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tinymontgomery

(2,584 posts)
Thu May 28, 2020, 05:36 PM May 2020

A Pennsylvania state representative went on tirade Wednesday against Republican

A Pennsylvania state representative went on a profanity-laced tirade Wednesday against Republican House members who had tested positive for COVID-19 or came in contact with someone who had, and yet remained silent.

State Rep. Brian Sims, a Democrat out of the 182nd District in Philadelphia, released a near 12-minute long Facebook video calling out GOP members who have been pushing to re-open the state and downplaying the seriousness of the novel coronavirus.

"Every single day of this crisis this State Government Committee in Pennsylvania has met so that their members could line up one after one after one and explain that it was safe to go back to work," Sims said in the video. "During that time period they were testing positive. They were notifying one another. And they didn’t notify us.

Only way I know how to put this video up. Need to watch this video, this is a great video rant by a representative of Pennsylvania house of representatives. He goes on for about 12 minutes.

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/05/28/pa-rep-brian-sims-calls-out-gop-members-hiding-coronavirus-cases/5273786002/


https://www.facebook.com/brian.k.sims/videos/683102628927090/?t=73

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A Pennsylvania state representative went on tirade Wednesday against Republican (Original Post) tinymontgomery May 2020 OP
Here you go ... marble falls May 2020 #1
Thanks for getting the actual video up tinymontgomery May 2020 #3
The video was buried in the second link the OP gave. Blue_true May 2020 #5
But heres the video is and no one had to dig it up. Its all good. Relax! marble falls May 2020 #9
MAGA hats are now punch me please I am an idiot signs? Brainfodder May 2020 #7
This is an assault by one member against others. Should be arresting those that didn't notify SWBTATTReg May 2020 #2
Not a tirade. think4yourself May 2020 #4
That is what I saw. Hundreds of people have been put at risk Blue_true May 2020 #6
Every day republicans sink to an all new low. BComplex May 2020 #8
Anyone who said/says that both sides are the same or that the Democratic nominee betsuni May 2020 #10

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
5. The video was buried in the second link the OP gave.
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:07 PM
May 2020

I have opened a number of OPs in the last 3 days that referred to a link or Tweet and found nothing, I wish that would stop.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
7. MAGA hats are now punch me please I am an idiot signs?
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:24 PM
May 2020


I have been waiting for MAGA hat burning parties, impatiently.



Thanks for the video, enjoying the less filtered passion!

SWBTATTReg

(22,112 posts)
2. This is an assault by one member against others. Should be arresting those that didn't notify
Thu May 28, 2020, 05:50 PM
May 2020

others of their positive results of the CV so they could contact their doctors etc. and be tested (and notify all others that they came in contact with too).

think4yourself

(837 posts)
4. Not a tirade.
Thu May 28, 2020, 06:38 PM
May 2020

Righteous anger. I only wish my state representatives had a fraction of this eloquence. He is the real deal.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
6. That is what I saw. Hundreds of people have been put at risk
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:12 PM
May 2020

by a republican asshole that was lying the whole time. The shear fucking arrogance of republican leadership to know that one of their members was positive and several others were quarantining from their families, and STILL carry on the farce that no masks were needed. What the republican leader did was assault, plain and simple, he should be arrested and charged with conspiracy, and assualt with a deadly weapon.

BComplex

(8,035 posts)
8. Every day republicans sink to an all new low.
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:39 PM
May 2020

They have ruined this country, and they're proud they did so.

betsuni

(25,460 posts)
10. Anyone who said/says that both sides are the same or that the Democratic nominee
Thu May 28, 2020, 10:32 PM
May 2020

is the lesser of two evils compared to the Republican is an idiot.

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