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Yes…yes…in collaboration with the other criminal factions. They all stay at the Oman Hilton, and conspire with other rogue elements in the PGA designing golf courses and funneling money through gift shops and counterfeit Ben Hogan menswear. Criss Cross….criss cross. Threat level Echo-Bravo-Delta, BillSy.

Biden’s issues are not limited to his confrontation with the legendary CornPop over a diving board and bathing cap, however implausible that story seemed to be. His political career is littered with fabrications and unsubstantiated stories, salacious behavior, partnering with political cretins and the Post could do a 10 part expose on the guy and still have more material for next year. But, sure, this was time well-spent and pretty much boils down to some people remembering things differently. It’s journalistic Mean Girls, part 1,456.

I don’t see how this is even remotely controversial. Govt chose winners and losers, and often behaved as if there wasn’t a pandemic at all. This is why it’s smart and good to question both the science and medical professional dispensing it. Harris and Biden’s comments most definitely added to the confusion and disinformation centered around the vaccine and its development. The implication is that somehow, in spite of government oversight and bringing the public /private sector together in unprecedented fashion, that Trump was mixing vaccine cocktails in the basement of the WH. Meanwhile, of course, Andrew Cuomo was celebrity politician du jour in spite of a complete lack of readiness by NYS govt, and as we now know, cooking the books and exposing our most vulnerable citizens directly to the virus. Simply put, common sense suggests that you’re too emotionally drawn into the discussion to be reliable. What Harris and Biden said almost certainly caused already vaccine hesitant people to view the experimental vax with cynicism and distrust, and people likely died as a result.

I have talked with so many people about this scenario and still find it fascinating when they attempt to sell a version of the history that never existed. I had no issues with vaxxing, beyond the fact that it was a very difficult time and I was a bit nervous about the jab. Up above, Red gives me a thumbs down for suggesting it was a lockdown for the compliant. There were mass gatherings all over the country for Christs sake, but have a church service on a Sunday? They sent in the hall monitors.

Why are you giving Fauci a pass? He had the nation’s ear for a sustained period of time. I don’t believe I’m suggesting anything controversial here, these issues are clear and obvious. If gathering in numbers greater than 3 on a Tuesday in Buffalo was so frigging dangerous to cause widespread death and disease, wtf did 10-15,000 people gathering on a consistent repetitive basis do to our nation’s collective well-being? …and it comes back to there were mandates for the compliant and for others, mandates were optional.

People are different. Some are selfish, sone selfless. In the end, it’s usually about people acting on behalf of themselves and their families. I’m vaxxed and boosted, but don’t think the guy who chose a different path is any more/less noble than I. To be honest, I think some of the screaming pro-vaxx people were often the less noble.

I think the scientific community as a whole, badly failed the population. With Faucci as the chief science guy, I would think a major press conference appealing to protestors that their decisions to gather and huddle together during a pandemic likely costs tens/hundreds of thousands of lives if not more. I believe he should have been shouting from the tree tops that the actions being taken were killings people in massive numbers. I feel like there is more passion here on this dopey message board than I ever saw out of him, or most dem leaders locking $&@$ down. That said, the biggest issue was the cohesive strategy and messaging from Dems while the pharmaceutical industry and Trump admin was developing a vaccine. Where unity would have helped, they chose to spread disinformation. People can see the disconnect between what they are being told to do and what those with the most up-to-date data are doing.

Me too, Chi, I’m here just discussing basic human nature. It’s easier to pretend none of the rest of what went on in the world matters, but history tells us that pushing back against the “it’s for your own good, trust us and ignore that other stuff above your pay grade” is actually a good thing. It’s not perfect, and there can be pain associated with considering the harsh realities of life, but it matters. I also don’t think everyone should get the COVID vaxx/booster, I think people should consult with their medical provider and consider risk/reward scenarios. Finally, I think it’s obvious that one should not blindly trust in their general practitioner. I think dialogue is important, and we need only look at the opioid crisis to understand that even well-intentioned medical professionals can change the trajectory of your life in a hurry.

Don’t worry, lad, someone will give you your next word track soon.

