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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) denied that he wears heels inside his boots to appear taller when confronted on the Patrick Bet-David Podcast.Multiple videos and photos of DeSantis’s footwear have gone viral, as DeSantis has opted for boots on the campaign trail.What the hell is going on with Ron DeSantis boots tonight!?#RepublicanDebate pic.twitter.com/mv0sdh1MLu— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) September 28, 2023Internet speculators have marveled at DeSantis’s odd, awkward shuffle and the toes of his boots, which appear empty.Why is Rob trying so hard to strut in his boots? 🐊🖕🏼—-🔉 pic.twitter.com/K6ybCEzNn5— HackProof (@L3opardSpott3r) October 28, 2023In a podcast episode released Monday, Host Bet-David asked...

S.Korean files complaint against "short men" jibe (AFP) – 3 days ago SEOUL — A South Korean television viewer Thursday filed a complaint with a media watchdog against the country's largest broadcaster over comments that he said humiliated short men. The man is seeking 10 million won (8,600 dollars) from KBS for mental distress over a programme in which a female student said "short men are losers", Yonhap news agency quoted the Press Arbitration Commission as saying. The man gave his height as 1.62 metres (just under five feet, four inches). The programme "Beauties' Gossip" features female students and foreign...

A short history of men standing on boxes BY LUCY MANGAN 27 April 2007 THE official story was that the height difference between BBC reporter Steve Rosenberg (5ft 6in) and German MP Silvana Koch-Mehrin (6ft 4in) made it difficult for the cameraman to get both into shot. However, it is hard not to suspect that there were darker forces at work here. After all, history is stuffed with examples of short men going to great lengths to hide their stumpitude — especially when women (literally) enter the picture — although before now of course they were rarely snapped by passersby...

Cuban President Fidel Castro (news - web sites) places his vote in the ballot box on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002 in the his old neighborhood of Vedado in Havana, Cuba. Millions of Cubans went to the polls on Sunday to chose new municipal officials _ the men and women charged with solving all manner of neighborhood problems, from lack of water to deteriorating buildings. (AP Photo/Adalberto Roque, Pool)