# Ron DeSantis - The Pit Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 25, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601 "2023-05-25T23:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/141 "2023-08-05T23:36:49Z")
“He has the personal appeal of a hamper full of sweaty jock straps.” ---
**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:** [August 6, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/142 "2023-08-06T00:04:27Z")
I’m sure some perv somewhere enjoys hampers of sweaty jockstraps. _Nobody_ likes wet french fries. But that _is_ a colorful insult. Bravo for creativity! It also plays nicely against his Oh-so-Wholesome pretend persona. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/143 "2023-08-06T02:05:57Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > His fall from grace must be soul-crushing. Good. Reminds me of [this _Pearls Before Swine_ strip last month](https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/07/19). > [@Cervaise](#): > > “He has the personal appeal of a hamper full of sweaty jock straps.” You know you asked for [this video from _Porky’s_ with that comment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uZQ_tofCmE) (no nudity, but the audio may be NSFW). ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/144 "2023-08-06T02:29:47Z")
“He has all the charisma of a wormy apple.” “He has all the personal appeal of a severed limb.” “He has all the charm of rotting roadkill.” It’s a start. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/145 "2023-08-06T04:37:06Z")
“So when does he peel off the human skin and show his hyperalloy combat chassis? I mean it’s not a very convincing emulation of a human after all…” ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/146 "2023-08-06T08:19:55Z")
The first thing I thought of was [“I am the Clit Commander!”](https://youtu.be/-N8Ta0v7dSM) ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/147 "2023-08-06T12:27:05Z")
You’re a mean one, DeSantis. You have termites in your smile. You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, DeSantis. If it was a choice between the two of you, I’d take the…seasick crocodile…🎵🎵 (Apologies to Dr. Seuss and the Grinch). ---
**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:** [August 6, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/148 "2023-08-06T13:23:53Z")
A big chunk of DeSantis’ allowance [has been cut off](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4138541-desantis-donor-cuts-off-funds-moderate-shift/). Even billionaires get uneasy when their dough is wasted in an incompetent race to the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/149 "2023-08-06T14:53:18Z")
Love this part: > [@](#): > > Robert Bigelow, the founder of Budget Suites of America and Bigelow Aerospace, told Reuters [in an interview](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/desantis-biggest-donor-says-he-wont-give-more-money-unless-changes-are-made-2023-08-04/) that he explained to DeSantis’s campaign that the governor needs _ **to shift his agenda to target moderates** _ or he risks losing his support. I can hear DeSantis now: "But I was targeting moderates! I had them right in my sights!!! Ah, the English language, providing confusion and humor since the 11th century (or pick your own century, just like I did…) Press on. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/150 "2023-08-06T19:00:19Z")
> [@Toxgoddess](#): > > (Apologies to Dr. Seuss and the Grinch). No need. 🙂 That was wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/151 "2023-08-07T02:53:13Z")
And is anyone at surprised by [this tidbit](https://www.yahoo.com/news/desantis-appointee-disney-board-taught-110017083.html)? > DeSantis appointee to Disney board taught seminar using discredited research claiming White people were slaves in America That’s the headline. Have fun reading the rest. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/152 "2023-08-07T19:09:20Z")
I have to ask. Does DeSantis own any clothing without his name on it? I’ve occasionally seen other presidential candidates wear stuff with logos, but it seems like that’s DeSantis in 99% of his photos. Does he forget he’s running for office? Do the people he meets wonder who the hell he is? Does he forget his own name? Is he so cheap he thinks “hey, free clothes” ? I wonder if he wears them at home? ---
**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:** [August 7, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/153 "2023-08-07T19:16:08Z")
He was in the military. Nametags on uniforms are normal there. He may be emulating that look now as a way to burnish his veteran cred. If you find any images where his name on his shirt is upside down, that’s a bad sign. That means it’s there so he can glance down at any time and be reminded what his name is. Sometimes senility strikes early. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/154 "2023-08-07T19:22:07Z")
I don’t know what look he was going for yesterday (today?), but he looked like an auto parts salesperson to me in his most recent getup. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/155 "2023-08-07T19:24:29Z")
Lagging in the polls, Meathead Ron decides to grow a pair and acknowledge that Trump lost in a fair election. > **[DeSantis on Trump's 2020 claims: 'Of course he lost' | CNN Politics](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/07/politics/ron-desantis-trump-2020-loss/index.html)** > > Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said “of course” Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, his the most direct comments on the matter in the nearly three years since the former president’s defeat. Heh heh, now the fun starts. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/156 "2023-08-07T19:28:11Z")
If you’re too wimpy to go big early, then go big late. This oughta be much fun. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/157 "2023-08-07T19:35:50Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > That means it’s there so he can glance down at any time and be reminded what his name is. Sometimes senility strikes early. Could be his staff does it for him and he’s out of the loop. Now I’m going to be forced to look every time to check the orientation of his nametag. 😉 > [@Aspenglow](#): > > I don’t know what look he was going for yesterday (today?), but he looked like an auto parts salesperson to me in his most recent getup. That’s exactly what he looks like in an indoor setting with the blue dress shirt and the vest with his name on it. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/158 "2023-08-07T19:40:17Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Evidence is piling up that DeSantis [just doesn’t know how to act around humans](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ron-desantiss-etiquette.html). What I don’t get about this guy, and others like Ted Cruz, who even their own staff admit are entirely unlikable people, is, how the hell did they ever get started in politics in the first place? I mean, okay, once you’re the incumbent, it’s pretty easy to get re-elected. And I can understand voting for an incumbent because “He’s our guy”. But how did he get the nomination for his original office? Who looked at this guy the day he walked in the door, and decided _this_ was the guy they’d support? Did he just run completely unopposed, or something? Why couldn’t they find someone who could at least _fake_ being a likeable person? ---
**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:** [August 7, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/159 "2023-08-07T19:46:11Z")
Driven and hateful people often find wealthy benefactors wanting to bankroll a driven, hateful, and now wholly-owned person into power. For a beginning politician, overwhelming money is often the key. When you’re running for Mayor of Springfield and incumbent Joe Doaks spends $5K of his money while you have the local Mr. Burns and his $500K of pocket money behind no-name you, well … real soon you’re the Mayor of Springfield. And suddenly you have your own compound Mr. Quimby. The first office is the hardest. Once you know and can work the con, you fail upwards forever after. Until you come up against a Bigger Bosss. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601/160 "2023-08-07T19:50:58Z")
Has Trump called him a RINO yet? He’s gonna. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601.md?page=9)