First off all you had to show proof of vaccination and have a negative test to get admitted into the gala. Most everyone had a mask unless you were eating, drinking and taking a photo. Lastly, it was a few republicans at the event as well.
I’m surprised you don’t imagine that it was intentional, NIU Grad.
- Nobody dat Nobody Sent - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:36 pm:
There was a vaccine and negative covid test mandate for attendance. I’m almost kinda hoping that’s why there weren’t very many Republicans in attendance and not because they don’t support LGBTQ+ issues or people…
===Negative test, proof of vaccination? No mask! It really is that easy. ===
There are no exceptions for testing, vaccinations or anything else in the indoor mask mandate other than when one is in the process of eating or drinking.
Democrats who pose maskless for pics at a packed event with maskless people behind them are just inviting this stuff.
No masks in sight at a large indoor gathering? Clearly these people want granny to die and are the literal worst of humanity. Dems the rules. (pun intended)
Own Goal - An own goal is where a player (or players here) perform(s) actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team.
To FIREDup(got an exclamation point thru)’s point…
There’s no Chicago mask exemption for negative test + proof of vaccine, nor is there a “quick selfie with anybody” exception. Some big cities do have that exemption but not Chicago.
There’s a bunch of fundraisers ahead, the case rates are dropping, and this is all going to be “Governor Newsom goes to the French Laundry with lobbyists for dinner” fodder every time it happens. Just announce a Mitigations Phase 4.75 dropping masks in spaces with vaccination mandates and this weekend and then ditch the whole, rarely enforced outside Chicago, thing end of the month. It’s all self-inflicted messaging wounds for elected official mask advocates from here on out until June 28th.
We would have gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for those dang cameras.
Also for what it is worth, the problem isn’t even as much as the people in the foreground in the pictures, it’s the people in the background. They ain’t all eating and drinking or getting their pictures taken.
Blue Dog –If that is the standard, I’m fine with going about my daily business with a mask tucked in my pocket. Sending kids to school with a mask in their pocket.
Rich is right that this kinda thing writes itself and invites the dust up as it is a self inflicted wound. People have been fed up with this BS since Pelosi’s hair salon deal.
you wonder why people are just done with all this pandemic theater — stuff like this.
Hey Get real. Masks seriously cut into smooth schmoozin’ time. Why go to a fundraiser if you can’t have photographic prove that you were at the fundraiser. What’s a little hypocrisy among friends.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:29 pm:
==âGiannouilias declares end to masks in SOS locationsâ==
Alexi overheard saying to the ladies he posed with: “Do you know the youngsters have me to thank for their push for free college? Puts me off the hook for bankrupting Bright Start.”
“Until the GOP realizes the people at this gala should be their people too, we don’t have to worry about our majority. But, let’s get reckless and help them out a bit.”
They were all holding their breath during the photos. Yep, that’s right. All of them. Gasping for air after each click, they were.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:41 pm:
==A collection of Democrat pols and activists who demand mask mandates were seen partying it up last night in Chicago ==
Meanwhile, Mayor Jim Langfelder and the rest of the Springfield City Council ask, “What’s wrong with partying it up in the Capitol City? Despite the snow. The Alamo is available. Maybe I’ll make an apperance. And I promise you I will ban Sam Cahnman from the premises.”
Itâs like theyâve never heard of Boris Johnson.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:01 pm:
“Mike Frerichs was unable to be with us tonight–he’s appearing alongside Pat Quinn and Squeezy at the ‘Tax Everyone’s Retirement Now’ rally across the street.”
Gee, it was an Equality Illinois, not a Democratic party, event. I know its crazy to consider but there are Republicans who are LGBTQ. Guess the GOP doesnt want their votes anymore.
== Itâs like theyâve never heard of Boris Johnson.==
True
- Tomorrow is yesterday - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 8:01 pm:
So theyâve cancelled session for Covid, mandated kids have to wear in schools, canât go to a restaurant in the city without vaccine card and must wear mask when not eating, press releases over and over mocking those who fight mask mandates.
Yet here they are? Hypocrisy at its ultimate. Guessing none of them even understand or care about their actions. Probably laughing about being on the GOP Twitter account. Justifying it all.
Maskless Democrats “Can’t someone think of the children? I mean we all know by following the science as we advise the peasants that we have higher risk of severe illness from Covid as adults, but we don’t need masks, the kids do.”
California is lifting the mask mandate for indoors this week too. IL will be any day now.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 4:53 am:
“Proof positive that both sides of the political aisle are rich snobby elitists that don’t care about the plight of ordinary everyday citizens, but only pretend to do so in front of the media.”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 4:56 am:
Alexi: “Do you know that I used to own a multi-billion dollar bank?”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 7:57 am:
“As punishment for being caught in the act of partying maskless, I am ordering the GA to return to Springfield in person and be in continuous 24/7 session until a budget is passed. You can get it done in less than a week if you work as hard as you partied.”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 8:06 am:
Alexi: “I am to the Democrats what Aaron Schock was to the GOP.”
- NIU Grad - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:27 pm:
“come get your ppl”
Maybe not the best messaging when specifically calling out an LGBT advocacy event…but GOP going to GOP.
- FIREDup! - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:28 pm:
Hey GOP! Negative test, proof of vaccination? No mask! It really is that easy.
- Socially DIstant Watcher - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:29 pm:
Republicans should have been at the Equality gala, too. Masks or not (and people were generally masked except when they took pictures)
- ;) - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:29 pm:
Rules for thee but not for we?
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:31 pm:
Thank you Tom Devore.
- jimme - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:31 pm:
hypocrat?
- lake county democrat - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:32 pm:
How To Create Cynics In One Easy Lesson
- Bruce Rauner - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:32 pm:
First off all you had to show proof of vaccination and have a negative test to get admitted into the gala. Most everyone had a mask unless you were eating, drinking and taking a photo. Lastly, it was a few republicans at the event as well.
- Captain Obvious - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:33 pm:
Covidiocy is a bipartisan thang nowâŚ
- thunderspirit - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:33 pm:
I’m surprised you don’t imagine that it was intentional, NIU Grad.
- Nobody dat Nobody Sent - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:36 pm:
There was a vaccine and negative covid test mandate for attendance. I’m almost kinda hoping that’s why there weren’t very many Republicans in attendance and not because they don’t support LGBTQ+ issues or people…
- Boone's is Back - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:36 pm:
===Most everyone had a mask unless you were eating, drinking and taking a photo===
lol, so when exactly would that mask be worn?
- Rich Miller - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:36 pm:
===Negative test, proof of vaccination? No mask! It really is that easy. ===
There are no exceptions for testing, vaccinations or anything else in the indoor mask mandate other than when one is in the process of eating or drinking.
Democrats who pose maskless for pics at a packed event with maskless people behind them are just inviting this stuff.
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:36 pm:
Most everyone had a mask. In their pocket.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:38 pm:
âWeâre goinâ maskless to own the libs⌠wait, what?â
- The Velvet Frog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:40 pm:
They should have realized that unmasked pictures aren’t a good look. But considering the event required proof of vaccination AND a negative test?
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:43 pm:
âChicago joins Sangamon County and NJ is declaring end to pandemicâ
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:43 pm:
âMaybe this was the year we shoulda had that âMasked Ballâ ideaâ
- Hahaha - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:44 pm:
“The kids must mask up because they could bring the virus home. Luckily for us, COVID is NOT a fan of cocktail parties and was not present.”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:44 pm:
Social media never helps, part 6,529
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:46 pm:
Speaker Welch and Leader Durkin declare masks will no longer be a partisan issueâ
- Hahaha - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:46 pm:
No masks in sight at a large indoor gathering? Clearly these people want granny to die and are the literal worst of humanity. Dems the rules. (pun intended)
- JS Mill - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:47 pm:
=Democrats who pose maskless for pics at a packed event with maskless people behind them are just inviting this stuff.=
Rich, again demonstrating his bipartisanship.
=âWeâre goinâ maskless to own the libs⌠wait, what?â=
I cannot hope to do better than that. OW for the win.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:48 pm:
Own Goal - An own goal is where a player (or players here) perform(s) actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team.
- Not again - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:50 pm:
At least they waited until the TRO was in place.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:51 pm:
âBut⌠our Instagram and Twitter is private⌠how can this happen?â
- Bruce( no not him) - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:53 pm:
But, we aren’t school kids. We can make our own minds up which rules to follow.
- Cubs in '16 - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:53 pm:
*facepalm*
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:54 pm:
âOttawa here we comeâ
- Ben Bluesman - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:56 pm:
::waves hand::
These are not the Democrats you seek.
