Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Trump yielding gun toting protesters spring up in the spring, spurred on by Fox News personalities:
"Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Wednesday tweeted approvingly of people in Michigan demonstrating against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's order. "Time to get your freedom back," Ingraham declared. "Soon Marylanders, Virginians, etc will stand for their right to work, travel, assemble, socialize and worship? Massive long lasting damage is piling up day after day as many 'experts' continue to get the virus analysis wrong," Ingraham wrote in another tweet."
" Jeanine Pirro told Sean Hannity Wednesday night that the health officials "overblew what was going to happen in terms of the number of people who were going to die" and now are telling people to stay home. "No," she said. Pirro later added, "The American spirit is too strong and Americans are not going to take it. And what happened in Lansing, [Michigan], today, God bless them, it's going to happen all over the country."
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/media/right-wing-media-protests-reliable-sources/index.html
You have to ask yourself one question, "Do you feel lucky?" Well, do you, punk?!...

Rod, I guess they just don't want to acquiesce to the dictates of "der fuhrer".

It's interesting Rod, I don't see these people destroying property and attacking people like Leftist s**t are inclined to do.

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

Nor leaving tons of trash on the ground when they do protest......another indication of the difference between emotionally driven children and those who use common sense to drive their actions.

Greg, I was thinking about the matter earlier this morning and I think the U.S. would be a much better place devoid of the Democrat Party.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Bill Maher's take on media coverage:
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/493474-hbos-maher-rips-media-panic-porn-in-coronavirus-coverage-could-help-reelect

Some of what Maher says is correct regarding the media. However, they're not going to determine the outcome of the election. Trump's base is solid; he'll likely pick up a "substantial" black vote. 
The Democrats will launch a pathetic campaign against him. Hopefully, the Republicans will gain control of Congress.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Read an article yesterday, before the study was released, noting both Trump and Fox news had stopped talking about it. It's one more thing the Fox docs can apologize for...

I was browsing through the Comments section and came across this woman's post. It may have some relevance. I only copied part of it. There are links further down her post in the part I didn't copy. 

Violet McBride
Unfortunately, this study is highly misleading for several reasons, but most notably because it failed to employ zinc - a critical component of proper Hydroxychloriquine treatment. When used in proper combination, hydroxychloroquine is actually one of the most promising treatments there is for COVID-19. Three very important considerations when evaluating the data presented in this study are:

1. The study was done without the use of zinc. One of the most important anti-viral mechanisms of hydroxychloroquine is its activity as a zinc ionophore, which opens the cellular pathway for zinc to enter cells and shut down viral replication via inhibition of the replicase enzyme. Efficacy research on hydroxychloroquine alone versus hydroxychloroquine + zinc + azithromycin is yielding dramatically different results, as noted by many doctors worldwide. I’ve linked three videos of their discussions and accounts below.

2. The study was retroactive and not a proper randomized control study. Thus ventilator and mortality rates may reflect the severity of illness at which doctors chose to use hydroxychloroquine as an experimental compassionate care treatment versus cases in which more drastic measures were deemed unnecessary. Hydroxychloriquine + azithromycin + zinc treatment is most effective when used early in disease progression, however many doctors are reluctant to use it for all but the most serious cases. This study may worsen this problem.

3. V.A. research most likely skews towards more elderly and fragile patients who may show different outcomes than younger patients. Additionally, it is dubious to attribute organ damage to Hydroxychloriquine in a disease process which regularly damages organs via viral invasion and cytokine storms.

More controlled studies accounting for the above considerations need to be conducted before the efficacy or mortality rates of hydroxychloroquine treatments can be properly evaluated.

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

I find it interesting that many of those hollering too soon etc nationally are the same ones that ranted about Trump/Russian Collusion for 2+ years which fell flat.....Those that want to politicize this pandemic are the absolute dregs of humanity.....

The bottom line is what is good for one state does not apply to others for a host of reasons. Now that the states have had time to prepare for things medically it is time for some to start the re-opening process

Greg, you've accurately described the Democrat Party and the American MSM.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

What is hilarious is that somehow you are utterly blind to the politicization Trump is engaging in himself. Last Friday, Trump was tweeting about liberating several states, and this week he's undercutting Governor Kemp in GA and saying he told the Governor he thinks it's too soon to reopen. Which is it, Mr. President? Liberate or not? Never mind that the governors of Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia are all Democratic and that they are all in battleground states in the upcoming November election and that Kemp is a Republican in a solid red-state. Seriously Darian, do you think Trump is not politicizing this to shape the view of the electorate in those battleground states? Of course, he is, and it is painfully evident, given his flip-flopping and hypocrisy.

