crooksandliars--2020-04-22--'Doctor' Donald Trump Declares That Mere 'Embers Of Corona' Will Remain In The Fall

Donald Trump is not a Doctor .
He barely graduated college .
He is an idiot .
He can not read .
He can barely speak .
Yet , he stood on stage on Wednesday and told the American people that coronavirus probably wo n't come back in the fall .
He is livid about a Washington Post report that quoted CDC director Robert Redfield ( who IS a doctor ) as saying that the `` second wave of coronavirus is likely to be even more devastating . ''
'Dr . '
Trump said the following , with zero evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't be coming back in the fall , though , that it was .
It will becoming back in smaller doses that we can contain .
The doctor was saying , and I spoke to him at great length , he was saying should it come back together , now you have the flu and the embers of corona .
And in my opinion , from everything we 've seen , everything we 've witnessed .
What we 've we will not go through .
Just gone through , we will not go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you could have some a big flu- you could have , they could combine , if system .
and if they come together -- it 's not great .
But we will not go through what we went through for the last two months . ''
`` REPORTER : I understand that the United States will certainly be more prepared in the fall , but how can you say that it wo n't come back in the same level that it has today ?
TRUMP : It is estimate..it might not come back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about a worst case scenario where you have a flu and you have some corona and if it does come back , it 's not going to come back and I 've spoken to 10 different people ... not gon na be like it was .
Also , we have much better containment now .
Before nobody knew about it .
Nobody knew anything about it .
Now if we have pockets , little pocket , we are going to put it out .
It 's gon na go out and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are all going to be watching for it .
But it is also possible it does n't come back at all .
REPORTER : I understand containment , but I do n't understand how you do n't know that it wo n't come back on a big scale .
TRUMP : I did n't say it 's not .
I said that if it does , it 's not gon na come back near what we went through .
You could have a mess where they come at the same time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , the flu is n't the greatest thing in the world , Jeff .
It is n't the greatest thing . ''
Literally , the only thing Trump said that was true is that if the flu and a 2nd wave of coronavirus come together , it would be `` a mess . ''
There is zero evidence to show that we wo n't have a 2nd wave .
There is no evidence that a 2nd wave would n't be as bad as the 1st .
Viruses get stronger , not weaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time may be more lax on their social distancing and be more likely to get sick during the 2nd wave .
If the flu and coronavirus 2.0 hit at the same time , ER 's would be overwhelmed even more rapidly than they have been when just dealing with coronavirus over the last few months .

Donald Trump is not a Doctor. He barely graduated college. He is an idiot. He cannot read. He can barely speak. Yet, he stood on stage on Wednesday and told the American people that coronavirus probably won't come back in the fall. He is livid about a Washington Post report that quoted CDC director Robert Redfield (who IS a doctor) as saying that the "second wave of coronavirus is likely to be even more devastating."
'Dr.' Trump said the following, with zero evidence or medical training:
"It won't be coming back in the fall, though, that it was. It will becoming back in smaller doses that we can contain. The doctor was saying, and I spoke to him at great length, he was saying should it come back together, now you have the flu and the embers of corona. And in my opinion, from everything we've seen, everything we've witnessed. What we've we will not go through. Just gone through, we will not go through - embers of corona, and you could have some a big flu- you could have, they could combine, if system. and if they come together -- it's not great. But we will not go through what we went through for the last two months."
Pushback was FAST.
"REPORTER: I understand that the United States will certainly be more prepared in the fall, but how can you say that it won't come back in the same level that it has today? TRUMP: It is estimate..it might not come back at all, Jeff. He's talking about a worst case scenario where you have a flu and you have some corona and if it does come back, it's not going to come back and I've spoken to 10 different people...not gonna be like it was. Also, we have much better containment now. Before nobody knew about it. Nobody knew anything about it. Now if we have pockets, little pocket, we are going to put it out. It's gonna go out and it's gonna go out fast. We are all going to be watching for it. But it is also possible it doesn't come back at all. REPORTER: I understand containment, but I don't understand how you don't know that it won't come back on a big scale. TRUMP: I didn't say it's not. I said that if it does, it's not gonna come back near what we went through. You could have a mess where they come at the same time. And if they come at the same time, the flu isn't the greatest thing in the world, Jeff. It isn't the greatest thing."
Literally, the only thing Trump said that was true is that if the flu and a 2nd wave of coronavirus come together, it would be "a mess." There is zero evidence to show that we won't have a 2nd wave. There is no evidence that a 2nd wave wouldn't be as bad as the 1st. Viruses get stronger, not weaker. People that avoided infection the first time may be more lax on their social distancing and be more likely to get sick during the 2nd wave. If the flu and coronavirus 2.0 hit at the same time, ER's would be overwhelmed even more rapidly than they have been when just dealing with coronavirus over the last few months.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Las Vegas Mayor Leaves Anderson Cooper Stunned After Bonkers Interview

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman possibly has the most twisted , convoluted , unscientific and dangerous attitude toward Covid-19 and @ @ @ @ @ I 've ever heard .
During an interview that went for well over 30 minutes @ @ @ @ @ of the science behind containing the virus , absolute disregard for public safety , and @ @ @ @ @ of the interview is in the video above .
Rather than try and summarize what @ @ @ @ @ put Jon Ralston 's tweets here and invite you to watch her with your own @ @ @ @ @ as amazed and dismayed as Cooper was .
I think all of us would agree @ @ @ @ @ thoughts on this : This interview was horrific on so many different levels , but @ @ @ @ @ emblematic of all the public officials who place money above life .
Her only concern @ @ @ @ @ and hotels and pools without regard to how that could result in even more deaths @ @ @ @ @ .

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman possibly has the most twisted, convoluted, unscientific and dangerous attitude toward Covid-19 and the spread of it that I've ever heard. During an interview that went for well over 30 minutes, Goodman displayed complete ignorance of the science behind containing the virus, absolute disregard for public safety, and more.
Nearly 16 minutes of the interview is in the video above. Rather than try and summarize what was said, I'll put Jon Ralston's tweets here and invite you to watch her with your own eyes. Prepare to be as amazed and dismayed as Cooper was.
"I want the hotel rooms open," @mayoroflasvegas declares on CNN.
Sports?
"I'd love everything open....we've had viruses here for years."
Here we go again.... — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
"Doesn't that sound like a virus petri dish?"
"No, it sounds like you are being an alarmist. I'm not."@andersoncooper smiling at the charge.
How do social distancing in casino?
"That's up to them to figure out." — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
Now @andersoncooper asking about what @KatyTurNBC called her "survival of the fittest" comments.@andersoncooper seems amused as she starts flattering him.
And he is quoting her and pushing her on the businesses becoming viral petri dishes and then spreading it.
So proud! — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
What are you doing to help testing and contact tracing?
Non-answer.
Repeats question.
"That's for our scientists."
"We're not getting the truth (about testing)."
Then shew invokes atomic testing and dishonesty in the '50s.
WHAT? — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
I think @andersoncooper is seriously in shock.
She won't answer what she is doing to help testing.
He is pushing her on how she is helping and she is not responsive. But says "I am all over our city every day."
Uh huh. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
"I understand your position, but I don't really understand your position."@andersoncooper speaking for all of us. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
"This is not China. This is Las Vegas, Nevada."
"That is really ignorant," he says.
Damn. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
Now she is talking about Legionnaire's Disease and Typhoid Mary.
I kid you not.@andersoncooper
takes off his glasses and rubbed his face, presumably in amazement. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
"You're talking disease. I'm talking life."
"That makes no sense."
This interview is insane.
"You're talking about the casino owners, your friends." — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
Now she says there was no problem and he quotes the cases and deaths.
"The flu is unbelievably powerful still," she says in a non sequitur.
150 deaths out of 2.3M people she says to downplay it.
He mentions social distancing might have helped! — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
She says not idea if social distancing works.Need a control group. "We'll be a control group."
He asks if she is offering residents as a control group.
Now she is talking about placebos and control groups.
This is nuts.
Truly. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
"We weren't broken," she says.
Will she go in casinos if they open to put money where mouth is?
"I don't gamble."
As he closes, she then laughs and says she knows where he grew up.
Repeats testing is not her job.
"I wish you the best, @andersoncooper concludes. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
I think all of us would agree with Jon Ralston's parting thoughts on this:
I have seen many Nevada officials stumble on national TV. But that was the single most embarrassing thing i have seen by a NV pol in 35 years here. The mayor just showed the country she is unfit for office, and the commentary and shock and disgust here bears that out. My God. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 22, 2020
This interview was horrific on so many different levels, but mostly because this mayor is emblematic of all the public officials who place money above life. Her only concern is reopening casinos and bars and hotels and pools without regard to how that could result in even more deaths than we've had already.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Trump Insists 'People Love Me, I Won' When Reporter Holds Him Accountable For Deaths

Whenever Trump , his administration , or his minions are asked important questions about their actions ' impact on the American people , you get the same response .
They either lie , refuse to answer , spew nonsensical Kellyanne Conway alternate reality talking points , blame somebody else , or wax poetic about how awesome Trump is .
That 's the state of this country under the Trump administration .
The respected , veteran NPR reporter Yamiche Alcindor cornered Trump on Monday about how his dimwitted words at the beginning of the pandemic led to people getting infected and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and offensive than they usually are .
Alcindor said , `` Your language and how you approach the coronavirus at the beginning , I interviewed someone who said that his family got sick , they went to a funeral in mid-March and they said mainly , because the president was n't taking it seriously , they said if the president had had a mask on , if he was saying that we should stay home ... '' Trump tried to interrupt her question , but she was undeterred .
She continued , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but they were listening to you .
Do you feel like , or were you concerned that downplaying the virus that maybe got some people sick ? ''
Trump replied , `` And a lot of people love Trump , '' in the third person .
`` A lot of people love me , to see them all the time , I guess I 'm here for a reason , '' he said .
Trump continued , `` To the best of night my knowledge , I won .
And I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a landslide . ''
Why the f**k is he talking about the 2016 election ?
We are in the midst of a pandemic , and the only way to curtail the death and destruction is by leading with truth , science , and making sure all possible resources are available to our medical professionals — something he has refused to do from the outset .
Instead , Trump called the warnings about the coronavirus a `` democratic hoax '' to impeach him once again .
Believe it or not , there are millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as we do , who actually , in a crisis , take his words seriously .
He went on to brag about shutting down travel to China in January .
He then attacked Nancy Pelosi , and anyone else he could think of at the time , to deflect away from Alcindor 's very important question .
As he said he `` was taking the virus seriously , '' Alcindor told him he was `` holding rallies in February and March . ''
Trump pretended not to hear her , and lied , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I really do n't know about rallies .
I have n't left the White House in months . ''
Alcindor held strong : `` You did another rally in March . ''
Cornered like a rat , he whispered , `` I do n't know .
Did I hold a rally ?
I 'm sorry I held a rally . ''
Of course he held a rally .
And people got infected and died .

