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Mike 03

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Mon May 25, 2020, 01:09 PM May 2020

Blistering Op-ed: "Missouri's morons left those of the other 49 states in the dust" [View all]

Riverfront Times (Missouri)
Ray Hartmann

No Escaping Lake of the Ozarks Party Covid

St. Louis was heavily involved in the nation’s top news story Sunday, and even if you missed it because our town was not directly mentioned, take pride that Missouri is finally getting noticed.

A slew of packed pool parties at the Lake of the Ozarks were the featured attraction at the websites of CNN, CBS News, the Washington Post, TMZ, the Boston Globe and so on. Missouri went viral as a citadel of selfishness.

It seems that boisterous partygoers were not content with mere euphoria over the official reopening of Missouri. No, they produced a cheap remake of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, filmed at multiple sites of the rollicking resort destination just as the United States approached the tragic landmark of 100,000 coronavirus deaths.

Tourists flooded bars and restaurants at the lake, with multiple videos showing unmistakably that social distancing was non-existent. One might have gleaned from the images that the wearing of masks had been banned.

People were on top of each other so blatantly that Missouri’s morons left those of the other 49 states in the dust. It took a display of both the brains and circumstance of sardines to catch this much attention in a country filled with defiant mouth-breathers joyfully celebrating their God-given right to spread disease. Especially on Sunday.


Read more: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/hartmann-no-escape-from-lake-of-the-ozarks-party-covid/Content?oid=33599753

Mr. Hartmann is pissed but he's got a way with words and a great sense of humor.



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July 4th is going to be much more somber, I suspect. CrispyQ May 2020 #1
This.. denbot May 2020 #4
Well, for those that believe in "facts" MyOwnPeace May 2020 #11
K&R. nt tblue37 May 2020 #2
I see dead people. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #3
You funny. 😁 LakeArenal May 2020 #16
I cannot comprehend ignorance on this level.. It's hard to fathom so many people Arkansas Granny May 2020 #5
Mass Psychosis. The madness of crowds, and here we are. BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #44
Well, look on the bright side--- lastlib May 2020 #49
Yet. n/t dixiegrrrrl May 2020 #59
it's the limbaugh state. he told them cancer from smoking was a hoax, and COVID is just flu certainot May 2020 #55
I think that was Party Cove. People have been trying leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #6
They need to do a better job of it. There are still people trying. Srkdqltr May 2020 #8
That place is infamous. leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #10
Yes. I know folk who go there every summer weekend to PARTY! About 300 miles away. Midnight Writer May 2020 #12
It's called Rebl2 May 2020 #38
I think its about a 3 hour drive from Kansas City leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #40
Yep Rebl2 May 2020 #42
The Ozarks are really beautiful and it's worth the leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #48
I did it when I was young xmas74 May 2020 #50
Let's be fair. Morons from far and wide travel to the Ozarks to display their asshats. IADEMO2004 May 2020 #7
Article Rebl2 May 2020 #39
Woohoo! luv2fly May 2020 #41
Never forget--this ignorant, selfish behavior is being encouraged peggysue2 May 2020 #9
YES!!!!! MyOwnPeace May 2020 #13
The Grim Reaper is pleased Blue Owl May 2020 #14
The "show me" state. In this case showing off their stupidity. Runningdawg May 2020 #15
What do you call a group of trumpetts out in public? LakeArenal May 2020 #17
A Dump of Trump eleny May 2020 #19
The collective noun for them would be... "A Coven of Covidiots" n/t Pluvious May 2020 #37
A covfefe of covidiots relayerbob May 2020 #43
That fits. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #51
A steaming , festered, rancid pile of Trump Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 #58
Because that's how they memorialize the sacrifices our war dead eleny May 2020 #18
Countdown to medical disaster in 10-12 days. kairos12 May 2020 #20
The "If I can't have it, nobody can" mentality. Deep State, indeed. czarjak May 2020 #21
No moron shortage here in Harker May 2020 #22
Don't see this kind of thing happening in Italy. Olafjoy May 2020 #23
x 1,000 OMGWTF May 2020 #27
Good post. Made me stop and reflect, thank you. BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #46
You don't see this kind of behavior ANYWHERE in Europe. Ever. Texin May 2020 #57
And then all those people will travel back to their home towns and states. Beartracks May 2020 #24
It appears as if most of us have our own idiot cross to bear. Look at Michigan & the cowards catbyte May 2020 #25
If there is one thing that will save us from the future of "Idiocracy" or "The Marching Morons",... LudwigPastorius May 2020 #26
New Rules - Missouri Edition Moostache May 2020 #28
As being one from MO and seeing these idiots, I agree w/ you totally. I used to live in the Ozarks SWBTATTReg May 2020 #61
--- thinks he's a "know-it-all." 3Hotdogs May 2020 #29
Well it's Branson, so if 150 POC kids jumped in Captain Zero May 2020 #33
--- and if ya see any of them, P.O.C. or Caucasian, 3Hotdogs May 2020 #34
great writing! barbtries May 2020 #30
Let'em have it both barrels. Govenor's an idiot..... Fla Dem May 2020 #31
Come on guys, they were just honoring those Falling Heroes safeinOhio May 2020 #32
Florida to Missouri: hold my Bud Light and watch this! Fritz Walter May 2020 #35
CA also. relayerbob May 2020 #45
From the comments on the article LiberalArkie May 2020 #36
Well-written article relayerbob May 2020 #47
like the 14th century Black Plague orgies eShirl May 2020 #52
K&R highplainsdem May 2020 #53
St Louis is a living metaphor of Jaws Dukkha May 2020 #54
Boy, that Op-Ed is a thing of beauty. Texin May 2020 #56
Floriduh has another upstart challenger. hay rick May 2020 #60
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