Besides that, though, what honestly infuriates me about Trump is that it is clear he has no strategy. One day he says we don't need broad-scale testing to reopen; the next day, he's screaming on Twitter that the states have to step up their testing. He has schizophrenia and just reacts and lashes out like a spoiled child at these press briefings. He's just trying to survive the news cycle. From what I can tell, the feds have given up and are just looking to the governors to figure it out. The other day he was accusing Democratic governors of not using all the tests he created to make him look bad. This behavior is paranoid and nonsensical. Especially given that Governor Hogan of Maryland, a Republican, had to go to South Korea to get 500,000 tests for his state. I mean seriously, how can anyone watch this man and think, "Gee! I'm glad he's in charge!"

James, I just listened to Trump address this matter. I don't think he's undercutting Kemp at all. I actually respect Trump for acquiescing to the desires of the governor even though, as he stated, he disagrees with him. 

Regarding Trump politicizing the matter, that thought had not occurred to me. He certainly touts what he considers the successful manner his administration has dealt with the situation.

James, when I consider the possibility of a leftist Democrat being in charge, I'm grateful that Trump is President. 

Originally Posted by James Lacey

All I can say is you have reached peak Trump apologist if you cannot see that he's undercutting yet yielding to Kemp because GA is a definite win for him, whereas the other states are not. Ask yourself one simple question. Why is Trump calling for the liberation of Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia, but not any other non-battleground states?

James, I'm not saying this to be critical of you or to avoid your question, but I honestly do not pay a great deal of attention to what Trump says on a daily basis. I just happened to hear him address the question about the GA governor. I'm fairly confident that he'll be re-elected in November. 
We've had 7 people around here(Rapides parish) that have supposedly died from the virus since this all began. The Democrat governor wants everybody to wear masks in public, although the deaths in LA are concentrated in a few areas. 
People around here are, as much as possible, going about their daily business. I was by Sam's earlier and there were quite a few people there, some with masks, many without. Road construction in the area is keeping me home more than a "stay at home order"; I have to drive 1.5 miles out of my way to get to a grocery store.

I frankly don't think that a lot of people around here are overly concerned about the virus; they're just tired of the inconvenience. It's not at the forefront of my mind.

Originally Posted by James Brown

I was at a Safeway grocery store yesterday, and I think that mask wearing was at least 95%.  I saw maybe 1 or 2 folks without masks.  This is significantly increased from what I saw last week.

Incidentally.  I filled up the Jeep for $7.00 at the Safeway-associated gas station.    Honestly!  Gas is at a $1.50 right now.  The pump asked for my phone number, I gave it, and then it asked if I would like to use my $1.00/gallon loyalty discount!  You bet.  Must have been a couple of years since I used my bonus points.  14 gallons of gas at 50¢ per gallon!  If I have ever paid 50¢ per gallon before, it was when I was 16!

Jim

Jim, that's great on the gas price. I thought I was doing good for $1.48 with my Kroger $.10/gallon discount.☺️ When I started college back in '71, regular was 31.9, premium 33.9 at a local Skelly station. Over in Texas it was probably 25.9.

I ran by the Walmart Neighborhood Mart this AM. I saw more employees wearing masks and some shoppers. As long as I can get in and out quickly, I'm pleased.😄

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Rational people would call this definitive, not just suggestive. There is no doubt the social distancing measures are working, and they have not just broad support among the public; they have tremendous support. The steps do have another cost, though. It turns out I was wrong about the 30% furlough at my work-place since it turned out to be 75% myself included. The company is going to pay our health-care premium for two months, so that is one bright spot. Our director says he believes we will be back to work by the 6th of July, but most of us don't think it will happen. For me, it's no big deal, my family and I will be fine, but for a lot of other people, it's a real threat to their well-being. I'm afraid, however, that we will be dealing with the fallout of COVID for at least another 2 to 3 years. Things are not returning to normal anytime soon, and especially not with the response seen so far from our national government.

Pure speculation on your part. The social distancing was forced on people to some extent. I think many people would simply ignore it if given the choice. That being said, if I go into a store that asks you to stay 6' apart in a line, I do so as a courtesy to others. Also, if there are enter/do not enter markings on the floor of stores in the aisles, I abide by that as well. If I pass someone in a store, I don't concern myself about a 6' distance; most people don't either.