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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Puts Babylon
Bee on His Campaign Payroll, Site Immediately
Starts Putting Out Anti-Trump Propaganda

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Posted By: Trapper, 2/3/2023 10:50:40 AM

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is paying the Babylon Bee, a conservative satire website, and, surprise surprise, they are now producing propaganda against Donald Trump heading into the 2024 presidential primary. [snip] Journalist Laura Loomer found the receipts and posted evidence showing that DeSantis and his affiliated political action committee paid over $20,000 to the Babylon Bee.[snip] Loomer followed up with Babylon Bee owner Seth Dillon who said that DeSantis was paying off his satire page for “consulting”, “joke/speech writing”, and “helping him find funny angles.”

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Pegmo 2/3/2023 11:04:13 AM (No. 1393793)
Huh. Disappointed in the bee. DeSantis drops a peg or two on my list. But I already had doubts about him so just a little data to confirm.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Cindiana 2/3/2023 11:15:26 AM (No. 1393800)
If Ron thinks this is going to endear him to potential voters, I'd say it's a very misguided move. I like him as Governor and commend his bold leadership. On the one hand he posits himself as someone who doesn't choose to engage in senseless back-and-forth, but hiring out the task leaves him with clean hands? Can't have it both ways. And, excellence aside, he needs Trump's base to win. I wish both men would step away from this sort of nonsense. They're stronger and better as a team rather than as sniping enemies.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Birddog 2/3/2023 11:45:05 AM (No. 1393820)
It was just last weekend(if I recall correctly) that there was a story about Trump having the heads of both BB and Libs of Tictok together for Lunch at Mar a Lago.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Highlander 2/3/2023 11:59:11 AM (No. 1393840)
Fellow Republicans cannot afford to take pot-shots at each other in these divisive times. Bad, really bad.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: bigfatslob 2/3/2023 12:59:20 PM (No. 1393889)
This does not endear DeSantis one bit. Take a break and stop it.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: SALady 2/3/2023 1:17:57 PM (No. 1393905)
Sadly, I think the Bible needs to be upgraded to say "the love of money and power are the roots of all evil". Apparently, the Babylon Bee loves money, and DeSantis loves power. And both are too cowardly to admit it. This is incredibly disappointing news!!!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: ARKfamily 2/3/2023 1:25:25 PM (No. 1393912)
I am disappointed in Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. They need to stop this stuff. . .
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Reply 8 - Posted by: danu 2/3/2023 1:38:34 PM (No. 1393926)
the bee he is a busy soul-he has no time for birth control and that is why, in times like these, there are so many sons of bees ron yer dead to me....
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Reply 9 - Posted by: columba 2/3/2023 1:38:50 PM (No. 1393927)
Ronal Reagan said: Do not break the 11th Commandment.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: DVC 2/3/2023 1:44:42 PM (No. 1393933)
Both DeSantis and Trump gain nothing and harm themselves by this internecine warfare. This is extremely stupid for both men.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: MissMann 2/3/2023 2:08:17 PM (No. 1393952)
I haven't noticed a great increase in "anti-Trump" BB posts--and the one I noticed DJT vs RdS was a fair cop. Still, being paid by a candidate doesn't smell good...
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Reply 12 - Posted by: WhamDBambam 2/3/2023 2:14:40 PM (No. 1393965)
If true, it reflect poorly on both The Bee and DeSantis.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Moritz55 2/3/2023 2:26:35 PM (No. 1393981)
I don’t believe this is true.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Toodles3956 2/3/2023 2:29:15 PM (No. 1393983)
Oh, stop it Ron. You're making a fool of yourself.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: downnout 2/3/2023 2:32:52 PM (No. 1393986)
Don’t get carried away. The Bee skewers everyone. That’s why it’s a fun read.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Penney 2/3/2023 3:38:47 PM (No. 1394034)
Say it ain't so!?!
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Reply 17 - Posted by: chance_232 2/3/2023 3:38:53 PM (No. 1394035)
Ummmmm...... DeSantis is paying them for: “consulting”, “joke/speech writing” & “helping him find funny angles.” DeSantis is NOT paying them to write articles against Trump. It's a freaking satire site, why wouldn't they write satire about Trump. He provides plenty of material to work with. Funny how Trump supporters immediately label any negative story on Trump as fake news/propaganda/lies etc, are quick to jump on any other story as gospel. We aren't brain dead liberals here.....stop acting like Obama fan boys.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: chumley 2/3/2023 4:58:41 PM (No. 1394083)
I haven't seen many anti-Trump posts, and the ones I have seen are obviously made by unhinged college commies. I dont believe this.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Citoyen 2/3/2023 5:40:04 PM (No. 1394105)
Oddly Big League Politics calls the BB sample in the story “propaganda” although it is a take on Trump’s foolish swipe at DeSantis’s Covid record. What is propaganda is Big League Politics calling DeSantis a RINO, among other slanders. Man up, Trump supporters of a certain ilk, politics ain’t for the soft.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: Namma 2/3/2023 5:46:16 PM (No. 1394115)
Ok Ronny, but just remember, you putting the babylon Bee on your payroll means you APPROVE of what they are saying and printing. If PRESIDENT Trump says anything about you, do not complain. Your doing the same, but allowing someone else to say things for you.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: Kate318 2/3/2023 7:34:12 PM (No. 1394166)
Oh, this makes me sad.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: mamabear 2/4/2023 1:02:59 PM (No. 1394733)
#7 Amen! And consider this: "Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way (lust of the eyes) wanting everything for yourself (lust of the flesh) wanting to appear important (pride of life)—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity." I John 2:15, The Message from the Bible Gateway.com
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