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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says He’s ‘All In’ On Risking Health To Lift Social Distancing Guidelines To Boost Economy
cbs dfw ^ | 3/24/20 | CBS

Posted on 03/25/2020 3:43:45 AM PDT by central_va

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To: central_va

The point of social distancing is to SLOW THE SPREAD SO THAT THE MEDICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT GET OVERWHELMED.

If you are hell bent on ignoring that then stay the fuck home when you get infected.


21 posted on 03/25/2020 5:29:28 AM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: Kozak

The SPREAD OF WHAT A COMMON COLD? All elderly and those at risk should be isolated and let the rest of us LIVE!!! FREEDOM!!!!


22 posted on 03/25/2020 5:32:19 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn....)
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To: griswold3

The media is taking what he said out of context, saying he’s calling for assisted suicide of the elderly.


23 posted on 03/25/2020 5:35:02 AM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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To: central_va

Fine. So you don’t need to go to a hospital or a doctor.
You can’t have it both ways.


24 posted on 03/25/2020 5:47:15 AM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: sergeantdave

Bravo, well said.


25 posted on 03/25/2020 5:50:17 AM PDT by Professional
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To: central_va

I cannot imagine how people could be pioneers, astronauts, or servicemen and women in battle now.

Those boys in landing craft on D-Day fought in shirt sleeves. They went into battle without a guarantee they’d survive.

Ditto Gettysburg
Ditto Mogadishu
Ditto Fallujah
Ditto Benghazi

Pick your battle.


26 posted on 03/25/2020 5:57:26 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: datricker
aright when the government pays us back for all of the remittance that we have given to the rest of the country and not received back.

Ya got a deal

27 posted on 03/25/2020 5:59:46 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: central_va

Send all journalists home on quarantine.


28 posted on 03/25/2020 6:01:33 AM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: Kozak

What are you talking about? 99% of people are at low risk. Those at high risk can and should have access to medical treatment IF NEEDED. Isolate THEM instead of turning society on it’s head is the only thing that makes sense; UNLIKE YOU.


29 posted on 03/25/2020 6:01:46 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn....)
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To: Kozak

My hubby is working from home.

He’s high risk.

Neither of us expect the country to stay home to protect him.

Let the younger, healthier be out and about. The rest of us can hunker down for a while.

There’s no need to burn the village to save it.


30 posted on 03/25/2020 6:04:04 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Kozak
The point of social distancing is to SLOW THE SPREAD SO THAT THE MEDICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT GET OVERWHELMED.

Sorry my friend, but we who not cowered by this virus are NOT the ones overwhelming the system. It is the snowflake hypochondriacs who have to run to the ER or demand a new vaccine every time they get a runny nose or a fever that are the problem. You should be directing your capital letters to them, not us.

31 posted on 03/25/2020 6:07:29 AM PDT by Shethink13 (there are 0 electoral votes in the state of denial)
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To: gattaca

They believe this is the rare chance for the death cult (Dems) to display moral superiority
We know better


32 posted on 03/25/2020 6:12:36 AM PDT by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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To: central_va

Old people should shut up and die so their grandchildren can

enjoy even more material comforts.

This, lesser, Dan Patrick is a psycho.


33 posted on 03/25/2020 6:13:29 AM PDT by CharleysPride (29 days since Mardi Gras)
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To: central_va

Let’s hope this statement ages well.


34 posted on 03/25/2020 6:14:40 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Old people should shut up and die so their grandchildren can

What stupidity. Turing society upside down will do nothing to stop the spread of COVID to the elderly and infirmed who should be under isolation ANYWAY.

35 posted on 03/25/2020 6:16:29 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn....)
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To: central_va; All

Testing and treatment, with the an emphasis on testing is key to this transition. We should follow the South Korean model.


36 posted on 03/25/2020 6:19:48 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: central_va

See how scummy CBS twists the situation in the headline to attack the LTGOV?


37 posted on 03/25/2020 6:22:27 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: central_va
He added, “My messages is that let’s get back to work, let’s get back to living. Let’s be smart about it and those of us who are 70+, we’ll take care of ourselves. But don’t sacrifice the country.”

He reminds me of all those motorcycle riders who don't think they need helmets. We call them "two-wheeled organ donors." Or, better yet, he's the poster child for "Hold ma beer and watch this!" The sad thing is, what he suggests will pass the virus on to others.

38 posted on 03/25/2020 6:34:53 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: eastexsteve

The Lt Gov is correct, you are being twit.


39 posted on 03/25/2020 7:48:13 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn....)
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To: UNGN

The flu doesn’t incapacitate the healthcare system. Minus a miracle cure, lifting containment measures without all our ducks in a row (i.e. hospital overflows, equipment, staff) would be disasterous on every front. That said, we can’t do what we’re doing indefinitely, so we best be getting those ducks in line post haste (such an event should’ve been prepared for decades ago).


40 posted on 03/25/2020 7:48:58 AM PDT by Moonlighter
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