crooksandliars--2020-03-14--Hannity Declares ‘Facts Matter’ Then Touts Coronavirus Misinformation

Sean Hannity sanctimoniously announced Wednesday night , “ In serious situations , truth matters .
Facts matter .
And , unfortunately , there ’ s been way too much politicizing ” of the coronavirus pandemic .
Then – you guessed it – Hannity started to dishonestly spin and politicize Donald Trump 's [ mis ] handling of the outbreak .
The Hannity show aired immediately after Trump ’ s mistake-laden address that immediately sent the global markets plunging .
But , predictably , Hannity described it as “ more decisive action and leadership ” from Dear Leader .
Hannity is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Meaning , he is demanding everybody fall in line behind Trump – or be smeared .
HANNITY : Now , here ’ s something that the media will not tell you .
Here ’ s something Democrats that have been playing politics will not tell you and I think we should all listen to the president .
This is not about politics , this is about our American family .
There ’ s gon na be plenty of time for politics down the road .
If you believe that , I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sell you .
Then there was this : HANNITY : Make no mistake .
In serious situations , truth matters .
Facts matter .
And , unfortunately , there ’ s been way too much politicizing of this , too much – well , untruths being told and actually , even some actually weaponizing what is a global pandemic .
That all needs to stop .
I hope it will .
Sure enough , it wasn ’ t long before Hannity started up his own politicizing and weaponization .
First , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead from behind '' Obama : HANNITY : For more perspective , we go back to 2009 .
That year , more than a thousand Americans had died in a six-month period from H1N1 , better known as swine flu , that virus , and 20,000 Americans had contracted the pandemic before President Obama , himself , declared a national emergency .
One of his health officials on Day 11 did , in fact , say it was an emergency to release some funding .
Got ta tell the truth on all cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point had died .
Ultimately , that disease killed around – well , 12,000-plus Americans in its first year .
Now , perspective aside , our current president , Donald Trump , - well , he ’ s not leading from behind .
In fact , more facts .
No president has ever done more , acted more quickly to slow the spread of a disease .
Sorry , Seanie-Pooh , but that is just ridiculous .
Trump bungled the response and has spread misinformation , including on the Hannity show .
Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Harvard Global Health Institute , called the federal response “ a fiasco.
” Here ’ s Hannity not politicizing about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over his disapproval of Trump ’ s first travel ban in response to the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) outbreak .
HANNITY : By the way , the travel ban went into effect .
The president ordered that on February 2nd for all non-U.S. citizens who recently visited China , even though most officials feared it was too soon for travel restrictions .
Now , the political side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ban was xenophobic .
CNN – over there , they said we were stigmatizing people from other countries .
Dr. Fauci , on this program last night : the president ’ s quick ban on travel from China likely saved thousands of lives .
That one act in three weeks – unprecedented – probably literally saved thousands of Americans from contracting that disease and probably some , the elderly , those with underlying health issues – those with compromised immune systems from – yes , facing potential death .
Hannity 's version of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misunderstanding or a deliberate falsehood .
FACT CHECK : Infectious disease expert Fauci told Hannity the travel ban would at best delay a big outbreak .
FAUCI : When you do a travel ban , whether or not you 're really going to interfere with any aspect of an outbreak , because you might delay it , but what 's going to happen is that you 'll wind up having a big outbreak anyway .
That 's true .
When you have multiple different countries at the same time who have outbreaks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Once again , I will point out that this pre-scripted commentary was almost surely approved by a Fox News producer .
It ’ s bad enough that Fox News allows Hannity to spread dishonest propaganda in service of propping up Trump .
But to let him pose as an impartial arbiter of facts is especially despicable at a time like this .
You can watch Hannity gaslight Fox viewers above , from the March 11 , 2020 Hannity .

Sean Hannity sanctimoniously announced Wednesday night, “In serious situations, truth matters. Facts matter. And, unfortunately, there’s been way too much politicizing” of the coronavirus pandemic. Then – you guessed it – Hannity started to dishonestly spin and politicize Donald Trump's [mis]handling of the outbreak.
The Hannity show aired immediately after Trump’s mistake-laden address that immediately sent the global markets plunging. But, predictably, Hannity described it as “more decisive action and leadership” from Dear Leader.
Hannity is suddenly posturing as a lover of unity. Meaning, he is demanding everybody fall in line behind Trump – or be smeared.
HANNITY: Now, here’s something that the media will not tell you. Here’s something Democrats that have been playing politics will not tell you and I think we should all listen to the president. This is not about politics, this is about our American family. There’s gonna be plenty of time for politics down the road.
If you believe that, I’ve got a degree from Trump University to sell you.
Then there was this:
HANNITY: Make no mistake. In serious situations, truth matters. Facts matter. And, unfortunately, there’s been way too much politicizing of this, too much – well, untruths being told and actually, even some actually weaponizing what is a global pandemic. That all needs to stop. I hope it will.
Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Hannity started up his own politicizing and weaponization. First, Trump is glorious just for not being "lead from behind" Obama:
HANNITY: For more perspective, we go back to 2009. That year, more than a thousand Americans had died in a six-month period from H1N1, better known as swine flu, that virus, and 20,000 Americans had contracted the pandemic before President Obama, himself, declared a national emergency. One of his health officials on Day 11 did, in fact, say it was an emergency to release some funding. Gotta tell the truth on all cases. But a thousand Americans at that point had died. Ultimately, that disease killed around – well, 12,000-plus Americans in its first year. Now, perspective aside, our current president, Donald Trump, - well, he’s not leading from behind. In fact, more facts. No president has ever done more, acted more quickly to slow the spread of a disease.
Sorry, Seanie-Pooh, but that is just ridiculous. Trump bungled the response and has spread misinformation, including on the Hannity show. Last night, Ashish Jha, who runs the Harvard Global Health Institute, called the federal response “a fiasco.”
Here’s Hannity not politicizing about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over his disapproval of Trump’s first travel ban in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
HANNITY: By the way, the travel ban went into effect. The president ordered that on February 2nd for all non-U.S. citizens who recently visited China, even though most officials feared it was too soon for travel restrictions. Now, the political side of this, Joe Biden suggested that ban was xenophobic. CNN – over there, they said we were stigmatizing people from other countries. … Dr. Fauci, on this program last night: the president’s quick ban on travel from China likely saved thousands of lives. That one act in three weeks – unprecedented – probably literally saved thousands of Americans from contracting that disease and probably some, the elderly, those with underlying health issues – those with compromised immune systems from – yes, facing potential death.
Hannity's version of what Fauci said is either a spectacular misunderstanding or a deliberate falsehood. FACT CHECK: Infectious disease expert Fauci told Hannity the travel ban would at best delay a big outbreak.
FAUCI: When you do a travel ban, whether or not you're really going to interfere with any aspect of an outbreak, because you might delay it, but what's going to happen is that you'll wind up having a big outbreak anyway. That's true. When you have multiple different countries at the same time who have outbreaks and you can't exclude the entire world.
Once again, I will point out that this pre-scripted commentary was almost surely approved by a Fox News producer.
It’s bad enough that Fox News allows Hannity to spread dishonest propaganda in service of propping up Trump. But to let him pose as an impartial arbiter of facts is especially despicable at a time like this.
You can watch Hannity gaslight Fox viewers above, from the March 11, 2020 Hannity.
Posted with permission from News Hounds.


crooksandliars--2020-03-14--These Moronic Grifters Are Stuck With 17,000 Bottles Of Hand Sanitizer

Just yesterday I wrote an article about a grifting couple in Vancouver who were stockpiling and reselling overpriced Lysol wipes .
Well , today the New York Times is reporting that a pair of brothers , Matt and Noah Colvin , stockpiled over 17,000 bottles of hand sanitizer , antibacterial wipes and soap .
Immediately after the first death in America , they drove around Tennessee and bought out Dollar Tree , Walmart , Staples , and Home Depot .
They repeated that shopping trip over the next three days , this time hitting stores in Kentucky and other parts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the same items from retailers selling in bulk on Amazon .
Once they received these items , they flipped and started reselling them online for up to $ 70 a bottle .
The grift had started .
They cleaned out the market , then attempted to cash in by reselling to desperate neighbors , friends , family , elderly , parents , and desperate schools and businesses .
In contrast to the couple from Vancouver , Amazon DID act .
They shut down the listings and suspended the sellers .
Ebay did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boys are sitting on over 17,000 bottles of desperately needed items and they can not sell them .
Do I feel bad ?
No .
Should you ?
No .
To be clear , Matt and Noah Colvin , and Manny Ranga and his wife , Violeta Perez are not alone .
Hustlers and scammers walk among us , always looking for a way to make a buck .
Hello , one of the biggest grifters is currently occupying the White House !
Thousands of people nationwide have amassed despicable stockpiles of sanitizer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly needy people from having them .
Hospitals are in desperate need of masks and gloves , with some only having a few days of gloves left .
ICU staff are having to clean their masks and hoods with bleach because they can not afford to throw them away when stock is so low .
Meanwhile , these walking piles of human feces have filled their sheds and garages with these items in the hopes of making a few dollars while people are LITERALLY dying .
After widespread condemnation , Amazon laid out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this price gouging , going so far as to `` restrict [ ing ] [ /ing ] sales of any coronavirus-related products from certain sellers . ''
Price gouging is actually illegal in many states .
An official from the Attorney General of Washington 's office told the New York Times that they believe they could `` apply the state ’ s consumer-protection law to sue platforms or sellers , even if they aren ’ t in Washington , as long as they were trying to sell to Washington residents . ''
Karma @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Just yesterday I wrote an article about a grifting couple in Vancouver who were stockpiling and reselling overpriced Lysol wipes. Well, today the New York Times is reporting that a pair of brothers, Matt and Noah Colvin, stockpiled over 17,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, antibacterial wipes and soap. Immediately after the first death in America, they drove around Tennessee and bought out Dollar Tree, Walmart, Staples, and Home Depot. They repeated that shopping trip over the next three days, this time hitting stores in Kentucky and other parts of Tennessee. They even mass-ordered pallets of the same items from retailers selling in bulk on Amazon.
Once they received these items, they flipped and started reselling them online for up to $70 a bottle. The grift had started. They cleaned out the market, then attempted to cash in by reselling to desperate neighbors, friends, family, elderly, parents, and desperate schools and businesses. In contrast to the couple from Vancouver, Amazon DID act. They shut down the listings and suspended the sellers. Ebay did the same.
Now the grifting Colvin boys are sitting on over 17,000 bottles of desperately needed items and they cannot sell them.
Karma?
Colin told the New York Times:
“It’s been a huge amount of whiplash. From being in a situation where what I’ve got coming and going could potentially put my family in a really good place financially to ‘What the heck am I going to do with all of this?’”
Do I feel bad? No. Should you? No.
To be clear, Matt and Noah Colvin, and Manny Ranga and his wife, Violeta Perez are not alone. Hustlers and scammers walk among us, always looking for a way to make a buck. Hello, one of the biggest grifters is currently occupying the White House!
Thousands of people nationwide have amassed despicable stockpiles of sanitizer, masks and soap, thereby depriving truly needy people from having them. Hospitals are in desperate need of masks and gloves, with some only having a few days of gloves left. ICU staff are having to clean their masks and hoods with bleach because they cannot afford to throw them away when stock is so low. Meanwhile, these walking piles of human feces have filled their sheds and garages with these items in the hopes of making a few dollars while people are LITERALLY dying.
After widespread condemnation, Amazon laid out strict rules about how they would handle this price gouging, going so far as to "restrict[ing][/ing] sales of any coronavirus-related products from certain sellers."
Amazon said in a statement:
“Price gouging is a clear violation of our policies, unethical, and in some areas, illegal. In addition to terminating these third party accounts, we welcome the opportunity to work directly with states attorneys general to prosecute bad actors.”
Price gouging is actually illegal in many states. An official from the Attorney General of Washington's office told the New York Times that they believe they could "apply the state’s consumer-protection law to sue platforms or sellers, even if they aren’t in Washington, as long as they were trying to sell to Washington residents."
Karma, please come for these hustlers.


