# Florida is Officially Fucked **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 29, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781 "2020-09-29T02:09:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/102 "2021-02-26T02:58:41Z")
Well, not the way he wears them: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v2x1nDsGdKY/maxresdefault.jpg "Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' Mask Fail") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2x1nDsGdKY) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/103 "2021-08-28T11:10:19Z")
I came in to post this Onion article: > **[DeSantis Locks Down Florida After Spread Of Covid Vaccination Gets Out Of Hand](https://www.theonion.com/desantis-locks-down-florida-after-spread-of-covid-vacci-1847572019)** > > TALLAHASSEE, FL—Urging residents to stay in their homes and away from medical facilities, Governor Ron DeSantis locked down Florida Friday after the spread of Covid vaccinations got out of hand. “With inoculation numbers skyrocketing across the... but then I noticed this one is more appropriate for the current train of thought: > **[DeSantis Threatens To Cut Hospital Funding If Surgeons Keep Wearing Masks](https://www.theonion.com/desantis-threatens-to-cut-hospital-funding-if-surgeons-1847438119)** > > The Onion brings you all of the latest news, stories, photos, videos and more from America's finest news source. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/104 "2021-08-28T11:18:36Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I came in to post this Onion article: - > > [DeSantis Locks Down Florida After Spread Of Covid Vaccination Gets Out Of Hand](https://www.theonion.com/desantis-locks-down-florida-after-spread-of-covid-vacci-1847572019) > > but then I noticed this one is more appropriate for the current train of thought: > > [DeSantis Threatens To Cut Hospital Funding If Surgeons Keep Wearing Masks](https://www.theonion.com/desantis-threatens-to-cut-hospital-funding-if-surgeons-1847438119) I wish _The Onion_ would stop giving him ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/105 "2021-08-28T11:25:18Z")
Well, Florida is fucked. Louisiana is now too as are SD and apparently is Idaho: > But… on the other hand you could win a Multi-Million dollar estate in Miami…! “just click to enter” (lol) > **[Win This Multimillion-Dollar Miami Dream House](https://www.omaze.com/products/miami-dream-house)** > > YOU WILL: Score a sprawling 6,060-sq-ft sanctuary with 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and a resort-style yard surrounded by lush greenery Spend weekends exploring culturally rich Miami: Lunch in Little Havana, wander Wynwood’s art-covered walls and soak up... ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/106 "2021-08-28T14:35:41Z")
You wanna know a pretty good reason why DeSantis is doing such a spectacularly bad job at fighting COVID? It’s because he’s promoting monoclonal antibody treatment for _when you already get sick_, which is made by a company called Regeneron, a major investment of his largest political donor. He’s just as corrupt as Trump. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/107 "2021-08-28T15:46:00Z")
It’s all about the Grift with these people. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/108 "2021-08-28T16:03:48Z")
If it isn’t for the Pedophilia, it’s for the Grift. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/109 "2021-08-29T12:05:43Z")
As I’m watching the news and learning about Florida ordering freezer trucks as temporary morgues, I decided to see what the Governor is up to on Twitter. Boy howdy, is he ever hawking the monoclonal treatment. I’d just love to know how much money he’s making off that. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/110 "2021-08-29T14:43:30Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Boy howdy, is he ever hawking the monoclonal treatment. I’d just love to know how much money he’s making off that. He may already have made his money. [Desantis top donor invests in drug governor promotes](https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-4d0d18b24e0dd41de2424e19b3ed994f) Although there is this from a different article (linked below): > DeSantis has continued to use the pandemic to help what has been a well-oiled political fundraising machine. Most recently, the governor’s political committee sent a fundraising email based on a feud he had with the Associated Press, which published a story implying DeSantis was boosting monoclonal antibody treatments to help a political donor. > > That story was met with a blistering response from DeSantis press secretary Christina Pushaw, whose attack on the reporter who wrote the story landed her a 12 hour Twitter suspension and prompted the wire service to send a letter to DeSantis asking his office to stop “bullying” reporters. > [Florida starts turning on Desantis](https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/08/27/desantis-pandemic-loses-pile-up-as-delta-ravages-florida-1390539) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/111 "2021-08-30T22:04:18Z")
Neither is Pete Townsend. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/112 "2021-08-31T16:26:16Z")
Either Dee Snider or Pete Townsend (if a US citizen) would make a better Governor of Florida than the incumbent. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/113 "2021-08-31T16:35:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Either Dee Snider or Pete Townsend (if a US citizen) would make a better Governor of Florida than the incumbent. - A dead beetle would make a better Governor of Florida than the incumbent. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/114 "2021-08-31T17:00:12Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > A dead beetle would make a better Governor of Florida than the incumbent. George Harrison for Governor!!! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/115 "2021-08-31T17:17:39Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > George Harrison for Governor!!! Well, not John, anyway. That guy was a mean SOB. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/116 "2021-08-31T19:32:09Z")
Imagine all the people… Pitting Mr. Lennon. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/117 "2021-09-03T07:46:58Z")
“Orange-Lennon. Now in both fresh squeezed and concentrate…” ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/118 "2021-09-05T21:11:02Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > > [@Jasmine](#): > > > > I have a friend from college who lives just south of Miami. A reptile ate her dog right in her own back yard. No thanks, this northern girl will stay right here where our winters prevent the proliferation of many of the things that sting and crawl and fly and bite. > > If you head out west, watch out for buffalo strippers. > > [Bison rips pants off woman in violent attack caught on video](https://nypost.com/2020/08/14/bison-rips-pants-off-woman-in-violent-attack-caught-on-video/) LOL…I misread it as “Biden…” New York Post and all that. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/119 "2021-09-05T21:55:04Z")
I misread it as Boston and had no idea what the hell was going on. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/120 "2021-09-06T06:22:49Z")
I’d just assume it was an older video from around St. Patrick’s Day. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781/121 "2021-09-06T06:58:27Z")
Found this while checking up on Disney World and COVID: > **[15 Miami-Dade Public School Staff Members Die Of COVID In Just 10 Days](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/15-school-death-miami-dade-ron-desantis-covid_n_61340e51e4b0eab0ad99a1ca)** > > "It's a tremendous loss," said one education official of the death of a 30-year teacher. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-officially-fucked/921781.md?page=7)