Quote Originally Posted by paulxu View Post
Lou, I appreciate the lengthy noting of a lot of stuff, later proved to have been incorrect.
And certainly I'll admit that both sides participated in those incorrect statements about the virus.
No, actually, it was predominately Democrats who engaged in the politically motivated statements that have been proven to be completely the wrong way to handle the pandemic. It's YOU, and Democrats that are now saying that Trump did everything wrong, and that they would've handled the situation perfectly. The timeline shows that this is a total lie. If we are to believe the statements made by key Democrats at the time they were made, the pandemic would've been far worse. You can't escape this, but I'm sure in a day or two you and Bobbie will be back on this board spreading lies once again on Trump's handling of the virus versus what the Democrats would do.


Quote Originally Posted by paulxu View Post
The overriding point of the former directors letter was we needed a national strategy...and still do!...to combat the virus.
Having the president say "I accept no responsibility" and leave it to 50 governors is not/was not an effective national strategy.
As usual, you're taking Trump out of context. Moreover, as you might recall, the Democrats had a cow when Trump said he had the sole power to run the pandemic response. The Democrat response to that comment at the time was that it was a states rights issue, and that the states held the power for handling the pandemic. Don't try to re-write history.



Quote Originally Posted by paulxu View Post
As to masks, and their use/cautions, the CDC notes that that "primary" form of contamination is by "droplets" from one person to another.
So, although they may not be very effective for aerosol, they are helpful to stop droplets.
And that is primarily from the person wearing them.
So, although the mask may not necessarily stop droplets/aerosols from getting TO you...they are very helpful in stopping your droplets from going out to others.
Which is why doctors/nurses wear them in the OR. Which is why if a lot of people wear them, we can hold down the spread, like Taiwan.
The timeline does not address masks, so I have no idea why you brought that up. Again, refer to post 3010 on this thread if you want to debate this.