"Unless you have a better way of getting rid of pensioners, shut the hell up!"
Posted on 05/06/2020 4:49:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Two weeks ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo was first asked about his policy that forced nursing homes to admit patients infected with the coronavirus.
“That’s a good question, I don’t know,” the governor answered, turning to an aide.
On Tuesday, Cuomo was asked about a report from the Associated Press that his team had added more than 1,700 deaths to the count of those who died in nursing homes, bringing the total to at least 4,813.
“I don’t know the details, frankly,” the governor answered, turning to an aide.
Sgt. Schultz reporting for duty!
Cuomo is legendary for micromanaging and has been praised for his detailed daily briefings during the pandemic. He has closed schools, religious services and businesses because each human life is “priceless.”
So with known nursing home deaths representing 25 percent of all deaths in the state, it beggars belief that the governor didn’t know anything about his office’s fatal policy two weeks ago or the new death totals now.
The only way either could be true is through an extreme case of plausible deniability. Thus, if there’s no proof he knew, he can’t be held responsible, right? Which was the whole point of the Sgt. Schultz defense.
That was a sitcom. This is life and death.
And if you are the governor of the state that is the national epicenter of the deadly outbreak, you don’t have the luxury of not knowing, or pretending not to know, about the horrendous carnage in nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. And if your policies contributed to that carnage, the decent thing to do is to own your mistakes and fix them.
In fact, Cuomo does claim to know something about nursing homes and COVID-19 patients. He says the former can refuse to take the latter.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
GOV. CUOMO LIES.
“The nursing home has to make the decision,” he said Tuesday. “If they don’t think they can take care of someone, all they have to do is say no.”
In this case, he “knows” something that’s simply not true, according to nursing home executives. The March 25 order that forced infected patients on them allows for no exceptions and has not been changed.
The killer fifth paragraph still reads: “No resident shall be denied re-admission or admission to the NH solely based on a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19. NHs are prohibited from requiring a hospitalized resident who is determined medically stable to be tested for COVID-19 prior to admission or readmission.”
Owners and managers said Tuesday they are not aware of any loosening of the policy. They also say that hospitals still are referring infected patients to them on a near-daily basis and they are expected to take them if they have an empty bed.
To them, the March 25 order was a death sentence. Some facilities say they had no deaths or even positive patients before that date, but many of both since, including among staff members.
So, WHO DO WE BELIEVE? CUOMO OR THE TESTIMONY OF THE NURSING HOME MANAGERS THEMSELVES?
It is common sense to protect the vulnerable. It is common sense that the vulnerable are in nursing/rehabilitation homes
Cuomo is responsible
Each human life is priceless? You mean all the babies that are aborted too? You mongrel faced dickhead.
I apologize for the vulgar statement. I meant to say that Komo is a POS.
But they love him. Results don’t matter to libs.
Own it Andy. It’s public information that even goggle can’t hide you dumb ass. Your mom was exempt though, on that I’ll bet my ass. Love those haircuts bub. Free NY.
Not including the latest 1,700, over 8,000 people over 80 have died in NY.
Andrew Cuomo hates old people.
New York is a CESSPOOL because of DEMOCRATS!! Rudy had it cleaned up, but now you couldn’t pay me to visit for one day anymore.
Nipple Ring Queermo isn’t doing so well.
doofus pearl clutching single soccer moms swoon over his ample labial-nasal chasms.
I still love fishing here. Call me and embed if you will. I’ll be here till I can’t breathe anymore most likely. The struggle is real.
"Unless you have a better way of getting rid of pensioners, shut the hell up!"
I think Democrat mayors and governors are performing legal euthanasia. Think of all the money they save.
trying to cull the older population on medicaid/medicare to make room for illegals’ free medical.
FISHING???? For WHAT?? Cemented Shoes people??
At anywhere between $13,000 and $39,000 per patient from the Feds guess why he did it.
Was this their plan to keep the hospitals open when everything was suppose to collapse? Pulled the trigger a bit early? At least Italy was honest.
I truly believe Cuomo didn’t consider saving these elderly victims to be a high priority. That’s why he sent them to ill-equipped and staffed nursing homes instead of the hospital ship and other well-equipped hospitals.
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