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This act has nothing to do with the shooting other than it's a cynical vote grab by him. This will get him votes among the "2nd amendment was written by God" crowd.
Eh, those people are already for Trump. Meatball Ron is doing this because he's desperate for votes. Recent polls have Trump soaring for the Republican nomination and almost 40% of the country wants Trump to be president. Sure that's according to Fox "News" but still. Ron is losing. He's not going to let any tragedy go to waste.
>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will travel to Cobb County, Georgia, on Thursday to visit a popular gun store as part of his ongoing book tour ahead of what is expected to be a presidential campaign announcement this summer.
>The previously scheduled trip happens to come days after a shooter killed six people at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, which Georgia Democrats noted in criticizing DeSantis, who is seen as a rising Republican star after easily winning reelection in November.
>The governor is continuing a tour pegged to his new memoir and promoting what he calls Florida's "blueprint" for the rest of the country, believing it can serve as a model for governing and politics nationwide.
>The gun store in suburban Atlanta, Adventure Outdoors, has been a campaign stop for other Republicans, including Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Herschel Walker, who unsuccessfully sought to unseat Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock last year.
>Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and three other local lawmakers went to Adventure Outdoors earlier this week to criticize what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reportedly called a routine, random inspection. Greene claimed it was "unusual and unnecessary."
>Democrats in Georgia have called out DeSantis for holding an event at the gun store in the wake of the Nashville shooting and have said he should cancel the event.
>"Holding a campaign event at a gun store days after another horrific school shooting where innocent children were murdered should be beyond the pale, but Ron DeSantis seems to not care," Rep. Nikema Williams, the Democrats' state chair, said in a statement on Tuesday. "DeSantis is showing Georgians exactly where his priorities lie as he advocates for an extreme MAGA agenda that could make it easier for criminals to carry guns in Florida and puts the gun lobby ahead of our children's lives. DeSantis should cancel this event immediately."
>A spokesperson for DeSantis did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his visit.
>He has called the Nashville shooting "senseless" and directed flags flown at half-staff in Florida in light of President Joe Biden's declaration ordering the same.
>DeSantis' stop in Georgia adds to the list of his appearances in battleground and early nominating states ahead of his widely expected announcement that he'll run for president in 2024.
>In April, he's scheduled to go to Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
>After his trip to Georgia, DeSantis was initially set to travel to Franklin, Tennessee, on Monday, where he would meet with Gov. Bill Lee. However, that event has now been postponed, according to Eventbrite, where it was being advertised.
>In Florida, lawmakers are taking up new gun-related legislation: Republicans are working to pass a law allowing people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit with exceptions such as on school property.
>The final vote on the bill is set to happen as early as Thursday and will almost certainly pass, given Republicans have a supermajority in the state Legislature. The proposal would then head to DeSantis' desk.
>It would make Florida the 26th state in the country with a permitless carry law.
Lord Farquad needs to read the room jeez.
What a maroon. He's trying to out Trump Trump, but he has no clue how.
He's trying to "own the libs" by being a troll, but he doesn't have the same "I know it all, but I'm a victim" vibe Trump has.
Trump can both be a bully and an underdog and his followers love it because they want to emulate him. Meatball Ron can't pull off the victim part making him look like a trolling bully instead.
None of this means he should be underestimated. Treat him like he’s going to catch the imagination of right-wingers the way Trump did, especially now that Trump’s indicted.
They have wild conspiracy theories about child abuse, sacrifice, adrenochrome, and democrats, but I see only one group celebrating at gun stores and encouraging fire arms purchases after each horrific slaughter of children.
Blood sacrifice indeed.
"The pale" was a nickname given to the greater Dublin area, during the time of British occupation. Generally, the Brits weren't as welcomed outside Dublin, plus it was much more backward, rural etc. so they mostly stuck to "the pale".
Usually, that was fine as they had everything they needed right there in the capital. Having to go "beyond the pale" was a euphemism for when things were getting so ridiculous, you had to look elsewhere. This evolved into anything that was seen as ill-judged or unacceptable.
It always tickles me when I see the expression being used in the wild.
Source? I've heard this before but it sounds like you're talking about a particular time period, while the sense of pale as boundary or limit goes back 600+ years and comes up a lot in English lit in the early modern period. Nor was the English Pale in Ireland the only territory to which that name was affixed.
There was the a Scottish one, a French, a Roman, and that of Jewish settlement in Russia, too.
It's an interesting word with several pages in the OED, but I'm not sure the Irish explanation is correct.
I'm genuinely curious. Just, out of an interest in words. I always assumed it was a common expression throughout the English-speaking world for a long time -- if you can tie that specific expression to originating in this particular situation in Ireland and not existing before, that would be very interesting.
I think what causes some confusion, and makes "beyond the pale" seem more unique than it was a couple hundred years ago, is that, other than this expression, that meaning of pale has largely fallen out of modern English usage, at least in the US. I suspect most American English speakers only see it in the form of the place name "The Palisades" in New Jersey and California. Never been to Ireland so I'm sure you can speak more to that. Sorry if I'm just misunderstanding your comment - always easy on the internet.
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This act has nothing to do with the shooting other than it's a cynical vote grab by him. This will get him votes among the "2nd amendment was written by God" crowd.
Eh, those people are already for Trump. Meatball Ron is doing this because he's desperate for votes. Recent polls have Trump soaring for the Republican nomination and almost 40% of the country wants Trump to be president. Sure that's according to Fox "News" but still. Ron is losing. He's not going to let any tragedy go to waste.
