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North Texas Hospital Will Soon Use Vaccination Status to Decide If You're Worth an ICU Bed

This would be an addition to the rules of triage -- who gets medical resources when medical resources are scant.

But usually those considerations are limited to questions of, for example, the chances of a patient dying even if he gets medical care, or the chances he will live if he doesn't get care.

In other words: based on the actual likely impact of care.

If medical resources are scant, the guy with a broken foot will have to wait in the ER until the guy with the gunshot wound has been stabilized.

And the guy with a massive gunshot wound may be treated after a guy with a much lighter gunshot wound -- if the doctors decide that the odds of saving the guy with the massive wound are fairly low, but the odds of saving the guy with the lighter wound are high.

Tough decisions, but note they're all based on considerations about likelihood of survival or death.

That will no longer be the case in one North Texas hospital.

This new rewrite of the rules of triage seem to purely punitive and based on Middle Class Karen moral/political/social judgements.

Triage nurses will no longer be evaluating patients' chances of survival or death with or without medical treatment; it shifts the rules of triage to being about bureaucrats' notions of who acted morally and got the vaccine, and those who acted immorally and did not get it.

North Texas doctors have quietly developed a plan that seeks to prepare for the possibility that due to the COVID-19 surge the region will run out of intensive-care beds.

If that happens, for the first time, doctors officially will be allowed to take vaccination status of sick patients into account along with other triage factors to see who gets a bed.

A copy of an internal memo written by Dr. Robert Fine, co-chair of the North Texas Mass Critical Care Guideline Task Force, was sent to members of the task force -- and leaked to The Watchdog. It summarizes the latest work by the task force, a volunteer group that periodically updates medical guidelines for hospitals in our region. There are about 50 members from various hospitals in the group. Although their recommendations are not enforceable, the guidelines are generally followed.

The one-page summary memo is a “heads up” alert in the event things get worse, says Dr. Mark Casanova, director of clinical ethics for Baylor University Medical Center and a spokesperson for the task force. After Monday’s meeting, doctors had yet to make plans to inform the public.

“We’re trying to decide how to explain this addition to the public,” Casanova said.

But after studying the memo and interviewing doctors involved in the decision for two hours this week, The Watchdog can explain it to you.

Although doctors make triage decisions all the time, the proposed guideline addition is significant. Casanova predicted that if this change were copied by others medical care, for as long as the crisis persists, “is going to look and feel different for everybody who is alive right now in the United States of America.”

Yet a leading medical ethicist who studies how COVID-19 affects communities says he worries that adding vaccination status to the triage of patients will unfairly harm low-income people and people of color. These groups are historically disadvantaged when it comes to obtaining proper medical care.

Although medical ethicists question such a huge shift in triage, away from medical questions towards moral, political ones, one commentator sees no reason for such questions: Noted Conservative/Libertarian Thinker AllahPundit, who is on-board, once again, with any punitive measure imposed by those in power to take away people's freedom of choice.

Remember, this sad, broken alcoholic c***'s stated reason for supporting Democrats for three cycles in a row is a fear of Trump's embrace of "authoritarianism."

But the authoritarianism of his Very Good Twitter Palz on the left is always sweet.

By the way: Isn't the claim (which I believe) that those with the vaccination have almost no risk of even needing an ICU?

Making this a purely punitive measure?

Oh well, KarenPundit don't sweat those sorts of questions. The one thing he knows is that Trump Voters must be officially discriminated against, coerced, and even killed by the government and quasi-governmental decision-makers.

Exit question:

Should we be forced to subsidize therapy for those who've chosen to make the medically-hazardous decision to have gay sex?

I have a feeling AllahPundit will suddenly drop his desire to insert morality into the triage protocols when we talk about the choices of his Very Good Twitter Palz on the left!

Better question:

8 Hey how about this as a triage consideration- whether you're a f***ing U.S. citizen or not? Because North Texas ICU's and pediatric ICU's are being overrun by people who aren't even citizens.

Texas has experienced and epidemic of pediatric RSV cases that are overwhelming those wards.

Posted by: Marcus T

Yeah, you know which way Mr. Anti-Authoritarian is going to swing on that one.

Recall that just earlier this week, Allahpundit called for Greg Abbot to be denied an ICU bed, even though he's vaccinated, due to Abbot's opposition to a vaccine mandate and forced masking.

Noted Conservative Thinkfluencer AllahPundit immediately spat out Democrat-Underground-level death wishes:

allahpunditdeathwish

I guess this broken alcoholic shut-in is hitting the sauce again. Wonder why!

Note that it's this sort of liberal grifter interloper who has voted Democrat three cycles in a row, not because they hate conservatism and conservatives, oh no, not that.

No, they voted Democrat three cycles running because, allegedly, of a concern for "norms" and "civil discourse" and "nice tweets."

Weird, huh?

AllahPundit then lied about what his obvious death-wish tweet meant.

@allahpundit

apologies if the tweet below came off as sarcastic. i didn't mean it to be. i don't blame abbott for the lack of icu beds (although he really should lift his ban on vaccine mandates). but beds really are scarily scarce in austin now ...

"I really didn't mean 'ha-ha, Abbot gets what he deserves' but when you think about it, isn't Abbot getting what he deserves? He disagrees with my performative panic after all!"

Given that KarenPundit is just pleased as punch that hospitals might start denying care based on socio-political preferences, does anyone believe his bullshit walkback of his death wish?

Posted by: Ace at 06:10 PM




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1 SPONGE!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, The Suicide Squad review at August 19, 2021 05:10 PM (XvPQV)

2 So, will they ask a gunshot victim's gang-affiliation status before treating the gunshot wound?

Posted by: SARDiver at August 19, 2021 05:11 PM (s0DTB)

3 Welcome to the future.

Posted by: Joe Mama at August 19, 2021 05:11 PM (WmGrA)

4 Damn

Posted by: Joe Biden at August 19, 2021 05:11 PM (M+Lyo)

5 Just wait until the rule is 'Trump Voters go last'

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, The Suicide Squad review at August 19, 2021 05:11 PM (XvPQV)

6 Geraldo and Dershowitz approve.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 19, 2021 05:11 PM (63Dwl)

7 Man they hate black people.

Posted by: MJ at August 19, 2021 05:12 PM (zwDuR)

8 Hey how about this as a triage consideration- whether you're a fucking U.S. citizen or not? Because North Texas ICU's and pediatric ICU's are being overrun by people who aren't even citizens.

Texas has experienced and epidemic of pediatric RSV cases that are overwhelming those wards.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:12 PM (kbvR/)

9 It's been my experience that the most evil people in the world have the title "ethicist." N.B. Peter Singer.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 19, 2021 05:13 PM (PiwSw)

10 Do no harm, bitches!

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 19, 2021 05:13 PM (z4k8L)

11 So just say that you identify as vaccinated.

It is your truth.

Posted by: Czech Chick at August 19, 2021 05:13 PM (haWye)

12 Something something equal treatment something.

Posted by: Joe Mama at August 19, 2021 05:13 PM (WmGrA)

13 Medical lynching of Blacks. You KNEW the Left was racist at heart. This just proves it.

Posted by: lizabth at August 19, 2021 05:13 PM (L3Rsz)

14 Now do if they're citizens or not.

Posted by: I mean at August 19, 2021 05:14 PM (PIZfF)

15 1 So just say that you identify as vaccinated.

It is your truth.
Posted by: Czech Chick at August 19, 2021 05:13 PM (haWye)

Sadly, I think hospitals are one of the few places that CAN access your medical records without violating HIPPAA regs

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, The Suicide Squad review at August 19, 2021 05:14 PM (XvPQV)

16 The third category in triage is , hopeless just make them comfortable. Montgomery was actually put in that category in WW1 after being wounded but survived iirc...

Posted by: steevy at August 19, 2021 05:14 PM (uUDKV)

17 This rabbit hole sucks.

Posted by: Seems legit at August 19, 2021 05:14 PM (Yoy2t)

18 Allaputz is a kindred spirit with China Joe. They're both wrong about everything!

Posted by: Mean Tweets at August 19, 2021 05:14 PM (vGJY7)

19 You know what, God prevents me from saying what I really would like to about Analpundit. But if I were so inclined it would be something like that scene from Law Abiding Citizen.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (kbvR/)

20 Do people who cheer for the deaths of others at the hand of the government not realize that eventually that some government will come for them?

Posted by: Jmel at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (bVhJi)

21 10 Do no harm, bitches!
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 19, 2021 05:13 PM (z4k8L)


I always wondered where the abortionists were when they covered that in medical school....

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (PiwSw)

22
Alternate post title: Texas Hospital Decides To Use Tik-Tok Goblins To Tell Them How To Run Their Hospital

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (f9z5j)

23 Air can hurt you too.

Posted by: A talking head at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (Tnijr)

24 IHeh, pikers. U of W medicine won't give you a transplant if you're not vaxxed.

Posted by: Some Rat in the swamp at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (r1z5A)

25 Dammit Y5. Now I have 16 candles in my head! I hate most DooWop.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (z4k8L)

26 This should be fun to report on. Only "breakthrough" Covid cases will be in the ICU. That won't backfire at all!

Posted by: t-bird at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (AytXr)

27 How much Chinese dick do you think Analpundit sucks?

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (kbvR/)

28 A copy of an internal memo written by Dr. Robert Fine



Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard

Posted by: Miklos, swearing an oath or two at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (QzkSJ)

29 Now do race.

Black Texans, who make up about 13% of the state population, account for about 6% of people vaccinated.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (yrol0)

30 Every time I see an Allahpundit tweet I get a chill down my spine. He just really creeps me out.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (NpAcC)

31 >>> 20 Do people who cheer for the deaths of others at the hand of the government not realize that eventually that some government will come for them?
Posted by: Jmel at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (bVhJi)

Like, what are you talking about?

Posted by: Wine Moms at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (ACi07)

32 AP wants to poll this issue...

https://tinyurl.com/yeewupjs

Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (cF8AT)

33
What's next: "Hospitals" and "nurses" will decide your medical priority on Who You Voted For??

Why, yes! That's exactly what's next.

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (f9z5j)

34
Medical lynching of Blacks. You KNEW the Left was racist at heart. This just proves it.
Posted by: lizabth

Money quote:

"That excludes the vulnerable poor and people of color, he says. Those groups have received poorer health care, in general, than richer, white communities. They also suffer from lower vaccination rates due to a variety of factors such as lack of transportation and distrust of medical authorities."

Posted by: Joe Mama at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (WmGrA)

35 It's lockdown or Vax passports coming.

Posted by: Skip at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (znIQ9)

36 *adjusts tinfoil hat to jaunty angle*


I still say the IC released the wuflu in China.


It has been too useful to be accidental.

Posted by: davidt at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (LwWX1)

37
Look, there's "gay," and then there's "really gay," and then there's "Liberace," and then there's "conservative media scribbler."

It's the queerest scene there is. Community theater troupes in Greenwich Village are straighter and more masculine than ConInc.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (rZA2o)

38 How is this legal?

This is not denying someone who has tested positive for a scary infectious disease, simply someone who has not gotten a vaccine against it -- will they expand this to those not vaxxed against measles, chicken pox, mumps, rubella, TB. . ?

Further, since when is my visit to the hospital about other people's health/risk assessment? If I am sick or injured, my priority is me. And if I don't have, say, recent exposure to Ebola then who the hell cares if a nurse or fellow patient is frightened I might have cooties.

Guilty until proven innocent is now also: infectious until proven clean.
W
T
F

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (bDqIh)

39 What if you are unvaccinated but you are injured in a car crash? They let you die?

Posted by: steevy at August 19, 2021 05:17 PM (uUDKV)

40 Marcus T beat me to it.

Posted by: I mean at August 19, 2021 05:17 PM (PIZfF)

41 Man they hate black people.
Posted by: MJ at August 19, 2021 05:12 PM

In Afro-Centric America, I doubt the rules will apply to them.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at August 19, 2021 05:17 PM (8akOE)

42 So some vaccinated fatass, Type II diabetic Karen who eats Twinkies 3 meals a day gets ICU priority over an athlete who recovered from Covid, has natural antibodies, who is probably less likely to "transmit" Covid than her, and who decided in accordance with best literature not to get a shot that is unnecessary, with a higher risk of complications due to recovered Covid status?

Posted by: Zek's Covid Recovered Ass at August 19, 2021 05:18 PM (dEaub)

43 Hey everybody. Hey ace.

This has always been the endgame for government-run healthcare. Elites get it, deplorables don't.

I'm willing to bet when Sarah Palin is near her end, she won't be able to find anyone in any public hospital or facility that will help her. Just one example.

Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 05:18 PM (L2ZTs)

44 >>> 21 10 Do no harm, bitches!
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at August 19, 2021 05:13 PM (z4k8L)


I always wondered where the abortionists were when they covered that in medical school....
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (PiwSw)

I thought the Hippocratic Oath had been ditched not too long ago because it was from Some Dead White Guy. Also, it interferes with Lamborghini shopping or something.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 19, 2021 05:18 PM (ACi07)

45 why shouldn't a grandma who got her shots lose a bed to someone who convinced themselves that the vaccine has a microchip in it https://t.co/H9FGR7qRon

- Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 19, 2021



Has EeyorePundit suffered a massive stroke?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:18 PM (yQpMk)

46 Texas has some issues they need to address.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at August 19, 2021 05:18 PM (ju2Fy)

47 Anyaxxed.one know if this is something Bill Gates was pushing?
He's so obsessed with vaccines, and has openly called for other extreme measures such as denying seniors theor SS payments until vaxxed.

Holy Sh#r this is dark.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (bDqIh)

48 Something something death panels fucking snowbilly something something. . .

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (2JVJo)

49 Old and busted: Hippocratic Oath
Shiny new hotness: Prejudicial Oath

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (kbvR/)

50 Fine with me. Only the vaccinated are going to suffer ADE storms.

Ivermectin, D3, C (powder has better absorption,,
Quercetin, Zinc, Melatonin.

You do NOT want to go to the hospital.

They will give you shit that will kill you.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (xopIz)

51 It was like this , Doc- I was getting ready to come in for the vax by making a salad in the shower and

Posted by: Miklos, off the cuff at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (QzkSJ)

52 Rationing along political lines will end when a few "Doctors" get capped.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (yQpMk)

53 There was a movie with Bruce Willis or Kurt Russel, or Denzel Washington, maybe, about a guy who held a hospital at gunpoint in order to get treatment for a family member.

I just remembered that for some reason.

Posted by: Methos at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (kOpft)

54 Remember, Sarah Palin was the crazy one for 'death panels'.

Posted by: t-bird at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (l0Lgi)

55 Kirby on, thinks his line of bullshit floats.

Posted by: dartist at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (+ya+t)

56 When the Omega variant arrives, I am rooting that AllahPissant ends up getting it good and hard.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (TNyrE)

57 lack of transportation and distrust of medical authorities."
Posted by: Joe Mama


WhoooHoooo! I'm Black!

Posted by: Some Rat in the swamp at August 19, 2021 05:20 PM (r1z5A)

58 In Afro-Centric America, I doubt the rules will apply to them.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at August 19, 2021 05:17 PM (8akOE)

Afro-Centric (with extra Jew Hating) America

But mostly Jew Hating

WOKEKANDA

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:20 PM (yrol0)

59 Blacks and Hispanics have the lowest vaccination rates, so they'll be turned away? Seems racist.

Posted by: Eternity Matters at August 19, 2021 05:20 PM (MTm8X)

60 Allahpundit, why shouldn't a taxpayer lose their place in ICU to an illegal border jumper?

Posted by: President Select Decaf at August 19, 2021 05:20 PM (RMGKK)

61 46 Texas has some issues they need to address.
Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at August 19, 2021 05:18 PM (ju2Fy)

Fuck Hildago and Sheila Jackson Lee

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (yrol0)

62 Where the fuck is Abbot the Boneless ?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (ICl2b)

63 What if you are unvaccinated but you are injured in a car crash? They let you die?

Yup. And they count you as "Died from covid".

Posted by: Methos at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (kOpft)

64 the thing is is that africn American men 15-40 get murdered by other africn American men of the same age, and more of them are murdered than are covided, so as a matter of triage, should they even admitted to the ambulnce?


now we should do gays an aids

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (AnQMZ)

65 Hey how about this as a triage consideration- whether you're a fucking U.S. citizen or not? Because North Texas ICU's and pediatric ICU's are being overrun by people who aren't even citizens.

Texas has experienced and epidemic of pediatric RSV cases that are overwhelming those wards.
Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:12 PM (kbvR/)


No shit. And by the way, dickheads, *I* actually have medical insurance. Guess that doesn't count for anything?

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 10% at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (Ez6QX)

66 IV drug users and homosecuals should be last for AIDS treatments!

Posted by: blaster (mbFEM) at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (mbFEM)

67 Are you having a medical emergency?

Are you registered to vote?

Republican, Democrat, or Indep?

Who did you vote for in the last election?

Name of person who can verify

What is the nature of your emergency?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (OoCxN)

68 Us or them.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (z5Vrg)

69 I want to rejoin Twitter, just to tell people like Allahpundit how full of shit they are.

Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (L2ZTs)

70 So, if Juan illegal alien who hasn't been vaccinated, shows up at the hospital at the same time Granny citizen shows up who has been vaccinated, who does the ICU bed go to? And you only get one guess.

Posted by: Old Blue at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (VNmG1)

71 Why do I feel that we are mere days away from suggesting that non-vaccinated people get rounded up by federal LE, hauled off to a "shielding camp" and tehn just get gassed for the good of society?

Posted by: Boswell at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (5iUNf)

72 That they are not prescribing HCQ or Ivermectin widely is a violation of the Hippocratic oath.
Not that that matters anymore.

Posted by: (jV+aN) President Orange Man Bad (Rheees Be Upon Him) at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (jV+aN)

73 There was a movie with Bruce Willis or Kurt Russel, or Denzel Washington, maybe, about a guy who held a hospital at gunpoint in order to get treatment for a family member.

I just remembered that for some reason.
Posted by: Methos at August 19, 2021 05:19 PM (kOpft)


Denzel. John Q.

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 10% at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (Ez6QX)

74 Now do HIV Status.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (yQpMk)

75 How the hell can this ICU even be certain as to someone's unvaccinated status? They easily could have been vaxxed out of state, and thus wouldn't appear in the state database. Are they going to let someone die simply because they don't present a cardboard CDC card when seeking emergency treatment?

Posted by: Liberty at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (hIx5U)

76 62 Where the fuck is Abbot the Boneless ?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (ICl2b)

rolling down the highway

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (yrol0)

77 Of course, in the UK they already do this for things like smoking and being overweight. (but oddly, not for drug use or other destructive behavior)

Anyone remember the outcry over the price of narcan? The drug used for ODing heroin addicts? And heroin is illegal, but we expect all first responders to have narcan for them. (I say we need more deterrents to drug use and that was a good one.)

And it could apply to a lot of legal destructive behavior. We see these skateboard and parkour video now. Or I remember reading about a strong man competition where the dude kept blowing out his tendons and getting them fixed on medicare (in US.)

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (0klsm)

78 >>why shouldn't a grandma who got her shots lose a bed to someone who convinced themselves that the vaccine has a microchip in it


OK, let's play this game, because this is where it goes, fast:

why shouldn't a grandma who got her shots lose a bed to someone who _______________

weights 350+ pounds
smokes
has AIDS
was injured doing extreme sports and knew the risk
is not a US citizen
who is deemed "privileged" while grandma is deemed "oppressed"

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (bDqIh)

79 This is Obama/Alinksy, make it hurt as much as possible, fuckery.


All of these scumbags are evil fucking assholes.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (GOGEo)

80 somebody is going to have to resign and retire when we finish this

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (AnQMZ)

81 D3, C (powder has better absorption,,
Quercetin, Zinc, Melatonin.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at August 19, 2021 05:19
--------------------
Assuming you're taking these, what Mg's?

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (ju2Fy)

82 rolling down the highway
Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (yrol0)


Now that's a better earworm!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 19, 2021 05:23 PM (PiwSw)

83 Fuck Hildago and Sheila Jackson Lee
Posted by: rhennigantx


Pass.

Posted by: Some Rat in the swamp at August 19, 2021 05:23 PM (r1z5A)

84 69 I want to rejoin Twitter, just to tell people like Allahpundit how full of shit they are.
Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (L2ZTs)

Probably more productive to write a letter to the owner of his employer. Why the hell they are letting this flaming liberal spearhead a supposedly conservative news site is beyond my understanding.

Posted by: Liberty at August 19, 2021 05:23 PM (hIx5U)

85 Bret Baier has the Pentagon spokescreature on now telling everyone everything is just fine in Afghanistan. And besides, who are you going to believe, him or your lying eyes?

