'I am not going to take that!' Ron DeSantis screams as Black man blames him for racist shooting

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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https://www.rawstory.com/desantis-jacksonville/

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis became angry with a constituent who accused him of enacting policies that hurt the minority community.

At an event in Jacksonville, Florida, a Black man complained to DeSantis about his policies. The man pointed to a recent race-based shooting in the city.

"Well, listen, excuse me, I'm not gonna let you accuse me of committing criminal activity," DeSantis interrupted. "I am not going to take that! I am not going to take that! You should want to have a civil conversation."

"Everyone doesn't have their own truth," the governor snapped. "No, you don't get to come here and blame me for some madman. That is not appropriate, and I'm not going to accept it."

"You have allowed people to hunt people like me," the constituent said as two white staffers urged the man to leave.

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. "You have allowed people to hunt people like me":

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[Demobrat]

21. I take issue with this statement.

DeSantis didn’t ALLOW people to hunt people like the speaker. He ENCOURAGED it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

34. I agree

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Add this to little Ron's list of toddler temper tantrums

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[Cha]

23. deSnapper! TY

[calimary]

32. "Little Ron"!

Excellent!!!

He has all the stature of a fussy five-year-old.

[wryter2000]

41. I used to be so afraid of him

I figured he was Trump but smarter. It’s been fun to watch his campaign crash and burn

[Caliman73]

43. Me too. He is more intelligent than Trump...but...

I thought that he would be able to do horrible things because he seemed more put together than Trump who is impulsive and self absorbed, and frankly, kind of dumb.

As I saw more of DeSantis and learned more about Florida politics, I started to change my tune. I went so far as to predict that once America saw more of him, that he would fail and would not become the president. I said that he'd likely never be more than the former governor of Florida, although that may be premature. He may have a shot at becoming a Senator from Florida, just because again, the politics in Florida are whacked.

DeSantis is academically and likely intellectually smarter than Trump, but he lacks any of the ability that Trump, or other politicians have in actually relating to people. Trump is a sociopath in my opinion, but he still retains the ability that a con-man has in identifying and winning the confidence of his marks. DeSantis is just awkward and horrible at the basic skills of relating to people. He is also arrogant and falsely entitled.

A few months ago there was a story that came out about DeSantis which sums him up pretty well. I don't know if the story is true or not, but a person who claimed to be a friend or room mate said that DeSantis, when he would go out on dates, would purposely say the word Thai (yes as in the Country and People of Thailand) incorrectly. He would pronounce it Thigh as in, "I like Thigh food" The story went on to say that if the woman who was out on the date corrected DeSantis, he would then "ghost her" and cease communications. So, basically if you didn't fall for his gaslighting and surrender your will to him, he would want nothing to do with you. He didn't con you or smooth talk you, or even try to trick you in any way. He just expected you to agree with him straight up. It is both arrogant and stupid. No wonder his campaign is crashing and burning.

I too am enjoying the situation.

[DemocraticPatriot]

49. Ron is past his expiration date. He peaked this spring,

and it has been downhill ever since.... including his polls...


The more people get to know him, the less they like him-- even among Republicans...


His whole boomlet came from his opposition to anti-Covid policies--- which only a small minority of the country agreed with...

Now that there are no mask mandates etc, there is no rationale for his candidacy.

[Takket]

3. Why don't you take it outside, tough guy

[RandySF]

4. The thinnest skin in politics.

[TSExile]

8. Not quite...

...SECOND thinnest skin.

[ificandream]

26. Definitely the second thinnest.

The one with the thinnest who is a joke couldn't take someone else's joke.

[Chili Pepper]

29. VERY thin skinned

There ought to be a word for that.

I don't know, maybe "Snowflake"?

[calimary]

35. Welcome to DU, Chili Pepper!

Yeah, "Snowflake" would fit.

[live love laugh]

31. I don't see thin skin. I see masterful use of communications to drown out the truth.

Funny how he overtalks the commenters but pauses during applause. He’s just a scum bag with no humanity.

[Caliman73]

44. Nah. He is just a bully, who happens to have the bully pulpit right now.

I see it this way, if he were not in the position he is in as governor, how might that conversation have gone?

When you have the authority of the State of Florida behind you, with bodyguards in a highly curated event, and your response to antagonism is to get all huffy, that is not masterful communications.

I do think that DeSantis knows what Conservatives want to see. They want people to yell and deny things rather than to actually have the conversation that he was decrying. DeSantis would NEVER sit down with that guy and talk about the situation and why the guy thinks DeSantis is responsible. NEVER in a million years would he do that. That guy had to go into hostile territory for a chance to confront DeSantis. All of the advantages were on DeSantis' side.

I see masterful communications as what President Obama would do with critics. He would engage them, while keeping them at elbow's length, let them feel heard, while seeming like the reasonable person. As much as it pains me to say it, I see masterful communications as what Ronald Reagan used to do as well. Self deprecating humor to disarm people, partially answering the question, and then playing things off as if he had not heard the question.

DeSantis has ZERO people skills, which is why his campaign is imploding. He is too arrogant to learn anything too, I actually don't see much of a future for him outside of Florida politics. I said on another post in this thread, that he still has a shot at becoming Senator from Florida because Florida politics are crazy, but he won't be president, not in 2024, 2028, or any time.

