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The Media's Coverage of Sturgis Rally Seems Different Than Recent Large Gatherings(No search results)
townhall.com ^ | 8/8/2020 | Bronson Stocking

Posted on 08/10/2020 8:05:34 AM PDT by rktman

About a quarter-million motorcycle riders are expected to descend upon the town of Sturgis, South Dakota, taking part in the 10-day annual rally that kicked off on Friday. The rally is not a left-wing protest, so the media is criticizing attendees for not wearing facemasks and participating in a large gathering amid the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

The mainstream media and even medical officials have decided that the best way to avoid contracting the Wuhan coronavirus is to participate in left-wing protests. Crossing back and forth over the border between Mexico and the United States is seemingly another harmless exercise. But when a large gathering doesn't fit into the media's list of liberal-approved activities, the press castigates participants for venturing outside during the pandemic.

As expected, all the usual suspects are running hit pieces about the rally being a superspreader event. The double standard at this point must be apparent to even the most casual of media consumers.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: bikers; sturgis
And you know there are goats being sacrificed to satan by the left hoping that thousands of CV-19 cases arise from this gathering.
1 posted on 08/10/2020 8:05:34 AM PDT by rktman
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I hope this thing breaks the dam of stupid!

Go bikers go!


2 posted on 08/10/2020 8:14:48 AM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special, Half Baked: 50c)
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Boss and 3 others there. All with pro-Trump signs. 1325 mile trip, one way.


3 posted on 08/10/2020 8:17:03 AM PDT by umgud
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To: rktman

The press will be disappointed there will not be any destruction and mayhem or Sturgis.


4 posted on 08/10/2020 8:20:13 AM PDT by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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To: rktman

Please defund and castigate left wing media and businesses. We are tired of their false proclamations and ideas.


5 posted on 08/10/2020 8:21:25 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: rktman

A liberal person I know said this morning, “I predict in about 3 weeks to a month, there will be a mass glut of unused Harleys going up for sale around the country”.


6 posted on 08/10/2020 8:24:09 AM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: rktman

Dems will counter that at their large gatherings they all or most are wearing face coverings, as they always do.


7 posted on 08/10/2020 8:55:46 AM PDT by sickoflibs (BREAKING NEWS: BLM cures COVID-19, it's safe to go out and protest Trump again.)
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The media criticizing this year’s Sturgis rally won’t tell you that only half of the usual numbers came this year. Many must have decided not to go. The ones that came must be all in for freedom.


8 posted on 08/10/2020 9:20:18 AM PDT by RicocheT (ymca)
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To: mylife

Fauci should go there and DEMAND they wear their muzzles like good little sheep.

(and rip all the rebel flags off of their cuts, too, just for good measure)


9 posted on 08/10/2020 9:30:54 AM PDT by Salamander (Flying Colours....)
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To: hoagy62

Obviously a person without a clue as to how deeply motorcycle riders love riding their bikes.


10 posted on 08/10/2020 9:32:35 AM PDT by Federal46 (federal 46)
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To: RicocheT

Money was likely more the issue.
Bikers lost jobs to the lockdown too.


11 posted on 08/10/2020 9:32:40 AM PDT by Salamander (Flying Colours....)
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To: Federal46

Mid to late fall is the season when lots of bikers sell their current ride to buy a new one for next year.
Best time to get highest price for them.


12 posted on 08/10/2020 9:35:15 AM PDT by Salamander (Flying Colours....)
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To: Federal46

I think you likely understand already, but what the person meant was that thousands won’t be needing them because they’ll be dead.


13 posted on 08/10/2020 10:24:46 AM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: rktman

The only thing pandemic about the CCP Virus is that they keep calling it a pandemic.


14 posted on 08/10/2020 5:14:08 PM PDT by webheart (Coronavirus, I give up. Come get me.)
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To: webheart
scamDEMic. 😷💉💊🐂💩📴
15 posted on 08/10/2020 8:39:17 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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