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Just because I'm not a Trump supporter doesn't mean that I don't find CNN's blatant anti-Trump bias kind of annoying despite Trump asking for a lot of it with his own obnoxious behavior. I mean CNN used to be the most balanced cable news network by far. Also, they gave Trump more airtime in 2015 than any other network because it gave them ratings.

Related to this, the Chris Cuomo apparent fake quarantine is bothering me.
 
crecre9 said:
I'll tell you one thing, you can't seem to make a single post without bringing your military experience into it.
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Well he did sacrifice for this country and our freedoms. I’d say he learned a lot and went thru hell. So he deserves respect. You say you served? How many years and what branch and rank? How old are you? Also you always make sure to give thumbs down and love bringing up socialist views. You were very vague on answering the your views comment. So do you believe in free healthcare for ALL? Free education/colleges?
 
GaWx said:
Just because I'm not a Trump supporter doesn't mean that I don't find CNN's blatant anti-Trump bias kind of annoying despite Trump asking for a lot of it with his own obnoxious behavior. I mean CNN used to be the most balanced cable news network by far. Also, they gave Trump more airtime in 2015 than any other network because it gave them ratings.

Related to this, the Chris Cuomo apparent fake quarantine is bothering me.
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Did he really fake it?
 
Matthew70 said:
Did he really fake it?
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There's a story out there about him (and his family?) encountering a biker supposedly during his quarantine period and this was possibly in another city. I need to dig into this more.
 
Matthew70 said:
Well he did sacrifice for this country and our freedoms. I’d say he learned a lot and went thru hell. So he deserves respect. You say you served? How many years and what branch and rank? How old are you? Also you always make sure to give thumbs down and love bringing up socialist views. You were very vague on answering the your views comment. So do you believe in free healthcare for ALL? Free education/colleges?
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Hahaha okay buddy, I don't owe you any explanations. If there's one thing that annoys me about some fellow vets, it's when they can't stop talking about their service like it gives them some extra authority on a topic over others.
And yes, I do believe we should take care of the health of all humans. We can easily afford it.
 
GaWx said:
There's a story out there about him (and his family?) encountering a biker supposedly during his quarantine period and this was possibly in another city. I need to dig into this more.
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As a moderate who leans slightly left (there I said it!), I agree CNN has gone noticeably more left of center in recent years. (although not to the degree most on here would argue)

That said, I doubt he faked it. Too much risk of it being discovered. Also, political fallout would affect his brother too. People love a good conspiracy theory.
 
GaWx said:
There's a story out there about him (and his family?) encountering a biker supposedly during his quarantine period and this was possibly in another city. I need to dig into this more.
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I saw the bike rider being interviewed. Pretty sure it happened.
 
Sandbar said:
Stop wasting your time responding to me. I hate putting people on ignore so just hit the dislike button and move on. I have already been suspended for a week once and don't want my blood pressure to go up due to someone else's stupidity....

And for the record mods, I'm not attacking the dude ;-)
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Oh so you're playing "I'll respond to who I want, but nobody respond to me if you dispute my points"...
 
weatherfide said:
An elevated flu season was most likely. Without the hype, most people would have not even known there was a corona virus component.
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Man you are so wrong here. I have 2 kids who are MDs... one of them is intubating Covid patients in Texas. One of my best friends is a pulmonologist. I've talked to all of them and all of them say this is not anything like the flu... it is more contagious, less understood, and affects people in different ways and they don't know why yet
 
ghost1 said:
Oh so you're playing "I'll respond to who I want, but nobody respond to me if you dispute my points"...
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Do you have an issue with me telling them to find somebody else's buttons to push? Its not a rule here that you have to respond right? I really wanted to say something else but I just got off a weeks ban so I took the high road
 
Sandbar said:
Do you have an issue with me telling them to find somebody else's buttons to push? Its not a rule here that you have to respond right? I really wanted to say something else but I just got off a weeks ban so I took the high road
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Well maybe you shouldn't respond to so many people all the time. It's no rule to respond but telling people they have no right to respond to you makes you sound like an ego case, especially if you keep responding to them. It's like forcing someone to have a 1 sided conversation with you and you do all the talking. Sometimes read more and talk less is a good move to put in.
 
