More hubris justly rewarded: Herman Cain hospitalized 11 days after Trump rally (and his tweet)

[Chesterton]

None are so deaf as those who will not hear.

None are so hallucinatory as those who hear things which aren't there.

 

[pitabread]

I’m kind of divided. On one hand, I don’t want the man to get hurt or die. At the same time, it’s hard to muster sympathy for someone who put themselves at risk needlessly and suffered the consequences. Mess with fire long enough, you’ll get burned.

People can only deny reality for so long. At some point, reality will happily slap them upside the head.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Still in the hospital:
Herman Cain still hospitalized more than 3 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis

 

[cow451]

Still in the hospital:
Herman Cain still hospitalized more than 3 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis

Note to people: Wear the flipping mask!

 

[essentialsaltes]

Herman Cain, dead at 74, of COVID-19.

Herman Cain, the former presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show.

Cain tested positive for Covid-19 on June 29 and was hospitalized on July 1 after developing symptoms serious enough to be hospitalized, according to the statement posted on Twitter.

Cain was a co-chair of Black Voices for Trump, and his last public appearance was as one of the surrogates at President Trump's June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh told CNN at the time that Cain did not meet with Trump at the Tulsa rally.

It is unknown where Cain contracted the virus. Cain was pictured at the indoor rally not wearing a mask.

 

[lasthero]

Herman Cain, dead at 74, of COVID-19.

Herman Cain, the former presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show.

Cain tested positive for Covid-19 on June 29 and was hospitalized on July 1 after developing symptoms serious enough to be hospitalized, according to the statement posted on Twitter.

Cain was a co-chair of Black Voices for Trump, and his last public appearance was as one of the surrogates at President Trump's June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh told CNN at the time that Cain did not meet with Trump at the Tulsa rally.

It is unknown where Cain contracted the virus. Cain was pictured at the indoor rally not wearing a mask.

This should not have happened. He should've worn the mask. He shouldn't have been at the rally in the first place.

Wear the mask, people. Come on.

 

[FenderTL5]

May God rest his soul.

This should not have happened. He should've worn the mask. He shouldn't have been at the rally in the first place.

Wear the mask, people. Come on.

It should be a cautionary tale for all of us.

 

[CitizenD]

He was diagnosed 9 days after the Tulsa rally so there is a decent chance he got it there.

 

[CitizenD]

Herman Cain is a very active tweeter for a guy on his death bed!

https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1288521930782330883

 

[JohnDB]

God sets up rulers and deposes them~Daniel

 

[lasthero]

He was diagnosed 9 days after the Tulsa rally so there is a decent chance he got it there.

Honestly, whether he did or not, he shouldn’t have been out and about. He wasn’t an essential worker, he could afford to stay home and quarantine, there’s nothing he needed to do that required him to come out and take risks.

 

[SimplyMe]

My condolences to his family and friends. Hopefully the rest of us can take it as a reminder of how deadly this disease can be, that you can even seem to be recovering and relapse (appears to frequently happen), and that we need to protect those with risk factors (such as being a senior citizen).

 

[MIDutch]

Honestly, whether he did or not, he shouldn’t have been out and about. He wasn’t an essential worker, he could afford to stay home and quarantine, there’s nothing he needed to do that required him to come out and take risks.

He was also a colon cancer survivor, so he was immensely at risk health wise.

What would make a reasonably intelligent man like Herman Cain, knowing his own health concerns, risk going to a trump campaign rally where social distancing and mask wearing were actively DISCOURAGED?

 

[camille70]

Condolences to Mr. Cain's friends, family and supporters. I was hoping he'd survive and speak wisdom to others.

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies at 74

 

[camille70]

Herman Cain is a very active tweeter for a guy on his death bed!

https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1288521930782330883

His staff was running his Twitter account and giving regular updates on his health.

 

[loveofourlord]

part of me feels bad for him, but other part thinks maybe if he had paid attention to the scientist he might have survived, he's the first, but probbaly not the last of the republicans that will end up this way.

 

[durangodawood]

...What would make a reasonably intelligent man like Herman Cain, knowing his own health concerns, risk going to a trump campaign rally where social distancing and mask wearing were actively DISCOURAGED?

These days, many otherwise intelligent people have lost track of how to ascertain reality.

 

[loveofourlord]

One big sad thing is, the republicans are the most vulnerable from covid 19, not the least from their denial of it meaning they are more likly to take risks. Maybe this will be a warning.

 

[ArmenianJohn]

My conservative Facebook friends are saying the following about his death:
"He died from stage 4 Colon cancer"
"Yep he died from the cancer but of course they'll report it as Coronavirus like they do with all the other ones"
"His death is a hoax - he's alive somewhere and wanted out of the spotlight and Trump helped give that to him"
"He probably had a flu and with his cancer it killed him - it's NOT Covid"
"No masks would have helped him at all"

I'm stunned and appalled

 

[NightHawkeye]