Normally this wouldn’t be an issue. The governor of Florida, provided he gets the go-ahead from the state’s Commission on Ethics, would like to do a recorded shuttle greeting to incoming and outgoing TIA passengers. It would be a way of underscoring our hospitality and reminding travelers that their visitation is valued. Good PR. Folksy and friendly. The Sunshine State’s CEO cares about them and about the airport Tampa is so proud of.
Thanks, Charlie; thanks, Jeb; thanks, Bob; thanks, Reubin. We would get it. But Rick Scott? No thanks, even if he promised not to use his deposition voice.
How hypocritically presumptuous, self-serving and, frankly, insulting. This governor is no friend of Tampa Bay. He derailed the high-speed connection between Orlando and Tampa, helped undermine USF with budget cuts and Poly politics, wouldn’t aid Tampa in keeping its GOP Convention “event zone” gun-free, made it more challenging for this region to court international business and has become a synonym for voter suppression. And this arrogant weasel wants to be an official greeter to our area–as he preps for the GOPster convention influx and his own re-election?
We get it that TIA has used a variety of voices, including celebrities, in its shuttle messages. Nice touch. But Tampa’s arch antagonist?
Was Deb Lafave not interested?