In response to Rep. Crenshaw’s question: Why? We all know why.
They can’t tolerate having a President who believes in American principles, proudly sings the National Anthem in public and loves America.
In response to Val Jar’s allegation that the Black Jesus would have done a much better job handling the WuFlu crisis I give you Charlie Daniels analysis:
These people are not even decent enough to feel shame.
I can’t think of a better TT game than the one pbird suggested the other day: WWJS – “What would Jte say about the current Chinese plague. Or anything else…”
Janice was one of us from nearly the start. Sadly, she shuffled off this mortal coil nearly 2 years ago, less than a year after her beloved husband and less than 6 months after her retirement from Los Alamos Labs. Janice was a special kind of uncommon, as indicated by her avatar - “I Fight For the Users” – which can be taken several ways.
Her famous tag line “I drink, I know things and I’m basically not a nice person” was also a mark of her unique world view.
Regarding her tag line, only the second was true. She didn’t drink, at all, and was essentially one of the nicest people to have inhabited this earth. Perhaps not all the time, but who amongst us is? But boy, she did know things. Which is why, I think, pbird suggested this game.
If you’re relatively new here and don’t know Janice you can get a sense of who she was by reading the comments from her fellow MOTI on her virtual retirement party as well as her memorial post. All you really need to know is that Janice was one of then-candidate Trump’s earliest and most ardent supporters, seeing from the gate why this man was what America needed at this time.
As you may recall things grew quite contentious at times in the run up to the 2016 election, even amongst our normally tolerant selves. Janice remained steadfast and unemotional although argumentative. And while she seldom if ever suggested anyone else go “the corner” she regular relegated herself a timeout there. So we relocated it over next to the hot tub and provided a well stocked bar (of which JtE did not imbibe) in order to make our timeout’s as pleasant and productive as possible. From that point forward it came to be known as “Janice’s corner” and remains so to this day.
So what indeed, would our own mad scientist in residence think about these unsettling times? I don’t know but I think it would be appropriate that we consult her wisdom. Maybe she would think that, like the corner, it was a good opportunity for all of us to set a spell and think about what we’ve done.
On the other hand I always suspected that Janice’s compliance with life’s rules was subversive.
What do you think, WWJS about the Wuhan Cooties pandemic?
Hard to get excited about April First when the whole year has felt like April Fool’s day.
Still, pranksters gotta prank. Take Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer - aka Caitlyn Jenner – for example: she recently pranked her state.
Separated at birth? Twin sistas of another mother?
Here’s Gretchen doing her 100-meter dash:
On Friday March 27th Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer threatened to revoke the medical licenses of doctors and pharmacists who prescribe hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus in Michigan. Four days later, March 31st, the same governor asks the federal government to send her hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients. Go figure. – Treehouse
Good one Gretchen! Loved the way you planned that.
So BFD, it’s April Fool’s day. Welcome to my world.
You don’t know Wanda but you probably know of her. She’s the surviving spouse who fed her husband a lethal dose of fish tank cleaner because President Trump made her…or something.
Wanda got sick too, as she also drank some of the tank cleaner which included non-pharmaceutical grade chloroquine phosphate (clearly marked “For Ornamental Fish Use Only”).
WARNING: If you are not an ornamental fish living in an aquarium DO NOT ingest fish tank cleaners
But Wanda has now recovered enough to display signs of “Orange Man Bad” disease by giving interviews to NBC in which she places the blame squarely on President Trump for her unbelievable stupidity.
In her first national news interview, Wanda told NBC News that she took the fish tank cleaner in a tragically botched attempt to follow medical advice that Trump had relayed in a press conference earlier that week.
"We saw Trump on TV—every channel—and all of his buddies and that this was safe," she said last Monday. "Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure." - Washington Free Beacon
What kind of a nitwit would think that an ingredient in aquarium cleaner is the same as one you would be given in a prescription from your doctor? Apparently the kind of nitwit who contributes regularly to Democratic causes like the 314 Action Fund:
Wanda's most recent contributions to Democratic causes came on Feb. 26 and 28. They went to the 314 Action Fund, a Democratic political action committee that describes itself as "the largest pro-science advocacy organization committed to electing scientists" and aims to "promote the responsible use of data driven fact based approaches in public policy."
The group has been highly critical of Trump's coronavirus policies in recent weeks. In fact, on its Facebook page, the group slammed the Trump administration for the couple's actions, writing, "There are real consequences to the White House throwing its approval behind an experimental drug trial before it's time."
Two quick observations: 1) the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the use of chloroquine to treat coronavirus last Sunday, and 2) using the fish tank cleaner as a substitute for an FDA approved drug is about as experimental as you can get: no concern about the drug’s bio-equivalency, no concern for its purity, no concern for its potency and clearly no concern for its dosage. Ingesting it sounds about as smart as taking a cup of Kool-Aid from Jim Jones.
