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gulliver

(13,197 posts)
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 02:18 AM Apr 2020

Pence not wearing a mask because he's "tested regularly" undermines the Trump position on testing.

Other Americans are being asked to resume normal life without regular testing. But Pence just vividly demonstrated and attested to its importance.

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Pence not wearing a mask because he's "tested regularly" undermines the Trump position on testing. (Original Post) gulliver Apr 2020 OP
If I came in contact with Pence or Trump, I do not what I would do rusty quoin Apr 2020 #1
That's irrelevant. no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 #2
It's like someone refusing to practice safe sex because they're "tested regularly" Tanuki Apr 2020 #3
Learned Nothing ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #4
It is a perfect illustration Chainfire Apr 2020 #5

no_hypocrisy

(46,210 posts)
2. That's irrelevant.
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 06:01 AM
Apr 2020

You can get tested every day and still contract CV-19. The whole point of the mask and social distancing is to avoid getting the Virus in the first place as well as to prevent you from transmitting it when you don't know you have it.

Tanuki

(14,922 posts)
3. It's like someone refusing to practice safe sex because they're "tested regularly"
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 06:29 AM
Apr 2020

for HIV. Pence evidently learned nothing from his botched response to an HIV crisis (i.e., delaying a widely recommended needle exchange program) when he was governor of Indiana.

Chainfire

(17,647 posts)
5. It is a perfect illustration
Wed Apr 29, 2020, 08:03 AM
Apr 2020

of the Arrogance of the leadership. It sends a message that masks are not important, even in a hospital environment, and suggests that only wimps wear masks. Pence admits that he is a separate class of person because he gets frequent testing.

I can not put into words how much I despise our leadership and the people and the principles that they represent. If we can't get rid of this bunch in November we will never be able to rid ourselves of them.


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