{"id":1660596,"date":"2022-09-27T14:06:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1660596"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:09:03","slug":"media-democrats-race-to-make-hurricane-ian-all-about-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-democrats-race-to-make-hurricane-ian-all-about-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"Media, Democrats Race To Make Hurricane Ian All About DeSantis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fmedia-democrats-race-to-make-hurricane-ian-all-about-desantis%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=1660596&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--><p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/more-than-2-million-florida-residents-under-evacuation-orders-as-hurricane-ian-becomes-category-3-storm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Ian<\/a> barreled toward Florida, some Democrats and members of the media appeared almost giddy at the prospect of\u00a0Governor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a>\u00a0(R-FL) failing a high-profile test.<\/p>\n<p>Florida emergency management teams were busy Tuesday warning residents to batten down the hatches and, if necessary, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/more-than-2-million-florida-residents-under-evacuation-orders-as-hurricane-ian-becomes-category-3-storm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evacuate<\/a>\u00a0coastal areas ahead of the storm\u2019s arrival. Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/politico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> appeared to frame the hurricane as a test that would ultimately determine whether or not DeSantis deserved the level notoriety he has already achieved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGov. Ron DeSantis spent his first term becoming one of the most influential Republicans in the country,\u201d the outlet wrote. \u201cBut he still hasn\u2019t faced one of the toughest challenges a Florida leader can encounter: a hurricane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Ron DeSantis spent his first term becoming one of the most influential Republicans in the country.<\/p>\n<p>But he still hasn\u2019t faced one of the toughest challenges a Florida leader can encounter: a hurricane.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ad4eIBbsSI\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ad4eIBbsSI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 POLITICO (@politico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/1574728104043597833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report cited former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Craig Fugate, who put the handling of a potentially lethal event in stark political terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFail a response: hard to get reelected, and your agenda stalls,\u201d Fugate said. Do it well, though, and it \u201cadds capital to your agenda, and it sets you up for higher office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFail a response: hard to get reelected, and your agenda stalls,\u201d former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fema?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fema<\/a> administrator Craig Fugate, who served as Bush\u2019s emergency management director, said. Do well, though,and it \u201cadds capital to your agenda, and sets you up for higher office.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fc9FDVNmE4\">https:\/\/t.co\/Fc9FDVNmE4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Dixon (@Mdixon55) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mdixon55\/status\/1574734674617827332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reporters in the White House briefing room even framed questions as though they were expecting \u201cchallenges\u201d with regard to cooperation between the the Biden administration and state officials in Florida.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Notice the media are laying the groundwork to attack DeSantis over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HurricaneIan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HurricaneIan<\/a>. Here&#8217;s a question to the head of FEMA from a McClatchy reporter: &#8220;Can you describe\u2026the level of the communications w\/state officials &#038; has there been anything unusual or any challenges w\/that?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j8UV1LsTqR\">pic.twitter.com\/j8UV1LsTqR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1574804465470902272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senator and former presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) appeared to suggest that electing Democrats in the approaching midterms would somehow help to curb future hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just did something about climate change for the first time in decades,\u201d Klobuchar said, apparently referencing the Inflation Reduction Act. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019ve gotta win this as that hurricane bears down on Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did Amy Klobuchar just suggest voting for Democrats will stop hurricanes?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just did something about climate change for the first time in decades. That&#8217;s why [Democrats] have to win this as that hurricane bears down on Florida.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F9cDc7QAr9\">pic.twitter.com\/F9cDc7QAr9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1574762944847663104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But DeSantis Rapid Response Director Christina Pushaw was quick to fire back at the suggestions, noting that DeSantis had been on top of the state\u2019s preparation and response to the threatening hurricane from the very beginning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida has some of the world\u2019s best emergency management leadership and personnel,\u201d Pushaw tweeted. \u201cGovernor DeSantis and his team are doing everything possible to ensure our state is prepared. Sorry to disappoint the liberal media activists who are constantly cheering for the destruction of Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSetting aside the disgusting framing and premise of the article\u2026 This is false, @Mdixon55,\u201d Pushaw continued, addressing Dixon directly.\u00a0\u201cGovernor DeSantis did a briefing in Pinellas yesterday. He is getting ready for a briefing in Sarasota right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Setting aside the disgusting framing and premise of the article\u2026 This is false, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mdixon55?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mdixon55<\/a>. Governor DeSantis did a briefing in Pinellas yesterday. He is getting ready for a briefing in Sarasota right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2flMfVJGJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/l2flMfVJGJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cXlvvbOfUg\">pic.twitter.com\/cXlvvbOfUg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1574784533081296896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To Klobuchar, she added, \u201cFlorida has experienced hurricanes throughout recorded history, before Democrats and Republicans existed. But the Party of Science will never miss an opportunity to play politics with a natural disaster. Gross and shameless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Florida has experienced hurricanes throughout recorded history, before Democrats and Republicans existed. But the Party of Science will never miss an opportunity to play politics with a natural disaster. Gross and shameless. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TW5YFQBap9\">https:\/\/t.co\/TW5YFQBap9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1574763737604653056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rachel Vindman, wife of former President Donald Trump\u2019s impeachment witness Alexander Vindman, used the hurricane to attack DeSantis apparently for his vocal opposition to the grooming of elementary school students and the passage of Florida\u2019s Parental Rights in Education law \u2014 which opponents falsely labeled the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should use they\/them pronouns for Hurricane Ian to annoy DeSantis,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I appreciate the danger of this storm which only serves to underscore the point that electing leaders who only divert their attention away from destroying systems [in order to score political points] to emergencies, isn\u2019t helpful when there is a true crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b (@natsechobbyist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natsechobbyist\/status\/1574745713002840066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After an hour of backlash for her tweet, Vindman attempted damage control: \u201cI appreciated the danger of the storm which only serves to underscore the point that electing leaders who only divert their attention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Hurricane Ian barreled toward Florida, some Democrats and members of the media appeared almost giddy at the prospect of\u00a0Governor Ron DeSantis\u00a0(R-FL) failing a high-profile test. Florida emergency management teams were busy Tuesday warning residents to batten down the hatches and, if necessary, evacuate\u00a0coastal areas ahead of the storm\u2019s arrival. 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