{"id":1295558,"date":"2022-02-14T03:15:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T08:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1295558"},"modified":"2022-02-14T08:22:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:22:33","slug":"hes-really-good-at-holding-his-breath-cruz-drags-la-mayor-garcetti-going-maskless-at-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hes-really-good-at-holding-his-breath-cruz-drags-la-mayor-garcetti-going-maskless-at-super-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s Really Good At Holding His Breath\u2019: Cruz Drags LA Mayor Garcetti Going Maskless At Super Bowl"},"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\">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%2Fhes-really-good-at-holding-his-breath-cruz-drags-la-mayor-garcetti-going-maskless-at-super-bowl%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=1295558&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\/pjimage-4-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Sunday night, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) mocked Los Angeles Democrat mayor Eric Garcetti after a photo showed him going maskless at the Super Bowl. Last Wednesday, Garcetti had insisted that when he went maskless at SoFi Stadium the previous weekend for the NFC Championship game, he was \u201cholding his breath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the photo of Garcetti maskless at the Super Bowl, Cruz tweeted, \u201cHe\u2019s really good at holding his breath.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He\u2019s really good at holding his breath. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6uaC0S9o4M\">https:\/\/t.co\/6uaC0S9o4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1493020970877075458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SoFi Stadium\u2019s rules dictate that masks are required indoors and outdoors during events with more than 5,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>Last Wednesday, asked about photos of him maskless with Los Angeles Lakers icon Earvin \u201cMagic\u201d Johnson, Garcetti stated, \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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DEADLINE\/status\/1489029202452094978\">Deadline<\/a>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wore my mask the entire game,\u201d Garcetti&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/eric-garcetti-maskless-magic-johnson-rams-game-photo\/11533891\/\">protested<\/a>. \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>He added, \u201cI won\u2019t pull it down for two seconds anymore \u2014 that\u2019s easy. But to me, it is crystal clear that nobody has been endangered by that and I\u2019m trying to model the good behavior of making sure we wear this (for the) entire game,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10471247\/LA-Mayor-Eric-Garcetti-says-held-breath-maskless-photo-Magic-Johnson.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a>&nbsp;noted.<\/p>\n<p>Garcetti was widely mocked on social media after the NFC Championship game :<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I cannot stop laughing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E7l8FXrih1\">https:\/\/t.co\/E7l8FXrih1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bariweiss\/status\/1489067643520749570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This isn&#8217;t hypocrisy. This keeps happening because the politicians who impose all these COVID rules and restrictions on everyone else see them as a useless joke, and that&#8217;s why they ignore them in their own lives and end up saying darkly hilarious things like this to justify it: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xfz16ZlR0L\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xfz16ZlR0L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/1489070667668594689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He really thinks we&#8217;re that stupid <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ntBss6Ea5Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/ntBss6Ea5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gorman (@mattsgorman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattsgorman\/status\/1489049105385021443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like Bill Clinton, he never inhaled. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rtixeXf4pH\">https:\/\/t.co\/rtixeXf4pH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdMorrissey\/status\/1489052525886062595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LA, a city I&#8217;ve called home and love,  deserves a better-quality liar than Garcetti. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HA7okSshdj\">https:\/\/t.co\/HA7okSshdj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickgillespie\/status\/1489061505937121282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">these f*ckers will keep lying and nobody will care and your toddlers will have to be masked up in daycare forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dm4iClqBFL\">https:\/\/t.co\/dm4iClqBFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GPollowitz\/status\/1489195406483505152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My 4-year-old still has to wear a mask outdoors at her Pre-K <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3bBjzIOKo5\">https:\/\/t.co\/3bBjzIOKo5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyLfisher\/status\/1489050851721322497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prior to the Super Bowl, Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer had said, \u201cTransmission is super high here. And we\u2019ve got to get to lower rates before it makes sense to be taking off our masks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen asked why the SoFi mask requirement made sense, when millions of people have attended NFL games this year, including in places without strict mask rules, Ferrer didn\u2019t answer directly. She suggested risk for transmission remained high in large venues, and emphasized that determining where a person became infected can often be difficult, if not impossible,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2022\/02\/03\/officials-urge-mask-wearing-fans-attending-super-bowl\/\">WDBJ7<\/a> reported on February 2.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger had another perspective, asserting of masks, \u201cThey don\u2019t make a difference when they\u2019re not consistently followed or enforced. I strongly believe individuals should be allowed to make an informed choice about whether to mask up or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Dr. Erica Pan, the deputy director for California\u2019s Center for Infectious Diseases, told the California Medical Association, \u201cWe\u2019re still recommending it while rates are high, and certainly in indoor settings, indoor crowded settings \u2014 especially if you don\u2019t know people\u2019s vaccination status,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-02-09\/when-it-is-really-safe-to-take-off-your-mask-in-california\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> reported, adding that Ferrer stated last week, \u201cI will say, unequivocally, that we should not be lifting the masking mandate when we\u2019re reporting thousands and thousands of new cases every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cThat doesn\u2019t make sense to us here at Public Health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday night, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) mocked Los Angeles Democrat mayor Eric Garcetti after a photo showed him going maskless at the Super Bowl. 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