{"id":50101,"date":"2022-12-08T08:35:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T16:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=50101"},"modified":"2022-12-08T08:35:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T16:35:45","slug":"critics-agree-mtg-greenes-latest-question-about-covid-stinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/08\/critics-agree-mtg-greenes-latest-question-about-covid-stinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics Agree: MTG Greene\u2019s Latest Question About COVID Stinks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MTG Greene seems to be in a never-ending battle with Lauren Boebert and Louie Gohmert for the <em>Congressional Olympic Gold Medal of Abject Stupidity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But her latest pungent foray into the Stupidity Olympics battle really stinks.\u00a0 No, really \u2026 it <strong><em>STINKS!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So many people still wearing masks.<\/p>\n<p>I just want to ask you.<\/p>\n<p>If a pair of underwear, really thick ones, high quality cotton, can\u2019t protect you from a fart, then how will a mask protect you from covid??<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1597403782492540928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>COVID has been plaguing the world for a couple of years now and this is <em><u>NOT<\/u><\/em> the first time this question has been raised and answered.\u00a0 You would think that before posting a question like this that anyone would do a minimum bit of research \u2013 especially someone who serves the people as a Representative in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>But <strong><em>noooo<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 <em><u>not<\/u><\/em> MTG!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll try doing my best <strong><em>Bill Nye the Science Guy<\/em><\/strong> imitation to help her out.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with a brief overview of the chemistry of farts (a topic you\u2019ve probably wondered about a time or two, but never felt it worth your while to delve into.)<\/p>\n<p>There are three different types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitypoint.org\/livewell\/article.aspx?id=f4ac971f-95a4-49ad-b08d-2be2467257e0\"><strong>gaseous sulfur compounds<\/strong><\/a> that cause the stinky odor of our farts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hydrogen sulfide<\/strong>, which is very common, will produce a rotten egg smell.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Methanethiol<\/strong> will produce a smell similar to rotting vegetables or garlic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dimethyl sulfide<\/strong> is often described as smelling like cabbage but might add a sweetness to the overall smell of gas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To understand why masks truly <em><u>DO WORK<\/u><\/em> to protect against COVID (but not preventing MTG from smelling her own farts) it turns out <strong><em>size actually DOES matter<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 (Given MTG\u2019s lurid history of multiple extramarital affairs that led to her recent divorce, you\u2019d think she\u2019d have at least a passing familiarity with this concept.)<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s get down to the nitty-gritty:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The main sulphur-containing flatus component was hydrogen sulphide (1.06 (0.2) \u03bcmol\/l), followed by methanethiol (0.21 (0.04) \u03bcmol\/l) and dimethyl sulphide (0.08 (0.01) \u03bcmol\/l) (means (SEM)).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gut.bmj.com\/content\/43\/1\/100\">https:\/\/gut.bmj.com\/content\/43\/1\/100<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I agree \u2013 that\u2019s way too much chemistry.\u00a0 Here\u2019s something a little bit easier to understand:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear God,<\/p>\n<p>Your underwear isn&#39;t designed to filter the air.<\/p>\n<p>A fart is a bunch of gas molecules. They&#39;re tiny, e.g. methane is 3.8 x 10\u207b\u00b9\u2070 m. The coronavirus (1.25 x 10\u207b\u2077 m) is 3+ orders of magnitude larger!<\/p>\n<p>If a molecule is a corn of sand, COVID has aircraft-carrier size. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kaBwjoeH0D\">https:\/\/t.co\/kaBwjoeH0D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Walpurga M\u00fcller-Schm (@WalpurgaMueller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalpurgaMueller\/status\/1597536463079739392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Remembering that \u201corders of magnitude\u201d is a logarithmic term based on power of 10 \u2013 so from the Tweet:<\/p>\n<p><em>3.8 x 10<\/em><em>\u207b\u00b9\u2070 m = 0.00000000038 m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1.25 x 10<\/em><em>\u207b\u2077 m = 0.000000125 m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Realizing that MTG is severely <em>\u201cintellectually challenged\u201d<\/em> \u2013 let\u2019s go for something more graphic to help her grasp why masks work against COVID but not farts:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask_Molecule.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask_Molecule.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask_Molecule-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask_Molecule-130x150.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And even more akin to her Saturday morning cartoon-watching (I\u2019m sure MTG enjoys animated graphics) something even simpler<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID-v-Farts_Methane-Molecule-Size_OPT.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t mean MTG wouldn\u2019t be ruthlessly mocked for this level of stupidity, so let\u2019s enjoy a few.<\/p>\n<p>(To save space, rather than posting each individual Tweet in full, I\u2019ll just post the response to MTG\u2019S question with a link to its author.)