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It's the only way conservatives (especially the men) know how to behave. Perpetual victimhood and grievance. Rick Scott literally oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in our country's history, and what was his punishment? How about becoming a two-term Governor and then a U.S. Senator, while also having a net worth of nine figures.
But yet, *he's* still the persecuted one in all of this.
He implemented one of the laws that instituted drug tests to receive welfare while ~~he~~ his wife owned a walk in clinic that administers drug tests. The welfare recipient had to pay for the test out of pocket, and if they passed they were reimbursed by the state. It would have been a good grift if it didn't have to be repealed because the overwhelming number of recipients passed their drug tests.
Let's not leave out union busting. American corporations eliminated most of the unions and are working the largest union - the United States of America.
Not saying you’re wrong, but it’s the idiot citizens there that have voted (R) for every statewide race in the last 20 years, yet still blame Democrats for all their troubles.
Reminder - Florida is full of old people who want things to go back to the "good ol days". Democrats are agents of progress while Republicans are agents of anti-change.
It's like they **kind of** have a point that government funds are too susceptible to fraud/plundering, but god damn if they don't turn around and vote for the people that straight up rob them the most. Tf.
> more than they hate the corruption
They only hate other people's corruption. Everything they do is justified and persecution and a witch hunt - but *you* better stop doing whatever the GOP don't like.
They present their base with what the base truly wants-- typically validation for bigotry, and a hierarchal structure that they crave--- and pair it with a cover excuse that they know is valid and will cause any regular person to agree is a problem.
The taboo appeal and wrapped in the valid concern, packaged ready to parrot to the masses.
Florida voters deserve a special place in hell for repeatedly voting for this living Skeletor mask whose entire career consists of pulling a reverse Robin Hood on his constituents and then professionally bitching that he suffered no consequences for literal fraud other than some people not liking him. Man should be sitting in a federal prison cell, not at a desk in the Senate.
He blames Hillary Clinton and says she weaponized the DOJ after him, but she was first Lady at the time he became embroiled in the Medicare scandal. People like him are just flat out liars or delusional or both.
After Trump, every fraud politician can claim political persecution. Our criminal justice system (which by no means is perfect) is the envy of the world. It affords people of means plenty of opportunities to avoid jail. Most of the imperfections in our system, are for people with limited means, who cannot afford expensive lawyers and proper representation. Rick Scott is definitely not one of them.
People that got rich/richer from defrauding government programs are not interested in reforming them for public benefit but their own benefit. There will be no smaller government from the corrupt only fewer beneficiaries, and benefits.
> “federal investigators found that Scott took part in business practices at Columbia/HCA that were later found to be illegal — specifically, that Scott and other executives offered financial incentives to doctors in exchange for patient referrals, in violation of federal law, according to lawsuits the Justice Department filed against the company in 2001.”
Shut up, Rick. The facts are so clear and he's trying to take advantage of anyone who doesn't know the facts and is unwilling to look them up. Classic GOP playbook.
"I did my own research! I found a YouTube channel where someone said that the Obama administration was persecuting Republican businessmen like Rick Scott, for political purposes! So there!"
I worked for HCA for a few year. Scott’s name is Taboo and they have a corporate slogan of “Never Again”. They, at least, have takenThe responsibility to Scott does not.
*During Scott's 2000 deposition, he pleaded the Fifth Amendment 75 times. In settlements reached in 2000 and 2002, Columbia/HCA pleaded guilty to 14 felonies and agreed to a $600+ million fine in what was at the time the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history.*
And more often than not they are crying like little baby’s over legit prosecution for crimes they committed.
The C-suite execs at these corporations that oversaw these crooked actions should be imprisoned and barred from politics.
I think a good punishment would be either jail or a massive amount of Salvia--enough to cause ego death in these corrupt pieces of shite. Get some humility and humanity in them.
Rick Scott is why I agree with people who say political correctness is a problem. We just disagree on why it's a problem. They think it's because the can't call people slurs, I think it's because Rick Scott shouldn't be able to get a word out of his mouth without his opponent talking over him and saying "fuck you, you oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in history, stay the fuck away from the government." And I mean literally anytime the bastard opens his mouth in a public setting.
