{"id":45738,"date":"2020-12-03T23:58:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T04:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=45738"},"modified":"2020-12-04T01:23:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T06:23:37","slug":"republicans-run-from-trump-rat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/republicans-run-from-trump-rat\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Run From Trump Rat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The #TrumpRat and its activist friends forced a Republican COVID-19 super-spreader event scheduled for tonight out of New York City! Unfortunately for Jersey City, the New York Young Republican Club found a restaurant there &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritimeparc.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maritime Parc<\/a> &#8212; that was irresponsible enough to host a pandemic gala. Sorry, New Jersey! <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source just sent me this invite from the event which names the venue: Maritime Parc in Jersey City. <\/p>\n<p>If true, would put to rest the mystery that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danarubinstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danarubinstein<\/a> reported on earlier tonight: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TG03X3nf0v\">https:\/\/t.co\/TG03X3nf0v<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nlA0X5AKvd\">pic.twitter.com\/nlA0X5AKvd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Garber (@nick_garber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nick_garber\/status\/1334679042545618947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>Originally, <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/defiant-ny-young-republican-club-plans-indoor-gala-featuring-sarah-palin?fbclid=IwAR3mAileBQ_8q-tqwGY5F41cO7LoHrl033EecqffDHvZ8K31SVFtKpKASTk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the New York Young Republican Club was going to hold its annual fundraiser<\/a> &#8212; featuring Sarah Palin as the keynote speaker and James O\u2019Keefe of the far-right disinformation outlet Project Veritas as a guest speaker &#8212; at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecaldwellfactory.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Caldwell Factory on W. 26th Street in Manhattan<\/a>. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIG052PlUX4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by @aperture.delta<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/news\/national\/452099\/gavin-wax-far-right-jewish\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Right-winger Gavin Wax<\/a>, the president of the New York Young Republican Club, took to Twitter to call us names, as the Daily Beast reported.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45742\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/ny-young-republicans-host-sarah-palin-james-okeefe-at-galain-a-damn-pandemic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ratquote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"83\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ratquote.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ratquote-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for full article.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Wax, the activism wasn&#8217;t limited to a #TrumpRat appearance. There is always more going on behind the scenes. In this case, the &#8220;impotent yogurt&#8221; &#8212; aka members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/risenresistnyc\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rise and Resist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cyfAXN8WaB?amp=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Outlive Them NYC<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cyfAXN8WaB?amp=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Against Racism and Fascism NYC<\/a> &#8212; contacted New York City elected officials about the event, which was clearly going to violate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/coronavirus\/more-nyc-restrictions-loom-from-cuomo-as-parts-of-city-see-hospital-capacity-issue\/2740370\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">city health guidelines<\/a>. Suddenly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/ny-young-republicans-host-sarah-palin-james-okeefe-at-galain-a-damn-pandemic\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Palin bailed<\/a> (replaced by Florida Congressperson Matt Gaetz) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/03\/nyregion\/young-republicans-club-party.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the gala went underground<\/a> &#8212; even the Eventbrite invitation was password protected.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nobody is intimidated by your losers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P5YYel9wJM\">https:\/\/t.co\/P5YYel9wJM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Young Republican Club (@NYYRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYYRC\/status\/1333457987361513472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Hmmm. The Young Republicans say they&#8217;re not intimidated by &#8220;your losers&#8221; but they sure are intimidated by paper masks! At this point, it should be no surprise that the GOP &#8212; which wants to force women to carry unwanted or unviable pregnancies to term &#8212; believes mandated masks are an unbearable infringement of personal liberty. The problem is that flouting public-health measures put in place to prevent coronavirus transmission isn&#8217;t merely a personal choice. As the old saying goes, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/tag\/oliver-wendell-holmes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man\u2019s nose begins<\/a>.&#8221;  This reality was vividly illustrated by the deadly outcome of a summer wedding in Maine. <a href=\"https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2020\/08\/28\/news\/penobscot\/guests-had-temps-taken-at-millinocket-lake-wedding-reception-but-covid-19-still-took-root\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">On August 7, the 62 wedding guests had their temperatures checked, but few wore masks or practiced social distancing<\/a>. By November 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/how-a-small-wedding-in-maine-became-a-deadly-covid-19-superspreader\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">178 cases of COVID-19 had been traced to the wedding<\/a>. Seven people died &#8212; and none of them had attended the event.  <\/p>\n<p>I sincerely hope that no innocent people suffer as a result of tonight&#8217;s event, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/coronavirus-live-updates\/2020\/12\/02\/941902471\/u-s-hits-100-000-covid-19-hospitalizations-breaks-daily-death-record\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">considering the record level of COVID-19 infections and deaths<\/a>, that would be miraculous. New Jersey residents who want to contact their state officials about this can text the word RESIST to 50409 and use <a href=\"https:\/\/resist.bot\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Resistbot<\/a> to send an email to their politicians in about two minutes. You should contact tracing for attendees and staff. You can also complain to the restaurant, Maritime Parc, by calling 201-413-0050. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The #TrumpRat and its activist friends forced a Republican COVID-19 super-spreader event scheduled for tonight out of New York City! Unfortunately for Jersey City, the New York Young Republican Club found a restaurant there &#8212; Maritime Parc &#8212; that was irresponsible enough to host a pandemic gala. Sorry, New Jersey! Source just sent me this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/republicans-run-from-trump-rat\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2092,49,143],"tags":[2277,2278,2331,2376],"class_list":{"0":"post-45738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-activism","8":"category-in-the-news","9":"category-politics","10":"tag-coronavirus","11":"tag-covid-19","12":"tag-trumprat","13":"tag-young-republicans-club","14":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45738"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45745,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45738\/revisions\/45745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}