# Another case of GOP hypocrisy (how many is this now?) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101 "2023-01-31T15:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101/21 "2023-02-05T14:41:45Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > It fits so well. The only downside I can see is that people can legitimately ask: “Which one?” Should we skin them first? Dan ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101/22 "2023-02-05T15:04:02Z")
Hypocrisy is the bedrock of conservatism. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101/23 "2023-02-05T17:27:05Z")
“If you don’t let us be hypocrites, then you hate FREEDOM!” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101/24 "2023-02-05T17:34:24Z")
Cognition without dissonance is like … guns without ammo! Like Amerika without hate! Like … well, you get the idea. ---
**Author:** ![ahduval](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahduval/32/11513_2.png) [@ahduval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahduval)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101/25 "2023-02-09T18:55:19Z")
Thought people would like to read College Board’s response to Florida. [College Board’s response](https://allaccess.collegeboard.org/college-board-responds-florida-department-education) I think its the correct response, diplomatic, but stressing academic independence . ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101/26 "2023-02-09T19:31:45Z")
I agree. For those who don’t want to take the time to read the letter, I’ve provided a less diplomatic synopsis below: " In general we take the consider input from states regarding our class proposals seriously, but your letter was utter bullshit, not even fit to use to line the bird cage in our offices. Any similarity between the actions we took and the demands of your letter are purely coincidental, and should not be viewed as an endorsement of your bigotry. We aren’t going to be bullied and if you don’t like it you can fuck off." ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101/27 "2023-02-11T00:56:04Z")
Hypocrisy and cowardice all in the same package. How efficient of him! > **[DeSantis wanted to ban guns at event, but not to be blamed, emails show](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/10/desantis-campaign-emails-gun-free-event/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjUyMjE2OTk5IiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY3NjAwNTIwMCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY3NzMwMTE5OSwiaWF0IjoxNjc2MDA1MjAwLCJqdGkiOiJjOWU3ZjEwOC1mOWM1LTQ5ZDEtYTIxOS0xOGZkM2FhNWY4ZjIiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvMjAyMy8wMi8xMC9kZXNhbnRpcy1jYW1wYWlnbi1lbWFpbHMtZ3VuLWZyZWUtZXZlbnQvIn0.cUoGFG_G-dh_xA21ntQOw3mGvkGU8DhrSlyDAXCJyaM&itid=gfta)** > > Tampa officials received a request to ban guns at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's election night party, a city official said in emails. > As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepared for an election night party in downtown Tampa last year, city officials received a surprising – and politically sensitive – request. > > The Republican governor’s campaign wanted weapons banned from his victory celebration at the city-run Tampa Convention Center, a city official said in emails obtained by The Washington Post. And the campaign suggested that the city take responsibility for the firearms ban, the official said – not the governor, who has been a vocal supporter of gun rights. > > “DeSantis/his campaign will not tell their attendees they are not permitted to carry because of the political optics,” Chase Finch, the convention center’s safety and security manager, said in an Oct. 28 email to other city officials about the request… ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101/28 "2023-02-15T21:59:36Z")
While we’re piling on DeSantis, this article describes his cozy relationship with the developer of The Villages, and how the connection helps screw elderly taxpayers and quash dissent. > **[How a Grassroots Revolt in the Iconic Retirement Community Ended With a...](https://theintercept.com/2023/02/05/ron-desantis-florida-villages-oren-miller/)** > > A slate of reformers unleashed the fury of the Florida GOP and its business elite, and left two men facing garbage felony charges. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101.md?page=1)