<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget her stinky question:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cIf a pair of underwear, really thick ones, high quality cotton, can\u2019t protect you from a fart, then how will a mask protect you from covid??\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No surprise that beloved <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georgetakei\/status\/1597577303441260545\">George Takei<\/a><\/strong> would come up with the perfect analogy to help her understand the concept using tools that she\u2019s more familiar with:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>If you wear a white hood, really thick, with eye slits, it still can\u2019t protect you from being identified as a white supremacist.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mskristinawong\/status\/1597478073859190788\">Kristina Wong:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>She\u2019s comparing COVID to a fart smell. Because that\u2019s what idiots do.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Youtalkingtume\/status\/1597498871445614592\">Lock Them Trumps Up:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Mainly because I don\u2019t wear my underwear on my head. Next question.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaphMikeyTurtle\/status\/1597417588044464130\">Ralph Toivonen:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The same way socks aren&#8217;t designed to be used as condoms.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrunoTheGreat32\/status\/1597409709409329152\">Bruno in the Bay:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Behold. A sitting Congresswoman thinks farts are highly contagious.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisDJackson\/status\/1597419044595896321\">Chris D. Jackson:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>How the hell did we go from leaders like John Lewis to MTG in just one generation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How very sad.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoanaVotesBlue\/status\/1597411757676728321\">TheLastAnemone:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Why is it any of your business if people choose to mask up to protect themselves and their loved ones from the flu or covid19 or smelling your stinky farts? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MYOB, stop being a bully and leave folks to decide for themselves what&#8217;s best for them.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dee452597\/status\/1597404068938645505\">Pithier variation from RsLie:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>It\u2019s called free choice, Marj! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE CHOICE!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cartoonist <em><strong>Steve Bensen<\/strong><\/em> thought that maybe if MTG were provided a bespoke mask, she might actually be enticed to wear it.\u00a0 He\u2019s got a point:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask_Swastika.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask_Swastika.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask_Swastika-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask_Swastika-150x116.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Others had a more \u2026 <em>hmmm<\/em> \u2026 aromatic approach to mask customization:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask-Trump-Ass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask-Trump-Ass.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask-Trump-Ass-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_COVID_v_Farts_Face-Mask-Trump-Ass-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to MTG regularly displaying her ignorance via Twitter, I think we\u2019d all agree with Sunday Claus on this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liked you better this way. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sUQ17TrwMX\">pic.twitter.com\/sUQ17TrwMX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udd4a\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd5f\ud835\udd55\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd56_\u2102\ud835\udd5d\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd64 (@SundaeDivine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundaeDivine\/status\/1597416674516668416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the actual reason MTG is not having any success with blocking out the smell of farts is easily explained with this one graphic:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_Diaper-Mouth_FULL-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_Diaper-Mouth_FULL-.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_Diaper-Mouth_FULL--282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MTG_Diaper-Mouth_FULL--141x150.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So if MTG does <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not<\/em><\/span> want to be known as the absolute <strong><u>DUMBEST<\/u><\/strong> person in Congress, she had better hope that Boebert and Gohmert don\u2019t die!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTG Greene seems to be in a never-ending battle with Lauren Boebert and Louie Gohmert for the Congressional Olympic Gold Medal of Abject Stupidity. But her latest pungent foray into the Stupidity Olympics battle really stinks.\u00a0 No, really \u2026 it STINKS! COVID has been plaguing the world for a couple of years now and this <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/08\/critics-agree-mtg-greenes-latest-question-about-covid-stinks\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4304,5224,5223,4533,4846,5225],"class_list":["post-50101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-covid","tag-farts","tag-greene","tag-masks","tag-mtg","tag-smell","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}