Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is trying to hawk some new merchandise and brag about his masculinity.
Despite having one of the highest rates of Covid cases of all the states in the US (more than 60,000 deaths and rising), Republican DeSantis is continuing to push his opposition to vaccine mandates and position himself as a tough guy. This week his campaign team unveiled its latest merchandise: golf balls.
The balls come in packs of two, with the wording, “Florida’s governor has a pair.”
At the bottom of the packaging is the wording: “Hold the line.”
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The ‘TaylorMade TP5X Golf Balls’ bear a logo of DeSantis’ name. They cost $19.95, with funds going to his electioneering.
There’s also a video on Twitter, attempting to push DeSantis’ courageous and … well, ballsy, stance.
.@RonDeSantisFL had the courage to stand his ground and fortify Florida as the model of freedom. Now, we’ve got the golf balls to back it up. 👀
The Fortified in Florida Golf Ball Set is available EXCLUSIVELY on our storefront! Get yours ⬇️🔥https://t.co/X7zY3NZGY4 pic.twitter.com/cRvbbmrSks
— Team DeSantis (@teamrondesantis) November 17, 2021
An email to supporters promoting the balls claims, “standing firm and setting an example for the rest of the nation in defending freedom as it comes under assault has become par for the course with Governor DeSantis.”
Online, the balls prompted derision and disbelief.
Do they swell up if you stick a needle in them? Asking for my cousin’s friend’s brother.
— Thanksgiving is not a turkey’s favorite holiday (@axman643) November 18, 2021
Is this parody? This can’t be real? We have fallen so far.
— Deb (@DebraPolicino) November 18, 2021
Can we order ones with the COVID deceased names too?
— JaxBucsFan (@JaxBucsFan) November 17, 2021
Christ, it’s just grifting front to back with you assholes, isn’t it?
— Aleksander Ward (@ZanderTheWarden) November 19, 2021
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DeSantis, who is being tipped a potential Presidential candidate for 2024, is expected to sign into law further anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate bills later today. It will allow Florida employers to observe wide-ranging vaccine exemptions.
Symbolically, the signing ceremony will take place at a Honda dealership in Brandon, an unincorporated area outside Tampa on Interstate 75.
Why?
Presumably because DeSantis wants to say, “Let’s go, Brandon!”
joverit
His ‘lovely’ wife isn’t dead of cancer yet and he’s looking for action, why am I not surprised?
Max
balls that hard are considered cancerous.
Mister P
I have some clubs If anyone wants to play a round.
BaltoSteve
Go figure, the only way his followers will ever have a pair is to purchase them.
cuteguy
Use the ball(s) to gag him
chat fisher
I hope he gets Covid and his stinking (no doubt) balls rot off.
hansniemeijer
What a lot of bollocks! (just to be sure, British English for balls)
Mack
He doesn’t have a pair of real ones so he had to have them made. Typical Republican.
GrizzleyMichael
I love to kick him in his balls
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I am with you 100% that men should not be governor of Florida or any state that man is the devil in person so is his little friend 2 years later and he still thinks he’s president they both smoking crack together in their house they call each other and be like oh do you want to go and smoke crack today yes let’s do it of governor of Florida and the ex-president are crackheads
barryaksarben
SOO TACKY no doubt he is straight. And for an elected official to go this low. NO CLASS.
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You’re right he has no class I want to know what school this Governor went to because they got to be more stupid than him to give him a diploma he is poison
woodroad34
Desantis has “a pair” of what? Manufactured balls? He doesn’t have real ones? He probably got the idea from frat boy, DTJ, when the spawn was in a COVID fever or cocaine-induced high.
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? ? lol that was a good one that was a really really good one you got that one he doesn’t have a pair he probably have raisins yep that’s what I’m going to call it raisins
Heywood Jablowme
I’ve never golfed, but I’d like to whack his balls with a golf club or any blunt instrument!
Mr. Stadnick
I’m sure if he paid her Melania would play with them.
ShiningSex
I’m sure he has a small package
LMG
DeSantass should build another border wall in his living room and totally enclose himself in it until he runs out of oxygen. He is he biggest POS ever to reside in the Tallahassee Governor’s mansion. Someone should drive both of his “balls” into HIS golf hole – a classic hole in one. A nauseating individual whose anti-vaxxing and anti-masking position has led to thousands of deaths.