Everything about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is shallow fakery and manipulative astroturf.
The term “astroturf” is given whenever a political operation attempts to generate the illusion of support where little to no support exists. Astroturf politics is pure fabrication and highlights the smallness of the candidate for whom the astroturf operation is conducted.
In republican national politics we saw astroturf operations around Carly Fiorina and Ted Cruz in 2016, so it doesn’t come as a surprise to see the same individual’s surface again as hired by Team DeSantis to create his 2024 astroturf campaign. Yesterday’s trip by the meatball to Georgia was pure astroturf, complete with free DeSantis ’24 swag, t-shirts, and various freebies in order to support the artificial optics of the campaign [see video at end].
With the support of Jeb Bush and Karl Rove, team Meatball has hired former Cruz and Youngkin campaign officials to help generate and enhance his illusion. They even hired people skilled in manufactured polling [WPA intel] to create false data for media to promote. This action comes on the heels of the meatball’s instructions to state senate allies for them to change Florida law, thus permitting him to run without resigning.
WASHINGTON – […] The upper ranks of Never Back Down, a group founded by former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli, will include top strategists to Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2016 presidential campaign, a top adviser to Glenn Youngkin’s 2021 Virginia gubernatorial campaign and senior communications aides involved in former president Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential run, according to a person familiar with the plans, who, like others in this article, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private arrangements.
The sheer firepower of the senior team suggests that Never Back Down — which will be able to accept donations of unlimited value and transfers from DeSantis’s state political committee — will have a more expansive role in the 2024 campaign than past presidential super PACs, which have traditionally focused almost exclusively on television and digital advertising.
[…] Phil Cox, a senior adviser to the 2022 DeSantis reelection campaign who has been a point of contact for Republicans hoping to support a White House bid, will serve as a senior adviser to Never Back Down, the person familiar with the plans said. He will work with Axiom Strategies President Jeff Roe, the architect of the 2016 Cruz campaign and the 2021 Youngkin campaign, whose role with the group was disclosed last week.
Kristin Davison, an Axiom consultant who has worked as a top adviser to Youngkin, will join the group as chief operating officer, working with Chris Jankowski — a Virginia strategist who has worked with Cox — who has taken the title of chief executive.
[…] Chris Wilson, a Republican pollster at WPA Intelligence, will lead the data efforts for Never Back Down. He worked on Youngkin’s gubernatorial campaign, and served as director of research, analytics and digital strategy for the 2016 Cruz presidential campaign.
David Polyansky, Axiom’s chief strategy officer, will also join Never Back Down as a senior adviser. He previously worked as a senior adviser to the 2016 GOP presidential campaign of former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, as top adviser to the Cruz presidential campaign and as a Senate chief of staff to Cruz.
[…] On Monday, Matt Wolking, a deputy communications director for Trump’s 2020 campaign who works at Axiom, announced on Twitter that he was joining the group. (read more)
Right on cue, today Meatball spox Matt Wolking starts promoting a Meatball WPA Intelligence poll for NBC to promote.
https://twitter.com/MattWolking/status/1641474148407943168
The coordinated astroturf effort is extremely visible, and makes the meatball look smaller than a spaghetti-o.
Next up is an exceptional video explanation by Randy of what happened in Georgia yesterday.
Everything noted in the ‘on-the-ground’ video in Georgia is describing pure astroturf.
If Casey DeSantis had any shame or humility, she would be embarrassed for her Meatball. However, as Casey takes counsel from Cindy McCain while shopping for tiaras and drapes, the general optics are that Mrs. Meatball is one of the biggest pushers of the 2024 enterprise.
What was the Desantis event in Georgia really like, and what actually happened? Here’s a breakdown and key takeaways from your citizen anti-journalist Randy! pic.twitter.com/DD4uPLlYl0
— Randy the Savage (@reannadilley) March 31, 2023
Absolute perfect logo.
This!
Please clap.
Don’t enjoy it too much. It might be one of those criminal memes you got to jail for.
Damn the consequences! Full memes ahead!
The truth will win, and that’s why truth is their enemy.
truth . . . and a sense of humor
LOL! SO TRUE!!!
Oh, it’s a MEATBALL!
At first, I thought it was a turd.
MeatBall, AstroTurd, they’re all the same.
F*%# ‘Meatball’ DeSanctimonious !
DeSantis is a FRAUD . Trump Nation will not support him and on another note spare me the ridiculously absurd BS polls .
Nobody with a semi functioning brain thinks DeSantis is leading Trump in anything EXCEPT taking the money the deep state and liberal billionaires are sending him.
You know how some people get over their Magic Cue Balls.
I have obtained an advance copy of the lyrics for the DeSantis Campaign theme song:
On top of spaghetti (On top of spaghetti)
All covered with cheese (All covered with cheese)
I lost my poor meatball (I lost my poor meatball)
When somebody sneezed (When somebody sneezed)
It rolled off the table (It rolled off the table)
And onto the floor (And onto the floor)
And then my poor meatball (And then my poor meatball)
Rolled out of the door (Rolled out of the door)
It rolled in the garden (It rolled in the garden)
And under a bush (And under a bush)
And then my poor meatball (And then my poor meatball)
Was nothing but mush (Was nothing but mush)
Alright now
I’ll tell you the words
You sing it back to me
On top of spaghetti (On top of spaghetti)
All covered with cheese (All covered with cheese)
I lost my poor meatball (I lost my poor meatball)
When somebody sneezed (When somebody sneezed)
It rolled off the table (It rolled off the table)
And onto the floor (And onto the floor)
And then my poor meatball (And then my poor meatball)
Rolled out of the door (Rolled out of the door)
It rolled in the garden (It rolled in the garden)
And under a bush (And under a bush)
And then my poor meatball (And then my poor meatball)
Was nothing but mush (Was nothing but mush)
Oh, the mush was as tasty (Oh, the mush was as tasty)
As tasty could be (As tasty could be)
And early next summer (And early next summer)
It grew into a tree (It grew into a tree)
Well, the tree was all covered (The tree was all covered)
With beautiful moss (With beautiful moss)
It grew lovely meatballs (It grew lovely meatballs)
And tomato sauce (And tomato sauce)
So if you eat spaghetti (So if you eat spaghetti)
All covered with cheese (All covered with cheese)
Hold on to your meatball (Hold on to your meatball)
And don’t ever sneeze
And don’t ever sneeze
Now do “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall”
I can see all of this being sung in the campaign van with Ron leading.
(don’t forget the Claritin)
Interesting, because they make bush and mush rhyme – I always used to think it was mush, like when you are running a team of Huskies in Alaska –
But it is mush like Bush when you mush it all into someone’s face like James Cagney with the Half Grapefruit in the face of “Kitty”, (Mae Clark) it was, his girlfriend.
I just posted a kids video…yes I did not read all the responses first…But yes and great minds think a like!!!
Pull the string and I’ll wink at you, I’m your puppet
I’ll do funny things if you want me to, I’m your puppet
Mm. I’m yours to have and to hold
Darling, you’ve got full control of your puppet
Pull them little strings and I’ll kiss your lips, I’m your puppet
Snap your fingers and I’ll turn you some flips, I’m your puppet
Mm, your every wish is my command
All you gotta do is wiggle your little hand
I’m your puppet, I’m your puppet
I’m just a toy, just a funny boy
That makes you laugh when you’re blue
I’ll be wonderful, do just what I’m told
I’ll do anything for you, I’m your puppet, I’m your puppet
Just pull them little strings and
I’ll sing you a song, I’m your puppet
Make me do right or make me do wrong, I’m your puppet
Mm, treat me good and I’ll do anything
I’m just a puppet and you hold my string, I’m your puppet
Your walking, talking, living,
Loving puppet
I’m hanging on a string
I’ll do anything, love you ‘n’ kiss ya
It fell to the floor, and then Trump nation kicked it right out the door.
“Rolled Right Out the Door”… Yes, I know I am rude, but please don’t be offended, just try it out once.
The song is cute, but this phrase rolls off my tongue easier… But that is just me…
Ron has no meat in his meatball, he is more of a soyball
Too funny! I was glad to hear that Randy the Savage didn’t care for his soy boy voice either. Can’t
imagine him talking to world leaders with that manby panby voice.
