Louie Gohmert, who refused to wear a mask, tests positive for coronavirus
Source: Politico
Rep. Louie Gohmert -- a Texas Republican who has been walking around the Capitol without a mask -- has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to multiple sources.
Gohmert was scheduled to fly to Texas on Wednesday morning with President Donald Trump and tested positive in a pre-screen at the White House. The eighth-term Republican told CNN last month that he was not wearing a mask because he was being tested regularly for the coronavirus.
"If I get it," he told CNN in June, "you'll never see me without a mask."
Reps. Mario Diaz Balart (R-Fla.), Neal Dunn (R-Fla.), Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), Ben McAdams (D-Utah) and Tom Rice (R-S.C.) have tested positive for the virus, along with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Tenn.).
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/louis-gohmert-who-refused-to-wear-a-mask-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-386076
Yesterday, Nadler had to chastise Committee Republicans for not wearing masks during the Hearing.
RandySF
(58,706 posts)AZ8theist
(5,452 posts)Can you spell "schadenfreude"?
Cha
(297,089 posts)hurting themselves but could be infecting other people.
Wonder where Gohmert got it from?
jcgoldie
(11,627 posts)They detected it before he boarded the plane with Trump.
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)jmbar2
(4,869 posts)Warpy
(111,233 posts)and stupid people who take stupid chances are more likely to come down with it and nobody in Congress is stupider than Louie. He's held that record for some time now.
PatSeg
(47,368 posts)was at the hearing yesterday. I wonder how many people he came in contact with.
I am really trying hard not to take pleasure in the thought.
bluestarone
(16,900 posts)Could we be this lucky! The GYM was full of rethugs i hope!
Me.
(35,454 posts)it will be by his choice for he decided not to protect himself, same for Collins and the rest of them
Their arrogance and ignorance will be their undoing. We all make mistakes, but these jerks make them loudly and repeatedly with great bluster. Who knows how many lives they have endangered with their silly bravado?
Zambero
(8,964 posts)The coat he never wears could be cut up into a couple dozen cloth masks!
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)llmart
(15,536 posts)I'm not.
Do stupid things; win stupid prizes. Covid is his stupid prize. Yeah! So much winning with Trump.
PatSeg
(47,368 posts)Did they really think there would never be any repercussions for their blind support of an obviously corrupt con artist?
Was one that he was seen with from what I heard.
soldierant
(6,842 posts)They were filmed in hand-shaking distance, I believe just outside the men's room.
Barr was not masked.
PatSeg
(47,368 posts)what is going through Barr's mind today, as well as all the other people Louie has interacted with. He's kind of a yeller too, so I'm sure he is a super spreader.
NJCher
(35,648 posts)Barr was not masked.
And no one would even know he was wearing one.
Beautiful.
I've been looking longingly at the one with the open-mouthed tiger. But I already have more - that I've made - than I am ever likely to use. And those that I've made have coffee filter liners and seem to be more effective than the commercial ones - just based on how much air it feels like I'm getting.
groundloop
(11,518 posts)klook
(12,154 posts)He concocted a virus that attacks only Republican lawmakers! What an evil genius!! He must be one of the lizard people that doctor-minister warned us about!
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)BTW, when did Rand Paul get kicked out of Kentucky?
groundloop
(11,518 posts)OK, I suppose it's kind of low to be making fun of people getting sick. But damn, after all the denying and downright false information spread by tRump and his enablers it's tough to feel any sympathy for them.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Anytime someone in Trump's or Pence's circle--or even Secret Service agents--get it, it seems like a small, sad victory.
The victory with Louie isn't so small, and definitely not sad. However. I gave that short, loud laugh we used to hear from Chris Matthews when I read the headline.
PatSeg
(47,368 posts)Those Dems will do anything to win back power!
Phoenix61
(17,000 posts)Hes on record saying masks arent needed. Hes a pompous ass of the worst kind.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tmz.com/2020/06/26/rep-neal-dunn-masks-quarantine-coronavirus-overboard-overkill-covid-19-florida/
calimary
(81,192 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)mdbl
(4,973 posts)and bigots, and white supremacists, etc
Dios Mio
(429 posts)He should go visit his constituents in Gooberville.
bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)find out what's wrong with him
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)"I really don't care. Do U?"
jaxexpat
(6,815 posts)robbob
(3,524 posts)Hes stupid. And theres no cure for that.
turbinetree
(24,688 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)Damn! Just missed him!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,862 posts)Texas GOP could never produce another anal opening like you.
cloudbase
(5,513 posts)Jonathan Strickland.
