Biden blasts 'Neanderthal thinking' of governors who lifted covid-19 mandates in Texas, Mississippi

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post

Biden on Wednesday sharply criticized the decisions by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) one day earlier to lift coronavirus restrictions in their states, calling the moves “a big mistake.”

“Look, I hope everybody’s realized by now these mass make a difference,” Biden told reporters at the White House Wednesday afternoon ahead of a meeting on combating cancer. “We are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because of the way in which we’re able to get vaccines in people’s arms. …

The last thing, the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking — that, 'In the meantime, everything’s fine. Take off your mask. Forget it.’ It still matters.” Biden added that it is “critical, critical, critical” that state leaders “follow the science” and that Americans continue to wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines. “I know you all know that,” he told reporters. “I wish the heck some of our elected officials would.”

On Tuesday, Abbott ended his state’s mask mandate and boasted in all-caps on Twitter that “Texas is OPEN 100%. EVERYTHING.” Reeves announced similar plans. With both Texas and Mississippi still in the top 10 deaths per capita among U.S. states, health officials have warned that easing restrictions before vaccines have been widely distributed could cause another spike in cases and deaths.

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[ancianita]

1. Tell it, Badass Joe!

[IcyPeas]

2. The parachute has slowed our descent, we can take it off now...

Saw this somewhere: "The curve is flattening, we can start lifting restrictions now" = "The parachute has slowed our descent, we can take it off now"

Link to tweet

?s=20

[soothsayer]

5. Excellent

[mjvpi]

61. Bingo. I'm getting callouses on my forehead.

[FoxNewsSucks]

3. Well, that's one phrase.

I just call them "stupid fucking self-serving idiots". I guess I'm not polite enough

[magicarpet]

4. It's over,... it's over,.... Covid is over !!!!!!!

Oops,.... look at all the dead in the last few days. How did that happen ?

[Grokenstein]

6. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY HARDER TO STOP US?"

"This is all YOUR fault!"

[DENVERPOPS]

41. still

2000 deaths in the U.S. Every single stinking day........

If I were a health care worker in Miss or Tex-ass......I would take a sabbatical.........enough is enough bullshit.

Any and all Dems should move to a blue state. Period.........

Hey Guv, take it all the way and secede from the U.S. and go it alone with only your state revenue and no federal resources of any kind.
Same with all you other mentally disadvantaged RED states that take far more from the Federal Coffers than your state contributes.....

Good luck to all of us intelligent, rationale humans in the U.S.

[Harker]

7. The smart, considerate, cautious ones pay the price. n/t

At the absolute least, maskless morans should stop harassing those that wear them.

Better yet, doubters should wear them for others' sake.

[wnylib]

8. Sounds to me like the complete reopening

in Texas and Alabama is racially motivated since Hispanics (Texas) and Blacks (Alabama) are being hardest hit by covid.

[oasis]

13. I agree 100%.

[Mickju]

29. We call that genocide.

[DENVERPOPS]

42. their asshole

relatives did it once to the native occupants of this land..............

[wnylib]

54. Still doing it.

[Phoenix61]

31. More likely spring break.

Padre Island, TX is a huge spring break destination as is Gulf Shores, AL. It’s the money.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

38. The question is, what do the governors get out of it?

Follow the money.

[DENVERPOPS]

43. That twit

in South Dakota did a supreme grifting and is still at it..............She has elevated herself to be a national hero........

[Hestia]

69. No, they got their marching orders from * at CPAC - he more money from "fund raising"

This has * fingerprints all over it

[TheFarseer]

72. No

It’s science denying, lazy and inconsiderate to anyone with health concerns. It doesn’t go much further than “I want to go out and not wear a stupid mask”

[Traildogbob]

9. All health

Care workers need to leave those shit hole states and move to blue ones. For the sake of them and their families. Ban the travel out of state, do not send a dime of Covid relief funds and when the Covid shit hits the fan there, AOC, do not send a penny. Good people in those states need to go to war like Stacy Abrams. Cowboy hats and big ass buckles do not stop the virus. Time for some real useful wall construction.

[BlueMTexpat]

10. I believe that Neanderthals

were much more intelligent than these yahoos!

[sarge43]

15. No doubt and more empathetic.

We have solid evidence that they cared for the injured and elderly.

[royable]

11. What would it do to the Texas economy if all major airlines ceased operations in the state?

Those airlines don't want to be sued for carrying passengers who spread new variants across the country, do they?

Imagine--no cross-country flight stops in Houston or DFW?

What if all cross-country trucking and train transport shifted to the north of Texas?

What if all Texas-based professional sports teams were not allowed to play with any teams from other states?

