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  • @hoorta said:

    I'll grant that the CDC and FDA are buried in a bureaucratic pile of crap that they themselves largely created. 

    Let's just say some sources are saying the numbers are actually much higher. So who you want to believe? Yeah, from my medical perspective- you can say if an otherwise healthy person dies suddenly from acute respiratory distress syndrome without a test proving they had covid in their system, you might have a weak point. But it's mighty unlikely that they didn't. By all means, let's not count it as a corona death either- even if the virus was a significant comorbidity factor in their death. 

    What's damn obvious by now is Trump wants the economy open ASAP, because every extra day the country stays in lock down shoots another hole in his "the economy is doing great" reelection plank. If you think DT is really concerned as to how many extra deaths that's going to cost- well, I sincerely doubt it. When he can prove we have adequate testing and tracing capability- without fabricating some numbers like he usually does- go for it Donny.  

    But the economy is not doing great. You can't make a hole by shooting into one.

    Sure he wants to open the economy ASAP, but there's a strong possibility it won't return to it's prior form before the election. As much as you demonrats want it to be so, a sunken economy may not result in the demise of Trump.  Trump can run on the fact that his economy was great pre COVID and under his continued leadership it will be back. He's also got Biden going for him. Ya think voters will entrust Biden to do it? LOL

    Of course, time to play the "Trump doesn't care if people die" card.  Sure, lets keep the country locked down to prevent a few more old people from dying.....

    But at what cost?  The cost of the increase in suicides, child abuse , domestic violence, alcohol and substance abuse and loss of livelihoods?  Use your head.

    And for you to continue blathering about Trump fabricating numbers is astonishing. It's pretty evident that TDS does indeed broaden your imagination.

    @gorka said:

    But the economy is not doing great. You can't make a hole by shooting into one.

    Sure he wants to open the economy ASAP, but there's a strong possibility it won't return to it's prior form before the election. As much as you demonrats want it to be so, a sunken economy may not result in the demise of Trump.  Trump can run on the fact that his economy was great pre COVID and under his continued leadership it will be back. He's also got Biden going for him. Ya think voters will entrust Biden to do it? LOL

    Of course, time to play the "Trump doesn't care if people die" card.  Sure, lets keep the country locked down to prevent a few more old people from dying.....

    But at what cost?  The cost of the increase in suicides, child abuse , domestic violence, alcohol and substance abuse and loss of livelihoods?  Use your head.

    And for you to continue blathering about Trump fabricating numbers is astonishing. It's pretty evident that TDS does indeed broaden your imagination.

    Sorry- should have said the economy was doing great, my bad. Trump is already using that tactic. DT has fabricated plenty of stuff regarding covid, starting with what he imagined the death toll was going to be- that's been jacked up at least three times. Oh- and now with zero evidence, he's thinking it's just going to go away. The costs of the above? Compared to corona, the only one in the same ballpark is loss of jobs- and it's probably already too late to salvage a lot of them. 

    I'm not going to dig though your posts, but one of them it was pretty obvious when you were pinned down as to what number of deaths are acceptable. I see you're 100% in agreement with Trump's opinion- I don't care, gotta get reelected. He's the one turning it into a political football, not the respective governors, funny how they're all democratic. 

    I posted previously, I'm waiting to see what's going to happen down Georgia way in a couple weeks. If South Korea is any indication, I have a damn good idea of what will happen. 

  • nope - sure don't remember all this unwarranted "haha" nitpicky fake outrage during eight years of the traitor obaMAO commie. nope.

  • I never watch or listen to Alex Jones. But this IS what's happening
     
  • @texasag1969 said:

    Another epidemiologist speaks out. Wonderful!....................... Oh, I forgot. That degree must have come from Trump University. Doubly wonderful!

    That kind of crap makes you seem like an idiot and a lunatic. I'm not sure which is worse. I believe her. I believe people are fucking around with these statistics. 

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

     I believe people are fucking around with these statistics. 