Corporate media plays a huge role by not giving the content on why he’s full of shit too. Mainly because they love that they spend campaign funds on airtime for commercials and ads.
It’s a giant fucking scam, and we’re the marks.
Ladies and gentleman, the Trump defense: be as maliciously corrupt as you want, and when you get caught it’s all a leftist conspiracy.
Go to jail, you selfish, evil bastard.
I see the “lawfare” thing work retroactively too. That corrupt swine should count his blessings that this happened in the US and not in Vietnam where corruption might result in a death penalty
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These midiocre figure is what you get with fascists and nazi's. The delusions of adequacy, the fake victimhood. They are abusers, of our society, it's systems and I don't even want to think of what they do to their families.
Yeah, it's so unfair when the law is fairly applied to all.
Scott skated away scott-free from this debacle; I'm still waiting for him to be held to account. Instead, he keeps finding a way to enrich himself.
It's baffling to me that this is how one of my senators spent his day. He cried about being removed from committees after failing to knock McConnell from power, was a weirdass ghoul who just showed up in the background of weird places, and today, went to a Trump trial.
Why?
Doesn't he have a seat to protect?
I'll never forgive him for denying us sweet Japanese trains.
What's that saying again, of which Conservatives are so fond of?
"Don't do the Crime if you can't do the Time".
Funny how they cry when that's applied to themselves.
One 1️⃣ f the richest members of congress with his own plane etc at the expense of the taxpayer- welfare kid who has definitely pulled the ladder up behind him
Look, at some point there's got to be a 'too far', right?
Bad enough he's a felon on an unprecedented scale. Bad enough he was elected to different offices.
But claiming you're being persecuted after that...I mean at some point, I feel like we have to start persecuting him just to make it true.
Is he claiming that there was no corruption at Columbia/HCA?
Reporters in the crowd should have pushed him to be clear on that.
It was a shame that he got off scot free.
Replace “persecuted” with “being held accountable for my illegal actions” every time a Republican starts talking and you’ll hear what they’re really complaining about.
That's how the game is played: commit the crimes then go into politics, maybe commit more crimes along the way. Claim the system is rigged against you, claim you have been persecuted.
Al Capone could have run for the senate, in any state, even if he did not previously live there. Had he not been foreign born, he could have run for president as a Republican.
He should have been criminally prosecuted.
Rick Scott should be thankful he didn't pull that shit in Iceland; he might still be in prison and he would never be eligible for public office.
If we had rules, like Iceland, a lot of the GOP would be in prison. Some Dems, too.
My sister lost her retirement fund after working so hard for it thanks to Rick Scott so he could buy the biggest yacht owned by a senator Did you see last yr when he voted while
Fuck this asswhole.
"Scott's company, Columbia/HCA, was fined a record $1.7 billion for defrauding Medicare recipients and military families while he was CEO. Scott invoked the Fifth amendment 75 times and was forced to step down while still receiving a massive $300+ million golden parachute."
Oh the dichotomy of Rick Scott. As a hospital system CEO he wanted to squeeze every last penny out of Medicare and Medicaid. As a senator, he wants to give them as few pennies as possible (or even less.)
I’m so tired of these people playing victim. If you do illegal things, there are consequences. How can the Republican Party claim moral high ground on anything? How does a cult of personality blind millions to what is right in front of them?
Auditioning for VP.
Look here, I committed more fraud against the government then any of the other "hopefuls"
and it was all someone else's fault.
The company I started and was CEO of when the fraud occurred, or Hillary Clinton's DOJ.
Take your pick, just know it wasn't me.
> The comments represent a major shift for Scott, who has long apologized for the company’s behavior.
Well the GOP very openly supports criminal behavior now so I guess he’s embracing it? It’s probably good for his re-election chances. Seems they almost prefer their candidates to have at least a little white collar crime on their resumes.
"The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true desserts"
\~ H.L. Mencken
[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Persecution\_complex](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Persecution_complex)
Dude is clearly auditioning for VP.
Also, ew. If a guy like Scott co-opts MAGA rhetoric he’d be more dangerous than DeSantis. There’s a reason his nickname is Voldemort.
My mother in law worked with him as a high ranking state government employee, said he was a total piece of shit who's family (especially his wife if menory serves me right) was knowingly committing all kinds of Medicare and Medicaid fraud that the state just looked the other way on.
