{"id":1279232,"date":"2022-02-07T11:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1279232"},"modified":"2022-02-07T16:52:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:52:56","slug":"doing-her-own-stacey-abrams-vulnerable-house-dem-takes-maskless-selfie-at-campaign-event-with-masked-attendees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doing-her-own-stacey-abrams-vulnerable-house-dem-takes-maskless-selfie-at-campaign-event-with-masked-attendees\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Doing Her Own Stacey Abrams\u2019: Vulnerable House Dem Takes Maskless Selfie At Campaign Event With Masked Attendees"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fdoing-her-own-stacey-abrams-vulnerable-house-dem-takes-maskless-selfie-at-campaign-event-with-masked-attendees%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=1279232&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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1230254499-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin was blasted online Monday after she posted a picture of herself maskless at a campaign meeting, while other attendees were all masked.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at an event for her \u201cSnow Boots on the Ground\u201d campaign tour, Slotkin took a maskless selfie with several dozen attendees and posted it to her Twitter account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another successful Snow Boots on the Ground event in Owosso! Thank you to everyone who came out despite the frigid temperatures. (My selfie skills also seem to be improving so my team actually let me post this one!) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aH3jw3EWaF\">pic.twitter.com\/aH3jw3EWaF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elissa Slotkin (@ElissaSlotkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElissaSlotkin\/status\/1490422387720048642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A video posted to Twitter the day before shows Slotkin wearing a surgical mask while taking a selfie with attendees at another campaign stop.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Snow Boots on the Ground stop number 2 is in the books! Thank you to everyone in Bath for welcoming me to Clinton County (and for indulging in my New Years resolution to take more pictures from the campaign trail). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kR9y6i3Yzn\">pic.twitter.com\/kR9y6i3Yzn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elissa Slotkin (@ElissaSlotkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElissaSlotkin\/status\/1490124702106402819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Slotkin, a former CIA analyst who was first elected to Congress in 2018, is considered a vulnerable seat in the 2022 midterms, where Republicans are expected to take back control of both Houses of Congress. Slotkin\u2019s seat is listed as a toss-up by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\">Cook Political Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter users blasted Slotkin for her hypocrisy on masks, with many drawing comparisons to progressive voting rights activist and Georgia gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/unmasked-stacey-abrams-visits-georgia-school-where-the-kids-still-have-to-mask-up\">Stacey Abrams<\/a>, who was photographed maskless last week with a room full of masked students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEndangered House Democrat Elissa Slotkin doing her own Stacey Abrams,\u201d The New York Post\u2019s Jonathan Levine tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Endangered House Democrat Elissa Slotkin doing her own Stacey Abrams \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FdePpNnYF2\">pic.twitter.com\/FdePpNnYF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LevineJonathan\/status\/1490691732773691401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhy are the children forced to wear masks?\u201d editor-in-chief of The Federalist Mollie Hemingway replied under Slotkin\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why are the children forced to wear masks?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mollie (@MZHemingway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZHemingway\/status\/1490708431359123456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m noticing a theme. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6PcxSte1Ur\">pic.twitter.com\/6PcxSte1Ur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/1490748164726407168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMy mask-free face lets you know I\u2019m important!\u201d New York Post and Fox News columnist Karol Markowicz mocked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My mask-free face lets you know I&#8217;m important! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ON8woODAjC\">https:\/\/t.co\/ON8woODAjC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karol Markowicz (@karol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karol\/status\/1490713687002386433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats\u2019 mask mandate hypocrisy continues,\u201d House Republican Caucus Chairwoman Elise Stefanik wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats&#8217; mask mandate hypocrisy continues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dJpkj3hwNl\">https:\/\/t.co\/dJpkj3hwNl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1490759956265644033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMake sure the people beneath you wear masks right?\u201d Comedian and SiriusXM host Tim Dillon responded. \u201cBecause you\u2019re better than them\u2026 keep them in their place.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Make sure the people beneath you wear masks right?  Because you&#8217;re better than them\u2026 keep them in their place.