    WSS

    You are correct it turns out according to real epidemiologist Dr. Fauci in testimony this morning before the Senate committee. He says that the 80,000 plus deaths are "likely higher" than that reported figure..

    And I did not try to foist an unaccredited University with false advertising & delivery of product that had to be shut down. But you believe in the guy that did, so shots across the bow are fair game here. God knows I've had plenty fired across mine just about every time I post here, so tough shit.

  • @westside-steve said:

     I believe people are fucking around with these statistics. 

    WSS

    You are correct it turns out according to real epidemiologist Dr. Fauci in testimony this morning before the Senate committee. He says that the 80,000 plus deaths are "likely higher" than that reported figure..

    And I did not try to foist an unaccredited University with false advertising & delivery of product that had to be shut down. But you believe in the guy that did, so shots across the bow are fair game here. God knows I've had plenty fired across mine just about every time I post here, so tough shit.

    @texasag1969 said:

    You are correct it turns out according to real epidemiologist Dr. Fauci in testimony this morning before the Senate committee. He says that the 80,000 plus deaths are "likely higher" than that reported figure..

    And I did not try to foist an unaccredited University with false advertising & delivery of product that had to be shut down. But you believe in the guy that did, so shots across the bow are fair game here. God knows I've had plenty fired across mine just about every time I post here, so tough shit.

    Fauci is a career politician. Take that for what it's worth.

    WSS

  • @westside-steve said:

     I believe people are fucking around with these statistics. 

    WSS

    You are correct it turns out according to real epidemiologist Dr. Fauci in testimony this morning before the Senate committee. He says that the 80,000 plus deaths are "likely higher" than that reported figure..

    And I did not try to foist an unaccredited University with false advertising & delivery of product that had to be shut down. But you believe in the guy that did, so shots across the bow are fair game here. God knows I've had plenty fired across mine just about every time I post here, so tough shit.

    @texasag1969 said:

    You are correct it turns out according to real epidemiologist Dr. Fauci in testimony this morning before the Senate committee. He says that the 80,000 plus deaths are "likely higher" than that reported figure..

    And I did not try to foist an unaccredited University with false advertising & delivery of product that had to be shut down. But you believe in the guy that did, so shots across the bow are fair game here. God knows I've had plenty fired across mine just about every time I post here, so tough shit.

    And here's another reason I don't trust them.

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/99-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says

    WSS

  • @westside-steve said:

     I believe people are fucking around with these statistics. 

    WSS

    You are correct it turns out according to real epidemiologist Dr. Fauci in testimony this morning before the Senate committee. He says that the 80,000 plus deaths are "likely higher" than that reported figure..

    And I did not try to foist an unaccredited University with false advertising & delivery of product that had to be shut down. But you believe in the guy that did, so shots across the bow are fair game here. God knows I've had plenty fired across mine just about every time I post here, so tough shit.

    @texasag1969 said:

    You are correct it turns out according to real epidemiologist Dr. Fauci in testimony this morning before the Senate committee. He says that the 80,000 plus deaths are "likely higher" than that reported figure..

    And I did not try to foist an unaccredited University with false advertising & delivery of product that had to be shut down. But you believe in the guy that did, so shots across the bow are fair game here. God knows I've had plenty fired across mine just about every time I post here, so tough shit.

    Nope.  Since Dr. Fauci isn't quoting everything the orange pig says, he is a member of the deep state.  He must be influenced by them at least, right??

  • @westside-steve said:

    Speaking of fabricating covid-19 formation.

    https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/11/doctor-deborah-birx-coronavirus-covid-19-death-toll-inflated-numbers-cases-cdc-white-house-meeting-report/

    WSS

    Notice that little thing in the upper right corner? "Patriots Only"?   OK, fair enough- 180 degrees opposite of CNN that the MAGAs summarily dismiss as "fake news".  Damn Steve, this is gospel though. 

    @westside-steve said:

    Fauci is a career politician. Take that for what it's worth.

    WSS

    And Birx serves at the whims of you-know-who. Be careful what you say Debby- you don't want to piss him off, or you're out of a job.  🙂  

    I've been over this before. Are some deaths unnecessarily being counted as virus fatalities? Yeah- could be, but 20-25%- I doubt it. Depends on how you want to count I suppose. Like in my wine cellar, do I want to count that 6 liter Imperial of wine as one bottle or 8 equivalent- if I ever get around to doing an inventory.  Here's my POV. If an otherwise healthy person suddenly turns up with acute respiratory distress and croaks without a covid test- the doubters of the numbers want to say- "no proof, no can count". Got a better explanation? Or if someone dies of um say, primarily of liver failure- and covid helps them along the way to the promised land, you can't count that one either. See what I mean?  

    No Steve, I'm not saying the people who are "supposedly" inflating the numbers are listing anyone who stops breathing as dying of covid. But I'm not going to stop suspecting someone with the initials of DT is attempting to stir up doubt over the numbers to serve his political agenda either. 

  • @westside-steve said:

    Speaking of fabricating covid-19 formation.

    https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/11/doctor-deborah-birx-coronavirus-covid-19-death-toll-inflated-numbers-cases-cdc-white-house-meeting-report/

    WSS

    Notice that little thing in the upper right corner? "Patriots Only"?   OK, fair enough- 180 degrees opposite of CNN that the MAGAs summarily dismiss as "fake news".  Damn Steve, this is gospel though. 

    @westside-steve said:

    Fauci is a career politician. Take that for what it's worth.

    WSS

    And Birx serves at the whims of you-know-who. Be careful what you say Debby- you don't want to piss him off, or you're out of a job.  🙂  

    I've been over this before. Are some deaths unnecessarily being counted as virus fatalities? Yeah- could be, but 20-25%- I doubt it. Depends on how you want to count I suppose. Like in my wine cellar, do I want to count that 6 liter Imperial of wine as one bottle or 8 equivalent- if I ever get around to doing an inventory.  Here's my POV. If an otherwise healthy person suddenly turns up with acute respiratory distress and croaks without a covid test- the doubters of the numbers want to say- "no proof, no can count". Got a better explanation? Or if someone dies of um say, primarily of liver failure- and covid helps them along the way to the promised land, you can't count that one either. See what I mean?  

    No Steve, I'm not saying the people who are "supposedly" inflating the numbers are listing anyone who stops breathing as dying of covid. But I'm not going to stop suspecting someone with the initials of DT is attempting to stir up doubt over the numbers to serve his political agenda either. 

    @hoorta said:

    Notice that little thing in the upper right corner? "Patriots Only"?   OK, fair enough- 180 degrees opposite of CNN that the MAGAs summarily dismiss as "fake news".  Damn Steve, this is gospel though. 

    And Birx serves at the whims of you-know-who. Be careful what you say Debby- you don't want to piss him off, or you're out of a job.  🙂  

    I've been over this before. Are some deaths unnecessarily being counted as virus fatalities? Yeah- could be, but 20-25%- I doubt it. Depends on how you want to count I suppose. Like in my wine cellar, do I want to count that 6 liter Imperial of wine as one bottle or 8 equivalent- if I ever get around to doing an inventory.  Here's my POV. If an otherwise healthy person suddenly turns up with acute respiratory distress and croaks without a covid test- the doubters of the numbers want to say- "no proof, no can count". Got a better explanation? Or if someone dies of um say, primarily of liver failure- and covid helps them along the way to the promised land, you can't count that one either. See what I mean?  

    No Steve, I'm not saying the people who are "supposedly" inflating the numbers are listing anyone who stops breathing as dying of covid. But I'm not going to stop suspecting someone with the initials of DT is attempting to stir up doubt over the numbers to serve his political agenda either. 

