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NY's Coronavirus Panic Would Look Very Different with Different Leadership
American Thinker.com ^ | April 5, 2020 | Ron Jager

Posted on 04/05/2020 6:34:14 AM PDT by Kaslin

A reasonable observer would expect a minimum level of professionalism from New York City health commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot. One wouldn't expect that someone charged with protecting New York City's public health would instead endanger the well-being of New Yorkers by ignoring the severe health ramifications and the real danger of the coronavirus.

However, while most of the Democratic leadership of New York City was busy criticizing President Trump for deciding to impose travel restrictions on those entering the United States and dismissing the incoming threat of the coronavirus in February, this health commissioner was quoted stating the following on numerous TV interviews: "The risk to New Yorkers from coronavirus is low, and ... our preparedness as a city is very high."

Barbot said this at a press conference supporting the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival. "There is no reason not to take the subway, not to take a bus, not to go out to your favorite restaurant and certainly not to miss the parade next Sunday [Feb. 9]."

The unprofessional behavior of New York City's health commissioner, a Democratic Party appointee, has been labeled by many health officials as possibly criminally negligent. Under different circumstances, she should have been forced to excuse herself and resign immediately pending further legal action.

Over the past few weeks, as we have witnessed the snowball effect of the rate of infection of the coronavirus, New York City officials in a Democratic administration should be held accountable for increasing the "risk" for the residents of New York City. They not only egregiously dismissed the coronavirus outbreak and pandemic in its earlier stages, but actually encouraged unrestricted public behavior as if there were no danger of being infected, as if they knew what they were talking about.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 202002; 20200209; coronavirus; deblasio; oxirisbarbot; presidenttrump

1 posted on 04/05/2020 6:34:14 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

“held accountable for increasing the “risk” for the residents “

How about ALL pols that voted to allow thirld world diseased infected rabble into the country?

How about globalist offshorers that moved our essential manufacturing to ChiComm/DoIndia?

Invest in rope makers.

Lots of thes base-tards will be dangling soon enough.


2 posted on 04/05/2020 6:50:10 AM PDT by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: Kaslin

(New York City native.)

FORCED INDUCTION - How Mayor De Blasio & Wokeness SUPERCHARGED NYC Outbreak
https://youtu.be/lZwFZXR620I


3 posted on 04/05/2020 6:52:49 AM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: Kaslin
Imagine what condition the USA would be in now if Hillary were President! Or Obama!!

America! America! God has shed His grace on thee time after time after time! And yet again!

Give thanks to God, America!

Thank God for President Trump!

America has always produced a Great Hero in her times of great danger. She has yet again through the grace of God.

President Trump is right, Americans. Pray for all the world this Palm Sunday and this Easter, and give thanks!

4 posted on 04/05/2020 7:01:20 AM PDT by Savage Beast (There is no limit to the heights of heroism and saintliness to which people can ascend.)
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To: Macoozie

Biggest centers of coronavirus infection are democrat run sanctuary-city liberal hell-holes.


5 posted on 04/05/2020 7:03:06 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (I love Mankind - It's Just Most Of The People That I Can't Stand)
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To: Kaslin

Health commissioner is a stooge speaking the talking points of the idiots in charge, not to say that she to is also an idiot. Rat control is unbreakable, if you are in you walk lock step, one move, one comment, one insinuation, one joke about the powers in charge and you are cast out. The Nazi party lives!


6 posted on 04/05/2020 7:15:13 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Kaslin

Bump


7 posted on 04/05/2020 7:20:30 AM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: Kaslin

Here’s a question: How many NYC residents testing positive live in neighborhoods crammed with illegal multi-family dwellings and tenements, conditions that pols have been happy to allow to continue to pad voter rolls.


8 posted on 04/05/2020 7:22:35 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler
Biggest centers of coronavirus infection are democrat run sanctuary-city liberal hell-holes.

That horrible reality could be America if Clinton was president instead of President Trump.

9 posted on 04/05/2020 7:28:10 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (NYers fleeing NY are presumed to be infected. They should be tested/quarantined in any other state!)
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First off, if Hillary was President America would be a 3rd world dystopian society resembling a cross between the old Soviet Union and the Hunger Games.

The Chi-com Coronavirus wouldn't even be noticed because everybody would be dying of cholera, tuberculosis, dysentery, and smallpox from what was transmitted across the border by illegal alien invaders.

The Nomenklatura elite would be living behind gated walls with armed guards, while the rest of us had to fight off roving gangs and government bureaucrats.

10 posted on 04/05/2020 7:31:03 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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To: Kaslin

So sick of the Governor and Mayor whining and crying and screaming. Isn’t there one grownup there who can speak rationally? Have they never heard of bees and honey?


11 posted on 04/05/2020 8:13:39 AM PDT by Hattie
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