{"id":1395650,"date":"2022-03-23T08:17:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T12:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1395650"},"modified":"2022-03-23T08:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T12:18:12","slug":"8-lessons-from-the-ron-desantis-school-of-dominating-the-corrupt-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-lessons-from-the-ron-desantis-school-of-dominating-the-corrupt-media\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Lessons From The Ron DeSantis School Of Dominating The Corrupt Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F8-lessons-from-the-ron-desantis-school-of-dominating-the-corrupt-media%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1395650&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/49174778578_4ca3367899_k.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The propaganda wing of the Democrat Party known as the corporate press is used to smearing, pressuring, and shaming Republicans into piping down. Sometimes it doesn\u2019t work, but we\u2019ll never even know how many times it has. <\/p>\n<p>Got a bill in the works about keeping men out of girls\u2019 sports? Be a shame if the media slandered you as a transphobe while corporate interests put pressure on your campaign coffers. Think you can trust your own eyes more than Anthony Fauci on Covid? It\u2019d be too bad if you got fact-checked and deplatformed.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn\u2019t the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/02\/03\/we-need-more-suave-conservatives-who-can-and-will-call-out-corrupt-medias-b-s\/\">only<\/a> Republican who\u2019s put up a good defense against media bullies, but he has made a brand out of going on the offensive against them. Here are eight lessons that others in the GOP (and all Americans) can learn from him about schooling the propagandists in the corporate press.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1-acknowledge-the-press-has-a-narrative\">1. Acknowledge the Press Has a Narrative<\/h2>\n<p>In May 2020, when the Covid-panicked media\u2019s predictions about Florida\u2019s Covid response were already being proven wrong, DeSantis didn\u2019t just call out their lies, he pointed to their motivation for lying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur data is available, our data is transparent. \u2026 So, any insinuation otherwise is just typical, partisan narrative trying to be spun,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/05\/20\/ron-desantis-spits-fire-at-mainstream-media-for-apocalyptic-reporting-on-floridas-coronavirus-response\/\">told<\/a> reporters. \u201cWe\u2019ve succeeded and I think that people just don\u2019t want to recognize it because it challenges their narrative, it challenges their assumption. So, they\u2019ve got to try and find a boogeyman.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2-don-t-call-media-mainstream-call-them-what-they-are\">2. Don\u2019t Call Media \u2018Mainstream,\u2019 Call Them What They Are<\/h2>\n<p>The more partisan the big names in media like The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, and their ilk become, the more inaccurate it is to call them \u201cmainstream.\u201d Call them the corporate media, the propaganda press, legacy media, or use DeSantis\u2019 nickname for them: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/04\/06\/desantis-eviscerates-corrupt-corporate-media-as-lying-smear-merchants-for-cbs-hit-piece\/\">smear merchants<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"ds5wilJV3HjcozrB4R\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">desantis: \u201cthese are smear merchants. they went for the smear and they\u2019ve been caught red-handed. this is not over by any stretch of the imagination.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6cOSxe2Z1j\">pic.twitter.com\/6cOSxe2Z1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Logan Hall (@loganclarkhall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loganclarkhall\/status\/1379469442980143112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"3-you-catch-more-flies-with-wit-than-boring-press-releases\">3. You Catch More Flies With Wit than Boring Press Releases<\/h2>\n<p>DeSantis took notes from former President Donald Trump\u2019s penchant for cutting through forgettable politician-speak and leaning into one-liners and comebacks. A witty line will help people remember what you said, and that\u2019s not limited to media interactions.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at the cheeky memo DeSantis put out Tuesday recognizing Emma Weyant, who placed directly behind male swimmer Lia Thomas, as the rightful winner of the NCAA 500-yard freestyle. It\u2019s far more memorable \u2014 and therefore, effective \u2014 than a whiny, boring press release. Well-placed snark cuts through the cloud of media lies and signals that you won\u2019t play their game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"TXZ6lr82chDBx\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By allowing men to compete in women&#8217;s sports, the NCAA is destroying opportunities for women, making a mockery of its championships, and perpetuating a fraud.<\/p>\n<p>In Florida, we reject these lies and recognize Sarasota&#8217;s Emma Weyant as the best women&#8217;s swimmer in the 500y freestyle. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBmFxFE3q6\">pic.twitter.com\/tBmFxFE3q6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1506315576674865153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"4-don-t-take-the-bait-to-fight-your-friends-harder-than-your-enemies\">4. Don\u2019t Take the Bait to Fight Your Friends Harder than Your Enemies<\/h2>\n<p>The corporate media loves it when Republicans go after each other, whether it\u2019s NeverTrumpers piling on criticism of the former president, neocons smearing conservatives who want to avoid war as Putin-lovers, or National Review <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/21\/senate-democrats-praise-national-review-for-helping-their-ketanji-brown-jackson-confirmation-efforts\/\">going after<\/a> Sen. Josh Hawley for questioning a Supreme Court nominee\u2019s soft-on-sex-crimes record. DeSantis showed he can see through that game, and more Republicans should too.