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In reply to the discussion: The Dumbest Sycophant alive [View all]Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)6. Signaling.
Obviously, this is signaling to the base. It is not dumb. Everybody else is wearing one around him.
"Look Martha, that devout man thar is washed in Jesus' blood and he ain't wearin' no mask! I toldja!"
Why they want them to resist, get infected and die is another matter all together. It could be as simple as having guinea pigs die for the economy, or something deeper.
I never consider these shrewd foxes dumb because they are good at raiding the hen house.
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Pence, Trump and the guys running Mayo will be roasted for this. I would hope other
brewens
Apr 2020
#5
They should not have been put in that position, and barring Pence would make the administration
brewens
Apr 2020
#18
It's like the WWII Japanese pilots who considered it an honor to be a Kamakazi for the Emperor.
hadEnuf
Apr 2020
#42
Doesn't much look like it. Street clothes and no hookup to monitor of any kind.
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2020
#15
Pence still doesn't know that the vice president is the only person the president can't fire
dalton99a
Apr 2020
#12
Looks like it huh. But daily beast said he visited with a real patient today.
Laura PourMeADrink
Apr 2020
#22
Lol. Read somewhere he kisses Trump's ass like every 4 seconds when he speaks?
Laura PourMeADrink
Apr 2020
#38
Republican trumptards don't have to follow rules. Everybody knows that.
johnthewoodworker
Apr 2020
#36
Reminds me of when his boss looked at the solar eclipse with bare eyes.
NoRoadUntravelled
Apr 2020
#37
Put some COVID-19 spores in a petri dish with a "Do Not Touch" sign next to it
Blue Owl
Apr 2020
#45