5mo ago

Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris' call on Hurricane Helene

www.nbcnews.com Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris' call on Hurricane Helene

An aide to the Florida governor said that Harris' call "seemed political" and that she "was trying to reach out, and we didn’t answer."

Separate from the article, he's also refusing to extend voter registration deadlines because of the storm unlike South Carolina. Today is still unfortunately Florida's voter registration deadline, make sure to register: https://vote.gov/register

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5mo ago

Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris' call on Hurricane Helene

www.nbcnews.com /politics/kamala-harris/ron-desantis-harris-call-hurricane-helene-political-rcna174276

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Committing neglectful manslaughter to own the libs.
- and no one bats an eye
  
  Plenty of people are upset, just not most of the people who can vote this guy out. The wealthy and powerful have their feet on the necks of the people... And half of those people are asking for more weight, having bought the lie that this is all for the greater good.
- He's a ghoul and was running out of dead children to eat.
- It’ll work

“seemed political" but at the same time, refuses to take the call.
How do you know the call is political if you refuse to take it?
- After all, she's the vice president, not just a political candidate. Organizations like FEMA are part of the executive branch. Your state is and is about to be a disaster site (again). Just pick up the phone, dude.
  
  He's also not spoken to the president either who has attempted to call as well. Biden is not even running for president anymore
- Well, see... The president he supports withholds funding unless the municipalities affected by disasters pass a purity test, so he assumes the president he doesn't support will as well.

Right as it ramps up to a Cat 5? Fucking guy!
- That’s Milton. Helene is the one that already hit.
  
  Oh, don't worry, this tactic is likely to persist right on into Milton.
  
  You think he'd answer if she called to plan for Milton instead?

This moment for De Santis will go down in history, I think he will largely be remembered for this single horrific moment as Milton slots into the breach, the US will at a national level be a meaningfully different place by the end of the week it is going to be so bad for Florida and elsewhere.
This youtube weather channel has good coverage on the quickly worsening situation with a possible cat 5 milton.
https://www.youtube.com/live/EnuiP9VyC-8?feature=shared
This channel too
https://youtu.be/V4EuYnj0wLw?feature=shared
"worst case scenario" keeps coming up as a phrase
... lastly, the end of Ron Desantis's political career from space
https://youtu.be/IcM_6ssRwtk?feature=shared
- Ted Cruise fled to Cancun during the widespread power outages, and DeSantis refused phone calls with help for his state on the line.
  
  there is literally no lower rung on the ladder of "loser" than "pathetic mass murderer"
- Yup. Tampa Bay is looking at a major disaster on Wednesday and DeSatans is playing politics with it.
- Ryan Hall can be very entertaining but there are much better and professional sources of information out there. My favorite is Tropical Tidbits (https://youtube.com/@tropical-tidbits)
  
  Dr. Levi Cowan is my favorite source of storm information presented in a factual and level-headed manner. I whole-heartedly endorse Tropical Tidbits. I do not endorse Ron DeSantis.
  
  Really appreciate Dr. Levi.
  
  good to know thank you for linking

Let's see if they can fuck up florida so badly it goes blue in a month.
- Nah all the usual outlets will just spend the next month blaming Biden and every clown will believe it.

GQP: Smaller Gub'ment!
Also GQP: Gimmie!
- But also also GQP: Just coz I said gimmie duznt mean I'm takin handouts from the LIBS!
  
  At least the libs are offering help, which we know from the recently unsealed documents that Trump would not be doing for states that didn't vote for him.
- Good comment on the wrong thread. This is specifically an instance of Don't Gimme.
  You a bot, by any chance?
  
  So you think Florida republiQans will NOT ask for financial assistance - disaster aid - because Ron DeSantis snubbed the VP?

"He's hurting the wrong people." His bootlicking followers probably

I’d rather hurt my constituents than work with a lib.
Cool guy. /s

Ron is a little bitch.

What a weird little bitch.

Sounds like Biden just needs to declare martial law and take over the state if the local dumbass won't cooperate. Biden has a duty to protect citizens from tyranny.

As Florida voters are trying to figure out why they're drowning, starving, unsheltered, and alone, just remember that the call rejections were coming from within the house.

What a sad and pathetic excuse for a human being ronnie is.

This storm is a freaking monster. Pressure went below 900mb a few minutes ago.

Such a whiny little bitch.

stick his midget ass out in the gulf path of milton and see if he changes his tune

Desantis is the strongest coward at the white leather boots with lifts store. Fucking loser.

I say we sue Greece for the sum total of damages from Hurricane Helene. It's clearly their fault.

Everyone call his office and tell him how disappointed you are with his childish behavior.
Office of Governor Ron DeSantis
State of Florida
The Capitol
400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
(850) 717-9337
Link to his office contact info here

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We keep getting told that she's just the VP and has no power. Why would he then take a call from her?
- He's also refusing to meet with Biden. This is about politics for DeSantis, so that he can complain that Biden and Harris aren't doing their jobs.
- Yeah why talk to the person one heartbeat away from the presidency?
  🤡
  
  I'm not the one that kept demanding Harris, as VP, is powerless against what Biden was doing. She's still not in that position of power and is acting on behalf of the President?

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