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Young \ud83d\ude9b (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimRunsHisMouth\/status\/1490712073323655172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A number of other responses can be found below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just more <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RulesForTheeNoneForMe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RulesForTheeNoneForMe<\/a> hypocrisy from Michigan&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElissaSlotkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElissaSlotkin<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>Not only does she clearly have zero self-awareness of everything that is wrong with this image, but she violated *her own* rule that attendees must wear masks!<\/p>\n<p>When will Democrat hypocrisy end? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e2pZnh9Cmi\">https:\/\/t.co\/e2pZnh9Cmi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michigan GOP (@MIGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIGOP\/status\/1490707076485722117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You would think all the candidates would have gotten the memo by now not to post maskless pics of themselves with a bunch of masked people and kids\u2026 you know bc of the elitist hypocrisy it displays. But I guess not. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s0zh5aHI4r\">https:\/\/t.co\/s0zh5aHI4r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Daniel Davidson (@johnddavidson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnddavidson\/status\/1490754857266995204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good to see you required the peasants be masked <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R8iE17aZ26\">https:\/\/t.co\/R8iE17aZ26<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimHansonDC\/status\/1490708097601576963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These are happening hourly at this point. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qTJbaVNZX1\">https:\/\/t.co\/qTJbaVNZX1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1490775222462697479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">what are your demands <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eMdVpWaIb1\">https:\/\/t.co\/eMdVpWaIb1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethAMandel\/status\/1490724606847639553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Right, it\u2019s the \u201cselfie skills\u201d that are the issue when it comes to posting. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\ude11<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rebecca Downs (@RebeccaRoseGold) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebeccaRoseGold\/status\/1490714608520290306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elissa why aren\u2019t you afraid of COVID?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a\ud83d\ude9b (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1490697352662949888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Where&#8217;s your mask? Oh yeah, that&#8217;s only for the peasants.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacob Airey (@realJacobAirey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realJacobAirey\/status\/1490767284310212608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Slotkin and Abrams are the latest in a long line of Democratic politicians who have been called out for their hypocrisy on wearing masks. Both Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and California Governor Gavin Newsom were photographed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/liars-gonna-lie-newsom-slammed-for-going-maskless-at-nfl-playoff-game-then-claiming-he-didnt\">maskless at the NFC Championship Game<\/a> at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, in violation of the mask mandates imposed by the city of Los Angeles and the state of California, as the Daily Wire reported.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed on the issue at a news conference the day after the game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/liars-gonna-lie-newsom-slammed-for-going-maskless-at-nfl-playoff-game-then-claiming-he-didnt\">Newsom<\/a> claimed that the photo was the only time he was without a mask during the game. \u201cI was very judicious yesterday, very judicious, and you\u2019ll see the photo that I did take, where Magic was kind enough, generous enough to ask me for a photograph, and in my left hand is the mask and I took the photo,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cThe rest of the time I wore it, as we all should, [except] when I had a glass of water, or anything, and I encourage everybody else to do so. And that\u2019s it.\u201d However, Twitter users pointed out that Newsom had been spotted maskless on more than one occasion, by a FOX broadcast camera, and by the fan camera inside the stadium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/these-fers-will-keep-lying-garcetti-says-he-was-holding-his-breath-when-photographed-maskless-at-nfl-playoff-game\">Garcetti<\/a> was also lambasted on Twitter after claiming he \u201cheld his breath\u201d in the photo with Johnson. \u201cI\u2019ll take personal responsibility, and if it makes you and everyone else happy \u2014 or even the photographs with people where literally I\u2019m holding my breath for two seconds \u2014 I won\u2019t even do that,\u201d Garcetti told Deadline. \u201cI wore my mask the entire game,\u201d he added.&nbsp;\u201cWhen people ask for a photograph, I hold my breath and I put it here and people can see that. There is a zero percent chance of infection from that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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