Governor Ron DeSantis Calls Florida ‘God’s Waiting Room’ For Seniors

[Yosemite]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

[skip0358]

Agree 100% .:bigbow:

[graciegirl]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

Accurate.

Did you mean The Villages? I don't recall him saying that but it is often said about communities of older people.

[HimandMe]

Yes...but there are lots of younger people in Florida that take offense at that.....and not a good thing to say when the states relies on tourism for much of its coffers.

[sam&rog]

How about were are frogs, here till we croak?

[JerryP]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

What he said was.
“Florida is ground zero for the nursing home, we’re God’s waiting room,”

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls Florida ‘God’s waiting room’ for seniors - New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-desantis-florida-gods-waiting-room-seniors-20200426-h26xfd7cazghhce6agtb65z2i4-story.html)

[Bay Kid]

Heaven

[Michael Charles]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

Predictable

[jacksonbrown]

What he said was.
“Florida is ground zero for the nursing home, we’re God’s waiting room,”

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls Florida ‘God’s waiting room’ for seniors - New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-desantis-florida-gods-waiting-room-seniors-20200426-h26xfd7cazghhce6agtb65z2i4-story.html)

NY Daily News, the NY city National Enquirer, with a front page (https://www.nydailynews.com/) bordering on porn.

The same organization that has quite the Wiki page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Daily_News) which perpetuates the myth about their favorite whipping boy; hint, hint, upper right of page.

[bumpygreens]

Hackneyed

[Bonnevie]

unkind.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

The phrase has been used in the past, since *I* was a kid and my grandmother lived in Century Village. Locals (people who actually were born and raised in Florida) considered Florida the place where old people go to die.

[Rapscallion St Croix]

inconsequential

[John_W]

I grew up in St. Petersburg, I remember Johnny Carson made a joke about St. Pete one time in his monologue. He called St. Petersburg 'Gods Waiting Room' on national TV. At the time I was in my 20's and thought it was accurate. St. Pete was even known for it's green benches along the streets of downtown, usually full of seniors. Now the city has removed most of them to change their image to a young city on the move.

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[tophcfa]

Hmmmm, I always thought Florida was God’s on deck circle?

[billethkid]

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Today that could be called orderly non-compliance!

[Chi-Town]

Shameless

[graciegirl]

What he said was.
“Florida is ground zero for the nursing home, we’re God’s waiting room,”

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls Florida ‘God’s waiting room’ for seniors - New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-desantis-florida-gods-waiting-room-seniors-20200426-h26xfd7cazghhce6agtb65z2i4-story.html)

My one word response to this statement by Governor Desantis is again;

Accurate.

Look at this graph showing percentage of age over 65

United States - Population 65 years and over, percent by State (https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/all-states/percent-of-population-65-and-over#map)

[golfing eagles]

more than one word:
An offbeat attempt at humor

[davem4616]

funny

[Klatu]

And St. Pete was also called the "home for the newly wed and the nearly dead." Great!!!

[JoMar]

Hmmmm, I always thought Florida was God’s on deck circle?

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth :)

[crc19188]

Lets not make GOD mad again. He already gave us the virus.

[manaboutown]

veracious

[michaelUK]

Banal - and oversimplified. Seniors have never been more open to embracing the many faces of life.

[John_W]

And St. Pete was also called the "home for the newly wed and the nearly dead." Great!!!

I got married at St. Pete City Hall in '74, I guess that's true.

[ditka41]

Optimistic

[George Page]

“Flattering”

Much better than “HELL’S waiting room”

[Rwirish]

He is spot on.

[mrf6969]

I love waiting here as opposed to North Dakota

[Dust Bunny]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

true:bigbow:

[Two Bills]

There is a town in UK called Sidmouth in Devon.
To the best of my knowledge, locals have been calling the place Gods waiting room for decades.
So many retire there.

[Bill Harlan]

Its true! What is the problem?

[arbajeda]

What's your point? It doesn't take a PhD to see the article is a political hit piece on the governor who had the temerity to compare our state's more favorable record in contrast to New York's.

If you've been here any length of time you will hear Villagers refer to themselves as "Q-tips" and "frogs." The former refers to the color of their hair (although hair salons are quite plentiful). The latter, they're here until they croak.

[Vonjor@gmail.com]

Realistic

[Vonjor@gmail.com]

Realistic!

[Villagesgal]

Wrong

[Aloha]

Inappropriate...
He could have said:
(OAITW) Old And In The Way
I suspect he lost some votes...

[dewilson58]

Bingo.

[dewilson58]

Precise

[dewilson58]

Funny

[MandoMan]

My one word response to this statement by Governor Desantis is again;

Accurate.

Look at this graph showing percentage of age over 65

United States - Population 65 years and over, percent by State (https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/all-states/percent-of-population-65-and-over#map)

So Florida is #2, by 0.1%. I assume that in the #1 state, Maine, people are too frozen to move. In the #3 state, West Virginia, people are too poor to move, but lots more of the young people have left for better opportunities elsewhere. In #2 Florida, we are shriveled on the tree in the sun, waiting for a stiff wind or a bulldozer.

Maybe call Florida The Devil’s Diving Board. (Laughing)

[dewilson58]

True

[Mohawksin]

Realistic.

