Posted on 03/10/2020 1:09:57 PM PDT by Kaslin
They’re Covering the Coronavirus Like a Hurricane
Mar 10, 2020
RUSH: You know, watching the coverage of this and the ongoing effort to create a panic — and let’s make no mistake here that that’s exactly what is happening here — I finally came up with what I think is a good analogy. The coronavirus is like a hurricane several days away from making landfall.
Take your pick of any hurricane out there in recent memory — if you want to use Katrina, any hurricane — and then remember how the media covers it. “It’s going to devastate wherever it’s headed. It’s gonna just obliterate! It’s a Cat 5. It’s going to mean total destruction.” No one knows the strength when it hits, despite their predictions. No one knows where it’s gonna hit. No one knows when.
Our forecasts have gotten better, but it’s still a gigantic crapshoot, particularly the farther out at sea the hurricane is. But the media knows that it’s gonna deliver clicks, it’s gonna deliver hits, it’s gonna deliver massive headlines, it’s gonna create massive attention by the public. It will deliver eyeballs — and they know they can blame Trump, right up until the moment they can’t. They know.
They know and they salivate over the chance to blame Trump. You’ve got an oncoming hurricane here. The outer bands have begun to strike the Continental United States. The evidence is there! They’ve got the reporters out on the beaches out on the Outer Banks, for example, of North Carolina, and they’re showing us the waves are about six inches higher than usual.
“See, it’s coming! It’s coming! There may be a flood here, a flood there. The initial reports of damage are coming in, and it all means it’s gonna be a grand disaster.” The Drive-Bys are all collected out on the beach. Their cameras are pointed westward, eastward, wherever it takes to get this hurricane, any indication of it whatsoever. The same thing was true of the impeachment hearings. The same exact thing was true of the impeachment hearings.
All we had was hearsay evidence.
We had endless speculation.
The same thing was true with the Russia-Trump collusion story. There was never any evidence, there was never a shred of evidence, and yet look at what we were told was coming. The walls were closing in on Donald Trump! We had these endless anonymous sources from the intelligence community who were telling us that it was only a matter of time before the evidence would be forthcoming.
Hearsay evidence before the impeachment hearings, endless speculation.
It was the same thing with the Mueller report.
The coronavirus is one of those moments for the Drive-By Media, and just as a hurricane is an opportunity to blame people who don’t believe in climate change — man-made climate change. Just as a hurricane is exaggerated and built up and lied about before anybody knows its true strength and nature in order to advance a political agenda (i.e., climate change), coronavirus is being used to advance the agenda that Donald Trump:
A. Doesn’t care about you; he only cares about himself.
B. Donald Trump is incompetent.
C. Donald Trump’s not taking it seriously enough.
D. You might die; it’s all gonna be Donald Trump’s fault.
E. It’s an opening for the Democrats!
They’re Covering the Coronavirus Like a Hurricane
Mar 10, 2020
RUSH: You know, watching the coverage of this and the ongoing effort to create a panic — and let’s make no mistake here that that’s exactly what is happening here — I finally came up with what I think is a good analogy. The coronavirus is like a hurricane several days away from making landfall.
Take your pick of any hurricane out there in recent memory — if you want to use Katrina, any hurricane — and then remember how the media covers it. “It’s going to devastate wherever it’s headed. It’s gonna just obliterate! It’s a Cat 5. It’s going to mean total destruction.” No one knows the strength when it hits, despite their predictions. No one knows where it’s gonna hit. No one knows when.
Our forecasts have gotten better, but it’s still a gigantic crapshoot, particularly the farther out at sea the hurricane is. But the media knows that it’s gonna deliver clicks, it’s gonna deliver hits, it’s gonna deliver massive headlines, it’s gonna create massive attention by the public. It will deliver eyeballs — and they know they can blame Trump, right up until the moment they can’t. They know.
They know and they salivate over the chance to blame Trump. You’ve got an oncoming hurricane here. The outer bands have begun to strike the Continental United States. The evidence is there! They’ve got the reporters out on the beaches out on the Outer Banks, for example, of North Carolina, and they’re showing us the waves are about six inches higher than usual.
“See, it’s coming! It’s coming! There may be a flood here, a flood there. The initial reports of damage are coming in, and it all means it’s gonna be a grand disaster.” The Drive-Bys are all collected out on the beach. Their cameras are pointed westward, eastward, wherever it takes to get this hurricane, any indication of it whatsoever. The same thing was true of the impeachment hearings. The same exact thing was true of the impeachment hearings.
All we had was hearsay evidence.
We had endless speculation.
The same thing was true with the Russia-Trump collusion story. There was never any evidence, there was never a shred of evidence, and yet look at what we were told was coming. The walls were closing in on Donald Trump! We had these endless anonymous sources from the intelligence community who were telling us that it was only a matter of time before the evidence would be forthcoming.
Hearsay evidence before the impeachment hearings, endless speculation.
It was the same thing with the Mueller report.
The coronavirus is one of those moments for the Drive-By Media, and just as a hurricane is an opportunity to blame people who don’t believe in climate change — man-made climate change. Just as a hurricane is exaggerated and built up and lied about before anybody knows its true strength and nature in order to advance a political agenda (i.e., climate change), coronavirus is being used to advance the agenda that Donald Trump:
A. Doesn’t care about you; he only cares about himself.
B. Donald Trump is incompetent.
C. Donald Trump’s not taking it seriously enough.
D. You might die; it’s all gonna be Donald Trump’s fault.
E. It’s an opening for the Democrats!
It’s an opportunity for the Democrats, just like impeachment was an opportunity for the Democrats, like the Mueller hearings an opportunity for the Democrats, and a gigantic hurricane is an opportunity for the Democrats and the climate change crowd. So the coronavirus is one of these moments.
