Matt Gaetz gets obliterated after going full 'Florida Man' with racist, uninformed coronavirus tweet

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

There are all kinds of issues one might have with the coronavirus emergency relief bill. However, one of those issues is obviously not going to be earmarking money to go to medical facilities that are dealing directly with COVID-19 cases. But that is exactly what Florida Man Matt Gaetz did on Wednesday, when the congressman decided to try and score some racist dogwhistle points with fellow faux-fiscal conservatives.

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“Education is important- but a $13 million check to Howard does not belong in COVID-19 relief.” Attacking a prestigious HBCU is the kind of racism that bigots like Gaetz consider a salient point. Unfortunately for Mr. Florida Man, intelligence, facts, and the use of those two things are not a strong suit of Rep. Gaetz.

Steve Hofstetter is a comedian and comedy writer, and his response to Rep. Gaetz took off almost instantly since it was so well-written.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/25/1931378/-Matt-Gaetz-gets-obliterated-after-going-full-Florida-Man-with-racist-uninformed-coronavirus-tweet?utm_campaign=trending?detail=emaildkre

Have another drink and STFU Gaetz.

[dalton99a]

1. Severe alcoholic cirrhosis would be appropriate for him

[leftieNanner]

2. And in a few weeks, if he has a medical issue

like the one you mentioned, the hospital will be full of corona virus patients and he will have to wait for medical care!

[TomSlick]

3. Geez. What a bone-head play.

[madaboutharry]

4. He characterizes it as if Howard University was acting like a grifter,

trying to get money to pay for something unimportant, like athletic equipment or new costumes for the Drama Club, rather than money to help students directly impacted by the pandemic.

There is an ugly stereotype between those lines.

[live love laugh]

20. Howard's a HBCU so there's the allusion to that as well. nt

[CatMor]

5. No wonder he is buddies with trump ...

they are equal morons. Both racists too. Hoping both low lifes get sent back to Florida in 2020. They can rot there together.

[barbtries]

6. i seem to have blocked him.

when you said "obliterated" i took it to mean he got very drunk.

[TruckFump]

7. Gaetz actually at times makes tRump look intelligent.

This is one of those times.

[Hamlette]

8. why do we have to put up with this

[Bengus81]

9. Get that DUI investigation going of that POS

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Speaking as a Floridian, Gaetz's dumbassery and bigotry doesn't represent me.

So, no, don't call him a "Florida Man."

He doesn't even represent the more innocent, lighthearted miscreants who get put under the "Florida Man" label. You know, the guy who rides his pet alligator to the liquor shop or something like that.

That's not Matt Gaetz, either.

He's just a piece of shit. Nothing more to call him than that.

[sop]

11. Gaetz's 1st Congressional District in Florida is essentially a part of southern Alabama.

Most people refer to that coastal area along the Florida Panhandle as "the Redneck Riviera."

[flibbitygiblets]

12. "Hope this helps, you dumb fuck". LOL Hofstetter rocks!

[TheBlackAdder]

14. 😂😂😂

[Gidney N Cloyd]

16. +1

[George II]

13. The moron couldn't even read the entire first sentence.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Racism scores no points against the virus. . . . nt

[ouija]

18. Sooo

Typical, a fine example of why we are in the mess we are in now. Hopefully out of this tragedy that we are about to experience, we collectively change as a country as whole classes of people are exposed for what they truly are.

[TlalocW]

19. Hofstetter is a great comedian

I think one of his comedy shows on YouTube holds a record, but he has shorter clips - mainly of his dealing with hecklers but also just solid comedy. Check him out.

TlalocW