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Sancho

(9,070 posts)
Mon May 7, 2012, 02:48 PM May 2012

Governor steps in it — all week

This is actually a column in the Tampa Bay Times that tells what we're dealing with in Florida. It may not be nationals news, but Rick Scott is not just a right winger; he must be the dumbest governor in Florida history. Read the whole article - it's witty and a classic!

Link:
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/governor-steps-in-it-8212-all-week/1228291

---------some quotes from the article-------------

"As bad weeks go, you might argue John Edwards, on trial for being a louse in North Carolina, was practically tiptoeing through the tulips compared to Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who over the course of a few short days may have successfully managed to offend more people than crazy-as-a-loon Gainesville pastor Terry Jones contemplating a match and a Koran."

----snip----

"Still, in the end, the optics of a governor wanting to deny funds for a group that fights against domestic violence will hardly endear Scott to women. Who handled the PR on this doozy? Bobby Brown?"

-----snip------

"At least if things go badly because some goober gets riled up, Tampa will know who to blame. Brilliant. Who was the PR genius for this rootin'-tootin' decision? The NRA's Tugboat Annie of Ammo? Marion Hammer? You may all nod, now."

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