Chap Petersen mask letter from 2/8 to FCPS

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, it makes me so mad that Chap pushed this amendment that ties the ability of schools to require mandates in the future. Why couldn’t we have a reasonable person instead? From a New York Times article today:

“Dr. Jha does not believe that his own children have been seriously harmed from masking, and does not believe that the pandemic is over.

But he wants to unmask soon, he says, in part to offer some social and academic normalcy, given that he thinks future coronavirus surges in the United States are likely to require masking again — potentially in the South over the summer and in the North this fall and next winter.”

So everyone needs to follow this Dr. Jha's opinion?

Thank goodness Chap is willing to show leadership and act in a bipartisan manner, releasing our kids from those who have been using them as political pawns for 2 years.

Utilizing safety precautions during a deadly pandemic is not political. At least it wasn't until Trump & the GOP made it political.

This X 1 million. God, people are so ignorant.

So dumb.

Maybe it’s the worst thing if the next strain wiped out humanity.

Can we chill with the "you made it political" assertions? Both sides made it political! Trump is and was a horrible person. There is no question about that. But will you give him credit for Operation Warp Speed that accelerated the development and subsequent approval of the vaccines that have served as absolutely the best mitigator we have against COVID right now? They aren't perfect, but they are better than nothing. Could his administration handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could FCPS handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could the Democratic party run a better campaign for governor that would have yielded a different result? Most definitely. The constant attack ads drove me nuts. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm not red. I'm not blue. I try to think for myself and make informed decisions. Try it. You might like it.

Truth hurts. We all saw how it went down.

It only became political because Trump made it political. He lied and pushed misinformation for political purposes.

If he had been honest and governed fairly we wouldn’t be in this huge mess.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no way a successful politician takes such a pubilc and firm stance on something that goes against what most parents in his district want. I guarantee his office has detailed information on how most parents in HIS district support his mask-optional position.

I agree.

He is connected to fcps from the elementary through high school level.

He is definitely speaking for a significant portion of his constituents.

He is speaking for a significant portion of his constituents, both democrat and republican. People are afraid to speak out and we need good leadership on this issue. No one else is leading.

Pulling a political stunt like this isn't "leading". It's crap and doesn't serve any of his constituents well.

What about the constituents who agree with him?

Guess they are too dumb to understand that this is crap legislation. Even if you don’t want masks this isn’t the way to do it.

What is the way?

Come up with a plan using metrics or guidelines. Don’t remove ability to revert to masks.

But as other posters have pointed out, FCPS can't be trusted to do the right thing. And across multiple threads there is significant debate over the metrics. CDC is still using metrics developed over a year ago, for example.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no way a successful politician takes such a pubilc and firm stance on something that goes against what most parents in his district want. I guarantee his office has detailed information on how most parents in HIS district support his mask-optional position.

I agree.

He is connected to fcps from the elementary through high school level.

He is definitely speaking for a significant portion of his constituents.

He is speaking for a significant portion of his constituents, both democrat and republican. People are afraid to speak out and we need good leadership on this issue. No one else is leading.

Pulling a political stunt like this isn't "leading". It's crap and doesn't serve any of his constituents well.

What about the constituents who agree with him?

Guess they are too dumb to understand that this is crap legislation. Even if you don’t want masks this isn’t the way to do it.

What is the way?

Come up with a plan using metrics or guidelines. Don’t remove ability to revert to masks.

But as other posters have pointed out, FCPS can't be trusted to do the right thing. And across multiple threads there is significant debate over the metrics. CDC is still using metrics developed over a year ago, for example.

So what’s Chap’s excuse for not coming up with plan/metrics? Why did he completely remove ability to revert to masks?

That’s on him.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, it makes me so mad that Chap pushed this amendment that ties the ability of schools to require mandates in the future. Why couldn’t we have a reasonable person instead? From a New York Times article today:

“Dr. Jha does not believe that his own children have been seriously harmed from masking, and does not believe that the pandemic is over.

But he wants to unmask soon, he says, in part to offer some social and academic normalcy, given that he thinks future coronavirus surges in the United States are likely to require masking again — potentially in the South over the summer and in the North this fall and next winter.”

