CMRivdogs Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Especially if you throw in $$$ collected from related industries, I.E. hotels, restaurants, and related theme parks not owned by The Mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Let's not forget the other amusement parks in Orlando. People don't go to Orlando because of Universal Studios. They go because of Disney World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: I lived in Florida and worked at Disney World and hated both. Desantis has made me feel sympathetic to a company I despise. I have never been to Disney, but it does not sound like a place I would ever have enjoyed past the age of about five. It is incredibly popular though, even for adults. Edited April 18, 2023 by Tiger337 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: I have never been to Disney, but it does not sound like a place I would ever have enjoyed past the age of about five. It is incredibly popular though, even for adults. I've heard their on property hotels are nice. I wasn't impressed with their timeshare property in Hilton Head however. I'm not sure it's comparable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Interesting thread considering the source. I find it interesting that one time so called Conservatives were in favor of the free market as well as corporate rights until they disagree with them for whatever reason. Eric, what's good for the goose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 FWIW...economic impact Disney brings to Florid Quote A 2019 study found Disney dominates the Central Florida tourism industry, according to Oxford Economics, and produced: $75.2 billion annual economic impact for Central Florida. 463,000 jobs. $5.8 billion in additional state tax revenue. The sales tax collected just on the 58 million Disney World tickets sold in 2018 was $409 million. That’s more than what the state will spend this year on school construction and maintenance or the entire Department of Elder Affairs budget. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/14/walt-disney-world-remains-florida-biggest-political-power-50-years-later/5919720001/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, CMRivdogs said: Interesting thread considering the source. I find it interesting that one time so called Conservatives were in favor of the free market as well as corporate rights until they disagree with them for whatever reason. Eric, what's good for the goose What exact agenda offends them? Who is harmed by whatever it was that Disney did. Be nice to LGBTQ. that's their beef. Remember that. I wish we had some smart right wingers around to explain to me the problem because I know I'm now biased the other way but I'm open to being told I'm wrong and there's something I'm not considering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: Interesting thread considering the source. I find it interesting that one time so called Conservatives were in favor of the free market as well as corporate rights until they disagree with them for whatever reason. Eric, what's good for the goose Eric apparently never met nor hear of the Koch Bros, or Exxon Mobil, or RJR, or the Telecom industry, or Trial lawyers, or the AMA, or the Health Insurance industry, or ADM, or the Auto Industry, or ............ Of course there is an answer to his concern - it's called public campaign financing. What do you say Eric? Edited April 18, 2023 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, oblong said: What exact agenda offends them? Who is harmed by whatever it was that Disney did. Be nice to LGBTQ. that's their beef. Remember that. I wish we had some smart right wingers around to explain to me the problem because I know I'm now biased the other way but I'm open to being told I'm wrong and there's something I'm not considering. I don't think there is any smart way to support conservative cultural crap. There might be ways to talk intelligently about financial/economic stuff, but I don't think Disney is about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) There's some smoke here. A little timeline from what I remember. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11885589/Ron-DeSantis-donor-killed-amid-accusations-sexual-misconduct-underage-girl.html Earlier that week, a local agitator got into it with the Republican Mayor of Jacksonville on Twitter. Mayor Curry is known for his late night drunken angry tweets (aren't we all), and I retweet a screenshot if it for posterity. Basically, the agitator was hinting that Stermon had recently lost his unfettered access to the Sherrif's office, and Curry was quick to go out of line and call Stermon a friend while telling the reporter to "Pound Sand Chump." After I retweet it, I get a text from a coworker who saw that exchange and says he knows Stermon, used to live down the street from him. He's a creep, didn't trust his daughter around him. Also, he was Facebook friends with him and he had become unhinged, some long ranting posts asking DeSantis for help. Two days later, a few hours before the media reported it, the coworker informed me about Stermon's suicide. Something's up. I don't believe this is a murder cover-up situation. Post offices likely have surveillance. Stermon was more than a donor, as the article details. Edited April 19, 2023 by Edman85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Also, people are just now finding out DeSantis is anti-business? He was not allowing businesses to have COVID precautions in 2020. **** that guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 General comment here, but the last 24 hours of news coverage / GOP endorsements of Trump heavily suggests the obvious: DeSantis will not be the GOP nominee in 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, mtutiger said: General comment here, but the last 24 hours of news coverage / GOP endorsements of Trump heavily suggests the obvious: DeSantis will not be the GOP nominee in 24. What do you mean? He got Chip Roy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatkoVarda Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 41 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said: LOL - You can't beat something with nothing, and outside of Trumpism, the GOP's got nothing to offer. DeSantis is trying to do Trump Lite when Trumps biggest appeal to his fans is exactly how unLite he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 DeSantis will off set those missing Trump voters with the suburban vote because we all know that their biggest fear is Disney and Gay people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 RFK Jr doing a lot of family name dropping in his speech. I was 16 when Bobby Sr ran. This kid is no RFK Sr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TaterSalad Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 hour ago, CMRivdogs said: RFK Jr doing a lot of family name dropping in his speech. I was 16 when Bobby Sr ran. This kid is no RFK Sr. I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TaterSalad Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I watched a small bit of RFK's announcement and is his voice always that horse? Maybe he has covid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gilmore Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 If he’s a horse, give him invermectin, if he’s hoarse, give him a Ricola. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalpigsmuggler Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 5 hours ago, mtutiger said: General comment here, but the last 24 hours of news coverage / GOP endorsements of Trump heavily suggests the obvious: DeSantis will not be the GOP nominee in 24. It's April. Look at McCain or Obama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: LOL - You can't beat something with nothing, and outside of Trumpism, the GOP's got nothing to offer. DeSantis is trying to do Trump Lite when Trumps biggest appeal to his fans is exactly how unLite he is. Trumpism without the Trump is just fascism without the fun. Edited April 19, 2023 by chasfh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said: I watched a small bit of RFK's announcement and is his voice always that horse? Maybe he has covid? He does have some kind of condition where it’s like that. Don’t know if it was cancer or whatever. But that is how he talks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I have a hard time watching Curb now knowing Cheryl Hines is/was married to that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 3 hours ago, chasfh said: Trumpism without the Trump is just fascism without the fun. It's funny seeing politicians try to be the cntrolled version of Trump because his supporters like that he is out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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