No doubt there are more in the pipeline.
Kid Berwyn
(14,862 posts)...and youve seen them all.
IF aliens are real, salvation through Jesus Christ is the only way they enter Heaven.
https://twitter.com/RepStickland
That Strickland is strikingly low and small. Same hypocritical dimensions as Lou.
yellowdogintexas
(22,250 posts)He nearly lost his Texas House race in 2018.
The same person who nearly beat him is running again, and he has name recognition and his team is much larger. Lots of good work going on there
azureblue
(2,146 posts)I doubt it. And I bet he will try the cures that Trump is touting...
Karma done come around for old Lou.
Paladin
(28,246 posts)BIG shots of hydrochloroxydoxy---I mean HUGE amounts of it, stat.
What-a you know: Gohmert finally did something I'm overjoyed with. I just hope the damage to Democrats wasn't too bad, at yesterday's Barr hearings.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,731 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)Who says there's no cure???
bottomofthehill
(8,327 posts)The UV light goes up the ass and the bleach down the throat is the effective therapy.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Um... maybe should have worn the mask BEFORE...
Ah, well.
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,250 posts)Gohmert served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, at Fort Benning, Georgia, from 1978-82.[8][9] The majority of his legal service in the U.S. Army was as a defense attorney.
Gohmert was elected as a state district judge for Texas's 7th Judicial District, serving Smith County (Tyler, Texas) from 1992 to 2002. He was elected to three terms.[8] He first saw national recognition for a 1996 probation requirement where he ordered an H.I.V. positive man, who was convicted on motor vehicle theft charges, to seek the written consent from all future sexual partners on a court provided form notifying them of his H.I.V. status.[10] The order angered LGBT activists and civil libertarians.[10]
In 2002, Gohmert was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to fill a vacancy as Chief Justice on Texas's 12th Court of Appeals, where he served a six-month term, which ended in 2003.[7]
jb5150
(1,178 posts)but I will continue to think it.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,378 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,515 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,074 posts)And if Gohmert refuses to quarantine then arrest him.
onetexan
(13,035 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)He like Trump seems to think that the test causes it, so there's no need to wear a mask before you test positive.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Jeroen
(1,061 posts)edhopper
(33,554 posts)not giving any fucks.
Freddie
(9,258 posts)Thats not the point, moron! Who knows how many people he infected because he wasnt wearing one in the pre-symptomatic phase when its very contagious.
Miguelito Loveless
(4,458 posts)and since they have the best healthcare our money can buy, this is unlikely.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)So far, I have heard quite a few christofascist politicians and not many of them end up in bed.
He will probably be lucky enough to dodge most of the symptoms and will be crowing about the hoax.
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,748 posts)NewDayOranges
(692 posts)ananda
(28,856 posts)Instant karma.
47of74
(18,470 posts)William Seger
(10,778 posts)... but then, I already was.
DIVINEprividence
(443 posts)At some point Trump is going to catch this.
Captain Zero
(6,799 posts)Suck on that ventilator hard !
pamdb
(1,332 posts)I can only hope he sat between Gym Jordan and Matt Gaetz.
Leith
(7,808 posts)About an asshole who wouldn't heed the warning signs, I sing the song below. It's from Cabaret and doesn't get as much attention as some of the other music from the musical:
Bubbye, Louie.
sarchasm
(1,012 posts)Music really makes things better, and this is a masterpiece.
samnsara
(17,615 posts)bringthePaine
(1,727 posts)lark
(23,083 posts)That would be perfect karma.
louzke9
(296 posts)questioning Bill Barr yesterday. Do they all have to quarantine now?
TNNurse
(6,926 posts)No, I did not write this, I just wish I had.
"This really does mark an important, critical change in the nature of the virus. Its ability to cross over into reptilians should not be marginalized."
Winnaz
HuskyOffset
(888 posts)Gohmert is what happens when you're trying to make a Kebler elf, but accidentally get a vial of Evil and a vial of Stupid in the mix.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Submariner
(12,503 posts)when he was a judge, and to now see how stupid and disrespected he is when he makes a fool of himself in front of everyone in the country on national TV.
calimary
(81,192 posts)And he's bald, too.
RVN VET71
(2,690 posts)No, better still, a Little Richard pompadour.