Whenever Trump, his administration, or his minions are asked important questions about their actions' impact on the American people, you get the same response. They either lie, refuse to answer, spew nonsensical Kellyanne Conway alternate reality talking points, blame somebody else, or wax poetic about how awesome Trump is. That's the state of this country under the Trump administration.
The respected, veteran NPR reporter Yamiche Alcindor cornered Trump on Monday about how his dimwitted words at the beginning of the pandemic led to people getting infected and dying. His answers were more ridiculous and offensive than they usually are.
Alcindor said, "Your language and how you approach the coronavirus at the beginning, I interviewed someone who said that his family got sick, they went to a funeral in mid-March and they said mainly, because the president wasn't taking it seriously, they said if the president had had a mask on, if he was saying that we should stay home..."
Trump tried to interrupt her question, but she was undeterred. She continued, "He said his family members were sick, but they were listening to you. Do you feel like, or were you concerned that downplaying the virus that maybe got some people sick?"
Trump replied, "And a lot of people love Trump," in the third person. "A lot of people love me, to see them all the time, I guess I'm here for a reason," he said.
Trump continued, "To the best of night my knowledge, I won. And I think we're going to win again in a landslide."
Why the f**k is he talking about the 2016 election?
We are in the midst of a pandemic, and the only way to curtail the death and destruction is by leading with truth, science, and making sure all possible resources are available to our medical professionals — something he has refused to do from the outset. Instead, Trump called the warnings about the coronavirus a "democratic hoax" to impeach him once again.
Believe it or not, there are millions of Americans who do not follow politics as we do, who actually, in a crisis, take his words seriously.
He went on to brag about shutting down travel to China in January. He then attacked Nancy Pelosi ,and anyone else he could think of at the time, to deflect away from Alcindor's very important question.
As he said he "was taking the virus seriously," Alcindor told him he was "holding rallies in February and March."
Trump pretended not to hear her, and lied, "I don't know about rallies. I really don't know about rallies. I haven't left the White House in months."
Alcindor held strong: "You did another rally in March."
Cornered like a rat, he whispered, "I don't know. Did I hold a rally? I'm sorry I held a rally."
Of course he held a rally. And people got infected and died.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Climate Change Town Hall With VPs Joe Biden And Al Gore

With no foundation for saying so , Donald Trump insisted there would be no recurrence of the coronavirus in the @ @ @ @ @ all just a big misunderstanding .

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crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Trump's Snake Oil Kills More Than It Cures

If you were wondering why Fox News hosts have suddenly stopped pimping Trump ’ s fabulous miracle cure I would guess it ’ s because the lawyers told them the network was already facing massive lawsuits over their irresponsible promotion of the drug : A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals .
There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care , researchers reported .
The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment .
But with 368 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look so far of hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for COVID-19 , which has killed more than 171,000 people as of Tuesday .
The study was posted on an online site for researchers and has has not been reviewed by other scientists .
Grants from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia paid for the work .
Researchers analyzed medical records of 368 male veterans hospitalized with confirmed coronavirus infection at Veterans Health Administration medical centers who died or were discharged by April 11 .
About 28 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died , versus 11 % of those getting routine care alone .
About 22 % of those getting the drug plus azithromycin died too , but the difference between that group and usual care was not considered large enough to rule out other factors that could have affected survival .
Hydroxychloroquine made no difference in the need for a breathing machine , either .
Researchers did not track side effects , but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs .
The drug has long been known to have potentially serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a way that could lead to sudden death .

If you were wondering why Fox News hosts have suddenly stopped pimping Trump’s fabulous miracle cure I would guess it’s because the lawyers told them the network was already facing massive lawsuits over their irresponsible promotion of the drug:
A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment. But with 368 patients, it’s the largest look so far of hydroxychloroquine with or without the antibiotic azithromycin for COVID-19, which has killed more than 171,000 people as of Tuesday.
The study was posted on an online site for researchers and has has not been reviewed by other scientists. Grants from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Virginia paid for the work.
Researchers analyzed medical records of 368 male veterans hospitalized with confirmed coronavirus infection at Veterans Health Administration medical centers who died or were discharged by April 11.
About 28% who were given hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died, versus 11% of those getting routine care alone. About 22% of those getting the drug plus azithromycin died too, but the difference between that group and usual care was not considered large enough to rule out other factors that could have affected survival.
Hydroxychloroquine made no difference in the need for a breathing machine, either.
Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs. The drug has long been known to have potentially serious side effects, including altering the heartbeat in a way that could lead to sudden death.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Banks Made $10 Billion In Fees Processing PPP Loans

In another big FU to small businesses that are desperate for these PPP loans , banks issuing the loans made $ 10 billion in fees , according to an NPR investigation .
That 's a huge amount of money that could have helped so many more small businesses that are in crisis right now .
Banks handling the government 's $ 349 billion loan program for small businesses made more than $ 10 billion in fees — even as tens of thousands of small businesses were shut out of the program , according to an analysis of financial records by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fees while processing loans that required less vetting than regular bank loans and had little risk for the banks , the records show .
Taxpayers provided the money for the loans , which were guaranteed by the Small Business Administration .
I wrote about my frustrating odyssey into just trying to get an application submitted not just to my bank , but several other institutions .
Banks and other financial institutions are not lending their money , but American taxpayer money that has been guaranteed by the federal government .
For every transaction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 5 % in fees , depending on the amount of the loan , according to government figures .
Loans worth less than $ 350,000 brought in 5 % in fees while loans worth anywhere from $ 2 million to $ 10 million brought in 1 % in fees .
This explains why so many small businesses were shut out of the loan program .
Why not cap the fee at 1 % ?
Watching Steve Mnuchin gaslight reporters about the $ 349 billion stimulus package yesterday during a Trump rally/presser made me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exorbitant fees for being a middleman during a pandemic which is leading into an economic shutdown ?
Do you think Wells Fargo or Bank of America did n't understand this principle ?
Of course they did , and they did what they always do : made way more money for themselves ( with the help of the Trump administration , ) off the backs of struggling Americans , at the expense of people who really need the help — small business owners .

In another big FU to small businesses that are desperate for these PPP loans, banks issuing the loans made $10 billion in fees, according to an NPR investigation. That's a huge amount of money that could have helped so many more small businesses that are in crisis right now.
Banks handling the government's $349 billion loan program for small businesses made more than $10 billion in fees — even as tens of thousands of small businesses were shut out of the program, according to an analysis of financial records by NPR. The banks took in the fees while processing loans that required less vetting than regular bank loans and had little risk for the banks, the records show. Taxpayers provided the money for the loans, which were guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.
I wrote about my frustrating odyssey into just trying to get an application submitted not just to my bank, but several other institutions.
Banks and other financial institutions are not lending their money, but American taxpayer money that has been guaranteed by the federal government.
For every transaction made, banks took in 1% to 5% in fees, depending on the amount of the loan, according to government figures. Loans worth less than $350,000 brought in 5% in fees while loans worth anywhere from $2 million to $10 million brought in 1% in fees.
This explains why so many small businesses were shut out of the loan program. Why not cap the fee at 1%?
Watching Steve Mnuchin gaslight reporters about the $349 billion stimulus package yesterday during a Trump rally/presser made me sick.
Why are banks receiving such exorbitant fees for being a middleman during a pandemic which is leading into an economic shutdown?
Do you think Wells Fargo or Bank of America didn't understand this principle? Of course they did, and they did what they always do: made way more money for themselves (with the help of the Trump administration,) off the backs of struggling Americans, at the expense of people who really need the help — small business owners.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Raleigh Police Calmly Watch White COVIDiot Call Them Nazis To Their Face

Police in Raleigh , North Carolina were seen calmly watching as a man protesting coronavirus stay-at-home orders called them Nazis @ @ @ @ @ a rally to “ reopen ” the state on Tuesday .
“ Did you swear @ @ @ @ @ Constitution ?
” the man shouted to nearby officers .
“ Are you doing that @ @ @ @ @ value your soul ?
” “ How does it feel to be close to a @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The Nuremberg Trials… following orders is not an excuse !
” The protester @ @ @ @ @ between a police officer that doesn ’ t follow his oath and the guards at @ @ @ @ @ are minimal !
”