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 3:57 pm:
Just saying. The Illinois GOP wonât use this come 2022. They still have 400,000 because Madigan bumper stickers they have to use up.
- ChicagoBars - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:02 pm:
To FIREDup(got an exclamation point thru)’s point…
There’s no Chicago mask exemption for negative test + proof of vaccine, nor is there a “quick selfie with anybody” exception. Some big cities do have that exemption but not Chicago.
There’s a bunch of fundraisers ahead, the case rates are dropping, and this is all going to be “Governor Newsom goes to the French Laundry with lobbyists for dinner” fodder every time it happens. Just announce a Mitigations Phase 4.75 dropping masks in spaces with vaccination mandates and this weekend and then ditch the whole, rarely enforced outside Chicago, thing end of the month. It’s all self-inflicted messaging wounds for elected official mask advocates from here on out until June 28th.
- OneMan - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:02 pm:
We would have gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for those dang cameras.
Also for what it is worth, the problem isn’t even as much as the people in the foreground in the pictures, it’s the people in the background. They ain’t all eating and drinking or getting their pictures taken.
Seems like an unforced error to me.
- Ben Gazzara - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:03 pm:
Good thing all these pictures were taken for something important like social media.
- Todd - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:06 pm:
==Most everyone had a mask. In their pocket.==
Blue Dog –If that is the standard, I’m fine with going about my daily business with a mask tucked in my pocket. Sending kids to school with a mask in their pocket.
Rich is right that this kinda thing writes itself and invites the dust up as it is a self inflicted wound. People have been fed up with this BS since Pelosi’s hair salon deal.
you wonder why people are just done with all this pandemic theater — stuff like this.
- Geesh - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:14 pm:
Not many people in the backgrounds of those photos wearing masks.
- The Snowman - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:18 pm:
The average voter will see the hypocrisy of the attendees in the photos. The GOP is correct to expose this.
- SAP - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:19 pm:
Yes, I was maskless, but I didn’t exhale.
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:24 pm:
“Giannouilias declares end to masks in SOS locations”
- Rabid - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:26 pm:
More deep fried Twinkies
- Furtive Look - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:28 pm:
Must be time to end the mask mandate, huh?
- Responsa - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:28 pm:
Hey Get real. Masks seriously cut into smooth schmoozin’ time. Why go to a fundraiser if you can’t have photographic prove that you were at the fundraiser. What’s a little hypocrisy among friends.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:29 pm:
==âGiannouilias declares end to masks in SOS locationsâ==
Alexi overheard saying to the ladies he posed with: “Do you know the youngsters have me to thank for their push for free college? Puts me off the hook for bankrupting Bright Start.”
- Ron Burgundy - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:34 pm:
“Until the GOP realizes the people at this gala should be their people too, we don’t have to worry about our majority. But, let’s get reckless and help them out a bit.”
- 47th Ward - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:39 pm:
They were all holding their breath during the photos. Yep, that’s right. All of them. Gasping for air after each click, they were.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:41 pm:
==A collection of Democrat pols and activists who demand mask mandates were seen partying it up last night in Chicago ==
Meanwhile, Mayor Jim Langfelder and the rest of the Springfield City Council ask, “What’s wrong with partying it up in the Capitol City? Despite the snow. The Alamo is available. Maybe I’ll make an apperance. And I promise you I will ban Sam Cahnman from the premises.”
- Candy Dogood - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:44 pm:
===Your own caption(s)? ===
Some of y’all forgot the assignment.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do to eliminate maskophobia.”
- West Side the Best Side - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:44 pm:
“So you promise, you’re not showing these pictures to anyone, right? “
- Lt Guv - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:44 pm:
Dumbasses. Both a caption & a comment. I get on my own the hardest and this is just wrong.
- City Zen - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:45 pm:
“Start super-spreading the news…”
- Eastern Bloc Mitigation - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:57 pm:
It’s a replay of the last Cook County Dems fundraiser. They’ve got no one to blame but themselves for this.
- Steve - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 4:58 pm:
Democrats will always be first class citizens in Illinois.
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 5:04 pm:
“Trump keynote speaker at Illinois Equality Gala”
- AC - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 5:06 pm:
Being positive about Illinois is not the same thing as trying to increase the positivity level in Illinois.
- Amalia - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 5:06 pm:
Testing testing 1 2 3
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 5:21 pm:
âDems prepping for upcoming Super Bowlâ
- Soccermom - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 5:26 pm:
Rich is right. They fail to heed Soccermom’s first rule of politics: “Never give anybody a stick to hit you with.”
