wnd--2020-05-20--Doctor Pelosi, I presume?

Doctor Pelosi, I presume?

The famous 19th-century Scottish physician , missionary and explorer , Dr. David Livingstone , making a trip to Africa in 1866 , was believed to have died when nothing more was heard from him .
Welsh journalist and explorer Henry Stanley led a team into Africa to determine Livingstone 's fate .
On Nov. 10 , 1871 , arriving in the small village of Ujiji , located on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in south-central Africa , Stanley saw a single white male standing out among the throngs of black villagers greeting him .
Approaching the white man with outstretched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greeting , `` Dr. Livingstone , I presume ? ''
While Dr. Livingstone was a well-respected physician and humanitarian , Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , wishing to sound like both , recently blurting out a politically incorrect comment about President Donald Trump , demonstrated she is neither .
Perhaps she feels her position as speaker of the House authorizes her to irresponsibly spew out medical knowledge she lacks to comment about a president she disdains .
By doing so , not only does she disrespect his office and cast aspersions upon those of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but she also does nothing to allay Americans ' fears on how best to protect ourselves from the coronavirus .
Trump shared this week he was taking , prophylactically , the anti-malarial medication hydroxychloroquine .
He has long promoted it as a virus treatment .
While not officially sanctioned as such and some health officials warning of adverse consequences , nonetheless , the medication is gaining support .
A U.S. doctor uses it with great success on his COVID-19 patients .
A poll revealed 65 % of doctors treating U.S. patients also prescribe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports an amazing success rate .
Obviously , Democrats put more credibility into Christopher Steele 's zero-credibility fake news dossier on Trump than they put into a medication Trump promotes .
Undoubtedly , they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome ( TDS ) .
Trump 's declaration about hydroxychloroquine caused Pelosi to dig deep into her bag of medical knowledge to suggest it was not a good idea for `` morbidly obese '' Trump to take hydroxychloroquine .
For anyone confused concerning her intent , Pelosi was not concerned about how the medication might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was just another of her tireless efforts to fire off a personal barb at him .
By this attack , however , Pelosi – always presenting herself as a social justice warrior – apparently had no compunction about resorting to `` fat shaming . ''
TRENDING : Flynn lawyer moves to get 'rogue ' judge booted off case Once Pelosi had set the tone , `` Dr. '' Chuck Schumer – also known as the Democratic senator from New York – took her lead , as he often does , to criticize Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president did with hydroxychloroquine was reckless , simply reckless . ''
Not content to leave it at that , Schumer , seeking to cover all bases , ( falsely ) added , `` The experts say , every expert that looked at it says it does n't help you against COVID .
So he is giving people false hope .
… For him to say this is reckless [ and ] shows no regard for the public .
Then you have to ask yourself , why did he say it ?
Does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the family that might be benefiting ?
Trying to divert attention from his failure at COVID ?
… One thing you do n't know , maybe he is really not taking it , he lies about things characteristically . ''
Fearing the criticize-Trump-for-taking hydroxychloroquine bandwagon might leave without him , the pride of the Democratic Party , medical doctor extraordinaire and sole presidential candidate Joe Biden , jumped onboard .
When the media queried him on the issue , apparently believing it more important to pursue this rather than the rape allegations against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's like saying maybe if you inject Clorox into your blood it may cure you .
C'mon , man !
What is he doing ?
What in God 's name is he doing ? ''
What Trump is doing is exercising leadership by example – a characteristic with which the Democratic Party 's best and brightest are unfamiliar .
He is `` walking the walk , '' not just `` talking the talk , '' demonstrating his confidence in a drug known to be saving lives .
Such leadership has now resulted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydroxychloroquine for its own citizens .
Despite the anti-Trump onslaught by Democratic Party elitists , a Dallas , Texas , family medicine specialist and general surgeon , Dr. Ivette Lozano , said the last thing they wanted to hear .
She stated , `` I think the people of the United States need to know they have a brilliant president of the United States and that he wants to keep himself safe and healthy so that he can guide us through this pandemic .
He 's done an incredible job .
He is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And I commend him for coming out publicly and sharing with his people that he is taking this drug , that it is completely safe , and that doctors need to start prescribing it immediately . ''
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has confirmed Trump takes the medication .
She added , `` The president has said pretty widely that this is a drug that he had looked at with optimism , but nevertheless he said that this is a decision that must be made with the doctor . ''
Trump pointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Asked Tuesday to comment on Pelosi 's barb , Trump said , `` Oh , I do n't respond to her , I think she 's a waste of time . ''
Trump has not hesitated to exchange salvos with Pelosi who made clear her anti-Trump mindset early on .
Her dislike for Trump flowed from the fallacy he had stolen the election from Hillary Clinton with Russia 's help .
Three years later , despite no supporting evidence , Pelosi steadfastly remains vindictive .
As their personal attacks continue , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose bust sits in his office – Winston Churchill .
As Britain 's prime minister , Churchill also endured a female political protagonist , Lady Astor .
He often got the best of her for launching personal attacks against him , simply by exercising a sharp wit .
In one exchange , a frustrated Astor lamented to Churchill , `` If you were my husband , I 'd poison your tea . ''
Unperturbed , Churchill responded , `` If I were your husband , I 'd drink it . ''
Both Lady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bodies to achieve firsts .
Astor was the first female member of Parliament ; Pelosi the first female speaker of the House .
But there the similarities end – for the mark Astor left behind was a positive one .

The famous 19th-century Scottish physician, missionary and explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, making a trip to Africa in 1866, was believed to have died when nothing more was heard from him. Welsh journalist and explorer Henry Stanley led a team into Africa to determine Livingstone's fate. On Nov. 10, 1871, arriving in the small village of Ujiji, located on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in south-central Africa, Stanley saw a single white male standing out among the throngs of black villagers greeting him. Approaching the white man with outstretched hand, Stanley uttered his now famous greeting, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
While Dr. Livingstone was a well-respected physician and humanitarian, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wishing to sound like both, recently blurting out a politically incorrect comment about President Donald Trump, demonstrated she is neither. Perhaps she feels her position as speaker of the House authorizes her to irresponsibly spew out medical knowledge she lacks to comment about a president she disdains. By doing so, not only does she disrespect his office and cast aspersions upon those of us carrying a few extra pounds, but she also does nothing to allay Americans' fears on how best to protect ourselves from the coronavirus.
Trump shared this week he was taking, prophylactically, the anti-malarial medication hydroxychloroquine. He has long promoted it as a virus treatment. While not officially sanctioned as such and some health officials warning of adverse consequences, nonetheless, the medication is gaining support. A U.S. doctor uses it with great success on his COVID-19 patients. A poll revealed 65% of doctors treating U.S. patients also prescribe it. A French doctor using it reports an amazing success rate.
Obviously, Democrats put more credibility into Christopher Steele's zero-credibility fake news dossier on Trump than they put into a medication Trump promotes. Undoubtedly, they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).
Trump's declaration about hydroxychloroquine caused Pelosi to dig deep into her bag of medical knowledge to suggest it was not a good idea for "morbidly obese" Trump to take hydroxychloroquine. For anyone confused concerning her intent, Pelosi was not concerned about how the medication might impact the president's health – it was just another of her tireless efforts to fire off a personal barb at him. By this attack, however, Pelosi – always presenting herself as a social justice warrior – apparently had no compunction about resorting to "fat shaming."
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Once Pelosi had set the tone, "Dr." Chuck Schumer – also known as the Democratic senator from New York – took her lead, as he often does, to criticize Trump too. He stated, "What the president did with hydroxychloroquine was reckless, simply reckless." Not content to leave it at that, Schumer, seeking to cover all bases, (falsely) added, "The experts say, every expert that looked at it says it doesn't help you against COVID. So he is giving people false hope. … For him to say this is reckless [and] shows no regard for the public. Then you have to ask yourself, why did he say it? Does he have a friend or member of the family that might be benefiting? Trying to divert attention from his failure at COVID? … One thing you don't know, maybe he is really not taking it, he lies about things characteristically."
Fearing the criticize-Trump-for-taking hydroxychloroquine bandwagon might leave without him, the pride of the Democratic Party, medical doctor extraordinaire and sole presidential candidate Joe Biden, jumped onboard. When the media queried him on the issue, apparently believing it more important to pursue this rather than the rape allegations against him, Biden responded, "It's like saying maybe if you inject Clorox into your blood it may cure you. C'mon, man! What is he doing? What in God's name is he doing?"
What Trump is doing is exercising leadership by example – a characteristic with which the Democratic Party's best and brightest are unfamiliar. He is "walking the walk," not just "talking the talk," demonstrating his confidence in a drug known to be saving lives. Such leadership has now resulted in the U.K. ordering millions of doses of hydroxychloroquine for its own citizens.
Despite the anti-Trump onslaught by Democratic Party elitists, a Dallas, Texas, family medicine specialist and general surgeon, Dr. Ivette Lozano, said the last thing they wanted to hear. She stated, "I think the people of the United States need to know they have a brilliant president of the United States and that he wants to keep himself safe and healthy so that he can guide us through this pandemic. He's done an incredible job. He is saving thousands and thousands of lives. And I commend him for coming out publicly and sharing with his people that he is taking this drug, that it is completely safe, and that doctors need to start prescribing it immediately."
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has confirmed Trump takes the medication. She added, "The president has said pretty widely that this is a drug that he had looked at with optimism, but nevertheless he said that this is a decision that must be made with the doctor." Trump pointed out many front-line workers also take it.
Asked Tuesday to comment on Pelosi's barb, Trump said, "Oh, I don't respond to her, I think she's a waste of time."
Trump has not hesitated to exchange salvos with Pelosi who made clear her anti-Trump mindset early on. Her dislike for Trump flowed from the fallacy he had stolen the election from Hillary Clinton with Russia's help. Three years later, despite no supporting evidence, Pelosi steadfastly remains vindictive.
As their personal attacks continue, Trump should follow the approach of a man whose bust sits in his office – Winston Churchill. As Britain's prime minister, Churchill also endured a female political protagonist, Lady Astor. He often got the best of her for launching personal attacks against him, simply by exercising a sharp wit. In one exchange, a frustrated Astor lamented to Churchill, "If you were my husband, I'd poison your tea." Unperturbed, Churchill responded, "If I were your husband, I'd drink it."
Both Lady Astor and Nancy Pelosi overcame male-dominated legislative bodies to achieve firsts. Astor was the first female member of Parliament; Pelosi the first female speaker of the House. But there the similarities end – for the mark Astor left behind was a positive one.


