When you hear Cuomo complaining about the lack of ventilators, face masks, and othe COVID equipment, just think about how much medical equipment New York could have bought with the, uh, postage and handling from the "Buffalo Billion".
Bottom line: Andrew Cuomo set out to spend taxpayer billions in the name of economic development, outside the normal controls on state spending. Many of the contracts then went to enrich his donors in familiar "pay to play" fashion ‐ and at least two of his closest associates took the opportunity to line their own pockets.
And when the feds moved in with indictments, Cuomo promised reforms that he then never took and stood in the way of other efforts to make sure it didn’t happen again.
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The states are supposed to be prepared. The fed is supposed to support. New York did not prepare, now he is blaming the Fed. Just wrong.
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From the no such thing as bad publicity files. AOC might want to ask Andrew Gillum about that...
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Not a good survival strategy there, genius.
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Going back to her old job might not be easy.
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Ocasio-Cortez has not released a list of demands, but based on her social media missives, it seems she’ll push for things like an en masse release of prisoners, a complete moratorium on evictions and foreclosures that includes rent relief, and a student loan bailout, just to begin. Her colleagues have even gone so far as to propose a “radical takeover” of private health care.
#9
Now some pub from Kentucky wants to hold up the vote. What does that guy some (but not all) people here worship like to say? "I'll believe it's a crisis when they start acting like it's a crisis..."
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Watching Andrew Cuomo is inspiring, uplifting, fascinating. He weaves details and humor and math and common sense all together. He is magnificent. Let's just listen to him.
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He will run. The Dems are running their own playbook against Biden. Now some woman he molested is out talking about it. He is going to be a liability at the national convention. Biden took out Sanders and now Cuomo will come in for a brokered convention. You read it here first.
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[WashingtonExaminer] An HHS whistleblower claimed last month that more than a dozen healthcare workers who evaluated the first Americans arriving back in the U.S. from Wuhan, China, where the virus originated, did not have the appropriate training or personal protective equipment to treat possible COVID-19 patients safely. The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee sent letters to HHS and the HHS watchdog seeking an investigation.
Trying to whittle down the 60% who approve of Mr. Trump's economic conduct during this meltdown.
Wondering in which direction does the pendulum swing..?
What do Patty Murray's constituents think about this?
Questions, questions...
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And we can want that right back at them. The nerve!
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Ah - haven't we seen this Democrat version of running the 'off-tackle left' play about two thousand times now? The only thing remotely interesting is how long does it take to confirm the 'whistleblower' is both a Federal hack and campaigns for Schiff or Nadler? It's grade A bullshit, again.
The horse doesn’t stand far from its fallen apple. Ick.
[NewsOne] In the interview excerpt, which is posted to Soundcloud, Reade described a graphic 1993 incident where a superior asked her to take a gym bag to Biden "down towards the capital." Then she recalls being called towards the "side area" where Biden greeted her. 1993? Never said anything til now? I have no love for Slow Joe, but STFU
"We were alone and it was the strangest thing," she said. "There was no like exchange really. He just had me up against the wall."
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Reade went on to say that she was wearing a business skirt with no stockings because it was hot at the time. While up against the wall, Reade says Biden’s "hands were on me and underneath my clothes."
"He went down my skirt but then up inside it and he penetrated me with his fingers," Reade emotionally continued.
Reade also said Biden was kissing her and saying multiple things to her. She remembered a couple of the comments.
"I remember him saying first, like as he was doing it, ’Do you want to go somewhere else,'" she said. "And then him saying to me when I pulled away, he got finished doing what he was doing, and I kind of just pulled back and he said, ’Come on man, I heard you liked me.’ And that phrase stayed with me because I kept thinking what I might’ve said and I can’t remember exactly if he said ’i thought’ or ’I heard’ but he implied that I had done this."
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I don't believe Republicans pull this sort of thing (and if they did they'd wait until after the primary).
The fact that it occurred in 1993 when evidence and witnesses and prosecution are all unlikely and it didn't come up early in the primaries makes me skeptical of the claims even if he is a known toucher and hair sniffer.
Timing suggests Sanders supporters or someone with buyers remorse hoping to dislodge Biden for Hillary or Cuomo or something.
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Buyers Remorse Bingo!!! That is so old, and happens to come out ONLY after the nomination was all but sewn uo, and the discovered that Joe simply was too far gone even for the MSM to cover. Rather than kick the demented old fool to the kick and alienate the DNC faithful trot out this and stand back and look virtuous when this plays out in a suddenly interested CNN. I smell Champ and the cabal's hands in this, its very very their style. Look for NY's rising star to be drafted, and the Wookie to appear at the convention. Bernie won't get out but the Wookie will help put him away.
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Just saw this on Gateway Pundit. Article quotes anonymous Secret Service source from Biden's detail that describes massive misbehavior during his residence at the VP mansion at the Naval Observatory in DC. I'm thinking the DNC and Dem establishment are pulling out all the stops to dump SloJoe after seeing his collapse as a candidate. Link below:
Although I am also curious about the accuser's delay in making the charge, I believe how it is being handled is much more interesting than the accusation.