Police in Raleigh, North Carolina were seen calmly watching as a man protesting coronavirus stay-at-home orders called them Nazis.
The confrontation occurred at a rally to “reopen” the state on Tuesday.
“Did you swear to God to support the Constitution?” the man shouted to nearby officers. “Are you doing that right now? Do you value your soul?”
“How does it feel to be close to a Nazi?” he continued. “The Nuremberg Trials… following orders is not an excuse!”
The protester added: “The difference between a police officer that doesn’t follow his oath and the guards at Dachau [concentration camp] are minimal!”
Watch below:


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Suddenly 'Doctor' Oz Agrees With Dr. Fauci On Hydroxychloroquine

Who is old enough to remember all the way back to last week , when Fox 's Favorite Fraud , Dr. Oz , was still pushing the great possibilities of hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19 ?
Well , he seems to be having second thoughts , after a study done by the Veterans Administration showed a higher rate of death among COVID patients treated with the drug than patients given a regular course of treatment .
Gee , could it be that Dr. Fauci was right ?
That should have scientifically-based , randomized trials before we aggressively push such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Dr. Oz has , and I am putting this kindly , `` evolved . ''
This morning on Fox and Friends , he sang a different tune for his hosts .
DR. OZ : Well the VA study looked at older and quite a bit sicker patients , all male patients in their hospitals , and they showed that the drug by itself did n't help , it might harm that population .
As you know , there have been other studies done -- the VA study was retrospective .
They looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were n't gathering the data at the time that they were actually giving the medications .
Studies that have done this prospectively , so looking forward and giving it -- as collecting data as they are going along like in France or the randomized trials from China have shown benefits , but only really when it 's given earlier to patients .
The fact of the matter is , we do n't know .
Thankfully these medications are prescription-only , so doctors are desperately awaiting the completion of the higher quality randomized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the show several times .
South Dakota , University of Minnesota now has over a thousand patients randomized .
There 's additional trials going on .
Let 's get the data so we know what we are dealing with .
OOOOOH .
The fact of the matter is , we do n't knooooow .
How nice .
After Trump has now stockpiled the drug to the point where there is a shortage for the patients who actually NEED it .
Patients with Lupus , and Rheumatoid Arthritis are even more vulnerable because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The hosts tried to salvage the segment , asking if combined with the Z-pac , hydroxychloroquine still held out hope as a cure for COVID-19 .
But Dr. Oz , with the sudden insight and alignment with an actual scientist , held strong .
DR. OZ : I got to say , I think at this point there is so much data coming from so many places , we are better off waiting for the randomized trials Dr. Fauci has been asking for .
Otherwise , it 's -- we keep reacting back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results .
And a lot of it might have to do with when you get the medication .
If you give it to people who are already having breathing tubes down their throat , it 's not going to have the same kind effect as if you give it early .
But we do n't have randomized data from the United States to educate us well enough right now .
You do n't say , Dr. Oz ?
We 're better off listening to Dr. Fauci than to you ?
Just think where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that .

Who is old enough to remember all the way back to last week, when Fox's Favorite Fraud, Dr. Oz, was still pushing the great possibilities of hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19?
Well, he seems to be having second thoughts, after a study done by the Veterans Administration showed a higher rate of death among COVID patients treated with the drug than patients given a regular course of treatment. Gee, could it be that Dr. Fauci was right? That should have scientifically-based, randomized trials before we aggressively push such things to our already fact-averse viewing audience?
Dr. Oz has, and I am putting this kindly, "evolved." This morning on Fox and Friends, he sang a different tune for his hosts.
DR. OZ: Well the VA study looked at older and quite a bit sicker patients, all male patients in their hospitals, and they showed that the drug by itself didn't help, it might harm that population. As you know, there have been other studies done -- the VA study was retrospective. They looked back to see what had happened because they weren't gathering the data at the time that they were actually giving the medications. Studies that have done this prospectively, so looking forward and giving it -- as collecting data as they are going along like in France or the randomized trials from China have shown benefits, but only really when it's given earlier to patients. The fact of the matter is, we don't know. Thankfully these medications are prescription-only, so doctors are desperately awaiting the completion of the higher quality randomized trials, and we've covered them on the show several times. South Dakota, University of Minnesota now has over a thousand patients randomized. There's additional trials going on. Let's get the data so we know what we are dealing with.
OOOOOH. The fact of the matter is, we don't knooooow. How nice. After Trump has now stockpiled the drug to the point where there is a shortage for the patients who actually NEED it. Patients with Lupus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis are even more vulnerable because their medication is in short supply.
The hosts tried to salvage the segment, asking if combined with the Z-pac, hydroxychloroquine still held out hope as a cure for COVID-19. But Dr. Oz, with the sudden insight and alignment with an actual scientist, held strong.
DR. OZ: I got to say, I think at this point there is so much data coming from so many places, we are better off waiting for the randomized trials Dr. Fauci has been asking for. Otherwise, it's -- we keep reacting back and forth for studies that show opposite results. And a lot of it might have to do with when you get the medication. If you give it to people who are already having breathing tubes down their throat, it's not going to have the same kind effect as if you give it early. But we don't have randomized data from the United States to educate us well enough right now.
You don't say, Dr. Oz? We're better off listening to Dr. Fauci than to you? Just think where we would be if Trump had done that.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Secret Recording Reveals The NRA's Legal Troubles Cost Upwards Of $100 Million

With internal issues , lawsuits in New York and Washington , and questions raised by the lavish lifestyle and spending of CEO Wayne LaPierre , the subsequent abandonment of this year 's National Rifle Association convention it just has n't made the gun nuts happy campers .
The NRA 's internal turmoil burst into the open at the April 2019 annual members ' meeting , when then-President Oliver North stepped down from the organization in protest after allegations of self-dealing and poor management of NRA funds were revealed in media reports .
These reports included mentions of LaPierre 's lavish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An attempt to oust LaPierre failed at that same meeting .
Subsequently , the New York and D.C. attorneys general launched investigations into the NRA 's finances .
Eight board members have resigned over the last year .
And the NRA has been locked into protracted and costly legal battles with its longtime public relations firm .
LaPierre , who is the CEO and executive vice president of the gun rights group , said the scandals that have consumed his organization since 2018 have cost the group dearly .
`` The cost that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit in lost revenue and real cost to this association in 2018 and 2019 , '' LaPierre said , according to a tape recorded by a source in the room .
`` I mean , that 's huge . ''
These figures , not previously reported , are the first time that LaPierre has put a figure to how much the ongoing legal battles have cost the organization .
For context , the NRA and its affiliates raised more than $ 412 million and spent more than $ 423 million in 2018 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public reporting .

With internal issues, lawsuits in New York and Washington, and questions raised by the lavish lifestyle and spending of CEO Wayne LaPierre, the subsequent abandonment of this year's National Rifle Association convention it just hasn't made the gun nuts happy campers.
Source: NPR
The NRA's internal turmoil burst into the open at the April 2019 annual members' meeting, when then-President Oliver North stepped down from the organization in protest after allegations of self-dealing and poor management of NRA funds were revealed in media reports.
These reports included mentions of LaPierre's lavish six-figure spending on clothing and travel. An attempt to oust LaPierre failed at that same meeting.
Subsequently, the New York and D.C. attorneys general launched investigations into the NRA's finances. Eight board members have resigned over the last year. And the NRA has been locked into protracted and costly legal battles with its longtime public relations firm.
LaPierre, who is the CEO and executive vice president of the gun rights group, said the scandals that have consumed his organization since 2018 have cost the group dearly.
"The cost that we bore was probably about a hundred-million-dollar hit in lost revenue and real cost to this association in 2018 and 2019," LaPierre said, according to a tape recorded by a source in the room. "I mean, that's huge."
These figures, not previously reported, are the first time that LaPierre has put a figure to how much the ongoing legal battles have cost the organization. For context, the NRA and its affiliates raised more than $412 million and spent more than $423 million in 2018, the last year for which there is public reporting.


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Can Biden Unite The Party?

Can Biden Unite The Party?