wnd--2020-05-20--The left's 'cancel culture' now weaponized against ordinary Americans

If you have not heard the phrase `` cancel culture , '' you have undoubtedly seen it in action .
It is a leftist tool to silence and/or personally destroy Americans who disagree with them .
It is most often used by liberal mobs to demonize a person or business by feigning outrage and demanding the speaker be silenced or run out of business .
It takes many forms , up to and including violent attacks on the person , their business and even their homes and families .
FoxNews ' Tucker Carlson 's home was attacked by a liberal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sometimes lawsuits or government action are used to harass a citizen or business to punish them financially or vilify them into social isolation to force them to comply .
With COVID-19 , this vile practice is expanded to ordinary Americans .
Small business owners have been dragged by the left into unwanted publicity and public demonization .
More on some of these examples later .
Were this despicable practice limited to politicians , it might be dismissed as just an ugly side of politics .
But , as we have seen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into every corner of American life , which gives license to the hateful mobs of liberal foot-soldiers to drag even specifically non-political people into the ugliest part of political discourse .
News has been politicized for years , with most major media `` news reporting '' just thinly veiled Democratic party advocacy , attacks on conservatives and reporters ' liberal opinions presented as facts .
Liberal purity is mandatory , as shown when MSNBC fired conservative commentator Pat Buchanan and when CBS News parted company with reporter Sheryl Attkisson after her reporting on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot at by snipers .
CBS News ' Catherine Herridge is now vilified by her fellow journalists for reporting on the Michael Flynn case .
Education , particularly in universities , has been turned into a sewer of political correctness , speech codes and enforced groupthink .
Current students simply repeat the demanded leftist talking points in discussions and assignments to avoid harassment and protect their GPAs .
Sporting events have become leftist political soapboxes for athletes to force liberal views onto fans who just want to watch a game without having politics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though , expands on the injection of politics into daily life by actively snuffing out dissent to force compliance with liberal political beliefs .
TRENDING : Flynn lawyer moves to get 'rogue ' judge booted off case In television , comedians Tim Allen and Roseanne Barr fell victim to cancel culture when both had popular sitcoms canceled over personal opinions that outraged leftists .
Singer Hank Williams Jr. was fired from performing his weekly opening on Monday Night Football , and World Series champion Curt Schilling was fired by ESPN , for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Compare this to the constant barrage of on-air leftist rants inflicted on ESPN viewers without consequence .
Radio titan Rush Limbaugh was blocked from an ownership interest in an NFL team based on a demonstrably false comment alleged by a liberal sportswriter regarding slavery .
Even though the accusation was a lie , NFL owners blocked his participation , anyway , to appease the liberal outrage mob .
Leftist cancel culture is blamed for killing comedy , as `` triggered '' audience members and angry leftists have made it impossible to laugh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservatives ) without drawing protests and gnashing of teeth by liberals claiming oppression , victimization and demanding that offenders be banned from campuses or comedy clubs .
This explains the boring uniformity of late-night comedy shows , which now all feature exclusively anti-Trump , anti-conservative `` humor . ''
It is the only comedy liberal hate mobs will permit .
Over time , the curse of cancel culture has seeped out of news , sports and entertainment and into daily life .
It is now used to ban Chick-fil-A from universities , airports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and speakers face protests , riots and threats of physical harm against themselves or anyone wishing to hear them speak , based solely on their point-of-view .
Conservative authors are banned by Amazon at the demand of liberals , and prominent physicians and scientists find their discussions of COVID-19 banned from YouTube for questioning the response of liberal officials or continued imposition of draconian orders .
Liberals have unleashed their hate mobs in coordinated campaigns targeting banks , demanding the cancellation of gun manufacturers ' and retailers ' accounts .
Dallas salon owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lengthy government-imposed shutdown with no other way to pay her bills , was jailed for opening her business .
Although receiving support resulting from national attention , she was also attacked by leftist hate mobs for daring to violate liberal policies .
But there are thousands more small-business owners across America like Ms. Luther who are victims of organized hate campaigns but do not have the benefit of national attention .
Karen Johnson owns The Copy Cat , a small business in Hillview , Kentucky , making signs and banners .
Like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pile up in spite of the shutdown .
Noting how restaurants were allowed to stay open , Ms. Johnson arranged online ordering , payment by phone and curbside pickup .
A popular current need is yard signs for 2020 graduates whose commencements are canceled .
Ms. Johnson has been subjected to vicious hate and harassment online by strangers .
She and her business are enduring a shameful smear campaign , malicious online attacks and have been added to lists for organized efforts to destroy her business – for simply trying to survive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other businesses .
As Americans increasingly recognize governments ' overreaction and overreach , authorities have changed their messaging from `` we 're all in this together '' to pitting citizens against one another by calling on lockdown supporters to snitch on dissenters .
The Great Coronavirus Panic of 2020 is an opportunity for hateful liberals to expand this repulsive , anti-American tactic to `` cancel '' ordinary Americas everywhere by weaponizing social media to attack and harass people leaving their homes or trying to keep their businesses out of bankruptcy under government lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancel culture '' has expanded from destroying prominent people to using force to inflict liberal policies on ordinary Americans .

If you have not heard the phrase "cancel culture," you have undoubtedly seen it in action. It is a leftist tool to silence and/or personally destroy Americans who disagree with them. It is most often used by liberal mobs to demonize a person or business by feigning outrage and demanding the speaker be silenced or run out of business. It takes many forms, up to and including violent attacks on the person, their business and even their homes and families. Fox News' Tucker Carlson's home was attacked by a liberal mob demanding he and his family move. Sometimes lawsuits or government action are used to harass a citizen or business to punish them financially or vilify them into social isolation to force them to comply.
With COVID-19, this vile practice is expanded to ordinary Americans. Small business owners have been dragged by the left into unwanted publicity and public demonization. More on some of these examples later.
Were this despicable practice limited to politicians, it might be dismissed as just an ugly side of politics. But, as we have seen, politics is now injected by the left into every corner of American life, which gives license to the hateful mobs of liberal foot-soldiers to drag even specifically non-political people into the ugliest part of political discourse.
News has been politicized for years, with most major media "news reporting" just thinly veiled Democratic party advocacy, attacks on conservatives and reporters' liberal opinions presented as facts. Liberal purity is mandatory, as shown when MSNBC fired conservative commentator Pat Buchanan and when CBS News parted company with reporter Sheryl Attkisson after her reporting on Hillary Clinton's claims to have been shot at by snipers. CBS News' Catherine Herridge is now vilified by her fellow journalists for reporting on the Michael Flynn case. Education, particularly in universities, has been turned into a sewer of political correctness, speech codes and enforced groupthink. Current students simply repeat the demanded leftist talking points in discussions and assignments to avoid harassment and protect their GPAs. Sporting events have become leftist political soapboxes for athletes to force liberal views onto fans who just want to watch a game without having politics forced on them.
Cancel culture, though, expands on the injection of politics into daily life by actively snuffing out dissent to force compliance with liberal political beliefs.
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In television, comedians Tim Allen and Roseanne Barr fell victim to cancel culture when both had popular sitcoms canceled over personal opinions that outraged leftists. Singer Hank Williams Jr. was fired from performing his weekly opening on Monday Night Football, and World Series champion Curt Schilling was fired by ESPN, for their off-camera personal opinions of Obama's presidency. Compare this to the constant barrage of on-air leftist rants inflicted on ESPN viewers without consequence. Radio titan Rush Limbaugh was blocked from an ownership interest in an NFL team based on a demonstrably false comment alleged by a liberal sportswriter regarding slavery. Even though the accusation was a lie, NFL owners blocked his participation, anyway, to appease the liberal outrage mob.
Leftist cancel culture is blamed for killing comedy, as "triggered" audience members and angry leftists have made it impossible to laugh about anything in daily life (except conservatives) without drawing protests and gnashing of teeth by liberals claiming oppression, victimization and demanding that offenders be banned from campuses or comedy clubs. This explains the boring uniformity of late-night comedy shows, which now all feature exclusively anti-Trump, anti-conservative "humor." It is the only comedy liberal hate mobs will permit.
Over time, the curse of cancel culture has seeped out of news, sports and entertainment and into daily life. It is now used to ban Chick-fil-A from universities, airports and even entire cities. Conservative lecturers and speakers face protests, riots and threats of physical harm against themselves or anyone wishing to hear them speak, based solely on their point-of-view. Conservative authors are banned by Amazon at the demand of liberals, and prominent physicians and scientists find their discussions of COVID-19 banned from YouTube for questioning the response of liberal officials or continued imposition of draconian orders. Liberals have unleashed their hate mobs in coordinated campaigns targeting banks, demanding the cancellation of gun manufacturers' and retailers' accounts.
Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther, who found herself facing a lengthy government-imposed shutdown with no other way to pay her bills, was jailed for opening her business. Although receiving support resulting from national attention, she was also attacked by leftist hate mobs for daring to violate liberal policies. But there are thousands more small-business owners across America like Ms. Luther who are victims of organized hate campaigns but do not have the benefit of national attention.
Karen Johnson owns The Copy Cats, a small business in Hillview, Kentucky, making signs and banners. Like most small businesses, her bills continue to pile up in spite of the shutdown. Noting how restaurants were allowed to stay open, Ms. Johnson arranged online ordering, payment by phone and curbside pickup. A popular current need is yard signs for 2020 graduates whose commencements are canceled. Ms. Johnson has been subjected to vicious hate and harassment online by strangers. She and her business are enduring a shameful smear campaign, malicious online attacks and have been added to lists for organized efforts to destroy her business – for simply trying to survive and use safety practices governments demand of other businesses. As Americans increasingly recognize governments' overreaction and overreach, authorities have changed their messaging from "we're all in this together" to pitting citizens against one another by calling on lockdown supporters to snitch on dissenters.
The Great Coronavirus Panic of 2020 is an opportunity for hateful liberals to expand this repulsive, anti-American tactic to "cancel" ordinary Americas everywhere by weaponizing social media to attack and harass people leaving their homes or trying to keep their businesses out of bankruptcy under government lockdowns and shutdowns. The left's "cancel culture" has expanded from destroying prominent people to using force to inflict liberal policies on ordinary Americans.


