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malaise

(296,102 posts)
Sat Feb 25, 2023, 03:58 PM Feb 2023

DeathSentence has a new book coming out next week

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/25/politics/desantis-first-book

His first flop was an attack on the African-American president


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday will release his book, “The Courage to be Free,” to much anticipation ahead of his expected plunge into the 2024 presidential race. But it’s not the first time DeSantis has dabbled in authorship to jumpstart his political ambitions.

As a little-known Navy prosecutor on the cusp of a bid for a Jacksonville-area congressional seat, DeSantis in 2011 released the audaciously titled “Dreams from Our Founding Fathers.” He has joked that the book – from an obscure publisher that mostly dealt in children’s titles and a thriller series produced by a middle school principal – received little acclaim and was “read by about a dozen people.”

It’s an instructive window into DeSantis’ governing beliefs, which at times seem to collide with his current leadership style but may soon inform his platform as he seeks higher office. It shows the early seeds of his disdain for the media, strongly suggests Christianity is foundational to the Constitution and demonstrates his early willingness to buck establishment forces in his own party.

DeSantis also took great umbrage at descriptions of Obama “casting his candidacy as one of singular historical significance and himself as a messianic figure.” But his own closing message to Florida voters last fall came in a 90-second video that suggested he was made by God on the eighth day to be a “fighter.”
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DeathSentence has a new book coming out next week (Original Post) malaise Feb 2023 OP
1st step in his national campaign cilla4progress Feb 2023 #1
Having a real hard time NOT suggesting banning this book, but we need to know the enemy. Timeflyer Feb 2023 #2
I'll sum it up malaise Feb 2023 #3
I hope everyone here plans on leaving a review for the book on Amazon ZonkerHarris Feb 2023 #4
Confirms his racism and hypocrisy. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2023 #5
He could not spell mein kampf part 2. GreenWave Feb 2023 #6
that makes sense malaise Feb 2023 #7
What is the over and under of the number of books DeathSantis' campaign will buy? LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #8
Does anyone ever read these ghost written Republican books? yardwork Feb 2023 #9

cilla4progress

(26,525 posts)
1. 1st step in his national campaign
Sat Feb 25, 2023, 04:18 PM
Feb 2023

Go get 'im girls and boys!

BTW - he's copying Obama's playbook and it's obvious for all to see.

Yeah...you ain't no Obama, deSantis!

malaise

(296,102 posts)
3. I'll sum it up
Sat Feb 25, 2023, 04:35 PM
Feb 2023

The constitution does not allow for any African-American let alone Obama to be President. DeathSentence will promise that he will not let that happens again.

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