Governor Ron DeSantis Fires Back Against Ridiculous CBS 60 Minutes Attack
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appears on Tucker Carlson television program to debunk the insufferable CBS attack against him, his administration and the most effective COVID strategy in the nation. In the interview Governor DeSantis outlines the facts that were intentionally ignored by the CBS production crew.
“They [CBS] had an intentional disregard for the truth.”
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Ron DeSantis = MAGA
Kristi Noem = MAGAlite with a twist of Koch
Nikki Haley = Decepticon. Jeb Bush/Mitt Romney type. GOPe establishment.
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Democrat Palm Beach County Mayor Calls 60 Minutes Segment on Governor DeSantis “Intentionally False”
After the CBS news program 60 Minutes ran a fraudulent attack against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, accusing him of a pay-to-play scheme for vaccine rollout in Palm Beach County, the DEMOCRAT mayor of the county, Dave Kerner, eviscerates CBS with a statement saying “The reporting was not just based on bad information – it was intentionally false.”
Apparently the mayor of the county attempted to provide clarity to the false accusations of CBS; but the network refused to listen to him because they had a political agenda to broadcast and the truth of what Mayor Kerner could provide was against the interests of the network objective. Mayor Kerner full statement {HERE} and below:
“I watched the 60 Minutes segment on Palm Beach County last night and feel compelled to issue this statement. The reporting was not just based on bad information – it was intentionally false. I know this because I offered to provide my insight into Palm Beach County’s vaccination efforts and 60 Minutes declined. They know that the Governor came to Palm Beach County and met with me and the County Administrator and we asked to expand the state’s partnership with Publix to Palm Beach County. We also discussed our own local plans to expand mass vaccinations centers throughout the county, which the Governor has been incredibly supportive.
We asked and he delivered. They had that information, and they left it out because it kneecaps their narrative.
We have confronted this pandemic for over a year. Our residents, like all Americans, are tired. And the media is making it worse. They are hellbent on dividing us for cheap views and clicks. 60 Minutes should be ashamed.
I thank the Governor for supporting the residents of Palm Beach County. Because of his efforts, working in coordination with Palm Beach County officials, over 275,000 seniors in our county-which is over 75% of the total senior population- have been vaccinated. I am proud of how our county and state leadership have executed on this important mission, and the results speak for themselves.”
Dave Kerner
County Mayor
In order for left-wing ideologues, including corporate media, to continue their attack narrative against the principle values of the United States, they have to pretend not to know things….
Publix Responds to Ron DeSantis Hit Piece
as Things Just Get Worse for 60 Minutes
The short version of what happened is that CBS decided to take two unrelated facts and present them as an all-encompassing narrative of scandal around Florida’s vaccine roll-out. Specifically, they accused Publix, a massive grocery store chain in the state, of paying off Gov. Ron DeSantis to garner preferential access to vaccine distribution.
Of course, none of that is true, which is why even two Democrats, including the former head of Florida Emergency Management, called out 60 Minutes for their lies. Now, Publix has responded, and it just makes things even worse.
It’s absolutely unconscionable that a private company that was simply helping distribute vaccines now has to put out a statement like this to counter a blatantly false report by a major news organization. CBS News isn’t some far-left, online blog. They are supposed to have basic standards, though, they clearly don’t.
The reality of what happened in Florida is simple. Publix is the largest grocery store and pharmacy chain in the state. But more importantly, they were the only major company ready to start facilitating vaccine distribution at the time. The suggestion that Publix, a beloved company in Florida, was somehow able to buy off DeSantis with a PAC contribution is asinine on its face.
It’s not even clear that Publix made money off its distribution efforts. As they say in their statement, they felt they were simply serving their community, and I would guess it’s actually an inconvenience to their bottom line to have their parking lots full of people waiting in line for a vaccination. Further, how disgusting is it to attack a company like this with unevidenced innuendo when they were simply trying to save lives and help their state?
This 60 Minutes report has fallen apart in record time, and it feels like a big deal at this point. Whether that will elicit any corrections is an open question. I suspect that’s unlikely. What is certain is, though, is that CBS News’ already tattered reputation has taken another massive hit. No one should trust their coverage of anything going forward. The Democrat Mayor of Palm Beach said he tried to give a comment to 60 Minutes to show them their report was false. That offer was refused.
In other words, this was a hit piece from the very beginning. CBS News didn’t want the facts. Rather, they wanted a scalp, and now they’ve swung at the king and missed. DeSantis will come out of this stronger on the other side.