wnd--2020-05-21--Lisa Kudrow has 'no idea' of U.S. Space Force while filming 'Space Force'

( FOX NEWS ) -- Lisa Kudrow apparently did n't know there was a real-life Space Force when she was @ @ @ @ @ same name for Netflix .
The `` Friends '' alum is part of the starry @ @ @ @ @ 's upcoming workplace sitcom inspired by Donald Trump 's initiation of the US Space Force @ @ @ @ @ roots in real life , Kudrow , 56 , was completely unaware .

(FOX NEWS) -- Lisa Kudrow apparently didn't know there was a real-life Space Force when she was filming the series of the same name for Netflix.
The "Friends" alum is part of the starry cast for the streaming giant's upcoming workplace sitcom inspired by Donald Trump's initiation of the US Space Force.
While the series has roots in real life, Kudrow, 56, was completely unaware.
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wnd--2020-05-21--James Woods hits back at 'morbidly corrupt' Nancy Pelosi

( FOX NEWS ) -- James Woods took a jab at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. on Twitter Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ about President Donald Trump .
The politically outspoken actor took to Twitter to share an @ @ @ @ @ and to lambaste her in the photo 's caption .

(FOX NEWS) -- James Woods took a jab at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. on Twitter Tuesday following negative comments she made about President Donald Trump.
The politically outspoken actor took to Twitter to share an image of the House Speaker and to lambaste her in the photo's caption.
"Morbidly corrupt..." Woods wrote.
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wnd--2020-05-21--Death Angel drummer says he 'met Satan' in coronavirus coma

( FOX NEWS ) -- Is it ever too late to come home to Jesus ?
Will Carroll , drummer @ @ @ @ @ Death Angel , said he went to hell and met Satan while in a coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ , was comatose on a ventilator in critical condition at the California Pacific Medical Center @ @ @ @ @ after coming back from a European tour , according to the San Francisco Chronicle ’ @ @ @

(FOX NEWS) -- Is it ever too late to come home to Jesus?
Will Carroll, drummer of the thrash metal band Death Angel, said he went to hell and met Satan while in a coronavirus coma.
Carroll, 47, was comatose on a ventilator in critical condition at the California Pacific Medical Center for two weeks in March after coming back from a European tour, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Datebook.
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wnd--2020-05-22--The 2006 origins of today's unprecedented national lockdown

Why was the entire country not locked down during major pandemics of 1968/69 , 1957 , 1949-1952 or even the Spanish Flu of 1918 ?
That 's a question many are asking some two months into the unprecedented mass quarantine of the healthy in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic .
Whatever the answer , wrote Jeffrey A. Tucker , editorial director for the American Institute for Economic Research , it must be `` a bizarre tale . ''
`` How , '' he asked , `` did a temporary plan to preserve hospital capacity turn into two-to-three months of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worker furloughs at 256 hospitals , a stoppage of international travel , a 40 % job loss among people earning less than $ 40K per year , devastation of every economic sector , mass confusion and demoralization , a complete ignoring of all fundamental rights and liberties , not to mention the mass confiscation of private property with forced closures of millions of businesses ? ''
Tucker , citing in part a New York Times story published last month , traced the theory behind the lockdown to 2006 .
And , indeed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So far as anyone can tell , the intellectual machinery that made this mess was invented 14 years ago , and not by epidemiologists but by computer-simulation modelers , '' he wrote .
`` It was adopted not by experienced doctors – they warned ferociously against it – but by politicians . ''
The phrase social distancing turned up for the first time in a Feb. 12 , 2006 , New York Times story at the time of the avian flu outbreak .
Tucker recalled that the extreme warnings of its lethality did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did prompt President George W. Bush to study up on the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and commission experts to come up with a plan for the next big one , the New York Times reported last month .
Two federal government doctors , Richard Hatchett and Carter Mecher , proposed requiring Americans to stay home from work and school the next time the country was hit by a deadly pandemic .
Their plan was met with skepticism and some ridicule by senior officials accustomed to relying on the pharmaceutical industry rather than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Times said , how that plan `` became the heart of the national playbook for responding to a pandemic is one of the untold stories of the coronavirus crisis . ''
Mecher , a Department of Veterans Affairs physician , and Hatchett , an oncologist turned White House adviser , had to overcome intense initial opposition , the Times said .
Their work was combined with that of a Defense Department team assigned to a similar task .
One of the unusual turns in the story , the Times said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research project by 14-year-old Laura Glass , the daughter of a scientist at the Sandia National Laboratories .
The concept of social distancing was viewed as impractical , unnecessary and politically infeasible .
But according to the Albuquerque Journal , Glass , `` with some guidance from her dad , devised a computer simulation that showed how people – family members , co-workers , students in schools , people in social situations – interact . ''
`` What she discovered was that school kids come in contact with about 140 people a day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' the newspaper said .
`` Based on that finding , her program showed that in a hypothetical town of 10,000 people , 5,000 would be infected during a pandemic if no measures were taken , but only 500 would be infected if the schools were closed . ''
Tucker noted that Laura Glass ' name appears on the foundational paper arguing for lockdowns and forced human separation , titled `` Targeted Social Distancing Designs for Pandemic Influenza . ''
The authors `` conclude with a chilling call for what amounts to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Tucker wrote .
Tucker pointed out that in the course of the planning , neither legal nor economic experts were brought in to advise .
Instead the task fell to an intensive care doctor with no previous expertise in pandemics , Mecher , and an oncologist , Hatchett .
`` In other words , it was a high-school science experiment that eventually became law of the land , and through a circuitous route propelled not by science but politics , '' he wrote .
The primary author of the paper , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical training nor any experience in immunology or epidemiology .
That explains , Tucker wrote , why Dr. D.A .
Henderson , `` who had been the leader of the international effort to eradicate smallpox , '' completely rejected the scheme .
Henderson , according to the Times , `` was convinced that it made no sense to force schools to close or public gatherings to stop . ''
He wrote in an academic paper responding to the proposal that it would `` result in significant disruption of the social functioning of communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Henderson , along with three Johns Hopkins medical professors , advised letting the pandemic spread , treating people who get sick and working quickly to develop a vaccine to prevent it from coming back .
Tucker called the paper `` a remarkably readable refutation of the entire lock-down model . ''
`` There are no historical observations or scientific studies that support the confinement by quarantine of groups of possibly infected people for extended periods in order to slow the spread of influenza , '' the scholars wrote .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past half-century when large-scale quarantine has been effectively used in the control of any disease . ''
They warned that the `` negative consequences of large-scale quarantine are so extreme ( forced confinement of sick people with the well ; complete restriction of movement of large populations ; difficulty in getting critical supplies , medicines , and food to people inside the quarantine zone ) that this mitigation measure should be eliminated from serious consideration . ''
The authors said home quarantine also raises ethical questions .
`` Implementation of home quarantine could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ placed at risk of infection from sick household members , '' they said .
They also argued that travel restrictions , `` such as closing airports and screening travelers at borders , have historically been ineffective . ''
Further , during `` seasonal influenza epidemics , public events with an expected large attendance have sometimes been cancelled or postponed , the rationale being to decrease the number of contacts with those who might be contagious . ''
`` There are , however , no certain indications that these actions have had any definitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an epidemic . ''
They acknowledged that schools often are closed for one to two weeks early in the development of seasonal community flu outbreaks due to high absentee rates .
`` This would seem reasonable on practical grounds .
However , to close schools for longer periods is not only impracticable but carries the possibility of a serious adverse outcome . ''
`` Experience has shown that communities faced with epidemics or other adverse events respond best and with the least anxiety when the normal social functioning of the community is least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leadership to provide reassurance and to ensure that needed medical care services are provided are critical elements , '' the authors wrote .
`` If either is seen to be less than optimal , a manageable epidemic could move toward catastrophe . ''
Tucker wrote : `` Confronting a manageable epidemic and turning it into a catastrophe : that seems like a good description of everything that has happened in the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 . ''
`` Dream up an idea for a virus-controlling totalitarian society , one without an endgame and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achieve the goal , and you might see it implemented someday , '' he wrote .
`` Lockdown might be the new orthodoxy but that doesn ’ t make it medically sound or morally correct , '' he said .
`` At least now we know that many great doctors and scholars in 2006 did their best to stop this nightmare from unfolding .
Their mighty paper should serve as a blueprint for dealing with the next pandemic . ''