crooksandliars--2020-06-23--RNC Chair Swears Trump Had 1 Million Real Signups For Tulsa Rally

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Monday claimed that up to a million “ very real ” people signed up for President Donald Trump ’ s rally in Tulsa — even though only 6,200 were said to have attended the event .
“ If the president were to call you today and say , ‘ What happened in Tulsa ?
’ What would you say ?
” Fox News host Ed Henry asked McDaniel .
“ I think the enthusiasm we saw online with the million sign-ups is very real , ” McDaniel insisted .
“ And we weed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fake TikTok things .
None of that was factored in.
” Co-host Sandra Smith pressed McDaniel : “ Just looking at the numbers , I guess the tickets scanned amounted to 6,200 , Ronna .
The campaign had touted that there were a million ticket requests going into this .
We knew the arena ’ s capacity was 19,000.
” “ So what are you saying was the real reason why the turnout was much less than anticipated ?
” Smith wondered .
“ I ’ m going to dispute the ticket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this morning and they said it was double that at least , ” McDaniel replied .
“ I do think there was a little chaos in Tulsa as they dispersed the crowds early .
The people — the front-row Joes — who were camping out were forced to leave early.
” The chairwoman went on to blame Father ’ s Day weekend and “ people who were scared about violence and coronavirus ” for the low turnout .
“ But people showed up , ” she added .
“ And having 11 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exists .
”

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Monday claimed that up to a million “very real” people signed up for President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa — even though only 6,200 were said to have attended the event.
“If the president were to call you today and say, ‘What happened in Tulsa?’ What would you say?” Fox News host Ed Henry asked McDaniel.
“I think the enthusiasm we saw online with the million sign-ups is very real,” McDaniel insisted. “And we weed out the bots and we weed out the fake TikTok things. None of that was factored in.”
Co-host Sandra Smith pressed McDaniel: “Just looking at the numbers, I guess the tickets scanned amounted to 6,200, Ronna. The campaign had touted that there were a million ticket requests going into this. We knew the arena’s capacity was 19,000.”
“So what are you saying was the real reason why the turnout was much less than anticipated?” Smith wondered.
“I’m going to dispute the ticket scans because I talked to the campaign this morning and they said it was double that at least,” McDaniel replied. “I do think there was a little chaos in Tulsa as they dispersed the crowds early. The people — the front-row Joes — who were camping out were forced to leave early.”
The chairwoman went on to blame Father’s Day weekend and “people who were scared about violence and coronavirus” for the low turnout.
“But people showed up,” she added. “And having 11 million people watch online shows that that enthusiasm exists.”


crooksandliars--2020-02-29--Coronavirus: First Death On U.S. Soil Reported In Seattle

Person who died was a man in his 50s who had multiple `` co-morbidities '' and was a medically high-risk person , with an `` unexplained respiratory infection . ''
That is why he was tested .
Also , man who died was one of three new cases in Washington state .
( Aliza Worthington ) ******* Seattle reported the first death of an American citizen from coronavirus on Saturday afternoon .
Just 18 hours before the death , Donald Trump called coronavirus a `` hoax '' at his rally in South Carolina .
I know you are as shocked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So wrong .
So incredibly wrong .
Coronoavirus appears to be spreading in the United States and there is no way of knowing exactly how many people are sick because our insurance is so incredibly awful .
But do not panic yet .
The main concern now is to track `` community spread , '' which is phenomenon of spreading in the community with a difficult time recreating the patients ' daily steps and interactions .
That is where the real issue is .
We currently know of 60 cases , although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ship .
Right now , another issue is ensuring that hospitals have access to testing kits and that the CDC is able to test and report back on results quick enough to provide rapid diagnoses and quarantine , as needed .
There is the additional issue of the UC Davis case not being tested for almost a week , because the CDC said they need not `` meet the threshold , '' leading to a lengthy delay in diagnosis , treatment , and exposure of staff to the virus .
Over 124 medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just that one patient testing delay .
EDITOR 'S NOTE : There is conflicting information about the patient who died from the virus .
Trump described them as a woman in her 50s , and medically high-risk .
Initial reports were of a young man .
A press conference from Washington state officials is planned for 1 pm Pacific time ( 4 pm Eastern ) .
We 'll update as we learn more .

1:35 pm UPDATE:
WATCH: Washington state officials' press conference here.
Person who died was a man in his 50s who had multiple "co-morbidities" and was a medically high-risk person, with an "unexplained respiratory infection." That is why he was tested.
Also, man who died was one of three new cases in Washington state.
(Aliza Worthington)
*******
Seattle reported the first death of an American citizen from coronavirus on Saturday afternoon. Just 18 hours before the death, Donald Trump called coronavirus a "hoax" at his rally in South Carolina. I know you are as shocked as I am that he was wrong. So wrong. So incredibly wrong.
Coronoavirus appears to be spreading in the United States and there is no way of knowing exactly how many people are sick because our insurance is so incredibly awful. But do not panic yet. The main concern now is to track "community spread," which is phenomenon of spreading in the community with a difficult time recreating the patients' daily steps and interactions. That is where the real issue is.
We currently know of 60 cases, although 44 came from the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship. Right now, another issue is ensuring that hospitals have access to testing kits and that the CDC is able to test and report back on results quick enough to provide rapid diagnoses and quarantine, as needed. There is the additional issue of the UC Davis case not being tested for almost a week, because the CDC said they need not "meet the threshold," leading to a lengthy delay in diagnosis, treatment, and exposure of staff to the virus. Over 124 medical staff were exposed in the hospital after just that one patient testing delay.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
There is conflicting information about the patient who died from the virus. Trump described them as a woman in her 50s, and medically high-risk. Initial reports were of a young man. A press conference from Washington state officials is planned for 1 pm Pacific time (4 pm Eastern). We'll update as we learn more.


crooksandliars--2020-02-29--Trump Obsesses On 'FBI Lovebirds' While Ignoring Coronavirus

You can not make this stuff up : Meanwhile , at the White House , Trump met today with Kristy Swanson ( Buffy ) and Dean Cain ( Superman ) to discuss their play FBI Lovebirds based on the Lisa Page and Peter Strzok text messages ( https : //t.co/uRuCcgJD9T ) One day after briefing the press in an attempt to calm nerves about the spread of the new coronavirus , President Donald Trump spent 45 minutes talking to the lead actors of a low-budget conservative play about the so-called Deep State .
Phelim McAleer , the playwright behind the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Daily Beast that the meeting with Trump had originally been scheduled for just 15 minutes but went 30 minutes longer than that .
“ We went for a 15-minute meeting that took 45 minutes , ” McAleer said .
“ We were there for 45 minutes in the Oval Office , and he loves it , he loves the play.
” Trump hasn ’ t seen the play , according to McAleer , but praised its concept : a script based entirely on congressional testimony and the text messages between former FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lisa Page , who discussed the FBI ’ s investigation into Trump ’ s campaign and Russia while having an affair .
The play ’ s leads—Superman actor Dean Cain and former Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Kristy Swanson—also attended the White House meeting .
McAleer said Trump complained in the meeting about “ why some people are in prison [ and ] why other people aren ’ t ” —an apparent re-airing of grievances that law enforcement officials involved in investigating his campaign haven ’ t been charged , while his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did most of the talking , ” McAleer said .
McAleer said he couldn ’ t remember whether coronavirus came up in his discussions with the president .
“ It was 45 minutes , ” he said , “ we talked about a lot of things.
” The meeting was not listed on the president ’ s formal daily guidance and was only announced via a press release from New Hampshire Republican Party official with ties to James O ’ Keefe ’ s video sting operation , Project Veritas .

You cannot make this stuff up:
Meanwhile, at the White House, Trump met today with Kristy Swanson (Buffy) and Dean Cain (Superman) to discuss their play FBI Lovebirds based on the Lisa Page and Peter Strzok text messages ( https://t.co/uRuCcgJD9T )
One day after briefing the press in an attempt to calm nerves about the spread of the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump spent 45 minutes talking to the lead actors of a low-budget conservative play about the so-called Deep State.
Phelim McAleer, the playwright behind the play FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers, told The Daily Beast that the meeting with Trump had originally been scheduled for just 15 minutes but went 30 minutes longer than that.
“We went for a 15-minute meeting that took 45 minutes,” McAleer said. “We were there for 45 minutes in the Oval Office, and he loves it, he loves the play.”
Trump hasn’t seen the play, according to McAleer, but praised its concept: a script based entirely on congressional testimony and the text messages between former FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who discussed the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s campaign and Russia while having an affair. The play’s leads—Superman actor Dean Cain and former Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Kristy Swanson—also attended the White House meeting.
McAleer said Trump complained in the meeting about “why some people are in prison [and] why other people aren’t”—an apparent re-airing of grievances that law enforcement officials involved in investigating his campaign haven’t been charged, while his own campaign staffers have been.
“He did most of the talking,” McAleer said.
McAleer said he couldn’t remember whether coronavirus came up in his discussions with the president. “It was 45 minutes,” he said, “we talked about a lot of things.”
The meeting was not listed on the president’s formal daily guidance and was only announced via a press release from New Hampshire Republican Party official with ties to James O’Keefe’s video sting operation, Project Veritas.


crooksandliars--2020-02-29--Here's Why We Need White House Daily Press Briefings Even More Than Ever

Americans have n't seen or heard a White House press briefing in almost a year since Sarah Huckabee Sanders left the position .
It 's affecting the country and public at large .
Whether it 's complimenting some very fine white supremacists , the ever-changing reasoning behind the killing of an Iranian general or Sharpie-gate revolving around hurricane directions , Trump 's briefings have been a disaster .
And that has n't been more evident since we had the Coronavirus health crisis .
Donald Trump took over all press events from the day Stephanie Grisham was appointed White House Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far and few between , limited in scope to whatever jag or rant he goes on .
Instead of informing the public , he brags about his own greatness , and then constantly lashes out at his critics and political rivals even when he 's at a prayer breakfast Trump hijacked the coronavirus briefing last week because it was a photo opportunity to promote himself .
His presence was n't reassuring and had nothing to do with the possible pandemic but all to do with his reelection campaign .
And to make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonsense about the virus and even the flu and had to be contradicted by the medical community because he spread so much false information .
We need real press briefings to return , with a press secretary who is willing AND able to take challenges from reporters .
In situations like a virus outbreak , the White House would be forced to use scientists and experts in their field instead of sycophants and Pete Hegseth presidential fluffers .
All media outlets need to start pressuring the White House to resume them .
Immediately @

Americans haven't seen or heard a White House press briefing in almost a year since Sarah Huckabee Sanders left the position. It's affecting the country and public at large.
Whether it's complimenting some very fine white supremacists, the ever-changing reasoning behind the killing of an Iranian general or Sharpie-gate revolving around hurricane directions, Trump's briefings have been a disaster.
And that hasn't been more evident since we had the Coronavirus health crisis.
Donald Trump took over all press events from the day Stephanie Grisham was appointed White House Press Secretary, and now they've become far and few between, limited in scope to whatever jag or rant he goes on.
Instead of informing the public, he brags about his own greatness, and then constantly lashes out at his critics and political rivals even when he's at a prayer breakfast
Meanwhile, Americans are suffering.
Trump hijacked the coronavirus briefing last week because it was a photo opportunity to promote himself. His presence wasn't reassuring and had nothing to do with the possible pandemic but all to do with his reelection campaign.
And to make it worse, Trump was incoherent and talked nonsense about the virus and even the flu and had to be contradicted by the medical community because he spread so much false information.
We need real press briefings to return, with a press secretary who is willing AND able to take challenges from reporters.
In situations like a virus outbreak, the White House would be forced to use scientists and experts in their field instead of sycophants and Pete Hegseth presidential fluffers.
All media outlets need to start pressuring the White House to resume them. Immediately.


crooksandliars--2020-05-21--Fox And Friends Urges New Yorkers To Disobey COVID19 Lock Down

Fox News and many other Trumpian outlets , worried about Trump 's reelection prospects , have been demanding that the public defy all stay-at-home orders .
Everyone should go `` back to normal , '' except those recommending it are definitely not .
This morning Fox News went ballistic over an OpEd in the New York Post because the writer wants NY 's stay-at-home orders to end NOW NOW NOW !
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Andrew Napolitano did a great job during the Trump impeachment , but he is a civil libertarian who hates the government `` interfering with our personal lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed with the three-headed sycophants at Fox and Friends .
Co-host Ainsley Earhardt read a portion of the idiotic New York Post OpEd to him .
`` ‘ The Big Apple is dying .
Its streets are empty , tens of thousands have been plunged into poverty .
Our leaders have no plans , no answers , New Yorkers have already learned to socially distance , businesses can adjust , the elderly and infirm can continue to be isolated.
’ And then in bold letters , ‘ It needs to end now !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Enough is enough , `` he said .
They seem to believe that every person in the United States will be 100 % compliant with the CDC guidelines of wearing masks and social distancing in the pandemic .
Oh , yeah , we 're in the midst of a pandemic , a**holes .
They attacked Mayor De Blasio and Gov Cuomo ( familiar targets for them ) as if all they want is to drink the blood of New York City .
It 's ridiculous .
Brian Kilmeade was ecstatic , “ Judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
He attacked the NYC mayor again for trying to stop the spread of the virus .
`` It nuts what 's going on here , '' he screeched .
Kilmeade was furious that New Yorkers are complying with the stay-at-home order , and said the Post article is `` calling for people just to massively open up their businesses throughout the city .
They can ’ t stop everyone.
” But the en masse screaming by Fox News to have all city residents ( except for the sick and elderly because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help the economy ) refuse to comply with state and city stay-at-home laws is outrageous and will end up getting more Americans infected -- as we 've already seen in the states that have reopened .
An as Tommy Christopher noted , `` The denizens of Fox & Friends urged New York businesses to reopen en masse despite lockdown orders and a still-deadly coronavirus pandemic , but they did so from the safety of their own homes and secure locations .
Why are n't Doocy , Kilmeade and Earhardt doing their show with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's okay for YOU to die for Trump , but not them .

Fox News and many other Trumpian outlets, worried about Trump's reelection prospects, have been demanding that the public defy all stay-at-home orders.
Everyone should go "back to normal," except those recommending it are definitely not.
This morning Fox News went ballistic over an OpEd in the New York Post because the writer wants NY's stay-at-home orders to end NOW NOW NOW!!!
Andrew Napolitano did a great job during the Trump impeachment, but he is a civil libertarian who hates the government "interfering with our personal lives." His voice against stay-at-home orders agreed with the three-headed sycophants at Fox and Friends.
Co-host Ainsley Earhardt read a portion of the idiotic New York Post OpEd to him.
"‘The Big Apple is dying. Its streets are empty, tens of thousands have been plunged into poverty. Our leaders have no plans, no answers, New Yorkers have already learned to socially distance, businesses can adjust, the elderly and infirm can continue to be isolated.’ And then in bold letters, ‘It needs to end now!'”
Judge Napolitano agreed. "Enough is enough, " he said.
They seem to believe that every person in the United States will be 100% compliant with the CDC guidelines of wearing masks and social distancing in the pandemic.
Oh, yeah, we're in the midst of a pandemic, a**holes.
They attacked Mayor De Blasio and Gov Cuomo (familiar targets for them) as if all they want is to drink the blood of New York City. It's ridiculous.
Brian Kilmeade was ecstatic, “Judge, you’re 100% right." He attacked the NYC mayor again for trying to stop the spread of the virus.
"It nuts what's going on here," he screeched.
Kilmeade was furious that New Yorkers are complying with the stay-at-home order, and said the Post article is "calling for people just to massively open up their businesses throughout the city. They can’t stop everyone.”
But the en masse screaming by Fox News to have all city residents ( except for the sick and elderly because their job is to die already to help the economy) refuse to comply with state and city stay-at-home laws is outrageous and will end up getting more Americans infected -- as we've already seen in the states that have reopened.
An as Tommy Christopher noted, "The denizens of Fox & Friends urged New York businesses to reopen en masse despite lockdown orders and a still-deadly coronavirus pandemic, but they did so from the safety of their own homes and secure locations.
Why aren't Doocy, Kilmeade and Earhardt doing their show with a full audience in their studio?
It's okay for YOU to die for Trump, but not them.
A reminder:


crooksandliars--2020-05-24--'Incalculable Loss': New York Times Publishes Names Of 1,000 Lives Lost To Coronavirus

A sombre tribute as the United States reaches the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths , by far the most of any country .
As the US approaches the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths , the New York Times has filled the entire front page of Sunday ’ s paper with the death notices of victims from across the country .
In a decision the paper said was intended to convey the vastness and variety of the tragedy , the front page is a simple list of names and personal details taken from obituaries around the US .
The headline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an incalculable loss ” , with a sub-heading that reads : “ They were not simply names on a list .
They were us.
” The entire list , which continues inside , numbers nearly 1,000 names – a fraction of the total loss of life in the US during the outbreak so far .
The US death toll stands at more than 97,000 , according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker , by far the highest in the world , and the Times said it had been considering how to mark expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article for Times Insider , assistant graphics editor Simone Landon explained the treatment was a way of personalising the tragedy as readers and staff developed data fatigue from the constant reporting of the pandemic .

A sombre tribute as the United States reaches the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths, by far the most of any country.
Source: The Guardian
As the US approaches the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, the New York Times has filled the entire front page of Sunday’s paper with the death notices of victims from across the country.
In a decision the paper said was intended to convey the vastness and variety of the tragedy, the front page is a simple list of names and personal details taken from obituaries around the US.
The headline is “US deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss”, with a sub-heading that reads: “They were not simply names on a list. They were us.”
The entire list, which continues inside, numbers nearly 1,000 names – a fraction of the total loss of life in the US during the outbreak so far.
The US death toll stands at more than 97,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, by far the highest in the world, and the Times said it had been considering how to mark expected milestone of 100,000 deaths.
In an article for Times Insider, assistant graphics editor Simone Landon explained the treatment was a way of personalising the tragedy as readers and staff developed data fatigue from the constant reporting of the pandemic.


crooksandliars--2020-04-11--Eli Lilly Cuts Cost Of Insulin, But Why Not Years Ago?

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday was among skeptics of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly 's move to reduce the price of insulin during the coronavirus outbreak who pointed out that the company 's refusal to do so in the past has cost thousands of people their lives despite the ease with which it apparently could have cut prices .
`` Imagine having the ability to do this all along , and choosing not to while people died , '' Omar tweeted Wednesday evening .
Eli Lilly announced Tuesday it will cap the co-pay cost of the drug at $ 35 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 , crisis , the company 's senior vice president Mike Mason said in a statement .
`` Too many people in the U.S. have lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 crisis , and we want to make sure no one goes without their Lilly insulin , '' said Mason .
The deal will not apply to those on `` government insurance such as Medicaid , Medicare , Medicare Part D , or any State Patient or Pharmaceutical Assistance Program , according to CNBC .
The price change comes after sustained criticism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which have kept the price for insulin , a life-saving drug for people suffering from diabetes , at artificially inflated prices that have left many patients unable to afford the medication .
Stories of preventable deaths from diabetics rationing or an inability to purchase the medicine have been a constant feature of media healthcare coverage over the past few years , leading critics of Eli Lilly to point out the company 's decision to keep prices high in the past was not easily swept under the table by Tuesday 's announcement .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bill for insulin , more than $ 2,000 .
To live , '' tweeted reporter Joyce Philippe .
`` This should have been the standard from jump . ''
Colby College professor Laura Seay said on Twitter that the company 's attempts to spin finally doing the right thing into a publicity move would n't wash its hands of the deaths from keeping the price of the medication high for so long .
`` People are dead because Eli Lily refused to lower the cost of insulin all along , instead price gouging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for no reason other than greed , '' said Seay .
`` They do n't get a PR coup for doing the right thing now . ''
The disconnect between the Eli Lilly decision to change the price now as opposed to before struck Irish journalist Carl Kinsella as ironic and a strange way to prioritize affordability of care .
`` Good of them to help diabetics who will die without insulin while their lives at risk from coronavirus , '' Kinsella said .
`` Unlike all those other times when their lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday was among skeptics of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly's move to reduce the price of insulin during the coronavirus outbreak who pointed out that the company's refusal to do so in the past has cost thousands of people their lives despite the ease with which it apparently could have cut prices.
"Imagine having the ability to do this all along, and choosing not to while people died," Omar tweeted Wednesday evening.
Imagine having the ability to do this all along, and choosing not to while people died. Unconscionable! https://t.co/OCI8zy8wXT — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 8, 2020
Eli Lilly announced Tuesday it will cap the co-pay cost of the drug at $35 for the duration of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, crisis, the company's senior vice president Mike Mason said in a statement.
"Too many people in the U.S. have lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 crisis, and we want to make sure no one goes without their Lilly insulin," said Mason.
The deal will not apply to those on "government insurance such as Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Part D, or any State Patient or Pharmaceutical Assistance Program, according to CNBC.
The price change comes after sustained criticism of Eli Lilly and other pharmaceutical companies which have kept the price for insulin, a life-saving drug for people suffering from diabetes, at artificially inflated prices that have left many patients unable to afford the medication.
As The Hill reported:
Insulin prices spiked nearly 100 percent between 2012 and 2016, often costing thousands of dollars even for insured people with high-deductible plans, leading to sharp criticism from politicians including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) of Lilly and its fellow insulin manufacturers Sanofi and Novo Nordisk.
Stories of preventable deaths from diabetics rationing or an inability to purchase the medicine have been a constant feature of media healthcare coverage over the past few years, leading critics of Eli Lilly to point out the company's decision to keep prices high in the past was not easily swept under the table by Tuesday's announcement.
"A family member showed me her monthly bill for insulin, more than $2,000. To live," tweeted reporter Joyce Philippe. "This should have been the standard from jump."
I nearly died 2 years ago because I couldn’t afford my insulin. I have fought and co-sponsored legislation to lower prescription costs, because I don’t want anyone to feel that pain. I fully support Medicare for All, and this is an important step forward. We’ll make this $0. https://t.co/Wz8bVt6KTh — Charles Booker (@Booker4KY) April 8, 2020
Colby College professor Laura Seay said on Twitter that the company's attempts to spin finally doing the right thing into a publicity move wouldn't wash its hands of the deaths from keeping the price of the medication high for so long.
"People are dead because Eli Lily refused to lower the cost of insulin all along, instead price gouging us and raising prices year after year for no reason other than greed," said Seay. "They don't get a PR coup for doing the right thing now."
The disconnect between the Eli Lilly decision to change the price now as opposed to before struck Irish journalist Carl Kinsella as ironic and a strange way to prioritize affordability of care.
"Good of them to help diabetics who will die without insulin while their lives at risk from coronavirus," Kinsella said. "Unlike all those other times when their lives are simply at risk from harmless diabetes."
Republished from Common Dreams (Eoin Higgins, staff writer) under a Creative Commons License.


crooksandliars--2020-04-11--Michael Steele: Don't Be ‘Stuck On Stupid’ When GOP Revises COVID-19 History

In a discussion on AM Joy this morning , host Joy Reid highlighted Florida ’ s Trumpy Governor DeSantis as one of several red states not doing enough to fight the spread of COVID-19 and thus “ setting itself up ” for getting hit hard by the pandemic .
“ This is coming ” to red states , Reid warned .
She asked Steele , “ What do you see happening ?
” Naturally , the “ party of responsibility ” will probably lie to to avoid any .
Steele predicted “ revisionist history ” in which red state officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made to get in front of the virus and this was to be expected , ” etc .
In other words , “ the rhetoric obviously wo n't meet up with the facts , it wo n't meet up with the reality , ” Steele added .
But the rest of us have to prepared for that and prepared to protect those who have failed to protect themselves , Steele continued .
STEELE : We can not be stuck on stupid , we have to be in a space where we protect even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rational thought to this , to get through it , and that would include states like Florida , where the governor is saying , `` Well , we ’ re not gon na stop you from gathering for Easter Sunday services if you want to . ''
I mean , it ’ s just ridiculous at this point .

In a discussion on AM Joy this morning, host Joy Reid highlighted Florida’s Trumpy Governor DeSantis as one of several red states not doing enough to fight the spread of COVID-19 and thus “setting itself up” for getting hit hard by the pandemic. “This is coming” to red states, Reid warned. She asked Steele, “What do you see happening?”
Naturally, the “party of responsibility” will probably lie to to avoid any. Steele predicted “revisionist history” in which red state officials claim “all the appropriate efforts were made to get in front of the virus and this was to be expected,” etc. In other words, “the rhetoric obviously won't meet up with the facts, it won't meet up with the reality,” Steele added.
But the rest of us have to prepared for that and prepared to protect those who have failed to protect themselves, Steele continued.
STEELE: We cannot be stuck on stupid, we have to be in a space where we protect even those who aren't applying all rationale, rational thought to this, to get through it, and that would include states like Florida, where the governor is saying, "Well, we’re not gonna stop you from gathering for Easter Sunday services if you want to." I mean, it’s just ridiculous at this point.
Reid shook her head in disgust.


crooksandliars--2020-04-11--If It's Bill Maher, It's Racist Horsesh*t

To Bill Maher , white privilege is the fine cocaine he snorts off the @ ss of a high-class call girl .
To the rest of the world , it 's what he spews out his pursed-up , sneering lips in this final `` New Rule '' defending to the death the right to call COVID-19 the `` Chinese '' or `` Wuhan '' virus .
Maher spent the final five minutes of his show moaning about liberal PC police , slamming Rep. Ted Lieu — Ted Lieu !
— for recognizing the outsized impact language plays in Trump 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viruses are named after regions from whence they came without any problems .
MAHER : Zika is from the Zika Forest , Ebola from the Ebola River , Hantavirus the Hantan River .
There ’ s the West Nile virus and Guinea worm and Rocky Mountain spotted fever and , of course , the Spanish flu .
MERS stands for Middle East respiratory syndrome .
[ ... ] Sorry , Americans .
We 're going to have to ask you to keep two ideas in your head at the same time : This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it has everything to do with China .
We ca n't afford the luxury anymore of nonjudginess towards a country with habits that kill millions of people everywhere because this is n't the first time .
SARS came from China and the bird flu and the Hong Kong flu , the Asian flu .
Viruses come from China just like shortstops come from the Dominican Republic .
Oh , he does love him some Latinx stereotyping mixed in with his Asian-bashing , do n't he ?
He 's so clever .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't Maher just list a bunch of viruses that did n't come from China ?
Zika and West Nile viruses came from Uganda , Ebola came from the Democratic Republic of Congo , Hantavirus originated in South Korea , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in America .
So how did he go from that , to `` viruses come from China just like shortstops come from the Dominican Republic ? ''
( Also , Cal Ripken would like a word with you ... ) Furthermore , let 's talk about the specious comparison between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make .
Can we pinpoint folks from the Zika forest running around in Manhattan ?
How many Ebolans are there in Texas ?
Is it easy to identify someone who was born near the Hantan River ?
Do white supremacists seek out people with this kind of specificity ?
Would they even be able to tell you that Zika was a Forest , Ebola was a river , let alone the nations through which they flowed and flowered ?
And how many racists are going to go after people who live in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even SAY the next sentence ?
?
?
For the 3.8 million people in America who are Chinese , or of Chinese descent , it is a different story .
Add to that people of myriad Asian-countries ' descent who might be mistaken for Chinese , and the number is much larger .
Throw out the term `` Chinese virus , '' and even the least imaginative moron can think they 've found a worthy scapegoat in a neighbor , classmate , or fellow grocery store shopper .
The FBI agrees .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the FBI .
MAHER : So , when someone says , `` What if someone hears 'Chinese virus ' and blames China , '' the answer is , `` We should blame China . ''
Not Chinese-Americans , but we ca n't stop telling the truth because racists get the wrong idea .
There are always going to be idiots out there who want to indulge their prejudices .
But this is an emergency !
How is it NOT telling the truth to NOT call it the `` Chinese virus ? ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 ?
CO = Corona , VI = Virus , D = Disease , -19 = 2019 .
Ca n't get much more truthy than that .
Maher is just pissy that he is being asked to give a sh*t about the feelings of someone with less power than he — a cis white dude — has .
For the love of mediocre white men , you would think he were being asked to amputate his own leg .
One thing on which we can agree — this IS an emergency — we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authoritarian preens for praise in the White House , firing every person who serves as a guard rail to his taking this train full throttle off the mountainside .
Trump also happens to get off on nativism and thinks neo-nazis are super people .
He gets giggly seeing the weak get beat up , and gives full permission to his MAGAt followers to roam the streets doing it in his name .
Personally , I do n't think we need to add to it by giving racists `` the wrong idea '' in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the other hand , thinks calling it COVID-19 instead of the `` Chinese virus '' is the same thing as putting a stop to telling the truth .
Now , seriously .
Which of us is taking the larger dose of truth and reality into account ?
Oh , and check out the background he had in place for his segment .
Is that a statue of Chairman Mao I spot ?
How subliminal of him .
What the hell is that in the background , Bill ?