Asking for a friend.

[DENVERPOPS]

44. Wouldn't that be F'ing perfect.........LOL Good one Roy.......NC

[2Legit]

12. No doubt, most of them had to look up the word neanderthal.

I'm constantly amazed by how intellectually deficient some of these governors are.

[bluestarone]

14. We ALL know why he's doing it!!

Our GOOD people in Texas, i'm sure WILL NOT stop wearing the protection. Only thing i can say is let the IDIOTS (QTHUGLICONS) get sick!!

[Politicub]

21. If it's anything like Georgia, the urban areas are behaving cautiously compared to rural areas.

People are good about wearing masks where I live in Atlanta. It is an anomaly to see someone without a mask, and they would stick out like a sore thumb anyway. You do see some inconsiderate people who just have their mouths covered and their noses sticking out, but people without masks are bizarre to see.

Just an hour or so out of Atlanta, it's a different world entirely, though.

[Hulk]

16. Who is surprised by these two mental midgets??

Anyone, anyone?.....Bueller?

[Javaman]

17. i'm waiting for the repuke pearl clutching crew to react to Biden's comment.

you know they will and it will a batshit crazy. LOL

[Efilroft Sul]

18. Texas and Mississippi join Florida in the Covid Confederacy, film at eleven.

[dianaredwing]

24. HELP, SOS, ETC. ETC.

If Arkansas falls, those of us here in Louisiana are an island. I'll never be able to go anywhere. Yikes.

[Politicub]

19. Perfect characterization -- neanderthal thinking.

People are going to die based on the actions of the governors who are going full-tilt with opening up their states.

[sop]

37. Pretty accurate description of these modern-day Republicans: "Neanderthals were archaic humans

who most likely went extinct due to great climatic change and disease."

[progressoid]

20. That's not fair!!

He didn't mention Iowa's Neanderthal Governor Kovid Kim.

[wcollar]

22. Great, now Biden's insulting Neanderthals....

Given what we've learned about Neanderthals they were far to intelligent to behave this way.

[WarGamer]

51. absolutely...

That's the 20th Century knowledge of Neanderthals.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. Gregg is an asshole

[KS Toronado]

25. Abbott done that so people would forget about electricity & clean water.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. Exactly

I was just reading (I think) Accuweather's site and they were saying how that horrible polar vortex event's effect on Texas was/will be many times worse than the previous multiple years of hurricanes - notably because that event impacted the entire state, and the damage continues to literally rack up daily as more pipes continue to break and roofs collapse... And I know around here in Philly and other northeaster/mid-atlantic cities/states, the potholes have commenced in the streets along with the water main breaks (and our infrastructure was designed for colder temps).

There was a caller to Joe Madison's SiriusXM show this morning who said that the majority of Jackson, MS (in another idiotic state at the moment) still have no potable water.

[Dustlawyer]

30. Beat me to it!

[DSandra]

26. The Republican Party is all about the celebration of Stupidity

They revel in it, they swim in it, they die for it.

[Mickju]

33. Well said!

[Martin68]

32. That's not fair to Neanderthals. They were much better at survival than Republicans.

[Bengus81]

34. Go for it Gregg!! OWN those Libtards!!!

Their numbers had already gone from declining to steady. Wait until the reality of a no mask, 100% reopening hits in a couple of weeks.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Plus any convention cancellations and/or boycotts

and the quarantines of any Texans traveling to other states.

The last time they did this back in May I think, all hell broke loose as the virus went completely out of control.

They don't get that the vaccine is not some magical "shield". All it will do is reduce the severity of the disease if contracted. It doesn't "cure" it.

[Baitball Blogger]

36. Probably not accurate.

Neanderthals would have better antibodies to Covid, so this probably would be okay for a State full of neanderthals. Better to say, What a bunch of wannabe Neanderthals!

[Evolve Dammit]

39. Call it out. How about sociopathic neglect of your populace for political cover over your last FU.

[MasonDreams]

40. RepubKlans will be RepublKlans

Why are they doing this? The same reason Rump deceived at warp speed throughout, the same reason Slumlord Psycho played hide and seek with PPE. To kill. To "thin the heard". If you are Senior, POC, and/or live in a city/vote Democrat they want you dead.

[oldsoftie]

45. Abbott is just grandstanding. Companies & businesses can still require masks.

Georgia has NEVER had a mask mandate, but i see more around now than ever.

