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Andrew Solender
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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson said in a radio interview he is "getting highly suspicious" of the "big push to make sure everyone is vaccinated," arguing for "limited" distribution.
GOP Sen. Ron Jonhson Criticizes Big Push To Get Everyone Vaccinated
The comment comes as others in Johnsons caucus, most notably Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, are encouraging Republicans to take the vaccine.
forbes.com
4:38 PM · Apr 22, 2021
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/04/22/gop-sen-ron-jonhson-criticizes-big-push-to-get-everyone-vaccinated/?sh=7dece5b16b77
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) on Thursday questioned the big push to ensure everyone is vaccinated against coronavirus, putting him at odds with many of his Senate Republican colleagues who have attempted to close the partisan gap in vaccination rates.
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In an interview with conservative Wisconsin radio host Vicki McKenna, herself a vocal coronavirus vaccine skeptic, Johnson launched into a condemnation of vaccine passports, a credential that would allow businesses to verify vaccination status.
But Johnson also went a step further, declaring he sees no reason to be pushing vaccines on people, arguing their distribution should be limited to those most vulnerable to coronavirus, and asking, if you have a vaccine, quite honestly, what do you care if your neighbor has one or not?
Johnson said he is getting highly suspicious of the big push to make sure everybody gets the vaccine, stating its not a fully approved vaccine but also arguing that the fact it is 95% effective means only a limited number of people need to be vaccinated.
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marmar
(76,985 posts)Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)Pretty sure he's old enough to have gotten polio vaccine.
I'm tired of people who have been vaccinated for everything else and never had any of those horrific diseases whine about having to get a jab in the arm now.
Whiny babies afraid of needles. That's it. The rest is smoke and mirrors. They are afraid of needles. Crybabies.
WHen they can't fake an app to get on their cruise, they'll have to vaccinate. or stay home.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)Although my hubby is afraid of them and still got the vaccine. Of course he isn't a whiney RW douchbag,
Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)This is why vaccines are for babies, so their mamas take care of it.
No one likes needles. FFS.
Yay for Mr. Beagles
Crunchy Frog
(26,548 posts)It isn't stopping me from getting vaccinated, just like it didn't stop Rachel, who's been very open about her own issues.
He's almost certainly been vaccinated himself. He's actively discouraging OTHER people from getting vaccinated, even to the point of limiting access for people who WANT it.
This isn't about fear of needles. It's about wanting to keep the pandemic going in this country indefinitely because someone is getting something out of it politically or financially.
Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)The resistant set is also full of toxic masculinity.
He's dangerously hypocritical.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)Ace Rothstein
(3,109 posts)Nevilledog
(50,687 posts)Arazi
(6,829 posts)Along with 7 other traitors.
Once you start seeing his actions as deliberately designed to hurt us, not help us, he doesn't seem crazy.
He's not working for us that's for sure
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)population. Just like the usual republican creed on their medical plan...get sick and die!
Typical republicans...but wait until populations of theirs in rural areas of the Country are suddenly taken down w/ this disease. Rural America is big, geographic-wise, tiny populations which force more residents to deal w/ each other on a per person basis vs. the cities, thus leading to bigger outbreaks, %-wise of the population (IMHO). No science here, but just logic in how these rural communities act.
Trueblue1968
(17,138 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)You rejected Russ Feingold twice for this asshat? Really?
*This rant doesn't apply to the Wisconsinites and DU members who voted for Feingold.
TheFarseer
(9,308 posts)If enough dumbasses get it, it will mutate and render our vaccinations useless. Help us kill this and end the pandemic by getting vaccinated.
Crunchy Frog
(26,548 posts)They're waging biological warfare against the United States.
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)they can use it to regain congress and the White House. They wouldn't care if several million died if that's what it took for them to regain power.
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(1,924 posts)Spot-on comment- Ron Johnson and his ilk are truly evil effing ghouls.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)If not, he will find out sooner rather than later what covid is.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)He takes it as a challenge.