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The Masks Come Off. . .
In the White House press corps. Mask wearing has been a political statement by the media jackals. They have spent weeks hounding the President and his very attractive spokeswoman about covering their faces with masks, knowing this would look bad and obscure their words and expression. After the riots, something has changed.
First, notice the obviously ineffective and poorly worn face coverings in the room. Watch them slip as people speak. That bit of theater is not new, just more glaring in light of the past week’s events in the streets of our cities.
What is new, to my observation, is the decision not to wear a mask. We start with EWTN, a Catholic faith-based cable network, whose White House correspondent is Owen Jensen. He asked the obvious question about anti-religious discrimination by state and local officials who supported mass rallies they liked but forbade religious gatherings they disfavor.
Look at the stink-eye being shot at him by the masked woman in his row. His question came after one by the woman in front of him with a very colorful but entirely non-functional mask. You get a better appreciation of the wonderfully ridiculous face decoration in the side-by-side comparison above.
Fox News White House correspondent John Roberts sat front and center. He is no longer wearing a mask.
I guess the great masking of America is over. That, or we will know the partisan alignment of press pool members by their faces, at least through November 3.
The briefing was late in the day, so the transcript may not be up until Thursday morning on the White House news page.
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At another recent press conference, I laughed when a journalist in a mask was asking a question of the unmasked McEnany, and you couldn’t understand a word he was saying. It sounded like “Mfff mph-pphhh ftttt mmmpph” hahahaha I don’t know how she kept a straight face. What a bunch of dang nitwits.
Very few people look as cool in a mask as Jerry Nadler.
Well, my excuse is that the WHO’s guidelines say that unless you’re treating someone with covid or have masks that will stay on your face all day and then be thrown away, don’t wear one. The WHO and the CDC don’t even agree on the Science (TM) when it comes to masks. My personal opinion is that masks have become a talisman for some, and a point of virtue for others.
“Who was that unmasked man?!”
Hi Ho Zinc, Away!
Priceless. Nadler is such a clown.
I can’t decide what is funnier … his mask or his belt.
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Have you noticed that Nadler and The Penguin have never been seen in the same room together?