That the spokx came on Bret's show specifically tells you where Bret sits, who his friends are.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at August 19, 2021 05:23 PM (RMGKK)

86 How would the hospital know?

Posted by: Seems legit at August 19, 2021 05:23 PM (Yoy2t)

87 Assuming you're taking these, what Mg's?
Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at August 19, 2021 05:22 PM (ju2Fy)

MG 25 or 28 best

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (yrol0)

88 Holy crap. I just bit into a Jersey peach. That was delicious and pretty close to Georgia peaches

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (kbvR/)

89 Blacks and Hispanics have the lowest vaccination rates, so they'll be turned away? Seems racist.

--

They'll be excluded. They don't have rides or something to get vaxxed.

This is death panels thinking. They decide if you deserve treatment based on their criteria. It's that simple.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (O+I8R)

90 Do people who cheer for the deaths of others at the hand of the government not realize that eventually that some government will come for them?
Posted by: Jmel at August 19, 2021 05:15 PM (bVhJi)


Remember the old story about the peasant who, when granted a wish, was told that whatever he asked for, his neighbor would get double? The man asked for one of his eyes to be taken out.

Some of these fuckers will scream when they are on the short end of the stick, but until then, they will rub themselves raw at every story of a Trumpkin anti-vaxxer getting denied care.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (2JVJo)

91 88 Holy crap. I just bit into a Jersey peach. That was delicious and pretty close to Georgia peaches
Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (kbvR/)

Sacrilege.

Posted by: Georgia at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (hIx5U)

92 If you kept your kids locked up for the last 18 months, and oppose in-person schooling and normalized socializing for your kid, and now your kid is suicidal, why should we waste a bed on your child, when his or her problems were all caused by your bad parenting?

Posted by: Wally at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (LHpt3)

93 Liberty, Allahpundit's really on a roll isnt' he? First he openly masturbates for Gov Abbott to die, now he wants the non-vaxxed to die. What's next?

Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (L2ZTs)

94 Now that's a better earworm!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 19, 2021 05:23 PM (PiwSw)

Canadian earworms are moar gentle

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:25 PM (yrol0)

95 can't take any more today.

Off for a barley pop.

Later, folks.

Posted by: Joe Mama at August 19, 2021 05:25 PM (WmGrA)

96 Senators Wicker, King and Hickenlooper all tested positive for COVID-19. All are vaccinated.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:25 PM (kbvR/)

97 >>why shouldn't a grandma who got her shots lose a bed to someone who _______________


Hey, Allahpundit, your granny is wasting limited resources.

She's lived her life, and her current contribution is no match against this political staffer, this college professor, or my friend/relative who'd really like care ASAP.

Posted by: Zeke Emanuel at August 19, 2021 05:25 PM (bDqIh)

98 This decision will be fraught with peril.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 19, 2021 05:25 PM (gqCom)

99 Why do I feel that we are mere days away from suggesting that non-vaccinated people get rounded up by federal LE, hauled off to a "shielding camp" and tehn just get gassed for the good of society?
Posted by: Boswell


I imagine they are studying NZ/Oz with a great deal of interest.

Posted by: Some Rat in the swamp at August 19, 2021 05:26 PM (r1z5A)

100 Folks, vaccination is how you get to the ICU. Errr....wait a minute.

Posted by: North Texas General at August 19, 2021 05:26 PM (pbStR)

101 Senators Wicker, King and Hickenlooper all tested positive for COVID-19. All are vaccinated.
Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:25 PM (kbvR/)


I hope they all fucking croak.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 19, 2021 05:26 PM (ICl2b)

102 95 can't take any more today.

Off for a barley pop.

Later, folks.
Posted by: Joe Mama at August 19, 2021 05:25 PM (WmGrA)

I am on #4 slacker

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:26 PM (yrol0)

103 Man they hate black people.
Posted by: MJ at August 19, 2021 05:12 PM (zwDuR)

-------------------

They haven't exactly thought this through, have they? More proof of the expertise of the expert class.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at August 19, 2021 05:26 PM (RMGKK)

104 I'd like to point out that North Texas Medical Center treats illegal immigrants. Of course, they get some money for doing that....from (drum roll) your tax dollars. Medicaid gives them money to treat them.

Posted by: Orson at August 19, 2021 05:26 PM (KBs7U)

105 These people aren't going to like the come and take it version of Texas returning.

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at August 19, 2021 05:26 PM (oWBc3)

106 I forget - Are death panels a myth or not? Cuz it's sorta sounding like someone was right about them?

Posted by: Wally at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (LHpt3)

107 Holy crap. I just bit into a Jersey peach. That was delicious and pretty close to Georgia peaches
Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (kbvR/)

Sacrilege.
Posted by: Georgia

Piker.

Posted by: Palisade at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (WmGrA)

108 Why do I feel that we are mere days away from suggesting that non-vaccinated people get rounded up by federal LE, hauled off to a "shielding camp" and tehn just get gassed for the good of society?
Posted by: Boswell at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (5iUNf)

Paying a substantial federal cash bounty to local LE and 'health officials,' who have somehow allowed themselves to slip into the role of some grotesques American version of the local Gestapo, is what has driven this profoundly subhuman behavior - everyone involved ought to be thoroughly and morally ashamed of themselves and their co-workers - but apparently money IS the root of all evil - who knew?

Posted by: Boswell at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (5iUNf)

109 96 Senators Wicker, King and Hickenlooper all tested positive for COVID-19. All are vaccinated.
Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:25 PM (kbvR/)

Give-O-Fuck meter -99 db

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (yrol0)

110 I'm an engineer and not a lawyer but this sounds like the hospital will be sued out of existence... rightly so. Can't wait until the first black person dies from this as they are the least vaccinated group out there.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (w5raC)

111 I think I'll join Joe Mama.

All I can say is this hospital staff better pray to Stinkfinger that no family member of a dying patient who gets turned away because they didn't get the shot doesn't decide to use John Q as an inspiration.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (2JVJo)

112 citizen heal thine self.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (gqCom)

113 Allahpundit spews his hatred of his fellow Americans and still keeps his job. Could it be that he simply reflects his employers' views?

Posted by: President Select Decaf at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (RMGKK)

114 106 I forget - Are death panels a myth or not? Cuz it's sorta sounding like someone was right about them?
Posted by: Wally at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (LHpt3)

Death panels aren't real. Also Death panels are real and here's why it's a good thing.

Apply liberally. Great reset, etc.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (z5Vrg)

115 62 Where the fuck is Abbot the Boneless ?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Ah yes, I remember him.

(OK, does anyone get this sock?)

Posted by: M. Munigant, Bone specialist. at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (0klsm)

116 State Department says they warned Sec State Blinken about the Taliban actively tearing through the country.

https://on.wsj.com/3D4MP8D

Posted by: bonhomme at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (UW2ZS)

117 88 Holy crap. I just bit into a Jersey peach. That was delicious and pretty close to Georgia peaches
Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (kbvR/)

Is this a sex reference?

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (yrol0)

118 I'm an engineer and not a lawyer but this sounds like the hospital will be sued out of existence... rightly so. Can't wait until the first black person dies from this as they are the least vaccinated group out there.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (w5raC)


I'm going to go out on a limb and say POC will not be asked what their vax status is.

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 10% at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (Ez6QX)

119 Why do we have to care what this Allahpundit creature thinks or says about anything? Nobody but political junkies on the right even know who this douche is. He's a nothing, imo.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (O+I8R)

120 Have you been vaccinated?

*glances around* yes.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:29 PM (OoCxN)

121 the interesting thing is , how would they know if somebody was vaxxed?

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:29 PM (AnQMZ)

122 Death panels aren't real. Also Death panels are real and here's why it's a good thing.

Apply liberally. Great reset, etc.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (z5Vrg)

In russia windows can see you

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:30 PM (yrol0)

123 the interesting thing is , how would they know if somebody was vaxxed?

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:29 PM (AnQMZ)



Do they bear The Mark?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:30 PM (yQpMk)

124 >>State Department says they warned Sec State Blinken about the Taliban actively tearing through the country.


How many of those involved in this were also part of the incompetent Benghazi attack (non) response and subsequent cover-up?
The State Dept. has not exactly shown itself to be a functional crew, so why should we believe them?

Posted by: Zeke Emanuel at August 19, 2021 05:30 PM (bDqIh)

125 North TX isn't really TX.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:31 PM (OoCxN)

126 I might get vaccinated if the nurse who does it is a busty russian cisgendered female wearing a maga hat who shoves teh boobehs in my face while she administers the killshot.

But then I could just pay for that experience without the killshot, amirite? I hope she takes bitcoin.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:31 PM (hQVBP)

127 North TX is just South Oklahoma.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:31 PM (OoCxN)

128 In eastern PA we see lots of fruit and vegetables from the Democratic Republic of New Jersey, it's usually very good.

Posted by: Skip at August 19, 2021 05:31 PM (znIQ9)

129 These vaxx status attitudes are going to get people killed.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2021 05:31 PM (3SBUJ)

130 Before I go get that beer, I should mention I was asked my vax status for each of my 4 ER visits in June/July in CO.

Posted by: Joe Mama at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (WmGrA)

131 35 It's lockdown or Vax passports coming.
Posted by: Skip at August 19, 2021 05:16 PM (znIQ9


Worse than that. This is the beginning of the "social credit system".

Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (Fs5vw)

132 North TX isn't really TX.

***********

I thought North Texas was called Oklahoma?

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (hQVBP)

133 I remember when I got polio a couple of times, after my polio vaccination.

Posted by: Jimco Industries at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (buTO7)

134 North TX is just South Oklahoma.


West Texas is just Arizona.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (yQpMk)

135 Have you been vaccinated?

I SAID...!

Posted by: Unconscious Gunshot Wound Victim at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (9Fwwf)

136 Do they bear The Mark?
Posted by: G


that is the thing if you were not vaxxed by thm how would they know? is there going to be a centralized datbase? do you get your vaxx # tattooed under your arm?

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (AnQMZ)

137 Zeke, Jake Sullivan for sure.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (gqCom)

138 I'm an engineer and not a lawyer but this sounds like the hospital will be sued out of existence... rightly so. Can't wait until the first black person dies from this as they are the least vaccinated group out there.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (w5raC)

---------

Likewise (the E not L part) but I think they are covered. They will claim that vaccinated have a better chance of survival and so their decision is based on best use of resources, not discrimination. That is what triage is.
(This data may or may not be accurate, but it doesn't matter)
In fact, I think the story is overblown - they are doing nothing outrageous here.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (0klsm)

139 There once was a belief here that people just went to the hospital to die. I don't intend to go unless it's one of those things they can do fairly well (operations). Health care now just sucks and many doctors don't know how to diagnose illness. I want to work with someone that wants me healthy.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (YynYJ)

140 >>Piker.
Posted by: Palisade


*fist bump*

Posted by: Olathe Corn at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (bDqIh)

141 The vaccinated will carry a vaccine passport to get admitted to all the cool kid parties.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (OoCxN)

142 East Texas is English Speaking Louisiana.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (yQpMk)

143 "In eastern PA we see lots of fruit and vegetables from the Democratic Republic of New Jersey, it's usually very good.
Posted by: Skip at August 19, 2021 05:31 PM (znIQ9)"

The tomatoes are famous. But that peach was outrageously good.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:32 PM (kbvR/)

144 >>>119 Why do we have to care what this Allahpundit creature thinks or says about anything? Nobody but political junkies on the right even know who this douche is. He's a nothing, imo.

you don't but I like exposing the controlled opposition farce that is Conservative, Inc. media. They do not like or trust actual conservatives, so they staff up almost exclusively with neoliberals.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:33 PM (0G13K)

145 When does the shooting start? I'm worried the ammo has a shelf life, and I'd hate to just wound somebody instead of a clean kill, and then have the poor souls all worried as to whether or not they get treated if Pancho is in line in front of them with a bad mower wound. Life used to be so much simpler.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at August 19, 2021 05:33 PM (wAnMi)

146 Related with actual science:
https://tinyurl.com/yaec5zpa

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 19, 2021 05:33 PM (r+sAi)

147 @121: "the interesting thing is , how would they know if somebody was vaxxed?"

Magnet on the arm test!

Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 19, 2021 05:33 PM (+WWsf)

148 I was in Munich the day the wall came down in 89. Who could have imagined then that in a little over 30 years the totalitarians would win in our country.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 05:33 PM (w5raC)

149 133 I remember when I got polio a couple of times, after my polio vaccination.

I remember when I got one mump.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 19, 2021 05:33 PM (Bmy3R)

150 I heard here that ICU's typically run around 90%+ full at any given time.... how many of these beds would a big hospital have is what I don't know ( I avoid hospitals if at all possible)...

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 05:34 PM (6Je/Q)

151 It's Moops.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:34 PM (yQpMk)

152 I've been waiting for some big court cases on mandatory Vax but have also said the Supreme Court will go right along with the Marxists I'm afraid.

Posted by: Skip at August 19, 2021 05:34 PM (znIQ9)

153 This story brings home why I don't want to call my doctor about my stomach flu.

It's too easy to end up on the line with some nutcake who will all but send cops to my house along with an ambulance, so that I can perform my duty to (1) get diagnosed with CV19 (2) get carted off to a hospital where I'll get substandard care and forced onto a ventilator (3) die so that said hospital can make more money.

Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 05:34 PM (L2ZTs)

154 I'm going to go out on a limb and say POC will not be asked what their vax status is.


**

I and my family are indians from this point forward if anyone asks.

If I can put on a wig and be a chick, then I can sure as sh*t put a feather in my pocket and be a Cherokee.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:34 PM (ulgTA)

155 Forbid abortion for any woman who didn't use birth control.

Posted by: Mark1971 at August 19, 2021 05:35 PM (xPl2J)

156 I've noticed a fair amount of people not getting the vaccination just want to be left alone. I'm sure when you decide to not treat some person in that frame of mind they'll react kindly to you refusing them or their family critical medical care.

Coincidentally, I hope they have a good evac plan.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:35 PM (kbvR/)

157 I have a former lefty friend who thinks the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine has nanotech and that's why they're so adamant on vaxxing us as it's part of a national experiment to test the technology. She thinks the Johnson & Johnson is the only legit one.

Might be a bit nutty but still the best theory I've seen yet to explain why this deranged effort to forced an experimental, untested vaccine/not a vaccine that doesn't even WORK on the entire population.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:35 PM (hQVBP)

158 Holy crap. I just bit into a Jersey peach. That was delicious and pretty close to Georgia peaches
Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:24 PM (kbvR/)

Sacrilege.
Posted by: Georgia

Piker.
Posted by: Palisade

Japanese momo (peach) for the win. (if only they didn't cost $2 or $3 each)

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at August 19, 2021 05:35 PM (0klsm)

159 A lot of those beds are being filled by illegals. You know, the ones Biden's administration are mad about Texas not spreading around.

This is intentional. Remember Operation Fast and Furious? Where the government spread guns to Mexican gangs so they could blame lack of gun control, thus justifying setting up gun control? Same idea, but with COVID. Spread COVID, thus justifying government control.

Posted by: Andyzero at August 19, 2021 05:35 PM (xU6Ix)

160 @86

>>How would the hospital know?


They throw you I a lake and if you float your vaccinated and if you sink you die, so no longer a problem.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (GOGEo)

161 Just another reason why single payer or government run health care rationing is a non starter with me.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (I8FKK)

162 The vaccine is a tax.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (OoCxN)

163 this is going to be a bitch for the illegal guys that have not been vaxxed

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (AnQMZ)

164 >>Zeke, Jake Sullivan for sure.


Oh right, thanks!
Wendy Sherman is an Obama and Clinton appointee, responsible for leading the NK and Iran nuke deals.

Susan Rice, too.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (bDqIh)

165 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

If you don't want to get the vaccine fine, but when there are adverse consequences, then expect to pay the price.

Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)

166 110 I'm an engineer and not a lawyer but this sounds like the hospital will be sued out of existence... rightly so. Can't wait until the first black person dies from this as they are the least vaccinated group out there.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 05:27 PM (w5raC)

you forgot Dammit Jim

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (yrol0)

167 Out: killin babies (on hiatus)
In: killin the anti vaccine tubes.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (kbvR/)

168 I can't believe Michelle Malkin once hired that fucking twit to be a lead writer on her then-new blog. I bet she regrets that.

Posted by: thirteen28 at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (KX4VP)

169 I remember when I got polio a couple of times, after my polio vaccination.


I remember when I only had to be in the iron lung Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (3SBUJ)

170 I think I prefer Analpundit to Karenpundit. Question : Why is he still working at HotAir?

Posted by: Dr Spank at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (o/ixL)

171 Well, if you die triaged because of unvaccinated status, at least your estate will probably eventually win a pretty nice settlement against Baylor Medical System and your doctors for "deviations from the standards of their profession."

Posted by: Match Checksout at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (dYe5S)

172 145 clutch, Ammo has a life in decades if kept out of water and out of extreme heat.

As for reliability, basically most ammo made since the 80's in the US and other developed countries will be in decent shape into the 2030's.

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (pO7gM)

173 They throw you I a lake and if you float your vaccinated and if you sink you die, so no longer a problem.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (GOGEo)

So the vaccinated are a duck?

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (yrol0)

174 "Yet a leading medical ethicist who studies how COVID-19 affects communities says he worries that adding vaccination status to the triage of patients will unfairly harm low-income people and people of color. These groups are historically disadvantaged when it comes to obtaining proper medical care."

Bullcrap.

Illegal aliens get herded through our medical system and get first rate ER service as primary care. The idea that they will be turned away is fallacy. Who will get turned away are the taxpaying, legal citizens who, by virtue of fighting being prisoners in their own country, get classified as enemies of the State because a corrupted apparatus said to do so.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (aXxgO)

175 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.


When I want want the advice of an Admitting Clerk I will squeeze it out of you.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (yQpMk)

176 Allahpundit spews his hatred of his fellow Americans and still keeps his job. Could it be that he simply reflects his employers' views?
Posted by: President Select Decaf at August 19, 2021 05:28 PM (RMGKK)

Allah dismissively calls anyone that disagrees with his 11 year old version of the world "cranks" - but no one is less possessed of logic working mental synapses that this guy. He's not really worthy of the higher value definition of "crank" - that would require to have reviewed the policy question and used emotion to determine an answer - this guy doesn't review the question, he doesn't even care what it's foundation might be...he writes really very similar to pre-teens with over active hormones - he thinks he's "snarky" but his thought pattern is just pre-teen. He probalby needs to join a 8th grade girl gym class and hang out in the locker room - "you go, girl!"

Posted by: Boswell at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (5iUNf)

177 Related with actual science:
https://tinyurl.com/yaec5zpa

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 19, 2021 05:33 PM (r+sAi)

**

Don't worry, citizen. That's what the control group is for.

You know. The control group that received the vaccine, too.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (ulgTA)

178 I like exposing the controlled opposition farce that is Conservative, Inc. media.
Posted by: ace

I think C, Inc. acts the way they do just to piss Ace off because they know the only way they get any attention is when Ace gets pissed off because he pisses on them. Clicks!!! Reeeee!!!

Posted by: SFGoth (KAi1n) at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (KAi1n)

179 So I made the mistake of seeing a facebook thread where a guy mocked Fauci, and read this from a Karen who responded to his Fauci insult:

"very snotty uncalled for comment. You must be one of those who don't believe in science. But believe everything uneducated Fascist traitors like trump and the Unamerican ANTI-Democracy ANTI-AMERICAN SUBVERSIVES Fascist on fix Fascist fox have to say. Some of the dumbest most ingnorant, unethical morally Bankrupt people in this country"


.......... bruh

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (hQVBP)

180 >>>151 It's Moops.

lol.

Let me tell you my idea that I desperately want to get to Jerry Seinfeld: Actually making the movie "Chunnel."

The Seinfeld cast would play multiple roles like Monty Python. Some of the roles would be similar to their Seinfeld roles, others different. Like Jason Alexander would play both a schlubby George-like character trapped on the chunnel as well as the French Terrorist Le Renard who planted the bomb who collapsed it.

Jay Peterman would play the president and Larry David would play the traitorous Vice President who paid Le Renard to plant the bomb, to trap the American delegation in the CHUNNEL.

Seinfeld would play a hero called like Rafe Sabre, a spelunker or something. He has to get medicine to those in the Chunnel.

Etc.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (0G13K)

181 Oh Jeeez we have a concern troll.

Yeah vaccines are super safe. *wink wink*

Posted by: Seems legit at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (Yoy2t)

182 great idea, i don't even need to be paid for it, I just want to see CHUNNEL

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (0G13K)

183
Note how Analpundit conflates the real problems with these non-sterilizing vaccines (see Vanden Bossche, who explains this well and warned 6 months ago that what we're seeing now would happen) with the loony "5G magnet microchip" shit.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (Mzdiz)

184 Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

If you don't want to get the vaccine fine, but when there are adverse consequences, then expect to pay the price.

Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)

Shame on you - do some fucking research, you butcher.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, #SuperStraight #maskless (Mzdiz) at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (Mzdiz)

185 They do not like or trust actual conservatives, so they staff up almost exclusively with neoliberals.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:33 PM (0G13K)

I am becoming more and more convinced that Conservative Inc. have never met a real conservative.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (Q9lwr)

186 If you go to a hospital unvaxxed you may be subject to a perfunctory burnage at the stake.

Posted by: klaftern at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (r4sI4)

187 So it turns out hospitals CAN refuse service to people.

It's weird that they insisted they couldn't for so long.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (ulgTA)

188 I put powdered quercetin in olive oil. Looks like the scoop is 500mg. I put my resvertrol in that because I can't take capsules. 50mg of zinc and 2000 IU of vitamin D.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (YynYJ)

189 I guess Retardo likes mild cigars.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (ICl2b)

190 They will use vaccination status against middle class America, not against the general ER population Texas hospitals see, tu entiendes?

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (oWBc3)

191 Vaccines don't "help" prevent, they PREVENT. Nor do they "lessen the severity of." That's not how vaccines work. Vaccines PREVENT.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (Bmy3R)

192 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

If you don't want to get the vaccine fine, but when there are adverse consequences, then expect to pay the price.

Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)

Ooooooooooo Kaaaaayyy Riiiiiight. I like totally believe you. Life long republican.. voted for Goldwater...

You should be on a black or hispanic blog because those are the least vacccin... oh wait it is highly educated PHd that are the very least vaccinated.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (w5raC)

193 >>>Allah dismissively calls anyone that disagrees with his 11 year old version of the world "cranks" - but no one is less possessed of logic working mental synapses that this guy.

I have no idea what's going on with him lately but he was a legit drunk who was self-medicating. I don't know if he quit or got help.

He always *sounds* like he's a stinking drunk shut-in having the terrors.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:40 PM (0G13K)

194 Not gonna find beds for the unvaxxed? Man, the really want to stick it to blacks and hispanics, amirite?

Something tells me they'll make exceptions for non-whites Democrats.

Posted by: McLurkerson at August 19, 2021 05:40 PM (wNDOJ)

195 every day it is as if more and more want to be drowned in a toilt

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:40 PM (AnQMZ)

196 And this allahpundit person needs a Kabul Skydiving Club membership.

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at August 19, 2021 05:40 PM (oWBc3)

197 Is the med pro the toilet guy?

Posted by: four seasons at August 19, 2021 05:40 PM (PisyI)

198 South Texas is Mexico

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 05:40 PM (2DOZq)

199 As a medical professional I suggest getting the vaccines, boosters and all the iron you can eat. If you're a Dem, all these are available in Afghanistan.

Posted by: Dr Spank at August 19, 2021 05:40 PM (o/ixL)

200 crap, no strikethrough on the "non-whites"

Must've let my platinum membership lapse.

Posted by: McLurkerson at August 19, 2021 05:40 PM (wNDOJ)

201 >>>I am becoming more and more convinced that Conservative Inc. have never met a real conservative.


if you applied for a job they'd search your history, find you're a real conservative, and then give the job to Amanda Carpenter.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:41 PM (0G13K)

202 >> Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

No, it does not. These "vaccines" are very leaky. Read Geert Vanden Bossche, who expels more knowledge about the evolutionary dynamics of virus vs host when he takes a dump in the morning that you'll ever know in a lifetime.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at August 19, 2021 05:41 PM (Mzdiz)

203 clutch, Ammo has a life in decades if kept out of water and out of extreme heat.
As for reliability, basically most ammo made since the 80's in the US and other developed countries will be in decent shape into the 2030's.
Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 05:37 PM (pO7gM)


So what you're saying is I have just a few more weeks tops, and all that P&S 9 in the sealed waterproof bags are especially susceptible. Got it. Good to know. Thx.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at August 19, 2021 05:41 PM (wAnMi)

204 I can't believe Michelle Malkin

******

I think Malkin's whole contribution to the conservative cause other than jumping on a trampoline has been a net negative.

Her tone deaf Back the Blue unconditionally effort where she participated in a pro-police rally only to get beaten up by Antifa while the police stood around with broomsticks up their asses and did nothing, should have red pilled her once and for all, but nope.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:41 PM (hQVBP)

205 Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

**

+1

If you catch COVID you might not even know you have it.

You know. Just like before the vaccine.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:41 PM (ulgTA)

206 So basically, only the Hill Country is Texas.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:41 PM (yQpMk)

207 Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

***************

Wake me up in 5 years when the phase trials are complete.

Otherwise, GFY

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:42 PM (hQVBP)

208 Piker.
Posted by: Palisade


*fist bump*
Posted by: Olathe Corn

High-five.

Posted by: Rocky Ford Cantaloupe at August 19, 2021 05:42 PM (WmGrA)

209 How many of those involved in this were also part of the incompetent Benghazi attack (non) response and subsequent cover-up?
The State Dept. has not exactly shown itself to be a functional crew, so why should we believe them?
Posted by: Zeke Emanuel at August 19, 2021 05:30 PM (bDqIh)

--------------------

Going back as far W's admin when Condi Rice was the Secretary it was hoped that she would clean house and staff the place with her own people. She left everything as it was, I suppose they were her kind of people after all.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at August 19, 2021 05:42 PM (RMGKK)

210 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

If you don't want to get the vaccine fine, but when there are adverse consequences, then expect to pay the price.
Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)

Always nice to meet a Life Long Republican (TM)

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, The Suicide Squad review at August 19, 2021 05:42 PM (XvPQV)

211 165 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

Get your fricking vaccine.

Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)


I only follow the demands for medical procedures by strangers on the Internet when they're *concerned Christian conservatives*. Sorry.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 19, 2021 05:42 PM (DTX3h)

212 North Texas is code for Dallas- Ft Worth, right?

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 05:42 PM (6Je/Q)

213 osted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (hQVBP)

She didn't realize it IS actually possible to "believe" in science without thinking that Fauci is the GOD of science?.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2021 05:42 PM (ai5jE)

214 Maskless, Malkin seems to be someone who really only cares about making piles of money off us deplorables.

(1) start a super-conservative website full of great takes; (2) sell it to squishes for megabucks; (3) repeat.

Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (L2ZTs)

215 I don't trust anyone who didn't vote for Reagan 7 times.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (yQpMk)

216 In eastern PA we see lots of fruit and vegetables from the Democratic Republic of New Jersey, it's usually very good.

Posted by: Skip at August 19, 2021 05:31 PM (znIQ9)

Yeah, pretty much the only thing worth a shit that comes from here. Good amount of farms where I am, and they all seem to have roadside produce stands.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (VwHCD)

217 I'm still wondering what happened to Malkin's niece, cousin, whatever, the one that owed her money.

Posted by: Dr Spank at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (o/ixL)

218 The real reason the left wants the government to provide healthcare is so that they can deny it to people they hate.

They are pretty much shouting this out for everyone to hear now.

I would rather take my chances on getting whatever I can afford.

Posted by: Thatch at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (qWceQ)

219 Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

**

So doc, should we get the flu vaccine for the flu from 2019, too?

If not, why not?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (ulgTA)

220 The hospital should be honest and hang a big "WHITES ONLY NO COLOREDS" sign over the ICU.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (trdmm)

221 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.
___

No.

Posted by: SMH - Dissidentin' in the USSA at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (/w8NQ)

222 I was checking out the local big feed store for ivermectin. Over here in the more rural, somewhat more conservative area, they are out of stock. But if I go to the Portland suburbs, they have it.

The powdered vitamin C works out to be less expensive too.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (YynYJ)

223 Really, isn't it time to prevent the unvaccinated from being able to purchase food and electricity?

Posted by: ShainS -- Unauthorized Freedom Exhibitionist at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (KLuIa)

224 According to the story, the smart doctors say:

1.) Vaccination decreases severe infection and death
2.) We will put those who are, on the whole, worse off behind those who have better chances.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our "experts."

Posted by: Colonel Travis at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (m3h4u)

225 I don't know about you, but I think the addition of "Trump Republican" really sealed the deal for me. I'm sold. I'm going out tomorrow to get my "vaccine" that doesn't prevent Covid in vaxxed people. Then it's just a simple matter of waiting for unlimited boosters, since these don't even seem to be lasting a year.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (O+I8R)

226 Makes me really glad I'm booted off of twatter actually, it's shits like this that make me waste too much time going after. The dude should be wearing a helmet indoors.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (wAnMi)

227 I'm still wondering what happened to Malkin's niece, cousin, whatever, the one that owed her money.
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 19, 2021 05:43 PM (o/ixL)



AFAIK, she's never been found.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (yQpMk)

228
157 I have a former lefty friend who thinks the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine has nanotech and that's why they're so adamant on vaxxing us as it's part of a national experiment to test the technology. She thinks the Johnson & Johnson is the only legit one.

Might be a bit nutty but still the best theory I've seen yet to explain why this deranged effort to forced an experimental, untested vaccine/not a vaccine that doesn't even WORK on the entire population.
Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:35 PM (hQVBP)


IMHO, I think the so-called vaccines everyone is taking is just sterile water.

Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (Fs5vw)

229 Vaccines don't "help" prevent, they PREVENT. Nor do they "lessen the severity of." That's not how vaccines work. Vaccines PREVENT.

**********

That's silly talk, that's only been true for the last 100 years, but science has changed since 2020!

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (hQVBP)

230 I get an exemption too, cause I'm wonderful, unlike you peasants!!

Posted by: Vishnupundit at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (VYjdj)

231 Get your fricking vaccine.
Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)

get it yourself and STFU.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (YeToG)

232 Would you like the vaccination?

Let me check. What's in it for me?

Well, when you then catch covid, or as Maxine Waters calls it, the cobid, and we find out you were vaccinated to not get it, you will get to be treated for it.

Posted by: Jimco Industries at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (buTO7)

233 Exit question

In a post about AllahPundit.

Ace, ISWYDT

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (AiZBA)

234 It's funny how ER departments are severely understaffed because they fired nurses who refused to get the jam. Why did medical people refuse the job

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (3SBUJ)

235 70 So, if Juan illegal alien who hasn't been vaccinated, shows up at the hospital at the same time Granny citizen shows up who has been vaccinated, who does the ICU bed go to? And you only get one guess.

Posted by: Old Blue at August 19, 2021 05:21 PM (VNmG1)


Juan. Juan can provide many more years of labor and victimhood to the State than Granny. Juan will always vote Democrat as soon as he's given amnesty. There is only a 37 percent probability Granny will vote Democrat until she dies, but she will always vote Democrat after she dies. Vaccination status is only a dodge in current triage decisions.

Posted by: Gref at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (AMIL/)

236 I had nearly forgotten about the Toilet Hobo guy...

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (6Je/Q)

237 They better have a fuckton of lawyers on retainer and money to burn.

Posted by: YIKES! at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (t6XCL)

238 if we were going to do something then we should use triage that gives kids with two parent homes first rights.

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (AnQMZ)

239 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.
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Nobody actually delivering health care calls themselves a medical professional.

Posted by: Drc at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (llGBY)

240
Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)

Fuck you. Cunt.

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (f9z5j)

241 Odd how the Left reads racial implications into everything except this?

Posted by: ... at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (Rl2JD)

242 Lol

Posted by: Seems legit at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (Yoy2t)

243 The powdered vitamin C works out to be less expensive too.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (YynYJ)


They do have peanut butter flavored stuff in stock at Amazoid, if you don't mind giving them money. Lots and lots of testimonials as well. A couple of brands, not pricey at all.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (wAnMi)

244 You wreckers and your unchanged immune systems not taking the vaccine is what got us all these variants.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (ulgTA)

245 Remember how persons with AIDS are discriminated against? Sorry, not politically correct

Posted by: Minuteman at August 19, 2021 05:45 PM (LaNzR)

246 I had nearly forgotten about the Toilet Hobo guy...
___

Sad what happened to him.

Posted by: SMH - Dissidentin' in the USSA at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (/w8NQ)

247 189 I guess Retardo likes mild cigars.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (ICl2b)

word on the street is he likes them uncut

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (uCLWI)

248 Of course Patterico's site is all-in on refusing healthcare to the unvaxxed. One of his contributors, an idiot named "Dana" who never fails to find conservatives the true problem in any situation, is excusing this decision by saying the unvaxxed status is just *one* factor in choosing whether to admit or not.

Hey dumbshit: if you don't believe this rule will be exploited to the hilt by activist doctors, you're living in a dream world. But I doubt you care, you just want everyone who you dislike to be eliminated one way or the other.

The only reason to keep reading there is, there's still a few people in the comment section that are good at taking the piss out of Pat's and other self-hating conservative's arguments.

Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (L2ZTs)

249 Look, I am a lifelong republican, but you have to admit it is nice having a seasoned diplomat in the WH again!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (OoCxN)

250 We are all Untermensch, now fraynd.

Posted by: Archer at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (gmo/4)

251 >>>I only follow the demands for medical procedures by strangers on the Internet when they're *concerned Christian conservatives*. Sorry.


well i wouldn't say that. I recommend the vaccine myself.

A lot of people say stuff like "it only is a danger to old people" or "it's only a danger to fat people with comorbidities."

Well, like 25% of the country is 65 or older and one third of the population is obese (IIRC). And common things like hypertension count as a "comorbidity," though I suspect that's mostly due to its association with obesity. (They're all part of a cluster.)

Anyway, point is, there are a LOT of at-risk people. And even if it's not a lethal risk to you, most of the people who get it say it's a really, really bad illness that lasts ten days of misery that you don't want to get.


Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (0G13K)

252 Nobody actually delivering health care calls themselves a medical professional.

**

Billing.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (ulgTA)

253 Why on earth is there a need for this plan: We have been told that the vaccine protects us from severe cases of covid! Why a plan to prioritize ICU beds for the vaccinated when the need for ICU beds for the vaccinated is in direct contradiction to what we are told every day!

Posted by: Joseph of Steel at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (Rd/7a)

254 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

I have to let you know that whenever somebody starts their arguments with "I am a Trump Republican" it sounds like leftist trolling, because we mostly assume that except for trolls everybody on here voted for Trump.

BTW, we have other "medical professionals" on here who think that people should make their own mind up about the vaccines.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (ai5jE)

255
Chunnel sounds hilarious, Ace. But not diverse enough.

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (f9z5j)

256 That's not how vaccines work. Vaccines PREVENT.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM (Bmy3R)

nope. Look how Influenza vaccines work? They absolutely do not prevent it in all cases. Sometimes they attenuate the symptoms.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (Q9lwr)

257 "Medical Professional", dude's a janitor on the third floor of "Our Lady of Gov. Grants" Hospital.

Posted by: Some Rat in the swamp at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (r1z5A)

258 Look, I'm a doctor and a dessert topping so get your shots.

Posted by: Dr Spank at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (o/ixL)

259 The last CDC report for P&I (pneumonia and influenza) excluding COVID-19 the death rate was 8.56%. Go ahead and check it. The highest death rate to DATE from COVID-19 (cases v deaths) was a little over 3% for NYC proper. Higher if you also count NY State.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (kbvR/)

260 She didn't realize it IS actually possible to "believe" in science without thinking that Fauci is the GOD of science?

******************************

After watch a Paul Joseph Watson video of Fauci worshippers doing everything from buying dolls of Fauci, creating murals and tattooing Fauci's face on their saggy boobs, I'm gonna go with no.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (hQVBP)

261 It is a bit surprising that the mossad has not been to north Texas to get this dr mengel guy.

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (AnQMZ)

262 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

-------

That is categorically false. You have zero credibility, and BTW ... GFY.

Posted by: ShainS -- Unauthorized Freedom Exhibitionist at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (KLuIa)

263 The problem with the vaccines is that they are crappy vaccines

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus (oEn12) at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (xM76j)

264 Illegals have been dumped across the border to get free health care ... and some hospitals (or just their emergency rooms?) have closed as a result. But the unthinkable was to deny priority access to all illegals .. hence enabling the ambulances crossing the border to dump patients. (and now Biden is shipping third world Covid infected into the interior ... for punishment on patriots)

Posted by: illiniwek at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (Cus5s)

265 Abbot was vaccinated. AllahPundit can die in a fire.

and ace dragging AP with his trademark "exit question" is just a ray of sarcastic sunshine.

Posted by: TexasDan at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (Sd2Hw)

266 kraken: "North Texas is code for Dallas-Ft Worth, right?"

Yes. The Metroplex.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (aXxgO)

267 most of the people who get it say it's a really, really bad illness that lasts ten days of misery that you don't want to get.


Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (0G13K)



So, the flu.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (yQpMk)

268
(some get off easy, of course, like kurt schlichter. But then, his wife got it a fair bit worse.)

My friend died of it. Yes, he had comorbidities (obese, prior heart issues), but he got covid and was dead the following week.

I support anyone doing the risk/benefit calculations for themselves, but I think of my dead friend when I see people really underestimating the risks of getting covid.

and no, he wasn't vaccinated. he died just a month or two into the large-scale roll-out. Not sure he would have gotten it; he didn't like anything that smacked of Joining.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (0G13K)

269 Shame on you - do some fucking research, you butcher.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, #SuperStraight #maskless (Mzdiz) at August 19, 2021 05:38 PM (Mzdiz)

lol, nice.

Posted by: flounder at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (KnJdm)

270 Ah, but, you see, it isn't a vaccine at all.
It is gene therapy.

Posted by: Fizer at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (aAP3z)

271 And this allahpundit person needs a Kabul Skydiving Club membership.
Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Suck

Drop that fuck and he's a MOAB.

Posted by: Vishnupundit at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (VYjdj)

272 BTH lost his shit over masks, as I recall?

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (Bmy3R)

273 I had nearly forgotten about the Toilet Hobo guy...
___

Sad what happened to him.
Posted by: SMH - Dissidentin' in the USSA at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (/w8NQ)

I met the guy in meat space twice. He seemed like a really good guy. A good example of how the wuhan has broken so many people.

Posted by: Pugsly Mahonowitz at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (xPJvm)

274 >>>So, the flu.

people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)

275 Which idiot reporter asked this question?!

@Breaking911

.@StateDeptSpox says there's no COVID-19 protocol or testing at Kabul airport: "In Kabul, at the airport, we don't at present have the capacity to test every one of them."

https://tinyurl.com/yzrex56s

Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (cF8AT)

276 Likewise (the E not L part) but I think they are covered. They will claim that vaccinated have a better chance of survival and so their decision is based on best use of resources, not discrimination. That is what triage is.
(This data may or may not be accurate, but it doesn't matter)
In fact, I think the story is overblown - they are doing nothing outrageous here.
Posted by: Gentlemen

Actually, such decision can be sued over, what you stated above would be normally a fact for the jury to determine. While hospitals can claim general accepted practice as a defense, the jury can determine that the hospital's actions were not generally accepted or that the generally accepted practice was not followed. Thus, liability for the hospital without a statute like the Covid vaccine bill that grants immunity. Even that bill might not grant immunity if the vaccine had manufacturing defects depending on how it was written. The PLCAA regarding firearms still allows wrongful death or injury lawsuits deriving from manufacturing defects which is why Remington had to pay out on its R700 trigger.

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (pO7gM)

277 The hospitals are covered from liability because they are following the guidance of a government entity. The government entity probably has a liability escape clause in its charter.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (OoCxN)

278 As a lifelong Smart Person who is above average in intelligence and certainly smarter than most Trump voters I'm regretting what I think I might have done to my immune system since I can still catch and spread the virus, so I'd feel a lot better if you dumb conservatives would get all in this together, too.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (ulgTA)

279 "We're trying to decide how to explain this addition to the public," Casanova said.
-------------

"It's hard explaining to you unwashed masses how we will choose the ones who live and die in a way that won't cause you to violently reject our authority."

Casanova continued,

"Perhaps a clever use of flannelgraph combined with an inflated sense of moral superiority over the caste we have decided is Inferior..."

Posted by: reason at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (ePZfA)

280 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.
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I'm a Trump Republican and a laptop computer professional.

Posted by: MJ at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (zwDuR)

281 @joshdcaplan 1m

INBOX: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Drafting Bill to Prohibit U.S. Government from Charging American Citizens for Evacuation Flights

Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (cF8AT)

282 Fen, don't fall for that. One does not believe in science. It's a process not a faith tradition.

Until now.

Posted by: The Cookie Man at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (7AlXk)

283 I've had the 2 Pfizer shots.
I am hesitant to take a booster.

Posted by: not my nic at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (aAP3z)

284 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

....

But?

Posted by: TexasDan at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (Sd2Hw)

285 It is gene therapy.

Posted by: Fizer at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (aAP3z)

Except that it isn't. Look up "gene therapy."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (Q9lwr)

286 Ace, 10 days? What about a lifetime if immunology problems for some of the vaccinated.

Oh and get your booster! Ridiculous.

