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Initech

(100,043 posts)
Wed Jan 12, 2022, 08:43 PM Jan 2022

The New MAGA Hotness Is Getting COVID and Vlogging From Your Hospital Bed

One surefire way to garner some extreme MAGA-cred nowadays is to get COVID-19, lie about it and say you just have pneumonia, and remain unrepentant as an avowed anti-vaxxer. But there’s at least one MAGA diehard—an associate of Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon—who has taken things a step further.

His name is Ben Bergquam, and he has recently been vlogging from his hospital bed—after being admitted for contracting the coronavirus. Bergquam has talked about how thrilled he is that he never got the COVID vaccine, and has—naturally—made sure to brag to his viewers about how in-shape he is.

Anyway, he ended up on oxygen, and has vlogged from the COVID ward about how much trouble he’s had breathing in the middle of the night.

“He’s recording videos from his hospital bed about like, ‘I'm so glad I didn't get the vaccine,’” Fever Dreams co-host Will Sommer recounted to co-host Asawin Suebsaeng on this week’s episode of The Daily Beast’s Fever Dreams podcast. “He’s got the oxygen tube in his nose, and he’s saying, ‘Oh, you just gotta stay fit, you won’t die of COVID.’ And it’s like, buddy, if you’re in your thirties, and you’re getting hospitalized, and you’re in relatively good shape—that’s not a great outcome for you from having the virus.”

If you’re wondering whether Bergquam took the time to record some requisite MyPillow promos, yes. Yes, he did.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-new-maga-hotness-is-getting-covid-and-vlogging-from-your-hospital-bed?source=articles&via=rss


Holy freaking god, there are multiple levels of stupid in this story. If this guy dies from this, he gets the Darwin Award for 2022, no contest.
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The New MAGA Hotness Is Getting COVID and Vlogging From Your Hospital Bed (Original Post) Initech Jan 2022 OP
I hope it ends poorly for this fuckstick. Celerity Jan 2022 #1
Yeah COVID doesn't care how "in shape" you are. Initech Jan 2022 #2
There's a rumor that Mike Lindell may have it too maryellen99 Jan 2022 #3
Hope that 5 minutes of insane-fame is worth it. nt chowder66 Jan 2022 #4
More dick swinging macho bullshit BlueIdaho Jan 2022 #5
I'm tired of guys thinking they are more "manly" than the next guy. Initech Jan 2022 #7
He should remember Turbineguy Jan 2022 #6
Good luck with that IronLionZion Jan 2022 #8

Initech

(100,043 posts)
2. Yeah COVID doesn't care how "in shape" you are.
Wed Jan 12, 2022, 08:58 PM
Jan 2022

People this stupid will eventually get theirs. Oh and fuck My Pillow too.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
8. Good luck with that
Thu Jan 13, 2022, 01:36 PM
Jan 2022

These MAGA patriots should stay home and drink urine or whatever instead of accepting all sorts of medical treatments that they don't know what's inside or if it was made with fetal stem cell research. Why rack up enormous hospital bills?

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