CBS News' 60 Minutes tried to paint Florida's partnership with supermarket giant Publix as a kind of payoff for campaign contributions in a segment last night targeting Governor Ron DeSantis.
The bolded parts are all the pieces that 60 Minutes excised to protect its narrative: Sharyn Alfonsi: Publix, as you know, donated $100,000 to your campaign, and then you rewarded them with the exclusive rights to distribute the vaccination in Palm Beach- Ron DeSantis: So, first of all, that - what you're saying is wrong.
That's- Sharyn Alfonsi: How is that not pay-to-play? Ron DeSantis: -that, that's a fake narrative.
CBS News cut out every substantial point DeSantis made in order to make Alfonsi look like she got the best of him.
DeSantis had made clear that Publix, far from getting preferential treatment, was merely the first chain to be ready to move on general-population vaccinations.
DeSantis wanted to get as many others as possible in the game - which isn't terribly surprising.
Clearly, the 60 Minutes team didn't like it when DeSantis refused their interview request.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to discern fact from fiction, and unfortunately the media has a strong bias. They spin stories to make conservatives look bad and will go to great lengths to avoid reporting on the good that comes from conservative policies. There are a few shining lights in the media landscape-brave conservative outlets that report the truth and offer a different perspective. We must support conservative outlets like this one and ensure that our voices are heard.
Monday, April 5, 2021
Florida Dem: That 60 Minutes hit piece on DeSantis and Publix is “absolute malarkey”
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