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It would be a good drinking game. Every time DeSantis says woke you take a drink. That would help you better tolerate his b.s.
Everyone who opposes me is woke >

His new stump speech:

Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you today as a proud member of a party that stands for common sense, not woke politics. We understand that being "woke" has become a distraction from the real issues facing our great country. Instead of focusing on woke political correctness and virtue signaling, we are focused on finding solutions to the problems that affect our communities and citizens.
We will not be swayed by the trend of being woke, but instead, we will remain unwavering in our commitment to doing what is right for the people we serve. We will work tirelessly to improve the lives of all citizens, without being hindered by the need to constantly show our wokeness.
Our party is about action, not woke rhetoric. We will demonstrate leadership and show we are not woke. We invite all those who share our belief to join us in our mission to make a real impact in our country. Together, we will put an end to woke politics and focus on what truly matters - the well-being and prosperity of the people of Florida. >

I bet he could've gotten 5 more wokes in that speech. >

It's like he gets paid every time he says a buzzword. LOL >

Omaha, Omaha, Omaha! >

Ron DeSantis is a fucking chode. >

Literally he's like 5'9 and is fat and stubby...Napoleon complex. >

5’9’’ is the average height of American men btw. 
Also Napoleon was 5’6’’. >

He's still a chode who made fun of Fauci's height (just 1-2 inches shorter) so....Not sorry. >

Here's the beginning of our story breaking down DeSantis' recent fight with the NHL ahead of the upcoming All-Star Game in Florida:  
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is squaring off with an unlikely opponent: the NHL.  
In the latest battle of the culture wars, the NHL—where gloves-off fighting still brings just a five-minute penalty, where the player base is 93 percent white, and until the hiring of Mike Grier by the San Jose Sharks earlier this month there had yet to be a Black general manager in the history of the sport—has somehow become the new epitome of woke culture gone awry.  
Over the weekend, the DeSantis administration got the NHL to fold on a local hiring event aimed at diversifying the league’s workforce ahead of its annual All-Star Game. (The All-Star Game and Skills Competition is set for the first weekend of February in Sunrise, Florida—a suburb a little under an hour north of Miami—home to the Florida Panthers.)  
How DeSantis ended up dropping the gloves with America’s fourth most popular sport ahead of an event ostensibly designed to draw tourists to the state and Floridians into the NHL’s front office jobs is the result of a wash, rinse and repeat approach to corporate efforts to brand themselves as inclusive.  
As one GOP strategist put it, DeSantis has found another way to “raise his profile as a fighter as well as raise money.” But as another Republican campaign veteran told The Daily Beast, this isn’t a risk-free strategy for the Florida governor and rumored 2024 contender; it could mark the beginning of a “strategy that works until it doesn’t.”  
“I've been in these rooms where political consultants get together, they try and say, ‘Well, what can we do to appeal to white voters without being just super-blatantly racist?’” said Stuart Stevens, the former George W. Bush, John McCain and Mitt Romney presidential strategist. >

The eternal Republican dance, how do I let the racists know I'm one of them, while maintaining plausible deniability for the people who aren't paying attention. >

That ship has sailed. You’re either go Full Racist or get pegged a RHINO. >

Republican Horror In Name Only? >

Or Really Horrible in Name Only? Sorry, I meant Racist In Name Only. >

If just one major employer (e.g., Disney) or high visibility employer (e.g., an NHL team) made good on moving out of the state, that asshat would stop his 'govern via spite' stunts instantly. >

I think you underestimate how popular attacking corporations is. I'd say corporations are almost as unpopular as government, if not more. People are angry. By tapping into that anti-corporate anger, desantis is likely going to win over at least a few independents, and maybe even some "Democrats," especially because Democrats are now the party defending corrupt corporations. 
Sure, desantis' attacks aren't focused on the things people actually care about, like corporations not paying taxes, but that doesn't matter. His attacks on perceived corporate abuses is going to resonate with people, and Democrats would be smart to try and get ahead of this by reframing the anti-corporate discussion so that it focuses on taxes and corruption. >


especially because Democrats are now the party defending corrupt corporations.

This is an absolutely laughable sentence. Who are the ones clamoring for corps to pay their fair share? Sure as fuck' ain't the Republicans. >

At least he's not slamming or blasting the NHL.  They'd be in so much trouble if he slammed or blasted. >

Slamming is allowed as long as there’s no unnecessary contact to the head. Blasting I’m not sure about, but it sounds like a double minor penalty. >

I worry that if he pitches and chips to the corner I might need to cross check between different articles! >

Woke is the new Communism! >

The anti woke committees and everything else going on does remind me of McCarthyism especially because it doesn't really have any meaning, and they are accusing anyone and everything of being woke. >

It's literally McCarthyism 2.0 >

Kevin McCarthyism >


Yet unlike DeSantis’ spats with the likes of Disney, Democratic governors, or even a wildcard such as New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the Florida governor has potentially awoken a foe capable of holding petty grudges for longer and with greater fervor than few others can: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

A Challenger Appears... one who also revels in being "The Bad Guy". >

Well, the more enemies he makes the better. He’s already unfit to hold office here’s to him making sure everyone is well aware of that fact. >

