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Schadenfreudelicious! Swanky Soirée Turns Swamp Superspreader
PJ Media ^ | 11 Apr 2022 | Athena Thorne

Posted on 04/12/2022 8:40:49 AM PDT by Rummyfan

The elites of journalism and politics — 630 of them! — gathered just over a week ago for the 137th annual Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner. The New York Times describes the fête as “an annual white-tie roast between journalists and presidential administrations.” The dinner was held at the Renaissance Washington Hotel.

But all was not champagne and caviar — as of this writing, 73 of the glitterati who attended the bash have tested positive for the dread disease, COVID-19.

It’s not like the beautiful people were being careless. Fearful of catching the ‘rona, they canceled the dinner altogether for the past two years. And though they courageously held the event this year, “All guests at the Gridiron Club dinner were required to show proof of vaccination,” avers Gridiron President Tom DeFrank. (If you want to know how incestuously social the establishment politicians and prestige media who attend this sort of event are, check out DeFrank’s bio.)

But in spite of everyone’s innoculation state of grace, the newest variant in town — BA.2 — crashed the party. The New York Post reports that “At least three cabinet secretaries, several members of Congress, multiple White House officials and a large number of journalists are among the dozens to test positive.”

Chortling with mirth at the spectacle of the most pious COVIDidians inadvertently passing around the latest infection, I checked various news sources to find out who, exactly, had been stricken. Here are the names I was able to tease out of the reportage:

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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo
Attorney General Merrick Garland
Joe Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens
Vice President Harris’s Communications Director Jamal Simmons
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Sen. Susan Collins (technically a Republican, but a squishy one)
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.)
NYC Mayor Eric Adams
1 posted on 04/12/2022 8:40:49 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

How many are sick?

I mean, really sick?


2 posted on 04/12/2022 8:41:51 AM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: BenLurkin
I mean, really sick?

The article says they're stricken. Stricken I tell you! LOL.

3 posted on 04/12/2022 8:43:04 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Rummyfan
All this consternation over this "superspreader" event.

Has even one of the attendees been hospitalized?

No? Then who cares if they caught COVID or the common cold?

4 posted on 04/12/2022 8:43:35 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: BenLurkin
dread disease
5 posted on 04/12/2022 8:44:24 AM PDT by mykroar (There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. - Sun Tzu)
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To: Rummyfan

Somethings up...


6 posted on 04/12/2022 8:45:07 AM PDT by goodnesswins (....pervert Biden & O Cabal are destroying America, as planned.)
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To: Rummyfan; SheepWhisperer; HippyLoggerBiker

Yep.
Proof that we all need the vaxx and boosters.


7 posted on 04/12/2022 8:45:53 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Joe works to diminish US credibility around the world as the world looks to the US for leadership.)
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To: Yo-Yo

But but but it’s COVID! feel the panic! (Snifflecron is causing mass delirium it seems - the left breathlessly cite numbers of “sick” without telling how many die fro. Snifflecron. Be afraid. Be very afraid! Someone might get the chills.


8 posted on 04/12/2022 8:46:52 AM PDT by Bob434 (.)
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All of America MUST be vaxx’d and boosted to protect our Congressional betters.
It won’t work for me if you don’t have it!


9 posted on 04/12/2022 8:47:54 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Joe works to diminish US credibility around the world as the world looks to the US for leadership.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Mostly boosters. That’s what will take you out down the road.


10 posted on 04/12/2022 8:48:47 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U
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To: Rummyfan
The elites of journalism and politics — 630 of them! — gathered just over a week ago for the 137th annual Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner.

Since this organization is a 'nonprofit' it means that WE THE TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED THE PARTY BECAUSE ALL 630 OF THEM WROTE OFF ALL THEIR EXPENSES TO ATTEND.

White liberal 'elites' ripping off the working and middle class again. Eff em...

11 posted on 04/12/2022 8:49:04 AM PDT by GOPJ (Catholic "Charities" whores for Mexican cartels and White liberal Elite/commies. Shame on them.)
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To: goodnesswins
It is amazing that these people just do not want any thing to return to normal for themselves, their families, and friends.

I mean ... have all they been psychological impaired since 2020 to the point of no return?!?!

Or ... are they hiding something, and this is their only "play"??

12 posted on 04/12/2022 8:49:17 AM PDT by Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey ("I have an open mind ... just not so open that my brain falls out onto the floor!!")
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To: GOPJ; meyer; numberonepal; Publius; EasySt; Enigo54; haffast; grey_whiskers; BlueMondaySkipper; ...

:: WE THE TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED THE PARTY BECAUSE ::

The 1st Amendment >>requires<< us to pay for it.
It is Constitutionally protected, don’t ya know.

Wait until you find out that Big Tech & Social Media are hiding behind the 1st Amendment in collusion with the Legacy Media.

Working together, they can bring any government leader or, simply, any government to fruition from behind the 1stA.
They can choose the President, they can transition to Socialism/Communism and the people (users, as it were) have absolutely no say.


13 posted on 04/12/2022 8:56:19 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Joe works to diminish US credibility around the world as the world looks to the US for leadership.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

.... Proof we need [mail-in ballots for Nov 2022].


14 posted on 04/12/2022 8:57:32 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: Rummyfan

And all 630 tested positive for mental illness!


15 posted on 04/12/2022 9:03:31 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: Susquehanna Patriot

Ultimately, it is proof that we NEED a benevolent tyrant from the D-party rule over us.

The workers (people) are the means of production.
Soylent Green is people.


16 posted on 04/12/2022 9:04:24 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Joe works to diminish US credibility around the world as the world looks to the US for leadership.)
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To: GOPJ

Time to end all “nonprofit“ status. People who want to donate to an actual charitable organization that helps people in need will still donate. Being able to text deduct lavish party attendance will no longer be tax-deductible.


17 posted on 04/12/2022 9:19:54 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: Rummyfan

We need to get serious about this strain. You know what happens when brucellosis hits a cattle herd. Yup, they all have to be euthanized. That would be a terrible blow for the country’s journalistic class, I know, but sometimes you have to be ruthless.


18 posted on 04/12/2022 9:23:11 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Rummyfan

19 posted on 04/12/2022 9:24:35 AM PDT by Windcatcher (Time to fly the other black flag -- one of no quarter for Marxists.)
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To: Rummyfan

How do we know for sure that they have COVID? Have they all released certified test results?

This is just the table setting for fear porn before the mid-terms to get mail-in cheating.


20 posted on 04/12/2022 9:25:20 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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