Who was it that said they had a punchable face? I think it was Ted Cruz.
Well, Meatball beat Ted with that statement. He definitely has a punchable face!
You cannot make this stuff up. This guy is eaten up with dumbass.
DeS got destroyed by Disney with their brilliant move. Epic!
That episode encapsulated DeSantis and his campaign.
Loads of fanfare for beating back evil Disney, Ron the hero sent out play the tough guy, crickets generally when it’s exposed that he got his lunch handed to him.
I’d like to buy him for what he’s worth and sell him for what he thinks he’ll bring because that man is for sale.
Making the world safe for Disnocracy!
“Ron sounds like a muppet”
My chuckle for the day. 😀
Randy is great!
DeSantis campaign aka Dishonest scumbaggery. Sundance’s logo is accurate. Pass it on.
You can bet the whole worthless Bush clan is involved along with Ryan and Carlos De licktoe among many others.
I laughed so much listening to Randy the anti-journalist. Especially when she talked about Rhonda’s voice and speech.
God bless her. I pray for more like her.
I’d write her a check for 130k😏
Guess he decided to NOT take Ric Grennell’s excellent advice to other potential GOP candidates about dropping out and throwing support to Donald J Trump, simply as a show of force against the Swamp…but I suppose when one is auditioning to become one of the most highly paid members of the Swamp, such an idea would never occur to you, would it, Ron?
Even more vital, that EVERY OTHER Candidate follow Ric’s suggestion, but as they won’t, they at least brand themselves as anti-MAGA,by not.
Pence, Pompeo, Haley, Noem, and RDS. will not, making it clear where they stand, as if anyone here wasn’t already aware.
Not one of them is in it for America, they are in it for themselves. A wise man once said the fact that you want to run for office should preclude you from doing so. That applies to all but Trump who risked it all.
“Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.” – Thomas Jefferson
And Rick Grennell’s advice was very WISE for the NATION. And of course, it says a FEW TONS about each of the other GOPe that ignore it, or scorn it – all to their own Self-Destruction!
If all had done that, what a powerful IMPACT that would have made.
MeatBots gonna AstroTurd.
Expect to see more of them here, unrelenting because it’s all about the sweet sweet grift.
What about these emails from candidates where the FEC is demanding a minimum amount of Q1 ( 1st quarter) funds to remain a candidate? I have not heard of this requirement before.
Gaslighting, I’m sure.
Not like they all, between the leviathan of the federal bureaucracy, and the many private and corporate interests too numerous to mention have common cause to see President Trump fail in his quest to return power back to We The People.
More like HUSH MONEY for the FEC Thieves/Blackmailers.
All the Fed Agencies are grifting worse than EVER, these days.
Don’t worry too much, Those guys will Lose THEIRS in the Bank Crashes, while God does Precious Miracles for HIS OWN People, the way he did in Exodus when His children left Egypt with ALL the wealth of Egypt.
If you just read the lists when they brought things to Moses to build the Tent of Meetings, from what they took off the Egyptians as they were leaving. And that wasn’t enough of their bootie to make ANY of them grumble about it, either.
Starting at Exodus 25…
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fsi0_g4XwAYaZfg?format=png&name=900×900
The CHEF 👩🍳 BOY RD SIMPS CRY
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Casey is a social climber like her husband. I’d love to know who the former media personality voted for in the past – I bet she was a Democrat.
She looks so fake at events, over dressed, endlessly smiling with the same rigid grin as if in fear someone will snap a pic that doesn’t overwhelm with her pearly whites.
I see no more intelligence in her face than I do her enemy to America husband.
I bet you are right.
Thank goodness this man is being exposed right now. If he had shut up and got behind Trump for 2024 this establishment meatball would of probably had a cakewalk to the GOP nomination in 2028. It all brings up the fact that there is a thin bench of potential MAGA replacements for Trump!
Well, in all fairness, a genuine potential successor wouldn’t freaking be running against PDJT!
Our Lion will choose his heir, none that “toss their hat” in the traitor’s ring will qualify.
Some folks are still hun g up on the fact that more VEEPS have come from the Pool of Contenders than some “random” choice or long time Trusted friends or anything.
I still long for a Trusted Ben Johnson to John Wayne – someone who will watch after Trump with a devoted Heart of Friendship, like Blood Brothers who would save eachothers’ lives, without thinking about it.
I remember also from long ago, the Louis L’Amour movies that Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott played the Sacket Brothers in.
I don’t know anything at all about how the men related to eachother off screen. But they sure made a good team on the Films.
There are Real People in the World who are very good working together, like we think Brothers and/or Sisters should be, or work difficult lifetime projects together – pulling together well in the same harness for Something that is bigger than both or all of them…
I know it took a lot of people like that in the beginning of this nation.
I was shocked when I saw my generation was not carrying that internal drive quite the way America had for hundreds of years before…
I guess the best example is still the way Joshua and Caleb, and even Phinehas, sided Moses.
Yes, and Hur – And Aaron was a help at times, when he wasn’t busy with something else….
I have a sneaking suspicion that Trump endorsed him to put a spotlight on him to see what would happen, and I very much down that Trump is ONE WHIT SURPRISED by anything DeSanctimonious has done, but now he doesn’t have to worry about him nipping at his heels, after THIS.
And anything that is costing DeSanctimonious is the Fruit of his own Labor, his own Seed he deliberately planted and faithfully waters.
You cannot tell me that Trump didn’t smell a Rat, from the first few minutes.
“If Casey DeSantis had any shame or humility, she would be embarrassed for her Meatball. However, as Casey takes counsel from Cindy McCain while shopping for tiaras and drapes, the general optics are that Mrs. Meatball is one of the biggest pushers of the 2024 enterprise.”
Up here in New England, it is hard to follow the granular nuances of personality. However, as I reluctantly noted, the cancer story arc had an odor to it. I did not believe it was faked, but I did believe it was packaged for media consumption and political points. Everything which has happened since has only affirmed that gut reaction.
That could not have happened with Mrs. Meatball’s cooperation.
I also note Robert Barnes recently made an offhand comment about Mrs. Meatball being perhaps more politically ambitious than Mr. Meatball.
Wow, they kicked “Randy the Savage” and others wearing Trump gear out of the DeSantis book signing although they weren’t saying anything or causing a commotion (around 1:50 in her video)?
As Sundance said yesterday in response to DeSantis’ weak-ass, manufactured, controlled, inauthentic tweet regarding President Trump’s indictment: apparently, you can’t “SAY HIS NAME!” or be allowed to wear it either in their presence.
Every President Trump supporter needs to wear Trump shirts or hat everywhere. EVERYWHERE.
Wear to stores, walks, family gatherings, birthday parties (even kids parties), kid and grandkid sports events and recitals, church yes even church (shirt “Pray for President Trump”), doctor apartments, NEVER BE SEEN WITHOUT!
Whistle the tune, “Trump Won and you know it” waiting in lines. Be happy.
Do NOT display ANY fjb stuff or destinkus stuff. Every time do so takes up space for all DJT and MAGA. Never let them see their names in lights, so to speak.
When establishments start banning political campaign gear, dress like President Trump or Melanie cuz, well, you identify as them. Just keep his name and presence in their faces. They do not have the numbers to do the same. This is why 2008 was the beginning of political buttons and signs and bumper stickers were deemed racist and most gave up our long-standing historical voice in presidential campaigns.
They did the same thing with a book signing party at a business center NEAR MAR-A-LAGO, SAME TIME that TRUMP had a RALLY in the Same area —– I’d lay MONEY which event was SCHEDULED FIRST.
One of DeSkunk’s first Book stops in FLA.
But DeSkunk’s party was at a business, and doesn’t seem to have been a PRIVATE party or a Rented out venue for it, or an Invitation only affair.
But Ron had the Police come and make anyone wearing Trump Gear of any kind LEAVE the Premises.
At THAT time, most people weren’t paying attention and still thought DeSkunk was SUPPORTING TRUMP.