Posted by: Seems legit at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (Yoy2t)

287 I don't know about you, but I think the addition of "Trump Republican" really sealed the deal for me. I'm sold. I'm going out tomorrow to get my "vaccine" that doesn't prevent Covid in vaxxed people. Then it's just a simple matter of waiting for unlimited boosters, since these don't even seem to be lasting a year.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (O+I8R)

Go big on the soooper doooper trump thing. Get a jab in each ass cheek and one in the eye ball. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (VwHCD)

288 212 North Texas is code for Dallas- Ft Worth, right?
Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 05:42 PM (6Je/Q)

AKA baja Oklahoma

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (yrol0)

289
Posted by: mildcigar


Just because you are a fascist symp sheep doesn't mean we have to join you, dumb-dumb.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (1t5dY)

290 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)



Has it? I'm quite the denier you know.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (yQpMk)

291 INBOX: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Drafting Bill to Prohibit U.S. Government from Charging American Citizens for Evacuation Flights
Posted by: T


that is the standard, or was until we had to evacuate a bunch of asshols out of beirut and they had a shit fit

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (AnQMZ)

292
Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)

This piece of shit is a Twitter Bot. A parrot for the Big Lie.

raaaaaaawrk! Vaccine. raaaaaaawrk! Racist.

raaaaaaawrk! Lessens severity.

raaaaaaawrk! You're killing people.

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (f9z5j)

293 217 I'm still wondering what happened to Malkin's niece, cousin, whatever, the one that owed her money.
Posted by: Dr Spank

The one that bough a bottle of pills and a snapple and then disappeared? I think everyone accepted that she offed herself.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (0klsm)

294 192 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

If you don't want to get the vaccine fine, but when there are adverse consequences, then expect to pay the price.

Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)


No. And GFY.

Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (Fs5vw)

295 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)
**

Serious question:

Would that still be true if we tracked the flu similarly and deemed all sniffles the flu and counted all deaths with people who had the sniffles at the time of death as flu deaths?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (ulgTA)

296 The problem with the vaccines is that they are crappy vaccines

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus (oEn12) at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (xM76j)

Compared to some, absolutely. Compared to others? Eh...about the same.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (Q9lwr)

297 Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (Fs5vw)

I believe the mRNA science was mainly for the study for treatment of cancers. Covid gave them the opportunity to have a billion person test study on side effects .

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (2DOZq)

298 267 most of the people who get it say it's a really, really bad illness that lasts ten days of misery that you don't want to get.


Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (0G13K)


So, the flu.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (yQpMk)

FWIW, not my personal experience with it. But as for getting the jab, or not, up to the individual..

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (6Je/Q)

299 They absolutely do not prevent it in all cases. Sometimes they attenuate the symptoms.

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Meanwhile measles vaccines are 93% effective at prevention.

Do we just suck at making vaccines now?

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (hQVBP)

300 Around day 7 of covid. Just a big pain in the ass flue. Wife has shots and got it too. I had to get tested for proof. Now my two week sickvacation will be paid out of some other fund and not my vaca or sick pay.
Why aren't we suing the living shit out of the chinese government?

Posted by: Bosk at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (yh68b)

301 this is so bad that Juan isn't mugging while the others are talking

he is seriously breaking the training of democrat on air personalities

yes, they are taught to shake their heads, smirk and mouth words while others are talking

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (uCLWI)

302 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)

So, about twice as many as Cuomo.

Posted by: flounder at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (KnJdm)

303 >>>286 Ace, 10 days? What about a lifetime if immunology problems for some of the vaccinated.


I don't know if that's true. You seem to be assuming that anything written on a Vaccine Adverse Reaction report is connected the vaccine.

It's not. Anyone can add to that list, and they can add things that are clearly not related to the vaccine, like getting a cancer diagnosis a week afer the vaccination.

When you give out 160 million doses, a lot of those people are just going to have unrelated illnesses at about the same time. Simple statistics makes this an absolute lock.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (0G13K)

304 I don't believe we have an accurate test for COVID so I'm not sure we know how many people have died from it.

Posted by: Dr Spank at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (o/ixL)

305 INBOX: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Drafting Bill to Prohibit U.S. Government from Charging American Citizens for Evacuation Flights
Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (cF8AT)

**

Unless they're missionaries, f*ck that.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (ulgTA)

306 Ace, if the flu disappeared last year, which statistically it did, many of those covid deaths are the flu.

Posted by: Seems legit at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (Yoy2t)

307 Drop that fuck and he's a MOAB.
Posted by: Vishnupundit at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (VYjdj)

Two MOOBS make a MOAB?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (6FeV1)

308
The vaccines are 95% effective.
Eight months later.
Need a booster.

Posted by: YIKES! at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (t6XCL)

309 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)

Has it? I'm quite the denier you know.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (yQpMk)


Riddle me this. Then why is the total death rate for 2020 LESS than 2019? Worst pandemic ever.

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (AiZBA)

310 Get your fricking vaccine.
Posted by: mildcigar

Sit and spin motherfucker.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (Vxu+H)

311 212 North Texas is code for Dallas- Ft Worth, right?
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I'm Goddamn sure it isn't Laredo.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (7Fj9P)

312 It's not. Anyone can add to that list, and they can add things that are clearly not related to the vaccine, like getting a cancer diagnosis a week afer the vaccination.

**

And that's the problem.

That's EXACTLY how COVID deaths were calculated.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (ulgTA)

313 the thing is is, it would be nice to get the vaxx and not have to think of it anymore, however, they are inveterate liars.

see tom frieden and his lies about ebola transmissin

Posted by: confederatefifth at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (AnQMZ)

314 >>>Meanwhile measles vaccines are 93% effective at prevention.


viruses are extremely sloppy reproducers, which means they are mutating and changing every time they go in and out of a host.

The yearly flu vaccine is a best-guess attempt to stop the flus they've seen earlier in the year. But those flus might not be the ones you get exposed to, and they may mutate further.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (0G13K)

315 If you don't want to get the vaccine fine, but when there are adverse consequences, then expect to pay the price.

***********

I probably did get the WuFlu but all it did was increase my libido.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (hQVBP)

316 Posted by: Lady in Black at August 19, 2021 05:44 PM (O+I8R)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (ai5jE)

317 Ima gonna havta write a "types/deletes" macro for this kind of entry.

Well, okay, it be useful for lots of blog posts these days.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (zc1AC)

318 FWIW, not my personal experience with it.


Yeah, my experience was basically nothing. No fever, no loss of taste. Maybe a bit of sinus going on.

Really, without the hype I wouldn't even have noticed it, just chalked it up to hayfever.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (yQpMk)

319 hiya

Posted by: JT at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (arJlL)

320 If that's how COVID was calculated, then that's how anti-COVID medicine should be calculated, too.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (ulgTA)

321 I gauge if someone is serious about masks by their response when I ask if it's fine to wear the same mask inside as the one they wear outside.

Posted by: Mean Tweets at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (vGJY7)

322 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
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I think its going to be a long time before we actually g get a handle on the data.

People died 'with covid' not 'of covid'. And the flu ended up being counted as covid.

I'm not saying people didn't die from it in greater numbers but I sincerely doubt it's near the 600K number.

And certainly after treatment protocols death rates plummeted.



Posted by: MJ at August 19, 2021 05:53 PM (zwDuR)

323 😤 😤 😤

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 05:54 PM (V13WU)

324 >>>That's EXACTLY how COVID deaths were calculated.


understood but replacing one error with another one is not the way to find the reality of the situation. It's good for bashing the people who put out those earlier, erroneous figures, but not for determining if the vaccines are safe.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:54 PM (0G13K)

325 Posted by: mildcigar at August 19, 2021 05:36 PM (y46TZ)

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You seem nice.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 19, 2021 05:54 PM (kTF2Z)

326 it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?

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Is there any reason to believe the death count as provided to us by the government is accurate whatsoever?

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:54 PM (hQVBP)

327 If you look at the CDC data they track several categories. The first is total deaths, the second is confirmed deaths and the last is probable deaths. There's a lot of wiggle room on those numbers in terms of pure COVID-19 mortality. Some have also noticed a disappearance of the flu in some instances.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:54 PM (kbvR/)

328 We'll never know the true number of people who died *from* Covid vs. those who died *with* Covid.

Which makes all the numbers bunk, unfortunately.

Posted by: Guy Smiley at August 19, 2021 05:54 PM (Bmy3R)

329 I guess Retardo likes mild cigars.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM

Cuban.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 19, 2021 05:54 PM (rBtIz)

330 304 I don't believe we have an accurate test for COVID so I'm not sure we know how many people have died from it.
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (o/ixL)

looking for the letters ASDF while look through a sting of one trillion letters seems pretty common.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (yrol0)

331 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional.

BS

both my sister's are MD's and somehow they don't have time to post inane, online comments

esp during the day

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (uCLWI)

332 305 INBOX: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Drafting Bill to Prohibit U.S. Government from Charging American Citizens for Evacuation Flights
Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (cF8AT)

**

Unless they're missionaries, f*ck that.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) remember when they cancelled the foreign policy presidential debate? at August 19, 2021 05:52 PM (ulgTA)

....

US citizens have been charged for evac flights since forever. It comes with the territory if you're an expat. We had a stack of unfolded, high serial number $100 bills for just such an event when we lived overseas. This is just grandstanding.

Posted by: TexasDan at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (Sd2Hw)

333 295 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)

That's if you trust the numbers and also subtract the absence of any flu deaths. That said, I don't want to get it just like I don't want to get the flu. I also have never gotten a flu vaccine though I plan to as I get a little older.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (2DOZq)

334 But?
Posted by: TexasDan at August 19, 2021 05:50 PM (Sd2Hw)

Heh. I should have been an editor - and a good one at that - and that one slipped by me. Not that I was paying much attention but still, nice catch.

Posted by: ... at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (RHcg5)

335 This does not apply to unvaccinated illegals, right ?

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (V13WU)

336 Had it, had a head cold, never spiked a fever and am swimming in antibodies. 8 days in public health department quarantine.
Yes, some die. A small percentage.
And fuck the chinese assholes.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (2NHgQ)

337 Meanwhile measles vaccines are 93% effective at prevention.

Do we just suck at making vaccines now?

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:51 PM (hQVBP)

Probably all of the relatively easy vaccines were possible without benefit of recombinant technology, etc. My guess is the reason we don't have vaccines for every viral illness is because viruses are very different. Measles and polio lent themselves to the creation of effective vaccines. CCP flu and Influenza don't.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (Q9lwr)

338 Look, I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a medical professional. Get your fricking vaccine. It helps prevent co-vid, and if you do get it lessens the severity.

Dear Trump Republican medical professional,
I am just asking you to repeat your statements to establish the record for your potential future liability and malpractice lawsuits against you due to practicing medicine over the internet. "Are you willing to assume civil and criminal liability personally for someone that following your advice post for medical treatment? Furthermore, are you willing to risk your medical license by dispensing treatment advice over the internet to patients unknown to you?"

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (pO7gM)

339 I don't know if that's true. You seem to be assuming that anything written on a Vaccine Adverse Reaction report is connected the vaccine.

It's not. Anyone can add to that list, and they can add things that are clearly not related to the vaccine, like getting a cancer diagnosis a week afer the vaccination.

When you give out 160 million doses, a lot of those people are just going to have unrelated illnesses at about the same time. Simple statistics makes this an absolute lock.
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This is 100% correct, but also needs to be applied to the covid death numbers.

This is why I'm hesitant to buy the figures for either the death rate or the vax death rate. The measurement system for both really suck.

Posted by: MJ at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (zwDuR)

340 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)


Is ace turning into a COVID karen? Dying with COVID is not the same as dying from COVID. We have no fucking clue how many died from Covid, and never will.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:56 PM (OoCxN)

341 >>>Yeah, my experience was basically nothing. No fever, no loss of taste. Maybe a bit of sinus going on.


my friend, with no history of any mental problems whatsoever, got dementia and began experiencing hallucinations and bizarre paranoias. My other friend only checked up on him because of those sudden-onset mental issues.

My friend died of a heart attack en route to the hospital, being taken there by my other friend.

I mean, it affects people differently. But I wouldn't assume the best. The worst has to be considered, too.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:56 PM (0G13K)

342 329 I guess Retardo likes mild cigars.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 19, 2021 05:39 PM

Cuban.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 19, 2021 05:54 PM (rBtIz)

Ricans

and I have no idea how they are made due to the lack of PR virgins

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (uCLWI)

343 understood but replacing one error with another one is not the way to find the reality of the situation. It's good for bashing the people who put out those earlier, erroneous figures, but not for determining if the vaccines are safe.

*********************

The only thing I really believe about the mortality rate is that the elderly are definitely more susceptible to it because I've observed that in real life, another reason why my tinfoil hat mind wouldn't be surprised if it was meant to be a depopulation tool.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (hQVBP)

344 Hey AP, lets also
Triage monogamous heterosexuals over high risk promiscuous b @fers.

Posted by: LASue at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (olbr4)

345 CCP flu and Influenza don't.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2021 05:55 PM (Q9lwr)

Flu good year 55%
Bad year 30%

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (yrol0)

346 I think the percentage of deaths related solely to Covid without any other co morbidities is less than 10%.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (2DOZq)

347 Now we're just debating and arguing over this shit like we have been doing for 18 damned months and the song remains the same...

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (6Je/Q)

348 well, he had a heart attack that caused brain death. His body was kept physically alive for a week before they pulled the plug, because he'd lost enough oxygen in the brain that 1, he was unliekly to ever come out of his coma, and 2, he would be a vegetable even if he did.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (0G13K)

349 Will these same jerks make the same sort of decisions around whether or not to treat people who've overdosed themselves on imported Chinese fentanyl? What enobles, entitles, someone dying of AIDS to care on this basis?

Posted by: ErikInTexas at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (AShJK)

350 The gov would cover funeral costs if someone died of COVID. I think up to 10K ? So, can we rust the numbers ?

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (V13WU)

351 ace, I hear ya about the vaccines. It's a mixed bag.

I found out I'm pretty much going to have to get one to get my colonoscopy in October. I'm going with the J&J. Was really hoping I could slip through the cracks but guess not.

Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 05:58 PM (L2ZTs)

352 I'm afraid what the vax might do to my autoimmune disorder. I am pretty much split on whether to get it but so far it just ain't happening.

Posted by: ... at August 19, 2021 05:58 PM (RHcg5)

353 I am a Trump supporter. Not a republican. And a medical professional on the "front lines". Get the vaccine at your own risk.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:58 PM (OoCxN)

354 Look, Jefferson. I'm a student of Locke too, but I'm also the very model of a modern Major General. If you just lay down your arms, then lay back and think of England, it will go much more smoothly for you. If you don't... expect to pay the Tea Tax. Forever.

Posted by: General Thomas Gage at August 19, 2021 05:58 PM (rz+Pj)

355 The Oxford Study that was published yesterday shows the vaccine (all three) have much lower effective rates then thought. They also do not last as long as previously thought and the effectiveness decreases over time. They are however very effective in reducing the severity. They also noted that people who had COVID and got the vaccine had better immunity, but I am waiting for the peer review on that one. There other other studies that show that's not true and the vaccine may in some cases lower the immunity of someone with prior infection.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 05:58 PM (kbvR/)

356 Oh, and please allow me to spike the football regarding people inhaling fibers into their lungs from wearing the same crappy mask for weeks at a time and the likelihood of lots of asbestos-like cancers in the near future:

(spikes football)

"Need for assessing the inhalation of micro(nano)plastic debris shed from masks, respirators, and home-made face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic"

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7537728/

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 05:58 PM (em09h)

357 Until now.
Posted by: The Cookie Man at August 19, 2021 05:49 PM (7AlXk)

Thanks. I don't. That's why I put "believe" in quotes. Other people are more people of" faith" in science than I am, and that's why those signs that say "In this home we believe yada yada" and include we believe "Science is real" always sound to me like the leftist equivalent of the articles of faith.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2021 05:58 PM (ai5jE)

358 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)

IF you believe their covid death numbers.

I'm....skeptical.

Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:59 PM (cF8AT)

359
Jim Breuer does a seal and a parrot impression to illustrate the china virus behavior:

https://youtu.be/_6MVo8sItio?t=1859

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 05:59 PM (f9z5j)

360 Everyone that I know that died with the Covid, died from pneumonia, except on that died of a blood clot on the day he was to be discharged. There seems to be a particularly opportunistic bacteria associated with severe cases of the Vid.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 05:59 PM (yQpMk)

361 I support anyone doing the risk/benefit calculations for themselves, but I think of my dead friend when I see people really underestimating the risks of getting covid.

and no, he wasn't vaccinated. he died just a month or two into the large-scale roll-out. Not sure he would have gotten it; he didn't like anything that smacked of Joining.
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:47 PM (0G13K)


I'm pretty sure that the first version of this thing was horrific. I know 1 guy that died (yes, comorbidity), one that was flat on his back for 3 weeks+ (no comorbidity), and one that had cold like symptoms. My mother passed from it at 93, and was quite ill before that. I have a client who just had a "breakout" case, his kids got sick as well. He's quarantining himself now. But I'd also say the lies propagated about the drug didn't help public perception. First it was 95% effective to stop covid. Now? You won't get quite as sick. (!?!?) The censorship of information by experts is also troubling. The guy who invented it? C'mon. If they're covering up deaths and side effects caused by this crap, they'll never be trusted again.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at August 19, 2021 05:59 PM (wAnMi)

362 Also lets triage skinnies over fatties, church goers over satanists and parents over the childless.

I could make an argument for each of these that holds more water than vac v no vax.

Posted by: LASue at August 19, 2021 06:00 PM (Ed8Zd)

363 What proof is there that the vaccine attenuates the symptoms?

I'm assuming that the VAERS data is massively underreported. Even if it isn't, the spike of adverse reactions and deaths after Covid seen along a timeline of all vaccines is like nothing in vaccine history.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 19, 2021 06:00 PM (YeToG)

364 Someone asked if they were going to ask for gang affiliation before treating a gun shot victim. Is there a safe and effective gun shot vaccine I am unaware of?

The person who claimed the death rate in 2019 was higher than 2020, what are you smoking?

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7014e1.htm

We added new cause of death that came in at number three. We still had lots of heart disease and cancer, but COVID killed hundreds of thousands.

So weird you guys have picked this hill to literally die on. I've been vaccinated for months. How fucking dumb do you have to be to refuse this vaccine? Microchips? Altered DNA? Sterilization? What impossibly stupid thing does one have to believe to be refusing these vaccines when 93% of the hospitalized people with COVID are among the 50% that are unvaccinated. Do the fucking math.

Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 06:00 PM (KcqqB)

365 251 well i wouldn't say that. I recommend the vaccine myself.

And, that's fine. I harbor no antagonism toward those who have had the injections or recommend them. In fact, I posted months ago: "Get the vaccine. Or don't. Whatever." I do take exception to being directed to do so and will mock accordingly.

Pretty soon, I'll be compelled by the demented, child-molesting, meat-puppet-in-chief to sign an attestation that I've had the stabs. I will not comply. In the short term, I will be treated as a leper and I have zero doubt that it will ultimately result in the end my career. But, I've made my decision based upon several points that I've also posted several weeks ago and they continue to hold up.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 19, 2021 06:00 PM (DTX3h)

366 My guess is the reason we don't have vaccines for every viral illness is because viruses are very different.

***********************

I was actually pretty suspicious of the flu vaccine before the WuFlu insanity started, which is why I never got that either. I did used to get the flu at the same time every year for 2-3 years, and then never got it again. I think the last time I got sick from it was over 15 years ago.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 06:00 PM (hQVBP)

367 Late to the ball but I think that's too few ****s for c#cks#cker's, Ace.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at August 19, 2021 06:00 PM (UHVv4)

368 But, as I was getting ready to retire from the Army in 2012, the Army system was already dabbling in this stuff. Went to have a chest cold checked out and got into a nasty little argument with the triage "nurse" about whether or not I needed to tell her if I owned any fire arms.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at August 19, 2021 06:01 PM (AShJK)

369 Look I'm a Trump Republican, but I'm also a Face Sized Spider.

Friggin' sleep face UP, already! Jeez, people.

Posted by: Face Sized Spider at August 19, 2021 06:01 PM (52z4/)

370 Just a reminder the government stopped the swine-flu vaccine after just 25 deaths. Of course back then the federal government was working for we the people.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 06:01 PM (w5raC)

371 I think the percentage of deaths related solely to Covid without any other co morbidities is less than 10%.
Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM (2DOZq)

**

6%

CDC link here:

https://tinyurl.com/n9zz99ph

"For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.9 additional conditions or causes per death. "

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:01 PM (em09h)

372 If you look at total deaths, it was a couple bad flu seasons (not historic, just bad) But,.... that excludes all the deaths of despair. And it killed mostly old people.

So I say it was no worse than a typical flu season for deaths. I did an analysis of that, but it is on another HD.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at August 19, 2021 06:01 PM (0klsm)

373 Pentagon spokeshole says Americans aren't having any trouble getting to the airport.

https://bit.ly/3y3hNdM

Meanwhile, the Pentagon is also reporting a C-17 took off half empty.

https://bit.ly/3z2vYAR

Seems to me that if the Americans are getting to the airport unimpeded, every flight out would be full.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 19, 2021 06:01 PM (UW2ZS)

374 This us something that has been in the back of my mind for a while. Neither my husband or I are going to get the vax but I need a pacemaker change-up in May and he has to have his annual liver biopsy and colonoscopy for his liver transplant. I know May is a long way off but the way things are going we may be refused. It is scheduled to be done at The Ohio State University and Ohio is crazy. I am making plans to find new doctors outside of Ohio in case its necessary. He keeps saying just wait and see but I trust no one.