    I don't think Donald Trump has anything to do with it. Of course if you hate the guy on personal reasons sure you do. Polls say that the majority of people think we should prolong the agony of the shutdown. Thank you liberal maggot news media. Now to whose benefit would that be? Joe Biden? Nancy Pelosi? Why of course. Would a quickly recovering economy  And seeing that the virus as not nearly as deadly as the fear mongers have been reporting?  Yes that would be good for the president.  And it would be good for you and me. But with the polls leaning that way,  toward a few more weeks of punishment, thank you sir may I have another, wouldn't Trump be better off to issue an executive order keeping things closed down for another two or three weeks? (Of course then people like tex will start demanding we open up first thing in the morning.)

    But again he's an idiot and I don't care what he has to say. But I think Joe Biden to the Democrats are just as big idiots and what they have to say is designed to destroy more of the American economy so they can swoop in and take over. When I said some people are happy as pigs in shit the worse things get? Yes guess who. But yes I think there are tons of people who died that might also be positive for Corona. I think a lot of people die in car crashes when there's alcohol involved but the alcohol has really nothing to do with the accident but guess how it's reported?

    WSS

  • @hoorta said:

    Notice that little thing in the upper right corner? "Patriots Only"?   OK, fair enough- 180 degrees opposite of CNN that the MAGAs summarily dismiss as "fake news".  Damn Steve, this is gospel though. 

    And Birx serves at the whims of you-know-who. Be careful what you say Debby- you don't want to piss him off, or you're out of a job.  🙂  

    I've been over this before. Are some deaths unnecessarily being counted as virus fatalities? Yeah- could be, but 20-25%- I doubt it. Depends on how you want to count I suppose. Like in my wine cellar, do I want to count that 6 liter Imperial of wine as one bottle or 8 equivalent- if I ever get around to doing an inventory.  Here's my POV. If an otherwise healthy person suddenly turns up with acute respiratory distress and croaks without a covid test- the doubters of the numbers want to say- "no proof, no can count". Got a better explanation? Or if someone dies of um say, primarily of liver failure- and covid helps them along the way to the promised land, you can't count that one either. See what I mean?  

    No Steve, I'm not saying the people who are "supposedly" inflating the numbers are listing anyone who stops breathing as dying of covid. But I'm not going to stop suspecting someone with the initials of DT is attempting to stir up doubt over the numbers to serve his political agenda either. 

    I don't think Donald Trump has anything to do with it. Of course if you hate the guy on personal reasons sure you do. Polls say that the majority of people think we should prolong the agony of the shutdown. Thank you liberal maggot news media. Now to whose benefit would that be? Joe Biden? Nancy Pelosi? Why of course. Would a quickly recovering economy  And seeing that the virus as not nearly as deadly as the fear mongers have been reporting?  Yes that would be good for the president.  And it would be good for you and me. But with the polls leaning that way,  toward a few more weeks of punishment, thank you sir may I have another, wouldn't Trump be better off to issue an executive order keeping things closed down for another two or three weeks? (Of course then people like tex will start demanding we open up first thing in the morning.)

    But again he's an idiot and I don't care what he has to say. But I think Joe Biden to the Democrats are just as big idiots and what they have to say is designed to destroy more of the American economy so they can swoop in and take over. When I said some people are happy as pigs in shit the worse things get? Yes guess who. But yes I think there are tons of people who died that might also be positive for Corona. I think a lot of people die in car crashes when there's alcohol involved but the alcohol has really nothing to do with the accident but guess how it's reported?

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    I don't think Donald Trump has anything to do with it. Of course if you hate the guy on personal reasons sure you do. Polls say that the majority of people think we should prolong the agony of the shutdown. Thank you liberal maggot news media. Now to whose benefit would that be? Joe Biden? Nancy Pelosi? Why of course. Wowway quickly recovering economy  had seen that the virus is not nearly as deadly as the fear mongers have been reporting?  Yes that would be good for the president.  And it would be good for you and me. But with the polls leaning that way,  toward a few more weeks of punishment, thank you sir may I have another, wouldn't Trump be better off to issue an executive order keeping things closed down for another two or three weeks? (Of course then people like tex will start demanding we open up first thing in the morning.)

