Suddenly Liberals See the Light (if only Temporarily)
With the coronavirus pandemic liberals suddenly are finding that so many things they demand are not working out so well:
- Supermarkets are refusing to fill customers reusable shopping bags. Maybe those nasty plastic bags weren’t so nasty after all
- Urban lifestyle – one of the reasons New York City has so many confirmed cases and deaths
- Public transportation – another reason New York City has so many confirmed cases and deaths
- Idiot Democrat governors – the reason Michigan has so many confirmed cases and deaths
- Even open borders. First Rhode Island, one of the country’s bluest states, was trying to bar New Yorkers and now Massachusetts, home to the Kennedy dynasty and other assorted left-wing wackos
Cape Cod’s year-round residents, alarmed by an influx of out-of-state license plates amid the coronavirus outbreak, are petitioning for the shutdown of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges — to keep out vacation homeowners and avoid overwhelming their small hospitals.
A Change.org petition to close the bridges, which had nearly 5,000 signatures by Monday afternoon, states: “Stop the spread of covid-19 close the bridges. only year round residence, medical personnel. Trucks that deliver essential supplies. While we love our tourists and summer residents this is not the time to come to the cape, out hospital can’t handle it. We only have 2 small hospitals here on cape, and limited medical staff.
keep the residences and elderly safe on cape.”“We feel like sitting ducks, and nobody has our back,” said Chatham resident Nancy Patterson, who’s over 65. “This is an emergency, and we should only be allowing in essential vehicles. It’s just getting scary out here.”
And it isn’t just the Cape that’s worried about the potential for incoming coronavirus cases.
In the Berkshires, state Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli, D-Lee, said he called Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito asking that the Baker administration shut down on the short-term rental industry, including companies like Airbnb, as people in western Massachusetts worry about travelers coming in from nearby New York.
“For someone to promote a Berkshire COVID-19 getaway with free toilet paper is making light of a dangerous situation,” said Pignatelli, saying he saw such an ad that has since been removed. “We’re not prepared to have an influx of people during a pandemic, not only from a public health standpoint, but from a public safety standpoint. We’re not equipped to deal with this and we haven’t even reached the peak.”
When asked if Baker is considering implementing such restrictions during a press conference Monday, he said, “We will have more to say about that shortly.” His office declined to provide more detail on when to expect an announcement or what measures Baker is considering.
Airbnb spokeswoman Kelley Gossett cited efforts the company has made to combat the virus, such as hosts who have opened their homes for free to medical workers and others who need safe places to stay and self-isolate near hospitals.
When asked about the proposals to cut off the Cape, Baker’s office referred to his Friday advisory that all travelers entering the state self-quarantine for 14 days.
More strict policies like Rhode Island’s efforts to obtain out-of-staters’ contact information “sends a similar message,” Baker told reporters, adding that, “we’re not going to take any options off the table.”
Officials from Cape Cod Healthcare and the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce recently wrote an open letter to Cape Cod second homeowners, telling them to self-quarantine for 14 days if they come to the Cape during the coronavirus crisis.
Officials in the Berkshires are urging visitors to stay away during the outbreak, noting the lack of space at their hospitals ahead of an expected surge in two weeks. Pignatelli made a distinction when it comes to second homeowners, but Great Barrington Selectman Stephen Bannon noted that any out-of-state people who do go to the Berkshires should arrive with enough supplies to quarantine for two weeks.
“Our first choice is that people don’t come here because we simply don’t have the medical capacity,” Great Barrington Selectman Ed Abrahams said, noting there are only 25 beds at the local Fairview Hospital, which is “working frantically” to expand to 50.
Executive Director Jenn Nacht of the Lenox Chamber of Commerce said the group is “not comfortable at this time with visitors coming to the Berkshires for refuge,” also excluding people who own second homes there.
People should remain isolated until the end of April, Nacht said, and “not put a burden on other communities that will already become stretched taking care of residents.”
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BRING BACK THE LPGA BABES~!
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Sunday isn’t that far away, Eph. It gives you something to look forward to. The last two weeks will be difficult to match.
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BC,
Just re-post last Sunday pics please. LOL
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“Olesya is woman enough to keep Eph’s mind occupied until Sunday (and mine too).”
hahahahaha
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Eph –
Just for you I added Olesya Stefanko – one of the hottest women in the history of the world.
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We should not expect these liberal inconveniences to result in policy shifts.
Nor should we expect EPH to be satisfied with last week’s babes. As a matter of fact, he wants a daily array, not just the weekend sampler.
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As I have said several times, One of my late mother’s favorite sayings was, “Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.’