All I can say is sorry about your husband, but Wanda, you ignorant slut. Apparently you are unaware of the first rule of toxicology, “the dose makes the poison”. Or are you…?
Far be it from me to suggest any ulterior motive but It’s actually hard to believe even a Democrat could be so stupid.
"We didn't think it would kill us," she added. "We thought if anything it would help us ‘cus that's what we've been hearing on the news."
Then again, if you actually believe anything you hear on the news perhaps you really are that stupid.
I’ve been thinking of doing a “Transport Me There” meme for awhile. If ever there was a time to be transported this is it. So this is entry #1 in my “Transport Me There” vault.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, “social distancing” and all. But who couldn’t spend a day in this alley coffee shop with a laptop, Kindle or good book?**
But for now we return to reality with a Wuhan Wave update:
In the wake of an additional study of its efficacy Italy and France are now prescribing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as treatments for coronavirus patients. The U.S. has not done so as the FDA and CDC aren’t sure of the drug’s effectiveness and safety due to the small trial size of the trial and lack of sufficient data.
We can shut down the world’s #1 economy in hopes of stopping the spread of the disease but we’re not willing to use established drugs without business-as-usual protocols? How about we let the patients decide if they’re willing to risk taking a drug off-label in exchange for being able to breathe?
By the way, doctors often prescribe off label use of drugs for conditions that have been shown to respond to the treatment. It is perfectly legal unless medical marvels like Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmore declare it not to be. And don’t forget that many successful drugs, such as Viagra, were originally designed for another purpose.
To all the people on the left who perpetually promote “be more like Europe” socialism at any cost:
Now seems to be a good time to emulate them a bit.
Oh, and thanks to American prowess and know-how you will soon be able to get a coronavirus test in just 5 minutes using the new FDA-authorized ID NOW COVID-19 test from Chicago’s Abbott Laboratories
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a coronavirus test that can provide results in less than 15 minutes, using the same technology that powers some rapid flu tests. The agency authorized emergency use authorization for fastest available molecular point-of-care test for novel coronavirus. The approval signals that federal regulators were satisfied with the test’s validation data and believe its benefits outweigh any risks, such as false positives or negatives.
“We’re ramping up production to deliver 50,000 ID NOW COVID-19 tests per day, beginning next week, to the U.S. healthcare system,” the company said.
**NOTE: The Pickwick Roasting Co. is currently “Closed Due to COVID 19 Crisis.” Plus it’s not far from the Chicago Art Institute (also “Closed Due to COVID 19 Crisis”) and it is still March so on second thought I might defer this transport for awhile. Probably until such time as it is summer…and Chicago once again “allows” you to carry your legally obtained and licensed firearm.
After the media went bananas trying to refute President Trump several weeks ago after he spoke optimistically about the potential for a malaria medication called chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine to be used to combat the coronavirus, today the FDA has approved its use.
As usual, it appears the experts’ advice of maintaining “social distancing” of 6 feet is inaccurate. It needs to be at least 4 times that or more like 26 feet according to a study conducted by MIT.
The study, which was reported by the Telegraph, found that viral droplets expelled in coughs and sneezes can travel in a moist, warm atmosphere at speeds of between 33 and 100ft per second (ten metres to 100 metres).
This creates a cloud within the atmosphere that can span approximately 23ft to 27ft (seven metres to eight metres) to neighbouring people.
It has also been warned that droplets, which contribute to the rapid spread of covid-19, can remain suspended in the air for several hours.
So perhaps it’s just as well that we are in day 14 of our little town’s shutdown. The resorts would normally have the town packed to the rafters for late spring skiing this time of year. Instead it’s a ghost town.
Lower Main Street, Park City, UT early last week
Upper Main Street, on Friday; more pedestrians getting a little exercise than cars
So just how bad is it in Summit County UT, home of Park City? On a per capita basis, apparently pretty bad. Not quite as bad as New York City which by all accounts is the U.S. “epicenter” - a word that, like “anarchy,” has come to mean something altogether different from its original sense – but still bad. Aside from New Orleans parish and 5 New York counties the worst Wuhan coronavirus clusters in the US are in ski towns.
Four counties – Blaine County, Idaho; Summit County, Utah; and Eagle County and Gunnison County, Colorado – lead the nation in per capita rates of confirmed cases outside New York and Louisiana.
Note: excludes New York City where there are 8.7 million people and nearly 30,000 cases or 1 in 292.
All you can tell from this is that the Wuhan coronavirus likes to party…and ski. Gunnison County, Co is home to Crested Butte, Blaine County, ID, Sun Valley, Eagle County, CO, Vail and Summit County, Park City.