There is science, and the hypocritical hammer blow from the government’s interpretation of it that often color the story. The fault for hesitancy had rejection of the narrative can be laid squarely at the feet of leadership. The reality is “they” were correct—it was impossible to go more than a couple days during the lockdown days without seeing evidence that those most uniquely positioned to have access to ALL the data were guilty of completely disregarding the rules set in stone for the rest of us. The most telling of all was the silence on mass protests. We were supposed to look the other way while virtually every rule established was completely and unquestionably disregarded and nary a peep from those leading the lockdown charge. Here we are a couple years later, you knowing the details—that those mass protests lead directly to perpetuation of the virus and death and heartache on a massive scale, especially in historically disenfranchised communities. While often noble in cause, much of the blame for COVID spread rests here. Incorrect.

This is an oversimplification of an extraordinarily complex situation. One look at the behavior many insiders followed while preaching the “hunker down and stfu” mentality for everyone else rightly gives reason to pause and consider the righteousness of the order. Watching tens of thousands of individuals gather from across the country at the height of the pandemic, with precious little pushback from people like Faucci and leaders in govt was extremely problematic. The simple reality is one can consider their own well-being, that of those around them and their fellow man, and choose not to vax/boost. It took only a change in administrations and a few short months before the narrative changed, and many of the heroic souls who gutted it out and got vaxxed for the greater good suddenly weren’t so interested in vaxxing up for the 2nd time, or getting boosted.

It was always my view that political leaders keep these documents for any number of reasons. It was your view that this was singularly a Trump issue. Though I was proven stunningly prescient, and you once again revealed to be an easily manipulated dullard, even I would not have predicted Biden’s level of recklessness and prolonged pattern of abuse. Boston, now. Stay tuned.

We’re at the point where it’s easier to ask for locations where Biden didn’t store classified material.

The flu blows. Had it about 12 -15 years ago. Everything hurt. My teeth, the skin on the soles of my feet. Laid up for the better part of 10 days, unusual as I had a stretch of work where I didn’t need a sick day for about 15 years. I usually get the shot every year but lost track of it this year.

No, not really. What happened was people navigated the very complicated landscape of a politicized pandemic, and largely vaccinated because they thought it made sense for them and their families. Interestingly, though, there was a rather noticeable shift from “VAX VAX BOOST BOOST” to reporting suggesting something like 60% of Americans got at least one vaccine shot. That’s a completely different narrative than what you’re proposing here.

I wasn’t trying to be cute, though word on the street is it’s hard for me not to be. I asked who you were referencing, because you didn’t say and I didn’t know who you were referencing. I’m not all that subtle, Ned. As for your focus on Durham, maybe they get to that after they get done investigating weaponization of the govt.

Right, I knocked you off your game. I wasn’t trying to, I just asked a question and BOOM!! you immediately thought of, oddly, Leonardo DiCaprio. I am apathetic towards your font management. I see you’ve placed a hidden message in there—-Do I play it backwards like Stairway to Heaven?

It takes one simple question to knock you completely off your game. Cool Leo gif though.

What law are you referencing? But I do agree, generally, that some wealthy and powerful people are above the law. We see that with the classified document scandals playing out now.

Who…Jordan? I’m not sure many folks would trust what’s said by a politician of any stripe. We’re all in the same boat, just a matter of who we trust less.

What’s sure to come of it is a further erosion of trust in a system that more often resembles a circus sideshow than anything resembling a system of justice.

The quote outlines an ideal—I think it’s about Americans, deception, and protecting the citizenry from tyranny. It seems very, very difficult for political leaders to actually live up to that ideal, but it’s noble in theory.

I guess that depends on perspective. These words are powerful, and if Jim Jordan et al can thread this needle—we all win, yes? “We can’t sweep what happened under the rug. The American people deserve answers. So I come before you this evening …as an American who swore an oath to defend the Constitution. The Constitution doesn’t protect just Democrats or just Republicans. It protects all of us… “We the People.” The question for you is that the goal of the committee? What say you Ned?

I thought you were talking about humans who exist based on your previous post. I was going to include Sally Jesse Raphael but I’m not certain she is still with us. Still, wow, when you think about it…

Poachers. La Cosa Nostra. Jimmy Buffett. When you think about it, stop and really think about it.