[RKP5637]

5. DeSatan is an extremely dangerous politician. n/t

[Cha]

24. And, Stupid Ugly.

[RKP5637]

27. And looks like he smells! n/t

[Cha]

33. We do know he lets everyone in on

what he thinks of potential voters by wiping his nose emissions on them.

Who Does That?

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[RKP5637]

39. Wasn't that something. He's so gross! n/t

[jcgoldie]

6. Manifest racist reacts to being exposed with overt anger

I'm guessing many republicans will identify with that reaction.

[MontanaMama]

7. And the blonde white woman ushers this man out.

Wow.

[2naSalit]

10. Reminds me of that time...

At a WH presser where a journalist was asking -45 a question and -45 got pissed and some girl comes up and tries to yank the mic out of his hand and he pushed her hand down to keep speaking.

[MontanaMama]

12. I guess we shouldn't be surprised but

damn...it still takes my breath away. We've got a long way to go. SMDH.

[2naSalit]

36. Yeah...

A long and winding road indeed.

[Caliman73]

45. We haven't every really addressed the issues of racism and White Supremacy in any meaningful way...

People say that the Civil War was fought over slavery, and yes, it was...

It was not however, fought to destroy White Supremacy as both North and South gave indications that while slavery was abominable, that Black people were not the equal of White people.

You can see in the way that the Indigenous people were treated after the Civil War, as savages, once just a step below the "White Man", then denigrated to below the status of the Black man when their land was desired. When we wanted to colonize the Philippines we painted (literally) Filipinos with feathers in their hair or in African garb because they were "not White".

The Civil Rights movement made advances in the legal rights of Black people and other minorities, but again, it was never aimed at confronting the roots of White Supremacy, just the most serious effects.

What conservatives are doing now, with the backlash against an honest teaching of American History with many Liberals unfortunately just kind of staying quiet, is also a testament to the staying power of the idea of White Supremacy and people not wanting to upset the applecart.

[Lovie777]

9. Pres. Biden would have talked with him.......................

[2naSalit]

11. +1

Though the conversation would have been an entirely different topic.

[KentuckyWoman]

13. "pass the buck" DeSantis

He's no Harry Truman. That's for damn sure.

[Recycle_Guru]

14. Racist whiny storm trooper; fuck you, Ron!

[tulipsandroses]

15. He continues to show that he is unfit to be president

Hope he’s got a plan B. He will never be president.

[Hortensis]

16. If he's trying to copy the tenor of Fani Willis's response to Gym Jordan's

accusations to her, he'd better hope it goes over elsewhere better than it does here! But maybe he knows his MAGAs.

[ALBliberal]

17. Meanwhile Dwayne Wade moves his family out of Florida

I know not many of us have those options. And that makes me so sad. But Wade made the right decision.

Horrible man.

Bless all you DUers in Florida Texas and elsewhere. You are in our hearts all the time.

[Ishoutandscream2]

40. God bless you

Your message means so much to me and I think others who feel shat on here at DU because of where we live. It truly means the world to me. Thank you.

[ALBliberal]

42. Well I was born in Texas lived there til fifth grade

Til my parents moved us to NM in 1974. Many loved ones still there. Many have become oddly strange in their political beliefs given our humble upbringing. But. I love Texas. I will always be a Texan. And let’s
Fight on for all these southern states.

Take care.

[dobleremolque]

18. Honestly, opposition campaign ads just write and produce themselves. n/t

[KS Toronado]

19. One more problem with this

reQublicans love it when their elected officials scream at their Democratic constituents.

[Caliman73]

46. This is true...

Conservatives and the MAGA based see DeSantis' bullying as "strength" and "leadership".

Fortunately there aren't as many of them out there, but they vote.

[ecstatic]

20. Desantis looked angry and defensive before the guy even spoke

Really hostile. Is that because the questioner was black or is that his demeanor with all of his constituents?

[A Brand New World]

28. He was grinding his teeth and moving his jaw side to side.

He was barely controlling his anger from the moment the man stood up. It’s like he’s thinking how did this black man get in here and how dare he ask me a question!

[Caliman73]

47. Yep. Great statement.

He was barely controlling his anger from the moment the man stood up. It’s like he’s thinking how did this black man get in here and how dare he ask me a question!

I would change (in DeSantis' mind) "black man" to another single word that I am sure he uses privately... a lot, but other than that spot on!

[Mr.Bill]

51. I'd like to know what drugs

he is using, prescription or other.

[Biophilic]

22. He is such presidential material.

I firmly believe DeSantis is more dangerous to our country and its foundation than even trump. I think he is scary as all get out.

[Evolve Dammit]

25. Rethuglicans HATE being confronted with truth accountability and justice; in ANY way. Exempt.

[orangecrush]

30. Hit a nerve?

Spinning out of control.

[AllaN01Bear]

37. ever since slavery "ended": you have hunted . killed and wrongfully imprisoned many blacks

who didnt commit crimes . meanwhile some of your kind committed crimes without peanlty.

[generalbetrayus]

38. New DeSantis campaign song?

[Paladin]

48. As usual, the truth hurts.

So nice to see DeSantis lose his shit in public, all on account of the truth. I hope the questions keep coming.

[Mr.Bill]

50. But he was very quick

to blame Gavin Newsom for every crime, real and imagined in San Francisco.