Minnehaha County Auditor Bob Litz came down with coronavirus while running his small corner of the most secure election in American history. Just a month and a half from retirement, Litz is back on the job and telling everyone to wear their masks to prevent further spread of the pandemic:
“People say, you’re in this leadership position, you should blah-blah-blah. I’ve been wearing a mask for a long time, more than a lot of people and I feel like I’ve done my part. Can I do more? Yes. This is like raising children, you can always do more. So did I change my behaviors? Yes I do,” Litz said.
Behaviors Litz says include a stronger emphasis on masking-up for everyone.
“Wear a mask, wear a mask, when you’re out in public, period,” Litz said [Perry Groten, “Minnehaha County Auditor Back on the Job, Says He Should Have Worn a Mask More Often,” KELO-TV, 2020.11.12].
The election ran well, and people should mask up: Bob Litz stands as a counterexample to the two biggest lies Republicans are telling Americans right now.
Wearing masks for individual and public safety should never have become a political issue. It is common sense. Thank you Bob Litz for telling it like it really is. Hopefully your comments will make a difference in the battle against the covid 19 virus.
On a related topic, I see Noem says she won’t support a lockdown or mask mandate. Looks like the gauntlet has been thrown down for the next presidential campaign to begin.
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Pulitzer prize winning health care journalist Laurie Garrett
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Get this, America?
In South Korea, the government issued a national medical mask mandate because of 200 cases.
200.
Today in the USA we had 170,000+ new cases in a single day.
But, meh. Masks? Shrug.
Come on!
Ms. Leslie, please wear a mask and stay home.