UK PM Boris Johnson Becomes The First World Leader To Contract Coronavirus | Talking Points Memo

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, making him the first major world leader to come down with the virus.


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Karma in simple words “is getting what you give” or what you sow. There’s good and bad karma.

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Wonder how many politicians he personally infected?

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Whoops!

Will the EU quarantine the UK?

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Well… all I can say is it COULD happen to a nicer guy

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Is there any possibility he could visit tRump and shake his hand?

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Not nearly enough.

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So he shook hands with everybody. Thereby spreading the disease from the infected to all other patients, some of whom, likely many of whom have underlying conditions.

I take no joy in his contracting this disease. But I do hope that the message gets through loud and clear. Nobody is immune. Flouting the advice of health professionals is dangerous. Please wake up people.

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Perhaps this will knock some sense into the Orange Creature in the WH.

Nah, who am I kidding?

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Any chance he’ll retrace his steps (not literally) for the British public and make known all the people he came in contact with over the last 2-3 weeks when he was still professing that herd immunity was the way to go? It was only a week ago that he dropped that ridiculous idea. Who knows how long he’s been a carrier during that period.

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Damnit so close to the real bad hair leader!

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Bojo, wasn’t your original plan to let it run amok and get herd immunity?

Thanks for making your contribution to the future prosperity of the UK…

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Maybe ttump should visit him in person and shake his hand.

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Dear Mr Virus:

That was the wrong fat idiot.
Remember - big white house.

Thank you.

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No offense, Boris, but maybe you should take one for the team. Seeing a world leader get ravaged by this thing might be enough to persuade the others to, you know, take it seriously.

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Rudy Gobert acted like a buffoon before he was diagnosed with COVID-19, but he had the decency to apologize and donate funds to appropriate and worthy causes. (https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/coronavirus-infected-jazz-star-rudy-gobert-provides-health-update-wishes-he-took-this-thing-more-seriously/).

I will be flabbergasted if Johnson does anything like the same.

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I was thinking “Maybe he will have a moment of moral clarity and recognize what a dangerous asswipe he’s been” but no, I’m afraid you’re right.

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I hope the people of the UK keep this in mind when this asshole’s re-election comes up. This is a perfect illustration of BoJO’s judgement. He’s reckless and puts image above judgement and reality. He can’t lead. People like that can’t lead.

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Well, I suppose we’ll find out Boris’ status as a member of the herd.

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I simply can’t fathom leaders who have been briefed, who know and who have power to do some good playing this for shits and giggles and for petty advantage.

The only way I can make sense of Trump, Johnson and Bolsonaro is that they view politics as an obscene burlesque show and their audience as rubes lined up to be fleeced.

Their is some rough symmetric justice in Johnson snared by his own evil negligence, but what good is that?

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