Casey DeSantis shrugs off ‘Walmart Melania,’ ‘America’s Karen’ attacks from lefty critics

[Kamaji]

Casey DeSantis shrugs off ‘Walmart Melania,’ ‘America’s Karen’ attacks from lefty critics

By Ryan King
July 20, 2023

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis snapped back Thursday at left-wing critics who have dubbed her “America’s Karen,” “Walmart Melania” and other disparaging monikers.

“One thing that the corporate media did get right about me, I do shop at Walmart,” Casey joked alongside her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, during an interview on “Fox & Friends.”

“When they come after you and they’re just calling you names — that means they don’t want to litigate the merits of their case,” she added. “They don’t want to have that conversation. They want to call you names.”

Casey DeSantis has begun taking a more active role on the campaign trail, often stumping beside her husband, and launching the “Mamas for DeSantis” initiative earlier this month.

As the former local TV news anchor’s profile has risen, so too has the number of her detractors. One anonymously sourced piece published by Politico in May referenced a quote by longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone, who asked last fall: “Have you ever noticed how much Ron DeSantis’ wife, Casey, is like Lady Macbeth?”

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/casey-desantis-shrugs-off-americas-karen-attack-line/

[bigheadfred]

Going,after Casey, or any other candidates spouse (or significant other) is really pathetic.

[Kamaji]

Going,after Casey, or any other candidates spouse (or significant other) is really pathetic.

Yes it is.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

That "Walmart Melania" thing just reeks of elitism...coming from the party that claims to represent the downtrodden.

[corbe]

   How much of this is coming from the left and how much is coming from Trumpers?  I remember how they slandered Heidi Cruz.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

   How much of this is coming from the left and how much is coming from Trumpers?  I remember how they slandered Heidi Cruz.

Haven't heard any of this kind of stuff from the Trump camp.  Seems to be standard lefties.

[mountaineer]

Going,after Casey, or any other candidates spouse (or significant other) is really pathetic.

Especially with something as lame as "Walmart Melania." Good grief.

[Kamaji]

   How much of this is coming from the left and how much is coming from Trumpers?  I remember how they slandered Heidi Cruz.

Pretty much from the left, for now. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Going,after Casey, or any other candidates spouse (or significant other) is really pathetic.

I agree with this, untl the spouse inserts him or herself into the campaign as an independent player.  Jill Biden made herself fair game once she took over interviews and campaigning on Joe's behalf.  The same holds for Casey DeSantis now that the campaign has announced her role campaigning solo.  She's even filming independent campaign ads.    Such changes forfeit the spousal shield.

I think this is one of the reasons Melania Trump was loathe to assume this role.

[ScottinVA]

Attacking Casey like that reveals the retardation of her low-life detractors.

[LMAO]

Attacking Casey like that reveals the retardation of her low-life detractors.

Didn’t we attack Hillary Clinton or Big Mike Obama? 

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Didn’t we attack Hillary Clinton or Big Mike Obama? 

Hillary Clinton didn't just insert herself into the campaign to promote her husband - she actually said it was a "2 for 1" deal with her husband because she would help him govern. At that point, her political views became an issue.  That wasn't the case with Michelle Obama, Melania Trump, or Casey DeSantis.

I don't think the purely personal attacks against politicians, much less their wives, are appropriate period.  I thought calling Hillary "Cankles", and the stuff said about Michelle Obama being a tranny, or man, or whatever, was low class and uncalled for.  Still don't like it.  I think a lot of people who aren't highly partisan have a negative view of those who make those kind of comments, and I don't think it is helpful politically.

Obviously, it's worse when the people making those comments are media types or have a real public platform.  Jokes made in private or small online communities are less of an issue because they don't get disseminated into the public.

That being said, the people who are in the wrong are the people who said those things. It isn't any more right to make those kind of comments about Casey DeSantis then it was to make those kind of comments about Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama, nor does the fact that some people said those things justify comments being made about Casey DeSantis.  It's not her fault that other people lacked class.