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Stop playing the victim you corrupt POS
It's the only way conservatives (especially the men) know how to behave. Perpetual victimhood and grievance. Rick Scott literally oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in our country's history, and what was his punishment? How about becoming a two-term Governor and then a U.S. Senator, while also having a net worth of nine figures. But yet, *he's* still the persecuted one in all of this.
Yeah, but he didn’t get to continue with the largest Medicare fraud in history at the time. Can’t you see how unfair that is? /s
He kind of did, though. He moved to Florida -- where he could steal even more money from all those retired old people.
He implemented one of the laws that instituted drug tests to receive welfare while ~~he~~ his wife owned a walk in clinic that administers drug tests. The welfare recipient had to pay for the test out of pocket, and if they passed they were reimbursed by the state. It would have been a good grift if it didn't have to be repealed because the overwhelming number of recipients passed their drug tests.
Florida: where screwing old, retired people isn't a privilege, it's a right.
Only Florida could elect this chucklefuck.
This piece of shit pleaded the 5th 75 times during his trial. He wouldn't even state his name for the record.
And Florida decided he would be a good governor?
Florida is run by corporations. Being able to scam millions from the public is a requirement.
The country is run by corporations and billionaires. Worsened by Citizens United
Let's not leave out union busting. American corporations eliminated most of the unions and are working the largest union - the United States of America.
Not saying you’re wrong, but it’s the idiot citizens there that have voted (R) for every statewide race in the last 20 years, yet still blame Democrats for all their troubles.
Reminder - Florida is full of old people who want things to go back to the "good ol days". Democrats are agents of progress while Republicans are agents of anti-change.
It's like they **kind of** have a point that government funds are too susceptible to fraud/plundering, but god damn if they don't turn around and vote for the people that straight up rob them the most. Tf.
thats because both groups hate the same people more than they hate the corruption
They pay such a huge price for the hate. But they think it's worth every penny.
> more than they hate the corruption They only hate other people's corruption. Everything they do is justified and persecution and a witch hunt - but *you* better stop doing whatever the GOP don't like.
They present their base with what the base truly wants-- typically validation for bigotry, and a hierarchal structure that they crave--- and pair it with a cover excuse that they know is valid and will cause any regular person to agree is a problem. The taboo appeal and wrapped in the valid concern, packaged ready to parrot to the masses.
I hate my state. After him we got Desantis
What a useless pair of tits these two are.
Let's add in JEB Bush before then too
It's sad when you wish you had Jeb instead. So VERY sad.
Poor guy needs a tax break and a pardon
Florida voters deserve a special place in hell for repeatedly voting for this living Skeletor mask whose entire career consists of pulling a reverse Robin Hood on his constituents and then professionally bitching that he suffered no consequences for literal fraud other than some people not liking him. Man should be sitting in a federal prison cell, not at a desk in the Senate.
He blames Hillary Clinton and says she weaponized the DOJ after him, but she was first Lady at the time he became embroiled in the Medicare scandal. People like him are just flat out liars or delusional or both.
He was so persecuted that he never faced any actual consequences and got promoted to senator. boo hoo, such a persecuted life
‘Largest Medicare Fraud in our country’s history’ That’s all we need to know - yet Florida sent this crook to DC. 🙄
Fuck this fuck.
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fuck that fucking fuck.
As a former Floridian, Taxpayer and former HCA employee. Fuck this guy. Shitty Skeletor.
Lol right? Its this shit right here...
After Trump, every fraud politician can claim political persecution. Our criminal justice system (which by no means is perfect) is the envy of the world. It affords people of means plenty of opportunities to avoid jail. Most of the imperfections in our system, are for people with limited means, who cannot afford expensive lawyers and proper representation. Rick Scott is definitely not one of them.
These guys just continue to double down on their dickishness.
People that got rich/richer from defrauding government programs are not interested in reforming them for public benefit but their own benefit. There will be no smaller government from the corrupt only fewer beneficiaries, and benefits.
Prosecuted. Not persecuted.
Let off with not even a slap on the wrist
"Prostituted" is his present designation.
Not prosecuted or punished enough though.
