PLAYBOOK PM: After we reported that @replouiegohmert was positive, we got an email from a Gohmert...

[demmiblue]

PLAYBOOK PM: After we reported that @replouiegohmert was positive, we got an email from a Gohmert aide.

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[lagomorph777]

1. I'm guessing Gomer isn't going to receive flowers from his staff when he's on a ventilator.

Maybe a cactus.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. I doubt we will have the karmic luck to see this nutjob laid up.

[Delphinus]

6. Agreed.

n/m

[demmiblue]

15. Aye, probably true.

:sigh:

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. It appears his staff learned of his illness from the media, not from Gohmert. . . . nt

[lagomorph777]

24. Well, at least he had the decency to go infect them -um, inform them - in person.

Maskless of course.

[LisaL]

27. I am not sure.

This article says he returned to his office to inform them of his covid diagnosis.
"Gohmert, 66, tested positive in a pre-screening procedure at the White House before he was scheduled to fly with President Donald Trump to Texas on Wednesday. Following his positive diagnosis, the representative returned to his Capitol Hill office to inform his staff."
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/texas-rep-louie-gohmert-refused-wear-mask-tests/story?id=72052207

[lagomorph777]

29. Right - that's what I'm saying.

What a guy. His staff are PISSED.

[LisaL]

26. I've seen it reported that he returned to his office to personally inform his staff

that he had covid.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

28. Thanks for the update. I was inferring probability from little information. . . nt

[lagomorph777]

30. They already knew from the media. He just wanted to make sure to expose them all to his disease.

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Sue him!

There needs to be consequences.

[jaxexpat]

18. Lovely idea!

Make this the test case which proves the necessity of holding employers responsible for maintaining a safe workplace. T'would truly bring a great chagrin onto the faces of the lords of irony. Blessed be their laughter.

You couldn't make this up. My fantasy headlines read, "Coughing Gohmert checkmates McTurtle's covid cruelty.", "This stuff really hurts", whined the bedridden snot-goblin.

I mean, Yeah, consequences.

[nattyice]

4. Maybe the staff and Interns should re-evaluate their career decisions

[SiliconValley_Dem]

5. wow!

[tanyev]

7. Wow, so no Get Well Soon card from office staff?

[niyad]

8. No sympathy here. They all CHOSE to work for this revolting waste of resources.

[greenjar_01]

9. Do interns apply to the specific Congressperson or are they assigned from a pool

Imagine being an intern assigned to that literally and figuratively toxic office.

[greenjar_01]

10. Talk about a TOXIC office environment!

[Liberal In Texas]

11. Wow, the man is a real ass.

Maybe he can share a ventilator with Herman Cain.

I wish him and his Brownshirt supporters the worst of luck.

[demmiblue]

12. JFC, that photo.

These people are deranged (next time, poke that MFer in the eyes).

[dalton99a]

19. Freedom!

What a goddamn asshole

[Renew Deal]

13. He is a terrible person

[demmiblue]

14. Here is the rest of his thread:

@replouiegohmert A FEW THINGS ARE CLEAR after covering Washington for four months in the coronavirus era:

@replouiegohmert Most take this seriously, but not everyone. all it takes is one irresponsible person -- an armchair scientist who decides masks aren’t for them, or their entire office should work in person in the middle of a pandemic -- for many of us to get sick with a virus that could kill us.

@replouiegohmert MEMBERS OF CONGRESS arrive here from all over America nearly every week. They can’t conduct their business from afar -- fair enough. But neither can we -- journalists -- or the House and Senate floor staff, maintenance workers or anyone who has to keep this massive complex afloat

@replouiegohmert YET, THE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP refuses to require testing or masks for the people who come into the building each week.

@replouiegohmert LET’S BE REAL: The Capitol has superspreader written all over it. People are coming off planes, out of cars, and many of them can’t be relied upon to follow basic masking rules that are mandatory across the country.

@replouiegohmert TESTING FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS is up to Speaker NANCY PELOSI and Senate Majority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL. The White House has offered it to the Hill.

@replouiegohmert CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE, @pkcapitol says it the best: If you’re a caddy on the PGA Tour or professional baseball player, you’re facing a tougher Covid testing regime than members of Congress.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1288524502649966592.html

[demmiblue]

16. UPDATE: Ever since PM came out, Ive gotten a flood of emails from republican staffers who say they..

Ever since PM came out, Ive gotten a flood of emails from republican staffers who say they too are being forced to come to the hill without a mask now.

If you’re one of those people, email me or dm me.

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[LymphocyteLover]

21. Whoa! Motherfuckers!

[progressoid]

17. Jesus, I'd work as a walmart greeter before I'd set foot in that asshole's office.

[LymphocyteLover]

20. this is criminal-- especially if any of them tests positive

[demmiblue]

23. TEXAS REP. KAY GRANGER -- who is 77 -- will self quarantine

TEXAS REP. KAY GRANGER — who is 77 — will self quarantine

“Ranking Member Granger was seated next to Representative Gohmert on a flight from Texas Sunday evening. At the direction of the Attending Physician, and out of an abundance of caution, she is self-quarantining.”

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[Evolve Dammit]

25. What a collective display of ignorance and arrogance. Truly astounding and revolting.