Why was the entire country not locked down during major pandemics of 1968/69, 1957, 1949-1952 or even the Spanish Flu of 1918?
That's a question many are asking some two months into the unprecedented mass quarantine of the healthy in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Whatever the answer, wrote Jeffrey A. Tucker, editorial director for the American Institute for Economic Research, it must be "a bizarre tale."
"How," he asked, "did a temporary plan to preserve hospital capacity turn into two-to-three months of near-universal house arrest that ended up causing worker furloughs at 256 hospitals, a stoppage of international travel, a 40% job loss among people earning less than $40K per year, devastation of every economic sector, mass confusion and demoralization, a complete ignoring of all fundamental rights and liberties, not to mention the mass confiscation of private property with forced closures of millions of businesses?"
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Tucker, citing in part a New York Times story published last month, traced the theory behind the lockdown to 2006. And, indeed, it is a bizarre tale.
"So far as anyone can tell, the intellectual machinery that made this mess was invented 14 years ago, and not by epidemiologists but by computer-simulation modelers," he wrote. "It was adopted not by experienced doctors – they warned ferociously against it – but by politicians."
The phrase social distancing turned up for the first time in a Feb. 12, 2006, New York Times story at the time of the avian flu outbreak. Tucker recalled that the extreme warnings of its lethality didn't pan out.
But the outbreak did prompt President George W. Bush to study up on the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and commission experts to come up with a plan for the next big one, the New York Times reported last month.
Two federal government doctors, Richard Hatchett and Carter Mecher, proposed requiring Americans to stay home from work and school the next time the country was hit by a deadly pandemic.
Their plan was met with skepticism and some ridicule by senior officials accustomed to relying on the pharmaceutical industry rather than a Middle Ages-style approach of self-isolation.
Nevertheless, the Times said, how that plan "became the heart of the national playbook for responding to a pandemic is one of the untold stories of the coronavirus crisis."
Mecher, a Department of Veterans Affairs physician, and Hatchett, an oncologist turned White House adviser, had to overcome intense initial opposition, the Times said.
Their work was combined with that of a Defense Department team assigned to a similar task.
The 14-year-old girl behind social distancing
One of the unusual turns in the story, the Times said, was the role of a high school research project by 14-year-old Laura Glass, the daughter of a scientist at the Sandia National Laboratories.
The concept of social distancing was viewed as impractical, unnecessary and politically infeasible. But according to the Albuquerque Journal, Glass, "with some guidance from her dad, devised a computer simulation that showed how people – family members, co-workers, students in schools, people in social situations – interact."
"What she discovered was that school kids come in contact with about 140 people a day, more than any other group," the newspaper said. "Based on that finding, her program showed that in a hypothetical town of 10,000 people, 5,000 would be infected during a pandemic if no measures were taken, but only 500 would be infected if the schools were closed."
Tucker noted that Laura Glass' name appears on the foundational paper arguing for lockdowns and forced human separation, titled "Targeted Social Distancing Designs for Pandemic Influenza."
The authors "conclude with a chilling call for what amounts to a totalitarian lockdown, all stated very matter-of-factly," Tucker wrote.
Tucker pointed out that in the course of the planning, neither legal nor economic experts were brought in to advise. Instead the task fell to an intensive care doctor with no previous expertise in pandemics, Mecher, and an oncologist, Hatchett.
"In other words, it was a high-school science experiment that eventually became law of the land, and through a circuitous route propelled not by science but politics," he wrote.
'Serious adverse outcome'
The primary author of the paper, Robert J. Glass, had no medical training nor any experience in immunology or epidemiology.
That explains, Tucker wrote, why Dr. D.A. Henderson, "who had been the leader of the international effort to eradicate smallpox," completely rejected the scheme.
Henderson, according to the Times, "was convinced that it made no sense to force schools to close or public gatherings to stop."
He wrote in an academic paper responding to the proposal that it would "result in significant disruption of the social functioning of communities and result in possibly serious economic problems."
Henderson, along with three Johns Hopkins medical professors, advised letting the pandemic spread, treating people who get sick and working quickly to develop a vaccine to prevent it from coming back.
Tucker called the paper "a remarkably readable refutation of the entire lock-down model."
"There are no historical observations or scientific studies that support the confinement by quarantine of groups of possibly infected people for extended periods in order to slow the spread of influenza," the scholars wrote.
"It is difficult to identify circumstances in the past half-century when large-scale quarantine has been effectively used in the control of any disease."
They warned that the "negative consequences of large-scale quarantine are so extreme (forced confinement of sick people with the well; complete restriction of movement of large populations; difficulty in getting critical supplies, medicines, and food to people inside the quarantine zone) that this mitigation measure should be eliminated from serious consideration."
The authors said home quarantine also raises ethical questions.
"Implementation of home quarantine could result in healthy, uninfected people being placed at risk of infection from sick household members," they said.
They also argued that travel restrictions, "such as closing airports and screening travelers at borders, have historically been ineffective."
Further, during "seasonal influenza epidemics, public events with an expected large attendance have sometimes been cancelled or postponed, the rationale being to decrease the number of contacts with those who might be contagious."
"There are, however, no certain indications that these actions have had any definitive effect on the severity or duration of an epidemic."
They acknowledged that schools often are closed for one to two weeks early in the development of seasonal community flu outbreaks due to high absentee rates.
"This would seem reasonable on practical grounds. However, to close schools for longer periods is not only impracticable but carries the possibility of a serious adverse outcome."
Remarkable conclusion
Tucker notes the paper's "remarkable conclusion."
"Experience has shown that communities faced with epidemics or other adverse events respond best and with the least anxiety when the normal social functioning of the community is least disrupted. Strong political and public health leadership to provide reassurance and to ensure that needed medical care services are provided are critical elements," the authors wrote. "If either is seen to be less than optimal, a manageable epidemic could move toward catastrophe."
Tucker wrote: "Confronting a manageable epidemic and turning it into a catastrophe: that seems like a good description of everything that has happened in the COVID-19 crisis of 2020."
Ideas clearly have consequences.
"Dream up an idea for a virus-controlling totalitarian society, one without an endgame and eschewing any experienced-based evidence that it would achieve the goal, and you might see it implemented someday," he wrote.
"Lockdown might be the new orthodoxy but that doesn’t make it medically sound or morally correct," he said. "At least now we know that many great doctors and scholars in 2006 did their best to stop this nightmare from unfolding. Their mighty paper should serve as a blueprint for dealing with the next pandemic."


wnd--2020-05-21--Susan Rice Memorializes the Day: Which 'book' is she talking about?

Many in government create memos to cover their , or their boss ' , backside against accusations of error or wrongdoing .
Thus President Barack Obama 's National Security Adviser Susan Rice – directed , she says , by Obama 's White House counsel Neil Eggleston – on President Donald Trump 's Jan. 20 , 2017 , inauguration day , emailed a memo `` memorializing '' a Jan. 5 Oval Office meeting .
`` President Obama began the conversation , '' she wrote , `` by stressing his continued commitment to ensuring that every aspect of [ the national security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adviser , Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn ] is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities 'by the book . '
… He reiterated that our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would by the book .
… [ FBI ] Director [ James ] Comey affirmed that he is proceeding 'by the book . '
'' Among those present were President Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , James Comey , CIA Director John Brennan , Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Rice .
Present , too , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was shocked that President Obama knew details of a wiretapped telephone call between the Russian ambassador and Gen. Flynn , which meant that Democrat Obama – like a banana republic caudillo – was using government intelligence agencies to secretly spy on the inner circle of Republican Donald Trump .
Susan Rice 's memo thrice claims that President Obama wanted things done `` by the book , '' but she never reveals what `` book . ''
The phrase `` by the book '' is old .
In his play `` Romeo and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` You kiss by the book . ''
One dictionary gives its meaning as `` Very correctly , in strict accordance with the rules .
'Book ' in this expression is a set of established rules or , originally , of moral or religious precepts . ''
The `` book '' to which Rice refers apparently was not the book of law , because for eight years the Obama administration arrogantly acted as if it were above the law , even as it twisted the law into pretzels to force its authoritarian policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Good Book , the Bible , because these godless left-wing hijackers of the formerly-pro-American Democratic Party relentlessly attack Christianity and Judaism – trying to force the Roman Catholic Little Sisters of the Poor to violate their faith by funding birth control and abortion , and using the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext to lock down churches while keeping abortion clinics open .
The `` Book '' Rice references might be `` The Communist Manifesto , '' the 1848 `` bible '' of the pseudo-religious , anti-freedom , make-collectivist-heaven-on-Earth pagan cult of Marxism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the ruling radicals of today 's Democratic Party .
But more likely , the `` book '' Obama follows is `` Rules for Radicals : A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals , '' written in 1971 by Chicago community organizer Saul Alinsky , a major influence on the far-left political ideology of Chicagoans Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama .
`` In a fight almost anything goes , '' wrote Alinsky .
`` It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt '' rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below it .
Instead of honest , rational debate , Alinsky boasted that `` Ridicule is man 's most potent weapon .
It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule . ''
`` Pick the target , freeze it , personalize it , and polarize it , '' wrote Alinsky , reducing politics to an us-vs.-them , win-by-any-means , uncompromising hell of perpetual personal hate and groupthink warfare .
No wonder Alinsky dedicated his book to `` the very first radical … Lucifer . ''
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used typical Alinskyite irrational ridicule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using hydroxychloroquine to protect himself from a potentially deadly COVID-19 infection .
`` I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists , '' said Pelosi , `` especially in his age group [ almost 73 ; Pelosi is 80 ] and his , shall we say , weight group – morbidly obese . ''
Trump , who stands 6-foot-3 , weighs around 240 pounds , overweight but at most only slightly obese and in vigorously excellent mental and physical health .
It is widely rumored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his life , President Trump in public wears bulky bulletproof vests front and back .
Because leftist money has been offered for anyone infecting President Trump with coronavirus , and because a leftist Denver City councilwoman has urged deliberately infecting future Trump rallies , he may also be taking hydroxychloroquine – a time-tested , inexpensive government-approved drug safer than aspirin , say many scientists – in part to shield against coronavirus assassination attempts .
Never-ending attacks against Trump by Democratic politicians and their partisan media comrades encourage lunatic violence against our commander in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day .
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader 's Digest Roving Editor .
His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times and other major publications .
His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith , `` The Secret War , '' shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats .
For a free , postpaid copy , call toll-free 800-630-1492 .