So everyone needs to follow this Dr. Jha's opinion?

Thank goodness Chap is willing to show leadership and act in a bipartisan manner, releasing our kids from those who have been using them as political pawns for 2 years.

Utilizing safety precautions during a deadly pandemic is not political. At least it wasn't until Trump & the GOP made it political.

This X 1 million. God, people are so ignorant.

So dumb.

Maybe it’s the worst thing if the next strain wiped out humanity.

Can we chill with the "you made it political" assertions? Both sides made it political! Trump is and was a horrible person. There is no question about that. But will you give him credit for Operation Warp Speed that accelerated the development and subsequent approval of the vaccines that have served as absolutely the best mitigator we have against COVID right now? They aren't perfect, but they are better than nothing. Could his administration handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could FCPS handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could the Democratic party run a better campaign for governor that would have yielded a different result? Most definitely. The constant attack ads drove me nuts. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm not red. I'm not blue. I try to think for myself and make informed decisions. Try it. You might like it.

Truth hurts. We all saw how it went down.

It only became political because Trump made it political. He lied and pushed misinformation for political purposes.

If he had been honest and governed fairly we wouldn’t be in this huge mess.

Lets keep the scope of this conversation to the pandemic response. As I stated before, Trump was, and still is, a horrible person.
How did he make the pandemic response political? Calling it the "China Virus"? OK, fair enough, I'll give you that. Terrible decision. I'll even go so far as agree with you that it was a lie.
Trying to close the borders to hot source countries to slow the spread? He was fought on that. For reference, Biden did the same with Omicron and South Africa. No outcry about politics.

What did he lie about in relation to the pandemic? That we just need two weeks to flatten the curve? That was a world-wide message.
If I have been living in my own echo chamber, consider this a time to educate me. I'm all ears. But I ask you to be honest and fair. What did he say about masks? It changed multiple times, by the way. What did he do about funding for vaccines? So be honest. And don't just tell me to believe you. I ask you to have an open mind and not let the hyper-partisan blue vs red thing cloud your response. To be clear again. I am NOT defending Trump. But we need to get out of the business of saying "your side made it political" all the time. Both sides did, and will continue to do so.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no way a successful politician takes such a pubilc and firm stance on something that goes against what most parents in his district want. I guarantee his office has detailed information on how most parents in HIS district support his mask-optional position.

I agree.

He is connected to fcps from the elementary through high school level.

He is definitely speaking for a significant portion of his constituents.

He is speaking for a significant portion of his constituents, both democrat and republican. People are afraid to speak out and we need good leadership on this issue. No one else is leading.

Pulling a political stunt like this isn't "leading". It's crap and doesn't serve any of his constituents well.

What about the constituents who agree with him?

Guess they are too dumb to understand that this is crap legislation. Even if you don’t want masks this isn’t the way to do it.

What is the way?

Come up with a plan using metrics or guidelines. Don’t remove ability to revert to masks.

But as other posters have pointed out, FCPS can't be trusted to do the right thing. And across multiple threads there is significant debate over the metrics. CDC is still using metrics developed over a year ago, for example.

So what’s Chap’s excuse for not coming up with plan/metrics? Why did he completely remove ability to revert to masks?

That’s on him.

Read his letter dipwad. He explains it. You are just brainwashed to oppose it because MSNBC told you so.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, it makes me so mad that Chap pushed this amendment that ties the ability of schools to require mandates in the future. Why couldn’t we have a reasonable person instead? From a New York Times article today:

“Dr. Jha does not believe that his own children have been seriously harmed from masking, and does not believe that the pandemic is over.

But he wants to unmask soon, he says, in part to offer some social and academic normalcy, given that he thinks future coronavirus surges in the United States are likely to require masking again — potentially in the South over the summer and in the North this fall and next winter.”

So everyone needs to follow this Dr. Jha's opinion?

Thank goodness Chap is willing to show leadership and act in a bipartisan manner, releasing our kids from those who have been using them as political pawns for 2 years.

Utilizing safety precautions during a deadly pandemic is not political. At least it wasn't until Trump & the GOP made it political.

