We need to talk about the bizarre and Soviet-style disappearance of James Talarico — the very creepy heretic who, if polls are to be believed, is favored to become the first Democrat senator from Texas in nearly three decades.

Here’s the timeline: On Saturday, September 26, Talarico held a news conference on gas prices and the war in Iran in Carrollton, Texas. He also attended the State Fair of Texas later that day. Talarico then reportedly attended a fundraiser on September 28 in New York with Robert De Niro. There’s no clear evidence that he attended in person — it’s all based on claims from the campaign, since it was a private event. On September 30, Talarico was scheduled to participate in an in-person interview with the CEO of the United States Hispanic Business Council. He attended via Zoom instead, claiming he had the flu — even though, as the event moderator pointed out, he looked fine.

In the Zoom interview, Talarico said he went to urgent care in Dallas. That’s important to note. But first — putting aside the question of his health, it needs to be said that this has to be one of the most patronizing and phony candidates to ever run for office in this country.

Just by looking at him, you can tell that if he thought it would help him win this race, James Talarico would not hesitate to sacrifice your elderly grandmother to the gods, Aztec-style. No one is buying the idea that this guy decided out of the goodness of his heart to self-quarantine just a couple of weeks before early voting begins in one of the most important elections of the year. But we’re supposed to believe that he “couldn’t live with himself” if he infected a random person with — what, a head cold?

That’s the other problem here. On Zoom, he comes across as someone who’s mildly congested. Whatever “fever” he has, it’s obviously a very mild one. The interview lasted an hour, and he was answering questions without any issues whatsoever.

This is why he felt the need to explicitly state that he’s very sick, and that he’s trying to protect innocent men, women, and children from his horrific illness. If he didn’t spell it out for everyone, no one would have any idea he’s sick. Even the event moderator seemed confused by the whole thing. And then he claims he’s “at his most contagious” during the virtual event, which means he shouldn’t be much sicker than he currently is. That should be the point where the fever breaks, and things begin to return to normal in a couple of days.

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