Posted by: Megthered at August 19, 2021 06:01 PM (7m5X+)

375 306 Ace, if the flu disappeared last year, which statistically it did, many of those covid deaths are the flu.
Posted by: Seems legit

Since the FDA quietly removed approval for many of the rapid tests this summer for covid because they could not distinguish between covid and the flu, we really are in the dark without pathology reports for individual patients exactly what killed them since Covid occurred. Essentially, expertise nor the scientific method cannot be exercised when the data is ratty and of poor quality.

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (pO7gM)

376 358 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)

IF you believe their covid death numbers.
I'm....skeptical.
Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:59 PM (cF8AT)
me too

plus 250K Americans die every fucking year from

wait for it

MEDICAL MISTAKES

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (uCLWI)

377 Can a cardiologist refuse treatment based on your diet and exercise?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (kTF2Z)

378 Social credit score would work better. Honestly, that's what this will morph into. You didn't get vaccinated because you're a poor POC, that's ok you're exempt. No hable English? You just arrived in country? That's ok you're exempt. You're obviously a middle class right wing Christian. You will have to wait. We may have a few openings next year.

Posted by: The chicken at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (FrjjO)

379 I thought all colonoscopies slipped through the cracks??

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (UHVv4)

380
We added new cause of death that came in at number three. We still had lots of heart disease and cancer, but COVID killed hundreds of thousands.

**

This is incorrect.

COVID cured heart disease, strokes, the flu, etc. Go check the numbers.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (em09h)

381
people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?
Posted by: ace


No I don't realize that.
The death totals for the china virus are total bullshit. You know that.

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (f9z5j)

382 Everything I see from (from what I can ascertain) "real experts" says the vaccines are "leaky" and should (preferably) only be taken by those with comorbidities. Otherwise we never get herd immunity, and we "breed resistance".

So far the ability of the vaccine to make symptoms/outcomes less severe seem to hold up, at least hold up much better than resistance to getting covid at all (especially the newer variants). Whether the vaccinated with covid can spread it while asymptomatic (a kinda big issue) is unknown, but seems doubtful.

here is another of those "experts" which seem solid, to me. He testified to congress (I think).
Dr. Peter McCullough on rumble

https://tinyurl.com/dbf8fy9v

Posted by: illiniwek at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (Cus5s)

383 Our provincial rube appears.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 06:02 PM (yQpMk)

384 >>> First it was 95% effective to stop covid. Now? You won't get quite as sick. (!?!?)

well Moderna had a 94% of 95% (supposedly) full immunity effect. Pfizer had like 90%, and J&J had only 75%.

They ALWAYS said the main advantage was reducing how ill it would make you. If you're remembering differently, you didn't read what they were actually saying.

They said this from the beginning, the part about you still being able to catch it. that is not new news, period.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (0G13K)

385 I wear a medieval plague mask

Posted by: Archer at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (gmo/4)

386 When people were panicked in the early days of the outbreak, the measures taken were insane.

Now, they're just evil.

Posted by: Revenant at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (ydlAE)

387 What pisses me off about this is that I'm fine with people getting the vaccine, my friend's wife got it after evaluating the cost benefit because she has MS, and getting the actual WuFlu could be catastrophic, so in some cases you deal with the tradeoff.

This crap where I respect others choices to get the vaccine but they wont respect mine for not getting it, and want to dehumanize me, strip my rights and reduce my quality of living, well lets just say you wont be getting a christmas card from me.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (hQVBP)

388 So weird you guys have picked this hill to literally die on. I've been vaccinated for months. How fucking dumb do you have to be to refuse this vaccine? Microchips? Altered DNA? Sterilization? What impossibly stupid thing does one have to believe to be refusing these vaccines when 93% of the hospitalized people with COVID are among the 50% that are unvaccinated. Do the fucking math.

Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 06:00 PM (KcqqB)

===

This ladies and gentlemen is a text book "Straw man argument" from a text book leftist troll.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (w5raC)

389 >>1.) Vaccination decreases severe infection and death
2.) We will put those who are, on the whole, worse off behind those who have better chances


What a load of BS.
The vaccines are for one type of infection. One. This is not a total wellness jab.

Second, triage is about most critically injured getting care first, If t was about bette outcomes they;d treat the kid with the sprained ankle before the gunshot wound -- which they would never do. Even with organ transplants, the sicker are at the the top of the list because they have less time to spare waiting.

The deceit is breathtaking.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (bDqIh)

390 I support anyone doing the risk/benefit calculations for themselves
------------------------
I think this is where people get upset. Many, many people are doing this type of analysis, come to a conclusion that it's unnecessary and then are told by obvious morons (bad kind) that they are stupid, irrational, murderous conspiracy theorists.

But the exact opposite is true. It's not cognitive dissonance from people who weight out their options and decide, 'nah'. It's cognitive dissonance from people who see evil in rational choice.

Posted by: MJ at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (zwDuR)

391 The other issue is that they have slapped down using any drug that shows it might be effective early on. Instead, they send people home until they require hospitalization. That is not how you deal with a pandemic. You try anything you can and if it's effective at all, you use it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (5HBd1)

392 Georgia is going full Sweden like Florida.
We all got delta here at the beach. My Dixie allergies are worse when I don't take anti-allergy pill. But I understand it's not confined to respiratory and messes with blood, heart, and nervous system.

I really do believe the initial wave in New York was the worse strain. A dude came down from there to Atlanta to South Georgia and flooded hospitals in late Feb. 2020. It was bad. It was New York rates bad. The interesting part is the counties hit hardest back then, are fairing well during the delta wave. And the vax rate is low.

The forced Vaccines are part of The Great Reset. Our Overlords have written books, papers, and spoken about it for a couple of decades. So not getting it.
Food for thought.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at August 19, 2021 06:04 PM (8akOE)

393
The total of people who died from the china virus are probably 10% of the bullshit "total" we're being fed.

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 06:04 PM (f9z5j)

394 >>>375 306 Ace, if the flu disappeared last year, which statistically it did, many of those covid deaths are the flu.


fair enough but even a bad flu season only kills 60,000 or so. So deduct that from the covid numbers. Still leaves 600,000.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:04 PM (0G13K)

395 Ace, the PCR test is pumped extra hard and give false positives. It may not be tested correctly. The hospitals are paid extra for "covid" diagnosis. There are a lot of perverse incentives to over report, and the over reporting is used as a pretext to take away liberties like going to a store and buying tomato seeds.

When you are faced with the possibility of false dialogues for whatever reason, look to the data you can trust. with a mass death event like this, look to death stats. Was there excess deaths anywhere but the North East? Were the death rates higher than last bad flu season?

Then of course ask if the Covid home care advice, pre hospitalization, of go home, stay isolated, and come back when we have to put you on a respirator might have added to the death count

I won't say you are wrong, but I will say I see the evidence leading to another possibility

Posted by: Kindltot at August 19, 2021 06:04 PM (BbDPD)

396 I'm....skeptical.
Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:59 PM (cF8AT)


I'd believe it if we still had the flu or colds. Or, if we didn't know that they were literally writing down covid as the cause of death for $$$, no matter what they passed from. I've heard a couple of horror stories from my friend at ICU, but it's not daily or even weekly. They were also doing the wrong thing in the beginning by intubating people. So how many were mismanaged? If they could just tell the truth (they can't) people could possibly make the correct decision. But right now everybody is lying about everything. It's all got to be political. Fuck them all.

BTW, my friend is calling tonight on his way home, so I'll get the latest skinny on Los Angeles. He's given me actual screen grabs from their charts in the past - on the promise not to show to anyone else.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (wAnMi)

397 As lifelong freaks we say get your freaking vaccine!!! Stay safe.

Posted by: A Scold of Karens at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (Xrfse)

398 This bullshit about microchips is laughable. Why not two microchips, one for citizen voters and one for foreign invaders?

Posted by: Dr. Bone at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (JTpIQ)

399 Decades and Decades ago I made the observation that you can't discuss policy with Liberals for long without them advocating murder as the cost for defiance. We've long since been hearing AP to have reached that point.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (eoQWY)

400 >>>The other issue is that they have slapped down using any drug that shows it might be effective early on. Instead, they send people home until they require hospitalization.

true

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (0G13K)

401 Here : "FEMA to Help Cover Funeral Costs for COVID Victims ; Applicants may be eligible for up to $9,000 in financial assistance" and "people who need aid covering the financial costs of funerals for loved ones who died of COVID-19 may be eligible for up to $9,000 in assistance from the federal relief legislation ." Funerals are expensive, so, do we want to trust the numbers. It may be severe, it may be flubola, but ...the numbers ?

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (V13WU)

402 They seem to ignore that people that don't take the vaccine are not sick. And that there could be a bad outcome for someone that has actually had Wuflu getting vaccinated.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (5HBd1)

403 It's hard to loose a facade you though was old stone instead of styrofoam.

History doesn't care. Pet rocks don't bark.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (RlSZN)

404 they pulled the plug, because he'd lost enough oxygen in the brain that 1, he was unliekly to ever come out of his coma, and 2, he would be a vegetable even if he did.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM
---------------
Don't know who you're talking about, but I faced that with my son. Pulled the plug. Will haunt me forever.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (ju2Fy)

405 total death count.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (BbDPD)

406 "Is ace turning into a COVID karen? Dying with COVID is not the same as dying from COVID. We have no fucking clue how many died from Covid, and never will.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 05:56 PM (OoCxN)"

I keep sounding like a broken record on this: the additional deaths in institutional settings were an entire order of magnitude beyond normal until docs started using effective treatments w/ various drugs and specific vitamins. And they were even higher than that in places where Dem governors and mayors deliberately stoked the fires (NYC, Chicago, etc) or where effective treatments were suppressed

The majority of the US, geographically, had not yet had their major wave come through before that was figured out. Those areas that did and ticked off certain other boxes got hit much harder.

We won't know exactly how many died from it, but the whole "hurr durr, guy died on a motorcycle and it counted as COVID! The numbers are made up!" set of talking points is retarded (hence why it was shilled so hard by ShareBlue, etc)

Posted by: somedood at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (oS38t)

407 Each person has to do the math on their own situation. I think for people in the high risk vector it's probably worth getting the vaccine. From there you have to do your own calculations on your personal health. I know a lot of people with stroke or heart disease who haven't gotten it due to the myocarditis reporting. Now that's a very small percentage and the AHA recommends people in those groups get it, but they really don't know all the risk factors and potential outcomes over a long term basis. So people with prior strokes that are perhaps undiagnosed, are hesitating. In the end it's a personal decision and you really shouldn't need a reason to not take it. But wisdom dictates you should at least do the math.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (kbvR/)

408 >>>Ace, the PCR test is pumped extra hard and give false positives. It may not be tested correctly. The hospitals are paid extra for "covid" diagnosis. There are a lot of perverse incentives to over report, and the over reporting is used as a pretext to take away liberties like going to a store and buying tomato seeds.

okay that's true but... how many of the 650,000 dead do you want to say are false positives?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:06 PM (0G13K)

409 358 IF you believe their covid death numbers.

I'm....skeptical.
Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 05:59 PM (cF8AT)


Bingo. When anyone dying with so much as a positive PCR test is on the record as having "died from COVID", then the data is garbage. We've been fed garbage data from the get-go for political and financial reasons and it's has had the consequence of my now distrusting *everyone* by default.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 19, 2021 06:06 PM (DTX3h)

410 >>This ladies and gentlemen is a text book "Straw man argument" from a text book leftist troll.


Yes. Not even addressing the 'my body my choice' part, as well as that vaccines are about protecting yourself, not others, so why TF should the vaccinated care about others' vaccine status.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:06 PM (bDqIh)

411 >>>375 306 Ace, if the flu disappeared last year, which statistically it did, many of those covid deaths are the flu.


fair enough but even a bad flu season only kills 60,000 or so. So deduct that from the covid numbers. Still leaves 600,000.
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:04 PM (0G13K)

Several CA counties have readjusted their covid numbers from last year down by 30 or so percent.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 19, 2021 06:06 PM (eoQWY)

412 Here : "FEMA to Help Cover Funeral Costs for COVID Victims ; Applicants may be eligible for up to $9,000 in financial assistance" and "people who need aid covering the financial costs of funerals for loved ones who died of COVID-19 may be eligible for up to $9,000 in assistance from the federal relief legislation ." Funerals are expensive, so, do we want to trust the numbers. It may be severe, it may be flubola, but ...the numbers ?

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM


I blame Big Mortuary

cui bono?

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (DUIap)

413 Here is some more : "The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide up to $9,000 per funeral and up to $35,500 per applicant to help with expenses related to coronavirus deaths that occurred after January 20, 2020". SO, what is the cause of death ????

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (V13WU)

414 The plague vaxx is highly effective - nobody who has had it died from plague.

Posted by: Phuk Ho Le at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (n+txg)

415 I'm sorry about your friend, Ace.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (45fpk)

416 Remember during the AIDS crisis, when hospitals wouldn't give beds to infected homosexual men who'd been dicking random dudes in highway rest stops, bath houses, or public parks?

Yeah, me neither.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (k4dH2)

417 Huh. Sarah Palin was right. Death Panels are real. Soylent Green is people!...

Posted by: pahound at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (Z2AXa)

418 I blame Big Mortuary

cui bono?
Posted by: AltonJackson at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (DUIap)

*touches nose

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (V13WU)

419 Will Cain is ripping on the Dems for their censoring of therapeutics that help with Covid.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (NpAcC)

420 Still leaves 600,000.

If you believe those numbers.

Posted by: The CeeDeeCee at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (Xrfse)

421 >>>Don't know who you're talking about, but I faced that with my son. Pulled the plug. Will haunt me forever.

sorry to hear that. I did not have to make the decision, fortunately. Though I would have pulled the plug.

My friend is -- was -- Steve_from_HB, who you might remember from the comments. He used to comment here.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (0G13K)

422 351 ace, I hear ya about the vaccines. It's a mixed bag.

I found out I'm pretty much going to have to get one to get my colonoscopy in October. I'm going with the J&J. Was really hoping I could slip through the cracks but guess not.
Posted by: qdpsteve

I've had the J&J months ago due to heightened risk due to medical conditions dealing with autoimmunity and repeated medical treatment. I am in and out of medical facilities for treatment and so I got it. Since having it, been having some significant autoimmune issues which might or might not be related and now understand that at least some of those organizations dealing with autoimmunity issues advise caution.

If you have blood or heart issues, also consult with those docs before doing it.

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (pO7gM)

423 Yes. Not even addressing the 'my body my choice' part, as well as that vaccines are about protecting yourself, not others, so why TF should the vaccinated care about others' vaccine status.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:06 PM (bDqIh)

Non vax are being cast as the witches that are making the milk go sour in our revisiting of the Salem witch trials.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (eoQWY)

424 So weird you guys have picked this hill to literally die on. I've been vaccinated for months. How fucking dumb do you have to be to refuse this vaccine? Microchips? Altered DNA? Sterilization? What impossibly stupid thing does one have to believe to be refusing these vaccines when 93% of the hospitalized people with COVID are among the 50% that are unvaccinated. Do the fucking math.

How about this little nugget from the CDC Director?

Additionally, reports from our international colleagues, including Israel, suggest increased risk of severe disease amongst those vaccinated early.

https://youtu.be/ciVGAPuruoQ?t=992

Posted by: bonhomme at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (UW2ZS)

425 "The death totals for the china virus are total bullshit. You know that."

right, we have no confidence in those numbers. Certainly the correct treatment, especially early (instead of sending them home till they can't breathe) could have reduced the real numbers. But counting all the flu deaths and (from multiple testimonies of ICU nurses and others) they are counting many things as covid to get those sweet federal dollars.

But certainly untreated, for those with comorbidities, covid can be deadly. (but we may well have herd immunity, I'm not clear on the argument that mass vaccination might cause us to lose that herd immunity)

Posted by: illiniwek at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (Cus5s)

426 35k to burry grandma. died of covid. so sad.

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (V13WU)

427 "Is ace turning into a COVID karen? Dying with COVID is not the same as dying from COVID. We have no fucking clue how many died from Covid, and never will. "

You probably don't give a shit, but that's a little unfair. The man has been pretty clear and consistent on anything resembling overreach or an encroachment on individual liberty. On the vaccine itself he's been pretty rational and thoughtful. IMHO

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (kbvR/)

428 Also, flu was basically nil while covid ravaged the population.

This was not believable... at all. in no way.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (w5raC)

429 408 >>>Ace, the PCR test is pumped extra hard and give false positives. It may not be tested correctly. The hospitals are paid extra for "covid" diagnosis. There are a lot of perverse incentives to over report, and the over reporting is used as a pretext to take away liberties like going to a store and buying tomato seeds.

okay that's true but... how many of the 650,000 dead do you want to say are false positives?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:06 PM (0G13K)

Are you accepting the 650k number as accurate?

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (2DOZq)

430 >>>415 I'm sorry about your friend, Ace.


thank you. it's been a while.

But knowing your friend died of it, and quickly, despite only being Almost 29, does shape one's impressions about the virus.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (0G13K)

431 Wife and both sons got the shot. I have not, and will not unless my career is legitimately threatened.

Plus, I already had it, back in early 2020. Just before the Great TP Crisis.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (xPJvm)

432 358 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)


All the stats I've seen are from government entities. Even hospitals take their cues from government offices. And you're believing them?

Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 06:08 PM (Fs5vw)

433 1. it definitely attenuated. I think the early version in China was much worse, and then got less deadly from there. It has evolved.

2. I am not anti-vax, and think people with comorbidities should get the vax. That is not me, and I see no benefit.

3. Also, early on the treatment was all wrong and now we have lots of treatment so if you are not 60+ or have some medical problem, well it is your choice.

4. vaccines for anyone under 30 is stupid.

5. while I am at it, masks are stupid. It aerosolizes on the vocal chords (I used to design evaporators - they vibrate. tiny droplets which act as gas. mask no stop)

6. Vitamin D

7. This is all about power and money.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at August 19, 2021 06:09 PM (0klsm)

434 not burry bury

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:09 PM (V13WU)

435 And then beyond that, Ace, EVEN if this is the existential threat to humanity, you have to ask if the actions taken to try to control it have worked:

Did lockdowns, masks, removing the right to assemble and work help in any way at all?

You can prove it to yourself, maybe, with this quizlet.
If these heroic interventions on society helped it should show in the results.

https://www.covidchartsquiz.com/

Posted by: Kindltot at August 19, 2021 06:09 PM (BbDPD)

436
Steve from Huntington Beach has passed away?

I'm sorry.

Posted by: Soothsayer is a Movie Critic, Now! at August 19, 2021 06:09 PM (f9z5j)

437 people keep saying that but you do realize it's killed 10x as many people as a very bad flu season, right?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:48 PM (0G13K)

IF you believe their covid death numbers.

I'm....skeptical.
Posted by: Tami

My family's circle knows more than several that have died because of it. Yes, older, but still. I know some young fit folks who got real sick during the first and second waves before Delta, and it messed them up bad, but that was the exception. Everybody else it was a cake walk.

It really is something you have to see to believe. Like I said, South Georgia got the New York Strain in late Feb. it was terrible. The police had to enforce breaking up gatherings of youths for a while, which they try to avoid.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at August 19, 2021 06:09 PM (8akOE)

438 They ALWAYS said the main advantage was reducing how ill it would make you. If you're remembering differently, you didn't read what they were actually saying.
They said this from the beginning, the part about you still being able to catch it. that is not new news, period.
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:03 PM (0G13K)
**

No, ace. The CDC is STILL saying the shot will keep you from getting COVID, and asking you to tell other people on social media that it will keep you from getting COVID. Scroll down and look at the images.

cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/
communication/vaccination-toolkit.html

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:09 PM (em09h)

439 I just pulled open the CDC mortality data linked above, and opened up the 2019 data.

I assume CDC can count total deaths with decent accuracy and that by and large we properly evaluate when someone is dead, regardless of what caused it.

That being the case--2020 had 503,976k more deaths than 2019. That's a jump of 17.7 percent. They only attribute 378k of those deaths to COVID.

Posted by: TexasDan at August 19, 2021 06:10 PM (Sd2Hw)

440 My friend is -- was -- Steve_from_HB, who you might remember from the comments. He used to comment here.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (0G13K)

Gosh I was already sorry about your friend but I didn't realize that it was Steve. Or you didn't say. Damn.

Posted by: ... at August 19, 2021 06:10 PM (RHcg5)

441 421
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:07 PM (0G13K)

Since I had the virus and recovered fully, what is your opinion on getting vaccinated? Would you, if you were in my situation?

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 06:10 PM (6Je/Q)

442 whig, I'll check with my doc about which vaccine is the best one for me. Thanks.