The project of bringing the Democratic Party together made some very big strides in recent weeks .
At the most high profile level , Bernie Sanders ' withdrawal from the primary race , and his and Elizabeth Warren 's endorsements of Biden were symbolically important and went a long way toward calming down worried Democrats .
However , it will take a lot more than that to reunify a party that has been deeply divided for a long time .
The good news is that under the surface , there are encouraging signs of Biden campaign outreach at a genuine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Hillary campaign .
This behind-the-scenes work is more important than most people realize , and it has the potential to pay big dividends not only in the 2020 election but in terms of governing afterwards .
First of all , the new issue working groups that Biden and Bernie announced the day Sanders made his endorsement are critically important .
While there was plenty of behind-the-scenes negotiation between the Bernie and Hillary camps over platform language in 2016 , nothing remotely like these tangible working groups were created .
The process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ core goals , hash out the policy specifics that really matter , and come up with creative solutions on how to move in a direction that both progressives and more centrist Democrats can embrace .
If these working groups make substantive progress on the big issue divides in the party , that will go a long way to building the bridge between party factions - and make the passage of major legislation all the more likely if Democrats win a big election victory .
Given that in many areas the campaign has already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working groups could matter a lot if done right .
 Beyond that , I have been deeply impressed with the Biden staff 's attention to progressive outreach .
Unlike all but a few presidential campaigns in my 35+ year history of presidential politics , the Biden staff at the most senior levels are focused on reaching out to progressive groups , social media influencers , and activists .
Usually , progressive outreach is assigned to some medium-level staff operative who is n't given much help from the rest of the staff .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ things far better , at a much higher level .
So when discussions on issues , message , tactics , and strategy are held , there is a real impact inside the campaign .
This behind-the-scenes outreach , combined with the substantive issue discussions within the working groups , will matter enormously throughout the 2020 campaign .
We will never get all the Bernie supporters on board , but truth be told , no nominee 's campaign ever gets all the supporters of their main opponents .
A little remembered fact is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and polling done at the time , close to a fifth of Hillary 's supporters did not vote for Obama , and he still won with 53 % of the vote .
But we can get most of those Bernie voters back , and more importantly we can build enthusiasm in general among the young voters who were most with him .
We can get more volunteers and more small online donors if we can build that enthusiasm , and it 's all going to matter -- but more on that in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it 's a long campaign with lots of twists and turns in the road .
One thing we have to avoid is unforced errors which are tone deaf to key constituencies and progressives in general , like the recent ad on Trump and China .
It is of course okay to criticize Trump for his handling of Covid-19 and to push back on the ridiculous Beijing Biden theme the Trump campaign has been pushing , but Biden ’ s attack ad on China was so aggressive that it almost mirrored Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which even he has stopped saying .
The campaign has to do better .
Beyond avoiding obvious mistakes like this , to keep building enthusiasm on the election in November , the Biden campaign needs to make three really big and really critical decisions .
These decisions are closely related to each other , each dramatically impacting on the others .
The first thing the campaign needs to decide is its fundraising strategy going forward : will it be primarily with big donors or primarily with smaller online donations ?
Corporate donors are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party , getting young people and base voters engaged and excited , and building the kind of enthusiasm that will lead to more online donations , more volunteers making calls and sharing social media content with their friends , and higher base voter/youth turnout .
They do n't want the campaign to reach out to Bernie and Elizabeth Warren supporters , and they are sending lots of messages to the campaign : do n't get too progressive , or we wo n't fund your campaign .
Given how far behind the Biden campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a serious threat .
Thankfully , there 's an alternative : small online donations .
Bernie and Elizabeth proved you can raise really serious money from small donors if they get excited about your candidacy .
Those two campaigns raised far more money than Biden during the primary while doing no big donor fundraising .
If the Biden campaign does what makes sense politically , addressing their biggest weakness in the voter coalition against Trump - the enthusiasm gap among young and progressive voters - it can dramatically expand its low-dollar fundraising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by moving in a more progressive direction on issues would be more than made up for by the increased enthusiasm among all those Bernie and Warren supporters , and it 's not like the campaign still ca n't raise plenty of high-dollar contributions from all the sane wealthy people who know we need a new president .
A closely related strategic decision - to invest heavily into increasing and improving its organic engagement on social media - will matter greatly when it comes to the voter enthusiasm gap and the online fundraising gap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategy Democrats are using is buying ads online .
Nothing wrong with digital advertising , and I am glad Democrats are doing more of it and not concentrating most of their ad money on TV , but ads alone will not win the internet , nor win this election .
As is common knowledge among political pros and reporters alike , the Republicans are eating our lunch in terms of social media .
In a campaign where we probably wo n't be able to do much in the way of door-knocking or campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be online , organic engagement online is essential .
If the Biden campaign is successfully engaging and motivating young progressives in all the ways we discussed above , there will be a natural opening for building an online army of literally millions of people willing to share fun and exciting content online .
Right now there are at least 14 progressive Facebook pages with over a million fans , led by the folks at Occupy Democrats , who do a brilliant job of engaging their followers with great shareable content .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work with the people who developed these pages .
They should bring them to the table and make them part of their online leadership .
But beyond these big players , there are hundreds of smaller progressive pages which have tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of fans , and tens of thousands of progressive individuals with several hundred or even thousands of friends on Facebook .
There are thousands of people on Twitter with more than a thousand people who follow them .
It is time to go out and find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on behalf of Democratic campaigns -- a lot easier to do if your message is exciting and your agenda appeals to your progressive base .
We 're going to need all that online energy in the Covid-19 election of 2020 .
The final thing the Biden campaign must do to build enthusiasm in the progressive world is by far the most important of all : pick a running mate who progressives will be excited to support .
I worked hard to be a bridge person between the Bernie and Hillary campaigns on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different ways .
In spite of the long , bitter primary campaign , in spite of all the issues between the two sides , I felt like we were making genuine progress .
But with the Kaine pick , everything we had been painstakingly working on to build that bridge got blown apart .
It was n't that Kaine was a bad guy , it was that he symbolized to progressives a cautious , insider , establishment choice .
He was the wrong man at the wrong moment .
To energize and unite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being what it is this year , with progressives and young people cynical that the Democratic Party will ever change , with Joe Biden being the ultimate insider candidate , the VP needs to be a strong progressive .
Elizabeth Warren would be an outstanding pick , someone who is well known to the world as a strong progressive stalwart , and someone who has shown a unique ability to take on the arrogance of Trump and his cronies .
Or maybe it 's an exciting young progressive woman of color like Stacey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressive woman like Wisconsin 's Tammy Baldwin , who has proven repeatedly that she can win a key swing state .
But if we want to unite the party ; if we want to shore up enthusiasm from progressives and young people ; if we want to show that the vice-president is a bold , gutsy thinker who wo n't just do the most predictable thing , a strong progressive pick is the way to go .
The Biden campaign has impressed the hell out of me so far in its outreach to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues and tangible way of showing it with these working groups , and with its movement in a progressive direction .
I think Biden has the potential to build a campaign that surprises people with his ability to engage and excite voters in a way he had n't figured out in the primary campaign .
If he and his staffers keep making good decisions , the Biden presidency , born in a moment of crisis following the Covid-19 crisis and the wreckage of the Trump years , could be hugely historically important .

The project of bringing the Democratic Party together made some very big strides in recent weeks. At the most high profile level, Bernie Sanders' withdrawal from the primary race, and his and Elizabeth Warren's endorsements of Biden were symbolically important and went a long way toward calming down worried Democrats. However, it will take a lot more than that to reunify a party that has been deeply divided for a long time. The good news is that under the surface, there are encouraging signs of Biden campaign outreach at a genuine level already going far beyond the efforts of the Hillary campaign. This behind-the-scenes work is more important than most people realize, and it has the potential to pay big dividends not only in the 2020 election but in terms of governing afterwards.
First of all, the new issue working groups that Biden and Bernie announced the day Sanders made his endorsement are critically important. While there was plenty of behind-the-scenes negotiation between the Bernie and Hillary camps over platform language in 2016, nothing remotely like these tangible working groups were created. The process provides a serious opportunity to talk over core goals, hash out the policy specifics that really matter, and come up with creative solutions on how to move in a direction that both progressives and more centrist Democrats can embrace. If these working groups make substantive progress on the big issue divides in the party, that will go a long way to building the bridge between party factions - and make the passage of major legislation all the more likely if Democrats win a big election victory. Given that in many areas the campaign has already moved in a progressive direction, these working groups could matter a lot if done right.