Many in government create memos to cover their, or their boss', backside against accusations of error or wrongdoing.
Thus President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser Susan Rice – directed, she says, by Obama's White House counsel Neil Eggleston – on President Donald Trump's Jan. 20, 2017, inauguration day, emailed a memo "memorializing" a Jan. 5 Oval Office meeting.
"President Obama began the conversation," she wrote, "by stressing his continued commitment to ensuring that every aspect of [the national security investigation of Trump's incoming national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn] is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities 'by the book.' … He reiterated that our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would by the book. … [FBI] Director [James] Comey affirmed that he is proceeding 'by the book.'"
Among those present were President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Rice.
Present, too, was acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was shocked that President Obama knew details of a wiretapped telephone call between the Russian ambassador and Gen. Flynn, which meant that Democrat Obama – like a banana republic caudillo – was using government intelligence agencies to secretly spy on the inner circle of Republican Donald Trump.
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Susan Rice's memo thrice claims that President Obama wanted things done "by the book," but she never reveals what "book."
The phrase "by the book" is old. In his play "Romeo and Juliet," William Shakespeare wrote: "You kiss by the book." One dictionary gives its meaning as "Very correctly, in strict accordance with the rules. 'Book' in this expression is a set of established rules or, originally, of moral or religious precepts."
The "book" to which Rice refers apparently was not the book of law, because for eight years the Obama administration arrogantly acted as if it were above the law, even as it twisted the law into pretzels to force its authoritarian policies onto others.
It obviously was not the Good Book, the Bible, because these godless left-wing hijackers of the formerly-pro-American Democratic Party relentlessly attack Christianity and Judaism – trying to force the Roman Catholic Little Sisters of the Poor to violate their faith by funding birth control and abortion, and using the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext to lock down churches while keeping abortion clinics open.
The "Book" Rice references might be "The Communist Manifesto," the 1848 "bible" of the pseudo-religious, anti-freedom, make-collectivist-heaven-on-Earth pagan cult of Marxism. It reveals the ways and meanness of the ruling radicals of today's Democratic Party.
But more likely, the "book" Obama follows is "Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals," written in 1971 by Chicago community organizer Saul Alinsky, a major influence on the far-left political ideology of Chicagoans Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
"In a fight almost anything goes," wrote Alinsky. "It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt" rather than, as in dirty fighting, below it. Instead of honest, rational debate, Alinsky boasted that "Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule."
"Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it," wrote Alinsky, reducing politics to an us-vs.-them, win-by-any-means, uncompromising hell of perpetual personal hate and groupthink warfare. No wonder Alinsky dedicated his book to "the very first radical … Lucifer."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used typical Alinskyite irrational ridicule again days ago after President Trump acknowledged using hydroxychloroquine to protect himself from a potentially deadly COVID-19 infection. "I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists," said Pelosi, "especially in his age group [almost 73; Pelosi is 80] and his, shall we say, weight group – morbidly obese."
Ironically, Pelosi's extreme spending has made Uncle Sam almost fatally obese.
Trump, who stands 6-foot-3, weighs around 240 pounds, overweight but at most only slightly obese and in vigorously excellent mental and physical health. It is widely rumored that because so many leftists have threatened his life, President Trump in public wears bulky bulletproof vests front and back.
Because leftist money has been offered for anyone infecting President Trump with coronavirus, and because a leftist Denver City councilwoman has urged deliberately infecting future Trump rallies, he may also be taking hydroxychloroquine – a time-tested, inexpensive government-approved drug safer than aspirin, say many scientists – in part to shield against coronavirus assassination attempts.
Never-ending attacks against Trump by Democratic politicians and their partisan media comrades encourage lunatic violence against our commander in chief … something to remember around Memorial Day.
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader's Digest Roving Editor. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other major publications. His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith, "The Secret War," shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats. For a free, postpaid copy, call toll-free 800-630-1492.


wnd--2020-05-21--In era of COVID-19, end the prescription-drug system

Want some penicillin ?
How 's about a shot of insulin for the likes of you ?
Can you go to the store and buy some ?
Well , yes – but first you have to get permission from one of your betters , a physician .
In this era of COVID-19 , it is even more important than otherwise that economic freedom reign in the realm of medicine .
People , now more than ever , should be able to make their own decisions regarding pharmaceuticals , and not rely upon Big Brother for permissions .
Is the prescription @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initiative , liberty ?
Of course not .
This arrangement is an aspect of the nanny state and should be ended .
Salt should be sown where once it stood .
There is nothing wrong with paternalism … for children , that is .
But adults , actual people of mature years , are treated in this infantile manner .
Perhaps the most famous paternalist nowadays is former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg .
He was adamant that no resident of his domain , the Big Apple , be able to enjoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all laugh at this unwarranted treatment of adults in need of such supervision .
But this is the precise system under which we all labor every day , insofar as prescription drugs are concerned .
It is time , it is past time , to throw off this yoke of nanny statism .
But would it not be dangerous to use these drugs in the absence of expert advice ?
Of course it would be .
But no such proposal emanates from the free-enterprise side of the political economic spectrum on this matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people would be free to seek all the advice they wanted , from doctors , pharmacists , whomever , before they made any such purchase .
But it is demeaning to be treated like a child , told one must seek permission before deciding upon a course of action .
It is also undemocratic .
That might not mean all too much to many people at present , but there are at least some who still revere this political system .
Consider , then , the following .
If people are so stupid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complete ignorance about their effects , they do not deserve to be allowed into the voting booth .
But if they are allowed a ballot , this implies that they are not so intellectually feeble as to poison themselves with drugs that will harm them .
It also bespeaks virtually a logical contradiction to posit that the average person is too befuddled to make good choices in the pharmacy and , yet , wise enough to elect officials who will compel him to make rational choices via the prescription system .
Pharmaceuticals are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legally .
Automobiles fit this bill as well .
Some 40,000 people die on the nation 's roadways every year .
Yet , no one needs permission from anyone else to purchase a car or truck .
Imagine if we were to apply the prescription system to these purchases .
The howls of outrage would be heard far and wide .
That should hold in the present case too .
Why , then , do we tolerate these arrangements ?
Inertia might be part of the answer .
Things are the way they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them alone .
But prescriptions do not date from the caveman days .
The first prescription drug monitoring program was introduced in New York State in 1918 .
( This was not Bloomberg 's fault , although one can imagine he would have been an ardent supporter of this initiative . )
Before that time , people had the freedom to purchase medicinal drugs without a by-your-leave from anyone .
Yes , health has improved since then , thanks to technology ; this was in spite of compelling adults to seek permission for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Free enterprise , not nanny statism , enriches us , and wealthier is healthier , other things equal .
It is particularly important to end this system while we are still under the threat of the coronavirus .
The fates willing , we will soon have cures and vaccines for COVID-19 .
If there is one person who is turned away from a drug store due to the absence of a prescription , that will be one person too many .
And , given that this system eats up a significant amount @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be enveloped in red tape .
Walter E. Block , Ph.D. , is the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and professor of Economics at Loyola University New Orleans .

