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csziggy

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26. He was driving from near Washington, DC, to Pensacola, Florida

Reply to cwydro (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:59 PM

Mar 2020

That's more than a fifteen hour drive, with no stops.

The article in the Pensacola News Journal said he was coming from National Harbor, Fort Washington, MD and said “I slept in a Walmart parking lot somewhere off (Interstate) 85.”

No indication as to what WalMart or what state or town. For his route I-85 leaves I-95 at Petersburgh, VA, goes around (or through) Atlanta and joins I-65 at Montgomery, AL.

Then, as he was nearing home, “I couldn’t stay in a hotel,” he said from the car as he arrived in Okaloosa County at mid-morning Tuesday, where he plans to spend the remainder of his self-imposed quarantine. (Pensacola News Journal)

How did the News Journal know where to intercept him for the interview? They don't say. https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/03/10/coronavirus-matt-gaetz-florida-congressman-slept-in-parking-lot-to-avoid-infecting-others/5012695002/

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I thought this was satire..Matt Gaetz slept in his car in a Wal-Mart parking lot last night. [View all] dewsgirl Mar 2020 OP

Is this a joke? cwydro Mar 2020 #1

He said he did not want to go to a hotel and risk infecting people drray23 Mar 2020 #2

Drunk and passed out in a Walmart parking lot. sarcasmo Mar 2020 #4

That's the other explanation. He does have an history of DUI.nt. drray23 Mar 2020 #5

I still thought it was satire, you would think some kind of arrangement dewsgirl Mar 2020 #6

Picturing that made me all bubbly inside. 😂 Luz Mar 2020 #14

I know right.😂 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #15

But wouldn't he just go home? cwydro Mar 2020 #8

This gave me a big giggle, maybe he is.🤣 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #16

Bwaha! cwydro Mar 2020 #20

He was driving from near Washington, DC, to Pensacola, Florida csziggy Mar 2020 #26

Because he is such a caring, unselfish person. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #22

They probably don't want him there even if he doesn't have the virus. blueinredohio Mar 2020 #3

Lol, no doubt that's true! cwydro Mar 2020 #9

He said he was driving from DC back to Floriduh... SMC22307 Mar 2020 #19

I saw that ... and was ... UpInArms Mar 2020 #7

Yeah, I don't think he has a wife/kids.... coti Mar 2020 #13

Can't be the first time MaryMagdaline Mar 2020 #10

LoL😂 the replies in this thread are great. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #17

we have severely mentally damaged people... dhill926 Mar 2020 #11

That's Gaetz's idea of a vacation Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #12

CWYDRO suggested, perhaps he's just a moron and dewsgirl Mar 2020 #18

And THAT, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how you decompensate. nolabear Mar 2020 #21

The dipshit MAGA cult will see themselves in this jacknut maxrandb Mar 2020 #23

Serious comment here: He may have some mental illness Poiuyt Mar 2020 #24

He's a drunk and a drug addict most likely RhodeIslandOne Mar 2020 #25

So strange. bamagal62 Mar 2020 #27

So... what? We're supposed to feel sorry for him? 2naSalit Mar 2020 #28

No need for open containers. If you're drunk and asleep behind the wheel, MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #29