Highway Patrolman (and huge right wing media star) Robert Lamay to Washington governor Jay Inslee over vaccination requirement: "Kiss my ass."
Covid-19 to Robert Lamay: "You're dead."
I hope the antivax whack-jobs just keep refusing the vaccine and keep dying. 6-7 years of 300k deaths a year and we'll thin the herd by natural selection. Probably will even raise the mean IQ of the country as well.
You can't talk about this story without someone from the right accusing you of "
celebrating another person's death." Posts such as the one above, don't help matters. You appear to be gloating, and that is crass and repugnant.
I want to make it clear right away that I consider this man's death to be a horrible tragedy. He was a devoted public servant, a husband and a father, who no doubt also leaves behind many friends.
RIP, Officer Robert LaMay.
I'm not approaching this post from a position of being critical of the departed. Robert LaMay had personal convictions against vaccinations, and he stood by them. Right or wrong, smart or foolish, it was his right to remain unvaccinated.
However, this story should be discussed, because Fox News deserves some criticism for how they have handled this. The hosts on Fox News have treated anti-vaxxers such as Robert LaMay like folk heroes for their public defiance of vaccination mandates, but they never do follow up reports when these same people (
such as LaMay) contract COVID-19 and die. LaMay's death has still not been mentioned anywhere on Fox News, despite the fact that they had him as a frequent guest on multiple shows just 3 1/2 months ago. This is bad journalism. Fox News has not told their viewers the whole story that there is to tell regarding Mr. LaMay's stance against COVID vaccines.
Fox News propping up anti-vaxxer, Robert LaMay, as a folk hero (below).
Trooper Bragged On Fox Of 'Phenomenal Job Offers' After He Resigned
^^^ Video of his now infamous interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham. ^^^
Washington trooper signs out for last time, tells Inslee he can 'kiss my a--'
State trooper explains why he told liberal governor to 'kiss my a--' and quit over vaccine mandate
Robert LaMay's tragic death from COVID-19. RIP (below).
Trooper dies after quitting job over vaccination requirement
Fox News has still not mentioned Robert LaMay's COVID-related death (below).
Fox News under fire for failing to report on trooper’s death from Covid after they aired his anti-vax stance
In addition to not mentioning the death of Robert LaMay, Fox News has also failed to mention their own vaccine mandate. Back in December, Fox Corporation, the owner of Fox News, told employees that those working in New York City would have to show proof they'd had at least one dose of the COVID vaccine by December 27th, which removed a previously held testing option for them.
Fox News requires COVID vaccinations (below).
Fox News drops testing option for office workers and will require vaccination
To say that this reveals hypocrisy is an understatement.
On the one hand, Fox News hosts rail against all vaccination mandates, and applaud the heroes who have taken a stand against them. On the other hand, Fox News hosts have already abided by a vaccination mandate in their own lives. They are both hypocrites and bad journalists.