This X 1 million. God, people are so ignorant.

So dumb.

Maybe it’s the worst thing if the next strain wiped out humanity.

Can we chill with the "you made it political" assertions? Both sides made it political! Trump is and was a horrible person. There is no question about that. But will you give him credit for Operation Warp Speed that accelerated the development and subsequent approval of the vaccines that have served as absolutely the best mitigator we have against COVID right now? They aren't perfect, but they are better than nothing. Could his administration handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could FCPS handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could the Democratic party run a better campaign for governor that would have yielded a different result? Most definitely. The constant attack ads drove me nuts. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm not red. I'm not blue. I try to think for myself and make informed decisions. Try it. You might like it.

Truth hurts. We all saw how it went down.

It only became political because Trump made it political. He lied and pushed misinformation for political purposes.

If he had been honest and governed fairly we wouldn’t be in this huge mess.

You need help with your TDS. You have a very bad case of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Seriously. "Surgical first assistant." Is that a like 6 month online program?

FFS, learn how to use Google: https://college.mayo.edu/academics/explore-health-care-careers/careers-a-z/surgical-first-assistant/

Oh, it's a 12-month accreditation program, not 6 month. Plus need associates degree from community college.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no way a successful politician takes such a pubilc and firm stance on something that goes against what most parents in his district want. I guarantee his office has detailed information on how most parents in HIS district support his mask-optional position.

I agree.

He is connected to fcps from the elementary through high school level.

He is definitely speaking for a significant portion of his constituents.

He is speaking for a significant portion of his constituents, both democrat and republican. People are afraid to speak out and we need good leadership on this issue. No one else is leading.

Pulling a political stunt like this isn't "leading". It's crap and doesn't serve any of his constituents well.

What about the constituents who agree with him?

Guess they are too dumb to understand that this is crap legislation. Even if you don’t want masks this isn’t the way to do it.

What is the way?

Come up with a plan using metrics or guidelines. Don’t remove ability to revert to masks.

So we gave the Virginia dems and the far left school board almost 2 full years to come up with "a plan using metrics or guidance"

They failed.

They didn't even try.

Every single move they have done has been political and ineffective.

We are done.

They had their chance. They had barrels of money thrown at them. They were given patience, time, and as Braebrand likes to say "grace"

Not once over these past two years have they come up with a single plan based off "metrics and guidance."

Instead, they took out their anger on special ed kids when they were forced to return kids to school. They spent all their time on TJ and renaming schools. They played wordle on their phones as their constituents, parents and children alike pleaded with them to come up with a plan using "metrics or guidance."

We are done.

They are done.

Now it is time for people of action.

Now it is time to listen to the moderates, the centrist dems, the parents, the science and gasp, the conservatives.

Youngkin and Peterson are finally, finally, after two long years of incompetence and politics, putting kids first.

Bravo to them.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no way a successful politician takes such a pubilc and firm stance on something that goes against what most parents in his district want. I guarantee his office has detailed information on how most parents in HIS district support his mask-optional position.

I agree.

He is connected to fcps from the elementary through high school level.

He is definitely speaking for a significant portion of his constituents.

He is speaking for a significant portion of his constituents, both democrat and republican. People are afraid to speak out and we need good leadership on this issue. No one else is leading.

Pulling a political stunt like this isn't "leading". It's crap and doesn't serve any of his constituents well.

What about the constituents who agree with him?

Guess they are too dumb to understand that this is crap legislation. Even if you don’t want masks this isn’t the way to do it.

What is the way?

Come up with a plan using metrics or guidelines. Don’t remove ability to revert to masks.

So we gave the Virginia dems and the far left school board almost 2 full years to come up with "a plan using metrics or guidance"

They failed.

They didn't even try.

Every single move they have done has been political and ineffective.

We are done.

They had their chance. They had barrels of money thrown at them. They were given patience, time, and as Braebrand likes to say "grace"

Not once over these past two years have they come up with a single plan based off "metrics and guidance."

Instead, they took out their anger on special ed kids when they were forced to return kids to school. They spent all their time on TJ and renaming schools. They played wordle on their phones as their constituents, parents and children alike pleaded with them to come up with a plan using "metrics or guidance."

