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From Politico:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday made an extensive pitch for Americans to don face masks as a means to begin returning the country to normalcy while the coronavirus remains a threat.
Theres no stigma attached to wearing a mask. Theres no stigma attached to staying six feet apart, the Kentucky Republican said at an event back in his home state, referencing social distancing guidelines recommended to stem the transmission of the coronavirus.
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McConnells comments targeted at young people came after images of Americans partying over Memorial Day weekend flooded social media and drew rebukes from local health officials.
Thats not too much to ask of a younger person, he said of wearing face coverings. So to get through this next phase, as we ease back into normal, even if youre in a low-risk category, do what were asking you to do for the good of others as we begin to move back to normal.
I guess even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)is Hannity, and said ok to mask.
DrToast
(6,414 posts)pwb
(11,287 posts)As usual for all republicans. They deserve what they get.
Fuck him.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)He might catch it?
A little late on catching onto reality?
I still hope covid wipes his evil ass out.
Ford_Prefect
(7,917 posts)babylonsister
(171,079 posts)caught without one, knows the danger. He's doing it so it's A-OK.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)OneBro
(1,159 posts)mobeau69
(11,156 posts)SeattleVet
(5,478 posts)We can all see it coming, and Needy Amin is about to throw you under it for contradicting him!
Indykatie
(3,697 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Huge majorities of democrats and independents are wearing masks. Over half of republicans support them.
He sees that the whole Trump battle against the mask is just another nail in the coffin of their majority. It plays well with his mouth breathing base, but tanks in the suburbs and with older folks. Two groups they have to win convincingly. With only the evangelicals and racist, which are often overlapping on a Venn Diagram, they are a rump of a party.
Trumps stupidity and meanness are going to cost him the election. All he had to do was act like he was concerned with Americans lives and he would have not been blamed for the economy. Now he is being blamed for the Economy and not giving a shit about at risk Americans.
Crunchy Frog
(26,619 posts)I find I'm unable to any motivation to him that is not self serving.
ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)He's old and at high risk, therefore he sees the value in wearing a mask. Just like all the Republicans who hate gays until they realize one of their children is gay. Or who gun-humpers until one of their children gets shot. The problem is, we just can't wait for all of them to be personally affected by their own bullshit policies. It takes too long. And Republicans are incapable of imagining having a life that isn't exactly like THEIRS.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)he gets no credit for "doing the right thing" unless he says the same thing on a Sunday morning on Fox News.
Sid
LiberalBear
(24 posts)No credit to be given here. Moscow Mitch's age places him in COVID high risk group. Position is entirely consistent with self preservation phenotype.