By Walter E. Block, Ph.D.
Want some penicillin? How's about a shot of insulin for the likes of you? Can you go to the store and buy some? Well, yes – but first you have to get permission from one of your betters, a physician.
In this era of COVID-19, it is even more important than otherwise that economic freedom reign in the realm of medicine. People, now more than ever, should be able to make their own decisions regarding pharmaceuticals, and not rely upon Big Brother for permissions.
Is the prescription system compatible with freedom, with individual initiative, liberty? Of course not. This arrangement is an aspect of the nanny state and should be ended. Salt should be sown where once it stood.
There is nothing wrong with paternalism … for children, that is. But adults, actual people of mature years, are treated in this infantile manner.
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Perhaps the most famous paternalist nowadays is former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. He was adamant that no resident of his domain, the Big Apple, be able to enjoy any large sugary drinks. We can all laugh at this unwarranted treatment of adults in need of such supervision.
But this is the precise system under which we all labor every day, insofar as prescription drugs are concerned. It is time, it is past time, to throw off this yoke of nanny statism.
But would it not be dangerous to use these drugs in the absence of expert advice? Of course it would be. But no such proposal emanates from the free-enterprise side of the political economic spectrum on this matter. Rather, the suggestion is that people would be free to seek all the advice they wanted, from doctors, pharmacists, whomever, before they made any such purchase. But it is demeaning to be treated like a child, told one must seek permission before deciding upon a course of action.
It is also undemocratic. That might not mean all too much to many people at present, but there are at least some who still revere this political system. Consider, then, the following. If people are so stupid as to avail themselves of drugs in complete ignorance about their effects, they do not deserve to be allowed into the voting booth. But if they are allowed a ballot, this implies that they are not so intellectually feeble as to poison themselves with drugs that will harm them. It also bespeaks virtually a logical contradiction to posit that the average person is too befuddled to make good choices in the pharmacy and, yet, wise enough to elect officials who will compel him to make rational choices via the prescription system.
Pharmaceuticals are not the only dangerous item for sale legally. Automobiles fit this bill as well. Some 40,000 people die on the nation's roadways every year. Yet, no one needs permission from anyone else to purchase a car or truck. Imagine if we were to apply the prescription system to these purchases. The howls of outrage would be heard far and wide. That should hold in the present case too.
Why, then, do we tolerate these arrangements? Inertia might be part of the answer. Things are the way they are; best to let us leave them alone. But prescriptions do not date from the caveman days. The first prescription drug monitoring program was introduced in New York State in 1918. (This was not Bloomberg's fault, although one can imagine he would have been an ardent supporter of this initiative.) Before that time, people had the freedom to purchase medicinal drugs without a by-your-leave from anyone. Yes, health has improved since then, thanks to technology; this was in spite of compelling adults to seek permission for their purchases, not because of it. Free enterprise, not nanny statism, enriches us, and wealthier is healthier, other things equal.
It is particularly important to end this system while we are still under the threat of the coronavirus. The fates willing, we will soon have cures and vaccines for COVID-19. If there is one person who is turned away from a drug store due to the absence of a prescription, that will be one person too many. And, given that this system eats up a significant amount of pharmacists' time, they will be enveloped in red tape.
Walter E. Block, Ph.D., is the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and professor of Economics at Loyola University New Orleans.


wnd--2020-05-21--Pro-life leaders demand movie makers prove claim about 'Jane Roe'

The makers of an upcoming documentary about Norma McCorvey claim they captured on camera the `` Jane Roe '' of the 1973 Roe v. Wade confessing on her deathbed that her turn to the pro-life movement was an `` act . ''
`` I 'm a good actor , '' she said in the FX channel movie , according to its promoters .
Many prominent pro-life activists who knew her immediately spoke out , insisting that is not the Norma McCorvey they knew .
Now , they 're demanding the filmmakers provide proof of their claim .
`` Fact Check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line up with the decades of friendship we personally shared with Norma .
FX , we don ’ t believe you and want to see the raw footage , '' says a new letter to the film 's creators .
The letter is to FX chairman John Landgraf and Nick Sweeney , who directed `` AKA Jane Roe . ''
The letter , signed by a long list of pro-life activists , expresses doubt about `` whether the whole story is being told . ''
The letter writers explained : `` An overwhelming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's commitment to the pro-life cause was sincere , genuine and passionate .
In light of such evidence ( interviews , books , court documents , etc . )
, no statements in such a documentary could ever undo or reverse that commitment .
Any attempt to characterize Norma as a less than genuine pro-life advocate by failing to balance statements she may have made to the film 's director with that avalanche of evidence , reduces this film to nothing more than shameful , shallow sensationalism . ''
Their letter noted `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and accomplished easily by `` selective editing , outright omissions , and direct falsehoods . ''
`` Norma was a woman who lived a complicated life and experienced many heartaches .
She struggled to make her place in the world , but she never sought an abortion or had one , though the minds behind Roe v. Wade implied the opposite , '' the letter said .
`` She regretted the way she was used in the case that ultimately carried her name .
We know this because she said so , directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as we personally know , she carried her pro-life convictions with pride and passion .
And in a sworn affidavit , she affirmed her convictions , signing her name to this statement : ' I obviously advocated legalized abortion for many years following Roe v. Wade .
But , working in the abortion clinics forced me to accept what abortion really is : It is a violent act which kills human beings and destroys the peace and the real interests of the mothers involved . '
'' The letter said : `` At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us engaged with Norma and were able to spend time with her .
This also makes us wonder about the broader context of the conversations presented in this edited documentary designed to shock and undermine her story .
We ask for the unedited footage of the exchanges , to see for ourselves just what was left on the proverbial cutting room floor . ''
`` The bottom line is that the woman we knew personally does not resemble the woman portrayed on FX , which is why we skeptically reject a production @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death , when she couldn ’ t correct the record for herself and which contradicted her earlier statements .
Fact Check FX : your production doesn ’ t line up with the decades of friendship we personally shared with Norma .
FX , we don ’ t believe you and want to see the raw footage . ''
The Washington Examiner reported that in the film McCorvey states : `` I took their money , and they ’ d put me out in front of the cameras and tell me what to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d say .
It was all an act .
I did it well , too .
I am a good actress . ''
Lila Rose , president of the anti-abortion group Live Action , told the Examiner FX should release all the footage of its interviews with McCorvey in the interests of assessing `` the accuracy of the documentary ’ s portrayal of her statements . ''
Abby Johnson , the former Planned Parenthood clinic director turned anti-abortion activist , said that as with all things related to abortion , the film is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Of course , this is coming out now because of course , the abortion lobby needs a distraction right before the election , ” she said .
“ The pro-life movement needs to stay focused.
” The Daily Caller quoted others who spent years working with McCorvey who scoff at the movie makers ' claims .
Operation Rescue President Troy Newman said he knew McCorvey for 23 years , and `` she spent more time fighting against abortion than she did in favor of it . ''
He said her position on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The producers of this film obviously have an agenda .
And so , you know , I think you have to view the so-called documentary in that light . ''
On Twitter , Janet Morana , co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign and executive director of Priests for Life , wrote : `` # NormaMcCorvey was my friend .
… She was not paid to be # prolife – how some documentary filmmakers got her to say so is suspicious , at the very least . ''
Frank Pavone , also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` So # abortion supporters are claiming Norma McCorvey , the Jane Roe of Roe v Wade , wasn ’ t sincere in her conversion .
… I was her spiritual guide for 22 years , received her into the # Catholic Church , kept regular contact , spoke ( with ) her the day she died , & conducted her funeral .
Norma McCorvey went through pain and difficult healing of the wounds her initial support of the # abortion cause brought her . ''
Longtime pro-life activist Randall Terry , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposing abortion , said : `` If they are saying her conversion to Christ , or the pro-life cause was not real , they did not know the Norma that I knew .
What she said on tape at the end of her life is something we can discuss .
`` Norma and I spent an enormous amount of time together .
We told jokes , drank beer , shot pool , did shots on our down time , but when it was time to herald the message for the unborn , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with us twice – once at Notre Dame to protest Obama getting an award , the other time during the Sotomayor confirmation hearings .
No one was paying her to get arrested … or to go through the hassles of the legal system .
She did that because she believed .
She stayed with my family for a month when she was in a rough spot .
Obviously , we had a lot of time together at that time .
I came to know her better than most people . ''
He said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , explaining , `` She had bills to pay , as we all do . ''