[sparky4840]

DuhSantis

[Taltarzac725]

Boring!:blahblahblah:

[Stu from NYC]

so?

[Nucky]

Wimp.

[kenoc7]

Furon

[John_W]

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[dplars]

We have moved up to the front pew

[ficoguy]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.
insensitive

[bmit16]

You are strung way to tight if you take offense to anything an elected official says. If the truth be known, the moment you are born you are waiting in line to die! Check statistics. No one gets out of here or anywhere else alive.

[ts12755]

He loves the seniors and I love Florida being my last stop before Heaven. I wouldn't want to be living anywhere else in these years.

[Engine12]

I have to use 3 words:
Honest
Correct
Funny

[Maryland Girl]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

We are all waiting in God's waiting room. Some have been waiting longer than others.

[MrsArmie]

Correct!

[barbnick]

Great

[ficoguy]

Yes...but there are lots of younger people in Florida that take offense at that.....and not a good thing to say when the states relies on tourism for much of its coffers.
I've also heard Florida referred to as "The land of the newly wed and nearly dead"

[NavyVet]

Silly.
There's no 'waiting room.'

[NavyVet]

I grew up in St. Petersburg, I remember Johnny Carson made a joke about St. Pete one time in his monologue. He called St. Petersburg 'Gods Waiting Room' on national TV. At the time I was in my 20's and thought it was accurate. St. Pete was even known for it's green benches along the streets of downtown, usually full of seniors. Now the city has removed most of them to change their image to a young city on the move.

You do know what the benches in all the malls are known as, right? LOL :icon_wink:

[RedChariot]

Saddened and unkind. No one wants to be reminded that that our time on this earth will be over soon. But then again he's not the brightest lightbulb.

[La lamy]

Lol

[joecian1]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.
Don’t mind the comment as long as I’m
going to Heaven

[spubear2]

We used to say that about Sun City in Arizona. But, of course, we were teenagers then!

[Two Bills]

Whatever happened to 'Sticks and stones can break my bones etc....'

So many thin skins just waitiing to be offended, by the most innocuous of statements. :ohdear:

[Chi-Town]

One

[VILLAGERBB]

more than one word:
An offbeat attempt at humor
Seems like a bad choice of words. Doesn't shed a positive light on Florida that's for sure. The young who live here see the future up close....The folks who come here for their vacations might reconsider visiting if they think old people are everywhere.

[fishon]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

True

[ffresh]

realist

Fred

[Travelingal702]

please post your one word reaction to our governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.
true!!!

[Marvic 1]

What he said was.
“Florida is ground zero for the nursing home, we’re God’s waiting room,”

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls Florida ‘God’s waiting room’ for seniors - New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-desantis-florida-gods-waiting-room-seniors-20200426-h26xfd7cazghhce6agtb65z2i4-story.html)

No matter how he said it, I agree with him 100%.....

[Marvic 1]

please post your one word

. . . . . . bingo

[Chiboy]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

heberight

[ficoguy]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.
He should spend more time trying to fix the broken Florida unemployment system. You feel like you are in Satan's Waiting Room when you're trying to dial in to their help line.....

[Gunnif]

True

[Bertram00]

please post your one word reaction to our governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

idiot

[PugMom]

overblown

[TexaninVA]

Please post your ONE WORD reaction to our Governor’s true feeling about senior citizens, aka our entire community.

Fake Outrage :ohdear:

[valuemkt]

Correct !!

[Daddymac]

What he said was.
“Florida is ground zero for the nursing home, we’re God’s waiting room,”

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls Florida ‘God’s waiting room’ for seniors - New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-desantis-florida-gods-waiting-room-seniors-20200426-h26xfd7cazghhce6agtb65z2i4-story.html)

~~~~~ FACTS ~~~~~
:agree:
:beer3:
:bigbow:

[DangeloInspections]

Sorry more than one word....But our Governor spoke today when meeting with our President and he specifically mentioned THE VILLAGES. He spoke very complementary towards our one of a kind amazing place. This interview was seen all over the country.

KUDOS to our Governor for speaking so well about the great job The Villages has done in fighting this virus, etc.

Like him or not, he really boosted the image of The Villages...!

Frank

[cathiehines]

I was also born and raised in Florida, Daytona Beach, and 60 years ago Florida was referred to as God's waiting room. Anyone born in Florida is aware of this phrase. It's just like the term Snowbirds. That reference has been around since I was in grade school. There is no disrespect intended in either reference.

[mtdjed]

Why would young people care about the phrase that Florida is God's waiting room?

I do not criticize Gov DeSantis for using the phrase. In the scheme of things, he protected God's waiting room by segregating COVID patients from these facilities as opposed to claims that NY sent COVID patients back to nursing centers.

I guess NY was helping to minimize the waiting time.

[patfla06]

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[Quixote]

I’ve seen this phrase in print before; it’s definitely not original.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

True.

It's not just the Villages. There are many more over 55 communities in the state and millions of retirees who move here that don't live in over 55 communities.

The average in the US is 37.4 and the average age in Florida is 42.2. We have the third highest average age in the country.

[Curtisbwp]

True