- 06 Apr 2021 05:30
#15165000
Interesting how the states having such trouble getting their schools open are the Blue States--just goes to show how much influence the teachers' unions have, and how little those unions actually care about the children. Especially since Catholic schools have been showing everyone how it's done.
Also, Texas? For deaths per million, it's in the middle at 24 out of 52. For deaths last week, at 21 per million it's tied for 13th with Rhode Island, Michigan, and Delaware, but well below West Virginia (35); Iowa (33); California (32); New York (31); New Jersey, Massachusetts, & Kentucky (28). For the rate of decline, at -4 Texas is tied for 14th with Indiana, New Hampshire, & Alaska. That's twice California's decline of -2 (from 34), New Jersey stayed steady, and New York actually increased 3 (from 28). Massachusetts dropped by -9, though, but that brought it down from 37 while Texas's drop was from 23. So yeah compared to a number of states that are only gradually decreasing their lockdowns, Texas isn't doing badly.
And the MSM(D) continues to have the knives out for Florida Governor DeSantis, thanks to his success with keeping his state open. This time it's "60 Minutes" using deceptive editing to give the impression that he used the vaccine distribution with pay-to-play. Here's how the program edited the governor's statement to them:
And here it is with DeSantis' unedited reply:
The Democrat in charge of Florida's emergency management, Jared Moskowitz, responded to 60 Minutes' accusation by re-upping his denial of the same accusation of month ago. And the Democratic mayor of Palm Beach County, Dave Kerner, has stated that 60 Minutes' "reporting" is not just based on bad information but intentionally false.
Also, Texas? For deaths per million, it's in the middle at 24 out of 52. For deaths last week, at 21 per million it's tied for 13th with Rhode Island, Michigan, and Delaware, but well below West Virginia (35); Iowa (33); California (32); New York (31); New Jersey, Massachusetts, & Kentucky (28). For the rate of decline, at -4 Texas is tied for 14th with Indiana, New Hampshire, & Alaska. That's twice California's decline of -2 (from 34), New Jersey stayed steady, and New York actually increased 3 (from 28). Massachusetts dropped by -9, though, but that brought it down from 37 while Texas's drop was from 23. So yeah compared to a number of states that are only gradually decreasing their lockdowns, Texas isn't doing badly.
And the MSM(D) continues to have the knives out for Florida Governor DeSantis, thanks to his success with keeping his state open. This time it's "60 Minutes" using deceptive editing to give the impression that he used the vaccine distribution with pay-to-play. Here's how the program edited the governor's statement to them:
- Sharyn Alfonsi: Publix, as you know, donated $100,000 to your campaign, and then you rewarded them with the exclusive rights to distribute the vaccination in Palm Beach—
Ron DeSantis: So, first of all, that — what you’re saying is wrong. That’s—
Sharyn Alfonsi: How is that not pay-to-play?
Ron DeSantis: —that, that’s a fake narrative. I went, I met with the county mayor. I met with the administrator. I met with all the folks in Palm Beach County, and I said, “Here’s some of the options: we can do more drive-through sites, we can give more to hospitals, we can do the Publix. And they said, “We think that would be the easiest thing for our residents.”
Sharyn Alfonsi: The criticism is that it’s pay-to-play, governor.
Ron DeSantis: And it’s wrong. It’s wrong. It’s a fake narrative. I just disabused you of the narrative. And you don’t care about the facts. Because, obviously, I laid it out for you in a way that is irrefutable.
Sharyn Alfonsi: Well, I— I was just—
Ron DeSantis: And, so, it’s clearly not.
Sharyn Alfonsi: Isn’t there the nearest Publix —
Ron DeSantis: No, no, no. You’re wrong.
Sharyn Alfonsi: —30 miles away.
Ron DeSantis: You’re wrong. You’re wrong. Yes, sir?
Sharyn Alfonsi: That’s actually a fact.
And here it is with DeSantis' unedited reply:
- Sharyn Alfonsi: Publix, as you know, donated $100,000 to your campaign, and then you rewarded them with the exclusive rights to distribute the vaccination in Palm Beach—
Ron DeSantis: So, first of all, that — what you’re saying is wrong. That’s—
Sharyn Alfonsi: How is that not pay-to-play?
Ron DeSantis: —that, that’s a fake narrative. So, first of all, when we did, the first pharmacies that had it were CVS and Walgreens. And they had a long-term care mission. So they were going to the long-term care facilities. They got the vaccine in the middle of December, they started going to the long-term care facilities the third week of December to do LTCs. So that was their mission. That was very important. And we trusted them to do that. As we got into January, we wanted to expand the distribution points. So yes, you had the counties, you had some drive through sites, you had hospitals that were doing a lot, but we wanted to get it into communities more. So we reached out to other retail pharmacies — Publix, Walmart — obviously CVS and Walgreens had to finish that mission. And we said, we’re going to use you as soon as you’re done with that. For Publix, they were the first one to raise their hand, say they were ready to go. And you know what, we did it on a trial basis. I had three counties. I actually showed up that weekend and talked to seniors across four different Publix. How was the experience? Is this good? Should you think this is a way to go? And it was 100% positive. So we expanded it, and then folks liked it.
And I can tell you, if you look at a place like Palm Beach County, they were kind of struggling at first in terms of the senior numbers. I went, I met with the county mayor. I met with the administrator. I met with all the folks in Palm Beach County, and I said, “Here’s some of the options: we can do more drive-through sites, we can give more to hospitals, we can do the Publix, we can do this.” They calculated that 90% of their seniors live within a mile and a half of a Publix. And they said, “We think that would be the easiest thing for our residents.” So, we did that, and what ended up happening was, you had 65 Publix in Palm Beach. Palm Beach is one of the biggest counties, one of the most elderly counties, we’ve done almost 75% of the seniors in Palm Beach, and the reason is because you have the strong retail footprint. So our way has been multifaceted. It has worked. And we’re also now very much expanding CVS and Walgreens, now that they’ve completed the long term care mission.
Sharyn Alfonsi: The criticism is that it’s pay-to-play, governor.
Ron DeSantis: And it’s wrong. It’s wrong. It’s a fake narrative. I just disabused you of the narrative. And you don’t care about the facts. Because, obviously, I laid it out for you in a way that is irrefutable.
Sharyn Alfonsi: Well, I— I was just—
Ron DeSantis: And, so, it’s clearly not.
Sharyn Alfonsi: Isn’t there the nearest Publix —
Ron DeSantis: No, no, no. You’re wrong.
Sharyn Alfonsi: —30 miles away.
Ron DeSantis: You’re wrong. You’re wrong. Yes, sir?
Sharyn Alfonsi: That’s actually a fact.
The Democrat in charge of Florida's emergency management, Jared Moskowitz, responded to 60 Minutes' accusation by re-upping his denial of the same accusation of month ago. And the Democratic mayor of Palm Beach County, Dave Kerner, has stated that 60 Minutes' "reporting" is not just based on bad information but intentionally false.
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