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babylonsister

(171,032 posts)
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:35 AM May 2020

And Rand Paul makes a complete dick of himself, again.

He's trying to counter what Dr. Fauci is saying during his testimony. Benign, wrong predictions, not going to be a surge, blah blah blah, then had the balls to express concern for those poor kids who might miss school in the fall.

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hlthe2b

(102,119 posts)
10. an opthalmologist who could not qualify for board certification so he created his own "specialty"
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:46 AM
May 2020

certification in opposition to the American Board of Ophthalmology. Of course, Kentucky let him by with it.

Maru Kitteh

(28,313 posts)
5. I just heard him say that apart from the New England states this virus has been "quite benign"
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:40 AM
May 2020

So GREAT NEWS everyone dead or dying outside of NE, you aren't really dead and dying! RAND PAUL hath set you free! Halelujah!
You've now enjoyed a benign course of the disease! Congratulations!

hlthe2b

(102,119 posts)
8. He also completely lied about what Sweden is doing and its death rate compared to other countries
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:44 AM
May 2020

Widely circulated (lying) FB post:

“Sweden has zero lockdown” and “is in no worse shape than Denmark or Norway,” which are in lockdown.





https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/28/facebook-posts/sweden-mostly-open-has-higher-covid-19-death-rate-/

Sweden, mostly open, has higher COVID-19 death rate than Denmark

It goes too far to say Sweden has no lockdown in response to COVID-19. Sweden’s recommendations aren’t as strict as Norway’s and Denmark’s, but it is recommending social distancing.

The rate of confirmed coronavirus cases is rising faster in Sweden than in Norway and Denmark, and Sweden has a higher death rate.

Differences such as how much testing is being done from one country to another can make comparisons difficult.

 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
9. Paul, Republicans, think Democrats are over reacting to the virus.
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:45 AM
May 2020

Paul was saying there are very few cases of children getting sick. Which of course does not mean shit if it's your child that gets sick.

There is no doubt, Republicans see the individual American as expendable. We can send our children back to school because the numbers show only a few of them will die.

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,237 posts)
12. Fauci requested time to reply & discredited Rand w/recent covid-19 findings & children. Rand
Tue May 12, 2020, 11:59 AM
May 2020

was not pleased (as evidenced by the split screen). Rand had purposely used up all his time & was only left with truth.

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