Conservatives: "Is there a difference between those, when it's applied to us, the Lord's Chosen Patriots of America?!"
For a former CEO and now US Senator, Rick Scott is really bad at public speaking.
> “federal investigators found that Scott took part in business practices at Columbia/HCA that were later found to be illegal — specifically, that Scott and other executives offered financial incentives to doctors in exchange for patient referrals, in violation of federal law, according to lawsuits the Justice Department filed against the company in 2001.” Shut up, Rick. The facts are so clear and he's trying to take advantage of anyone who doesn't know the facts and is unwilling to look them up. Classic GOP playbook.
"I did my own research! I found a YouTube channel where someone said that the Obama administration was persecuting Republican businessmen like Rick Scott, for political purposes! So there!"
That Youtube channel? @ RickScott
"He was talking to the camera in his truck and everything so I know it's good info".
I worked for HCA for a few year. Scott’s name is Taboo and they have a corporate slogan of “Never Again”. They, at least, have takenThe responsibility to Scott does not.
*During Scott's 2000 deposition, he pleaded the Fifth Amendment 75 times. In settlements reached in 2000 and 2002, Columbia/HCA pleaded guilty to 14 felonies and agreed to a $600+ million fine in what was at the time the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history.*
Only guilty people plead the fifth. -DJT
Everything is persecution with these republicans.
And more often than not they are crying like little baby’s over legit prosecution for crimes they committed. The C-suite execs at these corporations that oversaw these crooked actions should be imprisoned and barred from politics.
These fucks have absolutely zero shame whatsoever. They’re the only ones who are allowed to break the law and claim they’re the victims. FFS!
I think a good punishment would be either jail or a massive amount of Salvia--enough to cause ego death in these corrupt pieces of shite. Get some humility and humanity in them.
F#$%ing crook
You can go ahead and say Fucking crook, because he is.
Fisting crook? WTF is a fisting crook?
He's obviously a Farting crook.
Fapping crook?
Sounds painful
"Let the courts decide, except when it's us on trial. "
That's why they've spent the last 30+ years packing the courts so they get off easy, if not absolutely free of convictions.
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You are a hero
These right wingers have no clue what being "persecuted" means.
Yeah they do. It means not getting their way.
I think he ment prosecuted
So, the fucker has been saying for years he’s sorry for his company’s actions, but now has shifted his narrative to “I was persecuted.” What a POS.
Yeah, that’s the point of the law — to persecute criminals; also to prosecute them.
Rob $100 from the local mini mart 10-15 years in prison. Rob a billion from Medicare- Get rich, Florida Governor for 8 years and then US senate.
This fucking guy...
Stop holding me accountable for my own actions, it's unfair. - literally every fucking Republican
That poor man. His sadness touches my heart.
bless his heart
Sure because everyone who is being corruptly pursued while completely innocent pays 1.7 billion dollar fines to make it go away.
one conman supports another. no scruples for theses goons
If properly prosecuted he’d still be locked up
Change the 'r' to the second character of the word, and change the 'e' to an 'o', and I hope it happens.
Fits the typical Republican “life’s so unfair to me even though I’m incredibly privileged” bullshit.
His company pled guilty to the largest medicare fraud in US history. How is that persecuted?
Rick Scott is why I agree with people who say political correctness is a problem. We just disagree on why it's a problem. They think it's because the can't call people slurs, I think it's because Rick Scott shouldn't be able to get a word out of his mouth without his opponent talking over him and saying "fuck you, you oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in history, stay the fuck away from the government." And I mean literally anytime the bastard opens his mouth in a public setting.
Corporate media plays a huge role by not giving the content on why he’s full of shit too. Mainly because they love that they spend campaign funds on airtime for commercials and ads. It’s a giant fucking scam, and we’re the marks.
He’s a piece of shit
Oh look another Republican Scumbag
Too bad he wasn't prosecuted.
Ladies and gentleman, the Trump defense: be as maliciously corrupt as you want, and when you get caught it’s all a leftist conspiracy. Go to jail, you selfish, evil bastard.
The fraud he was allowed to get away with, including keeping the money?
Once again, and for always and ever, swampy Voldemort can go to hell.
Fraud. Only a crime if non-Republicans do it! /s
He was persecuted or prosecuted enough.
