Staunch Trump supporter, Herman Cain, was hospitalized with the Covid-19 virus yesterday... just 12 days after attending Trump's lackluster attempt to reboot his political rallies in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cain, who is among the demographic most at risk from the virus (being 74 years old, and a Stage-4 Cancer survivor) was seen at the Tulsa rally, not wearing a mask or practicing social distancing guidelines. Even more ironically, Cain had recently tweeted a comment praising the fact that there will be no mask requirements or social distancing protocols enforced at Trump's 4th of July circle-jerk at Mt. Rushmore, SD tomorrow. Even concluding the tweet with an all-caps battle cry of "PEOPLE ARE FED UP!".
Apparently Karma was having none of it. Because within two days of publicly pissing in the face of science and common sense, Cain's twitter feed was issuing an announcement that Cain had been hospitalized with Covid-19, and asking for prayers for his recovery.
Nor is this the first time that a Trump supporter has denounced the CDC guidelines as being ridiculous on social media; only to end up sick, or even DEAD, a short time later. In early March, 60-year-old Ohio businessman, John W. McDaniel made a Facebook post which read, "Does Anybody Have The Guts To Say This Covid-19 Is A Political Ploy? Asking For A Friend. PROVE ME WRONG." McDaniels later tested positive for the coronavirus, and within a month died at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
So boys and girls.... as states which have recently reopened are now back-pedaling like their asses were on fire due to renewed spikes in Covid-19 cases... President Trump will once again draw ignorant Americans, like flies, to another thinly-disguised campaign event/photo-op, and encourage them to gather 'round him by the thousands. Utter disdain for masks and social distancing will be overtly flaunted as a sign of support and fealty to their spray-tanned Pied Piper. Trying to get close-ups photos of Trump's big head - carefully framed to appear as if he were actually one of the real Presidents being honored in the granite tableau behind him - will be the order of the day. And within a month, the tiny town of Keystone, South Dakota will become another Coronavirus hot-spot.... and inevitably, many of the people who attended the event, or have the misfortune to live there, will end up hospitalized, or even dead.
* I'm giving even odds on a wildfire resulting from the fireworks show, which haven't been held for over a decade due to fire danger and environmental concerns....
Fire expert: Mount Rushmore fireworks show 'ill-advised' due to dry conditions and high fire risk
https://www.sdstandardnow.com/home/much-as-we-love-the-publicity-president-trumps-fireworks-show-at-mount-rushmore-should-be-called-off
**I also predict that the 2020 Darwin Awards will be temporarily postponed due to the overwhelming volume of nominations coming from the United States.
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