{"id":59196,"date":"2021-04-05T18:47:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T22:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=59196"},"modified":"2021-04-05T19:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T23:42:14","slug":"it-was-intentionally-false-msm-makes-up-more-provably-fake-news-about-gov-ron-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=59196","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It Was Intentionally False&#8221; &#8212; MSM Makes Up More Provably Fake News about Gov. Ron DeSantis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8220;It Was Intentionally False&#8221;: 60 Minutes Slammed For Fabricating &#8220;Pay-For-Play&#8221; Narrative Against Gov. DeSantis<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><em>CBS News<\/em>&#8216; &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; &#8211; which\u00a0<em>still<\/em>\u00a0hasn&#8217;t covered the New York nursing home scandal &#8211; has come under fire for\u00a0<strong>fabricating a &#8220;pay for play&#8221; narrative<\/strong>\u00a0that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) gave preferential treatment to Publix to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine because they contributed to his campaign &#8211; and then edited out his perfectly reasonable explanation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/desantis%201b.jpg?itok=n4Unz7Cb\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/desantis%201b.jpg?itok=n4Unz7Cb\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/desantis%201b.jpg?itok=n4Unz7Cb\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"48354bbe-903e-450a-9c24-b858477c3b61\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<strong>deceptively edited segment which aired Sunday night<\/strong>, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi barked questions at DeSantis during a March press conference, saying: &#8220;Publix, as you know, donated $100,000 to your campaign&#8230; And then you rewarded them with the exclusive rights to distribute the vaccination in Palm Beach \u2013&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 60 Minutes&#8217;\u00a0<strong>deceptive edit<\/strong>, DeSantis appears to dodge the question.<\/p>\n<p>In reality,\u00a0<strong>he notes that other retailers received contracts to distribute\u00a0<em>before<\/em>\u00a0Publix,\u00a0<\/strong>and that the recommendation to use the chain\u00a0<strong>came from Florida officials<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1379048886380138496&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fit-was-intentionally-false-60-minutes-slammed-democratic-florida-mayor-fabricating&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1379048886380138496\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Watch 60 Minutes&#8217;\u00a0<strong>deceptively edited exchange vs. reality:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1379095491233910785&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fit-was-intentionally-false-60-minutes-slammed-democratic-florida-mayor-fabricating&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1379095491233910785\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>First of all, the first pharmacies that had [the vaccine] were CVS and Walgreens and they had a long-term care mission, so they were going to the long-term care facilities<\/strong>. They got the vaccine in the middle of December, they started going to the long-term care facilities the third week in December to do LTCs,&#8221; DeSantis actually said. &#8220;So that was their mission, that was very important and we trusted them to do that. As we got into January, we wanted to expand the distribution points.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So yes, you had the counties, you had some drive-thru sites, you had hospitals that were doing a lot, but we wanted to get it into communities more. So we reached out to other retail pharmacies: Publix, Walmart, obviously CVS and Walgreens had to finish that mission and we said we\u2019re going to use you as soon as you\u2019re done with that,&#8221; he continued, adding that Publix was &#8220;the first one to raise their hand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The network&#8217;s propaganda was\u00a0<strong>so absurd<\/strong>\u00a0that Palm Beach County&#8217;s Democratic Mayor, Dave Kerner, issued a statement saying that 60 Minutes&#8217; &#8220;reporting was not just based on bad information &#8212;\u00a0<strong>it was intentionally false<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1379145379569098753&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fit-was-intentionally-false-60-minutes-slammed-democratic-florida-mayor-fabricating&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1379145379569098753\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>More from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2021\/04\/05\/nolte-disgraced-60-minutes-deceptively-and-maliciously-edits-ron-desantis-video\/\"><em>Breitbart<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s John Nolte:<\/p>\n<p><em>The clip released by the\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/01\/10\/business\/media\/panel-finds-cbs-news-rushed-report-on-bushs-guard-record.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">fake outlet<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/60Minutes\/status\/1378018900324052999?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">maliciously edited<\/a>\u00a0to make it look as though DeSantis dodged and bulldozed her question rather than answer it \u2014 which he did to the satisfaction of any reasonable person.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPublix, as you know, donated $100,000 to your campaign,\u201d Alfonsi angrily says. \u201cAnd then you rewarded them with the exclusive rights to distribute the vaccination in Palm Beach \u2013\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFirst, of all what you\u2019re saying is wrong,\u201d DeSantis fires back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow is that not pay for play?\u201d Alfonsi shouts back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat\u2019s a fake narrative,\u201d DeSantis explains. \u201cI met with the county mayor, I met with the administrator, I met with all the folks at Palm Beach County and I said, \u2018Here\u2019s some of the options: We can do more drive-thru sites, we can give more to hospitals, we can do the Publix.\u2019 And they said, \u2018We think that would be the easiest thing for our residents.&#8217;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Alfonsi shouts back that Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay says DeSantis \u201cnever met with her about the Publix deal.\u201d She then heckles the governor: \u201cThe criticism here is that is pay for play, governor!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd it\u2019s wrong, it\u2019s wrong,\u201d DeSantis replies. \u201c<strong>It\u2019s a fake narrative. I just disabused you of the narrative. And you don\u2019t care about the facts.<\/strong>\u00a0Because, obviously, I laid it\u00a0out for you in a way that is irrefutable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By design, DeSantis looks ridiculous in the 60 Minutes clip, like he\u2019s claiming a victory he didn\u2019t earn, like he\u2019s just shouting words like \u201cdisabused\u201d and \u201cfacts\u201d and \u201cirrefutable\u201d hoping that will make it so\u2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/it-was-intentionally-false-60-minutes-slammed-democratic-florida-mayor-fabricating\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/it-was-intentionally-false-60-minutes-slammed-democratic-florida-mayor-fabricating<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It Was Intentionally False&#8221;: 60 Minutes Slammed For Fabricating &#8220;Pay-For-Play&#8221; Narrative Against Gov. 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