{"id":971055,"date":"2021-11-05T07:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T11:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=971055"},"modified":"2021-11-05T07:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T11:14:29","slug":"freedom-is-worth-losing-friends-over-arizona-gop-senate-candidate-fires-back-after-best-man-slams-him-for-saying-covid-vaccine-mandates-are-evil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-is-worth-losing-friends-over-arizona-gop-senate-candidate-fires-back-after-best-man-slams-him-for-saying-covid-vaccine-mandates-are-evil\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Freedom Is Worth Losing Friends Over\u2019: Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Fires Back After Best Man Slams Him For Saying COVID Vaccine Mandates Are Evil"},"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\">48<\/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%2Ffreedom-is-worth-losing-friends-over-arizona-gop-senate-candidate-fires-back-after-best-man-slams-him-for-saying-covid-vaccine-mandates-are-evil%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=971055&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--><p>A leading GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, blasted for calling COVID mandates \u201cevil\u201d by the man who had been the best man at his wedding, fired back that he wished his best man well, but retorted, \u201cFreedom is worth losing friends over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blake Masters, the Chief Operating Officer of Thiel Capital and president of The Thiel Foundation, is running for the Arizona Senate seat. Masters is challenging incumbent Democrat senator Mark Kelly in 2022 for one of the seats that could determine whether the GOP can regain control of the United States Senate. He told <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-government-and-politics-arizona-senate-elections-election-2020-e80b92e3f88b4dea032454983c8cd6fb\">The Associated Press<\/a> in July, \u201cI fear that we are losing the country. I want my kids to grow up in an America that works like the one I grew up in. I want them to grow up in a country that I still recognize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, following the Biden administration\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/v\">announcement<\/a> setting&nbsp;Jan. 4 as the deadline for companies with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID vaccinations&nbsp;or start weekly testing of their workers, he tweeted, \u201ccovid vaccine mandates are evil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">covid vaccine mandates are evil<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bgmasters\/status\/1456404571958349825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That prompted Collin Wedel, whom Masters stated had been the best man at Masters\u2019 wedding, to snap on Twitter, \u201cShame on you. I\u2019m so utterly disappointed in what you\u2019ve done with yourself. People will get sick, and die, from your reckless rhetoric. As someone who loves and use to respect you: What happened to you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Masters fired back, \u201cCollin was a best friend growing up. He told me about the famous class where I met Peter Thiel, and he was best man at my wedding. The most deadly virus we face is progressivism, it rots both brains and nations. I wish Collin well \u2014 but freedom is worth losing friends over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Collin was a best friend growing up. He told me about the famous class where I met Peter Thiel, and he was best man at my wedding.<\/p>\n<p>The most deadly virus we face is progressivism, it rots both brains and nations. I wish Collin well \u2014 but freedom is worth losing friends over. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7AizQ8HDKy\">pic.twitter.com\/7AizQ8HDKy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bgmasters\/status\/1456454269666791425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In early October, the Pima County Democratic Party in Arizona attacked Masters, saying \u201cThere is no border crisis\u201d after Masters had pointed out the porous nature of the border wall by showing where it simply stopped, allowing drug cartels to monitor the border and instruct<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leading GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, blasted for calling COVID mandates \u201cevil\u201d by the man who had been the best man at his wedding, fired back that he wished his best man well, but retorted, \u201cFreedom is worth losing friends over.\u201dBlake Masters, the Chief Operating Officer of Thiel Capital and president of The Thiel Foundation, is running for the Arizona Senate seat. Masters is challenging incumbent Democrat senator Mark Kelly in 2022 for one of the seats that could determine whether the GOP can regain control of the United States Senate. He told The Associated Press in July, \u201cI fear that we are losing the country. I want my kids to grow up in an America that works like the one I grew up in. I want them to grow up in a country that I still recognize.\u201dOn Thursday night, following the Biden administration\u2019s announcement setting\u00a0Jan. 4 as the deadline for companies with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID vaccinations\u00a0or start weekly testing of their workers, he tweeted, \u201ccovid vaccine mandates are evil.\u201dcovid vaccine mandates are evil\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) November 4, 2021That prompted Collin Wedel, whom Masters stated had been the best man at Masters\u2019 wedding, to snap on Twitter, \u201cShame on you. I\u2019m so utterly disappointed in what you\u2019ve done with yourself. People will get sick, and die, from your reckless rhetoric. As someone who loves and use to respect you: What happened to you?