The makers of an upcoming documentary about Norma McCorvey claim they captured on camera the "Jane Roe" of the 1973 Roe v. Wade confessing on her deathbed that her turn to the pro-life movement was an "act."
"I'm a good actor," she said in the FX channel movie, according to its promoters.
Many prominent pro-life activists who knew her immediately spoke out, insisting that is not the Norma McCorvey they knew.
Now, they're demanding the filmmakers provide proof of their claim.
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"Fact Check FX: your production doesn’t line up with the decades of friendship we personally shared with Norma. FX, we don’t believe you and want to see the raw footage," says a new letter to the film's creators.
The letter is to FX chairman John Landgraf and Nick Sweeney, who directed "AKA Jane Roe."
The letter, signed by a long list of pro-life activists, expresses doubt about "whether the whole story is being told."
The letter writers explained: "An overwhelming avalanche of evidence exists that Norma McCorvey's commitment to the pro-life cause was sincere, genuine and passionate. In light of such evidence (interviews, books, court documents, etc.), no statements in such a documentary could ever undo or reverse that commitment. Any attempt to characterize Norma as a less than genuine pro-life advocate by failing to balance statements she may have made to the film's director with that avalanche of evidence, reduces this film to nothing more than shameful, shallow sensationalism."
Their letter noted "caricatures" in the media are common and accomplished easily by "selective editing, outright omissions, and direct falsehoods."
"Norma was a woman who lived a complicated life and experienced many heartaches. She struggled to make her place in the world, but she never sought an abortion or had one, though the minds behind Roe v. Wade implied the opposite," the letter said.
"She regretted the way she was used in the case that ultimately carried her name. We know this because she said so, directly, to many of us. And as we personally know, she carried her pro-life convictions with pride and passion. And in a sworn affidavit, she affirmed her convictions, signing her name to this statement: 'I obviously advocated legalized abortion for many years following Roe v. Wade. But, working in the abortion clinics forced me to accept what abortion really is: It is a violent act which kills human beings and destroys the peace and the real interests of the mothers involved.'"
The letter said: "At the end of her life, some of us engaged with Norma and were able to spend time with her. This also makes us wonder about the broader context of the conversations presented in this edited documentary designed to shock and undermine her story. We ask for the unedited footage of the exchanges, to see for ourselves just what was left on the proverbial cutting room floor."
"The bottom line is that the woman we knew personally does not resemble the woman portrayed on FX, which is why we skeptically reject a production that came out after Norma’s death, when she couldn’t correct the record for herself and which contradicted her earlier statements. Fact Check FX: your production doesn’t line up with the decades of friendship we personally shared with Norma. FX, we don’t believe you and want to see the raw footage."
The Washington Examiner reported that in the film McCorvey states: "I took their money, and they’d put me out in front of the cameras and tell me what to say. That’s what I’d say. It was all an act. I did it well, too. I am a good actress."
Lila Rose, president of the anti-abortion group Live Action, told the Examiner FX should release all the footage of its interviews with McCorvey in the interests of assessing "the accuracy of the documentary’s portrayal of her statements."
Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood clinic director turned anti-abortion activist, said that as with all things related to abortion, the film is a result of a political calculation.
"Of course, this is coming out now because of course, the abortion lobby needs a distraction right before the election,” she said. “The pro-life movement needs to stay focused.”
The Daily Caller quoted others who spent years working with McCorvey who scoff at the movie makers' claims.
Operation Rescue President Troy Newman said he knew McCorvey for 23 years, and "she spent more time fighting against abortion than she did in favor of it."
He said her position on abortion was not an act.
"The producers of this film obviously have an agenda. And so, you know, I think you have to view the so-called documentary in that light."
On Twitter, Janet Morana, co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign and executive director of Priests for Life, wrote: "#NormaMcCorvey was my friend. … She was not paid to be #prolife – how some documentary filmmakers got her to say so is suspicious, at the very least."
Frank Pavone, also of Priests for Life, said: "So #abortion supporters are claiming Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe of Roe v Wade, wasn’t sincere in her conversion. … I was her spiritual guide for 22 years, received her into the #Catholic Church, kept regular contact, spoke (with) her the day she died, & conducted her funeral. Norma McCorvey went through pain and difficult healing of the wounds her initial support of the #abortion cause brought her."
Longtime pro-life activist Randall Terry, who has been arrested dozens of times for opposing abortion, said: "If they are saying her conversion to Christ, or the pro-life cause was not real, they did not know the Norma that I knew. What she said on tape at the end of her life is something we can discuss.
"Norma and I spent an enormous amount of time together. We told jokes, drank beer, shot pool, did shots on our down time, but when it was time to herald the message for the unborn, she was all in. She was arrested with us twice – once at Notre Dame to protest Obama getting an award, the other time during the Sotomayor confirmation hearings. No one was paying her to get arrested … or to go through the hassles of the legal system. She did that because she believed. She stayed with my family for a month when she was in a rough spot. Obviously, we had a lot of time together at that time. I came to know her better than most people."
He said McCorvey was paid for public speaking engagements, explaining, "She had bills to pay, as we all do."


wnd--2020-05-21--Real societies use prophylactics

Real societies use prophylactics

Egas Moniz , a Portuguese neurologist , received a Nobel Prize for performing lobotomies on his vulnerable , unconsenting psychiatric patients , or victims .
Today , he has the contempt of decent mental-health practitioners .
( If he does n't , they 're not decent . )
The same fate may await attorney Alan Dershowitz 's status as a constitutional scholar for his coronavirus jurisprudence .
Dershowitz has stated that the State has the power of precedent to drag you to a doctor 's office and plunge a vaccine-filled syringe into your veins .
Contra Dershowitz 's forced-vaccination violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inconveniences .
They are not rights-infringing .
Being inconvenienced is not the same as being unfree .
That you are asked to sanitize , suite-up and give people space means only that you are inconvenienced .
That you are being requested not to encroach upon others – not to rub-up against them or expel sputum on them : This is but an inconvenience .
In the context of a pandemic , these are quotidian requests , to be associated with civility and comity .
They crimp your style , not your rights .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights to sustain life and liberty is the lockdown .
Sequestering you so that you can not feed yourself and your dependents is a violation of both natural and constitutional rights .
Prevention is about delayed gratification .
When you go out on the town or to work , you have to make an effort to protect others .
After all , is n't asking members of society to cover up and keep a distance as non-invasive as a request can get ?
Give it some thought .
Real men use prophylactics : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deny that we Americans have a mañana mentality ?
Consume in the present ; worry not at all about tomorrow .
The defining characteristic of the Unites States is debt – public and private , macro and micro .
America is a debtor nation .
Ours is a credit-fueled , consumption-based economy , not one founded on savings , investment and production .
This creed pivots on instant gratification , on the Pleasure Principle .
Unless something is pleasurable , it excites suspicion and is deemed unworthy of pursuit .
Mañana certainly epitomizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Without going into the perverse incentives operating in the safety-net hospitals , `` Making the case for investments in material and hospital planning has long been challenging as most people have difficulty envisioning a major disaster , '' admits Dr. Eric Toner , an authority on pandemic preparedness , from Johns Hopkins University .
`` Hospitals are also under pressure to keep margins thin and eliminate spending on staff and supplies that are n't used all the time . ''
Even if the U.S. government were as enlightened as Singapore 's , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , too many Americans would refuse to wear them on the grounds that you ca n't take a good selfie , or that it 's momentarily inconvenient .
Look good today , worry about COVID tomorrow .
And , `` my rights '' : If something is not pleasurable , it is often mistakenly considered an infringement of rights .
To equate liberty with petulant incivility is a mistake ; it cheapens liberty .
Let us , then , suspend the mañana mentality and think beyond pleasure and convenience .
And let us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America , your body is your property alone and nobody can pump you with potions without your consent .

Ideas about liberty have evolved, thankfully.
Egas Moniz, a Portuguese neurologist, received a Nobel Prize for performing lobotomies on his vulnerable, unconsenting psychiatric patients, or victims. Today, he has the contempt of decent mental-health practitioners. (If he doesn't, they're not decent.)
The same fate may await attorney Alan Dershowitz's status as a constitutional scholar for his coronavirus jurisprudence. Dershowitz has stated that the State has the power of precedent to drag you to a doctor's office and plunge a vaccine-filled syringe into your veins.
Inconvenienced vs. Violated
Contra Dershowitz's forced-vaccination violence, social distancing and masking are mere inconveniences. They are not rights-infringing. Being inconvenienced is not the same as being unfree.
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That you are asked to sanitize, suite-up and give people space means only that you are inconvenienced. That you are being requested not to encroach upon others – not to rub-up against them or expel sputum on them: This is but an inconvenience.
In the context of a pandemic, these are quotidian requests, to be associated with civility and comity. They crimp your style, not your rights. The thing that infringes on your natural rights to sustain life and liberty is the lockdown.
Sequestering you so that you cannot feed yourself and your dependents is a violation of both natural and constitutional rights.
But prevention? Please!
Prevention is about delayed gratification. When you go out on the town or to work, you have to make an effort to protect others.
After all, isn't asking members of society to cover up and keep a distance as non-invasive as a request can get? Give it some thought.
Real men use prophylactics: Remember that ad campaign?
The Mañana Mentality
Who can deny that we Americans have a mañana mentality? Consume in the present; worry not at all about tomorrow.
The defining characteristic of the Unites States is debt – public and private, macro and micro. America is a debtor nation. Ours is a credit-fueled, consumption-based economy, not one founded on savings, investment and production.
This creed pivots on instant gratification, on the Pleasure Principle. Unless something is pleasurable, it excites suspicion and is deemed unworthy of pursuit.
Mañana certainly epitomizes the state of our pandemic preparedness reserves. Without going into the perverse incentives operating in the safety-net hospitals, "Making the case for investments in material and hospital planning has long been challenging as most people have difficulty envisioning a major disaster," admits Dr. Eric Toner, an authority on pandemic preparedness, from Johns Hopkins University. "Hospitals are also under pressure to keep margins thin and eliminate spending on staff and supplies that aren't used all the time."
Even if the U.S. government were as enlightened as Singapore's, which distributed reusable masked to all households, too many Americans would refuse to wear them on the grounds that you can't take a good selfie, or that it's momentarily inconvenient.
Look good today, worry about COVID tomorrow. And, "my rights": If something is not pleasurable, it is often mistakenly considered an infringement of rights.
To equate liberty with petulant incivility is a mistake; it cheapens liberty.
Let us, then, suspend the mañana mentality and think beyond pleasure and convenience. And let us all retain a redeeming belief that, in America, your body is your property alone and nobody can pump you with potions without your consent.


wnd--2020-05-21--The ultimate vaccine is here – now!

The ultimate vaccine is here – now!