[BumRushDaShow]

46. One of the concerns I heard this morning

was the stadiums/indoor arenas. There was a caller on SiriusXM (Joe Madison's show) that mentioned that Texas has 3 basketball teams and the concern was about fans packed in those indoor arenas completely maskless (assuming the arenas allow it and even if they didn't, the security nightmare of enforcing it). And the subject also came up regarding whether other teams would even want to play any of the Texas teams in their home arenas with that type of thing going on, particularly after the fiasco a year ago that helped to shut the whole NBA down -

[Tree Lady]

49. I know Costco and Trader Joes will

TJ just upped their policy to cloth masks only covering nose until all employees are vaccinated.

[oldsoftie]

59. Target & others have already said their policy remains in place

[WarGamer]

47. Not that it matters much...

But it's time to give up the "old-skool" Neanderthal slurs...

I don't care about the recipient of the slur, LMAO...

But over the last 20 years we've learned a LOT about our Neanderthal ancestors.

1) They had larger brains than H. sapiens

2) They were far from stupid. We've found evidence of production of art, burial rituals and evidence of advanced tool making.

3) They didn't get "killed off" by H. sapiens

4) They had better eyesight and hearing than H. sapiens



Tidbits of info:

Neanderthals lived for around 250,000 years (or around 7000 years for my X-Tian friends) and were very resilient when Earth conditions were extremely rugged and harsh.

H. sapiens have only been around for 100,000 years, most of that time spent in warmer climates.

In many ways, Neanderthal were "Supermen"

They had thicker bones, heavier frames, enhanced musculature, great hearing and eyesight and killed large animals in hand to hand combat, probably with spears.

Their lifespan ran up near 50 years and fossil evidence of healed fractures shows the community helped each other, took care of their infirm.

And lastly, Neanderthal made H. sapiens better.

With the mixing of DNA, H. sapiens became more durable, stronger, healthier and more resistant to disease.

SO what killed off the Neanderthal?

Basically they were a high maintenance animal. They lived in small groups. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology suggest that the combination of small population numbers (they never reproduced wildly), inbreeding and frankly, bad luck.

They compare the Neanderthals to modern day Indian Tigers which live in small numbers in isolation... and are ripe for extinction.

So next time someone says "Dumb as a Neanderthal"... slap them and suggest they read a book. Start with reading Svante Paabo.

[BumRushDaShow]

48. Guess what?

They are no longer around.

[WarGamer]

50. Sure they are

Ever ran an Ancestry DNA/23nMe test on yourself?

I think approx. 60% of Americans have 1-4% Neanderthal DNA.

[BumRushDaShow]

52. Homo sapiens sapiens

is the species that we are. Not Homo habillus nor Homo neanderthalensis.

[WarGamer]

53. They helped make us what we are today... fact.

Why are you arguing, lol?

[BumRushDaShow]

55. And what we are NOT

is Homo neanderthalensis.

And I'm afraid that you made a decision to go into a bit of a dissertation on neanderthals (and I am a scientist by the way) based off a tossed off remark by our current President.

Neanderthals as a species are extinct. Fact. The implication by Biden being that the idiocy of the governors of TX and MS suggest that they want to make sure their own populace (of Homo sapiens sapiens) goes "extinct" along with the neanderthals.

[WarGamer]

56. That wasn't his implication.

Joe said "The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking..."

Hey, I grew up in the mid 20th Century, too...

The old belief was that "Neanderthals are stupid"

That's what Joe meant and I don't blame him for not keeping up with 21st Century Anthropological discoveries.

Oh and thanks for the discussion, have a great rest of your day.

[BumRushDaShow]

58. Since no one currently alive today

(let alone were around tens of thousands of years ago), it's all hypothesis and speculation regarding "intellectual capacity" - particularly from the same sorts of people who believed and taught that "blacks/Africans" were "inferior" and had "smaller brains".

[dustyscamp]

60. Marjorie definitely has more than 4% in her DNA

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[LanternWaste]

70. You're right... it doesn't matter.

Red herrings often are not.







Another one. 1-4 odds, defender loses three steps and retreats one hex.

[WarGamer]

71. I just like talking about Neanderthals...

[dalton99a]

57. Kick

[LetMyPeopleVote]

62. For this thread

[BumRushDaShow]

63. They should have another panel

(or a split panel) that zooms out to show him and that podium encased in a block of ice!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

64. He shouldn't insult Neanderthals

They were a hardy bunch who lived through the ice age. We saw how well the Texas leaders handled the recent snow.

[BumRushDaShow]

66. But they are still extinct

which is what Abbott is trying to do with the people of Texas.

[NurseJackie]

67. LOL! Reminds me of Geico's "Caveman" commercials

[ProfessorGAC]

68. A Commercial Series That Always Bugged Me

They live in a condo. Hence, they're not CAVE men!
I never got why they were insulted.