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muriel_volestrangler

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7. Apart from the racist scapegoating, and the unjustified "it's like that in the USA, so it must be...

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Fri Aug 20, 2021, 05:24 AM

Aug 2021

... in Texas too" (Texas is about 11% Black, so whatever that population did would be dwarfed by others), he's also wrong about the country as a whole.

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-july-2021/

Already received 1 dose: Black adults 65%, Men (of all ethnicities) 63%, White Evangelical Christians 60%, Republican 54%.

There are many groups with lower rates than Blacks, several of which Patrick belongs to himself.

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Blames Black Community, Democrats For COVID Spread [View all] TomCADem Aug 2021 OP

They should be praising the unvax blacks/folks for following repub/Fox advice to not get vax. keithbvadu2 Aug 2021 #1

NO ,SHOVEL SHIT BACK AT REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TFG ! TEXAS IS SO FUCKED NOW ! monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #2

Well that didn't take long Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #3

FOX News presents the KKK Hour hosted by Laura Ingraham! katusha Aug 2021 #4

You have to wonder who exactly the sponsors of that segment are, don't you? Ford_Prefect Aug 2021 #5

And the rethugs xxqqqzme Aug 2021 #6

Apart from the racist scapegoating, and the unjustified "it's like that in the USA, so it must be... muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #7

Damn Dumb RACIST!! onetexan Aug 2021 #8

They why are red states sicker? Patrick as usual makes no sense. /nt bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #9

That's okay OldBaldy1701E Aug 2021 #10

Notice that he did not blame Hispanics, who also have a lower vaccination rate. Lonestarblue Aug 2021 #11

Disgusting Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #12

Leonard Pitts Jr.: In pandemic fight, distrust is killing Black Americans MichMan Aug 2021 #13

Patrick's Job description: SCantiGOP Aug 2021 #14

Dan Patrick exemplifies the reality that there is no bottom for republicans in Texas. Comfortably_Numb Aug 2021 #15

Texas power grid can't even be trusted to keep ventilators running IronLionZion Aug 2021 #16

Dan Patrick is a sub-human piece of shit. Paladin Aug 2021 #17

Personally TheFarseer Aug 2021 #18

What a fucking asshole! I hope he loses his job! Initech Aug 2021 #19

in other news: asshole patrick is still a racist. that is all. nt Javaman Aug 2021 #20

sums it up pretty good. riversedge Aug 2021 #21