Alabama candidate for U.S. Senate (Tommy Tuberville) defies D.C. quarantine orders

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Source: Washington Post

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7/29/2020, 7:24:37 p.m.

Alabama candidate for U.S. Senate defies D.C. quarantine orders

Alabama Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville (R) is in Washington, D.C., for fundraising events and face-to-face meetings following his primary victory last week over former attorney general Jeff Sessions. Tuberville spent at least some of his time in the District at the Trump International Hotel, according to a photo posted to Facebook by Arkansas Rep. Bruce Westerman (R) showing the two men in the hotel lobby. In the photo, neither man is wearing a mask.

Alabama is among the states identified by D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser as a coronavirus hotspot, and any visitors from there are expected to self-quarantine for 14 days. Alabama’s coronavirus cases are surging, with more than 25 percent of the state’s cases being confirmed in the last two weeks.

After Tuberville’s win last week, Heather Kendrick, president of D.C.-based GOP fundraising operation High Cotton Consulting, emailed contacts offering an in-person meeting with the candidate while he was in town from early afternoon Tuesday through Thursday.

“We are accepting in-person meetings during that time frame. Let me know if you and your group are interested in sitting down with the NEXT Senator from Alabama just let me know and we will put you on the schedule,” Kendrick wrote, according to a copy obtained by The Washington Post.

The Tuberville campaign, Kendrick, Westerman and a spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Committee did not respond to requests for comment about Tuberville’s visit.

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[Thekaspervote]

1. At your own peril buddy! Too sick to campaign? Awhhh too bad

[Botany]

2. ATTN Coach Tuberville

No why isn't the SEC playing football this year?

[Nictuku]

4. Next up!

Welcome to #CongressmanCovid, who will be the star of the show next week?

[Initech]

5. Tomorrow's headline: Tommy Tuberville tests positive for COVID-19.

Count on it.

[GulfCoast66]

6. Well, he cheated like hell a Auburn. So no surprise he ignores rules.

But then, every coach cheats at Auburn.

[DAMANgoldberg]

8. I hate Tuberville with a bit of passion...

and this is not to excuse my Alma Mater of some of the low lights in sports and recruiting, but the other major school in Alabama is not exactly choir boys either. #justsaying #wardemeagle #89HRM

[GulfCoast66]

9. Every school in the conference has it blemishes. I'm a UK grad.

But Auburn is special and it was at its worst during Tuberville.

We play y’all this year. If there is a season.

[DAMANgoldberg]

10. Can't disagree with you there about the Tuberville experience

Looking forward to it, it's been a while since we met on the football field.

[GulfCoast66]

11. It's at Auburn so you guys should pull it out.

But it’s not your dads UK. Sleepwalk thru it like you normally can against UK and you will get surprised. Our lines are legit.

I will admit. I hate Alabama more than Auburn. At least Auburn is the Land Grant school and has fellow Agricultural graduates.

I can’t help it. I love SEC football. My dad worked at LSU, Arkansas(it was SWC then) and died while at UK. My family settled Tuscaloosa and helped start Alabama. My great Uncle was Register there back in the 60’s.

Went to my first LSU game in 1969. I was 3.

Have a nice evening.

[DAMANgoldberg]

13. #WarDemEagle

#WarUKWildcats
#WarSECAthletics

OK, I made the last 2 up, but I have seen Dems from Lee County/AU Campus and Auburn fans using WarDemEagle. Works for me.

#warDougJones
#warAmyMcGrath

GN2U

[GulfCoast66]

15. One thing I should add.

The first African American SEC player in any sport were football players at UK in 1967. The first to play in a game was against Ole Miss. which of course UK lost.

A few years ago UK put up statues of those young men at Commonwealth Stadium.

Google the story. Those young men went thru hell. At practice. On campus. And the Abuse at games was unbelievable.

[RT Atlanta]

12. I take umbrage with AU being 'special'

While I have my own beefs with AU and Tommy T in particular (he's a dick and I've met ever AU coach since Dye) AU is not SMU and it aint close. As you rightly note, every school has its issues. Last probation football related in AL at a big school was univ. of alabama-tuscaloosa.

[GulfCoast66]

14. Apologies. Let me rephrase.

Auburn was perhaps the last school doing what had been rampant among SEC schools for 80 years. Allowing huge donors to have a voice and a um, financial impact, on recruiting. Look at the UK basketball cheating in the late 80’s. The coaches were sending money to recruits in VCR cases! We almost got the death penalty. Probably would have had the SMU penalty been such a disaster. Auburn was just one of the last to stop. From what I’ve read over the last 10 years they are no worse than others.

Know who should have gotten the death penalty? Penn State! Paying players is bad. Institutional covering up of child molestation is beyond the pale.

War Eagle. Except next year when UK comes to town.

Have a nice evening.

[RT Atlanta]

16. thx for your reply

agreed 100% on Penn State

[2naSalit]

7. What a dick. ...nt