[Vice] Inmates told VICE that they're really just putting a mysterious vendor's existing product in 'NYS Clean' bottles.
"...according to workers at Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York where the hand sanitizer is being "made," as well as a spokesperson for the prison system, they are doing nothing more than taking existing hand sanitizer and rebottling it into packaging labeled NYS Clean.
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But according to a NYSDOCCS spokesperson, the hand sanitizer itself is being produced by an outside vendor he would not name; the Great Meadow Facility is only bottling and labeling it. Neither NYSDOCCS nor the governor's office would respond to repeated questions about why the state would need to use prison labor to bottle hand sanitizer, nor did the governor's office respond to questions about Cuomo's pitch that this was a cheaper, more effective option than buying bottled hand sanitizer outright."
[DAILYCALLER] A New York’s health commissioner contradicted coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... guidance from the White House on Wendesday, telling people who have been to New York City recently that they should not, in fact, quarantine.
Coronavirus task force member Dr. Deborah Birx on Tuesday urged anyone who had been to New York City recently to self-quarantine, as there was a significant chance they contracted the virus. NY commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, however, said that part of the White House’s guidance wasn’t necessary.
"I would not follow that. I believe you should follow the guidance in general, you should social distance," he said, according to Wall St. Journal news hound Jimmy Vielkind.
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Could be a useful test of the advice - New Yorkers return to business as usual, but stay in NY, and we'll check back with you in 3 weeks.
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Paging Mr. Snake Plissken to the white courtesy phone...
Actually, this is an interesting experiment. Which is better - everyone getting it slowly or everyone getting it all at once? We can use our states and cites like Petri dishes and try out different strategies. Wherever the health care system crashes, don't do that!
[NATIONALREVIEW] Democrats are publicly talking about "contingency options" for their July convention in Milwaukee in case the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... persists in being a public-health threat. But privately, some are also talking about needing a Plan B if Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden ...Old, boring, a plagiarist, fond of hair sniffing and grabbing the protruding parts of women, and not whatcha call brilliant... , their nominee apparent, continues to flounder.
Some Democrats are openly talking up New York governor Andrew Sonny Cuomo, whose profile has soared during the crisis, as a Biden stand-in. Yesterday, a Draft Cuomo 2020 account on Twitter announced that "Times have changed & we need Gov. Cuomo to be the nominee. Our next POTUS must be one w/an ability to lead thru this crisis."
Charles Pierce, the politics blogger for Esquire magazine, wrote a piece headlined "With Two Words, Andrew Cuomo Established Himself as the Leader This Country Needs Now." He enthused that Cuomo’s news conference last Friday "essentially (shutting) down the economy of his state . . . was a master class in leveling with the public."
Fueled by favorable national publicity that governors rarely get, Cuomo has quickly become the standard-bearer for liberals who don’t want to quickly open up parts the economy at the same time we combat the coronavirus. This Tuesday, the governor tweeted: "We are not willing to sacrifice 1-2% of New Yorkers. That’s not who we are. We will fight to save every life we can. I am not giving up." Last weekend, Cuomo told news hounds he might go into Manhattan himself to yell "You are wrong" at people defying his lockdown.
Democrats are increasingly worried that Joe Biden will have trouble being relevant and compelling in the long four months between now and when he is nominated in July. Lloyd Constantine, who was a senior policy adviser to New York governor Eliot Spitzer from 2007 to 2008, puts it bluntly: "Biden is a melting ice cube. Those of us who have closely watched as time ravaged the once sharp or even brilliant minds of loved ones and colleagues, recognize what is happening to the good soldier Joe." "Da people have spoke. Now let's find somebody we like."
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That's what I have been expecting, though possibly not until after Biden is nominated - could withdraw in October for health reasons and the Party would have to appoint a replacement - Hillary would be one guess but the virus is moving Cuomo to the head of the line.
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So, in debates, Trump gets up there and calls him mister (not governor) Cum-oh. The media will be totally distracted by that right through the election.
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Joe is clearly slipping into dementia. Even the donks will notice, eventually. Will they notice in time to remove him before the convention? My magic 8-ball says "the future is uncertain."
[DAILYCALLER] Speaker of the House Nancy San Fran Nan Pelosi Congresswoman-for-Life from the San Francisco Bay Area, born into a family of professional politicians. On-again-off-again Speaker of the House. It's not her fault when they lose, but it's her accomplishment when they win. Noted for her heavily botoxed grimace and occasional senior... uhhh... moments... delayed the passage of the Senate’s coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... relief package on Wednesday, as the House was in session for nearly three minutes and then adjourned until Thursday.
"House Democrats will now review the final provisions and legislative text of the agreement to determine a course of action," Pelosi said about the nearly $2 trillion emergency relief deal which will be voted on Wednesday afternoon in the Senate after a long night of negotiations. Meaning, the House will not be able to vote on the package for another day. Pelosi also said there is "no way" to pass the bill through the House on Wednesday.