    But again he's an idiot and I don't care what he has to say. But I think Joe Biden to the Democrats are just as big idiots and what they have to say is designed to destroy more of the American economy so they can swoop in and take over. When I said some people are happy as pigs and shit the worst things get? Yes guess who. But yes I think there are tons of people who died that might also be positive for Corona it's the dumb. I think a lot of people die in car crashes when there's alcohol involved but the alcohol has really nothing to do with the accident but guess how it's reported?

    WSS

    As usual, well thought out and rational Steve (unlike some of the responses I usually get.) If you don't love the guy, you must be a hater. It's either black or white from their POV.  🙂  

    The reopening train has left the station Steve- we're going to find out soon enough if there's going to be some derailments along the way.  

  • AxeA Axe
    I never watch or listen to Alex Jones. But this IS what's happening
     

    @axe said:

    I never watch or listen to Alex Jones. But this IS what's happening
     

    This makes too much damn sense.

    I don't want this to be true,  so if anyone could please debunk this using rationale instead of just screaming "conspiracy theorist" I want to hear it. And I want to be able to accept it with open arms.

     Hoorta? At least you sound intelligent half the time.

  • @westside-steve said:

    I don't think Donald Trump has anything to do with it. Of course if you hate the guy on personal reasons sure you do. Polls say that the majority of people think we should prolong the agony of the shutdown. Thank you liberal maggot news media. Now to whose benefit would that be? Joe Biden? Nancy Pelosi? Why of course. Wowway quickly recovering economy  had seen that the virus is not nearly as deadly as the fear mongers have been reporting?  Yes that would be good for the president.  And it would be good for you and me. But with the polls leaning that way,  toward a few more weeks of punishment, thank you sir may I have another, wouldn't Trump be better off to issue an executive order keeping things closed down for another two or three weeks? (Of course then people like tex will start demanding we open up first thing in the morning.)

    But again he's an idiot and I don't care what he has to say. But I think Joe Biden to the Democrats are just as big idiots and what they have to say is designed to destroy more of the American economy so they can swoop in and take over. When I said some people are happy as pigs and shit the worst things get? Yes guess who. But yes I think there are tons of people who died that might also be positive for Corona it's the dumb. I think a lot of people die in car crashes when there's alcohol involved but the alcohol has really nothing to do with the accident but guess how it's reported?

    WSS

    As usual, well thought out and rational Steve (unlike some of the responses I usually get.) If you don't love the guy, you must be a hater. It's either black or white from their POV.  🙂  

    The reopening train has left the station Steve- we're going to find out soon enough if there's going to be some derailments along the way.  

    @hoorta said:

    As usual, well thought out and rational Steve (unlike some of the responses I usually get.) If you don't love the guy, you must be a hater. It's either black or white from their POV.  🙂  

    The reopening train has left the station Steve- we're going to find out soon enough if there's going to be some derailments along the way.  

     Indeed we are. Just remember which side are you rooting for? Probably the same as me. Florida and Wisconsin or Michigan and New York? Actually Sweden or Denmark? But, and I'm not sure if William F Buckley stated it this way or not, praying for disaster so a political party can win or lose is some, ah, what's the phrase, fuckedupshit ?

    On the other hand winter always seems like it's going to be horrible and then in March or April it usually seems we were worried about nothing. Or thinking about the girl that broke your heart in high school that you don't give a shit about anymore.

    ?

    WSS

  • @axe said:

    I never watch or listen to Alex Jones. But this IS what's happening
     

    This makes too much damn sense.

    I don't want this to be true,  so if anyone could please debunk this using rationale instead of just screaming "conspiracy theorist" I want to hear it. And I want to be able to accept it with open arms.

     Hoorta? At least you sound intelligent half the time.

    @gorka said:

    This makes too much damn sense.

    I don't want this to be true,  so if anyone could please debunk this using rationale instead of just screaming "conspiracy theorist" I want to hear it. And I want to be able to accept it with open arms.

     Hoorta? At least you sound intelligent in half the time.

     just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean that people aren't out to get me.

