While there were some interesting moments from the first Republican presidential debate of the 2023/ 2024 election season, there was one notable topic that didn’t come up. The moderators did not ask a single question about vaccines or COVID vaccine mandates.
What’s worse is that none of the Republican contenders on stage addressed the topic. You get an opening and closing statement. And just because a question isn’t asked, it doesn’t mean you can’t address it.
To be sure, I think the most populist message to sell for Republicans is that of the average American family that is struggling. Wages are not keeping up with the cost of living, and a majority of people are feeling it in some form or another.
This is not all Joe Biden’s fault, but he and his administration have certainly contributed to the bad economy. There was already a bubble economy when he entered office in January 2021, but he has only made it worse.
And while previous Federal Reserve policy is largely to blame, along with high government spending, there has been a lot of chaos in the economy because of COVID lockdowns and mandates. That also includes vaccine mandates that forced many employers into a situation of mandating a medical procedure for their employees.
Some people got the jab because they simply didn’t want to lose their job. Some people didn’t get the jab and were fired from their job. Some people managed to escape with an exemption but still had to go through the pain of the process.
Never Forget
For those who didn’t get a COVID shot or got one because of feeling like you had no other good choice, you should never forget what the evil Biden did to you. It was also the evil Fauci and the supporting cast. It was also the evil establishment media that didn’t treat this like the revolting evil that it was.
These people lied, and they have blood on their hands. They kept saying it was “safe and effective”. Both parts of that are a lie, and they knew it too.
Biden said multiple times that if you get the shot, then you can’t die. This is both utterly stupid and vicious at the same time. Wouldn’t he have at least said that if you get the shot then you can’t die of COVID? It would still be a lie, but at least it wouldn’t sound completely non-sensical.
Biden and his handlers caused complete chaos and destruction in our economy, and they put millions of people through pain. People were compelled to take a jab they didn’t want with the threat of their job.
Biden should be in prison just for this act alone. Forget all of the bribery and money laundering stuff. Even if the so-called vaccines were safe and effective, Biden should still go to prison for implementing his mandates.
Just like his order to forgive student loans, the Supreme Court ruled the mandate for employers with 100 or more employees to be unconstitutional. But there are no consequences for evil Biden and his evil handlers who cause chaos and destruction. They just say, “Oh well, the courts struck that one down. What should we try next?”
An Issue That Matters
There were many millions of people who were impacted by these vaccine mandates. About 25 to 30 percent of the population didn’t get a COVID jab. And you know there is a significant minority that felt compelled to get it, whether or not it involved their job or going to college.
Just by looking at the number of people getting boosters, a significant majority of people don’t want more COVID shots. So certainly they would be against vaccine mandates.
So you can’t tell me that this isn’t a popular issue.
And for the people who were actually vaccine injured or have a loved one who was vaccine injured and know it, they are going to be incredibly passionate about this issue.
They probably feel forgotten, and the feeling may not be wrong. They want an advocate who is not just going to pledge “no mandates”, but someone who will also try to serve some justice for those who were harmed.
They would ideally like to see Fauci and Biden and pharmaceutical executives and others behind bars for their crimes, but at the very least they would like to be recognized. They would like acknowledgement that the vaccines weren’t safe and effective and some people continue to live (or not live) with the consequences to this day.
Where is DeSantis?
Back to the political aspect of this, why is no Republican talking about this? I have heard Trump (Mr. Operation Warp Speed) say he would never issue mandates. He has heard his supporters on this one and would generally prefer not to talk about it.
But where is Ron DeSantis? This should be his issue. Although he locked down Florida in April 2020, he became something of a hero to the anti COVID hysterics. He was fighting against vaccine mandates in Florida. The surgeon general of Florida, Joseph Ladapo, has said that probably nobody should be getting these vaccines.
With DeSantis losing badly to Trump in the polls, it is amazing that he isn’t talking about this issue. He brought up the COVID lockdowns briefly in the debate, but he didn’t touch on the vaccines or vaccine mandates. He is missing a big opportunity. He could be a voice for millions of people out there who do still remember what was done to them in 2021 and 2022.
These politicians lie or exaggerate all the time. Why are none of them taking up the cause of the vaccine injured and those who are simply against vaccine mandates? They are letting the media dictate what they talk about.
Although Vivek Ramaswamy has done a pretty good job of setting his own agenda, he did not bring up vaccine mandates either. Of course, all of the others on the debate stage are horrible and too busy worrying about sending off more money to Ukraine than worrying about what happened to Americans a couple of short years ago.
Let’s hope that Robert Kennedy Jr. does not run away from this issue. His enemies already like to smear him by calling him anti-vax. Since he has that reputation anyway, he can empathize with those who were forced to take the jab.
It is not a losing issue. There are a lot of people who haven’t forgotten what was done to them, and they want an advocate.