We are done.

They are done.

Now it is time for people of action.

Now it is time to listen to the moderates, the centrist dems, the parents, the science and gasp, the conservatives.

Youngkin and Peterson are finally, finally, after two long years of incompetence and politics, putting kids first.

Bravo to them.

This. We can close the topic.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no way a successful politician takes such a pubilc and firm stance on something that goes against what most parents in his district want. I guarantee his office has detailed information on how most parents in HIS district support his mask-optional position.

I agree.

He is connected to fcps from the elementary through high school level.

He is definitely speaking for a significant portion of his constituents.

He is speaking for a significant portion of his constituents, both democrat and republican. People are afraid to speak out and we need good leadership on this issue. No one else is leading.

Pulling a political stunt like this isn't "leading". It's crap and doesn't serve any of his constituents well.

What about the constituents who agree with him?

Guess they are too dumb to understand that this is crap legislation. Even if you don’t want masks this isn’t the way to do it.

What is the way?

Come up with a plan using metrics or guidelines. Don’t remove ability to revert to masks.

So we gave the Virginia dems and the far left school board almost 2 full years to come up with "a plan using metrics or guidance"

They failed.

They didn't even try.

Every single move they have done has been political and ineffective.

We are done.

They had their chance. They had barrels of money thrown at them. They were given patience, time, and as Braebrand likes to say "grace"

Not once over these past two years have they come up with a single plan based off "metrics and guidance."

Instead, they took out their anger on special ed kids when they were forced to return kids to school. They spent all their time on TJ and renaming schools. They played wordle on their phones as their constituents, parents and children alike pleaded with them to come up with a plan using "metrics or guidance."

We are done.

They are done.

Now it is time for people of action.

Now it is time to listen to the moderates, the centrist dems, the parents, the science and gasp, the conservatives.

Youngkin and Peterson are finally, finally, after two long years of incompetence and politics, putting kids first.

Bravo to them.

This. We can close the topic.

+1 million! The SB had 2 YEARS to do literally anything and they did literally nothing unless absolutely forced to do so.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, it makes me so mad that Chap pushed this amendment that ties the ability of schools to require mandates in the future. Why couldn’t we have a reasonable person instead? From a New York Times article today:

“Dr. Jha does not believe that his own children have been seriously harmed from masking, and does not believe that the pandemic is over.

But he wants to unmask soon, he says, in part to offer some social and academic normalcy, given that he thinks future coronavirus surges in the United States are likely to require masking again — potentially in the South over the summer and in the North this fall and next winter.”

So everyone needs to follow this Dr. Jha's opinion?

Thank goodness Chap is willing to show leadership and act in a bipartisan manner, releasing our kids from those who have been using them as political pawns for 2 years.

Utilizing safety precautions during a deadly pandemic is not political. At least it wasn't until Trump & the GOP made it political.

This X 1 million. God, people are so ignorant.

So dumb.

Maybe it’s the worst thing if the next strain wiped out humanity.

Can we chill with the "you made it political" assertions? Both sides made it political! Trump is and was a horrible person. There is no question about that. But will you give him credit for Operation Warp Speed that accelerated the development and subsequent approval of the vaccines that have served as absolutely the best mitigator we have against COVID right now? They aren't perfect, but they are better than nothing. Could his administration handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could FCPS handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could the Democratic party run a better campaign for governor that would have yielded a different result? Most definitely. The constant attack ads drove me nuts. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm not red. I'm not blue. I try to think for myself and make informed decisions. Try it. You might like it.

Truth hurts. We all saw how it went down.

It only became political because Trump made it political. He lied and pushed misinformation for political purposes.

If he had been honest and governed fairly we wouldn’t be in this huge mess.

Ok, here we go now. It is the bad orange man’s fault that you have been a donkey this past year. Trump made me do it, it is his fault. You folks are too much. Is this the narrative defense now?

