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turbinetree

(24,713 posts)
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 05:25 PM Apr 2020

GOP congressman: Quarantine health officials without pay to 'see how they like it'

By Josh Israel -April 29, 2020 2:00 PM

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) wants to get rid of public health experts who urged social distancing.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) told a Fox News radio program on Tuesday that he would like to see members of the national coronavirus task force quarantined without pay to punish them for advocating social distancing.

Appearing on "Fox Across America," Biggs was asked about National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx. He said both should given "the gold watch" and told to "exit stage left" before blaming them for a host of "societal problems."

From his Fox News Radio interview:

https://americanindependent.com/andy-biggs-coronavirus-anthony-fauci-deborah-birx-quarantine-house-gop-arizona/

Your so funny Biggs you need to quit your day job..........hows that sound, sounds great to me and my parents, who listen to Fauci for reason, your fucking dangerous................is this your primary physician..............

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turbinetree

(24,713 posts)
4. There is this picture that absolutely says everything and it is from my post
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 05:44 PM
Apr 2020


This picture shows a young man being given a electric shock to start his heart and I really do feel for that young man and I really do feel for the personnel that are trying to save this mans life and I would like to know if this young man survived.........and I am going to send a note and ask if he survived..........I hope he did................

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213355954

That picture should be sent to this and other right wing congressional people and ask them what do think if that was someone you knew in that position..........and he got that virus by no fault of his own.............

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)
5. Give COVID-19 to GOP congressmen and see how they like it.
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 05:51 PM
Apr 2020

I have heard that gasping for breath on a ventilator is quite unpleasant.

irisblue

(33,019 posts)
6. He wom $10Million in 1993
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 05:55 PM
Apr 2020

From his wiki-...Biggs won $10 million in the American Family Sweepstakes and subsequently appeared in a TV ad with Dick Clark and Ed McMahon promoting the sweepstakes.[56]

But wait! There is more..."On March 4, 2020, Colorado Republican Ken Buck joined Biggs as the only two Representatives to vote against an $8.3 billion emergency aid package meant to help the United States respond to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.[9][10] In a statement, Biggs said that the "larded-up bill" was "bloated".[11] Biggs said he opposed the bill because it provided benefits to domestic partners, and argued that it "redefined the family.[12][13]"

What a winner

unblock

(52,309 posts)
8. republican partisanship (aka hypocrisy) prevents this, but if he likes this sort of logic,
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 05:58 PM
Apr 2020

maybe he'd agree to "see if he like it" regarding a few other things.

like getting shot at for holding a toy gun; a snickers bar; a wallet; a cell phone; or hell, nothing.
or strangled for holding a few loose cigarettes.
or being forced to work in a situation where the wrong person breathing nearby could have a 15% chance of killing you.
or....

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