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Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

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bobbythekidd wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 8:38 am
LeadBolt wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 8:29 am Dr Rand Paul of KY

He actually practiced medicine on people and not just a lab guy like the fraud Fauci.

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He's a damn ophthalmologist! What the hell does he know about virology and the transmission of viruses? Why are people listening to the eye doctor on this?
Why are people listening to a going on 50 year DC bureaucrat (Fauci)?
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kalm wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:04 am
Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 8:53 am

The optics of this whole discussion is amazing. :D

BTW: I am glad you saw my attempt at making eye puns. :lol:
I tried but lacked the vision... :ohno:

It’s amazing some of you have hungry eyes for Paul. :ohno: :ohno:
I am not sure it is hungry eyes, but he does seem to see the same things I see and we seem to be on the same wavelength.

This should be a good test of ones vision.

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Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 8:53 am
Ibanez wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 8:48 am

He's a politician! Of course he's blinded by it. :lol:
The optics of this whole discussion is amazing. :D

BTW: I am glad you saw my attempt at making eye puns. :lol:
:lol: I did see what you did there. I let out a sighclops



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Re: Coronavirus COVID-19

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Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:13 am
kalm wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:04 am

I tried but lacked the vision... :ohno:

It’s amazing some of you have hungry eyes for Paul. :ohno: :ohno:
I am not sure it is hungry eyes, but he does seem to see the same things I see and we seem to be on the same wavelength.

This should be a good test of ones vision.

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BDKJMU wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:07 am
bobbythekidd wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 8:38 am
He's a damn ophthalmologist! What the hell does he know about virology and the transmission of viruses? Why are people listening to the eye doctor on this?
Why are people listening to a going on 50 year DC bureaucrat (Fauci)?
B/c he's a specialist in the field, has an impressive career with decades of experience, accolades, achievements and has more knowledge about infectious diseases than an ophthalmologist and a crooked reality tv star.


That's crazy, right? !
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Ibanez wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:19 am
BDKJMU wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:07 am
Why are people listening to a going on 50 year DC bureaucrat (Fauci)?
B/c he's a specialist in the field, has an impressive career with decades of experience, accolades, achievements and has more knowledge about infectious diseases than an ophthalmologist and a crooked reality tv star.


That's crazy, right? !
But he told me to wear a mask or something and it was confusing. Aghhh!
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LeadBolt wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 8:53 am at least he didn’t circumvent US law in order to fund research with government funds at the Wuhan lab of a type that is banned in the US. Not to mention making sure that the only Dr from US on the Wuhan investigation is the Dr he funneled the funding through.


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kalm wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:20 am
Ibanez wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:19 am

B/c he's a specialist in the field, has an impressive career with decades of experience, accolades, achievements and has more knowledge about infectious diseases than an ophthalmologist and a crooked reality tv star.


That's crazy, right? !
But he told me to wear a mask or something and it was confusing. Aghhh!
It's been interesting to watch Republicans become the party of " My body, my choice!" :lol:
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Ibanez wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:16 am
Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 8:53 am

The optics of this whole discussion is amazing. :D

BTW: I am glad you saw my attempt at making eye puns. :lol:
:lol: I did see what you did there. I let out a sighclops



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Hard not to see such a slow pitch when it is teed up to a person.
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kalm wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:19 am
Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:13 am

I am not sure it is hungry eyes, but he does seem to see the same things I see and we seem to be on the same wavelength.

This should be a good test of ones vision.