[Free Vulcan]

If it were me I'd consider it a badge of honor.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Hillary Clinton didn't just insert herself into the campaign to promote her husband - she actually said it was a "2 for 1" deal with her husband because she would help him govern.

So does Casey.  She speaks of "we", not "he",  when talking about accomplishments and policy.

[LMAO]

The attacks on a candidates spouse don't trigger me if she inserts herself in the campaign

Minor children, OTOH, are off limits regardless of any contributions they make to the parent's campaign

[Maj. Bill Martin]

The attacks on a candidates spouse don't trigger me if she inserts herself in the campaign

What kind of attacks?

I mean, if a wife is going around saying "my husband would make a great President" how is attacking her relevant to that?  Wouldn't the relevant response to that be to criticize the husband?

You don't refute "My husband did a great job building x" by saying "you had an abortion when you were 16, and your dress is ugly.'

I just don't get it.  The issue is still the husband's fitness for office, regardless of the fact that his wife is campaigning for him.

And that isn't just with respect to the DeSantis', either.

[sneakypete]

Will someone please remind me of what public  office she is trying to get elected to hold?

[LMAO]

What kind of attacks?

I mean, if a wife is going around saying "my husband would make a great President" how is attacking her relevant to that?  Wouldn't the relevant response to that be to criticize the husband?

You don't refute "My husband did a great job building x" by saying "you had an abortion when you were 16, and your dress is ugly.'

I just don't get it.  The issue is still the husband's fitness for office, regardless of the fact that his wife is campaigning for him.

And that isn't just with respect to the DeSantis', either.

I would expect the attacks to be substantive. Something more, for example,  than attacking the physical appearance of your primary opponent

[libertybele]

Didn’t we attack Hillary Clinton or Big Mike Obama? 

As far as Trump, not really.  The most we heard against Clinton is that he was going to lock her up, which obviously he never did.  Trump just running his mouth again.

Some went after O'Bammy's birth certificate but I don't recall nasty verbal attacks.

[mountaineer]

The criticism of Big Mike came after Barry O was elected. I don't recall insulting remarks about her appearance until the media started gushing about how beautiful she was and what a fashion icon, too - and that was after she already was occupying the White House and strapping boob belts around her ribcage and posing for Vogue.

[bigheadfred]

The criticism of Big Mike came after Barry O was elected. I don't recall insulting remarks about her appearance until the media started gushing about how beautiful she was and what a fashion icon, too - and that was after she already was occupying the White House and strapping boob belts around her ribcage and posing for Vogue.

When did she wear a boob belt? All I ever saw her wear was a harness.

[mountaineer]

When did she wear a boob belt? All I ever saw her wear was a harness.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

I would expect the attacks to be substantive. Something more, for example,  than attacking the physical appearance of your primary opponent

Such as...what?

I mean, she's basically going around giving short speeches and presentations about how great her husband is.  So exactly what is there to say about her, as opposed to her husband's policies, that is relevant to the election of her husband?   If someone wants to criticizes something she says, that's fine.  I just don't get what else there is to say about her that is relevant.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

The criticism of Big Mike came after Barry O was elected. I don't recall insulting remarks about her appearance until the media started gushing about how beautiful she was and what a fashion icon, too - and that was after she already was occupying the White House and strapping boob belts around her ribcage and posing for Vogue.

Yeah...I still don't get it.  Perfectly fair to go after her if she says something controversial -- she deserved to get hammered for her "first time proud of my country" comment.  But the stuff about her looking like a man, or being unattractive.

Just not my thing, and I think it is the type of comment that is going to really piss off some folks who otherwise might not care all that much about politics.  Makes us look like exactly what they sometimes claim we are.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I mean, she's basically going around giving short speeches and presentations about how great her husband is.  So exactly what is there to say about her, as opposed to her husband's policies, that is relevant to the election of her husband?

But, she's not @Maj. Bill Martin

So does Casey.  She speaks of "we", not "he",  when talking about accomplishments and policy.