Republican Hypocrisy category archive
“How Come There’s Always a Smoking Gun with These People?” 0
Seth returns from hiatus and looks back at events while he was away.
Freedom’s Just Another Word for–Just What Exactly? 0
Paul Krugman considers Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s response (or lack thereof) to the growing public health COVID crisis in Florida. He wonders why DeSantis persists in pandering to (and on) the pandemic in the face of rising infection and death rates and why he actively fights common sense public health measures such as masks* and immunization records.
A nugget (emphasis added):
So let’s talk about what the right means when it talks about “freedom.” Since the pandemic began, many conservatives have insisted that actions to limit the death toll — social distancing, wearing a mask and now getting vaccinated — should be matters of personal choice. Does that position make any sense?
(snip)
My answer is that when people on the right talk about “freedom,” what they actually mean is closer to “defense of privilege” — specifically the right of certain people (generally white male Christians) to do whatever they want.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
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*If masks are so debilitating, how is it that surgeons and nurses have managed for years to successfully complete complex surgeries while wearing them?
Heck, I’ve gotten so used to wearing one that I almost feel nekkid when I’m in a store without on–oh, never mind.
The Law and Order Party 0
While we’re on the topic, as much as I am not a fan of Maureen Dowd,* I think she asks a legitimate question.
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*Not that I necessarily disagree with her, but I find that, when faced with a choice between snark and solidity, she opts for snark far too often.
Chaos Agents 0
Writing at the Jersey Journal, Joan Quigley expresses being puzzled at the malevolcnce of certain (not Democratic, by the way) elected officials. A snippet:
But I really can’t understand how so many ordinary members of Congress brag about fostering chaos and stagnation. They brazenly promised their constituents to go to Washington and work to make the world a better place, while secretly pledging to do all they could to obstruct progress, refuse to help, and to make people miserable.
Follow the link for context.
Typhoid Mary Florida Man
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Farron discusses how Florida doctors are starting to speak up against their governor’s failure to deal with (capitulation to?) COVID-19.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini has a question.
I say “all of a sudden” because, for as long as I can remember, Arizona has required proof of all kinds of vaccines for school kids.
This new idea about “choice,” however, is only for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Why is that?
Follow the link for his thoughts as to possible answers for that question.
Painting Over the Past 0
And it’s not just Texas, folks.
Many more states wish truth and justice expelled from the American way.
Vaccine Nation, HIPAAcrit Dept. 0
(Misplet pun correxed.)
