And my capacity for shock remains. Did you see this on Rachel? "not regular folks"

[LAS14]

I can't get it out of my head. A white haired grandmotherly type, but a judge on the Nebraska supreme court saying this!!!!! (underlining mine) I had to really search for this. I don't know why it's not blasted all over everything.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the factories natural high risk contagion locations. But some Midwestern politicians have pointed the finger at the workers’ living conditions, suggesting crowded homes bear some blame.

The comments — including a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice’s remark that an outbreak didn’t seem to have come from “regular folks” — outraged workers and advocates who slammed them as elitist and critical of immigrants, who make up a big share of America’s meatpacking workforce.

https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Some-blame-meatpacking-workers-not-plants-for-coronavirus-spread-570316801.html

[muntrv]

1. The governor of South Dakota said the same thing

regarding Smithfield plant in Sioux City. She said lifestyle at home was causing workers to get infected.

[LAS14]

2. Yeah, but did she say that the workers were "not regular folks???????" nt

[CaptYossarian]

3. It sounds like the Chief Justice of Wisconsin's Supreme Court.

She's 79-year old Patience Roggensack, a loudmouth bigot (as if there's any other kind).

If the governor of SD and the justice you saw have said this verbatim, there must be a memo circulating or Rush has some "higher-up" listeners.

[LAS14]

4. They actually said "not regular???" Wo!!!! nt

[CaptYossarian]

7. Yes, as in "them" and "those people".

And the ones who said this aren't some nut case sitting at the end of the bar.

Maybe we have a "Klandemic". The symptoms are all there.

[ResistantAmerican17]

5. Just wait till these drumph-appointed unqualified, racist, right wing Federalist society

stooges get older and more racist, misogynistic, and hateful.

[scarletwoman]

9. State Supreme Court judges in Wisconsin are elected, not appointed. (nt)

[ResistantAmerican17]

12. Appellate justices, district judges, and the Supreme Court are appointed and Theron lies the problem

[denem]

6. "regular folks" in McMansions.

[stillcool]

8. when you've got nothing..

blame the victim. If you don't have one, make one up.

[Hortensis]

10. Yes. And anyone can be cut out as undeserving and

not part of the tribe when it furthers the argument or interests of this type.

This began an earth-shaking revolution, but centuries later it still only resonates with part of humanity and we still have to fight to protect it:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Preamble to the Declaration of Independence

[LAS14]

11. I wish the story gave the justice's name because....

...two are facing re-election this fall. Does anyone remember from the Rachel show?

https://news.ballotpedia.org/2020/04/22/two-nebraska-supreme-court-justices-face-retention-elections-in-november/

[milestogo]

13. We raise some evil shithead Republicans here in Wisconsin.