But MAGA found out they were not wanted – but DeSkunk wanted the Reputation – weird since so many at THAT TIME all were almost DEMANDING that DeSanctimonious be the new VEEP pick for Trump.
With that “Unlimited $” sign acting like big,steaming pile of excrement, all the flies are buzzing in.
Can you smell it, whew!
“Can You Smell Me Now?”
What an epic Meme/Ad that could be!
I will take Trump as President from prison before I’ll take RDS…or anyone else…and I will say his name… proudly and loudly…my president is DONALD JOHN TRUMP!
My husband was almost a fan of DiSantos ’24 until now…..totally DJT and MAGA!!!!!! 😄
All the things I been telling him on DiSantos making sense now 😄
I don’t think I have ever seen a politician throw himself down the well like this before.
Phil Gramm 1996
CHEF 👨🍳 BOY RD would jump in the well headfirst as long as he has fists full of cash to break his fall!
Five months and it’s over for the grifters and carpetbaggers roaming around in Florida.
These people never learn anything.
BS—
Trump forever 🇺🇸💕
Meatball never! 🤮
If he spent more time thinking about and working for Florida, his job ! (job ! – I’m even too subtle for myself…) he would not have gotten outfoxed despite having effective State power, by the disney mouse.
but desantis has been working outside Florida, on non-Florida campaign matters. So, he is delinquent in and ignoring his real job! to be just like jeb!
He has been stage managed from the beginning to be MAGA Lite.
I doubt he could have done a proper job in Florida if he tried.
Damn sure could never be a potential Peace and Prosperity President.
Sorry, I could not ‘resist’…..am a little punchy, just exited my basement….
Synthetic, that is probably THE word to describe him.
DeSynthetic Candidate.
DeSynthetic Campaign.
Really, it says it all.
My motto: “never vote for anyone willingly associated with karl rove or supported by the turtle”
Words to live by.
Thank you Sundance
For the nightly
Bash the WEF sellout CHEF 👨🍳 BOY RD article!
Its Amazing that
The material keeps creating itself.
Keep hammering it
Over and Over and Over
Until the last CHEF 👨🍳 BOY RD Simp cry’s uncle!
Metballs is not gonna win. POS Karl Rove is just grifting.
Neither will he win, nor will he succeed in taking out Trump.
Run D.O.A.
Exactly. Karl “Whiteboard” Rove doesn’t care if Meatball wins or loses. Rove gets his “consulting” fee cut from the millions of dollars the campaign squeezes out of the Never Trump crowd.
That RINO PO💩 makes his living that way. The Faux Snews gig on Vannity , and other show appearances just keeps Karl the “Architect” of the Grift going between off election years. Rove is a smelly Bush.
My cat could have done a better job of running his campaign, not campaign. At least it would have been stealth and not so clumsily obvious.
There’s nothing appealing about Bunker Boy. He can’t even hold a decent “book signing.”
I absolutely loved the “platform shoe curtain” bit!
The thinnest skin in politics.
So, a little self conscious, about being little, huh?
They are gonna be paralyzed with self-consciousness.
The Meme Wars shall be brutal.
Most “small” men are. BTW one doesn’t have to be short to be small.
He should be called up for FEC violations. Campaigning when he hasn’t filed to run.
PDJT filed a complaint with the state several weeks back.
Not to be picky but the complaint came from one of PDJT’s pacts; not President Trump personally.
I think it was Make America Great Pact.
Roger that, appreciate the correction.
That make’s Team MeatBall’s whining about it all the more delicious.
He and wife, are like kids playing dress up, in their parents clothes.
Anyone who isn’t openly speaking out against this power driven cult is part of it. All I hear is the sound of silence.
It’s like watching some little kid get bullied in the hallway in school and you do NOTHING about it. You allow it to happen even though you are standing there watching it and know it’s wrong.
That’s all we have today in our government. They are all watching us get killed and just walk away from it.
Trump doesn’t walk away from a damn thing. He will kick the shit out of you.
Meatball.
This kinda shit is why we’re in such trouble. Lies and more lies. They lie with every breath.
DeSantis is an opportunistic microbe.
