FL Gubernatorial Candidate Under Fire for Racist Code Word

[Agent Zero]

VoteVets
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Racist terms, like “monkey,” that @RonDeSantisFL uses in reference to his African American opponent, have no place in America. As a veteran, DeSantis running this kind of campaign hurts his fellow veterans, too - not just African American vets, but all of us. #FLGov
11:51 AM - Aug 29, 2018

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[Cletus]

Actually, the race obsessed lefties are the ones that continue to make the connection of black people and monkeys.

Indeed. It never would have occurred to me to see a connection between "monkey up" and Black people. It is interesting how it is always the Left that makes that connection and then tries to project it on others.

[Agent Zero]

and the hits keep coming! This is from a Republican strategist

Liz Mair
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I think if Ron De Santis really wanted to go with an obviously racist hit straight after the primary, he should have said on live TV "I don't think Floridians want to elect a dude who looks like Obama and is aping Bernie Sanders."
11:35 AM - Aug 29, 2018

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[Captdon]

Wow. Not even 24 hours after winning an election, Trump candidate DeSantis $#@!s a racist brick.

Stupid thread. I say monkey around and I will continue to do so. PC freaks will do anything to lie to people. You should be ashamed of this but you wouldn't know shame.

Back to the broom/

[Peter1469]

It's "muddling up", or "messing up". Not this.

btw...even FOX news had to run an apology for his comment after this. How often does that happen?

https://www.thewrap.com/fox-news-anc...this-language/

Last Updated: August 29, 2018 @ 9:49 AMFox News host Sandra Smith moved quickly to distance herself and Fox News from remarks made on air by Rep. Ron DeSantis after the newly appointed GOP candidate for governor of Florida urged voters not to “monkey” up the decision by electing his African-American opponent, Andrew Gillum.
Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, is the first African-American to ever receive a major party nomination for governor of the sunshine state.
“We do not condone this language and wanted to make our viewers aware that he has since clarified his statement,” Smith said on air on Wednesday, shortly after DeSantis’ appearance, while also noting that “Mayor Gillum will be on with Shepard Smith today at 3 p.m.” She then read out a statement the DeSantis campaign issued shortly after the incident.

Fake news nonsense.

Sensible people need to completely ignore the hard left and their race baiting.

[Agent Zero]

Fake news nonsense.

Sensible people need to completely ignore the hard left and their race baiting.

Are you finally admitting Fox is putting out fake news?

[jimmyz]

The socialist Dem mayor of Tallahassee is going to have his hat handed to him. This is why the propaganda on blast is sounding in the OP's head and up-front on his team's morning memo of talking points.

[Agent Zero]

Indeed. It never would have occurred to me to see a connection between "monkey up" and Black people. It is interesting how it is always the Left that makes that connection and then tries to project it on others.

FOX News saw it, condemned him, and apologized. Why is that?

[Peter1469]

FOX News saw it, condemned him, and apologized. Why is that?

They folded and were wrong.

[hanger4]

@Agent Zero you have a list of other verbs I'm not allowed to use ??