Few people were wishing for coronavirus to infect Americans more than the leftist media. Now CNN’s Chris Cuomo has tested positive for coronavirus:
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/31/824555135/chris-cuomo-says-he-tested-positive-for-coronavirus
Fredo, we all know you aren’t in any sense MENSA material, so please remember that karma is spelled with a “k.”
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“NOW, THEREFORE, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, do hereby order the following on a statewide basis effective at noon on March 30, 2020: Ever person who enters the State of Texas through roadways from Louisiana, or from any other state as may be proclaimed hereafter, shall be subject to mandatory self-quarantine for a period of 14 days from the time of entry into Texas or the duration of the person’s presence in Texas, whichever is shorter. This order to self-quarantine shall not apply to people traveling in connection with commercial activity, military service, emergency response, health response, or critical-infrastructure functions, as may be determined by the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Each person covered by this order to self-quarantine shall be responsible for all associated costs, including transportation, lodging, food, and medical care.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shall enforce this executive order along the Texas-Louisiana border. Using a form to be prescribed by DPS, each covered person shall designate a quarantine location in Texas, such as a residence or a hotel, and provide a full name, date of birth, home address, telephone number, and driver license or passport information. DPS Troopers, or other approved peace officers, will collect a completed form from a covered person and verify it against the person’s driver license or passport. Providing false information on this form is a criminal offense under Section 37.10 of the Texas Penal Code. Questions about this form should be directed to DPS by calling (800) 525-5555.
A covered person shall proceed directly to the designated quarantine location entered on the DPS form. Any covered person exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 shall be escorted to the designated quarantine location by a DPS Trooper.
A covered person shall remain in the designated quarantine location for a period of 14 days or the duration of the person’s presence in Texas, whichever is shorter, leaving only to seek medical care or to depart from Texas. During that period, a covered person shall not allow visitors into or out of the designated quarantine location, other than a health department employee, physician, or health care provider, and shall not visit any public spaces.
DPS Special Agents will conduct unannounced visits to designated quarantine locations to verify compliance by confirming the physical presence of covered persons. Any failure to comply with this order to self-quarantine shall be a criminal offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-12_roadway_quarantine_for_COVID-19_IMAGE_03-29-2020.pdf
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Your papers please.
Everyone losing their fucking minds.
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7 – Don’t worry he’s still gonna broadcast I hear. lol
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Phase 4 bill gaining steam dems and repub race to see who can include the most non-infrastructure crap and corporate giveaways possible. Trump getting played left, right and center.
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8,
Indeed….
“… This order to self-quarantine shall not apply to people traveling in connection with commercial activity, military service, emergency response, health response, or critical-infrastructure functions, …”
Soooo. A trucker from New Orleans is exempt even though he might be infected. Great so now he infects every other trucker from here to hell and back. Great, just F’n great. I love this state but they could blow Austin off the map and I and most other citizens would not miss it.
Silver Lining Moment: With most of the major airports shutdown, CNN’s ratings are totally in the tank. There is nobody at the airport to be infected with their video trash.
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A wife was admiring her breasts in the bathroom mirror and wondered aloud how she could make them bigger. Her husband overheard and suggested that she rub them with toilet paper once or twice a day. She asked “How would that help?” He replied “Well, it worked on you ass, didn’t it.” His funeral is next Tuesday.
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So far in NYC per their official data only 14 without serious underlying conditions have actually died pdf.
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Russia sends US medical supplies.
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14 – We’ll probably sanction them for it, knowing our stupidity. Odd though with there numbers growing now I’d think they’d want to keep what they need at home, or maybe they had huge stockpiles of whatever it is they’re sending they can finally get rid of – I’m assuming it’s PPE related.
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KH,
This is why — https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102303/coronavirus-new-cases-development-russia/
By the way, Russian medical services have been going ‘on call’ to any citizen exhibiting flu like symptoms.
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details:
https://news.trust.org/item/20200331185327-fjyw5
Watch for the outcries from usual suspects while at the same time complaining about PPE supplies.
Interesting though considering RU’s own numbers are starting to grow, I think the agreement is, we can have this stuff now if we repay it in kind in month or two if needed once mfg ramps up on our side and they might need same in return later should shit go south in RU. Seems fair.
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and like clock work..
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/03/31/trump-putin-russia-medical-supplies.html
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KH #13, that’s only 14 with no underlying conditions since virus outbreak (30 days). That’s about 1/3 the number of monthly murders in Chicago.
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That whole 2+hr presser today was an exhausted disaster.
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From last thread, bc3b said (about Ohio)–
“Interesting story about Troy. It is the seat of Miami County. There was a dispute between Troy and Urbana in the early 20th century as to which city should be the county seat. Rather than having a Hamilton-Burr duel, they let the high school football teams decide it. Obviously, Troy won.”
