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In reply to the discussion: Remember Phil Valentine, Conservative Radio Host in Nashville? [View all]Grokenstein
(5,721 posts)30. "He wishes he could do it over."
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/07/28/phil-valentine-coronavirus-vaccine
Wishes ain't fishes. Phil thought it wouldn't affect him, that he would dodge the bullet, that someone else would die while he laughed.
How's "common sense" working out for you now, bastard.
...Yeah, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you--oh, wait.
"What are my odds of getting COVID? They're pretty low, he wrote on his blog. What are my odds of dying from COVID if I do get it? Probably way less than 1%." He added: Im not an anti-vaxxer. Im just using common sense.
Now Phil Valentine wants people to know that he was wrong and that he should have taken the vaccine. He wants others to reconsider their thoughts on vaccines.
Because Phil Valentine is struggling to breathe, Mark Valentine has been speaking on his brothers behalf. Workers often reposition the radio host, who is still extremely sick, so fluid doesnt collect in his lungs, Mark Valentine says.
We're in for the long haul, it looks like. It's just a bad time, his brother says, and he wishes he could do it over.
Wishes ain't fishes. Phil thought it wouldn't affect him, that he would dodge the bullet, that someone else would die while he laughed.
How's "common sense" working out for you now, bastard.
When Phil Valentine is back on air, Mark Valentine says his brother will double down on that message.
Phil will be the most pro-vaccine person you've ever seen as soon as he's able to be, he says.
...Yeah, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you--oh, wait.
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He can play canasta, bridge and cribbage with Rush Limbaugh. That should be fun.
magicarpet
Aug 2021
#6
On Twitter, his son was criticizing some people for "politicizing" the situation when they were just
deurbano
Aug 2021
#20
Always hated that he broadcast out of Nashville...one of Tennessee's more liberal cities.
spanone
Aug 2021
#11
Herman, then Rushbo! Been an especially rough year for The Rich White Guy Party...
czarjak
Aug 2021
#31
He finally expressed regret but too late for him. Reminds mw Steve Jobs after being diagnosed
Pepsidog
Aug 2021
#22
I read the book many years ago and there is some controversy regarding Jobs delaying surgery
Pepsidog
Aug 2021
#42
Very sad to hear the pain people with cancer and their loved ones experience. They had no choice
Pepsidog
Aug 2021
#44
karma is a a bitch & now paying the ultimate price , unfortunately more to come !!!
monkeyman1
Aug 2021
#24