GOP Congressman's Argument Against Mandated Masks, Vaccinations Goes Awry

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) got schooled on Twitter after he argued against mandated face masks and compulsory vaccinations aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus:

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Many tweeters reminded Massie of President George Washington’s decision to inoculate the Continental Army against smallpox.

Others called out the GOP congressman for appearing to rail against wearing masks, which public health experts worldwide have said is a relatively inexpensive and easy way to curb COVID-19.

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https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/thomas-massie-coronavirus-masks-fact-check-082502412.html

Sounds like he's proud to be a dumbass.

[malaise]

1. Too good

Get thee to the greatest page

[Dave in VA]

2. BOOM!

[Stuart G]

3. Thank You for posting...K & R

[sheshe2]

4. Sounds like Massie got into college the same way that Dope Donnie did.

Had someone else take the tests for him.

[Midnight Writer]

5. I reckon Massie was never drafted.

[Rebl2]

8. Or in

the military because you have no choice.

[sprinkleeninow]

6. Hay m'ass'ie, you speak outta 'dupa'.

Look that ethnic word up in yer funkin' wagnalls/slovak edition...

[catchnrelease]

12. I know I know!

My best friend had Polish parents, I definitely know that one!

[sprinkleeninow]

22. I'm Slovak heritage, but had a Polish auntie plus the Slovak peeps know Polish bc it's so close to

Slovak in many instances.
Stuffed cabbage:
Slovak: Halupki
Polish: Golabki

[catchnrelease]

32. Yes

I had Golabki (they pronounced as gaw-whum-kee) many a time at their house!

Sometime back I was thinking about this friend and the Polish food they made, and found a youtube cook (American) that made them. At the end of the video she said something like 'Are these the best Golabki? You bet your dupa!' Made me laugh.

How about Chruschiki? We made those for Christmas. I've forgotten so many now, it's been over 50yrs!

[sprinkleeninow]

34. Oh My Dog! Chrusciki! Slovaks call them Cheregi.

Dusted with tons of confectioners sugar!
"Betcha can't eat just one!" 😄

[Orangeous in the oval office--the source of chronic annoying pain in the dupa.]

[TheBlackAdder]

24. He's trying to give Trump a buzi on the dupa.

[catchnrelease]

33. Lol!

[sprinkleeninow]

36. This is the headline right now on Lawrence O'Donnell show!!1!1

No, JK naturellement. Would be a hoot tho.

dumpie buzi pootie dupa....

Pics at eleven...

[sprinkleeninow]

35. Wait up. I thot *dump* is panting to pobozkaj PUTINOV zadok.

bozkaj pootie dupa.

[genxlib]

7. Not to mention...

That whole..."promote the general welfare...'" part right there in the preamble

[panader0]

9. So an inoculation ensured the American victory?

I thought it was when the Continental Army captured the airports.

[mtngirl47]

11. Good one!

[keithbvadu2]

18. #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories

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[RussellCattle]

10. There is a government mandate that says you have to wear pants in public, and a "top"....

....if you are a woman. This is because most people want you to do so. A government mandate that you wear a mask should be seen for what it is, just another thing that we do for the benefit of others.

[phylny]

25. I believe it's legal for women to be topless

anywhere a man can be (obviously not in a store that posts, “no shirt, no shoes, no service”) in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Also, women can breastfeed anywhere, no matter what other people want you to do (but we’re not going down THAT rabbit hole here!)

I do of course understand your point

[jmg257]

13. We do know this was years before the Constitution though, right?

On edit: guess its the “declaration of independence” point thats being argued wrong.

[TalenaGor]

14. lol every soldier gets shots

[sarge43]

26. In 1917 everyone in the Army was vaccinated for typhoid.

Typhoid was called the "soldier's disease".

Mandatory vaccinations in the military is principle reason the casualty rate from disease dropped so dramatically during the 20th century.

[TalenaGor]

28. I guess they didn't have anti-vaxers back then lol

I remember my dad talking about getting shots.... He was in the Navy during the Korean war

My husband was in for 4 years and he talked about getting all the shots as well...

[sarge43]

31. No there weren't

Until vaccines started coming on line, infectious diseases were the leading cause of death. When the polio vacc came available my mother went Warp 9 getting me to the doctor.

Hubby and I both putting 20 years in the Air Force. We and everyone else were walking dart boards and cocktails of vacc juice. If you were sent to the Middle East, Africa or Southeast Asia, you count on sore arm(s) and/or butt on your way out the door. Hubby still gets the middle distance stare about the butt load he got on his way to Vietnam. Then there was the occasional booster and the annual flu.

Boot camp: Medics holding three hypos between their fingers ... one medic on both sides of you. You're not in Kansas anymore, troop.

[NutmegYankee]

15. SCOTUS Case Jacobson v. Massachusetts (1905) upheld compulsory vaccination laws

So yeah, by leaving the police powers to the states via the 10th Amendment and Article I limiting the powers of the Federal government, the Constitution actually did authorize the government to stick a needle in you against your will.

[Duppers]

17. ✔✔

[NNadir]

16. As noted elsewhere, many signers of the Declaration owned slaves. I'm sure...

...that Massie would like to be "Massa" since he's a member of the pro-slavery party.

None of the signers of the Declaration owned cars either, nor did they own TV sets. In fact, they were as ignorant as a Republican when it came to understanding the germ theory of disease, but it's OK, their ignorance was not deliberate.

[ashredux]

19. Anyone who has been in the military Knows they zap you with a gun full of different vaccines ...

You have no choice....

[keithbvadu2]

20. "or track your daily movements"

"or track your daily movements"

Like the courts assigning GPS tracking?

Time to throw out some guilty verdicts?

[SCantiGOP]

21. Whenever I get this crap from someone

I ask them if they also support abolishing air bag and seat belt laws.

[TNNurse]

23. I love Walter A. Clyburn Reed.

[vsrazdem]

27. Yes. They were injected with live virus, and quite a few soldiers died as a result, but they still

felt it was overall better for them to get the vaccine. They weren't whiny cry babies like these guys who don't even want to wear a mask.

[warmfeet]

29. If you don't like civil society, fine.

Please remove yourself from it immediately, or we will.

[Ferrets are Cool]

30. LMFAO

[sprinkleeninow]

37. Please forgive me for kinda going off the rails when I posted about massie and his dupa talk. 😇