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DeSantis is officially in

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  • AxtremusA Offline
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    Axtremus
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    https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/5/24/23736883/ron-desantis-presidential-announcement-twitter

    "Very disastrous"

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #7

      Yup. All these media outlets criticizing the rollout because the servers were overwhelmed.

      Two points:

      1. A LOT of people were interested.
      2. There's no such thing as bad publicity. He's probably getting more press now than he would have had things gone smoothly. Come to think of it, this is probably a Musk/DeSantis/Evil Professor plot for attention. 3-D chess, man!

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • MikM Offline
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        #8

        Yeah. I form my opinions from those bastions of non-partisanship, Politico and Vox.

        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
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          #9

          A lot of center-right pubs are being critical as well.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • LuFins DadL Offline
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            LuFins Dad
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            For Vox and Politico, it WAS disastrous. One million people and no corporate media massaging the message. DeSantis and voters. That was it. That is devastating to the power of the media outlets.

            The Brad

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            • MikM Offline
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              Some of the reactions are quite odd. It does seem like Trump has lost Fox.

              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-bizarre-reaction-to-desantis-announcement-sparks-confusion-online/ar-AA1bElMK

              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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              • MikM Mik

                Some of the reactions are quite odd. It does seem like Trump has lost Fox.

                https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-bizarre-reaction-to-desantis-announcement-sparks-confusion-online/ar-AA1bElMK

                George KG Offline
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                George K
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                @Mik said in DeSantis is officially in:

                It does seem like Trump has lost Fox.

                One can hope. Fox still remains #1 in the evening cable shows. Hopefully the erosion of Trump support on the platform will trickle down to its viewers.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • MikM Offline
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                  Indeed.

                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                  • LuFins DadL Offline
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                    LuFins Dad
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                    Yeah, but let’s not ignore the fact that Lame Donald’s response was incoherent….

                    The Brad

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                    • George KG George K

                      Yup. All these media outlets criticizing the rollout because the servers were overwhelmed.

                      Two points:

                      1. A LOT of people were interested.
                      2. There's no such thing as bad publicity. He's probably getting more press now than he would have had things gone smoothly. Come to think of it, this is probably a Musk/DeSantis/Evil Professor plot for attention. 3-D chess, man!
                      Doctor PhibesD Online
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                      Doctor Phibes
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                      @George-K said in DeSantis is officially in:

                      Yup. All these media outlets criticizing the rollout because the servers were overwhelmed.

                      It sounds a bit like the complaints about all those people abandoning Disney/New York/etc. because it's over-crowded. As with Obama, the servers were over-whelmed because so many people are interested.

                      I was only joking

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @George-K said in DeSantis is officially in:

                        Yup. All these media outlets criticizing the rollout because the servers were overwhelmed.

                        It sounds a bit like the complaints about all those people abandoning Disney/New York/etc. because it's over-crowded. As with Obama, the servers were over-whelmed because so many people are interested.

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                        @Doctor-Phibes said in DeSantis is officially in:

                        the servers were over-whelmed because so many people are interested.

                        That's sort of what I meant. If the rollout were a yawn-inducing event, this would not have happened.

                        People are interested, and with the "botched" hashtag getting traction, he's going to have even more eyes. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a Streisand effect (probably not), or a "no such thing..."

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • George KG Offline
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                          George K
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                          Gowdy interviewed him yesterday. DeSantis said he'd fire Wray on day one.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            George K
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                            #18

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              The problem with all this is that it is almost impossible to find a link to the actual chat. I found one downstairs, but cnnot find it again. Will post when I get back down there.

                              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1eaJbrAlZjjJX

                                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                  You really should listen. He's saying a lot of what we have discussed for years.

                                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      LuFins Dad
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                                      @George-K the live numbers were actually 900K, anyway. Saw that myself, though I couldn’t listen live.

                                      The Brad

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        You really should listen. He's saying a lot of what we have discussed for years.

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                                        @Mik said in DeSantis is officially in:

                                        You really should listen. He's saying a lot of what we have discussed for years.

                                        Thanks for the link. It was good stuff.

                                        I am curious what some of our resident DeSantis haters think of the conversation.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          Here’s a guy who is coherent, disciplined and has thought this through. He can thoroughly articulate his positions. I like him a whole lot more today.

                                          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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