Posted on 10/20/2023 3:36:45 PM PDT by backpacker_c
A rush to help DeSantis score political points for his presidential campaign caused the confusion, said Bryan Stern, CEO of Project Dynamo.
“That is why the state people were in a rush to get a flight loaded and off the ground,” Stern said in a telephone interview with the Orlando Sentinel this week.
A spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management noted the urgency of evacuating as many people as possible who wanted to leave Israel.
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While the article isn't clear, it sounds like Florida arranged the charters, while Project Dynamo was the contact point for people who wanted to evac.
It also sounds like desantis checked to see if an evac could be done, before he signed his e.o. to approve others to spend money and get the evacuation done.
One of the people that was stuck in Cyprus says 23 people were flown from Israel to Cyprus on 3 trips with a lear..
They were then stuck there for several days, and when they flew back to the U.S., they flew back on a mostly empty plane, when they were told it would have about 200 people on it.
I wonder how much Florida tax money will end up being spent, since we know that the first flight of 270 people cost $4 million alone....
They are alive and well and should be grateful for the effort.
I am NOT a DeSantis fan, BTW.
Better a week in Cyprus than a week in Tel Aviv, at this moment.
I wouldn’t diss Gov. DeSantis for trying. It’s not as if he’s running an existing 5 star vacation flight route.
Meatball is selling t-shirts saying “I was left in Cypress and all I got was this lousy t-shirt”
Meatball humpers are rushing out to buy them
Agreed. 👍
Trump / Putin 2024.
Aren’t you embarrassed in posting this article?
Be careful of flop sweat. It comes with desperation.
What am I missing? People were lifted from a war zone, but it inconvenienced tourists in Cyprus?
He can’t get everybody all at once. I admire what he has gotten done thus far. I would think even more highly of Donald Trump if he was open minded enough to give DeSantis a sincere compliment on helping many Americans to get back home. Everyone of us should rejoice over that, regardless of Party or campaign status.
Sad that you’re this childish and petty
I am NOT a DeSantis fan, BTW.
Ditto and Ditto. Cyprus is a heckuva lot better than being an American target in a war zone.
The point. A day ago Levin was complaining that Biden was sending and stranding Americans in Cyprus. Now Desantis is doing the same.
Seems like it’s the fault of the people of doing the evacuation.
Cyprus is a lot better than being in a war zone
Sad you won’t take responsibility for meatball’s screwups
Buy the Cypress shirt you’ll feel better
So it's a good thing that desanctimonious signed an e.o. for others to spend tax payer's money, inorder to create a p.r. event for him to help his campaign...
Full on gaslighting is in effect
spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management noted the urgency of evacuating as many people as possible who wanted to leave Israel
What kind of people? So his team and FL/US funds are being used to evacuate just anyone? Ron wants to be President so bad it is pathetic.
Damn! I was going to pay good money to tour Cypress. These crybabies got their lives saved and got to see Cypress to boot.
Are you really this obsessed with him that you can’t acknowledge what he did?
Cyprus is nice. I've been to Limassol. Never seen hotter Russian hookers in my life.
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