Beyond that, I have been deeply impressed with the Biden staff's attention to progressive outreach. Unlike all but a few presidential campaigns in my 35+ year history of presidential politics, the Biden staff at the most senior levels are focused on reaching out to progressive groups, social media influencers, and activists. Usually, progressive outreach is assigned to some medium-level staff operative who isn't given much help from the rest of the staff. This time, the campaign is doing things far better, at a much higher level. So when discussions on issues, message, tactics, and strategy are held, there is a real impact inside the campaign.
This behind-the-scenes outreach, combined with the substantive issue discussions within the working groups, will matter enormously throughout the 2020 campaign. We will never get all the Bernie supporters on board, but truth be told, no nominee's campaign ever gets all the supporters of their main opponents. A little remembered fact is that, according to some of the analytics and polling done at the time, close to a fifth of Hillary's supporters did not vote for Obama, and he still won with 53% of the vote. But we can get most of those Bernie voters back, and more importantly we can build enthusiasm in general among the young voters who were most with him. We can get more volunteers and more small online donors if we can build that enthusiasm, and it's all going to matter -- but more on that in a moment.
This early work is critical, but it's a long campaign with lots of twists and turns in the road. One thing we have to avoid is unforced errors which are tone deaf to key constituencies and progressives in general, like the recent ad on Trump and China. It is of course okay to criticize Trump for his handling of Covid-19 and to push back on the ridiculous Beijing Biden theme the Trump campaign has been pushing, but Biden’s attack ad on China was so aggressive that it almost mirrored Trump's "Chinese virus" bullshit, which even he has stopped saying. The campaign has to do better.
Beyond avoiding obvious mistakes like this, to keep building enthusiasm on the election in November, the Biden campaign needs to make three really big and really critical decisions. These decisions are closely related to each other, each dramatically impacting on the others.
The first thing the campaign needs to decide is its fundraising strategy going forward: will it be primarily with big donors or primarily with smaller online donations? Corporate donors are the biggest barrier to unifying the Democratic Party, getting young people and base voters engaged and excited, and building the kind of enthusiasm that will lead to more online donations, more volunteers making calls and sharing social media content with their friends, and higher base voter/youth turnout. They don't want the campaign to reach out to Bernie and Elizabeth Warren supporters, and they are sending lots of messages to the campaign: don't get too progressive, or we won't fund your campaign. Given how far behind the Biden campaign is compared to Trump money-wise, this is a serious threat.
Thankfully, there's an alternative: small online donations. Bernie and Elizabeth proved you can raise really serious money from small donors if they get excited about your candidacy. Those two campaigns raised far more money than Biden during the primary while doing no big donor fundraising. If the Biden campaign does what makes sense politically, addressing their biggest weakness in the voter coalition against Trump - the enthusiasm gap among young and progressive voters - it can dramatically expand its low-dollar fundraising base. Whatever money they might lose by moving in a more progressive direction on issues would be more than made up for by the increased enthusiasm among all those Bernie and Warren supporters, and it's not like the campaign still can't raise plenty of high-dollar contributions from all the sane wealthy people who know we need a new president.
A closely related strategic decision - to invest heavily into increasing and improving its organic engagement on social media - will matter greatly when it comes to the voter enthusiasm gap and the online fundraising gap. Right now, the main digital strategy Democrats are using is buying ads online. Nothing wrong with digital advertising, and I am glad Democrats are doing more of it and not concentrating most of their ad money on TV, but ads alone will not win the internet, nor win this election. As is common knowledge among political pros and reporters alike, the Republicans are eating our lunch in terms of social media. In a campaign where we probably won't be able to do much in the way of door-knocking or campaign rallies, where most of campaign activity will be online, organic engagement online is essential. If the Biden campaign is successfully engaging and motivating young progressives in all the ways we discussed above, there will be a natural opening for building an online army of literally millions of people willing to share fun and exciting content online.
Right now there are at least 14 progressive Facebook pages with over a million fans, led by the folks at Occupy Democrats, who do a brilliant job of engaging their followers with great shareable content. The Biden campaign and other Democrats need to work with the people who developed these pages. They should bring them to the table and make them part of their online leadership. But beyond these big players, there are hundreds of smaller progressive pages which have tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of fans, and tens of thousands of progressive individuals with several hundred or even thousands of friends on Facebook. There are thousands of people on Twitter with more than a thousand people who follow them. It is time to go out and find these progressives and inspire them to work on behalf of Democratic campaigns -- a lot easier to do if your message is exciting and your agenda appeals to your progressive base. We're going to need all that online energy in the Covid-19 election of 2020.
The final thing the Biden campaign must do to build enthusiasm in the progressive world is by far the most important of all: pick a running mate who progressives will be excited to support. I worked hard to be a bridge person between the Bernie and Hillary campaigns on the platform, on outreach, in many different ways. In spite of the long, bitter primary campaign, in spite of all the issues between the two sides, I felt like we were making genuine progress. But with the Kaine pick, everything we had been painstakingly working on to build that bridge got blown apart. It wasn't that Kaine was a bad guy, it was that he symbolized to progressives a cautious, insider, establishment choice. He was the wrong man at the wrong moment.
To energize and unite the party, with the enthusiasm gap being what it is this year, with progressives and young people cynical that the Democratic Party will ever change, with Joe Biden being the ultimate insider candidate, the VP needs to be a strong progressive. Elizabeth Warren would be an outstanding pick, someone who is well known to the world as a strong progressive stalwart, and someone who has shown a unique ability to take on the arrogance of Trump and his cronies. Or maybe it's an exciting young progressive woman of color like Stacey Abrams. Or maybe it's a progressive woman like Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin, who has proven repeatedly that she can win a key swing state. But if we want to unite the party; if we want to shore up enthusiasm from progressives and young people; if we want to show that the vice-president is a bold, gutsy thinker who won't just do the most predictable thing, a strong progressive pick is the way to go.
The Biden campaign has impressed the hell out of me so far in its outreach to progressives, its openness to dialogue on issues and tangible way of showing it with these working groups, and with its movement in a progressive direction. I think Biden has the potential to build a campaign that surprises people with his ability to engage and excite voters in a way he hadn't figured out in the primary campaign. If he and his staffers keep making good decisions, the Biden presidency, born in a moment of crisis following the Covid-19 crisis and the wreckage of the Trump years, could be hugely historically important.


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Trump Wants Research Into Injecting Disinfectant Into Our Veins

Donald Trump is the dumbest person to ever hold political office in the history of the United States .
He is uneducated , unwilling to learn , egotistical , arrogant , conceited , haughty and vain .
He surrounds himself with sycophants whose only job is to say `` Yes , Mr. President '' at all times .
When he is forced to talk to a professional like Dr. Fauci , he tries his best to break them with flattery and manipulation until they eventually support his crazy positions in public .
On Thursday night , Trump held his daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning , he brought out DHS official William Bryan , who said that during controlled tests , they found that high humidity ( over 80 % ) and high heat had an effect on the virus .
But he was clear that this study is in its early stages .
Trump did n't hear that part .
He just wanted to show the world that HE FOUND THE SOLUTION and the solution is SUN AND HEAT AND DISINFECTANT .
So , of course , he asks : '' A question that probably some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're totally into that world , which I find to be very interesting .
So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous -- whether it 's ultraviolet or very powerful light .
And I think you said that has n't been checked , but you 're going test it .
Supposing you brought the light inside the body , which you can do either through the skin or in some other way .
And I think you said you 're going test that too .
Sounds interesting .
And then I see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a minute .
One minute .
And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning ?
Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number in the lungs .
It would be interesting to check that .
You 're going have to use medical doctors with that , but it sounds interesting to me .
And so we 'll see . ''
Yes , you heard that right .
Donald Trump suggested that injecting disinfectant inside people could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Not a ) Dr. Donald Trump strikes again .
How many people will die because of this ?

Donald Trump is the dumbest person to ever hold political office in the history of the United States. He is uneducated, unwilling to learn, egotistical, arrogant, conceited, haughty and vain. He surrounds himself with sycophants whose only job is to say "Yes, Mr. President" at all times. When he is forced to talk to a professional like Dr. Fauci, he tries his best to break them with flattery and manipulation until they eventually support his crazy positions in public.
On Thursday night, Trump held his daily "MAGA Rally/Conference". At the beginning, he brought out DHS official William Bryan, who said that during controlled tests, they found that high humidity (over 80%) and high heat had an effect on the virus. But he was clear that this study is in its early stages.
Trump didn't hear that part. He just wanted to show the world that HE FOUND THE SOLUTION and the solution is SUN AND HEAT AND DISINFECTANT.
So, of course, he asks:
"A question that probably some of you are thinking of if you're totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous -- whether it's ultraviolet or very powerful light. And I think you said that hasn't been checked, but you're going test it. Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you're going test that too. Sounds interesting. And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number in the lungs. It would be interesting to check that. You're going have to use medical doctors with that, but it sounds interesting to me. And so we'll see."
Yes, you heard that right. Donald Trump suggested that injecting disinfectant inside people could be a treatment for the coronavirus.
Twitter exploded:
Wow Trump just suggested getting rid of coronavirus by bringing "light inside the body" ... "either through the skin or in some other way" or using disinfectant: "is there a way you can do something like that by injection or some other way." — Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) April 23, 2020
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: Donald J. Trump's Traveling Medicine Show
If an unproven and potentially dangerous pharmaceutical cocktail doesn't cure what ails you, try our sunlight injections or a shot of disinfectant!
pic.twitter.com/Jo1AcmFqmN — 😷 David Gura 🏡 (@davidgura) April 23, 2020
Did Trump just suggest disinfectant injections as a possible treatment for Coronavirus? — 😷Please Stay Home😷 (@Bill_Maxwell_) April 23, 2020
This made me snort laugh:
So now trump will be giving away tanning beds? And bleach injection kits. Do we need to give the irs our direct deposit info? — Jay Hart (@JayHart909) April 23, 2020
Trump just said DISINFECTANT kills viruses so...
“Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning?”
The president is asking if we can inject people with DISINFECTANT!🤦🏻♂
Nobody tell him bleach kills viruses too. 😂#PendejoPresident — Chicano Marine 🇲🇽🇺🇸🧩 (@kingsrush) April 23, 2020
Trump wonders if we can’t do something like put hand sanitizer inside people to kill the virus in “about a minute.” “Like injection on the inside.”
“It sounds pretty interesting to me,” says the guy who doesn’t read. Or believe in science — Lauren Wolfe (@Wolfe321) April 23, 2020
Fresh off of touting the failed hydroxychloroquine treatment, Trump is now promoting injecting coronavirus patients with disinfectant to kill the virus.
Can't see this backfiring at all. pic.twitter.com/Uq08VsFd5Q — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 23, 2020
trump just suggested injecting isopropyl alcohol into people with coronavirus, so that’s enough science for the day — Danielle Misiak (@DanielleMisiak) April 23, 2020
Oh no. After showing a study that claims solar light and high temperature kills coronavirus, Trump is advocating shining light on (& inside?) the body to treat COVID-19 & injecting disinfectant into people...
Trump didn't learn his lesson after pushing hydroxychloroquine... — Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) April 23, 2020
(Not a) Dr. Donald Trump strikes again. How many people will die because of this?
Here's a real doctor:


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Trump Pivots Completely On Georgia's Reopening — Now 'It's Too Soon'

Well , that was fast .
Between Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening , Donald Trump went from celebrating that “ Our Country is starting to OPEN FOR BUSINESS again ” to criticizing Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp ’ s decision to reopen businesses , including hair salons and gyms , starting Friday .
Making Trump ’ s about-face even more interesting is that in a Tuesday evening phone call , he reportedly told Kemp he supported the move .
The timeline is this : Kemp announced his decision on Tuesday , with resistance from local officials and business owners building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that on the Tuesday evening phone call , both Trump and Mike Pence praised Kemp .
Wednesday morning , Trump tweeted “ States are safely coming back .
Our Country is starting to OPEN FOR BUSINESS again .
Special care is , and always will be , given to our beloved seniors ( except me ! )
.
Their lives will be better than ever ... WE LOVE YOU ALL !
” Then , at Wednesday evening ’ s press briefing , Trump said , “ I want him to do what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with him on what he is doing .
I think it ’ s too soon.
” Hmm .
What do you think Trump was told between Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening ?
For the record , Trump claims that “ I told the governor of Georgia Brian Kemp that I disagree strongly with his decision to open certain facilities which are in violation of the phase one guidelines for the incredible people of Georgia.
” CNN ’ s “ source familiar with the call ” says that ’ s not what happened , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who do you believe , Donald Trump or an anonymous source ” must almost always be the anonymous source .
Especially when you consider the sum total of what Trump had been saying about states lifting shutdown orders right up until that Wednesday evening press briefing .
” States are safely coming back , ” he tweeted Wednesday morning , with not a mention of “ except Georgia , whose governor I told I strongly disagreed with his reopening decision.
” So , yeah , his about-face came during the day on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweets claiming , laughably , that “ Our next measured step is driven by data and guided by state public health officials.
” He did not indicate any second thoughts on the decision , saying he ’ s “ confident that business owners who decide to reopen will adhere to Minimum Basic Operations , which prioritize the health and well-being of employees and customers , ” though inquiring minds still want to know how you can get a haircut or massage from someone standing six feet away .
Donald Trump is lying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it ’ s about the most consequential thing happening in the nation today , and we have to remember every time he speaks that he will never change , which means he will always lie .
And again , it sure is interesting—and a little scary—to consider what he might have been told during the day on Wednesday to so dramatically change his tune .