And a slick handlebar mustache to enhance his smile.
And a bag, a large paper bag, over his face and covering his "just home from a Chinese re-education camp" smile.
Traildogbob
(8,709 posts)Insurance companies should deny coverage for any medical bills for these obvious self inflected health issues because of stupid. We have all been denied coverage for much more ridiculous reasons by them.
I will not put in writing exactly what my thoughts and prayers are for him and his GOP murderers.
CCExile
(467 posts)I cheered out loud when I read this. I'm a lowly person now. I'm sorry. But dammit, I'M GLAD!!!
Chrisdutch
(70 posts)So Covid-19 caught Louie Gohmert? Is there a way for me to root for nobody to survive that mess?
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)Here I am. Lol
packman
(16,296 posts)But, Mom- I'm sorry- May Louie gain some insight and compassion
duhneece
(4,112 posts)Nothing more.
Butterflylady
(3,541 posts)Republicans know how deadly this virus can be, so why don't they understand how they are killing off their own people? I guess they don't care. Well there will be less republicans to vote in November and that is one good thing.
Greybnk48
(10,167 posts)For some reason I think he made it up. Is there any evidence that he really tested positive way back?
Nexus2
(1,261 posts)Why do they think that being tested regularly, even daily, is some kind of shield that prevents you contracting the virus?
niyad
(113,226 posts)calimary
(81,192 posts)And Rand Paul, too? OMG - I'm (almost) sorry to say this, but that's the best news I've heard so far today.
With ignorant jerk gasbags like Louie Gohmert and Rand Paul, I DO NOT hope it kills them. I hope they get horribly sick, but recover, and emerge after having had some sort of redemption moment or moment of awakening, where they're forced to rethink some of their idiot "ideas" and "policy" positions, and their life in the bubble world. I hope it wakes them the fuck up. One can hope, at least.
Sometimes important lessons have to be learned the hard way.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)but none seem to get very sick from it. There must be some kind of antiviral effects from being mean and stupid.
Gothmog
(145,079 posts)Danascot
(4,690 posts)there's going to be major competition among the GOP for the title of stupidest congress-person.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)if "Looie" resigns that honor.
C_U_L8R
(44,997 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,013 posts)mahina
(17,638 posts)Piece of crap?
iluvtennis
(19,844 posts)hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)Hes such an embarrassment to Texas.
I know better than to wish ill will on anyone because then karma bites me in the ass. So, I will wish him well.
But, damn, karma has been working overtime during this pandemic stuff. There seems to be very fast karma biting on some of the COVID-19 skeptics.
riversedge
(70,182 posts)After testing positive for COVID-19, Gohmert returns to his Capitol Hill office, exposing his staff
Link to tweet
?s=20
calimary
(81,192 posts)Hey, spread it around to everybody you work with, idiot.
The only thing worse is trying to wrap one's brain around the idea of actually voting for a stupid jerk like this. What does that say about his constituents that they see fit to keep sending this know-nothing back to Congress? WHY does anybody vote for cretins like him? Because babykillers or something?
DBoon
(22,353 posts)Selfish. Thoughtless. The party of "me".
calimary
(81,192 posts)Pronounced "IGGUM-foo." Which stands for "I. Got. Mine., F-U."
And hopefully in November, they really WILL "get theirs."
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)calimary
(81,192 posts)To do some more interviews????????
He didn't immediately leave and head for home, for the sake of not further infecting people? Good Grief!!!
He really is a stupid, thoughtless fuck. (And probably a lousy fuck, too. If he's this inconsiderate with his clothes on, I shudder to think what he's like in the bedroom!)
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)flying_wahini
(6,588 posts)CTyankee
(63,901 posts)The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)He refused to mask up so now he should not be allowed to put our healthcare hero's at risk. He should stay at home and use only tele medi for his treatment. No healthcare worker should go anywhere near him. NO VENT for this fool.
My wife is a nurse. Why should she be put at risk because of stupid fools.
This really burns my ass. She is out doing covid testing right now. An extra shift I might add. I keep telling her she should quit because of the fools who do not care about her. She is 63 and needs to get out.
Not winning that argument. Her heart is way bigger than mine.
My rage is building.
Damn his eyes.
FrankTC
(210 posts)Get him a bottle of Clorox, and shine a UV light up in there!