MAGA ad regarding DeSantis:
Yes, I just saw this air tonight. A group called MAGA Inc put it out — here are more details:
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/-trump-super-pac-launches-ad-attacking-ron-desantis-rcna77483
TY!
It’s been playing on Fox News channel tonight; very interesting.
Yep…saw it twice in about an hour. YEH!!
Haven’t seen the Ed Rollins Draft Ron DeSantis ad in several days now.
Wonder what that means? No more money? Or moving onto the ‘slightly-open-book-tour-campaign mode’?
Ron’s gonna really regret this move; so many were fooled for so long…
They were leaning way over their skis, presuming a vacuum would be created by the handicapping of PDJT by Communist prosecutors, and asserting that we have to draft Run D.O.A. to drag him off the sidelines, to reluctantly break his promise to Floridians to jump into the campaign to save the nation from the terrible Democrats.
Maybe they caught wind that MAGA didn’t buy it.
I did read that some of his big backers are having second thoughts…
The Derp State looms over those backers’ shoulders, so who knows if any dare go off the reservation.
Our Modern Fascism is a two-way outsourcing of tyranny.
Why would Jeb Bush and Karl Rove support DeSantis?
Because he’s all they got to try to fool MAGA into electing a Derp State plant.
You didn’t think he was really MAGA did you?
Bush Family Revenge of Trump winning in 2016; beating sleepy Jeb.
Clinton is involved in the revenge also.
Sorry, not sorry but simply No!
Excellent video by Randy. I thought it was very well done and I appreciated the play by play. I never thought much of chef boy RD dba Rice A Phony but he certainly gives off the sally field’s “you really like me” vibes. Seriously does this conga line of dancing dainties think they have a snowballs chance in hades of winning anything? It so reminiscent of the mcstain pierre delecto days of “let’s try this one” & “it’s his turn” crap.
I’m not interested in another career politician.
Trump was my 17th choice in the 2016 primary but that man has proven to be the fiercest, strongest and most resilient man to ever take on the challenge of cleaning up the mess made by insiders like DeSantis.
Trump has my vote even if he is sitting in a prison cell and I write his name in. Trump has earned the job.
I was in the same place in 2016, but voted for him anyway because I vote pro-life. So so glad I did…again 2020…and like you, will write his name in on the ballot in 2024, if it comes to that.
I’ll write his name in with a Sharpie marker. Can you imagine him getting the most write in votes in American history. Not that I want it to come to that but…..
None of us want it to come to that, but I agree it would cause millions to write his name in. American like rugged individuals and we don’t like it when people are treated unfairly.
I never liked him but when he came down the elevator, something clicked and I was smitten.
I wasn’t sold on Trump until I walked into my voting booth in June of 2016, when my choice was between Trump and Cruz. I did think he looked like a real man coming down the elevator, but I just didn’t think he had the right policy positions. His actions proved me wrong again and again.
My mother had been dead for a few years in 2016, but Hillary Clinton was the devil in her mind. Voting for Hillary would have been impossible. I talked with a couple of friends and a minister about Donald Trump because I knew nothing about him. They said that he would be better than Hillary Clinton. So, that’s how I voted.
I have never been so surprised when he won and how he turned out to be such a good president.
How sad. How pathetic. How embarrassing.
Yoiungkin has been a major disappointment in VA. He had the ability, but hasn’t done a thing!
Youngkin is a RINO. You all made the best of 2 bad choices. You get the slow train to socialism. You will get there a week after the rest of us. Voting for RINOs is a waste of time.
Trump already has the middle class.
I am not a hater but I’m beginning to despise him. You hit the nail on the head about the timing and coordination of his campaign. That he is doing this and the FL legislature is enacting this law on the very day President Trump is indicted makes me even more furious and demonstrates just how low he and his handlers will go. He’s a dirty dog and will never ever get my vote. It’s PDJT or no one!
OMG 😂 Ron with the exclamation point 🤣 I’m dying 😂 Sitting in my basement while wind and rain batters my house in Illinois. I can’t stop laughing
In God We Trust!
Lol, any poll that registers support for Cheney, especially one with more than 5%, is instantly worthless.
Just trying to keep her alive as a campaign surrogate.
You forgot the decimal point, .5%