Well, that was fast. Between Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening, Donald Trump went from celebrating that “Our Country is starting to OPEN FOR BUSINESS again” to criticizing Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen businesses, including hair salons and gyms, starting Friday. Making Trump’s about-face even more interesting is that in a Tuesday evening phone call, he reportedly told Kemp he supported the move.
The timeline is this: Kemp announced his decision on Tuesday, with resistance from local officials and business owners building on Wednesday. A source tells CNN that on the Tuesday evening phone call, both Trump and Mike Pence praised Kemp. Wednesday morning, Trump tweeted “States are safely coming back. Our Country is starting to OPEN FOR BUSINESS again. Special care is, and always will be, given to our beloved seniors (except me!). Their lives will be better than ever...WE LOVE YOU ALL!” Then, at Wednesday evening’s press briefing, Trump said, “I want him to do what he thinks is right, but I disagree with him on what he is doing. I think it’s too soon.” Hmm. What do you think Trump was told between Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening?
For the record, Trump claims that “I told the governor of Georgia Brian Kemp that I disagree strongly with his decision to open certain facilities which are in violation of the phase one guidelines for the incredible people of Georgia.” CNN’s “source familiar with the call” says that’s not what happened, and the answer to the question “who do you believe, Donald Trump or an anonymous source” must almost always be the anonymous source. Especially when you consider the sum total of what Trump had been saying about states lifting shutdown orders right up until that Wednesday evening press briefing.
”States are safely coming back,” he tweeted Wednesday morning, with not a mention of “except Georgia, whose governor I told I strongly disagreed with his reopening decision.” So, yeah, his about-face came during the day on Wednesday.
Kemp responded with a series of tweets claiming, laughably, that “Our next measured step is driven by data and guided by state public health officials.” He did not indicate any second thoughts on the decision, saying he’s “confident that business owners who decide to reopen will adhere to Minimum Basic Operations, which prioritize the health and well-being of employees and customers,” though inquiring minds still want to know how you can get a haircut or massage from someone standing six feet away.
Donald Trump is lying, again, which is no surprise. But it’s about the most consequential thing happening in the nation today, and we have to remember every time he speaks that he will never change, which means he will always lie. And again, it sure is interesting—and a little scary—to consider what he might have been told during the day on Wednesday to so dramatically change his tune.
Crossposted with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Gov. Andrew Cuomo Bulldozes Mitch McConnell For 'Dumb,' 'Vicious' State Bankruptcy Idea

Gov .
Andrew Cuomo let loose his wrath in Sen. Mitch McConnell 's direction after McConnell blithely suggested states should simply declare bankruptcy if their economies were suffering that badly .
God forbid they should include money for the state governments to function , let alone recover from this crushing pandemic , in the second trillion-dollar economic stimulus package Congress is trying to pass .
GOV .
CUOMO : This is really one of the dumb ideas of all time .
And I said to my colleagues in Washington , I would have insisted that state and local funding was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't believe they want to fund state and local governments .
And not to fund state and local governments is incredibly shortsighted .
They want to fund small business , fund the airlines .
I understand that .
But state and local government funds police , and fire , and teachers , and schools .
How do you not fund police , and fire , and teacher , and schools in the midst of this crisis ?
[ ... ] And then to suggest we 're concerned about the economy .
States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you 're going to bring this national economy back , by states declaring bankruptcy ?
You want to see that market fall through the cellar ?
Let New York State declare bankruptcy .
Let Michigan declare bankruptcy .
Let Illinois declare bankruptcy .
Let California declare bankruptcy .
You will see a collapse of this national economy .
So , just DUMB .
Then , though , Gov .
Cuomo lit into the Senator for his absolute heartlessness .
How much does it cost for that cryogenic chamber McConnell must step into each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ icy cold ?
Cuomo ripped him apart for his cruelty .
GOV CUOMO : VICIOUS is saying when Senator McConnell said this is a blue state bailout .
What he 's saying is if you look at the states that have coronavirus problems , they tend to be democratic states -- New York , California , Michigan , Illinois , they are Democratic states .
So if you fund states that are suffering from the coronavirus , they 're Democratic states .
Do n't help New York state because it is a Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just think of -- just think of what he is saying .
People died .
15,000 people died in New York .
But they were predominantly Democrats .
So why should we help them ?
I mean , for crying out loud , if there was ever a time you 're going to put aside -- for you to put aside your pettiness and your partisanship , and this political lens that you see the world through , Democrat and Republican and we help Republicans but we do n't help Democrats .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's not who we are as a people .
If there was ever a time for humanity and decency , is now is the time .
If there was ever a time to stop your political — obsessive , political bias and anger , which is what it has morphed into , just a political anger , now is the time .
And you want to politically divide this nation now with all that 's going on ?
How irresponsible and how reckless ?
Viciousness .
Irresponsibility .
Recklessness .
Obsessiveness .
Anger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the lifeblood of the GOP .
This is the full description of Trump .
And they 're all in heavy rotation on McConnell 's playlist .
Once the governor had moved on to the question period , he brought things back to the Senate Majority Leader , because he had just one more truth bomb to drop .
GOV .
CUOMO : Let me just go back to my self-proclaimed Grip Reaper Senator McConnell for another second .
He represents the State of Kentucky , okay ?
When it comes to fairness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money into the federal pot than it takes out .
Okay ?
At the end of the year we put in to that federal pot $ 116 billion more than we take out .
His state , the state of Kentucky , takes out $ 148 billion more than they put in .
So he 's a federal legislator .
He is distributing the federal pot of money .
New York puts in more money to the federal pot than it takes out .
His state takes out more than it puts in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bailed out here ?
It 's YOUR state that is living on the money that WE generate .
YOUR state is getting bailed out .
Not MY state .
Let 's be real about who truly is getting the bailout , Mitch .

Gov. Andrew Cuomo let loose his wrath in Sen. Mitch McConnell's direction after McConnell blithely suggested states should simply declare bankruptcy if their economies were suffering that badly. God forbid they should include money for the state governments to function, let alone recover from this crushing pandemic, in the second trillion-dollar economic stimulus package Congress is trying to pass.
GOV. CUOMO: This is really one of the dumb ideas of all time. And I said to my colleagues in Washington, I would have insisted that state and local funding was in this current bill. Because I don't believe they want to fund state and local governments. And not to fund state and local governments is incredibly shortsighted. They want to fund small business, fund the airlines. I understand that. But state and local government funds police, and fire, and teachers, and schools. How do you not fund police, and fire, and teacher, and schools in the midst of this crisis?
[...]
And then to suggest we're concerned about the economy. States should declare bankruptcy. That's how you're going to bring this national economy back, by states declaring bankruptcy? You want to see that market fall through the cellar? Let New York State declare bankruptcy. Let Michigan declare bankruptcy. Let Illinois declare bankruptcy. Let California declare bankruptcy. You will see a collapse of this national economy. So, just DUMB.
Then, though, Gov. Cuomo lit into the Senator for his absolute heartlessness. How much does it cost for that cryogenic chamber McConnell must step into each hour to keep his blood so damn icy cold? Cuomo ripped him apart for his cruelty.
GOV CUOMO: VICIOUS is saying when Senator McConnell said this is a blue state bailout. What he's saying is if you look at the states that have coronavirus problems, they tend to be democratic states -- New York, California, Michigan, Illinois, they are Democratic states. So if you fund states that are suffering from the coronavirus, they're Democratic states. Don't help New York state because it is a Democratic state. How UGLY a thought. Just think of -- just think of what he is saying. People died. 15,000 people died in New York. But they were predominantly Democrats. So why should we help them? I mean, for crying out loud, if there was ever a time you're going to put aside -- for you to put aside your pettiness and your partisanship, and this political lens that you see the world through, Democrat and Republican and we help Republicans but we don't help Democrats. That's not who we are! That's not who we are as a people. If there was ever a time for humanity and decency, is now is the time. If there was ever a time to stop your political — obsessive, political bias and anger, which is what it has morphed into, just a political anger, now is the time. And you want to politically divide this nation now with all that's going on? How irresponsible and how reckless?
Viciousness. Irresponsibility. Recklessness. Obsessiveness. Anger. Pettiness. Stupidity. These are in the lifeblood of the GOP. This is the full description of Trump. And they're all in heavy rotation on McConnell's playlist.
Once the governor had moved on to the question period, he brought things back to the Senate Majority Leader, because he had just one more truth bomb to drop.
GOV. CUOMO: Let me just go back to my self-proclaimed Grip Reaper Senator McConnell for another second. He represents the State of Kentucky, okay? When it comes to fairness, New York State puts much more money into the federal pot than it takes out. Okay? At the end of the year we put in to that federal pot $116 billion more than we take out. His state, the state of Kentucky, takes out $148 billion more than they put in. So he's a federal legislator. He is distributing the federal pot of money. New York puts in more money to the federal pot than it takes out. His state takes out more than it puts in. Senator McConnell, who's getting bailed out here? It's YOUR state that is living on the money that WE generate. YOUR state is getting bailed out. Not MY state.
Let's be real about who truly is getting the bailout, Mitch.