Posted by: qdpsteve (L2ZTs) at August 19, 2021 06:10 PM (L2ZTs)

443 Viruses tend to become more infectious and less deadly as they mutate. Which is what I think we are seeing with the Delta. I am in the high risk group. But I figure if I can hang in there and take care of myself, they might actually come up with a better vaccine.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 06:10 PM (5HBd1)

444 No for nothing, but Texas is looking worse and worse of late. Maybe it's the CA influx, but good lord, Texas seems awful anymore.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 19, 2021 06:11 PM (XSRBF)

445 I'm not putting a foreign substance in my body just because the government and media says it's safe.

Posted by: The Maskless Ranger at August 19, 2021 06:11 PM (hQVBP)

446 "Additionally, reports from our international colleagues, including Israel, suggest increased risk of severe disease amongst those vaccinated early."

I think that should read "increased risk, from what it was when they initially got the vaccine". So the vaccine wanes, but still is effective at reducing symptoms. It does NOT mean, those that got the vaccine are at increased risk of severe disease, compared to the unvaccinated. (from listening to that segment from the CDC woman)

Posted by: illiniwek at August 19, 2021 06:11 PM (Cus5s)

447 The first Gulf War was my time.

You can draw a straight line from the day Powell told the UN (and me) about those damned aluminum tubes that Hussein had in Iraq. That was the WMD "evidence" that I finally bought.

We sewed the Pentagon wind and now we reap the Pentagon whirlwind.

Posted by: weirdflunky at August 19, 2021 06:11 PM (cknjq)

448 being in North Texas I must put up with this type of shit. Esp from the Judge in charge (tyrant) Jenkins. But as I have survived COVID-19, I will not get a vaccine (hence, I am one of the unwanted, unwashed). Bit as my immunity is SUPERIOR to the crap induced by the vaccine, I will not need an ICU bed. so FU North Texas Medical assholes.

Posted by: government here to save you at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (lNSu6)

449 >>>Steve from Huntington Beach has passed away?

I'm sorry.

...

yup. I think he was the first close friend that I know who died. I've lost other people -- older people -- but not people close to me in my Almost 29 cohort.

Just snap! Gone in a week.

He did have covid for a while before my friend checked up on him due to the hallucinations. How long, we don't know. He didn't think he was sick, or at least, did not think he was particularly sick. Just normal sick.

And then-- dead.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (0G13K)

450 I should add that my dad died in his 60s of heart failure caused by scarring from myocarditis as a child. That shit scares me more than covid.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (0klsm)

451 From CNBC today: "More than 100 million U.S. households, or 61% of all taxpayers, paid no federal income taxes last year, according to a new report."

Then where is all the fucking money going to come from?!

Posted by: Dr. Washington Nearsider, Single and #SuperStraight at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (cvNl1)

452 There are no comorbidities! Irrelevant! Irrelevant!

Norman, coordinate!

Posted by: Karen 5 at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (rz+Pj)

453 Were there excess deaths in 2020?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 19, 2021 06:13 PM (kTF2Z)

454 Didn't cancer go away too? Friend's wife just died of ASL recently.I'll take Covid; not like anybody gets a choice (condolences dude)

Posted by: pahound at August 19, 2021 06:13 PM (Z2AXa)

455 Anyway, point is, there are a LOT of at-risk people. And even if it's not a lethal risk to you, most of the people who get it say it's a really, really bad illness that lasts ten days of misery that you don't want to get.


Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (0G13K)

3-4 days of a bad headache and general discomfort- less bad than a 4 day hangover and a Serious crampy monthly cycle but worse than a stubbed toe. Not worth changing the world to avoid. I'd have it 4 times a year, gladly, to end this BS.

Posted by: LASue at August 19, 2021 06:13 PM (Ed8Zd)

456 "okay that's true but... how many of the 650,000 dead do you want to say are false positives?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:06 PM (0G13K)"

So I'll be personal here for a minute and tell you I had a close family member who died during COVID-19. They definitely did not die from it, they perhaps died with it if the test was right. We all knew this day was coming and how it would go down before COVID-19 was even a factor. They reported that death as COVID-19 and then kept us from holding a funeral. I will never forgive them for that.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 06:13 PM (kbvR/)

457 Yeah, I really don't need a second autoimmune disease. That's the problem. I'm not sick. I have limited exposure to anything. If I take a vaccine, I run the risk of getting sick. It just doesn't seem worth it to me.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 06:13 PM (5HBd1)

458 The other issue is that they have slapped down using any drug that shows it might be effective early on. Instead, they send people home until they require hospitalization.

**

Yep. The moment when Fauci et al refused to listen to any of the actual practicing medical doctors who were making world-changing discoveries about Ivermectin as a prophylactic was the moment I began getting really uncomfortable with the whole thing.

IIRC places in Africa outright banned its use. Africa. You know. Where people take it for worms and such.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (em09h)

459 Aight, well, I'm gonna go take my vitamin cocktail (which will mitigate the risk of my getting COVID *again*) and play some vidya games or something. Are chewable vitamin C tablets close enough to powders for gubmint work?

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (DTX3h)

460 as soon as the WH gets to it's vax goal, the number of cases will go down

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (uCLWI)

461 > But knowing your friend died of it, and quickly, despite only being Almost 29, does shape one's impressions about the virus.

I know a few people who have had it. A couple were totally wiped out for two weeks. Most of them said it was a cakewalk. Fortunately, I don't personally know anyone who died of it.

I don't know what to think about that. It's odd to me that it hits some people who are younger and healthy with no co-morbidities pretty hard, but most young and healthy people are hardly inconvenienced by it.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (UW2ZS)

462 From CNBC today: "More than 100 million U.S. households, or 61% of all taxpayers, paid no federal income taxes last year, according to a new report."

Then where is all the fucking money going to come from?!
Posted by: Dr. Washington Nearsider, Single and #SuperStraight at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (cvNl1)

looks in mirror; hears sad trombone.

Posted by: LASue at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (Ed8Zd)

463 I want to know when the federal government and Saigon Joe are going send me my federal tax refund.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (JTpIQ)

464 BTW COVID-19 is going strong in Texas due to the influx of COVID-19 bearing visitors (many thousands of them) mix in among the millions of new illegal visitors

Posted by: government here to save you at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (lNSu6)

465 Anyone looking for an ear clenser from the 16 Candles Soundtrack, try this on for size.
Amazing street guitar performance by Imad Fares " Gipsy Kings " cover Jakub Heliniak
https://youtu.be/2CkB4a0A7cQ

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (VcFUs) - at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (VcFUs)

466 ALS (dope)

Posted by: pahound at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (Z2AXa)

467 444 No for nothing, but Texas is looking worse and worse of late. Maybe it's the CA influx, but good lord, Texas seems awful anymore.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 19, 2021 06:11 PM (XSRBF)


I've trying to warn people for years about TX. It's not what many people think it is.

Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (Fs5vw)

468 >>>3-4 days of a bad headache and general discomfort- less bad than a 4 day hangover and a Serious crampy monthly cycle but worse than a stubbed toe.


Two straight days of not being able to sleep, and a fever for the other two. It wasn't fun, but the flu is worse, IMO.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (XSRBF)

469 fair enough but even a bad flu season only kills 60,000 or so. So deduct that from the covid numbers. Still leaves 600,000.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:04 PM (0G13K)

You're taking their 'number' and not allowing that any of the 600k+ might not be accurate.

When it was revealed that hospitals got reimbursed for 'covid deaths', I become...skeptical.

Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (cF8AT)

470 I'm probably late with this question but how exactly do you show you've had the vaccine?

Posted by: TC at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (VNr/1)

471 453 Were there excess deaths in 2020?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 19, 2021 06:13 PM (kTF2Z)

...

Yes, a 17.7% jump from 2019. 503k more deaths.

I am finding it interesting that the CDC is saying 377k of that is COVID. I don't have time at the moment to see what other categories jumped.

Posted by: TexasDan at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (Sd2Hw)

472 Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 06:00 PM
(KcqqB)

Nice of you to stop by. I hope things are going well in the horse racing world, although I thought you had gone to your great reward in the pasture in the sky.

Is there some reason you're telling us this now since we've been talking about Covid and the vaccines for quite some time? Do you really think you're going to change peoples minds by insulting them?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (ai5jE)

473 >>>Since I had the virus and recovered fully, what is your opinion on getting vaccinated? Would you, if you were in my situation?


I don't know what I'd advise. I THINK natural immunity is just as good (or better) than vax immunity, but the latter is fading, so mightn't the natural version fade, too?

a month ago I would have said natural immunity is fine, but now, I don't know.

I do know that very, very few people with immunity of either kind get seriously sick

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (0G13K)

474 461 > But knowing your friend died of it, and quickly, despite only being Almost 29, does shape one's impressions about the virus.

I know a few people who have had it. A couple were totally wiped out for two weeks. Most of them said it was a cakewalk. Fortunately, I don't personally know anyone who died of it.

I don't know what to think about that. It's odd to me that it hits some people who are younger and healthy with no co-morbidities pretty hard, but most young and healthy people are hardly inconvenienced by it.
Posted by: bonhomme at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (UW2ZS)

I've known quite a few people who have had it. Mid 40s to 60s mostly. Most described it like a bad flu or had basically no symptoms(who knows really could've just been a positive test).

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (z5Vrg)

475 >>>I've trying to warn people for years about TX. It's not what many people think it is.

Posted by: Justsayin'


Yeah, they claim it's awesome, but my son was there for a year of college, and I've been there three times since 2019. It seems great, but the politicians and the leftists are getting worse.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (XSRBF)

476 > I think that should read "increased risk, from what it was when they initially got the vaccine". So the vaccine wanes, but still is effective at reducing symptoms. It does NOT mean, those that got the vaccine are at increased risk of severe disease, compared to the unvaccinated. (from listening to that segment from the CDC woman)

That's possible, but I do note that Dir Walensky is obviously reading her statement, so it's a bit odd that the plain meaning of her words may not be correct.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (UW2ZS)

477 From CNBC today: "More than 100 million U.S. households, or 61% of all taxpayers, paid no federal income taxes last year, according to a new report."

Then where is all the fucking money going to come from?!
Posted by: Dr. Washington Nearsider, Single and #SuperStraight at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (cvNl1)

*waves*

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (uCLWI)

478 >>>You're taking their 'number' and not allowing that any of the 600k+ might not be accurate.


but how many do you want to discount from the 600K figure? Do you want to deduct 10%? 25%? 50%? 100%?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (0G13K)

479 I got the vaccine to keep peace at home. There is actually no rational argument to get the shot It will be pressure from home, work or blog owner.

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (oWBc3)

480 456

They reported that death as COVID-19 and then kept us from holding a funeral. I will never forgive them for that.
Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 06:13 PM (kbvR/)

Condolences, Marcus... I buried 2 family members in 2020, and no funeral allowed for either one, except in one case we defied the ban because of a minister who had balls and we conducted a tiny graveside services... Covid Nazi Bastards...

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (6Je/Q)

481 It appears that illegals and the vaccinated are now the super spreaders.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (2DOZq)

482 okay that's true but... how many of the 650,000 dead do you want to say are false positives?

Posted by: ace


The CDC admitted that only 6% of the deaths are directly and solely cause by the coof. The CDC. Itself. That one.

The rest are lumped in with comorbidity deaths. And even Buzzfeed, BUZZFEED had an article last year that said hospitals were incentivized to record patients as coof-positive. There's no cover for the cover-up and hasn't been for a while.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (1t5dY)

483 I've trying to warn people for years about TX. It's not what many people think it is.
Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (Fs5vw)

Like Fox News?

Posted by: ... at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (RHcg5)

484 Kudlow said the British Parliament' censured Big Joey today day. Can't find it on my iPhone.

Posted by: Braenyard at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (9HYyY)

485 being in North Texas I must put up with this type of shit. Esp from the Judge in charge (tyrant) Jenkins. But as I have survived COVID-19, I will not get a vaccine (hence, I am one of the unwanted, unwashed). Bit as my immunity is SUPERIOR to the crap induced by the vaccine, I will not need an ICU bed. so FU North Texas Medical assholes.
Posted by: government here to save you at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (lNSu6)

Yes, we're conveniently ignored but there are millions of us and our antibodies are far superior to those low life vaccine takers.

Immune survivors = superior to all!

Posted by: LASue at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (Ed8Zd)

486 451 From CNBC today: "More than 100 million U.S. households, or 61% of all taxpayers, paid no federal income taxes last year, according to a new report."

Then where is all the fucking money going to come from?!

Posted by: Dr. Washington Nearsider, Single and #SuperStraight at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (cvNl1)

CHYYYNA. How much of our debt do they already hold?

Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (cF8AT)

487 I have a patient in DKA, super high blood sugar because he hasn't been taking insulin. Super sick, near death. I have to get a covid swab before admission. 45 cycles later, Covid positive. He dies later that day. Cause of death? Covid.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 06:18 PM (OoCxN)

488 455 Anyway, point is, there are a LOT of at-risk people. And even if it's not a lethal risk to you, most of the people who get it say it's a really, really bad illness that lasts ten days of misery that you don't want to get.


Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (0G13K)
--

Even with at-risk, it's really random. I have a close family member who checks off more serious co-morbidity boxes than you can count -- this person basically assumed getting the coof would be a death sentence. Summer of last year, they got tested (required by job), and this person was positive. The results took two weeks to get back to us.

There were no symptoms at all. We thought it was a false positive, but the antibody test (taken later) showed antibodies.

Posted by: Revenant at August 19, 2021 06:18 PM (ydlAE)

489 462 From CNBC today: "More than 100 million U.S. households, or 61% of all taxpayers, paid no federal income taxes last year, according to a new report."

Then where is all the fucking money going to come from?!
Posted by: Dr. Washington Nearsider, Single and #SuperStraight at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (cvNl1)

*Looks at 401K's*

Posted by: Bete at August 19, 2021 06:18 PM (Ojki1)

490 Immune survivors = superior to all!
Posted by: LASue at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (Ed8Zd)



We shall inherit the Earth.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 06:18 PM (yQpMk)

491 @JerryDunleavy

State Department spokesman Ned Price: "In these unique circumstances, we have no intention of seeking any reimbursement from those fleeing Afghanistan."

Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 06:19 PM (cF8AT)

492 I got the double-dose from Moderna. Dr. recommended it for my particular health situation and daughter dragged me by the hair to her vaccination clinic. I don't think I'll get the booster though. Everyone should do their homework and do what makes sense in your own situation. I don't think you should have to justify yourself either way.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 19, 2021 06:19 PM (45fpk)

493 458 Yep. The moment when Fauci et al refused to listen to any of the actual practicing medical doctors who were making world-changing discoveries about Ivermectin as a prophylactic was the moment I began getting really uncomfortable with the whole thing.

IIRC places in Africa outright banned its use. Africa. You know. Where people take it for worms and such.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:14 PM (em09h)


This is maybe the first time in modern medicine that doctors didn't respond to an illness they didn't fully understand with "hey, let's give you a bunch of pills and see what happens!" Call me paranoid, but not buying that this is a coincidence.

Posted by: CppThis at August 19, 2021 06:19 PM (UewuT)

494 441 Kraken,
Right now, it seems that natural immunity is longer lasting and trumps any vaccine oriented immunity. Todd Zwicki at GWU Law School recently won an exemption from being vaccinated because he demonstrated that he had had Covid and had superior immunity to variants because of it.

Right now, the jury is open whether or not vaccines damage any natural immunity or enhance natural immunity from having covid. I do know that a study indicated using a relatively small number of people exposed to the original SARs apparently have immunity to the related Covid virus over a decade later.

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 06:19 PM (pO7gM)

495 they pulled the plug, because he'd lost enough oxygen in the brain that 1, he was unliekly to ever come out of his coma, and 2, he would be a vegetable even if he did.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:57 PM
---------------
Don't know who you're talking about, but I faced that with my son. Pulled the plug. Will haunt me forever.
Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (ju2Fy)


Hubs and his brothers had to do that for my MIL last year. It sucked.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 19, 2021 06:19 PM (K0bra)

496 "but how many do you want to discount from the 600K figure? Do you want to deduct 10%? 25%? 50%? 100%?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (0G13K)

Look at the CDC's own numbers for NYC
Total deaths= 33, 679
Confirmed deaths= 28,538
Probable deaths= 5,141

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 06:19 PM (kbvR/)

497 Not every flu case is tested. In a typical year, I diagnose flu by symptoms. If they die it is because of pneumonia, or a secondary cause. Flu deaths under reported. Covid grossly over reported.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 06:19 PM (OoCxN)

498 I watched my dad die from smoking

but if you want to smoke, go ahead

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 06:19 PM (uCLWI)

499 Here is an idea, instead of "vaccine" how about we make Invermectin available to the masses , you know right there in CVS and Walgreens next to Theraflu and Tylenol ? I mean it's been FDA approved since the 60s. SO what is the harm. OR does it not fit with the Big Drug agenda ?

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (V13WU)

500 478 >>>You're taking their 'number' and not allowing that any of the 600k+ might not be accurate.


but how many do you want to discount from the 600K figure? Do you want to deduct 10%? 25%? 50%? 100%?
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (0G13K)

It's not really possible to get a clean shot of the data right now. Might be a few years. One approach is to look at a narrow set of the data that can be thoroughly vetted and get an estimate of the death rate. Is it actually massively more deadly than the flu on a per case basis? From what I've seen, no.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (z5Vrg)

501 The other issue is that they have slapped down using any drug that shows it might be effective early on. Instead, they send people home until they require hospitalization. That is not how you deal with a pandemic. You try anything you can and if it's effective at all, you use it.

--

This had the great awakening effect in me that something was off. Not being handled right...for reasons each of us can only speculate. Then came the hard crush of censorship for any other treatment options, for medical doctors, or even people that wanted all the information on the table. Every way they've handled this has felt sneaky, aggressive and dismissive of any other treatments, let alone real concerns being brought to light. It's made me wildly distrustful.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (O+I8R)

502 A lot of the vaccinne skepticicsm also comes from the fact that this has been pushed as the one and only solution, while other preventative measures and treatmenst hsve been swifty denounced and suppressed.

Covid is a legit risk, but it is not an equal risk to, say, grade schoolers vs. their granparents, the obese and sedentary vs. the fit, those who are overall healthy vs. those dealing with other ailments that out them at risk for a worse reaction to the virus.

If they were pushing the vaccine AND getting active and fit, losing weight, taking vitamin D and getting a lot of sunlight, there would have likely been less resistance to the vaccine. Not that more would get it, but people would not be so stubborn. That's what happens when you lie to them, tell them only your facts matter, and you deserve to dies if you disagree.

And then there the way they have smeared HCQ and ivermectin as dangerous and untested depite both being around for a while/proven safe for treating other ailments, as well as overall how often drugs are used off-label for other illnesses. Suddenly off-label is off-limits and HCG is "dangerous?" BS.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (bDqIh)

503 461 > But knowing your friend died of it, and quickly, despite only being Almost 29, does shape one's impressions about the virus.

I know a few people who have had it. A couple were totally wiped out for two weeks. Most of them said it was a cakewalk. Fortunately, I don't personally know anyone who died of it.


The last time I had a bad case of the seasonal flu was 30 years ago. It pretty much wiped me out for two weeks. I also remember when the seasonal flu would be attributed to killing thousands.

Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (Fs5vw)

504
Then where is all the fucking money going to come from?!

Posted by: Dr. Washington Nearsider, Single and #SuperStraight at August 19, 2021 06:12 PM (cvNl1)

CHYYYNA. How much of our debt do they already hold?
Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (cF8AT)

Not as much as the IOUs sitting in the Social Security account. But I'm sure that had nothing to do with Fraudchi helping to fund a virus that targeted the elderly and "Useless Eaters" particularly hard. Nothing at all.

Posted by: Bete at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (Ojki1)

505 From CNBC today: "More than 100 million U.S. households, or 61% of all taxpayers, paid no federal income taxes last year, according to a new report."

Then where is all the fucking money going to come from?!
Posted by: Dr. Washington Nearsider


I paid my ass off. And then some.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (OCTRt)

506 >>>The CDC admitted that only 6% of the deaths are directly and solely cause by the coof. The CDC. Itself. That one.

The rest are lumped in with comorbidity deaths.

...

what does that even mean? Look, my friend had comborbidities but he was in very low risk of dying (he was healthy, active, and employed) until covid.

You're blowing off the covid deaths of people who were overweight. People don't just die of being overweight. They die of being overweight AND getting an illness or syndrome that being overweight is an intensifying factor for.

Is everyone here at 12% bodyfat and are literally 29?

I mean, *I* am, obviously. But is everyone here without any comorbidities at all?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (0G13K)

507 There were no symptoms at all. We thought it was a false positive, but the antibody test (taken later) showed antibodies.
Posted by: Revenant at August 19, 2021 06:18 PM (ydlAE)

Yep. It's a weird virus because of how it acts in different people. And how it's a coin flip (literally) on whether you're naturally immune or not. BBC:

"This suggests that some people already had a pre-existing degree of resistance against the virus before it ever infected a human. And it appears to be surprisingly prevalent: 40-60% of unexposed individuals had these cells."

https://tinyurl.com/vuv85vrn

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (em09h)

508 473 >>>Since I had the virus and recovered fully, what is your opinion on getting vaccinated? Would you, if you were in my situation?


