Posted on 05/06/2020 10:41:41 AM PDT by sickoflibs
When you look at the numbers of dead throughout the Wuhan virus pandemic, one pattern follows in almost every state. Namely, that nursing homes are the epicenters of the outbreak. We’ve seen incredibly large death rates among our most vulnerable populations.
But one state in particular did something that make the issue that much worse. New York instituted and enforced a rule which required nursing homes to re-accept COVID-19 positive patients back into their facilities. The toll for that has been enormous. New York added 1,700 more nursing home deaths to the fatality rolls in just the past few days. It’s a massive scandal that no one is talking about.
In fact, Gov. Andrew Cuomo went on CNN last night. Not once was even asked about why he put that order in place and its consequences. Instead, this is what they talked about.
Christopher C. Cuomo ✔ @ChrisCuomo You're feeling pretty good about yourself these days, aren't you @NYGovCuomo ?
CNN should be ashamed of itself for that display, allowing the governor’s brother to pose as a “journalist” while doing absolutely nothing that is required of such a title.
Regardless, Mayor Bill de Blasio was actually the tragedy happening under his nose, by his hand. His answer will infuriate you.
Tom Elliott @tomselliott .@NYCMayor De Blasio on nursing homes: "A lot of these are for-profit organizations. I think there’s going to be a lot of questions about whether they put their residents first or whether they put profit first"
When pressed about whether it’s a good idea to continue to send those who’ve tested positive for the virus into the middle of the most at risk populations, de Blasio actually says the practice will continue. The entire country is shut down right now and our economy has been decimated largely because of what’s happened in New York and this guy’s answer is that he’s going to keep doing something that’s clearly running up huge death totals.
The sheer arrogance is incredible and it’s exactly why so many are looking upon New York with disdain right now. These people have cast aspersions and blame on states with that have only a fraction of the same issues, yet it took until last night for them to shut their subways down to clean them for the first time in 115 years. But when a major hot spot is identified such as the nursing homes, New York’s politicians doesn’t even want to change their practices while everyone else suffers.
To capstone his ridiculous answer, de Blasio then flips to his communist playbook and blames “for profit” nursing homes for what’s happened. These are facilities that have been overrun with the virus by order of the state and city. They contain hardworking healthcare workers barely making it, and New York’s mayor is suggesting they are letting people die to make more money. That suggestion is absolutely disgusting and deserves total condemnation.
New York’s voters need to wake up. These are the people you’ve put in charge and they are not only failing massively, they are attempting to pass the buck and elevate their political careers in the process. Cuomo and de Blasio are eaten up with ambition and it’s costing people their lives. Unfortunately, we don’t have a media willing to hold them to account.
To his credit Geist followed up and asked him again. Thats when he got the quote above :"A lot of these are for-profit organizations. I think there’s going to be a lot of questions about whether they put their residents first or whether they put profit first"
Keep in mind the Nursing Home order seems to have exempted the Nursing Homes from lawsuits.
The entire country is shut down right now and our economy has been decimated largely because of what’s happened in New York ...
REALLY Red State???
I live in Ground Zero on Staten Island and my life hasn’t been devastated. Not even close.
But you’re blaming other STUPID governors and mayors on NY and NYC??
YES it’s a FusterCluck but I thought being a red state person meant you weren’t a B.TCH that looked for blame like faggots and snowflakes.
“we’re not doing well because of him or her or the other thing!!”
Cowards do that.
I thought most red states weren’t made up of such people.
I still don’t. I think Red State is talking out of its a##
I know for a fact Half Whit did the same thing in Michigan.
And honestly?? What a bunch of WHINEY FAGGOTS HERE to constantly be posting about NY and NYC when they don’t even live here.
The meat shortage, the milk issues, the arrests of those 5 dudes in TX and the week in prison for that woman who opened her shop, the ceasing of liquor sales in PA, the closing down of the meat industry because of RAMPANT coronoavirus FAR from NY, michigan and wisconsin’s and arizona’s and florida’s silly and ludicrous decisions?
All NY’s fault.
Wow. Like I said, I didn’t think conservatives were such finger pointing B.TCHES.
sheesh
Chris Cuomo interviewing Andrew Cuomo? I wonder what the media reaction would be if Don Jr interviewed President Trump?
Even Bonchie's incisive article should have devoted a graf to that fact.
You seem upset. Be well, my friend.
Why are you defending De Blasio and Coumo against true accusations??
They are not very popular here. Especially what they did to Nursing Homes
My guess, it would be the opposite, as predicable as the sun rising in the East.
Ha! I don't know of any in my Upstate neck of the woods. Let's see the numbers, shall we? And compare the mortality rates for non-profit and for-profit institutions.
Fedzilla allowed nursing homes to refuse.
Why didn't Cuomo?
And why was Cuomo, up until a week ago, allowing positive staffers to continue working?!
btt
The numbers are similar everywhere, including other countries. All have done a piss poor job of protecting those in nursing homes.
https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1258083752741425154
Long twitter thread with all the numbers he could find. Only 23 States delineate between nursing home and non-nursing home deaths
Most of those other areas you referenced aren’t ruled by arrogant, self-important corruptocrats that cry “poor me” at every turn in the expectation that the rest of the country is going to subsidize every piss-poor executive decision they ever made.
“The entire country is shut down right now and our economy has been decimated largely because of what’s happened in New York ...
REALLY Red State???”
Damn Straight.
Mismanagement and Malfeasance at EVERY level of Corrupt-to-Shiite NYS caused this panic that SHUT THE EFFIN country down. Still letting planes in with no check WEEKS after it was obvious. Filthy Pigs living on top of each other in Queens overrunning a corrupt hospital. And the Rich Folks escaping to the Northern Environs, the Hamptons, or FLA and spreading their disease even more.
Reverse the scenario. If half the population of North Dakota died from flu, would the WHOLE COUNTRY SHUT DOWN?
Not a chance.
Hey Staten Island, it’s the REST OF the COUNTRY that’s paying the price for the shiite heads running NYS & NYC.
Suck it Up Buttercup. Hardly ANYONE thinks living in Staten Island is good thing. Get back on the Ferry.
The left says that if Trump shut down the country and economy and locked us all up sooner all COVID19 spreading would have stopped and we’d be back to work and ballgames by now.
Joe Scarborough says that small businesses WANT to be forced closed by the states, its good for business.
He’s been repeating this for a few days.
String them up then lock them up.
WOW why are you taking this so personally I mean GEEZE I live in CA. and CA. gets trashed constantly I don’t take it personally I don’t run the damn state and YOU don’t run NY!! Your governor and mayor are two POS and you know that better than the rest of us why take it so personally???
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