Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

No, Karen, we’re not masking again: A winning GOP message for 2022 & beyond
New York Post ^ | July 29, 2021 | Glenn H. Reynolds

Posted on 07/29/2021 5:09:47 PM PDT by karpov

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest confused pronouncement about masks is another blow to the embattled agency, whose track record hasn’t been exactly brilliant.

For months, the CDC has married a god-awful communications strategy with a determination to cater to the most irrational whims of the paranoid, triple-masking urban gentry: the whims of the archetypical Karen, in other words.

The latest stutter-step is an embarrassment for the public-health establishment and for a Team Biden left trying to explain what the CDC meant. But there’s also an opportunity here for Republicans heading into the 2022 election: The GOP should run as the anti-lockdown party — the anti-Karen party.

A recent Rasmussen poll indicates that broad swaths of America are skeptical of the lockdown response to the pandemic. What’s most interesting is that the skepticism is highest among groups that are key Democratic constituencies.

Overall, a majority of voters — 55 percent — agree that “despite good intentions, shutting down businesses and locking down society did more harm than good.” Only 38 percent disagree, with the rest unsure.

But the really interesting part is the racial breakdown: White Democrats reject the idea that lockdowns did more harm than good by a 30-plus-point margin. Nonwhite Democrats, on the other hand, are evenly divided.

The divide widens on the question of whether government officials will hold on to too much power in the future: 62 percent of voters say yes. Nearly two-thirds of white Democrats disagree. But note well: By a whopping 64-27 margin, black Democrats fear that officials will abuse their vast new powers.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cdc; covid; lockdown; masks

1 posted on 07/29/2021 5:09:47 PM PDT by karpov
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: karpov

The midterm Variant.


2 posted on 07/29/2021 5:11:32 PM PDT by NoLibZone (precedent now set: everyone must get an annual flu shot and divulge HIV status & its treatment)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: karpov

“Republicans can extend the inevitable backlash. And all it takes is a simple, consistent message: The pandemic is over. The vaccines have crushed the virus, with deaths and hospitalizations trending down precipitously. Say no to masks, to irrational rules, to the ways Karen and her bureaucratic servants would suffocate ordinary people’s lives, especially working-class Americans who can’t work remotely.”


3 posted on 07/29/2021 5:12:15 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: karpov

The obvious is:

Delta variant is a fresh Bioweapon unleashed by Fauci and fellow Death Merchants.

Your vaccine is no good but everyone has to have one.

Mask up and shut down.

Stay away from that pitchfork and torch.


4 posted on 07/29/2021 5:16:31 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lightman
As Nancy Reagan urged, "Just say 'NO'!"
5 posted on 07/29/2021 5:17:16 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: karpov
No, Karen! We are not masking again: A winning GOP message for 2021/2022 & beyond!

Do not try to teach the Karens:


6 posted on 07/29/2021 5:17:20 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (If I wanted to live in China, Cuba, Canada or ?????! I would move there! Covid 19 über alles!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: karpov

Most masks that people wear are useless or worse.


7 posted on 07/29/2021 5:18:53 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: karpov

White collar white democrats didn’t lose their jobs.


8 posted on 07/29/2021 5:19:58 PM PDT by Impy ("We didn't steal the election, we swear!!!" - Sincerely, The Election Thieves )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: karpov
No, Karen, we’re not masking again

You should not have done so in the first place but better late then never I suppose.

9 posted on 07/29/2021 5:20:51 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (I refuse to be afraid. I refuse to bow. I refuse to take any job I do not wish to. So BUZZ OFF!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: karpov

Didn’t mask last time. Odds are just as good this time


10 posted on 07/29/2021 5:21:36 PM PDT by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house.... But the fact checkers said the story was false!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Grampa Dave

Hm. This is quite good.


11 posted on 07/29/2021 5:27:06 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard (resist the narrative. .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: lightman
“Republicans can extend the inevitable backlash. And all it takes is a simple, consistent message: The pandemic is over. The vaccines have crushed the virus, with deaths and hospitalizations trending down precipitously. Say no to masks, to irrational rules, to the ways Karen and her bureaucratic servants would suffocate ordinary people’s lives, especially working-class Americans who can’t work remotely.”

The problem with that is, many of the Covid Commies who lusted for power were Republicans as well. Massachusetts, Maryland, and Ohio all come to mind. Even supposedly free States like Mississippi and Texas had Governors like Greg Abbott and Tate Reeves, who were only stopped by courageous legislators and an outraged public.

Another thing I'm afraid of, is that the GOP in Washington so loves their Democrat "friends across the aisle" and loathes us normal people, that today's anti-mask revolt was just a Kabuki stunt performed with the permission of Nancy Pelosi and Chucky Schumer. Come tomorrow, or next week, they'll obediently be wearing Chicom Cootie Face Condoms like the good little Cucks they are.

12 posted on 07/29/2021 5:27:50 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople ("The issue is never the issue. The issue always is the Revolution." Lenin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: hinckley buzzard

Thanks.

I stole it and please use it.

It has turned out to be perfect for today’s Covid 19 world.


13 posted on 07/29/2021 5:30:50 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (If I wanted to live in China, Cuba, Canada or ?????! I would move there! Covid 19 über alles!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Grampa Dave

14 posted on 07/29/2021 5:32:29 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: lightman

Glen is exactly correct: there is an historic opportunity for the Reps, which generally means that the Squishes and Rinos will accidentally on purpose “blow it”.

But there’s a problem with business as usual, and it’s named Donald Trump. This is the message he’s been hammering, and there’s a chance that the squish establishment is just going to have to shut up and let the right win for once.

One can always hope.


15 posted on 07/29/2021 5:33:55 PM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: lightman

Saving that image.


16 posted on 07/29/2021 5:35:30 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: karpov

What if the scum sucking dirt bags, order another lockdown? That should unleash a bit of hate and discontent among the troops. 😀👍 I think the rats 🐀 would like to do that, but maybe they fear a REAL insurrection, not a fake one, that they are investigating now.


17 posted on 07/29/2021 5:40:42 PM PDT by Mark17 (Air Traffic Controller, retired. Father of US Air Force 1st Lieutenant, and trained combat pilot )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: karpov

Normal Americans just need to stand up to the unhappy childless urban cat-ladies who are trying to force us all down to their level.


18 posted on 07/29/2021 5:41:41 PM PDT by bigbob
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lightman
Thanks. This crud aka Covid, our fake news mediots and fake scientists have pushed us into this reality.


19 posted on 07/31/2021 7:43:35 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (If I wanted to live in China, Cuba, Canada or ?????! I would move there! Covid 19 über alles!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson