A significant double standard has developed during this ‘Covid” pandemic in the way that ‘experts’ tell us how to live our lives versus how they themselves traverse these precarious times. For instance, I recall Denver Mayor Michael Hancock telling his constituents to “avoid travel” 30 minutes before he himself boarded a plane to visit his family. I also recall Ted Cruz being attacked for his Cancun trip, but 30 Democrat members of Congress (with their families) flew to Puerto Rico on a chartered jet, met with lobbyists, and watched the play ‘Hamilton’ as the shutdown dragged on and that was okay (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-fly-to-puerto-rico-amid-ongoing-government-shutdown).
Gov. Gavin Newsom was busted for attending a large lunch gathering at ‘The French Laundry,’ which is one of California’s most exclusive fine-dining restaurants, in the middle of a pandemic. Also, he did this during a time that most of the service industry was shut down, and Americans were forced to wear masks and avoid large crowds. Pictures and video leaked of Nancy Pelosi at ‘ESalonSF’ in San Francisco getting her hair done with no mask. Salons had been closed the prior 7 months. Unbelievably, she whined that she had been set up and stated that the salon owed her an apology – incredible chutzpah.
To illustrate the lockdown absurdity, Candace Owens astutely noted, “I am allowed to fly directly next to perfect strangers on a packed plane with no social distancing between us and during that flight we can all take our masks off to eat and drink, but my husband is not allowed to attend any of my pre-natal appointments with me because SCIENCE.” Where was the ‘science’ when Dr. Deborah Brix, the coordinator of the White House’s coronavirus response violated her own Thanksgiving coronavirus recommendations on 12/20/20 and traveled to gather with family members outside her household despite urging Americans to keep celebrations within their “immediate household?”
Sitting on a balcony eating outside at a restaurant is not okay apparently, but flying on airplanes is fine because billion-dollar corporations funded a study through Harvard University, which says it is. Washington, D.C. ended its ban on indoor dining on 1/21/21, and restaurants were already open at 25% capacity with cases and deaths higher than they were when the ban was proposed! All the while on 1/27/21 CNBC touted triple-masking for best protection against COVID-19.
Tellingly, Gretchen Whitmer eased restaurant restrictions 48 hours after Biden’s inauguration, and on 1/14/21 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that restaurants and bars needed to reopen, “as quickly as possible.” Apparently, businesses cannot reopen and kids cannot go back to school, but Biden raised the refugee limit to 125,000 on 2/4/21. Also, L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl dined at a restaurant hours after voting to ban outdoor dining. San Francisco Mayor London Breed had her own French Laundry party with socialites the night after Newsome banned indoor dining on 12/1/20.
Can you just smell the hypocrisy yet?
Joe Biden called Trump xenophobic because of his China travel ban, yet on 1/21/21 he implemented a ban on most travel into the U.S. for most non-U.S. citizens. Sure, Trump’s China ban was “xenophobic,” but the considerations of a ban on domestic travel to Florida by the Biden administration was A-Okay. Here is a list of officials accused of Covid hypocrisy: Steve Adler, London Breed, Gavin Newsome, Sheila Kuehl, Gretchen Whitmer, Bill Deblasio, Jim Kenney, and Michelle Lujan Grisham. He actually said to “pass the potatoes, not covid. Stay home as much as you can, especially if you’re sick. Host virtual gatherings instead of in-person dinners. Order your holiday meal from a local eatery. Shop online with a small business on Black Friday.” I have a radical idea. How about we let Americans live their lives freely. I am sad to admit that this may be an alien concept to those on the Left.
Jean-Marc Bovee, PhD retired
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