DeSantis tapped his inner Clark Griswold. And the GOP learned it's no vacation. (via The ReidOut Blog)
Even Trump poked a hole in DeSantis’ balloon on this front, noting in a social media post that Florida was an attraction long before its current governor arrived.“You can call me whatever you want ... as long as you also call me a winner,”And sure, for a certain type of political enthusiast — the type who believes in winning at all costs, even at the cost of freedom — DeSantis may seem like a godsend.
Apparently, DeSantis believes being feared and being loved are one and the same. But there’s something creepy about holding your opponents at gunpoint and telling everyone this amounts to a good time for all involved. In that light, I’d been searching for the perfect metaphor to convey the oddity of DeSantis’ coercive politics and his jolly portrayal of these politics as desirable.In the movie, Clark hasto get his family to the Walley World theme park. And he engages in all sorts of destruction en route to getting there, as his family frighteningly goes along for the ride.
The film comes to a head when the family finally reaches Walley World only to discover it’s closed. Clark pulls a real-looking BB gun on a security guard and forces him to escort the Griswolds from ride to ride. So, Walley World is executive power and Republicans are like the Griswolds being dragged along. Conservatives like DeSantis — maybe even love him — but they’re a bit concerned by his recklessness, his awkwardness and, in some cases, even his possible disregard for the law as he pursues total control.Ron DeSantis.
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