My cousin who grew up there has heard the story, too. But my sister in MI notes that both cities are county seats. Troy for Miami County and Urbana for Champaign County. I guess there was a consolation prize.
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Speaking to the theme of the post: “If it weren’t for double standards, libs would have no standards at all.”
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Just for the fun of it — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ADncN9HIa4&app=desktop — I could also see this being discussed.
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/outrageous-dr-birx-serves-complete-rubbish-to-american-public-insists-without-one-iota-of-proof-that-the-us-economic-suicide-cut-coronavirus-deaths-by-over-a-million-deaths-video/
Buying gun stocks come election day
Just like 2008
-The King
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TheNewNeo blog lists 8 lessons from the corona virus so far:
(1) China is a bad actor.
(2) Trump was right about China.
(3) Borders are important.
(4) Trump was right about borders.
(5) We need to be more self-sufficient in the manufacture of vital goods.
(6) Trump was right about #5.
(7) Even in a crisis, the press’s top priority is to criticize Trump and the GOP.
(8) Trump was right about #7.
Yeah, Trump has plenty of weak spots and he needs way more support from the Repubs … but thank God we didn’t have Hillary in charge.
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Lib moral values:
The CEO of one of NYC’s biggest hospital systems has left the city and is running things from his waterfront mansion in Florida https://t.co/lTS58wp4cd
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) March 30, 2020
https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/03/31/bend-the-curve-aholes-nyc-mt-sinai-hospital-execs-discovered-in-their-florida-vacation-homes/
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“I am beginning to think a good chunk of the panic around COVID-19 is a failure to understand how it functions.
In a very important sense, it does not appear to be a stand-alone killer.
A mixture of ingredients is required for it to be part of a killing team.
In the same way that the treatment for COVID-19 may require a cocktail of drugs, COVID-19 does not appear to be able to kill alone.
A good way to think about it may be like this.
If someone pours gasoline all over you, it is not a good thing. But if you go home, throw away your clothes and take a shower, it is the end of the problem.
On the other hand, if someone strikes a match and throws it at you when you are doused with gasoline, it is a big problem.
COVID-19 is probably like this in that the dousing (the infection) itself does not kill, but cells of those who have serious chronic illnesses act as a match that starts the killing process.
I don’t want to overdo the analogy but if we think about it in these terms, COVID-19 becomes a lot less threatening. It is those with serious chronic illnesses who must be very careful (and probably not even healthy elderly need to be concerned ).”
https://www.targetliberty.com/2020/03/does-covid-19-really-kill-people.html
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People need to get a grip ASAP……something slightly worse than the flu…..
Of course being stoked by the MSM and Commies for “fundamental change” aka a police state:
“I am beginning to think a good chunk of the panic around COVID-19 is a failure to understand how it functions.
In a very important sense, it does not appear to be a stand-alone killer.
A mixture of ingredients is required for it to be part of a killing team.
In the same way that the treatment for COVID-19 may require a cocktail of drugs, COVID-19 does not appear to be able to kill alone.
A good way to think about it may be like this.
If someone pours gasoline all over you, it is not a good thing. But if you go home, throw away your clothes and take a shower, it is the end of the problem.
On the other hand, if someone strikes a match and throws it at you when you are doused with gasoline, it is a big problem.
COVID-19 is probably like this in that the dousing (the infection) itself does not kill, but cells of those who have serious chronic illnesses act as a match that starts the killing process.
I don’t want to overdo the analogy but if we think about it in these terms, COVID-19 becomes a lot less threatening. It is those with serious chronic illnesses who must be very careful (and probably not even healthy elderly need to be concerned ).”
https://www.targetliberty.com/2020/03/does-covid-19-really-kill-people.html
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Sucks we are in Amerikkkaa, land of the totalitarian sh@thole where everyone just goes to solitary when the political goons say “boo!”
Why people still beleive the MSM hype and fearmonger is beyond me
Sorry but Trump is a moron if he believes Dr. Strangelove & Count Faducii that we “saved millions from dying” crap……we are ruled by idiots!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/stunning-sweden-has-lower-number-of-coronavirus-cases-per-million-people-than-united-states-and-sweden-did-not-shut-down-country-or-destroy-its-economy/
“The political leaders are placing responsibility on the individual. The government is largely leaving decisions over self-isolation and social distancing up to the citizens. BBC notes that almost half of Stockholm residents are working remotely, and that traffic is quieter than usual.
And after several weeks of their experiment it appears Sweden is doing no worse than any other advanced country.
And what is most interesting is Sweden has 239 cases per million people.
The United States has 550 cases per million people.
So Sweden is actually doing better than the US in number of recorded cases per million people.
And Sweden is not destroying their economy or future.”
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