I really hate to point something out but the reason why the NHL is trying to do this is because the NHL is trying to open up a new market. NHL is already considered to be a really white sport. How are you going to get some asian kid to sign up for the sport when all they see is white people? You don't think that if you open up the Asian demographic, that's a lot more people who are going to go into the game? You figure that out, it's a lot of extra profit year over year.
You look at hollywood, that's exactly what happened. Crazy Rich Asians came out. People realized that the demographic they joked were all doctors and engineers apparently had money. And now they're making more media oriented towards Asian Americans in general.
The primary driver of, "going woke," isn't gender studies. It's capitalism. >

Not to mention too, in other places where the NHL is extremely popular, like the the upper Midwest, in new england, demographics are changing. And those demographics with your average blue collar folks, are changing too.  Rich people up here don't play hockey. It's more of a community game for people to pass the time when it's cold.   All you have to do is grab a pair of chopper mittens, buy a $30 wooden stick, buy a $20 pair of used ice skates, and you can play some neighborhood pond hockey. >

This is why the GOP as I used to know it won't exist in a few years. The only thing they have left is the "culture war". They have no plans for anything. Their platform is and will continue to be "own the libs". >

All this anti-woke crap is the new get-off grandpa's lawn. I'm so over Desantis already. >

There's no rule that says a green M&M can't play hockey. >

<Tucker Carlson unzips> >

Rhonda Santis hates hockey. Got it. >

It's hard to imagine his war on woke and against teachers playing well nationally. I assume his strategy is to get the nomination by being the biggest piece of shit in the news and then hope the environment is favorable enough for Republicans in 2024 that he can win by default. >

There's a war on teachers in most red states. >

If wokeness is seemingly lurking everywhere it sounds much easier for republicans to just stay in a safe space rather than risk anything in the outside world. >

I hate that my children's grandparents live in this man's state. >

this shit is such a joke. they are going to run out of things to be mad at and then theyll create a new thing to be mad at. >

I'm starting to think DeSantis either won't be the nominee or will fall flat on his face in the general election, even aside from Trump's antics. Previously I had thought he was going to be able to utilize Trump's MAGA tactics, but with a smarter strategic approach that would mean he could damage the country far worse. Now? It seems like he's just bouncing from one fashionable right wing target to the next, with little thought of how it will play outside Florida. >

All it takes now is one black player to come out and explain to DeSantis just how difficult their path to the NHL was, and to reiterate the importance of inclusion in light of its undeniable absence in hockey... I feel as though our reverence for athletes would make it an instant losing battle for DeSantis. >


The 'Joke' is taking on the 'Woke'

My suggestion for DeSantis's 2024 campaign slogan >

Really nhls only problem was the wording of the linked in ad.  The event itself is a great idea.  Then Desantis gets into a performative rage over it, using wild hyperbole and making a fool of himself. >

Come on NHL, dump Florida and send a team to Houston >

The Panthers could move to Quebec City tomorrow and 98% of people in S. Florida wouldn't even know or care that they've left. >

QC will never have another team and you can thank the habs for that >

The Major Sports leagues could bring the Ignorant Governors in a lot of states crashing down if they wanted to. Unfortunately their mostly Billionaire White Boys Clubs like the White "Christian" Nationalist direction that over half the states are traveling down. >

Hard to believe that a sport is woke when there is still a fighting penalty >

And generally only white, rich people can afford >

We can all classify anti-woke as just racists and bigots right? That’s why it boils down to, your too fucking lazy to be nice so you are anti-woke.
In other words your just a Nazi. Straight up. No hyperbole. >

How many enemies can this guy make solely to please one increasingly-small bloc of allies?
Republicans are dying of COVID and old age, sitting out elections after considering their single-issue matter of abortion solved, or simply walking away from the party as it finds new lows to sink to, and all DeSantis wants to do is to find new ways to attack people and rally his base. >

Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans think the NHL discriminate against white people with their hiring practices.
A sports league that has only ever had one general manager of a team that isn’t white. 
This isn’t an attack against discriminatory hiring practices. It’s attacking a solution to discriminatory hiring practices. Florida Republicans want to keep the Florda Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning front offices white. They’re white supremecists. >

Clearly Ronnie has never applied for a job with the Federal Government.  They will often put out job postings saying, in exactly this many words, "We will be giving preference to _ and  and __ candidates for this position," while listing race, gender, disability, etc. >

Florida Stunt Man >

This is the only thing he does.
Thing he doesn't like = woke = bad. >

So they're done with the last "wink wink I don't like black people" word CRT? I'm guessing woke is the new one? >

I couldn’t get past “DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin”. >

Sucks that a lot of company's keep folding to DeSantis, like I wish more were like the NBA and Georgia, fight back a bit more. Will mess with Florida's economy. >

NHL should beware.  look what happened to the NFL.  Fox said "go woke go broke" now the NFL in bankrupt, right? >

The only team sport you can physically fight that also has nets is… woke? >

Easy solution for the NHL, just move the franchise to a state that’s not full of fucking morons. >

Be carefull of DeSantis, he may have you shipped to Gitmo.. so he can preserve your "rights"...and a little waterboarding ..