To Bill Maher, white privilege is the fine cocaine he snorts off the @ss of a high-class call girl. To the rest of the world, it's what he spews out his pursed-up, sneering lips in this final "New Rule" defending to the death the right to call COVID-19 the "Chinese" or "Wuhan" virus.
Maher spent the final five minutes of his show moaning about liberal PC police, slamming Rep. Ted Lieu — Ted Lieu! — for recognizing the outsized impact language plays in Trump's America, and whining about how other viruses are named after regions from whence they came without any problems.
MAHER: Zika is from the Zika Forest, Ebola from the Ebola River, Hantavirus the Hantan River. There’s the West Nile virus and Guinea worm and Rocky Mountain spotted fever and, of course, the Spanish flu. MERS stands for Middle East respiratory syndrome.
[...]
Sorry, Americans. We're going to have to ask you to keep two ideas in your head at the same time: This has nothing to do with Asian Americans, and it has everything to do with China. We can't afford the luxury anymore of nonjudginess towards a country with habits that kill millions of people everywhere because this isn't the first time. SARS came from China and the bird flu and the Hong Kong flu, the Asian flu. Viruses come from China just like shortstops come from the Dominican Republic.
Oh, he does love him some Latinx stereotyping mixed in with his Asian-bashing, don't he? He's so clever.
Except in that first part, didn't Maher just list a bunch of viruses that didn't come from China? Zika and West Nile viruses came from Uganda, Ebola came from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Hantavirus originated in South Korea, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in America. So how did he go from that, to "viruses come from China just like shortstops come from the Dominican Republic?" (Also, Cal Ripken would like a word with you...)
Furthermore, let's talk about the specious comparison between these virus names Maher is trying to make. Can we pinpoint folks from the Zika forest running around in Manhattan? How many Ebolans are there in Texas? Is it easy to identify someone who was born near the Hantan River? Do white supremacists seek out people with this kind of specificity? Would they even be able to tell you that Zika was a Forest, Ebola was a river, let alone the nations through which they flowed and flowered? And how many racists are going to go after people who live in the Rocky Mountains? Do I have to even SAY the next sentence???
For the 3.8 million people in America who are Chinese, or of Chinese descent, it is a different story. Add to that people of myriad Asian-countries' descent who might be mistaken for Chinese, and the number is much larger. Throw out the term "Chinese virus," and even the least imaginative moron can think they've found a worthy scapegoat in a neighbor, classmate, or fellow grocery store shopper. The FBI agrees. But Maher? Nah. He knows better than the FBI.
MAHER: So, when someone says, "What if someone hears 'Chinese virus' and blames China," the answer is, "We should blame China." Not Chinese-Americans, but we can't stop telling the truth because racists get the wrong idea. There are always going to be idiots out there who want to indulge their prejudices. But this is an emergency!
How is it NOT telling the truth to NOT call it the "Chinese virus?" Is it a lie to call it COVID-19? CO = Corona, VI = Virus, D = Disease, -19 = 2019. Can't get much more truthy than that. Maher is just pissy that he is being asked to give a sh*t about the feelings of someone with less power than he — a cis white dude — has. For the love of mediocre white men, you would think he were being asked to amputate his own leg.
One thing on which we can agree — this IS an emergency — we are facing a pandemic while a narcissistic authoritarian preens for praise in the White House, firing every person who serves as a guard rail to his taking this train full throttle off the mountainside. Trump also happens to get off on nativism and thinks neo-nazis are super people. He gets giggly seeing the weak get beat up, and gives full permission to his MAGAt followers to roam the streets doing it in his name.
Personally, I don't think we need to add to it by giving racists "the wrong idea" in today's United States. Maher, on the other hand, thinks calling it COVID-19 instead of the "Chinese virus" is the same thing as putting a stop to telling the truth. Now, seriously. Which of us is taking the larger dose of truth and reality into account?


crooksandliars--2020-04-11--Trump Refuses To Call Fox Media Attack Dogs Off His COVID-19 Medical Team

Another day , another interminable press briefing by President PutinPoodle filled with lies and contempt towards people trying to save people from the COVID-19 pandemic .
In this enlightening ( /sarcasm ) exchange , we have CNN 's Jim Acosta asking if doctors advised against Trump 's arbitrary deadline for `` re-opening '' the country on May 1st , would he listen to them ?
TRUMP : I listen to them about everything .
I think they 're actually surprised .
I have great respect for these people , all of them .
And others working with us .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In fact , I told Tony Fauci , I said , `` Why do n't you move to New York , run against AOC , you will win easily . ''
He decided he 's not going to do that , okay .
I kid , by the way , you know that .
OHMYGOD TRUMP YOU ARE SO HILARIOUS AND WITTY HAHAHAHAHASOMEBODYKILLMENOW Okay , whatever , that Trump was non-answer no .
1 .
Then , Acosta went in for the follow-up , which had Trump tap-dancing as fast as he could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your head spin .
ACOSTA : Some of your allies have been bashing these doctors , would you tell them to cut it out ?
TRUMP : I can only say this , I have tremendous respect for these people and we 've done very well and when you look at us compared to others , we 're a big nation .
When you look at us compared to others and see how we 've taken testing from a broken system that I inherited to having the best tests that anyone 's made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are calling us , wanting to use our technology , I have great respect for these people .
I 'm never saying bad about these people .
Yeah , he 'll never say anything bad about them , he 'll just disregard their advice when it 's not useful to his agenda .
And he sure as sh*t is n't gon na tell his attack dog , pillow-talk media pals to lay off .
Why would he ?
He needs them to convince his base that he is still worth voting for — @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Another day, another interminable press briefing by President PutinPoodle filled with lies and contempt towards people trying to save people from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this enlightening (/sarcasm) exchange, we have CNN's Jim Acosta asking if doctors advised against Trump's arbitrary deadline for "re-opening" the country on May 1st, would he listen to them?
TRUMP: I listen to them about everything. I think they're actually surprised. I have great respect for these people, all of them. And others working with us. I have great respect for this group. In fact, I told Tony Fauci, I said, "Why don't you move to New York, run against AOC, you will win easily." He decided he's not going to do that, okay. I kid, by the way, you know that.
OHMYGOD TRUMP YOU ARE SO HILARIOUS AND WITTY HAHAHAHAHASOMEBODYKILLMENOW
Okay, whatever, that Trump was non-answer no. 1. Then, Acosta went in for the follow-up, which had Trump tap-dancing as fast as he could into change-the-subject-to-blaming-Obama territory, it would make your head spin.
ACOSTA: Some of your allies have been bashing these doctors, would you tell them to cut it out? TRUMP: I can only say this, I have tremendous respect for these people and we've done very well and when you look at us compared to others, we're a big nation. When you look at us compared to others and see how we've taken testing from a broken system that I inherited to having the best tests that anyone's made anywhere in the world and other countries are calling us, wanting to use our technology, I have great respect for these people. I'm never saying bad about these people.
Yeah, he'll never say anything bad about them, he'll just disregard their advice when it's not useful to his agenda. And he sure as sh*t isn't gonna tell his attack dog, pillow-talk media pals to lay off. Why would he? He needs them to convince his base that he is still worth voting for — even though he's killing them.


crooksandliars--2020-04-11--KY Wingnuts Rand Paul And Thomas Massie Blast Gov. Beshear For Easter Quarantine Plan

Apparently these Libertarian-leaning ( pretending ) Republicans think that personal freedoms extend to potentially killing your neighbors and your immediate family .
The Governor of Kentucky has other ideas .
If you want to go to large church gatherings on Easter Sunday you 're free to do so , but just be aware that you 're subject to mandatory quarantine afterwards .
U.S .
Senator Rand Paul and Rep. Thomas Massie are slamming Kentucky Gov .
Andy Beshear 's Friday announcement that those who attend in-person church services over Easter weekend will face mandatory quarantine .
`` Taking license plates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday , along with a far-right website 's article on Beshear 's new action .
`` Quarantining someone for being Christian on Easter Sunday ?
Someone needs to take a step back here . ''
Paul , who was the first member of the Senate to confirm having COVID-19 , announced earlier this week that he has recovered and is volunteering at a Bowling Green hospital .
Beshear said during his 5 p.m. news conference that law enforcement will record the license plate numbers of those attending mass gatherings of any kind , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be used to identify attendees , whom local health officials will contact and require to self-quarantine for 14 days .
`` This is the only way we can ensure that your decision doesn ’ t kill someone else , '' Beshear said .
Nine minutes after Paul 's tweet , Massie shared the same article , asking , `` What the actual hell ? ''

Apparently these Libertarian-leaning (pretending) Republicans think that personal freedoms extend to potentially killing your neighbors and your immediate family. The Governor of Kentucky has other ideas. If you want to go to large church gatherings on Easter Sunday you're free to do so, but just be aware that you're subject to mandatory quarantine afterwards.
Source: USA Today
U.S. Senator Rand Paul and Rep. Thomas Massie are slamming Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's Friday announcement that those who attend in-person church services over Easter weekend will face mandatory quarantine.
"Taking license plates at church?" Paul tweeted late Friday, along with a far-right website's article on Beshear's new action. "Quarantining someone for being Christian on Easter Sunday? Someone needs to take a step back here."
Paul, who was the first member of the Senate to confirm having COVID-19, announced earlier this week that he has recovered and is volunteering at a Bowling Green hospital.
Beshear said during his 5 p.m. news conference that law enforcement will record the license plate numbers of those attending mass gatherings of any kind, including religious services.
That information will be used to identify attendees, whom local health officials will contact and require to self-quarantine for 14 days.
"This is the only way we can ensure that your decision doesn’t kill someone else," Beshear said.
Nine minutes after Paul's tweet, Massie shared the same article, asking, "What the actual hell?"


