Chris Cuomo Rips Anti-Vax Restaurateur Tony Roman
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CNN's Chris Cuomo threw down with Tony Roman, owner of California restaurant Basilico's Pasta e Vino, over his refusal to allow vaccinated people to eat at his establishment.
Yes, vaccinated people, because he views the decision to get the shot as evidence of low intelligence.
"It's an IQ test," Roman told Cuomo on Wednesday. "Like I say to people when they ask me, if they're so blinded with their rage and their hate, I tell them, you know what, if you don't understand it, maybe we should put up a sign that says you're too stupid to come into the restaurant."
Cuomo, puzzled by the claim, pushed back to ask Roman if he or any of his family members have been vaccinated.
Roman, who has not gotten the shot, insisted Cuomo declare his vaccination status — which the CNN anchor willingly shared, as he and his family members have received their injections.
"See, what you're not getting — you're failing the IQ test," Roman responded. "What you're not getting, which I expected, what you're not getting is that this is not an anti-vaccine stand. It's a pro-freedom stand. That's what you're not getting."
"What is the difference when you are ignoring the science that suggests that if you get vaccinated you protect yourself, you protect the people around you, and you help us get out of this pandemic a little bit faster?" Cuomo questioned.
Roman claimed that if he and others succumbed to the vaccine push, Americans would later be forced to lock themselves in their homes if there were an outbreak of the flu or the common cold, adding, "Where does it end?"
"It ends with you getting the vaccine so that this virus doesn't keep replicating and creating variants that we need to find ways to combat," Cuomo reasoned. "The whole reason this is happening is because people won't protect themselves, Tony. I mean, what are you thinking?"
Roman went on to question why Cuomo then left his house when he was infected with the coronavirus, adding that "it's been documented."
"First of all, 'it has been documented' — my ass, it's been documented. I quarantined. I went out — my wife got accosted by somebody," an angered Cuomo replied, prompting Roman to say "I don't know, man."
"I know you don't know," Cuomo shot back. "So I'm trying to help you. The science is clear Tony … I don't want you to get sick like I got sick."
Cuomo went on to say that he invited Roman to the show hoping that the restaurateur's narrative around the vaccine was a stunt, adding that while Roman has the freedom to refuse the vaccine, he did not understand why it would be a "good move."
"Maybe we should ask your brother about protecting people, right?" Roman said, prompting Cuomo to say that if his brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) failed to protect people, then he would not get re-elected.
Roman continued to rant about his stance being "pro-freedom" as opposed to a political one, adding, "And you're not going to drag me down the hole talking about the science."
"You're pro-freedom but people can't wear masks? Tony, it doesn't make sense. It really doesn't. I gave you a chance to make the case. I wish you well. I hope your family stays safe," Cuomo said, later adding, "Honestly, you sound like an idiot so there's not much to say."
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This sounds more like a publicity stunt more than an honest stance, but correlating getting vaccinated with low IQ?
There is room on the right for him to run for governor of California.
I'll bet he's closed in 6 months. He's gonna need a job.
So... Is he requiring proof that you're unvaccinated? How do you prove it?
Good point. If I really wanted to eat there I would say "Nope not me"
I try really hard not to lie. I'll just take a pass.
It is an unenforceable policy.
Unless someone shows him their vaccination card or something similar he would never know.
Thanks for explaining that to me. I was really confused.
Love this..... Talk about low IQ.
When I heard about this (local story), I did something I have never done before, a Yelp review. I had to give it one star only because you have to in order to leave a review. I told him that he should rename his restaurant The Petri Dish.
I would not want to eat there
Once the story got out, lots of people won't either.
So I took a look at their menu. I know I wouldn't be able to catch a buzz - the drink prices are CRAZY. More expensive than Tavern on the Green in NYC.
$10 salad, $13 bowl of soup. Not worth the price to go there & catch Covid-19.
Considering how they are endangering people, the salad should come with Russian Roulette dressing.
Good one!!!
I have my moments.
Maybe Cuomo shouldn't give these idiots a platform...
But according to conservatives if you have a mainstream media platform and you don't share it with them and validate their warped ideology then you're infringing on their freedom of speech. Sure, they have their own right wing conservative platforms and they would rather die than validate progressive or liberal viewpoints, but apparently double standards are their standard.
It looks like he took his website down
www.basilicoshb.com
This is the one I found:
If you check out the T's - it says "Leave the Mask".
You beat me to that picture, lol.
Supposedly there are signs inside that say leave the mask, take the cannoli, lol.
He really likes the Godfather movies...
I love cannoli, but I will have to PASS big time on his.....LOL
He probably does not require his staff to wash their hands after they use the restroom so no way would I ever eat his food.
He looks like he would have a reserved table for some mafia king pins...
I have your regular table ready Don....
Evidently, judging by the sign in the window, he considers vaccination to be treason.
How would you prove being unvaccinated?
Maybe you just have to demonstrate your capacity for stupidity by bashing yourself in the head with a hammer.
They have a forensic microscope to check for miniscule puncture wounds...
Proof of being UNvaccinated required.
Ok, let's just wheel in a couple of dead bodies. That should do the trick.
No, it’s a moron stand. You’re a moron.
You also have the freedom to drink bleach or jump off a building, but nobody does unless they are two years old and it’s an accident, or they want to die, or they are just irretrievably stupid.
It amazes me that so many Americans have talked themselves into being so monumentally, pigheadedly irrational - and over something that directly threatens their lives and the lives of others.