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Fauci: 'We're not ready' for sports to return
The Hill ^ | 4/29/2020 | Aris Folley

Posted on 04/29/2020 8:30:54 AM PDT by McGruff

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To: McGruff

Hey President Trump. You are giving this moron way too much power. Reel him in NOW or you’re going to lose the base that you had.


81 posted on 04/29/2020 10:18:40 AM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: wally_bert

“I do a lot to avoid interacting with people in general.”

Are you saying that the weeks of shelter-in-place worked well for you? ;) That’s pretty much how we live our lives in retirement, too, but I want it to be MY idea — not Fauci’s!


82 posted on 04/29/2020 10:19:56 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND MIND.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Overall, apart from the 24/7 bombardment from the merchants of fear that the spouse believes no question, things are more or less ok.

I would like to see things open up, especially the mom and pop places.


83 posted on 04/29/2020 10:23:49 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: McGruff

This is really goalpost moving.

Certainly the Detroit Tigers can sell tickets and keep three empty ones between each group. They have plenty of empty seats.


84 posted on 04/29/2020 10:27:47 AM PDT by The Free Engineer
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To: Texas Eagle

Life is risk...if you look at everything through the lens of a “guarantee” you’ll never do anything. When people in power “order” us to live a certain way because they believe absolute guarantees are needed then the only result can be tyranny. I don’t think Fauci realizes the magnitude of what he’s saying...maybe he doesn’t like sports but for millions of working class folks it’s what gives them an escape from daily stresses.

How many pro-sport athletes have even been sick? ...die? They should be tested before a game and get back to competing - at least we’ll have something to watch while we live in this house-arrest.

...every day the cases & deaths come down, which is every day now, it gets more absurd.

Besides, the pro-athletes are going to be faced with their paychecks stopping. Do they really think the leagues are going to continue to pay them? Do they realize yet that they’re all going to have to take a pay cut? When this reality hits them I doubt a single one would object to resuming games.

When this all started, we had no idea of lethality, how virulent it was, who would fair worse, how long incubation was, etc. - now we do....as well as the fact that people will continue to distance and be cautious for a while. We succeeded in flattening-the-curve. We know the old and unhealthy need to be extra careful and probably shouldn’t go to a ball game. While there will be deaths, as there always is, I think it’s time to start getting everyone else through herd immunity. At some point it saves lives - but I doubt that is in their model, it only seems to model contractions and their mortality rates.

I still agree with easing into it - Wuhan cremated people 24/7 for weeks for a reason and NYC is not a hoax. I do believe the lock-down has had a massive effect, we shouldn’t underestimate the threat...and before anyone points to Sweden, contrary to popular belief, they did NOT DO NOTHING and their deaths per 1M people is much higher than ours. There’s still LOTS of variables we don’t know but one cannot justify the status quo at this point.


85 posted on 04/29/2020 10:49:32 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: McGruff

Says the fed employee raking it in.


86 posted on 04/29/2020 10:50:49 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: fuzzylogic

Granted. But, if the goal is guaranteed safety, the “easing-in” phase will never end. We’ll all be the jackasses chasing the carrot at the end of the stick


87 posted on 04/29/2020 10:55:45 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberaln would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: McGruff

Shut up, Fauci. You’ve been wrong on a continual basis.


88 posted on 04/29/2020 10:57:01 AM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: McGruff

Keep it up, I see lots of liberal pro athletes joining the republican ranks....


89 posted on 04/29/2020 10:57:43 AM PDT by martinidon
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To: McGruff

Sure going to miss the kneeling NFL players.


90 posted on 04/29/2020 11:00:37 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Already lost me


91 posted on 04/29/2020 11:01:20 AM PDT by Fledermaus (ONLY A MORON THINKS 6 FEET IS A MAGIC NUMBER!)
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To: McGruff

Hey Fauci, I’m ready for some dwarf tossing, how about you?


92 posted on 04/29/2020 11:05:03 AM PDT by The Fop (God Bless Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, Joan Rivers, and the Fightin' Rat Pack Wing of the GOP)
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To: McGruff

Dr. Fauxi should just STFU...


93 posted on 04/29/2020 11:08:13 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Texas Eagle

My “easing in” intent would be very defined - open up restaurants and retail stores, no ball games, for 3-4 weeks, then take a look at the data and decide if it’d be appropriate to begin larger gatherings.

My issue is that there’s still variables we don’t know and the only example of letting everything be ‘normal’ (ignoring the problem entirely) is Wuhan. So having a couple of defined steps is prudent imo. We’ve all gone through this pain and there’s a real possibility of wasting it. So let’s put one foot in to test the water before just diving in.


94 posted on 04/29/2020 11:15:06 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: fuzzylogic

Apologies if I sounded accusatory. My snarfy remark was not directed at you. It was directed at “Dr.” Fauci and his goal of guaranteed safety. I would much rather have somebody like you on the Task Force than that guy.


95 posted on 04/29/2020 11:18:48 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberaln would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Mouton

Bravo.


96 posted on 04/29/2020 11:20:55 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: McGruff

We are ready, however, for Dr. FauXi to move to China.


97 posted on 04/29/2020 11:22:23 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (This tagline is an advertisement-free zone. Is yours?)
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To: Texas Eagle

No offense taken - np.

Can you imagine if we had President Biden? “...listen to the doctors, do what they tell you.” - yeah, he thinks that is ‘leadership’...pretty sure PDJT has his gears turning every time Fauci opens his mouth.


98 posted on 04/29/2020 11:25:06 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Night Hides Not
...the flowing robes, the grace, bald... striking!
99 posted on 04/29/2020 11:28:49 AM PDT by headless_thompson_gunner
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The Babylon Bee says Biden's custom mask allows him to continue awkwardly sniffing other people's hair.
100 posted on 04/29/2020 11:32:49 AM PDT by headless_thompson_gunner
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