This is the pattern. This is what Drive-By Media is. This is the utter definition. You’re looking at it here. The problem for them is, they have been wrong every time during the Trump administration. They have been wrong about every dire prediction they have made, and they have made these predictions with ontological certitude.
They’ve made these predictions with anonymous sources guaranteeing the “walls were closing in” on Donald Trump, guaranteeing the evidence was forthcoming that Trump colluded with Russia, guaranteeing the evidence was imminently forthcoming that Donald Trump did indeed cheat. “He might even be a Russian agent!” It never stopped. Even when the evidence never came in, the evidence was never forthcoming.
Even when the evidence was invisible, they continued to tell us that it was going to be the exact opposite of what it’s turned out to be every time. It’s always Trump’s fault before the facts are known. And when the facts are finally known and when the media is proven to be dramatically wrong again, they are never held to account. They are never to blame for whatever mess they have made, for whatever drive-by confusion they have made created.
Even hurricanes are attributed to Trump via the fact that he doesn’t believe in man-made climate change. Before there’s even a dollar’s worth of destruction, it’s all Trump’s fault. And then when their predictions of doom fail spectacularly, it’s off to the next hoped-for incident that will definitely take down Trump. When the impeachment bombed out, remember what I said?
“Folks, there’s 10 months to go. There’s gonna be something else. There’s gonna be something else. There’s gonna be many something elses between now and the election that are gonna get the same treatment,” and voila! Here we are: Coronavirus. “Mr. Limbaugh, are you saying the coronavirus is not…?” No, I’m not. Don’t attribute things to me that I’m not saying. I’m saying exactly what I mean to say, and I love hearing myself say what I say ’cause I’m right. I love being right.>
You would be, too, if you knew what it was like. I’m not saying things I’m not saying. Like I’ve got a sound bite coming up from Honore. Remember him? Hurricane Katrina, military guy. He got so fed up with the media, so fed up with the way Katrina and the whole thing was being covered, and he’s on a roll again today. He’s lashing out at Wall Street. (paraphrased) “Why the hell do they get to panic?
Because the commie left has NOTHING else..I didnt hear ANY fear, any outrage as 20,000+ Americans died of the swine flu under Obama..oh yeah that’s right, no one even reported it..hardly a peep about it because Obama was their messiah and they had to protect him at all cost
The number should be 69 years old or older. A 69 years old person with pre existing conditions passed away today from COVID-19 in NJ.
But your point remains true.
If you are less than 69 years old, in this country, a person with the Flu is more likely to die than a person with COVID-19.
EXACTLY Rush. Thank you, sir. (prayer)
Crossfire Hurricane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ9D0UHP7x4
I completely forgot about radiation, I was thinking of chemotherapy only!!
It’s definitely true that they are.
The Panic will disspiate and begin to seem silly to increasing numbers as the WuHanFlu passes its peak, which it already has in China and Korea, and the “News”men and pols continue to wring their hands and speak in urgent tones about the ongoing Apocalyppse of the Race.
They are definitely not panicking in my area, just south of Boston. Yet!
This morning I was low on TP and on the way back from breakfast I stopped at a Dollar Tree , there were no people at the TP supply area which had plenty of TP products there.
I bought 8 rolls, but when I got home I heard Fox News telling people over 65 to pretty much stay at home, and stock up on things.
I am afraid Fox News will encourage panic buying, Time will tell. -Tom
Yes, Rush is one of the people who SHOULD worry about coronavirus. He is immunocompromised from his chemo.
So is Alex Trebek, which is why Jeopardy is going to tape without a studio audience for the time being.
And the easily fooled sheep who are out there panic buying have reacted exactly how their elite politicians desire they react. Which is why we have shortages of things that could be helpful. They are hoarding because it’s all about them.
Water shortages. WHY? This is not a hurricane or a weather event.
Toilet paper shortages. WHY? This is not a bathroom event.
Paper towel shortages. WHY?
Stupid stupid stupid people. You can’t tell me the Democrats don’t know who their audience is.
Rush is great, but he’s one of the last I’ll take health advice from.
heck it provides good cover for a politician no one wants to turn out for...
Yep, I bet his doctor has him “self-quarantining” at home (he has the home radio studio as I recall)...don’t want to risk it while on chemo. 15 cases & 2 deaths from COVID-19 in Florida.
And when it turns out to be a dud there will be some other reason that Trump is crazy, insane, stupid, in over his head, unqualified, racist, sexist, guilty. But they won’t look back.
Rush an idiot on this. Of course the MSM is going to take advantage of it. Unless he stops making the suggestion that it’s a big nothing burger we’re going to end up like Iran and Italy. No political will to stop it from spreading.
Yep! 15 cases and 2 deaths in Florida. Did you forget to mention almost 4000 deaths worldwide since what December? Don’t forget that it spreads and there are 15 people that have it in Florida and that is just the ones they know about. There’s probably at least 150 cases they don’t know about and dearie they don’t know about. What would we talk about if we didn’t have coronavirus to talk about. Be sure to mention the number of cases in Georgia an Alabama because they are right next to Florida.
It’s so obvious that the networks are treating it like a hurricane, especially with a Republican in the White House.
Is it true that if you watch Television you can catch it??
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As he closed his ‘news’ yesterday, David Muir said he would “See you tomorrow”.
I hope he doesn’t sneeze on me tomorrow.
Sarcasm attempt?
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