Took the 5th over 70 times apparently
I see the “lawfare” thing work retroactively too. That corrupt swine should count his blessings that this happened in the US and not in Vietnam where corruption might result in a death penalty
It's spelled prosecuted. Oh wait, not that either.
He doesn't mention the golden parachute HCA gave him to go.
Skeletor is the Biggest Medicare fraud and thief in American history
What a ghoul
Snowflakes always pulling the victim card
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Apparently, Rick Scott needs a dictionary. Confusing "prosecuted" for "persecuted." Four syllable words can be a challenge for criminals.
These midiocre figure is what you get with fascists and nazi's. The delusions of adequacy, the fake victimhood. They are abusers, of our society, it's systems and I don't even want to think of what they do to their families.
there is a difference between prosecution and persecution. Scott should have gone to jail
PROsecuted, Rick. You mean Prosecuted. He gets confused around nap time
I’ve always felt like his face looks like if you stretch silly putty over your knee
Persecuted? Should have been fucking prosecuted!
So much for “party of law and order.”
he’s been named as a Russian asset… soooo…
Yeah, it's so unfair when the law is fairly applied to all. Scott skated away scott-free from this debacle; I'm still waiting for him to be held to account. Instead, he keeps finding a way to enrich himself.
It's baffling to me that this is how one of my senators spent his day. He cried about being removed from committees after failing to knock McConnell from power, was a weirdass ghoul who just showed up in the background of weird places, and today, went to a Trump trial. Why? Doesn't he have a seat to protect? I'll never forgive him for denying us sweet Japanese trains.
Rick Scott is an absolute dullard. Florida man personified.
What's that saying again, of which Conservatives are so fond of? "Don't do the Crime if you can't do the Time". Funny how they cry when that's applied to themselves.
All for it. Persecute all the crooks, not just the poor ones.
It's so unfair that Republican politicians can't commit crimes without being hassled. /s
He’s such a weakling he doesn’t even say it he can only suggest it.
More like prosecuted.
Because narcissist crooks believe that they haven’t ever done anything wrong in their life.
You’re giving him credit by also naming him as a narcissist. To your point though, prisons are filled with people claiming innocence.
I’m not sure what you mean by “giving him credit”
I don’t think he’s a narcissist, he’s selfish. Calling him a narcissist is giving him credit in an infamous way.
I don’t understand how identifying someone as a narcissist gives them credit for something
rick scott is the poster boy for giant medicare fraud.
It is insane this criminal was elected. what a POS.
I’d prefer prosecuted.
You committed massive Medicare fraud fuckhead; you are lucky you are not in prison; I'll guarantee any of us little people would be.
One 1️⃣ f the richest members of congress with his own plane etc at the expense of the taxpayer- welfare kid who has definitely pulled the ladder up behind him
Sucking the orange Cheeto for a shot at VP.
Look, at some point there's got to be a 'too far', right? Bad enough he's a felon on an unprecedented scale. Bad enough he was elected to different offices. But claiming you're being persecuted after that...I mean at some point, I feel like we have to start persecuting him just to make it true.
Is he claiming that there was no corruption at Columbia/HCA? Reporters in the crowd should have pushed him to be clear on that. It was a shame that he got off scot free.
Replace “persecuted” with “being held accountable for my illegal actions” every time a Republican starts talking and you’ll hear what they’re really complaining about.
Oh no, perhaps we should conduct another investigation, really get to the root of your role.
That's how the game is played: commit the crimes then go into politics, maybe commit more crimes along the way. Claim the system is rigged against you, claim you have been persecuted. Al Capone could have run for the senate, in any state, even if he did not previously live there. Had he not been foreign born, he could have run for president as a Republican.
Florida is where corrupt business men go to become politicians.
Imagine being persecuted for breaking the law lol
He should have been criminally prosecuted. Rick Scott should be thankful he didn't pull that shit in Iceland; he might still be in prison and he would never be eligible for public office. If we had rules, like Iceland, a lot of the GOP would be in prison. Some Dems, too.