Let 's face it , my friend , we 're in troubled waters .
You know it , we all do , and we 're looking for some kind , any kind of safe ways out .
This coronavirus is so demonic , so contagious , so deadly that we 've been forced to practically shut down our economy and our way of life , in ways that are disastrous for our future .
What 's the answer ?
The main hope for survival and recovery ?
A substance that can go into the bloodstream of a potential victim and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defeat it – and make the body immune to future attacks .
That 's what we desperately need , is n't it ?
We have it .
It already exists , and it 's available now to anyone – and it 's free !
It 's detailed exactly in the Bible , and most have just missed it .
I 'll explain in detail , so do n't turn away because this sounds `` religious . ''
So does your very existence , your birth and that of this nation , and our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give a few references , so you can check me out if you like ( and I hope you will ) , but I 'll just stick to the obvious facts for now .
We call the Bible The Manufacturer 's Handbook , the book we should always go to for answers to life 's problems – and their solutions .
Well over half of our population do profess belief in that hallowed book as God 's Word , on how , why and what to do about our current existence .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was written , every word , by Jews , about Jews and for Jews , and it centers on a little country called Israel and a promised Messiah – a Savior – who would come and lead all who believe in and follow him into abundant life now and eternal life to come .
And not just for Jews , but all the rest of us , too – IF we believe .
Jewish historians , like Josephus , have verified that a man named Jesus ( actually Yeshua , His Hebrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Messiah by thousands of followers , was said to have healed countless diseases , even raised the dead , was crucified for claiming He was the Son of God – and reported to have been raised to life again in three days .
As was foretold by their own prophets like Isaiah , Micah , Malachi and even Moses himself , Jesus was n't recognized by many of his own Jewish brothers , but His promises were extended to non-Jews as well – and what we now call Christianity , the worship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has blessed every nation that espoused and incorporated it .
His impact was so great that we date our calendars from his birth , to this day .
At least a billion people in this world acknowledge Him as the very Son of God .
What 's this got to do with the Miracle Vaccine ?
Everything .
Have you heard of , have you partaken of , Holy Communion ?
In most Christian services , on a regular basis believers partake of bread and wine or grape juice as `` symbols @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own body and blood – for our salvation .
But friend , this is more than `` symbolic . ''
If it 's what Jesus said it is , it 's the most powerful , effective vaccine we 'll ever know .
And it 's exactly what we most need right now !
In John 6:53-59 , Jesus made this terribly shocking statement to his followers and militant sceptics : '' Most assuredly , I say to you , unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
Whoever eats My flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life , and I will raise him up at the last day .
`` For my flesh is food indeed , and My blood is drink indeed .
`` He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me , and I in him .
As the living Father sent Me , and I live because of the Father , so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me . ''
These things He said in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Verse 66 records , `` From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more . ''
Of course – would you ?
What In the world was He saying ?
All the Jewish leaders knew the Scriptural proclamation `` without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin , '' and animals were sacrificed for their blood in the annual holy days .
But Jesus ' flesh and blood to be consumed by his followers ?
Skip now to Luke 22 , the night of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and His blood poured out .
He took the bread , gave thanks and broke it , and gave it to them , saying , `` 'This is my body which is given for you ; do this in remembrance of Me . '
`` And likewise He also took the cup after supper saying , 'this cup is the new covenant in my blood , which is shed for you . '
'' [ Emphasis added . ]
Do you see it ?
Yes , there is symbolism involved – but Jesus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was about to literally sacrifice His literal body and literal sinless blood – and the disciples were to take the literal bread and wine into their bodies and bloodstreams – and literal LIFE was to be the result , in time and eternity !
Then … and now .
You … and me .
Before we finish , do n't misinterpret all I 'm saying as a `` cure all '' or guarantee we 'll never get sick or have life-threatening problems .
Jesus ' own dear friend Lazarus died , and had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought him back to life and promises the same , eternally , to each of us who believe and commit our lives to Him .
That 's something no human vaccine will ever be able to offer .
And though some dear believers may still suffer somehow , no other vaccine can offer as much .
Now skip to Jesus ' parting words to His followers , in Mark 16 , as He was about to ascend to Heaven : `` Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be saved .
But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned .
These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe : they will cast out demons in my name , and they will speak in new languages .
They will be able to handle snakes with safety , and if they drink anything poisonous it wo n't hurt them .
They will be able to place their hands on the sick , and they will be healed . ''
Dear friend , can you not see the relevance , the obvious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're going through , what we desperately are looking for ?
This is n't `` religion , '' though it does require faith , belief in God 's Word – and the willingness to accept the free gift of God 's Son who gave His literal body and precious literal blood to rescue each of us from poisons that pollute our bodies and souls , including the viruses of sin and inevitable death .
In His monumental mission to save us all , resisting the evil one who desired our destruction , He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thief does not come except to steal , to kill , and to destroy .
I have come that they may have life … and that they may have it more abundantly . ''
In this still cloistered , quarantined , `` socially distanced '' life – ca n't we take a piece of bread and a little grape juice and approach the Life Giver , taking this Miracle Vaccine into our own bloodstreams and believe for our safety and the health of our bodies , our souls and maybe our country ?

Let's face it, my friend, we're in troubled waters. You know it, we all do, and we're looking for some kind, any kind of safe ways out. This coronavirus is so demonic, so contagious, so deadly that we've been forced to practically shut down our economy and our way of life, in ways that are disastrous for our future.
What's the answer? The main hope for survival and recovery?
A miraculous vaccine.
A substance that can go into the bloodstream of a potential victim and subsequently confront the virus, dissolve and defeat it – and make the body immune to future attacks. That's what we desperately need, isn't it?
We have it. It already exists, and it's available now to anyone – and it's free!
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
It's detailed exactly in the Bible, and most have just missed it. I'll explain in detail, so don't turn away because this sounds "religious." So does your very existence, your birth and that of this nation, and our destiny as a people.
I'll give a few references, so you can check me out if you like (and I hope you will), but I'll just stick to the obvious facts for now.
We call the Bible The Manufacturer's Handbook, the book we should always go to for answers to life's problems – and their solutions. Well over half of our population do profess belief in that hallowed book as God's Word, on how, why and what to do about our current existence. So we need to go there now!
It was written, every word, by Jews, about Jews and for Jews, and it centers on a little country called Israel and a promised Messiah – a Savior – who would come and lead all who believe in and follow him into abundant life now and eternal life to come.
And not just for Jews, but all the rest of us, too – IF we believe.
Jewish historians, like Josephus, have verified that a man named Jesus (actually Yeshua, His Hebrew name) did live, was considered the Messiah by thousands of followers, was said to have healed countless diseases, even raised the dead, was crucified for claiming He was the Son of God – and reported to have been raised to life again in three days.
As was foretold by their own prophets like Isaiah, Micah, Malachi and even Moses himself, Jesus wasn't recognized by many of his own Jewish brothers, but His promises were extended to non-Jews as well – and what we now call Christianity, the worship of the Messiah, circled the globe and has blessed every nation that espoused and incorporated it.
His impact was so great that we date our calendars from his birth, to this day. At least a billion people in this world acknowledge Him as the very Son of God.
What's this got to do with the Miracle Vaccine? Everything.
Have you heard of, have you partaken of, Holy Communion? In most Christian services, on a regular basis believers partake of bread and wine or grape juice as "symbols" of the sacrifice Jesus made of his own body and blood – for our salvation.
But friend, this is more than "symbolic." If it's what Jesus said it is, it's the most powerful, effective vaccine we'll ever know. And it's exactly what we most need right now!
In John 6:53-59, Jesus made this terribly shocking statement to his followers and militant sceptics:
"Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
"For my flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.
"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me."
These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.
Verse 66 records, "From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more." Of course – would you? What In the world was He saying?
All the Jewish leaders knew the Scriptural proclamation "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin," and animals were sacrificed for their blood in the annual holy days.
But Jesus' flesh and blood to be consumed by his followers?
Skip now to Luke 22, the night of Passover before Jesus was to be crucified and His blood poured out. He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "'This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.'
"And likewise He also took the cup after supper saying, 'this cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.'" [Emphasis added.]
Do you see it?
Yes, there is symbolism involved – but Jesus, the literal Son of God, was about to literally sacrifice His literal body and literal sinless blood – and the disciples were to take the literal bread and wine into their bodies and bloodstreams – and literal LIFE was to be the result, in time and eternity!
Then … and now. You … and me.
Before we finish, don't misinterpret all I'm saying as a "cure all" or guarantee we'll never get sick or have life-threatening problems. Jesus' own dear friend Lazarus died, and had been buried four days. But Jesus brought him back to life and promises the same, eternally, to each of us who believe and commit our lives to Him.
That's something no human vaccine will ever be able to offer. And though some dear believers may still suffer somehow, no other vaccine can offer as much.
Now skip to Jesus' parting words to His followers, in Mark 16, as He was about to ascend to Heaven: "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: they will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous it won't hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed."
Dear friend, can you not see the relevance, the obvious connection to right now, what we're going through, what we desperately are looking for?
This isn't "religion," though it does require faith, belief in God's Word – and the willingness to accept the free gift of God's Son who gave His literal body and precious literal blood to rescue each of us from poisons that pollute our bodies and souls, including the viruses of sin and inevitable death.
In His monumental mission to save us all, resisting the evil one who desired our destruction, He said in John 10, "The thief does not come except to steal, to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life … and that they may have it more abundantly."
In this still cloistered, quarantined, "socially distanced" life – can't we take a piece of bread and a little grape juice and approach the Life Giver, taking this Miracle Vaccine into our own bloodstreams and believe for our safety and the health of our bodies, our souls and maybe our country?