    WSS

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  • @axe said:

    I never watch or listen to Alex Jones. But this IS what's happening
     

    This makes too much damn sense.

    I don't want this to be true,  so if anyone could please debunk this using rationale instead of just screaming "conspiracy theorist" I want to hear it. And I want to be able to accept it with open arms.

     Hoorta? At least you sound intelligent half the time.

    @gorka said:

    This makes too much damn sense.

    I don't want this to be true,  so if anyone could please debunk this using rationale instead of just screaming "conspiracy theorist" I want to hear it. And I want to be able to accept it with open arms.

     Hoorta? At least you sound intelligent half the time.

    Like I said, I don't know anything about Alex Jones. This may be the first video of his I've watched. It's certainly the first I remember watching.. I don't follow Limebaugh either.. I never listen to his show.

    If this had been sent to me two weeks ago I was asked if I believed it I would have said NO... Now? It makes too much sense.. WHY are liberals so hellbent on NOT reopening the economy? Why? It certainly isn't about safety..  That is total bullshit.

  • AxeA Axe

    @gorka said:

    This makes too much damn sense.

    I don't want this to be true,  so if anyone could please debunk this using rationale instead of just screaming "conspiracy theorist" I want to hear it. And I want to be able to accept it with open arms.

     Hoorta? At least you sound intelligent half the time.

    Like I said, I don't know anything about Alex Jones. This may be the first video of his I've watched. It's certainly the first I remember watching.. I don't follow Limebaugh either.. I never listen to his show.

    If this had been sent to me two weeks ago I was asked if I believed it I would have said NO... Now? It makes too much sense.. WHY are liberals so hellbent on NOT reopening the economy? Why? It certainly isn't about safety..  That is total bullshit.

    @axe said:

    Like I said, I don't know anything about Alex Jones. This may be the first video of his I've watched. It's certainly the first I remember watching.. I don't follow Limebaugh either.. I never listen to his show.

    If this had been sent to me two weeks ago I was asked if I believed it I would have said NO... Now? It makes too much sense.. WHY are liberals so hellbent on NOT reopening the economy? Why? It certainly isn't about safety..  That is total bullshit.

    The majority of liberals are just clueless sheeple blindly following orders.

    Which is by far the most potent weapon liberals who know what the fuck is going on have.

  • @axe said:

    Like I said, I don't know anything about Alex Jones. This may be the first video of his I've watched. It's certainly the first I remember watching.. I don't follow Limebaugh either.. I never listen to his show.

    If this had been sent to me two weeks ago I was asked if I believed it I would have said NO... Now? It makes too much sense.. WHY are liberals so hellbent on NOT reopening the economy? Why? It certainly isn't about safety..  That is total bullshit.

    The majority of liberals are just clueless sheeple blindly following orders.

    Which is by far the most potent weapon liberals who know what the fuck is going on have.

    @gorka said:

    The majority of liberals are just clueless sheeple blindly following orders.

    Which is by far the most potent weapon liberals who know what the fuck is going on have.

    Okay.... really?  It cuts both ways guy.   Trump has declared VV day, victory over the virus, "it's going away". Damn- I didn't know he had a functional crystal ball. How is the N-95 mask, PPE, gloves, and sanitizer supply chain going? Inquiring minds want to know. Maybe you could answer that, instead of storming out of a press conference. I could (but I won't) be really nasty- just thinking out loud like reverse Trumpism, and say- man, I really hope a lot of those dumb ass Trump worshipers who believe every word of his take at face value- head out to the party zone without masks. Like their ever so brave hero. Will help thin the herd of the brain dead. A word to the covid freedom posters. The virus doesn't care if you have a gun or not. 🙂  

    BTW, and I won't wish it on him- but if DT follows the Boris path and comes down with covid, I'll let you meditate on the predictable hysterical response from some quarters. Maybe it might finally put some sense into the guy. 

  • @hoorta said:

    As usual, well thought out and rational Steve (unlike some of the responses I usually get.) If you don't love the guy, you must be a hater. It's either black or white from their POV.  🙂  

    The reopening train has left the station Steve- we're going to find out soon enough if there's going to be some derailments along the way.  

     Indeed we are. Just remember which side are you rooting for? Probably the same as me. Florida and Wisconsin or Michigan and New York? Actually Sweden or Denmark? But, and I'm not sure if William F Buckley stated it this way or not, praying for disaster so a political party can win or lose is some, ah, what's the phrase, fuckedupshit ?

    On the other hand winter always seems like it's going to be horrible and then in March or April it usually seems we were worried about nothing. Or thinking about the girl that broke your heart in high school that you don't give a shit about anymore.

    ?

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

     Indeed we are. Just remember which side are you rooting for? Probably the same as me. Florida and Wisconsin or Michigan and New York? Actually Sweden or Denmark? But, and I'm not sure if William F Buckley stated it this way or not, praying for disaster so a political party can win or lose is some, ah, what's the phrase, fuckedupshit ?

    On the other hand winter always seems like it's going to be horrible and then in March or April it usually seems we were worried about nothing. Or thinking about the girl that broke your heart in high school that you don't give a shit about anymore.

    ?

    WSS

    Steve I'm all for minimal deaths. Not no deaths at any cost- they're going to happen regardless. If Trump turns out to be right- God bless him, sorry if I think he's been smoking crack if he thinks he can predict the future.. I really like Dewine's staggered response- we can pull back if necessary. I've said a bunch of times, there's a lot of people I know personally (and impersonally) who have been seriously impacted. 

    Can we sing a tune of "The Devil (virus) went down to Georgia? We'll know soon enough by what happens there.  

  • @westside-steve said:

     Indeed we are. Just remember which side are you rooting for? Probably the same as me. Florida and Wisconsin or Michigan and New York? Actually Sweden or Denmark? But, and I'm not sure if William F Buckley stated it this way or not, praying for disaster so a political party can win or lose is some, ah, what's the phrase, fuckedupshit ?

    On the other hand winter always seems like it's going to be horrible and then in March or April it usually seems we were worried about nothing. Or thinking about the girl that broke your heart in high school that you don't give a shit about anymore.

    ?

    WSS

    Steve I'm all for minimal deaths. Not no deaths at any cost- they're going to happen regardless. If Trump turns out to be right- God bless him, sorry if I think he's been smoking crack if he thinks he can predict the future.. I really like Dewine's staggered response- we can pull back if necessary. I've said a bunch of times, there's a lot of people I know personally (and impersonally) who have been seriously impacted. 

    Can we sing a tune of "The Devil (virus) went down to Georgia? We'll know soon enough by what happens there.  

    @hoorta said:

    Steve I'm all for minimal deaths. Not no deaths at any cost- they're going to happen regardless. If Trump turns out to be right- God bless him, sorry if I think he's been smoking crack if he thinks he can predict the future.. I really like Dewine's staggered response- we can pull back if necessary. I've said a bunch of times, there's a lot of people I know personally (and impersonally) who have been seriously impacted. 

    Can we sing a tune of "The Devil (virus) went down to Georgia? We'll know soon enough by what happens there.  

    Yes we will. And like I said with testing becoming more and more frequent there will be absolutely more people testing positive for the virus. The vast majority will have no symptoms and most of the ones who do have symptoms will be no sicker than they were with a cold or a flu. A very small fraction will become more seriously ill and a tiny percentage of them with multiple health problems and advanced ears will die.

    And of those I would be willing to bet that the greatest number oh, like most old people in a hospital, die from either pneumonia or bladder infections. HAI.

    I'm hoping as time goes by it will be harder and harder for the Panic driven media to spin the increase in people testing positive.

    And I truly believe that no matter what happens if I'm wrong or if I'm right a week after the election a huge amount of the people who are hyperventilating over it we'll forget about it with no political hay to be made.

    Anyway that's my prediction. Place your bets.

    WSS