Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Gaslighting from the top – Governor DeSantis never does look at himself in the mirror, does he?
Florida has accounted for 17% of all US COVID deaths since June. Meanwhile Governor DeSantis is using rhetoric reminiscent of the Southern Democrats during the Civil Rights era on his Twitter feed to go after the Biden Administration. What is also true is DeSantis is gas-lighting. The reality is this – credible threats have been […]
Josiah Walls – Florida’s first African-American Congressman
On this week’s Florida History Podcast, we discuss the unique experience of Josiah Walls, Florida’s first African-American Congressman. Walls, like so many Freedman in the Reconstruction South experienced the highs of political empowerment and then the lows of disenfranchisement and isolation once Democrats retook complete control of the state. You can listen to the Florida […]
Terry McAuliffe Ad – “Don’t Florida our Virginia”
I didn’t see this ad when it first aired six weeks ago, but has been brought to my attention – Terry McAuliffe who is currently running to become Governor of Virginia again takes aim at GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin’s professed admiration for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. By the way, McAuliffe has deep Florida ties as […]
DeSantis ill-timed comments on Australia all about self-promotion while undermining Biden
On Friday, at the Latin Builders Association, DeSantis made patronizing and insulting remarks about Canada and Australia. DeSantis claims, as he often does he is giving inspiration to those who feel trapped by COVID mitigation efforts in locales with responsible leaders. This is certainly true as DeSantis national following can be attributed to his shameless […]
WaPo: Facing historic challenge, Florida Democrats stumble against DeSantis
A really good, detailed look at the situation down here from The Washington Post. This hits many of my current critiques and concerns about the way 2022 is shaping up for the Democrats. The opportunity created by DeSantis cruel, heartless handling of COVID-19 is being squandered as the party continues to struggle to register new […]
Tampa International’s big week and other Florida commercial aviation news
A big week for Tampa International Airport, Florida’s 4th busiest highlights our commercial aviation update. Eurowings Discover will make Tampa its first US destination with nonstop service to Frankfurt beginning December 16. The airline I am reliably told will serve Fort Myers in the near future as well. Frontier will add new nonstops this winter […]
Narcissistic performative Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s craves attention like Congressman Matt Gaetz – both grew up in Walton County
Something must be in the water in Walton County! Walton County began flying the Confederate battle Flag over its courthouse in 1964 during the heart of the Civil Rights movement. The flag was moved and replaced by another Confederate flag (the national flag instead of the battle flag) in 2015, but the The county which […]
TFS + : Governor DeSantis yo-yo between pleasing Fox News viewers and political practicality
In 18 months, Governor Ron DeSantis has gone from being the most popular Governor of a large state to being a polarizing political figure whose popularity corresponds with prevailing partisan trends. What happened? As we saw again on Tuesday, every time DeSantis has a political opening he quickly squanders it to be a demagogue in […]
Changes coming to The Florida History Podcast
After completing our 125th episode last week, we’re making some big changes to The Florida History Podcast, effective immediately. We’ve had complaints, justifiably so about our production levels and about the audio quality of my co-host Robert Buccellato, particularly on recent shows. We’ve upgraded our production board as well as our audio mixer. Sound quality […]
WaPo: Florida’s recent COVID surge comparable in death numbers to New York’s March-April 2020 period
An interesting analysis from Philip Bump of The Washington Post. One place I would disagree with him is his saying if more Floridians were vaccinated, Florida wouldn’t have experienced quite a surge. While that’s true, Florida’s vaccination rate isn’t terrible relative to other states – but the aversion to mask wearing promoted by Governor DeSantis […]
The Florida Squeeze 