crooksandliars--2020-04-11--The Post Office Needs Help

The Post Office Needs Help

Postmaster General Megan Brennan told the House Oversight and Reform Committee that the U.S .
Postal Service would run out of money by the end of the fiscal year unless it received financial assistance from the federal government .
Brennan noted the Postal Service expects to lose $ 13 billion from the COVID-19 pandemic and an additional $ 54.3 billion in additional losses over the next decade .
The Postal Service Board of governors is asking Congress for a $ 25 billion emergency appropriation , a $ 25 billion fund for postal service infrastructure modernization projects and an additional $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Treasury .
The USPS is an enormous employer , with 650,000 workers spread across 31,600 retail locations and generates $ 2T Ameros per year .
And needless to say as we are sheltering in place , the USPS is delivering supplies to us all , but especially prescription medicine .
So of course , Lord Damp Nut has opinions !
Of the myriad pathological fixations swirling around President Trump ’ s approach to governing , perhaps the oddest is his unrelenting hostility to the U.S .
Postal Service .
Trump was at it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when , prompted by a question from a reporter , he hared off after the Postal Service and one of its most important customers , Amazon.com .
In his usual style , Trump disavowed responsibility for the Postal Service .
“ I ’ ll tell you who ’ s the demise of the Postal Service , ” he said .
“ It ’ s these internet companies that give their stuff to the Postal Service — packages.
” He asserted that the Postal Service loses money “ every time they deliver a package @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that deliver.
” It ’ s worth pointing out for the millionth time that the postal service is mandated in the Constitution , and that it is a service and not a profit center .
We don ’ t expect other services ( oh , like the military ) to run a profit , and it should be no different for the USPS .
But Lord Damp Nut has his grudge against Jeff Bezos for becoming the wealthiest man on earth on his own , and for buying the WaPo which naturally Prznint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republicans , he would love to turn it over to FedEx so that it only costs you many dollars instead of many cents to mail a love letter .

The Hill:
Postmaster General Megan Brennan told the House Oversight and Reform Committee that the U.S. Postal Service would run out of money by the end of the fiscal year unless it received financial assistance from the federal government. Brennan noted the Postal Service expects to lose $13 billion from the COVID-19 pandemic and an additional $54.3 billion in additional losses over the next decade.
The Postal Service Board of governors is asking Congress for a $25 billion emergency appropriation, a $25 billion fund for postal service infrastructure modernization projects and an additional $25 billion in borrowing power from the Treasury.
The USPS is an enormous employer, with 650,000 workers spread across 31,600 retail locations and generates $2T Ameros per year. And needless to say as we are sheltering in place, the USPS is delivering supplies to us all, but especially prescription medicine.
So of course, Lord Damp Nut has opinions!
Of the myriad pathological fixations swirling around President Trump’s approach to governing, perhaps the oddest is his unrelenting hostility to the U.S. Postal Service. Trump was at it again during a news briefing Tuesday, when, prompted by a question from a reporter, he hared off after the Postal Service and one of its most important customers, Amazon.com. In his usual style, Trump disavowed responsibility for the Postal Service. “I’ll tell you who’s the demise of the Postal Service,” he said. “It’s these internet companies that give their stuff to the Postal Service — packages.” He asserted that the Postal Service loses money “every time they deliver a package for Amazon or these other internet companies that deliver.”
It’s worth pointing out for the millionth time that the postal service is mandated in the Constitution, and that it is a service and not a profit center. We don’t expect other services (oh, like the military) to run a profit, and it should be no different for the USPS.
But Lord Damp Nut has his grudge against Jeff Bezos for becoming the wealthiest man on earth on his own, and for buying the WaPo which naturally Prznint Stupid hates. And like most of the Republicans, he would love to turn it over to FedEx so that it only costs you many dollars instead of many cents to mail a love letter.
Republished with permission from Mock Paper Scissors


crooksandliars--2020-05-26--Whoops, Fox And Friends Just Made The Case For Biden 2020

If they do n't just fill their hour with nonsensical chat , Fox and Friends will have to talk about Donald Trump 's twitter stream .
Ca n't do that .
So Steve Doocy tries to make a `` fair and balanced '' case for the two candidates going into November 2020 .
Basically to fill the segment with some meaningless election/Covid talk .
He points out that many voters vote based on how they feel on Election Day , and we are months out from that .
See if you can spot the difference on how he discusses the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
did what he did ... and helped us dig out .
Do you trust him enough to help guide us to a complete recovery , whatever that 's going to look like , or ... DOOCY ON TRUMP : Of course the Trump team is banking on some sort of [ economic ] bounce back .
A comeback .
And so that becomes the argument .
`` Look , we were hit by this coronavirus , which we have never seen in our lifetimes , President Trump ... ... and helped us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough to help guide us to a complete recovery , , or ... DOOCY ON BIDEN : ... you got the Biden team , saying , look , this guy did not handle the pandemic right , he mishandled the economy , Joe Biden , given what he and Barack Obama did in the recession of 2009 , is better suited going forward .
Doocy then goes on to say the election hinges on `` the bounceback '' in the economy , but the die is cast .
Trump `` did what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2009 .
Pivot to blaming the Blue States , quick !
DOOCY : As long as big states like New York and California continue to shut things down , it 's going to be hard to dig out of the hole ... And then Doocy suggested that TRUMP is floating the idea of a virtual RNC ?
I think it 's DOOCY doing the floating .

If they don't just fill their hour with nonsensical chat, Fox and Friends will have to talk about Donald Trump's twitter stream. Can't do that.
So Steve Doocy tries to make a "fair and balanced" case for the two candidates going into November 2020. Basically to fill the segment with some meaningless election/Covid talk.
He points out that many voters vote based on how they feel on Election Day, and we are months out from that.
See if you can spot the difference on how he discusses the two candidates. Balanced? Ya think?
did what he did...and helped us dig out. Do you trust him enough to help guide us to a complete recovery, whatever that's going to look like, or... DOOCY ON TRUMP: Of course the Trump team is banking on some sort of [economic] bounce back. A comeback. And so that becomes the argument. "Look, we were hit by this coronavirus, which we have never seen in our lifetimes, President Trump......and helped us dig out. Do you trust him enough to help guide us to a complete recovery,, or... DOOCY ON BIDEN: ...you got the Biden team, saying, look, this guy did not handle the pandemic right, he mishandled the economy, Joe Biden, given what he and Barack Obama did in the recession of 2009, is better suited going forward.
Doocy then goes on to say the election hinges on "the bounceback" in the economy, but the die is cast. Trump "did what he did," Biden/Obama saved the economy in 2009. Pivot to blaming the Blue States, quick!
DOOCY: As long as big states like New York and California continue to shut things down, it's going to be hard to dig out of the hole...
REPORTER: The US has 4 percent of the world's population and 30 percent of the Covid-19 cases. What would you have done differently?
TRUMP: "Well, nothing." pic.twitter.com/5ajRCKuI10 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 20, 2020
And then Doocy suggested that TRUMP is floating the idea of a virtual RNC?
I think it's DOOCY doing the floating.
Is Trump trying to lose North Carolina? (He’s already throwing away Michigan).
A lose-lose-lose here:
A super-spreader convention in NC loses NC.
If Trump caves, he loses face.
If he moves convention, he loses NC. pic.twitter.com/qT5fOUwHWJ — Jed Shugerman (@jedshug) May 25, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-03-16--Jeanine Pirro Accidentally Admits Trump Can't Handle COVID-19 Crisis

Ever the mama bear protecting her helpless cub , `` Judge '' Jeanine Pirro made it her business to deflect blame and responsibility away from baby Trump for his criminally negligent response to the spread of COVID-19 .
She discussed recommended measures for U.S. citizens with Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams , when she came out with the tired Fox plea to stop blaming the president oh my god you guys .
PIRRO : I was cheering you on , because I think that the finger-pointing that 's been going on against this administration when we are dealing with something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with before , something we 're not actually built to deal with , you came out and said , `` Enough .
Let 's just do it . ''
Once again , for the people in the back row , this IS something we have dealt with before !
This is NOT our first pandemic !
We actually ARE built to deal with this !
We HAVE — I 'm sorry , we HAD organizations , agencies , contingency plans set up for things just exactly for potentialities such as this !
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's irrational need to dismantle everything government , create chaos , undo all-things-Obama , took a blow torch to all of them .
Surgeon General Adams , though , did n't bother mentioning that .
He wanted to be forward-looking , and talk about how people are coming together .
ADAMS : Do we want to look more like South Korea , with a lower mortality rate , or do we want to look more like Italy ?
And if we want to look more like South Korea at the end of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we 're not going to solve this problem from Washington , D.C. , we 're not going to solve it from the CDC in Atlanta , it 's going to be solved at the community level , and it 's going to be solved by people coming together .
Actually , it 's going to be solved by people staying apart , but yeah , we know what he meant .
And , hey , Adams was right about one thing .
With this current administration 's grift , greed , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hollowed out the CDC , we sure as sh*t ARE N'T going to solve this problem from Washington , DC or the CDC in Atlanta .