\u201dMasters fired back, \u201cCollin was a best friend growing up. He told me about the famous class where I met Peter Thiel, and he was best man at my wedding. The most deadly virus we face is progressivism, it rots both brains and nations. I wish Collin well \u2014 but freedom is worth losing friends over.\u201dCollin was a best friend growing up. He told me about the famous class where I met Peter Thiel, and he was best man at my wedding.The most deadly virus we face is progressivism, it rots both brains and nations. I wish Collin well \u2014 but freedom is worth losing friends over. pic.twitter.com\/7AizQ8HDKy\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) November 5, 2021In early October, the Pima County Democratic Party in Arizona attacked Masters, saying \u201cThere is no border crisis\u201d after Masters had pointed out the porous nature of the border wall by showing where it simply stopped, allowing drug cartels to monitor the border and instruct their agents when to cross.The Pima County Democratic Party tweeted, \u201cHey @bgmasters\u2014this is actually what our border region looks like. It is not some imaginary, cosplay, video game, that you like refer to as a \u2018Kill Zone\u2019 \u2014 it is a diverse, beautiful, and thriving community. #BorderTown #TheBigBorderLie#ThereIsNoBorderCrisis#QnutsZ.\u201dHey @bgmasters \u2013 this is actually what our border region looks like. It is not some imaginary, cosplay, video game, that you like to refer to as a &#8220;Kill Zone&#8221; \u2013 it is a diverse, beautiful, and thriving community. #BorderTown #TheBigBorderLie #ThereIsNoBorderCrisis #Qnuts https:\/\/t.co\/uAFdmVacut\u2014 Pima County Democratic Party (@PimaDems) October 3, 2021Masters fired back: \u201cWow. AZ Democrats are going with \u2018There is no border crisis.\u2019 They can\u2019t defend 200k+ illegal crossings every month, so they just ignore it and call you a racist if you talk about it.\u201dWow. AZ Democrats are going with \u201cThere is no border crisis\u201dThey can\u2019t defend 200k+ illegal crossings every month, so they just ignore it and call you a racist if you talk about it https:\/\/t.co\/YDFdQuVhwW\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) October 4, 2021He continued:*Everyone knows there is a crisis.* The problem is so bad the Biden admin had to lie and say a couple border guards were whipping Haitians \u2014 after the story was totally debunked \u2014 just to end the news cycle. And the logic here is hilarious. Most war zones are literally also just nature if you go there when there\u2019s no fighting. This is like standing by a brunch spot in chicago and saying \u201csee there\u2019s no homicide problem\u201d Good luck in 2022 gang.And the logic here is hilariousMost war zones are literally also just nature if you go there when there\u2019s no fighting.This is like standing by a brunch spot in chicago and saying \u201csee there\u2019s no homicide problem\u201dGood luck in 2022 gang\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) October 4, 2021Prior to the Pima County Democratic Party attacking Masters, he had tweeted video of himself climbing up the hill adjacent to the border wall to show where it ended, then tweeted, \u201cThis hilltop, about 100m into Mexico, is a cartel observation post. A scout peaked (sic) his head out to scope us out, but ducked away before I could get a photo. From here, he can observe about 50 miles of border. He tells his drug and human smuggler buddies when to cross.\u201dThis hilltop, about 100m into Mexico, is a cartel observation post. A scout peaked his head out to scope us out, but ducked away before I could get a photo. From here, he can observe about 50 miles of border. He tells his drug and human smuggler buddies when to cross. pic.twitter.com\/1JJavCC6UA\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) October 2, 2021\u201c\u2026 our southern border is also the biggest crime scene in the United States,\u201d he stated. \u201cEvery household in this photo knows what it\u2019s like to have cartel operators cross their land with near impunity.\u201dThe National Memorial itself is beautiful. Montezuma Pass, the surrounding countryside, are gorgeous.But our southern border is also the biggest crime scene in \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8. Every household in this photo knows what it\u2019s like to have cartel operators cross their land with near impunity. pic.twitter.com\/iFhqEWzG8E\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) October 2, 2021He added, \u201c1. Finish the wall 2. Hire and train thousands more border patrol agents. Pay them well and support them 3. Technology. Cameras, sensors, drones, the works. What we need is simple, but Joe Biden and Mark Kelly want the opposite. Which is why we\u2019re going to win big in 2022.\u201d1. Finish the wall2. Hire and train thousands more border patrol agents. Pay them well and support them3. Technology. Cameras, sensors, drones, the worksWhat we need is simple, but Joe Biden and Mark Kelly want the opposite. Which is why we\u2019re going to win big in 2022.\u2014 Blake Masters (@bgmasters) October 2, 2021The Wall Street Journal reported on September 10 that Cochise County Republican Sheriff Mark Dannels\u2019 \u201cdepartment operates 600 cameras that monitor trails in Cochise, Santa Cruz and Pima Counties. Since Jan. 1, they\u2019ve spotted 21,000 illegals entering the country. But the apprehension rate is only 39%.\u201dThe 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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