There are only 42,000 residents here but 1 out of every 312 of us has been confirmed positive for the WuHu Flu. So with that kind of saturation we’ve decided to hunker down a bit more than we have been. Accordingly, we placed our first ever grocery home delivery order yesterday. Of course the earliest they can deliver is Wednesday afternoon, but I’m hardly in dire need of anything as I keep a well stocked larder all year round – you know, in case of emergencies like cootie attacks.
So if you need me I’ll just be sitting here, at home, wiping down the cooties…and waiting for the world to end.
Here’s a partial list of people/groups that have proved themselves unworthy as we navigate through the waters of the Chinese Curse:
Media: (too many examples to mention and apparently the American public agrees.)
When the Babylon Bee is just as believable as any mainstream outlet you might have a problem.
Politicians: (too many examples to mention but here’s a classic from a classless has-been)
He did promise "America First." https://t.co/bzks3hqCUE
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 27, 2020
Democrat politicians in particular: (way too many to mention but here are two Freshman Reps doing jazz hands on the Floor to make the most of their facetime)
Sorry to say the idiot on the bottom is my Rep
China ((too many examples to mention but here’s one anyway)
After infecting the world with Wuhan coronavirus, China now demands that the world apologize to them.
China’s embassy in Denmark has demanded an apology from daily Jyllands-Posten after it published a cartoon of the Chinese flag with its five yellow stars represented by coronavirus particles. - NYP
Who do they think they are anyway, Muslim terrorists?
But for some real first rate propaganda (pay attention MSM and Democrats) there’s nothing like the CCP’s official propaganda arm, the Nightly News (just like here).
So when the headline reads “US becomes the first country to reach 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases” remember that the actual headline is “US becomes the first country to report 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases” because China stopped reporting cases weeks ago.
But stop saying that because…racist!
Pro-tip of the day:
Interesting note: this Calvin and Hobbes cartoon was originally published on November 29, 1995. Twenty five years later, it’s still as pertinent as ever.
No, I’m not talking about Melania; due to the ongoing Covid 19 crisis, FLOTUS Friday, like much of America, has been suspended until further notice and the country remains on lockdown.
For what it’s worth this is my take so far:
It would seem that the models used to forecast the run of the Wuhan virus run are faulty.
The forecast used to predict 2.2 million U.S. deaths and 510,00 deaths in Great Britain was produced by Imperial College in London. It is “the epidemiological modeling which has informed policymaking in the United Kingdom and other countries in recent weeks.”
OK, but is the information reliable? Epidemiologist Sunetra Gupta is doubtful.
“I am surprised that there has been such unqualified acceptance of the Imperial model,” he said in the Financial Times.
Gupta’s team of researchers at Oxford believe both the hospitalization and mortality rates are much lower than the worst estimates, and immunity is more widespread than previously thought.
“Some say” the models are not just wrong but wrong by an order of magnitude.
The Wall Street Journal has published an op-ed from professors of medicine at Stanford who said “projections of the death toll” reaching 2 million to 4 million “could plausibly be orders of magnitude too high.” They believe “epidemiological modelers haven’t adequately adapted their estimates to account for” a number of important factors.
Why ever does this not surprise us? Perhaps because we have already seen faulty models used to whip up panic and manipulate the world to bend to the “science” of fake modeling promoted by our betters. Where else have we heard that we must “bend the curve”?
If I’m feeling kind I might excuse our betters for inciting such panic. They fear that the highly contagious virus without a massive shutdown will result in so many critical cases at once that it would overwhelm our hospitals and medical personnel. That certainly is true in some countries. But in America we have ships standing at the ready to serve as floating hospitals, and auto manufacturers that know how to makeshift production facilities on a dime to produce more respirators. We’re kind of unique that way.
At this point history alone will prove which course is best – duck and cover or come out and fight.
Meanwhile we remain on lockdown here in Park City after our unelected health director issued a “stay at home” diktat. He deemed that “grocery stores, banks, hardware stores, post offices, essential transportation services, senior care facilities, farming operations and media outlets. Restaurants that have transitioned to providing curbside and delivery service in compliance with a previous order may also remain open.” Plus the state has directed that state owned liquor stores will remain open.
That is pretty much the way things have been here since March 15th so the big announcement is more hoopla than news. Essentially this means that aside from formalizing what’s already taken place the diktat forces the closure of one jewelry store on Main Street along with a couple of galleries trying to hang on by the skin of their teeth.
That will show them who’s in charge around here.
The jury is still out on the status of our local gun range,
As licensed concealed weapons carriers, we consider firearms training/practice to be essential, although we’re not sure our betters would agree.
We don’t want a bunch of untrained cowboys running around packin’ now do we? Just because somebody’s model was wrong.
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