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Archive for 2020
March 19, 2020
OPEN THREAD: Enjoy!
KIRA DAVIS: We Are So F***ing Done With China. “Seriously, no more messing around. No more cozying up to Chinese investors (I’m looking at you, Obama). No more handing over vital technology and information to the Chinese government (I’m looking at you, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton). No more back-end deals with Chinese security firms and tech providers (I’m looking at you, Joe Biden). No more Hollywood films made to please the Chinese investors (I’m looking at you, Matt Damon).”
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE: A Global Level 4 Health Advisory. All Americans abroad told to come home. All Americans at home told not to plan international travel. “If you choose to travel internationally, your travel plans may be severely disrupted, and you may be forced to remain outside of the United States for an indefinite timeframe.”
Possibly related: Trump eyes grounding jets, halting stock trading, and ordering shelter in place. “European nations are also considering grounding passenger jets. . . . There are some internal government models that show that the number of people infected in the coming two months could reach over 5 million.”
And: “The moves were described as very seriously being discussed and not imminent. However, we were also told that decisions are moving fast at the top levels of the administration.”
Remember (like last week) when the standard criticism was that Trump wasn’t doing enough?
IN PRAISE OF CHLOROQUINE: For the drugs potential to help stop the COVID-19/Wuhan virus but mostly for the sensible Trump Administration decision to provide “regulatory relief for the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.” Powerline’s Scott Johnson summarizes the President’s statement and posts an embedded video of the press conference. America is over-regulated. Let me suggest a phrase that describes the Administration’s regulatory relief in terms even mainstream media twerps can understand: Compassionate De-Regulation! We’re doing it for the elderly, for the children! You read it here.
BEYOND WHISK BROOMS: How will NASA deal with the moon dust problem for Artemis lunar landings?
MY SWEET GRANDDAUGHTER NEEDS BLOOD: Beckett Tapscott was born in China with Thalassemia, a genetic condition that requires her to have regular blood transfusions. Without those transfusions, she will die. She was adopted nearly three years ago.
ABC-8 in Richmond has a great segment on Beckett (yes, says the proud father, that’s my son, Marcus, daughter-in-law Morgan, first grandson Tyler, second grandson Brooks, and Chocolate Lab granddog Gundy in supporting roles).
But six-year-old Beckett is just one of millions of Americans who will need blood in coming days. And the American Red Cross currently faces a disastrous nationwide shortage, thanks in great part because of the coronavirus quarantining. But you can still give blood without fear of exposure, no matter where you live. If you aren’t sure where to go to donate, you can find it here on the Red Cross web site. This literally is a life-and-death cause for all of us.
LEFTY REPORTERS SQUIRM AS JOURNALIST ASKS TRUMP WHY MEDIA ECHO CHINESE COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA:
Liberal White House correspondents squirmed as One America News (OAN) reporter Chanel Rion asked President Donald Trump whether it was alarming that these White House correspondents push propaganda from the Chinese Communist Party.
“Do you consider the term ‘Chinese food’ racist because it’s food that originates in China?” Rion asked. The president, of course, said no.
“On that note, major left-wing news media, even in this room, have teamed up with Chinese Communist Party narratives and they’re claiming you are racist for making these claims about Chinese virus,” Rion responded. “Is it alarming that major media players — just to oppose you — are consistently siding with foreign state propaganda, Islamic radicals, and Latin gangs and cartels, and they work right here at the White House with direct access to you and your team?”
As Rion asked this question, left-leaning reporters at major news outlets turned around to stare at her or looked blankly up from their notes, stunned at the brazen condemnation coming from the OAN reporter.
Trump took the softball and ran with it.
Read the whole thing.
THAT’S RICH: Iran Offers to Help U.S. Contain Coronavirus, as It Lies to Cover Up the Pandemic.
Curious to see Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Ali-Reza Raeesi trolling the Great Satan and its president, when the Ayatollah Khomeini was on record as saying, “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.”
WE HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO ISOLATE EAST ASIA: SHAME: Democrats Opposed Travel Bans Now Being Implemented Worldwide to Slow Coronavirus.
KURT SCHLICHTER: The Media Is Even More Garbage Than Usual. Analysis: True. Excerpt:
The Chinese Coronavirus Bat Soup Syndrome has taken what’s left of the media’s reputation, poured gasoline on it, then lit it on fire before flattening it with a bulldozer and finally having a Scat Francisco hobo download last night’s free bologna sandwich on the remains.
This was the media’s time to shine, a moment when we needed clear, objective information delivered by intelligent people who asked the important questions people care about so Americans could protect themselves and their families. It was a critical juncture when the media could step up and show us all that yes, the media is still important. It still matters. It still deserves our respect.
Instead we got, “Mr. President, isn’t accurately pointing out that the coronavirus originated in China racist?”
Really. . . . Trump’s masterful handling of this crisis, in contrast, is something you can’t handle. Since he’s doing all the right things – blending transparency, leadership and optimism with calm and focus – you have to manufacture lies.
They really are awful, and the contrast with Trump and the people from industry hustling to fix this is even more striking than usual.
BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY WON’T: Twitter Won’t Correct the Record When Dems Spread Anti-Trump Coronavirus Misinformation.
ANNALS OF LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: Former Obama FEMA Chief Rips Out Earpiece, Walks Off MSNBC: Not Listening to ‘Bullsh*t.’
SORT OF LIKE BLOG-COMMENT TROLLS: Study: Small predators get ambushed at kill sites of larger predators.
SAINTS COACH SEAN PAYTON TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS: “Payton is the first known person within the NFL to test positive for the virus. The 56-year-old received the result Thursday after taking the exam Monday. He’s experiencing fatigue at home but doesn’t have a fever or cough.”
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HOLY CRAP, THAT WAS FAST: The FDA has approved hydroxychloroquine to be prescribed to help treat Coronavirus. “The drug is generic and available.”
Plus: “New York Governor Cuomo has agreed to start using the drug in his state immediately!”
UPDATE: Don Surber issues a correction: “Benny Johnson and others jumped the gun, as I did. I apologize. Chloroquinine can be prescribed for COVID-19, but it was not approved for use.”
ANALYSIS: TRUE. Don’t be fooled. The new George T. Conway III is the same as the old George T. Conway III. He can’t help it. “These people like George T. Conway III who are doing their same old routine in our new, painful circumstance do not deserve to be read. Ask yourself before you read something: Is this helping? . . . That column has almost 5,000 comments over there, so there is an audience for it. It’s sad, this desire to drink poison when health is our foremost concern. Take care of yourself, your body and your mind.”
Poison is all George has got. He’s been full of it for years, and he itches to spread it to everyone else. Don’t let him. Practice social distancing from George and his toxic ilk.
WAS IT A MILLIONAIRE WHO SAID ‘IMAGINE NO POSSESSIONS?’ Gal Gadot’s Celeb-Packed ‘Imagine’ Cover Spawns Outrage.
(Classical reference in headline.)