Sheesh. Desperate times calls for desperate measures. Absolutely pathetic. Keep spinning toppy. Dog ate your homework too I bet. He is not the reason why you have been a donkey. It is because for the past year you have been a donkey. Again…pathetic. If this is the new defense for your irrationality you are doomed. Didn’t work when electing Younkin, and won’t excuse your behavior now. HA. Keep trying though.

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Anonymous wrote:There's no way a successful politician takes such a pubilc and firm stance on something that goes against what most parents in his district want. I guarantee his office has detailed information on how most parents in HIS district support his mask-optional position.

I agree.

He is connected to fcps from the elementary through high school level.

He is definitely speaking for a significant portion of his constituents.

He is speaking for a significant portion of his constituents, both democrat and republican. People are afraid to speak out and we need good leadership on this issue. No one else is leading.

Pulling a political stunt like this isn't "leading". It's crap and doesn't serve any of his constituents well.

What about the constituents who agree with him?

Guess they are too dumb to understand that this is crap legislation. Even if you don’t want masks this isn’t the way to do it.

What is the way?

Come up with a plan using metrics or guidelines. Don’t remove ability to revert to masks.

So we gave the Virginia dems and the far left school board almost 2 full years to come up with "a plan using metrics or guidance"

They failed.

They didn't even try.

Every single move they have done has been political and ineffective.

We are done.

They had their chance. They had barrels of money thrown at them. They were given patience, time, and as Braebrand likes to say "grace"

Not once over these past two years have they come up with a single plan based off "metrics and guidance."

Instead, they took out their anger on special ed kids when they were forced to return kids to school. They spent all their time on TJ and renaming schools. They played wordle on their phones as their constituents, parents and children alike pleaded with them to come up with a plan using "metrics or guidance."

We are done.

They are done.

Now it is time for people of action.

Now it is time to listen to the moderates, the centrist dems, the parents, the science and gasp, the conservatives.

Youngkin and Peterson are finally, finally, after two long years of incompetence and politics, putting kids first.

Bravo to them.

So....a tantrum. Got it. What else is new?

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, it makes me so mad that Chap pushed this amendment that ties the ability of schools to require mandates in the future. Why couldn’t we have a reasonable person instead? From a New York Times article today:

“Dr. Jha does not believe that his own children have been seriously harmed from masking, and does not believe that the pandemic is over.

But he wants to unmask soon, he says, in part to offer some social and academic normalcy, given that he thinks future coronavirus surges in the United States are likely to require masking again — potentially in the South over the summer and in the North this fall and next winter.”

So everyone needs to follow this Dr. Jha's opinion?

Thank goodness Chap is willing to show leadership and act in a bipartisan manner, releasing our kids from those who have been using them as political pawns for 2 years.

Utilizing safety precautions during a deadly pandemic is not political. At least it wasn't until Trump & the GOP made it political.

This X 1 million. God, people are so ignorant.

So dumb.

Maybe it’s the worst thing if the next strain wiped out humanity.

Can we chill with the "you made it political" assertions? Both sides made it political! Trump is and was a horrible person. There is no question about that. But will you give him credit for Operation Warp Speed that accelerated the development and subsequent approval of the vaccines that have served as absolutely the best mitigator we have against COVID right now? They aren't perfect, but they are better than nothing. Could his administration handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could FCPS handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could the Democratic party run a better campaign for governor that would have yielded a different result? Most definitely. The constant attack ads drove me nuts. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm not red. I'm not blue. I try to think for myself and make informed decisions. Try it. You might like it.

Truth hurts. We all saw how it went down.

It only became political because Trump made it political. He lied and pushed misinformation for political purposes.

If he had been honest and governed fairly we wouldn’t be in this huge mess.

Lets keep the scope of this conversation to the pandemic response. As I stated before, Trump was, and still is, a horrible person.
How did he make the pandemic response political? Calling it the "China Virus"? OK, fair enough, I'll give you that. Terrible decision. I'll even go so far as agree with you that it was a lie.
Trying to close the borders to hot source countries to slow the spread? He was fought on that. For reference, Biden did the same with Omicron and South Africa. No outcry about politics.