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Ibanez wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:24 am
kalm wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:20 am

But he told me to wear a mask or something and it was confusing. Aghhh!
It's been interesting to watch Republicans become the party of " My body, my choice!" :lol:
Everybody is a flip-flop. :nod:
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Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:36 am
Ibanez wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:24 am
It's been interesting to watch Republicans become the party of " My body, my choice!" :lol:
Everybody is a flip-flop. :nod:
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89Hen wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:42 am
Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:36 am
Everybody is a flip-flop. :nod:
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FYP - ;)
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89Hen wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:42 am
Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:36 am

Everybody is a flip-flop. :nod:
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How many bodies do you still have?
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89Hen wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:42 am
Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:36 am

Everybody is a flip-flop. :nod:
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Not that suspicious. I have been known to flip-flop on whether I like brunettes or redheads better. ;)
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Being anti abortion and anti vax are not in conflict of each other in any way.
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Winterborn wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:35 am
kalm wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 10:19 am

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Don't worry I can't see past the third line either. :cry:
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Col Hogan wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 7:09 pm
UNI88 wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 3:06 pm Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs executive order banning state entities, including schools, from requiring face masks

So how is a Governor/state government dictating to municipalities and other local government entities any different from the President/federal government dictating to states?
The US Constitution prevents the President from just dictating to the sovereign states...

Under the Texas Constitution, the Governor can issue edicts like this...

Apples and oranges...
I would argue that the Texas Constitution is flawed.
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This guy doesn't understand that freedom can be messy and that we thankfully don't live in a totalitarian state.
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UNI88 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:04 pm

This guy doesn't understand that freedom can be messy and that we thankfully don't live in a totalitarian state.
True. And people not doing sensible things like wear a mask and get vaccinated will ironically push us more toward totalitarianism.
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UNI88 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:04 pm

This guy doesn't understand that freedom can be messy and that we thankfully don't live in a totalitarian state.
No kidding. Why would anyone not just say "yeah I'm vaccinated" when pressed for no mask? :lol:


Also loving that fact that more people are finally waking up to the "it came from the lab" theory. Gotta wonder why that narrative was suppressed and censored a year ago. :coffee:
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SDHornet wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:21 pm
UNI88 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:04 pm

This guy doesn't understand that freedom can be messy and that we thankfully don't live in a totalitarian state.
No kidding. Why would anyone not just say "yeah I'm vaccinated" when pressed for no mask? :lol:
One of the reasons they’d get vaccinated anyway. Thinking about others.
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kalm wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:20 pm
UNI88 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:04 pm

This guy doesn't understand that freedom can be messy and that we thankfully don't live in a totalitarian state.
True. And people not doing sensible things like wear a mask and get vaccinated will ironically push us more toward totalitarianism.
Why? Because thin skinned scolds can't handle people disagreeing with them so they need/want to force them to do what they "know" is right? Fauci and his ilk with masks aren't so different from Trump with the BLM riots in Portland in that regard.

So what if people are going to lie or "be sensible". The vaccine is available, if they don't want to get it and don't want to wear masks, that's their decision. They have to face the consequences if they get sick.

If we'd had this approach to government 100's of years ago we never would have let people cross the Appalachians because it was too dangerous.
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UNI88 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:52 pm
kalm wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 1:20 pm

True. And people not doing sensible things like wear a mask and get vaccinated will ironically push us more toward totalitarianism.
Why? Because thin skinned scolds can't handle people disagreeing with them so they need/want to force them to do what they "know" is right? Fauci and his ilk with masks aren't so different from Trump with the BLM riots in Portland in that regard.

So what if people are going to lie or "be sensible". The vaccine is available, if they don't want to get it and don't want to wear masks, that's their decision. They have to face the consequences if they get sick.

If we'd had this approach to government 100's of years ago we never would have let people cross the Appalachians because it was too dangerous.
Some of it is thin skinned scolds for sure. But last I looked, it’s still a deadly disease that could have killed considerably more and caused greater or longer duration lockdowns.

I’m all for freedom and less government too. It would be nice if people didn’t compromise their own community health in public or be ok with voluntarily staying at home so the rest of us who acted responsibly can get on with our lives.

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UNI88 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 12:34 pm
Col Hogan wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 7:09 pm

The US Constitution prevents the President from just dictating to the sovereign states...

Under the Texas Constitution, the Governor can issue edicts like this...

Apples and oranges...
I would argue that the Texas Constitution is flawed.
Change it...I’m ok with it, but the voters of the Republic get to say if it is flawed and needs changing...
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