ForsythSnow said:
Well maybe you shouldn't respond to so many people all the time. It's no rule to respond but telling people they have no right to respond to you makes you sound like an ego case, especially if you keep responding to them. It's like forcing someone to have a 1 sided conversation with you and you do all the talking. Sometimes read more and talk less is a good move to put in.
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My point was that it was time for all unproductive conversations between myself and those 2 individuals to end. I never told them they have no "right" to respond to me. That's ridiculous. If someone "politely" said the same thing to me I would have zero issues with it so I'm not sure what the big deal is.
 
ghost1 said:
Man you are so wrong here. I have 2 kids who are MDs... one of them is intubating Covid patients in Texas. One of my best friends is a pulmonologist. I've talked to all of them and all of them say this is not anything like the flu... it is more contagious, less understood, and affects people in different ways and they don't know why yet
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No offense against health workers, but for 99% of the people that get the corona virus, it’s like a flu infection. Health workers on the front see a disproportionate number of the worst cases. They should not be allowed to dictate public policy at a state level. We need to listen to the epidemiologists and balance that with courage and protection of our constitutionally protected freedoms.
 
Webberweather53 said:
You also previously stated you agreed with human sacrifices at the sake of the economy (in concurrence w/ the Lt governor of Texas), it's pretty obviously who's mentally insane here.
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Oh give it a rest. People are dying from the lockdown. A strong economy keeps people working for a living wages so they can buy life's necessities, and history has provided us with plenty of examples of the horrifying consequences that befall humanity when people have their jobs, livelihood, and rights stripped from them. We locked the country down and hopefully we've learned something. If things get out of control, we'll lock a down again, and I'll make no apologies for it. Trying and failing is better than not trying at all. I'm not going to let someone's fascist view on lockdowns dictate to me the reasons we should let young men die in the street from an overdose, gunshot, hunger, or homelessness. I'm not going support fathers, mothers and children be abused and killed cause you think it's right sacrifice them for other vulnerable sects of our society. The solution for them is to continue practicing social distancing, wear protective equipment, and for god sake turn off the AC, blast the humidifier, drink hot liquids, and raise the temperature in your domicile to 80 degrees before a doctor has no choice but to intubate you with a tube blowing dry oxygen into your lungs.
 
Tornadocane said:
Oh give it a rest. People are dying from the lockdown. A strong economy keeps people working for a living wages so they can buy life's necessities, and history has provided us with plenty of examples of the horrifying consequences that befall humanity when people have their jobs, livelihood, and rights stripped from them. We locked the country down and hopefully we've learned something. If things get out of control, we'll lock a down again, and I'll make no apologies for it. Trying and failing is better than not trying at all. I'm not going to let someone's fascist view on lockdowns dictate to me the reasons we should let young men die in the street from an overdose, gunshot, hunger, or homelessness. I'm not going support fathers, mothers and children be abused and killed cause you think it's right sacrifice them for other vulnerable sects of our society. The solution for them is to continue practicing social distancing, wear protective equipment, and for god sake turn off the AC, blast the humidifier, drink hot liquids, and raise the temperature in your domicile to 80 degrees before a doctor has no choice but to intubate you with a tube blowing dry oxygen into your lungs.
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The pro-life party strikes again! Gotta save the economy first!
 
Webberweather53 said:
The pro-life party strikes again! Gotta save the economy first!
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Do you really think that a socialist economy is going to be better for you in the long run? Yes, the economy is priority over all. If you don't have an economy, you can't pay for all of the life-saving medicines and health workers that you need to survive into old age. The number one reason life expectancy has increased to 75 years of age is because of a robust free-market economy that encourages and rewards innovation which drives the technology you need to push your life span beyond 50 years of age.
 
weatherfide said:
Do you really think that a socialist economy is going to be better for you in the long run? Yes, the economy is priority over all. If you don't have an economy, you can't pay for all of the life-saving medicines and health workers that you need to survive into old age. The number one reason life expectancy has increased to 75 years of age is because of a robust free-market economy that encourages and rewards innovation which drives the technology you need to push your life span beyond 50 years of age.
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Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world. They also have a universal health care system.
 
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