Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:16 PM

Sloumeau (2,657 posts)

GOP Rep. Diaz-Balart Positive for COVID-19

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Rep. Diaz-Balart Becomes 1st Member Of Congress To Announce Positive COVID-19 Test

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart says he has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first member of Congress to announce he has contracted the novel coronavirus.

Diaz-Balart, 58, voted on the House floor as recently as early Saturday morning, when lawmakers passed a coronavirus relief package.

Diaz-Balart, a Republican who represents Florida's 25th Congressional District, which includes Miami-Dade County, said in a statement that on Saturday evening he developed symptoms, including a fever and a headache.

Still think it's a hoax, Trump?

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
GOP Rep. Diaz-Balart Positive for COVID-19 (Original post)	Sloumeau	Mar 2020	OP
Everybody I talked to on the phone today	MontanaMama	Mar 2020	#1
It's frightening people are still behaving like this.	dewsgirl	Mar 2020	#4
I hope we're overreacting. It's a damned sight better than under-reacting.	TomSlick	Mar 2020	#5
Obviously a democrat plot!	Turbineguy	Mar 2020	#2
"Still think it's a hoax, Trump?"	MyOwnPeace	Mar 2020	#3
How appropriate that the first one is a repig.	BigDemVoter	Mar 2020	#6
+100000000	Celerity	Mar 2020	#8
it's Castro's fault!!!!	Celerity	Mar 2020	#7
Funny.	sheshe2	Mar 2020	#9
Why did he get a test	bamagal62	Mar 2020	#10
Locking.	GP6971	Mar 2020	#11

Response to Sloumeau (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:19 PM

MontanaMama (22,039 posts)

1. Everybody I talked to on the phone today

at my business thinks it is either a hoax or we’re overreacting. They will call it whatever they need to to serve their agenda.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to MontanaMama (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:23 PM

dewsgirl (14,956 posts)

4. It's frightening people are still behaving like this.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to MontanaMama (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:29 PM

TomSlick (10,406 posts)

5. I hope we're overreacting. It's a damned sight better than under-reacting.

Because of Trump's failure to act, we're flying blind. The only reasonable option is to assume the worst.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to Sloumeau (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:20 PM

Turbineguy (36,096 posts)

2. Obviously a democrat plot!

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to Sloumeau (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:20 PM

MyOwnPeace (16,438 posts)

3. "Still think it's a hoax, Trump?"

Oh, no! He knew it was a pandemic before it ever left Asia! Remember, the doctors just couldn't understand how he knew SO much about all of this.

There's not enough time in a 30-second ad to list all of his lies just about the COVID-19!

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Response to Sloumeau (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:31 PM

BigDemVoter (4,113 posts)

6. How appropriate that the first one is a repig.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to BigDemVoter (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:37 PM

Celerity (36,993 posts)

8. +100000000

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Response to Sloumeau (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:37 PM

Celerity (36,993 posts)

7. it's Castro's fault!!!!

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to Sloumeau (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:43 PM

sheshe2 (79,630 posts)

9. Funny.

Not.

The Repukes seem to be getting all the tests and we are told to EFF OFF.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to Sloumeau (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:51 PM

bamagal62 (2,741 posts)

10. Why did he get a test

With only fever and a headache?

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Response to Sloumeau (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 09:03 PM

GP6971 (26,660 posts)

11. Locking.

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