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demmiblue

(36,823 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:32 PM Mar 2020

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Matt Gaetz, our most normal member of Congress, is wearing a full-on gas mask on the House floor...

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Matt Gaetz, our most normal member of Congress, is wearing a full-on gas mask on the House floor... (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2020 OP

He needs to quarantine himself immediately. Sneederbunk Mar 2020 #1

Better looking than his face Walleye Mar 2020 #2

It's an improvement, you can hardly see his smarmy face. Meadowoak Mar 2020 #3

ahh, a gas mask, a bag of weed onethatcares Mar 2020 #4

Whoa, he's a freak flamingdem Mar 2020 #5

Do I want to know where that's attached? If it's not a bong dewsgirl Mar 2020 #11

Exactly what I thought! 2naSalit Mar 2020 #18

So, Gaetz shares our estimate of how effective Trump's efforts are gratuitous Mar 2020 #6

Wait, what happened to "taking great comfort...under @POTUS's leadership" tanyev Mar 2020 #7

*Bane voice* Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask! Initech Mar 2020 #8

What an unmitigated asshole. People are dying. nolabear Mar 2020 #9

Are you kidding? That brings joy jimfields33 Mar 2020 #12

Hello from Seattle. It's personal. nolabear Mar 2020 #13

Stay safe friend. I hope things get better soon. jimfields33 Mar 2020 #15

He stinks the joint up so bad even he can't take it. rurallib Mar 2020 #10

Yeah, it's a hoax, bro, plus it's hilarious Leghorn21 Mar 2020 #14

Perhaps Chainfire Mar 2020 #16

So he thinks people dying from a virus is some kind of fucking joke? spanone Mar 2020 #17

He's already in trouble 2naSalit Mar 2020 #19

I understand politics being divisive but this is shit on a zero humane level. spanone Mar 2020 #24

An even bigger 'tell' to "who dealt it" than "who smelt it" JHB Mar 2020 #20

If he starts asking Leith Mar 2020 #21

When asked for comment, Gaetz responded MurrayDelph Mar 2020 #22

The stores are out of hand sanitizer, Matt, not deodorant JHB Mar 2020 #23

Is he doing this to avoid a breathalyzer? nt DURHAM D Mar 2020 #25

So did Matt advocate for a coronavirus bill that would provide Jarqui Mar 2020 #26

Looks like even his fellow repugs won't sit with him. louis-t Mar 2020 #27

He's huffing Trump farts jmbar2 Mar 2020 #28

Thank you for my laugh of the day! Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #29

K&R UTUSN Mar 2020 #30

Sneederbunk

(14,278 posts)

1. He needs to quarantine himself immediately.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:35 PM

Mar 2020

Walleye

(30,978 posts)

2. Better looking than his face

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:37 PM

Mar 2020

Meadowoak

(5,535 posts)

3. It's an improvement, you can hardly see his smarmy face.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:38 PM

Mar 2020

onethatcares

(16,162 posts)

4. ahh, a gas mask, a bag of weed

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:41 PM

Mar 2020

and the 70s all over again.

flamingdem

(39,308 posts)

5. Whoa, he's a freak

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:43 PM

Mar 2020

Might be into this kind of thing at home if you know what I mean.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

11. Do I want to know where that's attached? If it's not a bong

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:54 PM

Mar 2020

I don't think I want to know.

2naSalit

(86,330 posts)

18. Exactly what I thought!

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #11)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:24 PM

Mar 2020

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

6. So, Gaetz shares our estimate of how effective Trump's efforts are

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:46 PM

Mar 2020

Can you blame Gaetz for having no faith in Trump?

tanyev

(42,516 posts)

7. Wait, what happened to "taking great comfort...under @POTUS's leadership"

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:49 PM

Mar 2020

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Initech

(100,039 posts)

8. *Bane voice* Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:50 PM

Mar 2020

nolabear

(41,933 posts)

9. What an unmitigated asshole. People are dying.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:52 PM

Mar 2020

jimfields33

(15,693 posts)

12. Are you kidding? That brings joy

Reply to nolabear (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:05 PM

Mar 2020

10 democratic votes in Seattle and 25 democratic votes in Nashville. I promise you that’s their thinking.

nolabear

(41,933 posts)

13. Hello from Seattle. It's personal.

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:08 PM

Mar 2020

jimfields33

(15,693 posts)

15. Stay safe friend. I hope things get better soon.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #13)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:10 PM

Mar 2020

rurallib

(62,382 posts)

10. He stinks the joint up so bad even he can't take it.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:53 PM

Mar 2020

Leghorn21

(13,523 posts)

14. Yeah, it's a hoax, bro, plus it's hilarious

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:09 PM

Mar 2020

Keep telling your fans that...you’re possibly going to kill them with your ignorance, but I guess that’s on you, eh funnyboy

Chainfire

(17,471 posts)

16. Perhaps

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:16 PM

Mar 2020

Many of the people he works around are "windy."

spanone

(135,792 posts)

17. So he thinks people dying from a virus is some kind of fucking joke?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:18 PM

Mar 2020

He should be censured. NOW

2naSalit

(86,330 posts)

19. He's already in trouble

Reply to spanone (Reply #17)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:26 PM

Mar 2020

with the ethics cmte. sooo.

spanone

(135,792 posts)

24. I understand politics being divisive but this is shit on a zero humane level.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #19)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:32 PM

Mar 2020

JHB

(37,156 posts)

20. An even bigger 'tell' to "who dealt it" than "who smelt it"

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:27 PM

Mar 2020

Leith

(7,808 posts)

21. If he starts asking

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:27 PM

Mar 2020

Are you my mommy?

RUN!

This is a reference to Christopher Eccleston's Doctor Who. It's terrifying in context.

MurrayDelph

(5,292 posts)

22. When asked for comment, Gaetz responded

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:29 PM

Mar 2020

"Are you my mummy?"

(Edit: Darn, I had just finished checking for this joke)

JHB

(37,156 posts)

23. The stores are out of hand sanitizer, Matt, not deodorant

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:29 PM

Mar 2020

A little attention to self-care works wonders

DURHAM D

(32,606 posts)

25. Is he doing this to avoid a breathalyzer? nt

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Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:37 PM

Mar 2020

Jarqui

(10,122 posts)

26. So did Matt advocate for a coronavirus bill that would provide

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:41 PM

Mar 2020

that kind of protection for ALL Americans?
(Rhetorical question)

$8 billion effectively provides each American with $24 to protect themselves.
See the prices of hand sanitizer lately (if you can find it)?

louis-t

(23,267 posts)

27. Looks like even his fellow repugs won't sit with him.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:41 PM

Mar 2020

Too embarrassed, I guess.

jmbar2

(4,863 posts)

28. He's huffing Trump farts

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:46 PM

Mar 2020

Dem2theMax

(9,637 posts)

29. Thank you for my laugh of the day!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 07:19 PM

Mar 2020

I love it when I laugh so hard, my sides hurt.

Stupid Republicans. The gift that just keeps on giving.

UTUSN

(70,646 posts)

30. K&R

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 09:54 PM

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