What did he lie about in relation to the pandemic? That we just need two weeks to flatten the curve? That was a world-wide message.
If I have been living in my own echo chamber, consider this a time to educate me. I'm all ears. But I ask you to be honest and fair. What did he say about masks? It changed multiple times, by the way. What did he do about funding for vaccines? So be honest. And don't just tell me to believe you. I ask you to have an open mind and not let the hyper-partisan blue vs red thing cloud your response. To be clear again. I am NOT defending Trump. But we need to get out of the business of saying "your side made it political" all the time. Both sides did, and will continue to do so.

You must have blocked it out because it was relentless, daily politicizing. It was insane.

Trump stood in front of the US on a daily basis and blatantly lied about the pandemic and anything else he discussed.

So then merely stating facts about covid became political.

In addition, he was…
Pretending like it was no big deal
Not making any effort of coordinated approach, pitting states against each other
Penalizing blue states
Not pushing for equipment/supplies (testing, masks)
Pushing alternate treatments
Not wearing masks (even while he was positive for covid)
Holding crowded, unmasked election events
Not pushing vaccines early on
Etc.

Yes, funding vaccines was great, but too little, too late. Damage had already been done.

MAGAs had already taken his lies and ran with them. It just all spun up from Trump’s initial politicizing.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, it makes me so mad that Chap pushed this amendment that ties the ability of schools to require mandates in the future. Why couldn’t we have a reasonable person instead? From a New York Times article today:

“Dr. Jha does not believe that his own children have been seriously harmed from masking, and does not believe that the pandemic is over.

But he wants to unmask soon, he says, in part to offer some social and academic normalcy, given that he thinks future coronavirus surges in the United States are likely to require masking again — potentially in the South over the summer and in the North this fall and next winter.”

So everyone needs to follow this Dr. Jha's opinion?

Thank goodness Chap is willing to show leadership and act in a bipartisan manner, releasing our kids from those who have been using them as political pawns for 2 years.

Utilizing safety precautions during a deadly pandemic is not political. At least it wasn't until Trump & the GOP made it political.

This X 1 million. God, people are so ignorant.

So dumb.

Maybe it’s the worst thing if the next strain wiped out humanity.

Can we chill with the "you made it political" assertions? Both sides made it political! Trump is and was a horrible person. There is no question about that. But will you give him credit for Operation Warp Speed that accelerated the development and subsequent approval of the vaccines that have served as absolutely the best mitigator we have against COVID right now? They aren't perfect, but they are better than nothing. Could his administration handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could FCPS handled the initial stages of the pandemic better? Absolutely. Could the Democratic party run a better campaign for governor that would have yielded a different result? Most definitely. The constant attack ads drove me nuts. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm not red. I'm not blue. I try to think for myself and make informed decisions. Try it. You might like it.

Truth hurts. We all saw how it went down.

It only became political because Trump made it political. He lied and pushed misinformation for political purposes.

If he had been honest and governed fairly we wouldn’t be in this huge mess.

Ok, here we go now. It is the bad orange man’s fault that you have been a donkey this past year. Trump made me do it, it is his fault. You folks are too much. Is this the narrative defense now?

Sheesh. Desperate times calls for desperate measures. Absolutely pathetic. Keep spinning toppy. Dog ate your homework too I bet. He is not the reason why you have been a donkey. It is because for the past year you have been a donkey. Again…pathetic. If this is the new defense for your irrationality you are doomed. Didn’t work when electing Younkin, and won’t excuse your behavior now. HA. Keep trying though.

I haven't politicized anything pandemic related. I have criticized and supported both D and R pandemic response. I'm sure some Ds politicized - but it's primarily in response to Trump and the MAGAs.

Who does that? Who politicizes a deadly global pandemic? Trump had the chance to come out a hero and he blew it every.single.day. An incredible dereliction of duty.

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Lol.

Protests were bad when people wanted the right to reopen their businesses. It was a deadly pandemic after all and they should be in the house watching Netflix and eating Doritos instead of congregating and yelling and spreading Covid.


A few weeks later protests were good, never mind that this time small business had their windows smashed in, a few Target stores were looted and a precinct of two set on fire. The pandemic was deadly and all, but this time it was okay to exercise free speech and yell and scream and spread Covid.