Surgeon General asked to leave Tina Polsky's office after refusing to wear mask

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Source: Florida Politics



Christine Jordan Sexton October 23, 20214min


Florida’s top public health official was asked to leave a state Senator’s office this week after refusing to don a mask in her office.

Sen. Tina Polsky, who was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in August, asked state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and his two legislative aides to leave her office after Ladapo refused to comply with her request to put on a mask.

“I told him I had a serious medical condition,” said Polsky, who will begin radiation therapy treatment for cancer next week.

Polsky said that Ladapo had requested to meet with her in Tallahassee this week; he was making the rounds visiting several Senators who will be asked in the upcoming Session to confirm him.

Polsky said he offered to go outside when she asked him to put the mask on, but she declined.

“I don’t want to go outside,” Polsky said she told Ladapo after he made the offer. “I want you to sit in my office and talk to you.”
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Read more: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/467227-surgeon-general-asked-to-leave-tina-polskys-office-after-refusing-to-wear-mask/

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damn!! I really think I might have smacked the selfish idiot.

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[COL Mustard]

1. THAT's A Good Way To Get The Votes For Confirmation......

NOT!!!!

What an asshole.

[rickyhall]

2. And they call him a "Surgeon General". Quack General more like.

ca

[brush]

3. Horrible. How does a doctor get to be an anti-mask asshole...

do determined to please DeSantis' ass that he would do something like that? And being a Black guy too makes it worse. What the fuck is he doing being DeSantis/trumper?

What a pitiful jerk.

[SheilaAnn]

4. Check out that smug dumb look on DeSantis's face. Smack him someone, please..nt

[Lunabell]

5. Has anyone checked to see if this guy has a real medical license?

Even if he does,, what a dick head move.

[LisaL]

7. Harvard Medical School graduate.

NT

[Lunabell]

9. Wow, he needs a mental evaluation quick.

What a fucking narcissistic psychopath.

[LisaL]

10. DeSanits picked him. Nothing more needs to be said.

NT

[Stuart G]

12. More important: ..." Republican Idiot School Graduate....." and he thinks he knows .."it all"......

....Much too stupid to know that he .........."Doesn't Know Shit about Shit"

[Traildogbob]

13. Jesus

Harvard Law and Medical school is about as credible as a Heart Surgeon degree from Trump U.

[IronLionZion]

18. Educated people can still be complete assholes

he knew what he was doing and was gloating about it

[cadoman]

40. this man's degree is as fake as Florida's COVID stats

I often say trust the experts and not to fall into the trap of doing your own research, but their credentials MUST be verified, especially when they come to anti-science conclusions!

[monkeyman1]

43. don't mean he has common sense ! deathsentence hires only the best !

[C_U_L8R]

6. So selfish. What kind of a-hole won't mask up?

The virus needs to do a better job with these 'opportunities'

[Stuart G]

8. This fu**ing idiot just lost his job...When De Santis defends him, he will lose his job too...

This is a question of health..not politics...The stupid doctor refused to wear a mask. He is"Fu**ing Idiot number !".....
oops.......DeSantis is idiot number One...This fool is idiot number 2...says Stu...

[JohnSJ]

17. I hope so, but then again this is Florida

[Stuart G]

19. Yes, it is "Florida" but in the end, there are more decent people than non-decent people...

This is all about decency nothing more, and nothing less...

[JohnSJ]

21. I am not sure anymore, and I am not just referring to Florida. We will find out 2022 though

[Eliot Rosewater]

11. Is the senator a Democrat? If so this pile of dung wants to kill her if he can.

I wonder if people REALLY believe yet what I just said...hope so.

[IronLionZion]

16. She is a Democrat from liberal Palm Beach and Broward counties

the GOP asshole was gleefully trying to kill a cancer patient and knew what he was doing if he's an MD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Polsky

[Eliot Rosewater]

20. Physical confrontation is needed with these PUNKS

[JohnSJ]

14. He should have his medical license suspended

[Trust_Reality]

39. I absolutely agree. Someone file a complaint.

[ShazzieB]

15. How about adding "Florida" to the title of this thread?

As in: "Florida Surgeon General asked to leave Tina Polsky's office after refusing to wear mask."

