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2020-05-06 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Chris Christie Says U.S. Needs to Reopen and Accept More Deaths

[Daily Beast] Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Monday that the American economy needs to reopen quickly and that tens of thousands of more Americans may die from the novel coronavirus, insisting that Americans are "gonna have to" accept that.

Speaking to CNN correspondent Dana Bash on her The Daily DC podcast, Christie—who now works as an ABC News contributor—pushed for the reversal of stay-at-home orders in order to open up businesses and ramp up economic activity.

Confronted with recent models that now show that as many as 135,000 Americans will die due to decreased social distancing amid the pandemic, Christie essentially threw up his hands and said there really wasn’t a choice.

"Of course, everybody wants to save every life they can—but the question is, towards what end, ultimately?" Christie said. "Are there ways that we can thread the middle here to allow that there are going to be deaths, and there are going to be deaths no matter what?"

Echoing previous comments he’s made that the country cannot wait to reopen the economy, the former Trump transition team member asserted that "we’re going to destroy the American way of life" if people don’t immediately get back to work.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-06 07:57|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 With FBI Director Wray standing on banana peels, we'll likely soon be hearing more from the formerly hibernating Governor Christie.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-06 08:02|| 2020-05-06 08:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Christie...another 'gem'. That beached whale pops up when you least expect it. But, having said that, he's probably correct here.

Posted by Clem 2020-05-06 08:07|| 2020-05-06 08:07|| Front Page Top

#3 He is indeed right.

We will have to find a way to live with this thing and get on with our lives, resume trade and commerce and social mixing again, even as we redouble efforts to protect the elderly.

Posted by Lex 2020-05-06 08:21|| 2020-05-06 08:21|| Front Page Top

#4 False assumption. Not clear that more deaths would follow. Medical facilities have not been overwhelmed, and they are not going to be. That plus better treatment protocols means fewer, not more deaths.

Posted by Iblis 2020-05-06 10:04|| 2020-05-06 10:04|| Front Page Top

#5 So, what would be the acceptable number of deaths in an actual shooting war with China? I don't think "sheltering at home" would get it done in our favor.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-06 11:00|| 2020-05-06 11:00|| Front Page Top

#6 And if you end 55mph speed limit (established because of the oil embargo) then more people will die on the highway. So lets move the goal posts but not based upon why they were put there in the first place.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-05-06 11:54|| 2020-05-06 11:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Politician-speak. He will be FOR it until something "bad" happens and then he will be AGAINST it because we "did it wrong".

Posted by magpie 2020-05-06 12:46|| 2020-05-06 12:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Yeah, fatso is pro-Trump one day and bashing him the next. Like forever.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-06 13:10|| 2020-05-06 13:10|| Front Page Top

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