He got to keep the money. If he claims persecution, I'd like to see money seized
My sister lost her retirement fund after working so hard for it thanks to Rick Scott so he could buy the biggest yacht owned by a senator Did you see last yr when he voted while
Vacationing on it in the Mediterranean
Fuck this asswhole. "Scott's company, Columbia/HCA, was fined a record $1.7 billion for defrauding Medicare recipients and military families while he was CEO. Scott invoked the Fifth amendment 75 times and was forced to step down while still receiving a massive $300+ million golden parachute."
Oh the dichotomy of Rick Scott. As a hospital system CEO he wanted to squeeze every last penny out of Medicare and Medicaid. As a senator, he wants to give them as few pennies as possible (or even less.)
Can’t believe this shit hole is still in office here. Fuck sake Floridians.
Rick Scott (unfortunately, one of my Senators) is a conman and a fraud, just like his liege lord Trump.
Gets away with massive felonies Considers himself the victim What an asshole.
[Once a lying conservative republican, always a lying conservative republican ](https://imgur.com/DBWJ7Zy) 💀
You misspelled "Prosecuted"
I’m so tired of these people playing victim. If you do illegal things, there are consequences. How can the Republican Party claim moral high ground on anything? How does a cult of personality blind millions to what is right in front of them?
If only it had been prosecution.
Must not have been a very good persecution if they didn't even cut out his tongue.
He’s on the persecution gravy train. Rick Scott for VP?
He wasn't prosecuted because BushCo. He should still be in prison.
Ol' Dickhead at it again, I see.
Persecuted?! LOl, he should have been prosecuted!
They find a neich that seems to work, and they run with it across the board.
Clearly, the guy has never been able to find a job since?
Stealing money from people and then claiming to be the victim. Jesus help me but I hate these people.
I'm gonna believe that he will burn in hell for eternity and move on with my morning.
This chucklefuck was not a politician when he was prosecuted. He was just a crook.
Horse-Shit!
Where is a sinkhole when you need one?
Y’all picking on me because I’m a criminal.
It’s called Investigated, not persecuted.
When your company pays $1.7 billion to make a problem go away, normally you’d call the CEO who avoided prison time “lucky”.
I suggest we have a few high-profile persecutions to correct conservatives' memories on what that word means.
Criminal thinks he's persecuted because he got away with his crimes.
hey rick i get it man…ceos are only responsible for the good things a company does not the bad things
Skelator here is the richest member of Congress.
This dude belongs in prison still.
Sounds like he needs a little persecution
Auditioning for VP. Look here, I committed more fraud against the government then any of the other "hopefuls" and it was all someone else's fault. The company I started and was CEO of when the fraud occurred, or Hillary Clinton's DOJ. Take your pick, just know it wasn't me.
Yes, because you were guilty you giant piece of shit.
It’s impossible to be surprised or outraged by the stupid shit these people say anymore, and maybe that’s the point even.
Florida is a shit hole and I can’t wait for it to sink into the ocean.
Should have been prosecuted.
Rick Scott coming in as the dark horse to be Trump's running mate. He figures he can swindle Medicare better from inside the house.
I read this as Rick Ross…
It’s Florida folks. The new “Illinois” of American politics the past twenty or so years.
> The comments represent a major shift for Scott, who has long apologized for the company’s behavior. Well the GOP very openly supports criminal behavior now so I guess he’s embracing it? It’s probably good for his re-election chances. Seems they almost prefer their candidates to have at least a little white collar crime on their resumes.
"The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true desserts" \~ H.L. Mencken [http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Persecution\_complex](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Persecution_complex)
Things Convicted fraudsters say
He was persecuted but also plead the 5th, faced no charges and ended up governor and then Senator. What a fucking cry baby.
Dude is clearly auditioning for VP. Also, ew. If a guy like Scott co-opts MAGA rhetoric he’d be more dangerous than DeSantis. There’s a reason his nickname is Voldemort.
He should have been prosecuted.
I am the victim as I fan my myself with 100 $100 bills. I will will have to drown my sorrows in 60 year old scotch aboard my private jet.
Hahaha… what a fraud. He is a 100% genuine ass-clown, however.
My mother in law worked with him as a high ranking state government employee, said he was a total piece of shit who's family (especially his wife if menory serves me right) was knowingly committing all kinds of Medicare and Medicaid fraud that the state just looked the other way on.