{"id":1266634,"date":"2022-02-02T18:23:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266634"},"modified":"2022-02-02T18:23:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:23:29","slug":"democrat-elaine-lurias-political-consultant-calls-unmasked-students-dckheads-says-parents-are-too-dumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-elaine-lurias-political-consultant-calls-unmasked-students-dckheads-says-parents-are-too-dumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Elaine Luria&#039;s Political Consultant Calls Unmasked Students &#039;D*ckheads,&#039; Says Parents Are &#039;Too Dumb&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-elaine-lurias-political-consultant-calls-unmasked-students-dckheads-says-parents-are-too-dumb%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266634&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/Rep-Elaine-Luria-D-VA-July27-2021-Getty-640x335.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Ben Tribbett, a political consultant who helped Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) get to Congress, took to Twitter on Monday, calling students who do not wish to wear masks to school \u201cdickheads\u201d and for teachers to reflect as much in their grading.<\/p>\n<p>After backlash, Tribbett responded by doubling down, saying \u201cI said it and I meant it. Ratio away,\u201d before following up to attack the parents as \u201canti vax\u201d and \u201ctoo dumb.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My favorite part of the \u201coptional masks\u201d at schools crowd is that the teachers can identify the dickheads and make sure their grades reflect their caring for others.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Tribbett (@notlarrysabato) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notlarrysabato\/status\/1488375333577449473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI assume the reaction to this is because these anti vax parents were too dumb to think about the reactions of their kids teachers?\u201d he said. \u201cBetter homeschool then!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I assume the reaction to this is because these anti vax parents were too dumb to think about the reactions of their kids teachers?  Better homeschool then!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Tribbett (@notlarrysabato) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notlarrysabato\/status\/1488534140924448771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to Federal Election Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00664375&amp;recipient_name=Pocket+Aces\">filings<\/a>, Luria has paid Pocket Aces Consulting, the firm of which Tribbett is founder and president, $13,500 since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Tibbett\u2019s firm proudly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocketacesconsulting.com\/\">boasts<\/a> that they&nbsp;\u201chave taken on and won some of the toughest races against politics\u2019 biggest villains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But masking in schools has proven to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/28\/opinion\/masks-covid-children.html\">detrimental<\/a> to a child\u2019s educational and social <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2022\/01\/kids-masks-schools-weak-science\/621133\/\">development<\/a> as well as their mental health. Not only that, but a growing body of data <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2022\/02\/02\/the-cdcs-insistence-on-universal-masking-in-schools-looks-less-scientific-every-day\/\">suggests<\/a> that masking children is not effective as stopping the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Luria, who is looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2022\/01\/06\/vulnerable-virginia-democrat-elaine-luria-announces-reelection-bid-in-historically-battleground-district\/\">defend<\/a> a district <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/03\/republican-glenn-youngkin-won-in-two-democrat-controlled-u-s-house-districts-in-virginia\/\">won<\/a> by new Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) by 8.3 points, has her pockets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/industries\/summary.php?ind=l1300&amp;recipdetail=H&amp;sortorder=A&amp;mem=Y&amp;cycle=2022\">lined<\/a> by teachers\u2019 unions that have been on the forefront of school closures and masking requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Luria\u2019s office did not respond to Breitbart News when asked if the congresswoman agrees with her political consultant\u2019s portrayal of students and their parents. The office would also not answer how, given current data, Luria could support masking.<\/p>\n<p><em>Breccan F. Thies<\/em>&nbsp;<em>is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreccanFThies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BreccanFThies<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Tribbett, a political consultant who helped Rep. 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