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The backlash will be spectacular
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[BREITBART] D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday that it is "alarming" that President Donald Trump ...His ancestors didn't own any slaves... is willing to put the economy ahead American lives. The two, y'see, aren't connected.
"It is alarming to hear the president say that, without medical and health guidance, that he would put the economy, or starting the economy, ahead of saving lives," Bowser said. "Everything that we’ve done is really absent any national direction, so I think that we will continue to follow what we see on the ground in D.C."
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[BREITBART] Nevada’s Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an order Tuesday outlawing the use of antimalarial drugs for sufferers of the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the "governor’s order prohibits the prescribing and dispensing chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for a COVID-19 diagnosis[.]"
"At this point in time, there is no known cure for COVID-19 and we must not withhold these drugs from those who need them," the governor said in his statement. "The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to stay home for Nevada, not to stockpile these drugs."
Sisolak said he signed the emergency order after receiving a request from the Pharmacy Board, which claims the effectiveness of these drugs to treat the Chinese virus has "not been established," and that "an emergency exists due to the hoarding and stockpiling" of these antimalaria drugs: chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.
This order makes no sense, especially in a world where another Democrat governor, Andrew Sonny Cuomo of New York, has ordered trials of the malaria drug. Saying he agrees with the president, Cuomo announced last week: "We’re also implementing the trial drug:"
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As governor he has the authority, Lex. But since he wrote the order because these medicines are not proven, presumably he will write a new order once the FDA approves the stuff.
#6
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are already approved drugs, just not labeled for use with COVID-19. Lots of prescriptions are written for off-label use - I don't see why this would be any different. Any medical people out there who can explain it to me?
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Firstdeath, charge him with premeditated murder.
Leftist wet dream is to charge Trump for all Chinavirus deaths, so, game on!
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RT (I know...): Is there a doctor in the house? Nevada state medical team that banned malaria drug for coronavirus lacks qualification
Pushing the loudest for the restrictions had been Ihsan Azzam, Nevada’s chief medical officer. While Azzam has a masters degree and prior experience in environmental public health and epidemiology, fulfilling the qualifications required to hold the state post, his only experience actually practicing medicine came from an obstetrics and gynecology department in an African hospital over two decades ago.
Azzam is thus not qualified to actually practice medicine in the US, nor does he have any experience treating respiratory conditions, and his advice to Sisolak appeared to some to be motivated more by anti-Trump sentiment than genuine medical concern.
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This order is nonsense and will be ignored by all physicians.
I imagine it is aimed at stopping amateur doctors from hoarding the atuff like it was toilet paper, which would create a shortage of it.
The trouble is, too many nasty people understand this and hope to profit from hoarding. It does make sense to outlaw bulk sales to those outside the medical profession or to hospitals or or the like.
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Not sure it can be hoarded,since its only available by script.
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Facts aside for the moment, the optics of this have to be pretty bad. How much Democratic kool-aid do you have to drink not to get pissed off when your governor says you can't have a life-saving drug in the middle of an epidemic?
[DailyCaller] A New York's health commissioner contradicted coronavirus guidance from the White House on Wednesday, telling people who have been to New York City recently that they should not, in fact, quarantine.
Coronavirus task force member Dr. Deborah Birx on Tuesday urged anyone who had been to New York City recently to self-quarantine, as there was a significant chance they contracted the virus. NY commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, however, said that part of the White House's guidance wasn't necessary.
"I would not follow that. I believe you should follow the guidance in general, you should social distance," he said, according to Wall St. Journal reporter Jimmy Vielkind. This is after Barbot's anti-Trump bloviation
NYC Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot (Mayor Bill de Blasio apt) Mocked Coronavirus Fears in February -- Today NYC Leads Nation in Most Cases and Most Deaths
Today our city is celebrating the #LunarNewYear parade in Chinatown, a beautiful cultural tradition with a rich history in our city. I want to remind everyone to enjoy the parade and not change any plans due to misinformation spreading about #coronavirus. https://t.co/bwCnIb7j8H
This happened despite warnings in Philadelphia 1918 too. It was called the (Spanish flu) "Death Parade". 72 hours following the parade all the beds in the city's 31 hospitals were filled. In the end an estimated 12,000 to 30,000 died. Let them die, it's OK we hate Trump
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Whereas NYC mayor demands more federal assistance.
I've watched four or five of his press conferences during the past week or so, and he whines about Federal help constantly. I half expected him to start stompin' his feet whenever he brought it up.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
[NATIONALREVIEW] Democrats are publicly talking about "contingency options" for their July convention in Milwaukee in case the 
Charles Pierce, the politics blogger for Esquire magazine, wrote a piece headlined "With Two Words, Andrew Cuomo Established Himself as the Leader This Country Needs Now." He enthused that Cuomo’s news conference last Friday "essentially (shutting) down the economy of his state . . . was a master class in leveling with the public."
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
...His ancestors didn't own any slaves...
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
A New York's health commissioner contradicted coronavirus guidance from the White House on Wednesday, telling people who have been to New York City recently that they should not, in fact, quarantine.