Stepping back from schadenfreude is hard. I don't want people to suffer from the virus, but it would be great if all those who suffer were antimaskers and only antimaskers -- those who deliberately chose ignorance and histrionic, self-aggrandizing flamboyance, and who thereby caused the illness to spread to innocent others. Cosmic karmic justice, if only.
Pluvious
(4,308 posts)If you lacked this admirable trait, you'd never have joined this oasis of non Deplorables
Initech
(100,059 posts)PJMcK
(22,025 posts)... will Trump call it fake news?
Yeehah
(4,575 posts)Fuck him.
Zephaniah
(31 posts)pandr32
(11,574 posts)...but not happy to hear that those attending the hearings were in contact with him, except for maybe Gym Jordan. Did Barr wear a mask? Perhaps, maybe he might have been in close contact with Gohmert!
sdfernando
(4,929 posts)Nadler should have them removed if they are not wearing a mask. The non-mask wearers are endangering everyone else with their stupid behavior. If you don't wear a mask and test positive, its too late...No not for you but for all the people you have been in contact with and the includes everyone in the hearing room. If they won't leave, have the Sergeant at Arms remove them....forcibly if necessary. I'm so sick of these stupid assholes!!!!!
Oh and for you gohmert, who in your family are you sacrificing now for the tangeranus?
kairos12
(12,851 posts)volstork
(5,399 posts)Sen. Rand Paul (R-Tenn.).
We have shitty senators from Tennessee, but Rand Paul is not one of them. Kentucky deserves the blame for him.
Vinca
(50,255 posts)It will really make my day if he infected Bill Barr yesterday.
keithbvadu2
(36,738 posts)One of the broken ventilators that Trump sends out.
DBoon
(22,353 posts)Imagine having to inhabit a host like Louis Gohmert
trusty elf
(7,383 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,738 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)BootinUp
(47,136 posts)SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,324 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,127 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)ucrdem
(15,512 posts)Dukkha
(7,341 posts)If you thought a mask was unbearable, wait until you get a ventilator shoved into you.
LeftInTX
(25,218 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,731 posts)SaintLouisBlues
(1,244 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,489 posts)Doing their patriotic duty for Orange Lord and Republican Jesus...... ........
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)This is now the level of my sympathy for people like him, as this biological charnel house churns on. (I get that some people cant wear masks, but that is much different from this.)
Who I do feel sorry for is everyone who has come into contact with this idiot, most especially his staff, and other members of the Judiciary Committee particularly those who have the common sense and decency to (in the words of one member) wear the DAMN mask.
Maybe Louie can now tell us what freedom is really like, as he stews in isolation wondering just how sick he may get, and especially if he ends up on a respirator. (Which could happen, because of his risk level.)
I have ZERO fucks to give for people like this who flaunt their ignorance and put the rest of us at risk, just to make some kind of political point.
IOW, I care as much about Louie as Louie cares about those around him.
(I used to post here a lot back in the day, but I came out of lurkdom because Im getting tired of this selfish, stupid shit. One can only stomach so much of it.)
Nexus2
(1,261 posts)Gohmert is trying to pin getting infected on wearing a mask.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)warmfeet
(3,321 posts)Sure hope he didn't give it to the entire repiglican party.
Sure hope all repiggies don't die.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,100 posts)when Americans of all stripes are trying to get tested and/or are having to wait forever to get test results, while he screws around and wastes our very limited supply of medical resources and tests? What a dickhead (pardon language).
Shouldn't there be some sort of refusing to seat a congressperson from being seated onto committees if not properly attired/masked?
There probably should be some sort of code of conduct that prevent members from contaminating others w/ their outrageous and stupid conduct, and that Nancy P. can cite irresponsible members for conduct unbecoming a Congressperson.
LudwigPastorius
(9,127 posts)prior to testing positive.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/07/29/texas-louie-gohmert-positive-covid-19-raju-nr-vpx.cnn
He really is the dumbest son of a bitch alive.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)wearing it with his nose either almost exposed or completely exposed, which as we all know offers no protection either to him or others.
And yet he blames the mask for his covid.
LudwigPastorius
(9,127 posts)Then there's Gohmert idiocy, which is so infuriatingly bereft of rationality that it makes me want to drive my skull through a concrete wall.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)After Louie said he got the coronavirus from the mask, he also claimed he was pregnant because several constituents yelled "F^CK YOU!!" at him.
Bluethroughu
(5,148 posts)Inject bleach...check
Swallow hydroqualoroquen... check
No more worries about Covid.... check