I don't know what I'd advise. I THINK natural immunity is just as good (or better) than vax immunity, but the latter is fading, so mightn't the natural version fade, too?

a month ago I would have said natural immunity is fine, but now, I don't know.

I do know that very, very few people with immunity of either kind get seriously sick

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (0G13K)

Theres a recent study out of India. The recovered have far superior immunity and implies ( not fully studied yet) that vaccinated on top of that could pose problems. Seems logical to me- confusing hell out of a very efficient bodily response team, but you should look for it. Sorry I don't have a link.

Posted by: LASue at August 19, 2021 06:21 PM (Ed8Zd)

509 The whole required or else is what is pissing me off. Since when? Don't require the basic vax-small pox and the like for work or even the flu shot...but now, whoa Nelly! Must get it.

Posted by: A dude in MI at August 19, 2021 06:21 PM (/6GbT)

510 @482: "The CDC admitted that only 6% of the deaths are directly and solely cause by the coof. The CDC. Itself. That one."

Seems ridiculously silly to exclude common comorbidities like pneumonia and sepsis that are directly related to death by COVID though.

It's just as easy to skew numbers in both directions: deaths caused by whatever plus COVID as a bonus or COVID alone and nothing else whatsoever.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 19, 2021 06:21 PM (+WWsf)

511 "Condolences, Marcus... I buried 2 family members in 2020, and no funeral allowed for either one, except in one case we defied the ban because of a minister who had balls and we conducted a tiny graveside services... Covid Nazi Bastards...
Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (6Je/Q)"

Right back at you. Thanks.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 19, 2021 06:21 PM (kbvR/)

512 god damn Anthony Fauci. sorry about your friend.

Posted by: x at August 19, 2021 06:22 PM (oA+QO)

513 *Looks at 401K's*

Posted by: Bete at August 19, 2021 06:18 PM (Ojki1)

I think you're right.

Retirement accounts have been the goal for quite some time, and now, *in this time of crisis and pandemic* we must defer to our most generous nature and share what we've put away with those who have not.

We're effed.

Posted by: Dr. Washington Nearsider, Single and #SuperStraight at August 19, 2021 06:22 PM (cvNl1)

514 Don't know who you're talking about, but I faced that with my son. Pulled the plug. Will haunt me forever.
Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at August 19, 2021 06:05 PM (ju2Fy)

my dad pull the plug on my mom one month after I was born.

his friends always told me that he was never the same, as a way to explain why he took it out on me

I lost both my parents

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 06:22 PM (uCLWI)

515 If you think you are at very low risk of ever getting covid and your are disdainful of giving in to social pressure are you going to get the vaccine?

Posted by: TC at August 19, 2021 06:23 PM (VNr/1)

516 Something leaves some people susceptible to death from covid, but we will never know because covid has become political, not medical. Politicians are killing people because they won't allow the scientific process to play out.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 06:23 PM (OoCxN)

517 most of the people who get it say it's a really, really bad illness that lasts ten days of misery that you don't want to get.


Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 05:46 PM (0G13K)
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No not most of the people who get it say that. Some get very sick but it's not most.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 06:23 PM (2DOZq)

518 >>>Even with at-risk, it's really random. I have a close family member who checks off more serious co-morbidity boxes than you can count -- this person basically assumed getting the coof would be a death sentence.

i think it might be dose-dependent. If you just get a small dose of the infection, maybe your immune system is able to produce anti-bodies quickly enough to beat the disease back. But if you get more of a dose, you're not able to fight it.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:23 PM (0G13K)

519 >>>The whole required or else is what is pissing me off.


Employers are forcing it on employees, which pisses me off. I had it, I survived it, and I have antibodies. Why would I voluntarily get a vaccine which may cause a blood clot?

But the employers don't care, probably because many are likely getting a kickback or some such reward from the government.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 19, 2021 06:23 PM (XSRBF)

520 I took a flu shot once. Got the flu, not just flu like symptoms.
I took the pneumonia shot and got full blown pneumonia.

No I will not take any vaccine.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 19, 2021 06:23 PM (gqCom)

521 Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (6Je/Q)

I am sorry; People need to have a "formal" ceremony to mourn if they are people of faith. I am glad you found a minister who would assist in that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2021 06:24 PM (ai5jE)

522 but how many do you want to discount from the 600K figure? Do you want to deduct 10%? 25%? 50%? 100%?

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (0G13K)

Who knows. They've muddled the data so badly, it's hard to tell.

Posted by: Tami at August 19, 2021 06:24 PM (cF8AT)

523 Diabetes, big one. any kind of viral infection for diabetics is a very big deal and dangerous. Flu for them is not flu, it can be deadly if not treated properly.

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:24 PM (V13WU)

524 I apparently have a pretty robust immune system in general. Before I got the wuhan in early '20, I had not gotten any colds since a rather nasty summer cold (on vacation no less) in 2017. That one kicked my ass harder than the 'vid.

The food poisoning I got last summer was also way worse.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 19, 2021 06:24 PM (xPJvm)

525 State Department spokesman Ned Price: "In these unique circumstances, we have no intention of seeking any reimbursement from those fleeing Afghanistan.

... at this time.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 06:25 PM (OoCxN)

526 Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 19, 2021 06:21 PM (+WWsf)

Pre comorbidities

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 06:25 PM (2DOZq)

527
And then there the way they have smeared HCQ and ivermectin as dangerous and untested depite both being around for a while/proven safe for treating other ailments, as well as overall how often drugs are used off-label for other illnesses. Suddenly off-label is off-limits and HCG is "dangerous?" BS.
Posted by: Lizzy


There is no such thing as the scientific method involved in this. Rather, there are those pathways that they deem holy writ and anything else is heresy. All this is positively medieval.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 19, 2021 06:25 PM (+2sc/)

528 If you think you are at very low risk of ever getting covid and your are disdainful of giving in to social pressure are you going to get the vaccine?
Posted by: TC


No.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2021 06:25 PM (OCTRt)

529 Here is an idea, instead of "vaccine" how about we make Invermectin available to the masses , you know right there in CVS and Walgreens next to Theraflu and Tylenol ? I mean it's been FDA approved since the 60s. SO what is the harm. OR does it not fit with the Big Drug agenda ?
Posted by: runner

If Ivermectin or HCQ with Zinc were officially recommended and prescribed as a treatment by the FDA and CDC (?), the emergency authorization act for the vaccines would not be valid. It's about money and control.

People are now wising up and demanding Ivermectin, HCQ, or plasma transfusions if very ill. And it's working.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at August 19, 2021 06:25 PM (8akOE)

530 521 Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (6Je/Q)

I am sorry; People need to have a "formal" ceremony to mourn if they are people of faith. I am glad you found a minister who would assist in that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2021 06:24 PM (ai5jE)

I will be forever grateful to the man... the deceaseds widow desperately needed the service...

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 06:25 PM (6Je/Q)

531 Posted by: TC at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (VNr/1)

They give you you a certificate saying that you've had it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2021 06:26 PM (ai5jE)

532 I know of 2 people down around Bainbridge that got it bad last year. One died, he did have other issues. The other with in the hospital for a month. I don't know if that South Ga variant was any different but a lot of folks down there got it early on.

Posted by: f'd at August 19, 2021 06:26 PM (Tnijr)

533 Kudlow said the British Parliament' censured Big Joey today day. Can't find it on my iPhone.
Posted by: Braenyard at August 19, 2021 06:17 PM (9HYyY)

It's all over the UK news, the US, not so much, at all

Posted by: Joe Biden at August 19, 2021 06:26 PM (M+Lyo)

534 If they were pushing the vaccine AND getting active and fit, losing weight, taking vitamin D and getting a lot of sunlight, there would have likely been less resistance to the vaccine. Not that more would get it, but people would not be so stubborn. That's what happens when you lie to them, tell them only your facts matter, and you deserve to dies if you disagree.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:20 PM (bDqIh)

Preach

Posted by: ... at August 19, 2021 06:26 PM (RHcg5)

535 Spouse (at 50) had a stroke after the shingles vaccine. No underlying issues discovered after a week of testing.
Thankful doctor just gave a medical exemption for the COVID vaccine.

Posted by: Coki at August 19, 2021 06:26 PM (NVdx1)

536 The Left's main goal is to punish political enemies.

I will say, even among people I thought I knew, there is a glee to lashing out at people who don't want a vaccine.

Wouldnt surprise me if this polls well.

Posted by: Blago at August 19, 2021 06:26 PM (zh4hP)

537 @506: "what does that even mean? Look, my friend had comborbidities ..."

I'd guess that strict no comorbidity means COVID overran someone so quickly that these was absolutely, positively nothing that could have been done to save them.

If they toss in a second cause of death like hypertension, pneumonia, sepsis, etc., then many of those cases aren't pre-existing comorbidities per se, but secondary causes of death brought on by the initial COVID diagnosis. It's a "maybe if we had a surefire way to beat down COVID earlier then these other issues would have been treatable" sorta thing.

People really shouldn't get lost in the semantic weeds about stuff like this.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 19, 2021 06:26 PM (+WWsf)

538 507 moron robbie, there is some speculation that annual coronavirus based colds (roughly 20 percent from memory of total colds) might give some protection to Covid 19. Saw a recent speculative article that the Russian flu epidemic during the 1890's might actually have been a coronavirus and from memory that was due to genetic sequencing of a coronavirus cold virus around today and then determining mutations to get an approximate originating date.

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (pO7gM)

539 "Viruses tend to become more infectious and less deadly as they mutate."

Which doesn't occur with non-sterilizing immunity vaccs

Posted by: DaveA at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (FhXTo)

540 518 i think it might be dose-dependent. If you just get a small dose of the infection, maybe your immune system is able to produce anti-bodies quickly enough to beat the disease back. But if you get more of a dose, you're not able to fight it.
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:23 PM (0G13K)


There seems to be a correlation between areas with particularly bad symptoms and prevalence of mass transit. Regularly occupying the same cramped, stuffy spaces with the same set of people day in, day out. And their exhaust.

Posted by: CppThis at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (UewuT)

541 I got the vaccine to keep peace at home. There is actually no rational argument to get the shot It will be pressure from home, work or blog owner.

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at August 19, 2021 06:16 PM (oWBc3)


Pressure from home or work makes sense. Tough to stand your ground and walk away if it came to that.

Pressure from blog owner?? Wut?? Last I checked, visitors to a blog can just choose to stop visiting.

Posted by: Doof at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (mZUr4)

542 Were there excess deaths in 2020?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 19, 2021 06:13 PM (kTF2Z)

...

Yes, a 17.7% jump from 2019. 503k more deaths.

I am finding it interesting that the CDC is saying 377k of that is COVID. I don't have time at the moment to see what other categories jumped.
Posted by: TexasDan at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (Sd2Hw)

A doctor/professor at Johns Hopkins wrote an article last fall claiming that the excess death number from the numbers she was getting was very low, perhaps 0. Rather than refute her perhaps bad methods or math, she was unpersoned and nobody was allowed to mention that again.

That doesn't happen when science is really working.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (eoQWY)

543 518 >>>Even with at-risk, it's really random. I have a close family member who checks off more serious co-morbidity boxes than you can count -- this person basically assumed getting the coof would be a death sentence.

i think it might be dose-dependent. If you just get a small dose of the infection, maybe your immune system is able to produce anti-bodies quickly enough to beat the disease back. But if you get more of a dose, you're not able to fight it.
Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:23 PM (0G13K)

Pneumonia caused by flus(which is how flus kill people) results partially from an immune system reaction. There's a bunch of stuff that can intersect making something more or less likely to kill you.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (z5Vrg)

544 >>>The Left's main goal is to punish political enemies.


And that's all this is. It's punishment for those who will not comply. My body, my choice doesn't count when a Democrat is running things.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (XSRBF)

545 they can't tell us how many American that are in Afghanistan

but they know exactly how many people have died of WuFlu

here, pull the middle leg

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (uCLWI)

546 Dr. Zelenko was the NY Jewish doctor speaking of sending his patients home with HCQ, zinc, and ? whatever, and having near perfect success. Early treatment was key, and government policy fought to make such treatment illegal, or threatened doctors.

So how many did that kill? I recently heard Dr. Zelenko again, and he pretty much feels ... "Big Gov is killing us" ... would be the simplest summary, from vague memory. We were treating it wrong, then Cuomo and others were murdering nursing home folks, they were actively denying real treatment waiting solely for the Vaccine Magic. ... (but sure covid was real, made more deadly by malicious government intervention)

Posted by: illiniwek at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (Cus5s)

547 And then there the way they have smeared HCQ and ivermectin as dangerous and untested depite both being around for a while/proven safe for treating other ailments, as well as overall how often drugs are used off-label for other illnesses. Suddenly off-label is off-limits and HCG is "dangerous?" BS.
Posted by: Lizzy

It has everything to do with Emergency Authorization of the Vaccines.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (8akOE)

548 State Department spokesman Ned Price: "In these unique circumstances, we have no intention of seeking any reimbursement from those fleeing Afghanistan.

... at this time.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy is a great start, but there is so much more to be done! at August 19, 2021 06:25 PM (OoCxN)

It would seem that the "Ned Price" variant makes you a fucking ghoul...I'd rather die of the other variants out there.

Posted by: Boswell at August 19, 2021 06:28 PM (5iUNf)

549 ace, FWIW, I am sorry for your loss.. and I know from personal expeience that it leaves a hell of a scar..

Posted by: kraken at August 19, 2021 06:28 PM (6Je/Q)

550 Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (0G13K)


Have you wondered at all what happened to the breathless reporting (every year since as long as I can remember) of the seasonal flu?

Why isn't it getting reported anymore?

Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 06:28 PM (Fs5vw)

551 It is a micro war against viruses. You can be strong but intelligence scrambled like biden.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at August 19, 2021 06:28 PM (RlSZN)

552 After the way the "medical experts" have behaved, I never want to see a doctor again. Never thought I'd say that, but I want to stay clear of the lot. I need to get my DNR and all that in order and just live my life, happily, until my time comes.

Posted by: Coki at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (NVdx1)

553 No not most of the people who get it say that. Some get very sick but it's not most.

I was pretty darn sick with the coof, yet my pulse ox stayed in the 90's every time it was checked. But it was about 10 days of nasuea, diarrhea, insomnia, fever, and cold sweats. Didn't start feeling better until I got a monoclonal antibody infusion. So for those who it makes very sick, it doesn't fuck around. Neither should they.

Posted by: Blanco Basura -(SchxB)- moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (SchxB)

554 @526: "Pre comorbidities"

Good luck differentiating between pre-existing comorbidities and incidental comorbid secondary cause of death in the summary data.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (+WWsf)

555 There seems to be a correlation between areas with particularly bad symptoms and prevalence of mass transit. Regularly occupying the same cramped, stuffy spaces with the same set of people day in, day out. And their exhaust.
Posted by: CppThis at August 19, 2021 06:27 PM (UewuT)

I happened to post just before seeing this, but yes. It's these other things that often get you by making the virus "accidentally" more lethal, not the original normal symptoms caused by a flu typically. Presumably covid-19 is relatively similar to other coronaviruses(though possibly not what with the lab stuff).

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (z5Vrg)

556 >>>Why isn't it getting reported anymore?

Posted by: Justsayin'


Because Covid is sexy, and it's easier to shame people with Covid as opposed to the flu.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (XSRBF)

557 I will say, even among people I thought I knew, there is a glee to lashing out at people who don't want a vaccine.

I will second that. I'm witnessing it firsthand.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (Xrfse)

558 but how many do you want to discount from the 600K figure? Do you want to deduct 10%? 25%? 50%? 100%?

Posted by: ace


Easily 80%. Take out the gun shots, motorcycle accident, 60k - 8k0 from the seasonal flu, (that they recently admitted that their test couldn't differentiate from), etc...

Had a family friend, ten years younger than me, died WITH covid. Extreme asthmatic. Went into the hospital, received the death sentence, (ventilator), and six weeks later his heart gave out.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (OCTRt)

559 After the ghey COVID breakout in Mass or Rhode Island, I would not suggest using the anus as a sex organ, which it's not anyways.
Nothing good comes out of that behavior.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (8akOE)

560 The intensity varies person to person. I think Mrs f'd had it early 2020 and I got it from her but it was much worse for her. I just felt like crap for a couple of days. I have not been sick at all since.

Posted by: f'd at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (Tnijr)

561 470 I'm probably late with this question but how exactly do you show you've had the vaccine?
Posted by: TC at August 19, 2021 06:15 PM (VNr/1)

I got the J&J shot at my pharmacy and they filed it with my prescription insurance so it shows up on it

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus (oEn12) at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (xM76j)

562 Dr Spank: "I think I prefer Analpundit to Karenpundit. Question : Why is he still working at HotAir?"

On the upside, better there than here.

And it's probably time to hit the AoSHQ Tip Jar again. Maybe buy a T-shirt, too.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (aXxgO)

563 519 >>>The whole required or else is what is pissing me off.


Employers are forcing it on employees, which pisses me off. I had it, I survived it, and I have antibodies. Why would I voluntarily get a vaccine which may cause a blood clot?

But the employers don't care, probably because many are likely getting a kickback or some such reward from the government.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp

Wyatt, google Todd Zwicki, law professor at George Mason Univ. He just won a vaccine exemption from his school based on already having Covid and thus superior immunity to those based on vaccines. He is part of the libertarian law crowd at Volokh Conspiracy now hosted at libertarian Reason website.

You might have to get an antibodies test which CVS does in its minute clinics for about forty bucks at last count.

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (pO7gM)

564 Well, if they really cared about lives and stuff - as they claim, Ivermectin would be sent to every household for free - a med kit.

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (V13WU)

565 Do I think I'm going to change minds HERE? No. And I'm quite sure I never have.

That said, this place tends to be an echo chamber and I can't stand them on either side of the aisle.

But this vaccine thing just makes no sense. No one is asking anyone to be a guinea pig here. Hundreds of millions have taken the vaccine. They work and are as safe as any vaccine. So much misinformation out there.

All the bad things about COVID are coming back and the vaccine hesitant are to blame. The ICUs are filling up and when they can't fit any more people in, the death rate spikes. Back in early 2020 I was lambasted in here for predicting half a million deaths. I was wrong. It's worse than that and each new variant we encounter makes things worse.

I've argued with a lot of people about the vaccine. No one has a good reason not to get it. And given the ICUs are filling up almost exclusively with unvaccinated bozos, it's worth pointing that out. Get the shots. They don't hurt that bad. Everyone in my family had a fine time with them. My wife got sick from Moderna for a day and half, but the rest of us got Pfizer and it was a piece of cake.

Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (KcqqB)

566 KABUL CAFE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Posted by: Skip guy who says NOOD at August 19, 2021 06:31 PM (znIQ9)

567 >>> moron robbie, there is some speculation that annual coronavirus based colds (roughly 20 percent from memory of total colds) might give some protection to Covid 19.

I wondered about that!

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:31 PM (0G13K)

568 Nood bats

Posted by: oldraceral at August 19, 2021 06:31 PM (Bfhnl)

569 wonder if the provax crowd ever thinks about how they might feel if people start getting weird symptoms like clots etal a year or two from now

Posted by: REDACTED at August 19, 2021 06:31 PM (uCLWI)

570 the guys that farm by me all got covid, at least one was in his 60s, overweight ... said he was tired a lot mostly, all recovered after a few days. (one wife is doctor at the Quincy hospital ... my guess is she spread it around. she was also doubtful about the accuracy of the tests ... but I guess they all really go it.

Posted by: illiniwek at August 19, 2021 06:31 PM (Cus5s)

571 >>>Wyatt, google Todd Zwicki, law professor at George Mason Univ. He just won a vaccine exemption from his school based on already having Covid and thus superior immunity to those based on vaccines. He is part of the libertarian law crowd at Volokh Conspiracy now hosted at libertarian Reason website.

You might have to get an antibodies test which CVS does in its minute clinics for about forty bucks at last count.

Posted by: whig

Thanks, I'll look into that.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at August 19, 2021 06:31 PM (XSRBF)

572 At risk people? My husband is a transplant patient, he is on antirejection meds, he's diabetic and has high blood pressure. We have traveled over 12000 miles during this pandemic and he hasn't even had a cold. His doctors think he has some weird natural immunity but still want him to get the jab. He laughs at them.

Posted by: Megthered at August 19, 2021 06:31 PM (7m5X+)

573 you know I got really, really sick not once but twice last year and neither time was it covid?

Or who knows, maybe false negative?