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Fox News Uses Bogus Osama Bin Laden Smear Of Joe Biden To Appease King Man-Baby

Fox News is now turning toward mass murderer and the man who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks , Osama bin Laden , to smear Joe Biden and help Trump 's reelection campaign .
By controlling Fox News , Trump has a strong hold on media messaging and that 's paying off for him in a big way .
Earlier today there was a new Fox News poll with very bad results for Trump so Fox News knew they had to do something to try and mitigate it .
The `` news '' being hyped by Fox News was actually a Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help now so FoxNews.com writer Gregg Re re-discovered it just in time to try and shift the conversation away from Trump 's horrible poll numbers and to attack Joe Biden .
Usama bin Laden wanted to kill Obama so 'totally unprepared ' Biden would be president , declassified docs show Fox News might as well use the opinions of Jeffrey Dahmer , Ted Bundy , and the BTK killer as key political pundits who all support Donald Trump too .
Why not ?
It wo n't change the polls .
Every serial killer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2020 Lede : And they should know !
Only Fox News opinions matter so jump on the serial killer train .
I ca n't even tell you how f**king ludicrous this article is at this time .
In 2012 it was a piece of information , but nothing more .
Today 's it 's Fox News ' Golden Ticket to make Trump happy and give him a talking point .
It reeks of racism and Islamophobia , and is intended to push every button fearful Fox viewers have in order to encourage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blast Fox News sometime today over their new polls , but there 's more .
The latest poll shows that Michigan Governor Whitmer is far more popular than Trump , so they did their best to also smear her .
They reported the Fox News poll results this way : Biden tops Trump in Michigan , where Gov .
Whitmer is more popular than president However , instead of using a lead graphic of Joe Biden Trump or Governor Whitmer , Fox News chose to highlight a Tucker Carlson and Jeannine Pirro segment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News poll , Biden opened up a big lead over Trump in Pennsylvania .
In both states their home governors polled much higher than Donald Trump and they all said that the Trump administration acted way too slowly to combat the coronavirus .
Hence , the Fox News team cavalierly comes to the rescue with bogus smear stories that reek of racism and lies .
It 's the type of rescue only Trump 's cult-like base of supporters would approve .
`` Owning the libs '' is more important to Fox News and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phony tonics to cure the coronavirus and reasons to thwart stay-at-home orders by the states .

Fox News is now turning toward mass murderer and the man who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden, to smear Joe Biden and help Trump's reelection campaign.
By controlling Fox News, Trump has a strong hold on media messaging and that's paying off for him in a big way.
Earlier today there was a new Fox News poll with very bad results for Trump so Fox News knew they had to do something to try and mitigate it.
The "news" being hyped by Fox News was actually a Washington Post story from 2012 but Trump needs help now so FoxNews.com writer Gregg Re re-discovered it just in time to try and shift the conversation away from Trump's horrible poll numbers and to attack Joe Biden.
Check out this headline:
Usama bin Laden wanted to kill Obama so 'totally unprepared' Biden would be president, declassified docs show
Fox News might as well use the opinions of Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and the BTK killer as key political pundits who all support Donald Trump too. Why not? It won't change the polls.
Future Fox News headline, probably:
Every serial killer and mass murderer supports Trump for president in 2020
Lede: And they should know! Only Fox News opinions matter so jump on the serial killer train.
I can't even tell you how f**king ludicrous this article is at this time. In 2012 it was a piece of information, but nothing more. Today's it's Fox News' Golden Ticket to make Trump happy and give him a talking point. It reeks of racism and Islamophobia, and is intended to push every button fearful Fox viewers have in order to encourage fear and loathing.
Trump will probably blast Fox News sometime today over their new polls, but there's more. The latest poll shows that Michigan Governor Whitmer is far more popular than Trump, so they did their best to also smear her.
They reported the Fox News poll results this way: Biden tops Trump in Michigan, where Gov. Whitmer is more popular than president
However, instead of using a lead graphic of Joe Biden Trump or Governor Whitmer, Fox News chose to highlight a Tucker Carlson and Jeannine Pirro segment trashing Whitmer.
In the same Fox News poll, Biden opened up a big lead over Trump in Pennsylvania.
In both states their home governors polled much higher than Donald Trump and they all said that the Trump administration acted way too slowly to combat the coronavirus.
Hence, the Fox News team cavalierly comes to the rescue with bogus smear stories that reek of racism and lies.
It's the type of rescue only Trump's cult-like base of supporters would approve.
"Owning the libs" is more important to Fox News and their minions than protecting American citizens from phony tonics to cure the coronavirus and reasons to thwart stay-at-home orders by the states.


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Rep. Raskin Flattens Jim Jordan For Whining About Oversight On COVID-19 Spending

Rep. Jamie Raskin ( D-MD ) gave Gym Jordan a tongue lashing during a Rules Committee hearing , when the Ohio Congressman did not answer his question about how many investigations were launched in Congress into the 2012 Benghazi attack .
Rep. Raskin is furious that Republicans are using `` counterfeit outrage '' over the idea of forming a committee to exercise oversight on the trillions of dollars of federal stimulus .
Rep. Raskin started out by attacking Trump 's response to the coronavirus , which has resulted , so far , in more than 15 times the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminded everybody that Trump has rejected Congressional oversight and refused to honor their subpoenas .
Raskin said , `` I would so love to hear how my friends would have reacted if President Obama had brought our country to its knees economically in public health , and constitutionally , the way this president has .
Can you imagine what they 'd be saying if we were wearing masks up here under President Obama ? ''
He continued , `` I can not accept the counterfeit outrage of people upset about the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oversight over the trillions of dollars of the taxpayers money that 's going out the door to try to clean up after the messes created by the government . ''
`` I ca n't accept that counterfeit outrage , '' he said .
Rep. Raskin then turned to Jordan and asked , `` Mr. Jordan , do you know how many investigations were launched in congress into the 2012 Benghazi attack ? ''
Instead of telling him how many , Rep. Jordan tried to filibuster , and Raskin shut him down unceremoniously .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the select committee and I will tell you what -- - `` Rep. Raskin immediately cut him off , `` I 'm asking you a different question ... '' Jordan continued , `` It was formed 2 1/2 years after the tragedy of Benghazi . ''
`` Mr. Chairman , I 'm reclaiming my time , '' Raskin said as Jordan continued to babble away .
Jordan tried to interject again and this time Rep. Raskin yelled .
`` I 'm reclaiming my time . ''
He fixed his mask , yelling again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Rep Jordan was not wearing a mask at the hearing , like a jackass , and he tried to offer up a tepid explanation for why he was n't .
“ You might not be wearing a mask , but you adhere to the rules of this committee while you ’ re here , Mr. Jordan , OK ?
” Rep. Raskin demanded .
When Raskin said Jordan was upset because there might be 8 investigations into the money spending to deal with the pandemic , Jordan jumped in again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are eight . ''
Raskin yelled , `` Excuse me , this time is mine Mr. Jordan .
We 're not at a Benghazi committee right now . ''
`` We are the Rules Committee , the chairman 's right there , '' he said .
Rep. Raskin then answered his own question about the number of Benghazi investigations that were held , saying there were TEN Benghazi investigations , and six of them were controlled by Republicans .
He took aim at Jordan 's Benghazi committee , which lasted two years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found Hillary Clinton had done nothing illegal .
Raskin 's outrage was due to the fact that Republicans do n't want any over oversight on the Trump administration stimulus package spending , but were gung-ho to investigate Benghazi over and over and over again — solely in an effort to hurt President Obama and Hillary Clinton .

