Covid-19

[HfxBob]

Do you know what he actually said? Or are you repeating what you read on Twitter?

What Tex posted is exactly what I thought he said. And I didn't misrepresent it.

[YFIB]

Allow me.



Later that day.....

And, shockingly, Trumpists have a creative version of the truth:

https://www.politifact.com/factcheck...-late-februar/

[philleotardo]

Does it still seem like both sides from up there or nah

[Texsahara]

Do you know what he actually said? Or are you repeating what you read on Twitter?

Allow me.

Alexander: "So, Dr. Fauci, it’s Saturday morning in America. People are waking up right now with real concerns about this. They want to go to malls and movies, maybe the gym as well. Should we be changing our habits and, if so, how?"

Fauci: "No. Right now, at this moment, there’s no need to change anything that you’re doing on a day by day basis. Right now the risk is still low, but this could change. I’ve said that many times even on this program. You’ve got to watch out because although the risk is low now, you don’t need to change anything you’re doing. When you start to see community spread, this could change and force you to become much more attentive to doing things that would protect you from spread."

Welker: "Dr. Fauci, quickly, how does this all end?"

Fauci: "You know, it ends if you -- it depends on the nature of the outbreak. I mean, this could be a major outbreak. I hope not. Or it could be something that’s reasonably well controlled. At the end of the day, this will ultimately go down. Hopefully we could protect the American public from any serious degree of morbidity or mortality. That’s the reason why we’ve got to do the things that we have in our plan."

Later that day.....

"The country as a whole, because we get asked that all the time, still remains at low risk. But when we say that, we want to underscore that this is an evolving situation, and in real time we will keep you apprised of what is going on, just the same way as we are doing it today."

[YFIB]

Fauci put himself out there as a spokesman and told the country on February 29 with full confidence not to change their behavior.

If he didn't have sufficient information, he should have said so.

Do you know what he actually said? Or are you repeating what you read on Twitter?

[HfxBob]

Or the “president” wasn’t reading the briefings. I don’t have to project that. He bragged about it. Fauci’s information was woefully delayed. On purpose. And the game show host continued this nonsense by instructing states not to report to the CDC.

And, again, I don’t have to project. He self-tattled about knowing more than he shared in his Woodward interview.

Fauci is just a defenseless target for Republicans who cashed in before letting it get public.

Fauci put himself out there as a spokesman and told the country on February 29 with full confidence not to change their behavior.

If he didn't have sufficient information, he should have said so.

[YankeePride1967]

Fauci’s lone crime? Daring to disagree with their messiah

[philleotardo]

Dr. Fauci didn't help much either. He was interviewed on NBC on February 29, 2020 and told the nation with a reassuring smile that there was no need for anyone to change anything they were doing at that point. So he either completely misunderstood the virus or he was misleading everyone.

Or the “president” wasn’t reading the briefings. I don’t have to project that. He bragged about it. Fauci’s information was woefully delayed. On purpose. And the game show host continued this nonsense by instructing states not to report to the CDC.

And, again, I don’t have to project. He self-tattled about knowing more than he shared in his Woodward interview.

Fauci is just a defenseless target for Republicans who cashed in before letting it get public.

[YankeePride1967]

These anti vaccine and anti tax people I have zero tolerance for. Their ignorance has literally cost hundreds of thousands of lives with many more to come

[HfxBob]

And it appears we will never get any answers on the origin of the virus, because China refuses to cooperate with any further investigation.

[Texsahara]

Dr. Fauci didn't help much either. He was interviewed on NBC on February 29, 2020 and told the nation with a reassuring smile that there was no need for anyone to change anything they were doing at that point. So he either completely misunderstood the virus or he was misleading everyone.

Or it was a new virus that we have continued to learn more and more about over time.

[HfxBob]

Of course if someone other than a game show host had been in charge at the onset, it would have saved 100s of 1000s of lives overall

Dr. Fauci didn't help much either. He was interviewed on NBC on February 29, 2020 and told the nation with a reassuring smile that there was no need for anyone to change anything they were doing at that point. So he either completely misunderstood the virus or he was misleading everyone.

[philleotardo]

One might think so. But I think more importantly that spreading vaccine disinformation is doing this site a disservice. We aren't Facebook for chrissakes.

By someone who already got run out of here.

[YFIB]

It's no secret that I decry partisan politics. The law/act/proposal/nomination should stand on its merit, and not be judged based on whether it was introduced by a Republican or a Democrat.

The politicization of the vaccine is one of the most ignorant things I can recall. We have something that will save lives....lots of them....and we have people refusing the potentially life-saving measure because it has been recommended by politicians and doctors that they find to be politically objectionable. It's maddening.

It's far worse than ignorant to me, because the polarization is cynically being pushed by people who know better (and are often vaccinated). Not a sign of a functioning society.

[Texsahara]

This is pretty much just trolling at this point, yeah?

One might think so. But I think more importantly that spreading vaccine disinformation is doing this site a disservice. We aren't Facebook for chrissakes.