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eppur_se_muova

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17. Actually, I'm a little surprised that she asked that (somewhat scrambled) question ...

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2020, 11:00 AM

Apr 2020

It seems to me she's saying that (1) We're talking about COVID-19 as if we're going to find a vaccine and POOF, everything will go back to normal; and (2) We didn't say the same thing about other viruses, including SARS (which is, after all, another coronavirus).

So it sounds like she's raising doubts about the scenario, and suggesting that things aren't going to be resolved so cleanly or easily. Interestingly, that doesn't jibe with RW talking points very well. Maybe she's actually had an insight for once. Broken clocks and all ...

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Dr. Anthony Fauci Shuts Down Laura Ingraham's 'Misleading' Coronavirus Claim [View all] lapucelle Apr 2020 OP

I thought he could have shut her down harder. No ambiguity,it will not simply "go away" dem4decades Apr 2020 #1

I think Dr. Fauci is walking a fine line. lapucelle Apr 2020 #2

especially because Ingraham is one of Lil Donny's favorites NewJeffCT Apr 2020 #12

Did you see his face? malaise Apr 2020 #7

"Those kind of viruses don't just disappear." Straight to her audience. Hortensis Apr 2020 #3

Right. This concept of a mic drop pwning needs to go away. It's a short term gratification GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #4

Yeah. Owning libtards by deadly infecting friends & family & strangers near and far. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #6

Inefficient viruses "go away" Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #5

Rightwingers are trying to murder us Dem2 Apr 2020 #8

Covid-19 has awful combo of just enough infectiveness and just enough lethality Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #9

She compared COV to HIV? bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #10

Right wing propaganda relies heavily on simplistic, and often dead wrong, narratives to support... Yavin4 Apr 2020 #14

They also deliberately discredit qualified experts and scientific research IronLionZion Apr 2020 #16

But, but, but ... left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #11

And after hearing Dr. Fauci's explanation, the blank stare from the stonewall said duh! but! usaf-vet Apr 2020 #13

She's an idiot...she din't under what Dr Fauci related to her. nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #15

Actually, I'm a little surprised that she asked that (somewhat scrambled) question ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2020 #17

I don't know about you but... llmart Apr 2020 #18