- Almost the Weekend - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 5:35 pm:
“What’s going on in Ottawa, Canada right now is a travesty and threat to democracy… Just follow the rules and the pandemic will be over.”
A conversation at the Gala probably.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 5:49 pm:
“We paid $50,000 apiece for the opportunity to spread disease to all of you tonight.”
- 47th Ward - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 5:51 pm:
Itâs like theyâve never heard of Boris Johnson.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:01 pm:
“Mike Frerichs was unable to be with us tonight–he’s appearing alongside Pat Quinn and Squeezy at the ‘Tax Everyone’s Retirement Now’ rally across the street.”
- Cannon649 - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:03 pm:
Elites - hypocrite - Let me show you my card
Vote them all out of office - now
- thisjustinagain - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:16 pm:
“Illinois Democrats show solidarity with their Republican colleagues by going maskless and clueless.”
- Anonsense - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:23 pm:
Oh, so thatâs why I heard the governor practicing Ezekiel 25:17.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:26 pm:
“Sorry, GOP, Madigan couldn’t be with us tonight.”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:27 pm:
“Rod brought you Pay to Play. We bring you Pay to Play Tonight and Spread Disease.”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:27 pm:
“But Raylene Grischow said it was OK.”
- Anonsense - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:31 pm:
Darwinâs birthday is February 12th. Pictured are nominees for the âmost likelyâ awards.
- FormerParatrooper - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:32 pm:
“We are rich, many of us are legislators, we make the rules nd we get to break the rules on a whim. Don’t like it? Too bad”
At least the computer screen has a masked person on it.
- MisterJayEm - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 6:46 pm:
Wouldn’t have happened under Madigan.
– MrJM
- Matt - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 7:23 pm:
Gee, it was an Equality Illinois, not a Democratic party, event. I know its crazy to consider but there are Republicans who are LGBTQ. Guess the GOP doesnt want their votes anymore.
- Ben - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 7:27 pm:
Just saw that California is dropping mask mandate for vaccinated people next week. Maybe they were in LA and just partying early.
- Pot calling kettle - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 7:41 pm:
“As long as everyone is drinking, we’re good.”
- low level - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 7:49 pm:
== Itâs like theyâve never heard of Boris Johnson.==
True
- Tomorrow is yesterday - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 8:01 pm:
So theyâve cancelled session for Covid, mandated kids have to wear in schools, canât go to a restaurant in the city without vaccine card and must wear mask when not eating, press releases over and over mocking those who fight mask mandates.
Yet here they are? Hypocrisy at its ultimate. Guessing none of them even understand or care about their actions. Probably laughing about being on the GOP Twitter account. Justifying it all.
- AD - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 8:04 pm:
Maskless Democrats “Can’t someone think of the children? I mean we all know by following the science as we advise the peasants that we have higher risk of severe illness from Covid as adults, but we don’t need masks, the kids do.”
- Joe Schmoe - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 8:32 pm:
Looks like a Darren Bailey campaign op to me.
- zatoichi - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 9:11 pm:
What, me worry?
- Shishaq - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 10:04 pm:
Are we so sure that every Democrat present is on record hyperventilating about the need to wear masks indoors?
- Blue Dog - Monday, Feb 7, 22 @ 11:40 pm:
âJB to end mask mandate by weeks endâ
- The Dude - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 4:43 am:
Blue Dog
California is lifting the mask mandate for indoors this week too. IL will be any day now.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 4:53 am:
“Proof positive that both sides of the political aisle are rich snobby elitists that don’t care about the plight of ordinary everyday citizens, but only pretend to do so in front of the media.”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 4:56 am:
Alexi: “Do you know that I used to own a multi-billion dollar bank?”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 7:57 am:
“As punishment for being caught in the act of partying maskless, I am ordering the GA to return to Springfield in person and be in continuous 24/7 session until a budget is passed. You can get it done in less than a week if you work as hard as you partied.”
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 8:06 am:
Alexi: “I am to the Democrats what Aaron Schock was to the GOP.”
- JS Mill - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 8:39 am:
“Well, we feel bad for what is left of the ILGOP so we thought we would throw them a bone”
- supplied_demand - Tuesday, Feb 8, 22 @ 8:41 am:
GOP: “Please focus on this and not the budget and pension news. Thanks.”