<\/p>\n<p>One podcaster asked DeSantis about the media\u2019s \u201ctrying to drive a wedge between you and one of your constituents here in Florida, former President Trump. Is there any sort of animosity? What\u2019s that relationship like?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what the media does and you can not fall for the bait. You know what they\u2019re trying to do. So don\u2019t take it,\u201d the governor <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/20\/why-the-medias-attempt-to-split-desantis-and-trump-isnt-working\/\">responded<\/a>. Emphasizing the need for GOP unity, he added \u201cWe need everyone on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"5-don-t-be-cowed-by-ad-hominem-attacks\">5. Don\u2019t Be Cowed by Ad Hominem Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>Last April, CBS\u2019s \u201c60 Minutes\u201d ginned up a fake scandal about DeSantis, smearing him for using the ubiquitous Florida grocery store Publix to help distribute Covid vaccines. Instead of being intimidated by the smear, DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/04\/08\/watch-gov-desantis-shred-everything-wrong-with-cbss-malicious-smear-report\/\">hit back<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re talking about this ridiculous smear narrative, it\u2019s important to break down just how false, how thoroughly dishonest it is. Because this is bad for our country \u2014 to have big corporate media smearing for profit just because I\u2019m in the other party than them, and using their partisanship to craft narratives, regardless of the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August, when the Associated Press cooked up a similar conspiracy theory, DeSantis had a similar response. \u201cThe AP\u2019s attempt to create a political narrative has backfired, as the conspiracy theory has been easily debunked and the credibility of your organization has been further diminished,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/08\/23\/desantis-punches-back-at-aps-political-smear-piece-peddling-covid-conspiracy-theory\/\">shot back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the corrupt press will make up scandals about you, they\u2019re not going to be your BFF. \u201cStop trying to grovel in front of [corporate media outlets], stop thinking that they\u2019re going to like you,\u201d DeSantis\u00a0advised his fellow Republicans, in an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/06\/02\/exclusive-desantis-says-conservatives-must-gain-ground-not-just-lose-it-more-slowly\/\">exclusive<\/a> interview with The Federalist in June. Too many Republicans in D.C. are \u201clovable losers\u201d who \u201clet the corporate media define the narrative,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s like trying to fight your way out of a wet paper bag. You have to reject these narratives.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"7-don-t-waste-energy-on-issues-the-press-says-matter-that-actually-don-t\">7. Don\u2019t Waste Energy on Issues The Press Says Matter That Actually Don\u2019t<\/h2>\n<p>The corporate media and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s sham committee love to talk about the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, because it\u2019s one of the few talking points that doesn\u2019t make them look terrible. Republicans shouldn\u2019t let themselves be sucked into wasting airtime tongue-wagging about an issue that most normal Americans are ready to stop talking about.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Jan. 6 on the event\u2019s one-year anniversary, DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/06\/ron-desantis-gives-master-class-on-how-to-respond-to-propaganda-press-over-dem-hoaxes\/\">predicted<\/a> the commemorations from Democrats and their media allies were \u201cgoing to end up being a politicized Charlie Foxtrot today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an obsession with this amongst the D.C., New York journalist class and again I think it\u2019s because it allows them to spin a narrative that they want to spin,\u201d he added, and took the opportunity to pivot to issues more relevant to voters. \u201cPeople here in Florida, they care about inflation and they care about gas prices and education and crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"8-just-stop-trusting-the-corrupt-press-for-pete-s-sake\">8. Just Stop Trusting The Corrupt Press, for Pete\u2019s Sake<\/h2>\n<p>From fawning over disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to saying Joe Biden would be an \u201cadult in the room\u201d about foreign policy to insisting Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop was a Russian plant, the corporate press has been pants-on-fire wrong time and time again. They\u2019ve lost all credibility and Republicans should stop lending it to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe message is for people out there is unless you\u2019re a partisan leftist, do not trust corporate media,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/04\/06\/desantis-eviscerates-corrupt-corporate-media-as-lying-smear-merchants-for-cbs-hit-piece\/\">said<\/a> in June. \u201cCan\u2019t trust them, they\u2019re not trustworthy. They will lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Elle Reynolds is an assistant editor at The Federalist, and received her B.A. in government from Patrick Henry College with a minor in journalism. You can follow her work on Twitter at @_etreynolds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The propaganda wing of the Democrat Party known as the corporate press is used to smearing, pressuring, and shaming Republicans into piping down. 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