Florida's Republican Candidate For Governor Just Said A Vote For His Black Rival Would "Monkey This Up"
The new Republican nominee for governor in Florida said that a win for his Democratic rival — the state’s first black gubernatorial nominee from a major party — would “monkey this up.”
Appearing Wednesday morning on Fox News, Rep. Ron DeSantis, who won his primary Tuesday with a strong endorsement from President Donald Trump, also called Andrew Gillum “articulate” — a backhanded compliment often reserved for candidates of color.
“This is a guy who, although he’s much too liberal for Florida — I think he’s got huge problems with how he’s governed Tallahassee — you know, he is an articulate spokesman for those far-left views, and he’s a charismatic candidate,” DeSantis told anchor Sandra Smith.
He added: “Let’s build off the success we’ve had under Gov. [Rick] Scott. The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state. That is not gonna work. That’s not gonna be good for Florida.”
Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, won a close Democratic primary Tuesday with support from Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist senator from Vermont. In his campaign, Gillum emphasized progressive policy programs with an expanded view of the government.
"It's disgusting that Ron DeSantis is launching his general election campaign with racist dog whistles,” Florida Democratic Party chair Terrie Rizzo said in an emailed statement.
DeSantis’ campaign officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
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Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
88 wrote:Only a racist sees the word "monkey" and decides that is a reference to a black candidate. The guy who uttered it and those who heard it understood otherwise. Don't be niggardly about playing your race card, racist.
Yes, of course, when a southern GOP politician says his black opponent is going to monkey things up, that has absolutely nothing to do with race.
Again, Democrats are the REAL racists.
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
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Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
Sudden Sam wrote:
And if you read the quote, there's no way anyone could think he was referring to the black guy in any way. Headlines have been written to make it appear that way, but it's just not what the guy was saying.
He also called him, a balck man, articulate. Nothing racist about that!
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
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Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
Yes. It's a racist dog whistle. Are you familiar with the dog whistle concept?
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
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Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
Screw_Michigan wrote:Are you familiar with the dog whistle concept?
I am. To you, anyone who leans even a hair to the right is a "white supremacist." You've proven it over and over, even going so far to call non-whites "white supremacists."
A racist Republican county official in Pennsylvania has resigned over social media posts where she called NFL players who protested by taking a knee during the national anthem “baboons” and “ignorant blacks.”
“Tired of these overpaid ignorant blacks telling me what I should believe in. I will tell you what I believe in and that is our Flag the National Anthem and America period end of story,” wrote Carla Maloney, the ex-Republican Committee of Beaver County’s secretary, on Facebook under the name Carla Belich Fueller, local outlet The Beaver Countian reported.
“You don’t like it here go to Africa see how you like it there. We are all Americans not African American not Hispanic American. WE ARE ALL AMERICAN,” she added.
The racist posts were made before Maloney was named secretary earlier this year, Chip Kohser, chairman of the RCBC told the Beaver County Times.
Most of the comments were made after many of the Pittsburgh Steelers stayed in their locker room for the anthem before their game on Sept. 24, 2017, Kohser added.
“Steelers are now just as bad as the rest of the overpaid baboons… How many men and women have lost limbs or died to protect this country and you baboons want respect,” she wrote in one post. “Let’s see how the baboons get paid when white people stop paying their salaries.”
In other posts, she complained about “reverse racism” in America and predicted another civil war would break out “soon than later.”
Not racist at all!
Sincerely,
0.88, Killitard and Suckaholic, ML@Coyote. et al
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
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Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.