When I see the phrase "Surgeon General," my mind immediately goes to the U.S. Surgeon General, with what I feel is good reason: I didn't even know there was such a thing as a state Surgeon General until now. There are only 5 states that have one (AR, CA, FL, MI, PA), and my state is not one of those.*

As a result, when I read the title of this thread, I thought "Joe Biden’s Surgeon General did WHAT?" and was quite shocked. (I had never heard of Polsky, so her name didn't provide any clues.) Of course, I was informed otherwise as soon as I clicked to read the OP, but that doesn't change the fact that the title is unclear as it now stands. I'm sure this was unintentional, but nonetheless, I respectfully suggest editing the title to include the name of the state, for the sake of non Floridians like me.

Thanks for listening to my concerns.

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Surgeon_General

[LisaL]

23. You have to use the exact title of the article when posting in

Latest Breaking News forum.

[ShazzieB]

24. Oh! I didn't know that.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

27. Some posters in LBN don't give a damn about titles or duplicates or particular points of accuracy.nt

[Stuart G]

22. Thank You for Posting..K & R..When You Think You Have Seen It All...There is Always .."More"

..How can you describe this idiot's actions? Insult to Harvard..Insult to Florida..Insult to U.S.A...

F**K......As stupid as they come....He believes..."POLITICS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PEOPLES HEALTH">>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>....

......................AND THIS IDIOT.......IS AN .......................MD...????????????????????????????????????????????

[monkeyman1]

45. no- DR. Kevorkian ! that's a good start !

[LisaL]

25. Is the guy even vaxxed?

He doesn't appear to be too fond of either masks or vaccines.

"Ladapo invoked anecdotal examples and unsubstantiated conspiracy theories to argue against the vaccines, according to footage from WFLA, the NBC News station in Tampa."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/echoing-desantis-florida-s-new-surgeon-general-argues-against-covid-n1282082

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. Malpractice. . . . nt

[rpannier]

28. Sounds like he's getting a "No" vote from her

[mahina]

29. I do think sometimes they are trying to kill us

Not always but certainly not never anymore

[70sEraVet]

35. This Ladapo guy isn't satisfied with killing people through murderous policies

He wants to kill people PERSONALLY!

[marble falls]

30. They just don't get the fact that their time is running out.

[Evolve Dammit]

31. "Smug". And a total asshole. Just like 45, Gaetz, Kavenaugh, Meadows, King, Mitch, Randy, et al

[SheltieLover]

32. How can this sob even have a medical license?

1st do no harm?

[monkeyman1]

46. maybe he don't ? don't put nothing past floriduh ?

[jmowreader]

33. Ladapo is WAY the hell out there

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/desantis-surgeon-general-joseph-ladapo-spreading-covid-vaccine-misinfo-n1282191

This guy's COVID denialism makes DeSantis look sane. With any luck the Florida senate will kick him back, but I'm not hopeful; after all, we are talking Florida here.

[MyOwnPeace]

34. Wouldn't one think.......

that of ALL people, a "Surgeon General" would have a heart?

Oops - he's a RepubliQan appointee - no such requirement!

MY GAWD, I hope they don't put him in that office...........

[LiberalFighter]

36. He was very disrespectfull.

[scarytomcat]

37. should be asked to step down

to not be willing to wear a mask in someones else's office is beyond

[Kid Berwyn]

38. De Santis is a mass murderer.

If he’s confirmed, so will be Lapado.

[malletgirl02]

44. Stay Tuned

DeSantis is setting Lapado to be the fall guy for his Covid policies.

[niyad]

41. For those who might like to express their thoughts directly to this murderous thug:

FL Dept of Health 850-245-4444 dial ext 9 (office of the secretary). At second prompt, dial 8. Surgeon general's office.

[struggle4progress]

42. Ladapo's ties to fringe group pushing bogus COVID cures

By BRETT BACHMAN - TRISH ROONEY
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 4:48PM

... Ladapo ... appeared in a .. press conference last summer held .. by a little-known group called "America's Frontline Doctors, led by a conspiratorial Texas physician named Stella Immanuel, who is best known for suggesting that certain ailments may be caused by sperm from sexual visitations from demons and/or alien DNA.

At the event, more than a dozen medical professionals .. spread .. misleading claims, including that both zinc and the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine can "cure" COVID-19 and that masks do not slow the spread ...

Since last summer, both .. Ladapo and America's Fronline Doctors have moved on to hawking the anti-parasite drug ivermectin as a treatment to COVID-19 ...

Ladapo has not announced any new COVID-19 safety measures ...

https://www.salon.com/2021/09/22/floridas-new-surgeon-general-dr-joseph-ladapo-has-ties-to-fringe-group-pushing-bogus-cures/