kiddy Diddler
May 1, 2023 at 11:18 am
Uh-oh. He’s back. Hide your kidz!
M. Mouse
May 1, 2023 at 12:57 pm
Poor Ron just wants to fit in somewhere, be accepted for who he is. And what he is. Unfortunately for him, only Florida Goobers embrace him, and he is not comfortable with that. He’s quite sure he’s better than that. So, Goobers, remember that the next time you go to lick his boots. Squeak!
I'm stunned...
May 1, 2023 at 3:06 pm
…that there are people who actually take this man seriously.
I’m 50 years old, and he’s easily the most ridiculous and pathetic person I’ve ever seen hold public office.
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