Rand Paul blasted over ‘damaging’ anti-Covid rant telling Americans to ‘resist’ the CDC and stop wearing masks

indy100 ^ | Aug 9 | Ellie Abraham

[RandFan]

Controversial US senator Rand Paul has been blasted after insisting Americans should reject government-mandated regulations, including wearing masks, in a “dangerous” anti-Covid rant.

In a 3 minute and 37-second long clip posted on his Twitter, the Republican senator, who represents the state of Kentucky, delivered a long and rambling speech encouraging people to ignore rules brought in to restrict the spread of the coronavirus.

Paul posted the video on 8 August with the caption: “We are at a moment of truth and a crossroads. Will we allow these people to use fear and propaganda to do further harm to our society, economy, and children? Or will we stand together and say, absolutely not. Not this time. I choose freedom.”

Standing alone in front of a dark blue background, Paul addressed the camera giving a pre-prepared speech.

The Republican says: “It’s time for us to resist. They can’t arrest all of us. They can’t keep all of your kids home from school. They can’t keep every government building closed.”

Without presenting any evidence, Paul then described the CDC’s mask mandate as “anti-science” and said no one should follow it. He also called those bringing in the rules “petty tyrants and bureaucrats”.

[SmokingJoe]

All CDC diktats on covid should be ignored by sane, freedom loving Americans.

[rlmorel]

Rand seems to be the only sane voice out there.

[LIConFem]

Thank you, Sen. Paul.

Screw you, CDC, et al...

[V_TWIN]

“Controversial”

Please allow me to translate:

Anything or anybody the left wants to destroy because it threatens their narrative.

[Enlightened1]

Thank you Senator Paul.

[Pontiac]

Without presenting any evidence, Paul then described the CDC’s mask mandate as “anti-science” and said no one should follow it. He also called those bringing in the rules “petty tyrants and bureaucrats”.

It is clearly anti-science to suggest that these paper mask that come in boxes clearly labeled with warning that they offer no protection from any disease causing infection.

[RandFan]

Rand has the evidence. I seem to remember he posted the studies on twitter...

[Sirius Lee]

Ah, now this is straight news. No propaganda at all in this straight news article.

[rightwingcrazy]

“giving a pre-prepared speech”

It would have been better if he gave a post-prepared speech, but that’s the exclusive privilege of the Party in power.

[Eddie01]

“Ramblng” says the deep state messaging center to imply incoherence.

FUDS

[Vaquero]

Who? Who blasted Paul?

[eyeamok]

Without presenting any evidence, Paul then described the CDC’s mask mandate as “anti-science” and said no one should follow it.

This is the Problem with Presstitutes, 10 minutes of research would have demonstrated that the CDC has NEVER Provided ANY EVIDENCE to back up thier dictates, in fact All the Science is the Opposite of what the CDC recommends.

[rktman]

Owwwwwwww! Must be “misinformation”. When they wail that loud the truth must be close by. Rock on Rand.

[goodnesswins]

Senator Rand has a bully pulpit...lots of other docs saying the same thing.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Controversial US senator Rand Paul

...he's also a surgeon with a current medical license. He has more standing to speak on COVID-19 and the effectiveness of masks than nearly all of the screeching fearporn-mongers on the MSM.

[RandFan]

She is referencing twitter comments.. pathetic or what...

[circlecity]

My respect for Rand has increased a thousand fold over the the last 8 months.

[Taxman]

Ping

[glennaro]

Without presenting any evidence, Paul then described the CDC’s mask mandate as “anti-science”

Waste of time. The clear evidence about the total ineffectiveness of masking to control transmission of a respiratory virus has been around for months, but it doesn't apply here. This is a matter of one of the tenets of a secular religion, this is about maintaining the mass hysteria that has been so carefully crafted and implemented, this is about wearing down a once-free American people to accept the end of their Republic, the destruction of a great economy and a great society, the shredding of our Constitution, and the replacement of capitalism with socialism, followed shortly thereafter by the great evil of communism.

Just like masks, scientific evidence does not work anymore. Now political "science", well, that's a different matter.