I couldn't believe it wasn't covid. Because it sucked. TWICE WITHIN TWO MONTHS.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:32 PM (0G13K)

574 It's just as easy to skew numbers in both directions: deaths caused by whatever plus COVID as a bonus or COVID alone and nothing else whatsoever.
Posted by: Walter Freeman


Sure, so why are we going regurgitate the 600k figure as if it were holy writ?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 19, 2021 06:32 PM (1t5dY)

575 You might have to get an antibodies test which CVS does in its minute clinics for about forty bucks at last count.
Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (pO7gM)


I may have to check that out. I donated blood last weekend only to find out they aren't testing for antibodies anymore.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 19, 2021 06:32 PM (K0bra)

576 I've seen a lot of people sneering about folks taking "horse wormer". People would rather have an actual prescription for Ivermectin, but can't get it. What kills me are the stories where someone is hospitalized, very sick and they go to court to get ivermectin prescribed. The hospital will give like one dose, person gets better, but then gets sick again. Hospital refuses to give it again. What sort of nonsense is that? If you can see it helps someone get better, why would you deny a second dose?

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 19, 2021 06:32 PM (5HBd1)

577 And then there the way they have smeared HCQ and ivermectin as dangerous and untested depite both being around for a while/proven safe for treating other ailments, as well as overall how often drugs are used off-label for other illnesses. Suddenly off-label is off-limits and HCG is "dangerous?" BS.
Posted by: Lizzy

It has everything to do with Emergency Authorization of the Vaccines.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe

Can't get EA of a vaccine if their are other treatments available.

As always, FOLLOW THE FUCKING MONEY.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2021 06:32 PM (OCTRt)

578 A school cut off wifi to unvaxed students.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at August 19, 2021 06:33 PM (RlSZN)

579 FWIW, I reluctantly got the "jab" (my wife's family has severe health issues)

Before it was even reported in the news, I told my wife ever since my heart had strange palpitations.
It was then revealed there are heart complications in some men. So it did something. It's not tin foil hat stuff that this could be worse than the cure.

My own "hot take" is people with "preexisting conditions" are the real selfish people to expect society to change so the .1% feel comfortable at all times.

Posted by: Blago at August 19, 2021 06:33 PM (zh4hP)

580 All the bad things about COVID are coming back and the vaccine hesitant are to blame.

So it's the vaccine hesitant causing the vaccinated to get sick in the heaviest vaccinated countries? You can prove this?

Posted by: Blanco Basura -(SchxB)- moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at August 19, 2021 06:33 PM (SchxB)

581 @574: "Sure, so why are we going regurgitate the 600k figure as if it were holy writ?"

Fair enough, and I never said it was holy writ; just saying it's not likely off by one or two orders of magnitude.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 19, 2021 06:33 PM (+WWsf)

582 Can somebody PLEASE unplug the Party propagandist from Seattle ?

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:33 PM (V13WU)

583 Kayleigh McEnany finds a relevant Biden quote from Richard Holbrooke's diary that illustrates what a callous fuck Biden is in private.

https://bit.ly/3D32Mft

Posted by: bonhomme at August 19, 2021 06:33 PM (UW2ZS)

584 All the bad things about COVID are coming back and the vaccine hesitant are to blame. The ICUs are filling up and when they can't fit any more people in, the death rate spikes. Back in early 2020 I was lambasted in here for predicting half a million deaths. I was wrong. It's worse than that and each new variant we encounter makes things worse.

Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (KcqqB)

What a dumbass. That's not how viruses work, let alone coronaviruses which mutate very rapidly. Fucking pseudo-intellectual midwits. At least regurgitate the writings of someone intelligent. Pushing the notion that the vaccines would've gotten rid of Covid is the same as putting a dumbass sign on your forehead.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at August 19, 2021 06:33 PM (z5Vrg)

585 >>>And then there the way they have smeared HCQ and ivermectin as dangerous and untested depite both being around for a while/proven safe for treating other ailments, as well as overall how often drugs are used off-label for other illnesses. Suddenly off-label is off-limits and HCG is "dangerous?" BS.
Posted by: Lizzy

yup, they've run a lot of bullshit by us.

Posted by: ace at August 19, 2021 06:34 PM (0G13K)

586 One relative (out of country) got Sinopharm as a requirement to continue employment. It's a traditional vaccine, but rather low effectiveness.
Another relative (in country) got the J&J and had blood clots and is taking anticoagulants for weeks and weeks.

Posted by: Coki at August 19, 2021 06:34 PM (Bb73g)

587 >> Viruses tend to become more infectious and less deadly as they mutate.

That's true. And that's not just because of the behavior of the virus, but, more importantly, the behavior of the host immune system at the population level. I've learned a lot about this over the past few months from reading people who actually know what they're talking about.

Over the millennia of natural selection, our immune system has had virus after virus thrown at it. A delicate evolutionary balance has been achieved. Our immune system is very clever at the population level. It manages to play a type of rope-a-dope with a virus to eventually get the population to herd immunity without driving the virus to escape that immune pressure.

The result is the virus will be driven to a "nuisance state" of endemicity or complete harmlessness.

This is not easy. It's the result of a very complex, subtle, and delicate process.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion (Mzdiz) at August 19, 2021 06:34 PM (Mzdiz)

588 He laughs at them.

===

His body his choice.

Posted by: runner at August 19, 2021 06:35 PM (V13WU)

589 Posted by: Seattle Slough

Fascist, you have no power here.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 19, 2021 06:35 PM (1t5dY)

590 Were I in charge, I would require a negative antibody test before anyone could even get a vaccine.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 06:35 PM (yQpMk)

591 Maybe we had it, maybe we didn't. It doesn't really matter as I became resigned to fate some time back.

Posted by: f'd at August 19, 2021 06:36 PM (Tnijr)

592 REDACTED: "they can't tell us how many American that are in Afghanistan

but they know exactly how many people have died of WuFlu"


Pretty succinct.

Worse, in Scenario A, I think "they" would probably like to know the number; in Scenario B, they don't.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at August 19, 2021 06:36 PM (aXxgO)

593 The medical industry lost me when they started saying HCQ was deadly and would kill people. Doctors in a panic because someone would take poison (which is totally safe in other settings, but which will KILL YOU DEAD if you take it for covid.)

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at August 19, 2021 06:36 PM (0klsm)

594 Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (KcqqB


Good grief. Get a grip on reality, would ya.

Posted by: Justsayin' at August 19, 2021 06:36 PM (Fs5vw)

595 Can we get a ritual round of denunications for Sarah Palin, and her cooky idea there would one day be death panels? So outre.

Posted by: Baron bon Mot at August 19, 2021 06:36 PM (egOCw)

596 It really doesn't matter. You will die. Cower in place, wear a mask. Shut down your life, kill your job. Guess what? You're still gonna die. Celebrate everyday. Be grateful. Kill a hobo, drink cheap vodka-you can't die if you've never lived...

Posted by: pahound at August 19, 2021 06:37 PM (Z2AXa)

597 I've argued with a lot of people about the vaccine. No one has a good reason not to get it.

Other than risking myocarditis, blood clots, or prion disease, just to name some of what's already been seen out there, sure, no reason not to get it. Unless you've already had the disease, then the "vaccine" (actually an experimental gene therapy) will actually suppress your immune response should it attempt to infect you again.

Posted by: Blanco Basura -(SchxB)- moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at August 19, 2021 06:37 PM (SchxB)

598 And then there the way they have smeared HCQ and ivermectin as dangerous and untested depite both being around for a while/proven safe for treating other ailments, as well as overall how often drugs are used off-label for other illnesses. Suddenly off-label is off-limits and HCG is "dangerous?" BS.
Posted by: Lizzy

It has everything to do with Emergency Authorization of the Vaccines.
Posted by: Widespread Pepe

Can't get EA of a vaccine if their are other treatments available.

As always, FOLLOW THE FUCKING MONEY.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2021 06:32 PM (OCTRt)

When Cuomos little brother got the Covid, his wife ran out to get some bootleg HCQ off the record for him and his family, and all the while he and his network were demonizing that treatment for everyone else.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 19, 2021 06:38 PM (eoQWY)

599 But this vaccine thing just makes no sense. No one is asking anyone to be a guinea pig here. Hundreds of millions have taken the vaccine.

**

Even the control group got the vaccine.

That's not a joke.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:38 PM (em09h)

600 565 Seattle Slough, you really haven't taken a look at other countries and their experiences. Both Britain and Israel are having Delta epidemics primarily among the vaccinated because very few are actually vaccinated there. Even now, the FDA has now come out with those who have been vaccinated early have fading resistance and will need a booster shot. You might want to take a look at Marek's disease among chickens and what went wrong. Repeated boosters can result in something called Antibody dependent Enhancement of the virus by those that are vaccinated. There is also now some research that indicates vaccinated individuals can have the same or higher viral loads than unvaccinated, and pass that along to people.

Vaccination is a personal decision and should be a personal decision based on individual factors and risk benefit calculations of THAT INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY. It not an issue to project moral virtue on oneself for either getting or not getting the vaccine. The science, regardless of what you believe, is not settled on the issue so you have to make your choice and take your chances however you decide. And btw,I have been vaccinated for months by my own choice.

Posted by: whig at August 19, 2021 06:38 PM (pO7gM)

601 Good luck differentiating between pre-existing comorbidities and incidental comorbid secondary cause of death in the summary data.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 19, 2021 06:29 PM (+WWsf)

Pneumonia and sepsis are consequences of illness. Diabetes, COPD, congestive heart failure, auto immune diseases, etc are easy to separate.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 06:39 PM (2DOZq)

602 The medical industry lost me when they started saying HCQ was deadly and would kill people. Doctors in a panic because someone would take poison (which is totally safe in other settings, but which will KILL YOU DEAD if you take it for covid.)

**

The same doctors who have no problems prescribing medicine off label in order to chemically castrate boys after their moms saw them touch a dollhouse once.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:40 PM (em09h)

603 Honestly, if IO want to know what Slew thinks I would just turn on NPR.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at August 19, 2021 06:40 PM (yQpMk)

604 In 90%+ vaxxed Israel the data show that the vax is only 39% effective.

Plus if you have the unlucky DNA your heart or your brain explodes.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 19, 2021 06:41 PM (r+sAi)

605 moron robbie, there is some speculation that annual coronavirus based colds (roughly 20 percent from memory of total colds) might give some protection to Covid 19.

**

Yep.

It's a cold virus. It's amazing how the country doesn't know that.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:41 PM (em09h)

606 I like Seattle Slough is pimping Trump's vaccine. I bet he and his butt buddies swore to each other they would never get a vax pushed by Trump.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 19, 2021 06:42 PM (2DOZq)

607 They work and are as safe as any vaccine. So much misinformation out there.
Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (KcqqB)

I got the vaccine, I support anyone who refuses, but what you said here is simply a lie. There is plenty we don't know about the vaccine, I don't know why people like you pretend you have it all figured out. No one told us about vaccine ineffectiveness after months, no one told us the vaccinated could get sick enough to go into the hospital, no one told us the vaccinated would be spreading it to others, no one said the vaccinated needed to wear a mask, etc.

There are things we do know - like it is not "as safe as any vaccine." I thought the risk was worth it for me. But we aren't even a year into these things and there are many legit questions about safety and efficacy.

Fed up with the snotty hubris of people like you.

Posted by: Colonel Travis at August 19, 2021 06:43 PM (m3h4u)

608 >>The medical industry lost me when they started saying HCQ was deadly and would kill people. Doctors in a panic because someone would take poison (which is totally safe in other settings, but which will KILL YOU DEAD if you take it for covid.)

Exact;y. And Invermectin is "dangerous" -- when the guy who created it got a Nobel prize for it in 2015. There is no higher honor/validation that your science is accepted than thay, yet 6 years later our Science (tm) mouthpieces pretend it's sketchy, untested medicine. If they said this about it's use for covid 19 it would be a feasible argument, but they keep going overboard and saying it's dangerous in general.

The people pushing the vaxx are not trustworthy, and I am for people making their own chouce - not going to tell anyone what to do or not do. This is simply an explanation of why so many have decided to refuse, that this is their chosen 'the hill to die on' vs. all the silly microchip talk, etc.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:43 PM (bDqIh)

609 Korporate Amerikka is doing the Fed's bidness. Medical, Education, Big Tech, Banking/Commerce, Media, Policy, Justice, etc.

You've already been assimilated.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 19, 2021 06:43 PM (BFigT)

610 @565

>>No one has a good reason not to get it.

How about these.

1. I don't take emergency use only, experimental medicine, they ain't paying me to be a test subject so I ain't gonna be their monkey.

2. I am not in a high risk population and don't have any of the associated concomitant co-morbidities.

3. I more than likely had the virus in early 2020 and as a result have better more enduring immunity than can be conferred by the vaccine and being as I work on construction sites in all of the major hotspots, NY, NJ, CT, and PA, I rate this at 100 pct certainty.

4. The Human Immune System is real and it's spectacular and not a right wing conspiracy theory.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 19, 2021 06:43 PM (GOGEo)

611 Looks like Seattle Slough just took a dump in that one post and ran off.

Posted by: Blanco Basura -(SchxB)- moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at August 19, 2021 06:44 PM (SchxB)

612 I've argued with a lot of people about the vaccine. No one has a good reason not to get it.

Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 06:30 PM (KcqqB)

No one? Even CDC will pause from its relentless vaccine-pushing and pivoting positions to say there are reasons for medical exemptions.

You're so aggressive, it makes me wonder, Is your faith in vaccines is faltering?

Just in: Walensky pushing boosters, saying that "increased risk of severe illness amid those who were vaccinated early."

Many people who I love dearly took this experimental vaccines early. And treating them like guinea pigs really angers me.

Posted by: Coki at August 19, 2021 06:44 PM (Bb73g)

613 There is no higher honor/validation that your science is accepted than thay, yet 6 years later our Science (tm) mouthpieces pretend it's sketchy, untested medicine.

**

You shouldn't take Ivermectin without multiple ten year long blind studies.

Now shut up and take this entirely new vaccine that will modify your cellular structure.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:45 PM (em09h)

614 You're so aggressive, it makes me wonder, Is your faith in vaccines is faltering?

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There's a lot of that. Crabs in the pot, angry that dumb people might have been smarter than them, and now insisting that the dumb people do it too so that they're in the same boiling water.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:46 PM (em09h)

615 These bastards started talking about booster shots even before there was evidence of its fading. Biden even said in his speech that they ordered the boosters months ago.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 19, 2021 06:47 PM (r+sAi)

616 Sorry for the terrible typos ... multitasking and watching Hombre.
Paul Newman ("Hombre") says: Have you ever been hungry lady? I mean not just ready for supper but so hungry your belly swells up.
Lady: I don't care how hungry I'd be. I'd never eat one of those camp dogs.
Newman: You'd eat one then you'd fight for the bones.
Lady (head tilted upward): Have you ever eaten a dog?
Newman: Eaten one. Lived like one.
Lady: Dear me.

Posted by: Coki at August 19, 2021 06:48 PM (Bb73g)

617 >>These bastards started talking about booster shots even before there was evidence of its fading. Biden even said in his speech that they ordered the boosters months ago.


Yes. Moderna CEO was interviewed by Boston local news in June said boosters for the forseeable future. It's been part of the plan all along.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:50 PM (bDqIh)

618 These bastards started talking about booster shots even before there was evidence of its fading. Biden even said in his speech that they ordered the boosters months ago.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 19, 2021 06:47 PM (r+sAi)

**

They had also accidentally let it slip that the Delta variant would be scheduled for August 1. Poof, perfect timing!

IIRC there's a screenshot of some WEF meeting somewhere with the schedule laid out.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - (BMWRT) Afghanistan's the same as Biden increasing insulin costs because Trump did it at August 19, 2021 06:50 PM (em09h)

619 They said this from the beginning, the part about you still being able to catch it. that is not new news, period.
Posted by: ace

Then please explain the inconsistent directives regarding mask wearing based on your vaccination status. Granted, I understand how vaccines are designed. No vaccine prevents the viral infection. It equipts your immune system to produce ample amounts of antibodies to combat. But " they said this from the beginning "? Nah broh.

Posted by: The chicken at August 19, 2021 06:50 PM (FrjjO)

620 Pfizer is recommending the third shot at after six months. Feds are recommending eight. I'm getting calls from my drug store saying, "Come on down!"

Posted by: Javems at August 19, 2021 06:50 PM (Fm8aX)

621 CDC Comorbidities Report story linked in my sock. It includes a link to the report itself.

https://tinyurl.com/2s5bvmus
MSN a banned hotlink.

BTW, Michigan decided not to release the MI comorbidities data for the public to see back when this article was written.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at August 19, 2021 06:51 PM (UHVv4)

622 If you have anything that even looks like COVID, you need to avoid the hospital. The protocol they are using is killing people. Treat yourself early at home.

If you have anything else wrong with you that is not immediate life or death avoid doctors and hospitals as they are no longer trustworthy.

Posted by: Lulu at August 19, 2021 06:52 PM (Ve//x)

623 AP kinda makes you want to hope ADE kicks in and thins the herd before herd immunity.

Posted by: Lawrence L at August 19, 2021 06:52 PM (FAuXd)

624 BTW: when the F**K is somebody going to dox AloePunter?

Posted by: Lawrence L at August 19, 2021 06:54 PM (FAuXd)

625 >>AP kinda makes you want to hope ADE kicks in and thins the herd before herd immunity.


That's just as bad as wishing unvaxxed die, isnt it?

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:54 PM (bDqIh)

626 Once that one vaxxed person selects for and transmits an antibody dependent enhancement variant of the virus (inevitable, IMO), the vaxxed will be singing a different song.

Posted by: RokShox at August 19, 2021 06:54 PM (fW/Hg)

627 >.BTW: when the F**K is somebody going to dox AloePunter?


You're starting to glow there, buddy, this is not a site that doxes.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 19, 2021 06:56 PM (bDqIh)

628 Re: Trump and the vaccine.

I fully appreciate the efforts Trump took to speed the vaccines to the market. I was always eager to take it. I think we had a perfect storm of a conservative pushing it through and a democrat making sure it was made available to all.

That said, none of the vaccines were developed by the RNC or the DNC. They are made by large pharmaceutical companies like all such things.

Say what you want. Over 90% of the people dying of COVID are unvaccinated. That is not a coincidence. States with lower vaccination rates have higher death rates. Not a coincidence.

We have morons on our side of the aisle as well. Cowards who don't want to be guinea pigs. But they are happy to let others be guinea pigs for them. I wasn't a coward. I recognized the benefits of a vaccine and I was grateful to take it.

Posted by: Seattle Slough at August 19, 2021 07:17 PM (KcqqB)

629 Seattle,

Pharmas and the FDA have made grave mistakes before. So implicit trust is foolish.

Your statement about the unvaccinated dying from COVID is unverifiable because, sadly, the data is dirty. That alone is tragic when you consider what we could have learned from the pandemic. Instead, we had Birx, from the beginning, admitting that the data would be tainted, making an honest assessment difficult, and many years off, to correct for the errors.

Calling people cowards for not wanting to be experimented on is absurd. If I was a fool, I could say you were a coward for not wanting to contract COVID and let your immune system fight it out.

The falsehoods and emotional froth is not helping your case.

The bottom line is this: The people on this site are intelligent, informed, and are free to decide what's best for their health, considering their personal needs and circumstances. Risk management. We all do it.

The world is a complex place. Don't expect a jab to make life easy.

Posted by: Coki at August 19, 2021 07:26 PM (Bb73g)

630 Seattle Slough - about 60% of hospitalized patients with CV19 in Israel are fully vaccinated.

Posted by: Colonel Travis at August 19, 2021 07:26 PM (m3h4u)

631 But why are vaccinated people in the hospital? The 100% safe and working miracle drug is saving everyone!

Can't wait till those trying to create a two tiered system become the bottom tier, and are tossed into a volcano for it.

Posted by: Rbastid at August 19, 2021 07:37 PM (vyWgS)

632 Seattle Slough, F-Y

Posted by: Gonzotx at August 19, 2021 09:12 PM (0WEXg)

633 Just more panic candy for the mindless.

I can see the headlines now, "Black man dies after being denied care". They aren't going to go there. Same issue or worse if they take the black guy and deny the white guy because of his race. They're in bigger trouble then, race is a no no.

Sooner or later an adult will tell them no.

Posted by: CTim Bo at August 19, 2021 09:18 PM (GXrTQ)

634 Sounds pretty raycisss to me.

Posted by: Anotheranon at August 19, 2021 09:20 PM (geoTH)

635 If not for the obvious risk of disease, I'd support rounding up gays for organ harvesting to save some who became infected with HIV via blood transfusion (rare , i know) and needed a transplant to extend their life. The rationale behind DUI punishments supports this.

Posted by: Anotheranon at August 19, 2021 09:23 PM (geoTH)

636 I was of the understaanding that the vaccine kept you out of the ICU. So why would they bar the non-vaccinated?

Posted by: Darth Randall at August 19, 2021 09:49 PM (ACjI+)

637 This will also have a disparate impact on illegal aliens. What will the libs say then?

Or is the consideration only for Trump voters?

Posted by: Darth Randall at August 19, 2021 09:52 PM (ACjI+)

638 It's time.

Out. AllahPundit.

Posted by: FretlessT at August 19, 2021 10:55 PM (trUrc)

639 If ICU beds are scarce in Austin, call the folks at ICE.

Posted by: FatAlbert at August 19, 2021 11:44 PM (/LM9B)

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