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Patronizing Politicos

Even as they warn, badger, or call for arrests of those not abiding by coronavirus lockdowns, those who want lockdowns because they “care” ignore the quarantines themselves. ...
Michael Tennant
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From the print edition of The New American:

On April 24, former First Lady Michelle Obama released two public-service announcements (PSAs) urging African-Americans to stay home in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

“Our communities are among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus, and we’ve got to do everything we can to keep each other safe,” she said in one PSA. “And that means staying home because even if we are not showing any symptoms, we can still spread the virus to others. Let’s keep each other safe by just staying home.”

The very next day, her husband, former President Barack Obama, was spotted golfing at an exclusive club in Virginia that is at least a 45-minute drive from the Obamas’ Washington, D.C., home. “Apparently,” quipped PJ Media’s Matt Margolis, Mr. Obama “didn’t get the memo.”

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