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) gave Gym Jordan a tongue lashing during a Rules Committee hearing, when the Ohio Congressman did not answer his question about how many investigations were launched in Congress into the 2012 Benghazi attack.
Rep. Raskin is furious that Republicans are using "counterfeit outrage" over the idea of forming a committee to exercise oversight on the trillions of dollars of federal stimulus.
Rep. Raskin started out by attacking Trump's response to the coronavirus, which has resulted, so far, in more than 15 times the number of deaths we had on 9/11. He reminded everybody that Trump has rejected Congressional oversight and refused to honor their subpoenas.
Raskin said, "I would so love to hear how my friends would have reacted if President Obama had brought our country to its knees economically in public health, and constitutionally, the way this president has. Can you imagine what they'd be saying if we were wearing masks up here under President Obama?"
He continued, "I cannot accept the counterfeit outrage of people upset about the fact that we're creating a committee to conduct oversight over the trillions of dollars of the taxpayers money that's going out the door to try to clean up after the messes created by the government."
"I can't accept that counterfeit outrage," he said.
Rep. Raskin then turned to Jordan and asked, "Mr. Jordan, do you know how many investigations were launched in congress into the 2012 Benghazi attack?" Instead of telling him how many, Rep. Jordan tried to filibuster, and Raskin shut him down unceremoniously.
Jordan said, "I served on the select committee and I will tell you what --- "
Rep. Raskin immediately cut him off, "I'm asking you a different question..."
Jordan continued, "It was formed 2 1/2 years after the tragedy of Benghazi."
"Mr. Chairman, I'm reclaiming my time," Raskin said as Jordan continued to babble away.
Jordan tried to interject again and this time Rep. Raskin yelled. "I'm reclaiming my time." He fixed his mask, yelling again, "I'm reclaiming my time."
Rep Jordan was not wearing a mask at the hearing, like a jackass, and he tried to offer up a tepid explanation for why he wasn't.
“You might not be wearing a mask, but you adhere to the rules of this committee while you’re here, Mr. Jordan, OK?” Rep. Raskin demanded.
When Raskin said Jordan was upset because there might be 8 investigations into the money spending to deal with the pandemic, Jordan jumped in again, "Not maybe, there are. There are eight."
Raskin yelled, "Excuse me, this time is mine Mr. Jordan. We're not at a Benghazi committee right now."
"We are the Rules Committee, the chairman's right there," he said.
Rep. Raskin then answered his own question about the number of Benghazi investigations that were held, saying there were TEN Benghazi investigations, and six of them were controlled by Republicans. He took aim at Jordan's Benghazi committee, which lasted two years, spent $6 million, and found Hillary Clinton had done nothing illegal.
Raskin's outrage was due to the fact that Republicans don't want any over oversight on the Trump administration stimulus package spending, but were gung-ho to investigate Benghazi over and over and over again — solely in an effort to hurt President Obama and Hillary Clinton.


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Newly Elected Wisconsin Mayor Attacked By Anti-Semites, But She’s Not Jewish

Meet Katie Rosenberg , the newly elected mayor to Wausau , Wisconsin .
Rosenberg , a lifelong Democrat , beat the Republican incumbent , Robert Mielke by a solid 5 % .
She became an instant internet sensation with her simple two word tweet when the results were finalized : But her friends and the people of Wausau know her better for her iconic peace sign she flashes as readily as she flashes her contagious smile .
She also ran one of the cleanest , most positive campaigns that I have seen in Wisconsin in a long time , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I 've been cyber friends with Rosenberg for a many years , even before she entered politics and became a Marathon County Supervisor , and always found her to be direct , honest and thoughtful .
I have always enjoyed our chats and gained insights from her that I had n't thought of before .
Unfortunately , not even the charming community of Wausau is immune to the hate and bigotry that has become all too prevalent in our society .
Rosenberg has been the victim of uncounted misogynistic attacks .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for anti-Semitic attacks as well : “ The majority of it is online via Twitter or Facebook .
It ’ s usually name-calling ( I am sure you know all the anti-Semitic names ) and I block or delete them , ” she said in a Twitter direct message exchange .
“ Last summer I had some guy ( obviously drunk ) come up to me and tell me that I was trying to ‘ Jew ’ him.
” The experience was not new to her family .
“ Growing up my dad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we received tons of mail addressed to ‘ Jimmy RosenJew.
’ I only received one letter like that , ” she said , attaching a photo of a pile of hate and hoax mail her father got .
Despite her last name , Rosenberg isn ’ t Jewish — we asked her about it .
“ Any Jewish heritage I might have was lost a looooong time ago , before my family left Europe , ” she said in a private exchange with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on Twitter .
“ I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” But that doesn ’ t mean she hasn ’ t had some quintessentially Jewish experiences , which she explained in a manner that was consistent with the in-your-face attitude in her victory tweet .
“ A lot of people assume I am Jewish and I don ’ t see any reason to correct them because a lot of it comes in the form of anti-Semitism , ” she said .
Given that Rosenberg is only 36 years old , Wausau has a long , bright future ahead of it .
And with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first African American to serve on the Marathon County Board , that entire region is a breath of fresh air in the general miasma of Wisconsin politics today .

Meet Katie Rosenberg, the newly elected mayor to Wausau, Wisconsin. Rosenberg, a lifelong Democrat, beat the Republican incumbent, Robert Mielke by a solid 5%. She became an instant internet sensation with her simple two word tweet when the results were finalized:
HOLY BALLS — Katie Rosenberg (@katierosenberg) April 13, 2020
But her friends and the people of Wausau know her better for her iconic peace sign she flashes as readily as she flashes her contagious smile. She also ran one of the cleanest, most positive campaigns that I have seen in Wisconsin in a long time, which is not surprising for someone like her.
I've been cyber friends with Rosenberg for a many years, even before she entered politics and became a Marathon County Supervisor, and always found her to be direct, honest and thoughtful. I have always enjoyed our chats and gained insights from her that I hadn't thought of before.
Unfortunately, not even the charming community of Wausau is immune to the hate and bigotry that has become all too prevalent in our society. Rosenberg has been the victim of uncounted misogynistic attacks. She has also repeatedly been been the target for anti-Semitic attacks as well:
Rosenberg had plenty of examples. “The majority of it is online via Twitter or Facebook. It’s usually name-calling (I am sure you know all the anti-Semitic names) and I block or delete them,” she said in a Twitter direct message exchange. “Last summer I had some guy (obviously drunk) come up to me and tell me that I was trying to ‘Jew’ him.” The experience was not new to her family. “Growing up my dad was on our local city council and we received tons of mail addressed to ‘Jimmy RosenJew.’ I only received one letter like that,” she said, attaching a photo of a pile of hate and hoax mail her father got.
But there's a catch. Rosenberg isn't Jewish:
Despite her last name, Rosenberg isn’t Jewish — we asked her about it. “Any Jewish heritage I might have was lost a looooong time ago, before my family left Europe,” she said in a private exchange with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on Twitter. “I don’t know the story, unfortunately.” But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t had some quintessentially Jewish experiences, which she explained in a manner that was consistent with the in-your-face attitude in her victory tweet. “A lot of people assume I am Jewish and I don’t see any reason to correct them because a lot of it comes in the form of anti-Semitism,” she said.
Given that Rosenberg is only 36 years old, Wausau has a long, bright future ahead of it. And with the election of William Harris, the first African American to serve on the Marathon County Board, that entire region is a breath of fresh air in the general miasma of Wisconsin politics today.


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Fox & Friends Plea To Exempt Au Pairs From Immigration Ban Granted

As I posted yesterday , Ainsley Earhardt responded to Trump ’ s decision to suspend all immigration , not with thoughts of how she could employ an American worker , but with an obvious on-air appeal to the Fan-in-Chief .
EARHARDT : Many families here , including mine , we have au pairs , and we rely on them .
I go to work at three o ’ clock in the morning , so I need her there and I need her in my house so that she can help me with my daughter .
So , many families rely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One of the purposes of Trump ’ s ban , according to his tweet , is “ to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens.
” But cohost Brian Kilmeade didn ’ t seem concerned about hiring American au pairs , either .
“ I know a lot of people who have au pairs that come here legally .
Someone we all know is waiting on one for a matter of months now , ” he said .
And , surprise !
Wednesday morning , the AP reported that hundreds of thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the country .
That includes Ainsley ’ s au pair .
An administration official familiar with the plans , however , said the order will apply to foreigners seeking employment-based green cards and relatives of green card holders who are not citizens .
Americans wishing to bring immediate family will still be able to do so , according to the official , who spoke on the condition of anonymity before the plan was announced .
About 1 million green cards were granted in the 2019 fiscal year , about half to spouses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
By limiting his immigration measure to green cards , Trump was leaving untouched hundreds of thousands of foreign workers granted non-immigrant visas each year , including farm workers , health care workers and software programmers .
The Migration Policy Institute , a nonpartisan think tank , estimated that some 110,000 green cards could be delayed during a two-month pause .
Trump said he would consider extending the restrictions , depending on economic conditions at the time .
Don ’ t get me wrong : I am relieved that Trump will allow farm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s the hypocrisy from the “ America First ” crowd that ’ s so stunning .
I have no idea whether the Fox hosts ’ supplications had anything to do with the exemption .
But , as they say , it couldn ’ t have hurt .

As I posted yesterday, Ainsley Earhardt responded to Trump’s decision to suspend all immigration, not with thoughts of how she could employ an American worker, but with an obvious on-air appeal to the Fan-in-Chief.
EARHARDT: Many families here, including mine, we have au pairs, and we rely on them. I go to work at three o’clock in the morning, so I need her there and I need her in my house so that she can help me with my daughter. So, many families rely on child care from other countries.
One of the purposes of Trump’s ban, according to his tweet, is “to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens.” But cohost Brian Kilmeade didn’t seem concerned about hiring American au pairs, either. “I know a lot of people who have au pairs that come here legally. Someone we all know is waiting on one for a matter of months now,” he said.
And, surprise! Wednesday morning, the AP reported that hundreds of thousands of foreigners will be allowed to remain in the country. That includes Ainsley’s au pair.
An administration official familiar with the plans, however, said the order will apply to foreigners seeking employment-based green cards and relatives of green card holders who are not citizens. Americans wishing to bring immediate family will still be able to do so, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity before the plan was announced. About 1 million green cards were granted in the 2019 fiscal year, about half to spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens.
By limiting his immigration measure to green cards, Trump was leaving untouched hundreds of thousands of foreign workers granted non-immigrant visas each year, including farm workers, health care workers and software programmers. The Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, estimated that some 110,000 green cards could be delayed during a two-month pause. Trump said he would consider extending the restrictions, depending on economic conditions at the time.
Don’t get me wrong: I am relieved that Trump will allow farm workers and health care workers to stay. It’s the hypocrisy from the “America First” crowd that’s so stunning.
I have no idea whether the Fox hosts’ supplications had anything to do with the exemption. But, as they say, it couldn’t have hurt.