Ever the mama bear protecting her helpless cub, "Judge" Jeanine Pirro made it her business to deflect blame and responsibility away from baby Trump for his criminally negligent response to the spread of COVID-19. She discussed recommended measures for U.S. citizens with Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, when she came out with the tired Fox plea to stop blaming the president oh my god you guys.
PIRRO: I was cheering you on, because I think that the finger-pointing that's been going on against this administration when we are dealing with something new, something we've never dealt with before, something we're not actually built to deal with, you came out and said, "Enough. Let's just do it."
Once again, for the people in the back row, this IS something we have dealt with before! This is NOT our first pandemic! We actually ARE built to deal with this! We HAVE — I'm sorry, we HAD organizations, agencies, contingency plans set up for things just exactly for potentialities such as this! Trump, Bannon, McConnell, the GOP's irrational need to dismantle everything government, create chaos, undo all-things-Obama, took a blow torch to all of them.
Surgeon General Adams, though, didn't bother mentioning that. He wanted to be forward-looking, and talk about how people are coming together.
ADAMS: Do we want to look more like South Korea, with a lower mortality rate, or do we want to look more like Italy? And if we want to look more like South Korea at the end of this, then we need everyone to understand, we're not going to solve this problem from Washington, D.C., we're not going to solve it from the CDC in Atlanta, it's going to be solved at the community level, and it's going to be solved by people coming together.
Actually, it's going to be solved by people staying apart, but yeah, we know what he meant. And, hey, Adams was right about one thing. With this current administration's grift, greed, and incompetence, combined with the way it hollowed out the CDC, we sure as sh*t AREN'T going to solve this problem from Washington, DC or the CDC in Atlanta.


crooksandliars--2020-03-21--Laura Ingraham: Dr. Fauci Is An 'Old Bureaucracy Moving' Too Slow

Trump was asked by Fox News ' John Roberts at Friday 's presser if an anti-malaria treatment can be used to fight the coronavirus .
Trump , as usual , promoted the idea saying it is a very strong drug , and he likes it .
Dr. Fauci , then had her step forward and explain that there is no empirical or test evidence to suggest it is a viable treatment .
`` The answer is no , '' Dr. Fauci said .
The evidence you are talking about is anecdotal evidence ... .We ’ re trying to strike a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an effect to the American people available .
At the same time , we do it under the auspices of a protocol that would give us the information to determine if it ’ s truly safe and effective .
But the information that you are referring to specifically is anecdotal — it was not done in a controlled clinical trial — so you really can ’ t make any definitive statement about it .
Trump then took the microphone back and still promoted the idea Fauci discouraged .
This crisscross of information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American public at large .
We do not need a cheerleader out front making believe that an untested drug is somehow our savior .
Ingraham has been touting the combination of hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin as a possible treatment all week .
On Thursday Ingraham said that she would volunteer for a test study .
Does that mean she wants to be infected with the virus , and then go through the test ?
Maybe Hannity will step forward and volunteer as well .
Just he like he did when he was waterboarded .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's program , after Trump 's insane campaign press conference , Ingraham disagreed with the eminent Dr. Fauci , saying his response only worked in an ideal world .
As she closed the segment she said respected all professionals who are working on this .
They are `` working ridiculous hours and I respect Dr. Fauci , '' she said .
I realize in an ideal world we want everything buttoned up and perfect as far as randomized trials go , but our country needs solutions and hope now .
Old bureaucracies have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president understands this .
We ca n't stay it in our homes forever .
America wants to get back to work .
Yes , they do , but they also do n't want to get infected .
Ingraham is proposing to spend millions of dollars on a treatment that has not been tested or proven to be effective against COVID-19 .
That 's why the CDC is not rushing this drug forward .
While Trump supports and promotes any hypothesis as a treatment , real or unreal , Dr. Fauci and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work and do no harm .
That 's not the `` old bureaucracies '' talking , that 's just plain common sense .

Trump was asked by Fox News' John Roberts at Friday's presser if an anti-malaria treatment can be used to fight the coronavirus. Trump, as usual, promoted the idea saying it is a very strong drug, and he likes it.
Dr. Fauci, then had her step forward and explain that there is no empirical or test evidence to suggest it is a viable treatment.
"The answer is no," Dr. Fauci said.
The evidence you are talking about is anecdotal evidence....We’re trying to strike a balance between making something with a potential of an effect to the American people available. At the same time, we do it under the auspices of a protocol that would give us the information to determine if it’s truly safe and effective. But the information that you are referring to specifically is anecdotal — it was not done in a controlled clinical trial — so you really can’t make any definitive statement about it.
Trump then took the microphone back and still promoted the idea Fauci discouraged.
“I’m probably more of a fan of that — maybe than anybody. But I’m a big fan, and we’ll see what happens. We all understand what the doctor [Fauci] said is 100 percent correct: It’s early. But I have seen things that are impressive. We’ll see. We’re gonna know soon.”
This crisscross of information with misinformation has been detrimental to the American public at large. We do not need a cheerleader out front making believe that an untested drug is somehow our savior.
Ingraham has been touting the combination of hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin as a possible treatment all week.
On Thursday Ingraham said that she would volunteer for a test study. Does that mean she wants to be infected with the virus, and then go through the test? Maybe Hannity will step forward and volunteer as well. Just he like he did when he was waterboarded. Oh, wait.
On Friday night's program, after Trump's insane campaign press conference, Ingraham disagreed with the eminent Dr. Fauci, saying his response only worked in an ideal world. As she closed the segment she said respected all professionals who are working on this. They are "working ridiculous hours and I respect Dr. Fauci," she said.
Ingraham continued:
I realize in an ideal world we want everything buttoned up and perfect as far as randomized trials go, but our country needs solutions and hope now. Old bureaucracies have to give way to fast action. The president understands this. We can't stay it in our homes forever. America wants to get back to work.
Yes, they do, but they also don't want to get infected.
Ingraham is proposing to spend millions of dollars on a treatment that has not been tested or proven to be effective against COVID-19. That's why the CDC is not rushing this drug forward.
While Trump supports and promotes any hypothesis as a treatment, real or unreal, Dr. Fauci and his medical team have to make sure medications work and do no harm. That's not the "old bureaucracies" talking, that's just plain common sense.


crooksandliars--2020-06-16--UH OH: North Korea Blows Up Liaison Office Shared With South Korea

`` South Korean officials say that North Korea has blown up -- that is , literally blown up the liaison office it shared with them , '' Jim Sciutto said .
`` It is the latest sign of sharply rising tensions on the Korean peninsula , and of course , the apparent failure of three years of U.S. diplomacy with North Korea , President Trump and Chairman Kim .
CNN 's Will Ripley is live in Hong Hong .
First , Will , tell us the significance of this truly alarming step , blowing up the office meant to allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' `` North Korea 's certainly trying to send a message , Jim , and sending it pretty strongly , blowing up their liaison office , which is n't that far from where President Trump and Kim Jong-un shook hands along the demilitarized zone , when President Trump made that impromptu visit at a time that there was still hope that diplomacy could be salvaged .
`` North Korea now very strongly saying that diplomacy has all but ended .
And in fact , they believe it has ended so much that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they shared up until January with South Korean government officials .
The liaison office was a place where the North and South could work in separate offices but get together and meet , if they needed to , but there has n't been a lot to discuss lately and North Korea 's been very upset in recent days , Jim , after defectors sent balloons into North Korea that dropped down leaflets that they view as , you know , extremely provocative in terms of its language against Kim Jong-un 's regime .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ know where Kim is in all of this because it 's his younger sister , Kim Yo-jong , who 's been calling all the shots .
We 've barely seen Kim in public in the past few months , aside from that ribbon cutting at a fertilizer factory after our reporting that he might have had a health scare . ''
`` Will , where does this leave U.S. diplomacy with North Korea ?
The president invested enormously in this .
Three face-to-face summits , discussion of his love letters , suspension of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says it 's no longer interested in speaking to the U.S. , '' Sciutto said .
`` Diplomacy 's pretty much dead at this point , Jim .
And I think that we can expect to see North Korea starting to push these pressure points as they try to get attention .
They 're frustrated that sanctions are still in place .
Their economy is still , you know , struggling in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic .
And you know , a lack of communication with the rest of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starting to deliberately ramp up the situation on the peninsula to get the attention of South Korea , but also to get the attention of the U.S. '' The question is , how far will they go ?
They blew up a building on their own soil because this was in North Korean territory where this explosion took place .
What happens if they start attacking locations that are in South Korea ?
For example , where those balloons were launched from ?
That 's what we have to watch for very closely @ @

Some overnight breaking news from CNN:
"South Korean officials say that North Korea has blown up -- that is, literally blown up the liaison office it shared with them," Jim Sciutto said.
"It is the latest sign of sharply rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, and of course, the apparent failure of three years of U.S. diplomacy with North Korea, President Trump and Chairman Kim. CNN's Will Ripley is live in Hong Hong. First, Will, tell us the significance of this truly alarming step, blowing up the office meant to allow for diplomacy between the two countries."
"North Korea's certainly trying to send a message, Jim, and sending it pretty strongly, blowing up their liaison office, which isn't that far from where President Trump and Kim Jong-un shook hands along the demilitarized zone, when President Trump made that impromptu visit at a time that there was still hope that diplomacy could be salvaged.
"North Korea now very strongly saying that diplomacy has all but ended. And in fact, they believe it has ended so much that they decided to blow up the building that they shared up until January with South Korean government officials. The liaison office was a place where the North and South could work in separate offices but get together and meet, if they needed to, but there hasn't been a lot to discuss lately and North Korea's been very upset in recent days, Jim, after defectors sent balloons into North Korea that dropped down leaflets that they view as, you know, extremely provocative in terms of its language against Kim Jong-un's regime.
"Of course, we don't know where Kim is in all of this because it's his younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, who's been calling all the shots. We've barely seen Kim in public in the past few months, aside from that ribbon cutting at a fertilizer factory after our reporting that he might have had a health scare."
"Will, where does this leave U.S. diplomacy with North Korea? The president invested enormously in this. Three face-to-face summits, discussion of his love letters, suspension of U.S./South Korean military exercises. North Korea says it's no longer interested in speaking to the U.S.," Sciutto said.
"Diplomacy's pretty much dead at this point, Jim. And I think that we can expect to see North Korea starting to push these pressure points as they try to get attention. They're frustrated that sanctions are still in place. Their economy is still, you know, struggling in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. And you know, a lack of communication with the rest of the world. So, this is North Korea starting to deliberately ramp up the situation on the peninsula to get the attention of South Korea, but also to get the attention of the U.S.
"The question is, how far will they go? They blew up a building on their own soil because this was in North Korean territory where this explosion took place. What happens if they start attacking locations that are in South Korea? For example, where those balloons were launched from? That's what we have to watch for very closely."


crooksandliars--2020-04-13--Stupid Bill Bennett Stuns Even Brian Kilmeade: 'C-Virus Is Not A Pandemic'

Did Bill Bennett just do a `` hold my beer '' in the never-delayed Stupid Olympics ?
Because as the @ @ @ @ @ passed the TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND mark ... Bill Bennett went on Fox and Friends ( hyuh @ @ @ @ @ little flakes of stupid .
BILL BENNETT : Now , we all regret the loss @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s what it turns out to be .
But if you look at @ @ @ @ @ comparable , we ’ re going to have fewer fatalities from this than from the @ @ @ @ @ na have fewer fatalities from this , for this we scared the hell out of @ @ @ @ @ was not and is not a pandemic , but we do have panic and pandemonium @ @ @ @ @ hype of this and it ’ s really unfortunate to look at the facts .
@ @ @ @ @ fried just a little bit .
`` Well , it 's uh , you , @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .

Did Bill Bennett just do a "hold my beer" in the never-delayed Stupid Olympics?
Because as the death rate in the US passed the TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND mark...
Bill Bennett went on Fox and Friends (hyuh) to mince words into little flakes of stupid.
BILL BENNETT: Now, we all regret the loss of 61,000 people, if that’s what it turns out to be. But if you look at those numbers and see the comparable, we’re going to have fewer fatalities from this than from the flu... we're gonna have fewer fatalities from this, for this we scared the hell out of the American people. This was not and is not a pandemic, but we do have panic and pandemonium as a result of the hype of this and it’s really unfortunate to look at the facts.
Brian Kilmeade's stupid circuits fried just a little bit. "Well, it's uh, you, it is labeled a pandemic," he said.
When I hear people like Bill Bennett (Book of Virtues) say things like “If only 60,000 Americans die...” it sickens me. The 22,000 we lost is already bad. Not “If”. Yes the flu kills anywhere from 8k-30k annually” but #COVID19 has killed that many in a month. It’s virulent. — Sophia A. Nelson (@IAmSophiaNelson) April 13, 2020
Bill Bennett, Rip Van Winkling in from February, doesn't get that the aggressive measures he decries are why deaths may be lower than feared. He also misses that his reasoning actually makes a case for stronger efforts to combat the flu, not weaker ones for coronavirus. https://t.co/gU7VKIuTkr — Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) April 13, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-04-13--Florida Sheriff Responds To Pandemic By Delivering Pizzas Without Gloves Or Mask

A Florida sheriff who was caught delivering pizzas without gloves or a mask said on Sunday that he is trying to help out the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic .
According to local reports , Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood spent the weekend delivering pizzas for My Cousin Vinny ’ s restaurant .
A video tweeted by the sheriff showed him delivering at least one pizza without gloves or a mask .
`` I believe that public safety and the economy are both dependent on one another , '' Chitwood told Fox News host Leland Vittert on Sunday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the restaurants and say , the sheriff will deliver your pizza , the sheriff will be out there for curbside service to try to get people to realize the economy is open . ''
The sheriff went on to complain about an increase in `` juvenile crime '' during the pandemic .
`` For drug dealers , we just did a big operation for street-level sales , '' he explained .
`` We just locked up 36 people for the sale of heroin and cocaine .
And it was interesting that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they 're peddling this poison on our streets . ''

A Florida sheriff who was caught delivering pizzas without gloves or a mask said on Sunday that he is trying to help out the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to local reports, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood spent the weekend delivering pizzas for My Cousin Vinny’s restaurant.
A video tweeted by the sheriff showed him delivering at least one pizza without gloves or a mask.
Been having a blast delivering pizzas these past couple nights. Back at it again tomorrow at Italiano's in Deltona. Even if you don't order from me, I hope this gets you thinking about ordering from someplace in your area that NEEDS your business during these tough economic times pic.twitter.com/JjIEJteH0F — Mike Chitwood (@SheriffChitwood) March 29, 2020
"I believe that public safety and the economy are both dependent on one another," Chitwood told Fox News host Leland Vittert on Sunday. "I tried to focus on some of the restaurants and say, the sheriff will deliver your pizza, the sheriff will be out there for curbside service to try to get people to realize the economy is open."
The sheriff went on to complain about an increase in "juvenile crime" during the pandemic.
"For drug dealers, we just did a big operation for street-level sales," he explained. "We just locked up 36 people for the sale of heroin and cocaine. And it was interesting that they're wearing rubber gloves and face masks when they're peddling this poison on our streets."


crooksandliars--2020-03-27--Trump Admits His 'Issues' With Michigan's Woman Governor Are Affecting COVID Aid

Trump joined Sean Hannity Thursday night to bitch and moan that some governors are being mean to him .
Donald attacked Governor Cuomo for needing thousands of ventilators , but he also singled out Gov .
Inslee from Washington and Gov .
Whitmer ( whose name he forgot ) from Michigan , for claiming they are not doing enough and are always begging for `` handouts '' from the federal government .
As usual , he finds the most childish `` rank outs '' to try and diminish them as human beings and politicians , but they ring hollow , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Fox News co-conspirators .
`` A failed presidential candidate and his always complaining , '' Trump said about Gov .
Inslee .
And then he attacked the Michigan governor .
DONALD TRUMP : She is a new governor , and it ’ s not been pleasant .
We ’ ve had a big problem with the young — a woman governor .
You know who I ’ m talking about — from Michigan .
We don ’ t like to see the complaints .
She 's not stepping up and I do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going on , but all she does is sit there and blame the federal government .
She doesn ’ t get it done , and we send her a lot .
Now , she wants a declaration of emergency , and , you know , we ’ ll have to make a decision on that .
But Michigan is a very important state .
I love the people of Michigan .
Okay , how much of that is a lie ?
If you said that entire statement you would be right .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat .
Trump continued , `` Now she wants a declaration of emergency and you know will have to make a decision on that . ''
Whitmer , at a press briefing in Michigan this week , made a startling claim .
After noting that “ we ’ re still not getting what we need from the federal government , ” Whitmer sought to illustrate the point with some numbers .
Whitmer recounted that the most recent delivery of masks , gowns , face shields and gloves from the federal government ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Michigan hospital on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis — in southeast Michigan — was woefully short of what is needed .
“ With the exception of the gloves , that allotment is barely enough to cover one shift at that hospital , ” Whitmer said .
“ Not even a whole day ’ s worth of shifts .
One shift .
Michigan has 3000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and even Republicans in Michigan are complaining and sent out a bipartisan letter to VP Pence .
In other words , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I will help you .
That 's called leadership , right ?
Realizing that he needs the state of Michigan to win reelection , Trump started praising the people there and made believe he reinvigorated the auto industry .
`` She is a new governor and it ’ s not been pleasant , ” he continued .
Trump is trying to treat governors of states that have the highest coronavirus rates in the nation as if they are part of his sycophantic cabinet who must openly glorify him publicly and always thank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's refusal to engage immediately with the pandemic has resulted in mass confusion within the White House and at the CDC .
And the states and the American people are paying the price as he refuses to take any responsibility whatsoever .

Trump joined Sean Hannity Thursday night to bitch and moan that some governors are being mean to him.
Donald attacked Governor Cuomo for needing thousands of ventilators, but he also singled out Gov. Inslee from Washington and Gov. Whitmer (whose name he forgot) from Michigan, for claiming they are not doing enough and are always begging for "handouts" from the federal government.
Handouts.
As usual, he finds the most childish "rank outs" to try and diminish them as human beings and politicians, but they ring hollow, except to his rabid base of supporters and Fox News co-conspirators.
"A failed presidential candidate and his always complaining," Trump said about Gov. Inslee.
And then he attacked the Michigan governor.
DONALD TRUMP: She is a new governor, and it’s not been pleasant. We’ve had a big problem with the young — a woman governor. You know who I’m talking about — from Michigan. We don’t like to see the complaints. She's not stepping up and I don't know if she knows what's going on, but all she does is sit there and blame the federal government. She doesn’t get it done, and we send her a lot. Now, she wants a declaration of emergency, and, you know, we’ll have to make a decision on that. But Michigan is a very important state. I love the people of Michigan.
Okay, how much of that is a lie?
If you said that entire statement you would be right. And he had the nerve to include a threat.
Trump continued, "Now she wants a declaration of emergency and you know will have to make a decision on that."
Greg Sargent at the Washington Post explains:
Whitmer, at a press briefing in Michigan this week, made a startling claim. After noting that “we’re still not getting what we need from the federal government,” Whitmer sought to illustrate the point with some numbers. Whitmer recounted that the most recent delivery of masks, gowns, face shields and gloves from the federal government’s national strategic stockpile that was earmarked for a Michigan hospital on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis — in southeast Michigan — was woefully short of what is needed. “With the exception of the gloves, that allotment is barely enough to cover one shift at that hospital,” Whitmer said. “Not even a whole day’s worth of shifts. One shift.
Michigan has 3000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and even Republicans in Michigan are complaining and sent out a bipartisan letter to VP Pence.
"Your assistance and engagement are urgently needed,” read the letter.
In other words, stop criticizing the federal government and Donald and I will help you. That's called leadership, right?
Realizing that he needs the state of Michigan to win reelection, Trump started praising the people there and made believe he reinvigorated the auto industry.
"She is a new governor and it’s not been pleasant,” he continued.
Trump is trying to treat governors of states that have the highest coronavirus rates in the nation as if they are part of his sycophantic cabinet who must openly glorify him publicly and always thank him for his great leadership.
Trump's refusal to engage immediately with the pandemic has resulted in mass confusion within the White House and at the CDC.
And the states and the American people are paying the price as he refuses to take any responsibility whatsoever.
Governor Whitmer replied in two tweets:
Hi, my name is Gretchen Whitmer, and that governor is me 👋
I've asked repeatedly and respectfully for help. We need it. No more political attacks, just PPEs, ventilators, N95 masks, test kits. You said you stand with Michigan — prove it. https://t.co/FtWlTLZdqW — Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) March 27, 2020