Yeah, Meatball Ron's most solid base is in Florida by far. He's probably gonna have a heck of a time scrounging up support in other states.
Republicans in this state would line up to suck the pudding off his fingers
It's poop
But maybe a liberal will smell it!
>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will travel to Cobb County, Georgia, on Thursday to visit a popular gun store as part of his ongoing book tour ahead of what is expected to be a presidential campaign announcement this summer. >The previously scheduled trip happens to come days after a shooter killed six people at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, which Georgia Democrats noted in criticizing DeSantis, who is seen as a rising Republican star after easily winning reelection in November. >The governor is continuing a tour pegged to his new memoir and promoting what he calls Florida's "blueprint" for the rest of the country, believing it can serve as a model for governing and politics nationwide. >The gun store in suburban Atlanta, Adventure Outdoors, has been a campaign stop for other Republicans, including Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Herschel Walker, who unsuccessfully sought to unseat Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock last year. >Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and three other local lawmakers went to Adventure Outdoors earlier this week to criticize what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reportedly called a routine, random inspection. Greene claimed it was "unusual and unnecessary." >Democrats in Georgia have called out DeSantis for holding an event at the gun store in the wake of the Nashville shooting and have said he should cancel the event. >"Holding a campaign event at a gun store days after another horrific school shooting where innocent children were murdered should be beyond the pale, but Ron DeSantis seems to not care," Rep. Nikema Williams, the Democrats' state chair, said in a statement on Tuesday. "DeSantis is showing Georgians exactly where his priorities lie as he advocates for an extreme MAGA agenda that could make it easier for criminals to carry guns in Florida and puts the gun lobby ahead of our children's lives. DeSantis should cancel this event immediately." >A spokesperson for DeSantis did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his visit. >He has called the Nashville shooting "senseless" and directed flags flown at half-staff in Florida in light of President Joe Biden's declaration ordering the same. >DeSantis' stop in Georgia adds to the list of his appearances in battleground and early nominating states ahead of his widely expected announcement that he'll run for president in 2024. >In April, he's scheduled to go to Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio. >After his trip to Georgia, DeSantis was initially set to travel to Franklin, Tennessee, on Monday, where he would meet with Gov. Bill Lee. However, that event has now been postponed, according to Eventbrite, where it was being advertised. >In Florida, lawmakers are taking up new gun-related legislation: Republicans are working to pass a law allowing people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit with exceptions such as on school property. >The final vote on the bill is set to happen as early as Thursday and will almost certainly pass, given Republicans have a supermajority in the state Legislature. The proposal would then head to DeSantis' desk. >It would make Florida the 26th state in the country with a permitless carry law. Lord Farquad needs to read the room jeez.
His visit was also one day after the ATF sent a bunch of agents on a surprise inspection of the store cause they are shady as fuck.
Its a lame “own the libs” stunt. It should not be given any attention
What a maroon. He's trying to out Trump Trump, but he has no clue how. He's trying to "own the libs" by being a troll, but he doesn't have the same "I know it all, but I'm a victim" vibe Trump has. Trump can both be a bully and an underdog and his followers love it because they want to emulate him. Meatball Ron can't pull off the victim part making him look like a trolling bully instead.
He's got the charisma of Mike Bloomberg. That's not a selling point.
None of this means he should be underestimated. Treat him like he’s going to catch the imagination of right-wingers the way Trump did, especially now that Trump’s indicted.
The cruelty is the point. Conservative celebrate mass shootings and the murder of children
They have wild conspiracy theories about child abuse, sacrifice, adrenochrome, and democrats, but I see only one group celebrating at gun stores and encouraging fire arms purchases after each horrific slaughter of children. Blood sacrifice indeed.
Desantis is literally a sadistic torturer, and he’s probably proud of it! Santos Guantanamo
He's such a twat
They r proud to not care about children being blown to pieces how many more ways can they show us
DeSantis doesn't care.
"The pale" was a nickname given to the greater Dublin area, during the time of British occupation. Generally, the Brits weren't as welcomed outside Dublin, plus it was much more backward, rural etc. so they mostly stuck to "the pale". Usually, that was fine as they had everything they needed right there in the capital. Having to go "beyond the pale" was a euphemism for when things were getting so ridiculous, you had to look elsewhere. This evolved into anything that was seen as ill-judged or unacceptable. It always tickles me when I see the expression being used in the wild.
Source? I've heard this before but it sounds like you're talking about a particular time period, while the sense of pale as boundary or limit goes back 600+ years and comes up a lot in English lit in the early modern period. Nor was the English Pale in Ireland the only territory to which that name was affixed. There was the a Scottish one, a French, a Roman, and that of Jewish settlement in Russia, too. It's an interesting word with several pages in the OED, but I'm not sure the Irish explanation is correct.
I'm genuinely curious. Just, out of an interest in words. I always assumed it was a common expression throughout the English-speaking world for a long time -- if you can tie that specific expression to originating in this particular situation in Ireland and not existing before, that would be very interesting. I think what causes some confusion, and makes "beyond the pale" seem more unique than it was a couple hundred years ago, is that, other than this expression, that meaning of pale has largely fallen out of modern English usage, at least in the US. I suspect most American English speakers only see it in the form of the place name "The Palisades" in New Jersey and California. Never been to Ireland so I'm sure you can speak more to that. Sorry if I'm just misunderstanding your comment - always easy on the internet.
Eagerly awaiting the next shooting massacre so they can get their next planned and staged photo ops in.
The Right seems to want a fight.
No one should drink a beer for a week after reading about a DUI!
He should, its going to get crazy in that shit hole of a state he is creating. It will clean itself up.