Posted on 09/14/2020 6:57:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
American Thinker has run several articles like this one about Dr. Anthony Fauci's political bias (which is his right). But the Miami Herald published an article that was aimed at undermining President Trump, which actually contains compelling evidence that Fauci's bias or ignorance is affecting what he is telling the American people about COVID-19. In the article "Dr. Fauci: 'I have to disagree' with Trump on coronavirus," the author writes:
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, disagreed on Friday with President Donald Trump's assertion that the country is "rounding the corner" on the coronavirus pandemic.
"I really do believe we're rounding the corner," Trump said during a White House briefing on Thursday. He added that newweekly cases have gone down by 44% since July.
"I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with that because if you look at the thing that you just mentioned, the statistics, Andrea, they're disturbing," Fauci told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Friday. "We're plateauing at around 40,000 cases a day and the deaths are around 1,000.
From his interview with Andrea Mitchell Friday, the Herald quotes Fauci as stating, "We're plateauing at around 40,000 cases a day and the deaths are around 1,000."
In fact, he is very wrong: the average daily new cases for the past week have been 34,506, 14% less than Fauci's 40,000 number, and the average daily deaths for the past week have been 741, a full 26% less than Fauci's 1,000. More significant, do these graphs of weekly average new cases (blue graph) and deaths (red graph) from Statnews look like we're "plateauing"?
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I think most people would consider 34,506 around 40,000 and 741 around 1000.
No most people would consider 34,506 to be 35,000 not 40,000. And 741 to be 750. Taking it higher than that is feeding into the left and the fear mongering. Dr. Fraud-see wants the numbers to be as high as he can and and that is why he went for the higher round ups.
There is nothing misleading in 35k versus 40k and there is a lot misleading in 40K versus 35K.
“We’re plateauing at around 40,000 cases a day and the deaths are around 1,000.”
So why are we still even talking about it? Oh, yeah - Orange man bad.
Besides, how bad can a "disease" be that most sufferers don't even know they are suffering from it?
Here he is from thursday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cu3Mxbcqik
He was far enough off that your weak defense of him is quite pathetic. I am fascinated by your user name in light of your weak defense of a man who would deprive us of liberty. I’m in a hotel room looking at a building a few hundred feet away... the building? Independence Hall. You and the man you defend, Dr. Fauci, are not worthy of what happened in that building.
The numbers are irrelevant. The positive test results are a joke at best. The deaths are just made up. If you get run over by a bus but test positive for covid then it is listed as a KungFlu death.
He’s supposed to be a scientist not a mouthpiece on the “shows”. When you’re determining trends and basing things conclusions on this maybe it’s important to be accurate. Should never have given this guy a bully pulpit. Go back to the lap and produce data.
Thanks for the personal attack rather than discussing information. Just like the fake news, you are.
Just curious, it this the same Dr. Fauci that said it was unnecessary to shut down flights from China back in February? Has anyone kept a scorecard on how often he has been right?
It is worth noting who defends him with such pathetic defenses. See post #25 for why, in this particular moment, his defense of those who would rob us of liberty is especially galling to me.
Weather vanes on the barn are usually right.
Remember...to Fauci, that's all we are just a number for his masking "experiment".
Just like condoms for HIV was an experiment.
34,506 about 40,000?
You’re probably right. Our education system hasn’t exactly produced math geniuses.
Mathematically, it’s correct.
So if I tell a worker who is making $34K per year that they are basically making $40K, I think they would figure out the math really quickly. But maybe not.
FDR: “There’s nothing to fear but fear itself.”
Dr. Fauci: “I have to disagree. FDR is just lying to reassure the public. Much better that everyone panic and deepen the Depression.”
I don’t discuss information with those who willfully and erroneously defend those who seek to rob us of liberty. I mark them as “not to be trusted” and if in a public forum, I call them out and scoff at them. But discussing information is reserved for those who are on the side of liberty. Your pathetic and erroneous defense of a man who seeks to erode our liberty excludes you. Sorry, not sorry.
PS. Personal attacks? Haha! That’s weak I attacked what you did.
Yeah, his defense was weak sauce.
And we all have to disagree with your lies and whatever secret agenda you’ve got going.
Fauci does it intentionally. Those who seek to use fear to rob us of liberty all do this. You and I do well to note those who use weak, pathetic defenses of the likes of Dr. Fauci.
Like I have been saying for months, Dr. Fauci is a man in love with the sound of his voice.
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