▲ 493 ▼ DeSantis voted against Sandy aid a decade ago. Now his state needs the help. (www.politico.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments Florida’s Republicans have a complicated relationship with disaster aid.
[–] GandalfsGoochGoblin@leemyalone.org 114 points 2 years ago (2 children) And they can have that help because we are not them. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well, yes. But I think we should maybe make desantis jump through a few hoops before helping with his mansion. You know. Just to, make sure he gets the message. ("Don't be an ass") permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) More like every campaign ad that runs against him should make sure everyone knows he voted against aid before. And still aid was sent to Florida. And it was because of that aid, not him that more lives were saved. Because if he was in the opposite shoes he wouldn’t do a thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* ... yes. but... I don't feel like beign reasonable. I want to see DeShitStain get wrecked. (just not at the cost of anyone else.) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cerbero@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) That'll go over his head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Pretty much everything goes over his head, it's one of the drawbacks of being so short. I am getting pretty tired of bailing out people who built in a place that gets hurricanes on a pretty much anual basis, though... Makes me think what they should start doing is refusing to pay for rebuilds- and instead just buy them out and turn the beach/whatever over to a patchwork of national 'forests' or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] evatronic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I disagree. He is an incredibly intelligent person. He just lacks any sort of shame or moral fortitude and believes that whatever it takes to enrich himself is justified. permalink fedilink source parent [–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It will be in the same place as his head. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) .....grrrrrreat idea... yes... help blood vessel pops permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (1 child) We should give the aid, but all of it through federal channels. Like just completely bypass desantis, send FEMA in and set up themselves. Help the people, not their governor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gullible@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If desantis declared a state of emergency, that might actually be possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well, yes. But I think we should maybe make desantis jump through a few hoops before helping with his mansion. You know. Just to, make sure he gets the message. ("Don't be an ass") permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) More like every campaign ad that runs against him should make sure everyone knows he voted against aid before. And still aid was sent to Florida. And it was because of that aid, not him that more lives were saved. Because if he was in the opposite shoes he wouldn’t do a thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* ... yes. but... I don't feel like beign reasonable. I want to see DeShitStain get wrecked. (just not at the cost of anyone else.) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cerbero@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) That'll go over his head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Pretty much everything goes over his head, it's one of the drawbacks of being so short. I am getting pretty tired of bailing out people who built in a place that gets hurricanes on a pretty much anual basis, though... Makes me think what they should start doing is refusing to pay for rebuilds- and instead just buy them out and turn the beach/whatever over to a patchwork of national 'forests' or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] evatronic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I disagree. He is an incredibly intelligent person. He just lacks any sort of shame or moral fortitude and believes that whatever it takes to enrich himself is justified. permalink fedilink source parent [–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It will be in the same place as his head. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) More like every campaign ad that runs against him should make sure everyone knows he voted against aid before. And still aid was sent to Florida. And it was because of that aid, not him that more lives were saved. Because if he was in the opposite shoes he wouldn’t do a thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* ... yes. but... I don't feel like beign reasonable. I want to see DeShitStain get wrecked. (just not at the cost of anyone else.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* ... yes. but... I don't feel like beign reasonable. I want to see DeShitStain get wrecked. (just not at the cost of anyone else.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cerbero@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) That'll go over his head. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Pretty much everything goes over his head, it's one of the drawbacks of being so short. I am getting pretty tired of bailing out people who built in a place that gets hurricanes on a pretty much anual basis, though... Makes me think what they should start doing is refusing to pay for rebuilds- and instead just buy them out and turn the beach/whatever over to a patchwork of national 'forests' or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] evatronic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I disagree. He is an incredibly intelligent person. He just lacks any sort of shame or moral fortitude and believes that whatever it takes to enrich himself is justified. permalink fedilink source parent [–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It will be in the same place as his head. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Pretty much everything goes over his head, it's one of the drawbacks of being so short. I am getting pretty tired of bailing out people who built in a place that gets hurricanes on a pretty much anual basis, though... Makes me think what they should start doing is refusing to pay for rebuilds- and instead just buy them out and turn the beach/whatever over to a patchwork of national 'forests' or something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I disagree. He is an incredibly intelligent person. He just lacks any sort of shame or moral fortitude and believes that whatever it takes to enrich himself is justified. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It will be in the same place as his head. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) .....grrrrrreat idea... yes... help blood vessel pops permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (1 child) We should give the aid, but all of it through federal channels. Like just completely bypass desantis, send FEMA in and set up themselves. Help the people, not their governor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gullible@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If desantis declared a state of emergency, that might actually be possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (1 child) We should give the aid, but all of it through federal channels. Like just completely bypass desantis, send FEMA in and set up themselves. Help the people, not their governor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gullible@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If desantis declared a state of emergency, that might actually be possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gullible@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If desantis declared a state of emergency, that might actually be possible. permalink fedilink source parent