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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

December 30, 2020 02:19 PM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Darian Rachal

Rod, to be quite honest I generally do not pay a great deal of attention to virus news, but I'm under the impression that CA is taking very strict measures to control the virus. If I am correct about that, why is the situation as you describe it?
A number of reasons, the city of los angeles has a huge population in close quarters, certain ethnic groups can't or won't socially distance, a large homeless population on the streets, mass holiday family gatherings, refusal to obey restrictions and those who think covid isn't any different from the flu...

December 30, 2020 11:40 PM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

A number of reasons, the city of los angeles has a huge population in close quarters, certain ethnic groups can't or won't socially distance, a large homeless population on the streets, mass holiday family gatherings, refusal to obey restrictions and those who think covid isn't any different from the flu...
"The US set two more devastating Covid-19 records as it counted down the hours to the end of what has been a calamitous year for the nation.
On Tuesday, it recorded more than 3,700 new deaths linked to the virus, a chilling new high. The US also reported the most Covid-19 hospitalizations, with more than 124,600 patients nationwide, according to the COVID Tracking Project."
"On a state level, Texas officials reported record-high hospitalizations Tuesday, with more than 11,700 Covid-19 patients across the state while Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said a temporary hospital with an additional 60 beds could open within the next few days."
"We're going to lose 3,000, maybe more people a day, probably until we're well into February. And then, we should start to see some light."
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/30/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

December 31, 2020 01:47 AM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

You are a perfect example of why the progressive left is so very dangerous to this nation today. 

The reason I say that is because you have no solutions to any problem, but yet you'll give a giant con job, as if the rest of the world is going to suck up your bullshit the way your cronies on the left do.

Every single one of your excuses above is complete horseshit of course, so let's go over your horseshit excuses one by one, shall we?

A great number of cities in the US have very dense populations, more so than LA, so that's not the reason.  

California has had the most draconian lockdowns in the nation and so that hasn't helped, although you and your leaders told us it would.  

There are large homeless populations in many large cities, mostly those run by liberal Democrats of course, and so that doesn't explain all of California and why that state is so different.

And which "ethnic group" can't socially distance? 

You put up that nonsense as an excuse.  How is it that a certain "ethnic group" cannot distance.  

Please explain that bullshit that you just put forth.  

Everywhere in this nation, especially in places like South Dakota, that you tout as being made up of "trumptoids", most likely had large gatherings at Thanksgiving and so that isn't the problem.

Refusal to obey restrictions?  So what makes Californians different than other people in the nation??

Aside from being ULTRA Liberal and leftist like yourself, there is no difference, so that's horseshit as well, because unless you can provide studies or something concrete to explain it, every excuse you've given, can and does apply equally across the nation.

This is the fact, California locked down harder than any other place in the country and yet they are having the biggest problems with Covid.  

Have you any actual evidence to support your assertions, or did you just pull them out of a certain orifice?

No need to answer that, as everyone here knows the answer, the excuses sounded good to you, so you burped them up. 

And just take this fact in, if lockdowns worked, California should be in terrific shape Covid wise, and would be the example for the world to follow and yet it is the exact opposite, and like all liberal leftist Democrats, you don't know what the hell you are talking about.  

 
I've already discussed this in a previous thread. If you missed it, too bad. Here's the news version: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/us/california-covid-surge-alarming-rise/index.html

December 31, 2020 02:06 AM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Oh CNN confirms your nonsense and unsupportable bullshit?

Gee, since you've never had an original idea or thought in your head, that doesn't surprise me.

Now, care to address the deconstruction of your bullshit that I just did in my posting you referenced?
Only a dimwit like yourself would compare the situation in S Dakota with its sparse population center to Los Angeles and even so S Dakota's new cases and hospitalizations have increased again for that state. And only a dimwit like yourself would but into that grossly misleading comparo that Greg posted... 

December 31, 2020 06:17 AM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
I too would like to hear how what I reported from the CDC is grossly misleading......facts are facts and the numbers dont lie.
Read on...https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/11/facebook-posts/chart-comparing-2020-us-death-toll-previous-years-/

December 31, 2020 09:14 AM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
Politifact! LOL
A right wing blog post to what they think the CDC stats mean, Lol!

December 31, 2020 11:14 AM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The Ron DeSantis vaccine roll-out plan in Florida: "First come, first served!"
"The first-come, first-serve plan led to huge lines forming overnight Tuesday as people camped out on lawn chairs and waited for hours."
"The issue is partly a consequence of the lack of consistent federal guidance in administering vaccines, as President Donald Trump deferred that decision-making to the states."
https://keyt.com/health/2020/12/30/floridas-first-come-first-serve-covid-19-vaccination-plan-for-the-elderly-leads-to-scramble/

December 31, 2020 12:15 PM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


Politifact is a right wing blog post? LOL if you say so
Lol! I didn't write or infer Politico is a right wing blog post. I was referring to your use of CDC numbers which undoubtedly arose from the latter...

January 1, 2021 01:51 AM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


Funny, it sure reads like that is what you were claiming......As for my use of CDC numbers, the numbers originated from the CDC, nowhere else. Sorry if they dont fit your narrative smile
Read the politico fact check again, the numbers aren't all in yet and they're not what you think they are so whether you looked at the site and found a number by taking it out of context or read a facebook or other some other blog post about it doesn't prove whatever point you think it's making anyway. For instance, "In 2019, a total of 2,854,838 resident deaths were registered in the United States—15,633 more deaths than in 2018." But, "From 2018 to 2019, the age-adjusted death rate for the total population decreased 1.2%, and life expectancy at birth increased 0.1 year. Age-specific death rates between 2018 and 2019 decreased for age groups 45–54, 65–74, 75–84, and 85 and over, and increased for age group 35–44. Age-adjusted death rates decreased for non-Hispanic black males and females and non-Hispanic white males and females." So that should tell you the gross number of deaths don't mean much unless they're taken in context and the numbers for 2020 aren't in yet. Moreover, the covid19 is a new disease which means it's a plus one factor that is in addition to existing stats and still needs to be factored in.

January 1, 2021 06:06 AM Forum: Politics

Britain Started Vaccinating Yesterday, Israel To Start On December 27, Here It's A

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
Sounds like you need to reread what I posted Roddy....... I said the exact 2019 number on the CDC website and that the number for 2020 was from two weeks ago. Would be impossible for ALL the numbers to be in for 2020 wouldnt you say? (EVEN right now LOL)

The point was as of a couple weeks ago more people died in 2019 and we had very little of 2020 left.....of course that didnt fit your narrative I suppose which is why you posted all that rambling BS LOL
No Greg, it doesn't fit your narrative. 
And I suppose you just woke one morning and decided to check the CDC stats for yourself on overall mortality from 2019 to 2020 and then post about it on the AM. You didn't read about it on some right wing blog, facebook post or similar venue. It's funny how the same facebook postings have already been debunked by fact checks. And nevermind the mortality stats vary from year to year anyway from accidents and illnesses so there's always going to be a lot of variability in gross numbers...