Texas lt. governor hits Fauci: 'He doesn't know what he's talking about'
Source: MSN
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) on Tuesday lambasted Anthony Fauci over his assessment of the recent surge in coronavirus cases in the U.S., claiming that his state did not need advice from the nation's top infectious disease expert.
"Fauci said that he's concerned about states like Texas that skipped over certain things. He doesn't know what he's talking about," Patrick said on Fox News after Fauci testified before a Senate committee about the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak. "We haven't skipped over anything."
"The only thing I'm skipping over is listening to him," Patrick added. "He has been wrong every time, on every issue. I don't need his advice anymore. We'll listen to a lot of science, we'll listen to a lot of doctors, and [Gov. Greg Abbott (R)], myself and other state leaders will make the decision. No thank you, Dr. Fauci."
Patrick made the comments the same day that Texas reported nearly 7,000 new cases of COVID-19, representing a new high in a state that has seen a consistent rise in infections for weeks now. The uptick in cases caused Gov. Greg Abbott (R) last week to pause the state's reopening and order bars to close their doors.
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It is amazing that even as cases rise and ICU beds fill up that some Republicans are deciding to double down on denialism.
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maxsolomon
(33,327 posts)Binary hyperbole, never specifics.
You weren't listening before this, Patrick.
marie999
(3,334 posts)when you can listen to the genius in the WH?
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Ritabert
(667 posts)This is the guy who said we seniors should go out and spend money to save the economy. We're expendable.
Budi
(15,325 posts)James Carville, "Republicans "Will Kill People To Stay In Power, Literally"
I do believe the entire catastrophe is by design.
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mahina
(17,651 posts)still_one
(92,187 posts)efhmc
(14,725 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)"rush baby". Limbaugh's advice was "it's a dem hoax" at first, then it's no big deal, 'we' need to get back to work, and so on.
taking the COVID advice of the guy who told millions cigarettes don't cause cancer, we don't need no education or regulations, and is now dying of lung cancer.
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)sop
(10,167 posts)Lt. Governor Patrick is obviously burnishing his dumbass credentials, no doubt preparing to run for higher office.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)Walk the walk.
cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)Our cases are skyrocketing. Nearly 7000 yesterday.
I prefer not to put my faith in his bullshit.
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)Nobody can tell me anything. I know what is best! ( Sarcasm)
keithbvadu2
(36,788 posts)world wide wally
(21,742 posts)So WHY do they vote for an idiot like this?
Hestia
(3,818 posts)and didn't trust them. Even then, we had to stand in line forever to vote against 43 re-election. Surprise, surprise, he won, along with taking down Kerry & Rather. The Beginning of the Swamp Water infecting everyone and everything.
world wide wally
(21,742 posts)I know things have changed a lot since then, but I still don't get why they vote for the dweebs they do.
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)he'll be eating his words before too long, being that the CV doesn't care what he thinks or does. Numbers don't lie. And why is he in such a snit, being it's Dr. Fauci talking, a very respected viral expert? Where's patrick's viral expert instead then?
How many Texans will die because of patrick's and other's blind ignorance of science and facts on the ground?
Mountain Mule
(1,002 posts)All the repugs care about is cash, money, and the almighty dollar - in that order. They will sacrifice grandparents, those with health issues, and unfortunate millennials who thought they were bullet proof but weren't.
I wish Colorado would order a quarantine on those traveling from Texas, Arizona, Utah, and any other red states that refuse to take the precautions that Fauci is begging them to take. I won't wish death by coronavirus on the residents of Texas, but I certainly wish it on these repug Governors and Senators and every other repug elected official who throws away the lives of their constituents in this relentless quest for wealth and political power.
area51
(11,908 posts)Here's reporter Miya Shay from Houston's ABC affiliate who talked to a Harris Health administrator who said they're sending Covid-19 patients to the cities of Conroe and Galveston b/c there's no ICU beds:
Link to tweet
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)Kinda a global statement there...Maybe I should be more specific..
The ones not being helpful with this latest insurgence of corona..
The ones not requiring masks in public...like a certain kansas
johnson county commissioner...the ones not requiring home stay..
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Lt. Governor provides.
I guess its easier/cheaper than protecting the citizens.
NotHardly
(1,062 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,762 posts)OverBurn
(950 posts)Hestia
(3,818 posts)and data became available. He's not omnipresent and can only go by data from other countries who were dealing with their own explosions and lack of supplies. China did suppress a LOT of information from becoming known until they couldn't hide it.
If there is anything to become angry about is how 45 has used Fauci for becoming the fall guy when all he is doing is trying to save us from ourselves.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)A specialist in infectious diseases should know how it spreads.
OverBurn
(950 posts)I still think he's one of the best experts we have. His lie has hurt though. Not as bad as the idiot and chief daily lies.
Here's a bunch of links.
https://www.google.com/search?q=fauci+lied+about+maskd+at+the+start&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS845US846&oq=fauci+lied+about+maskd+at+the+start&aqs=chrome..69i57j33l3.9701j1j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
LAS14
(13,783 posts)... happened in hospitals? They were already reduced to one mask a week in lots of places. Sometimes you just have to make a choice.
Raine
(30,540 posts)I take whatever he says with a grain of salt.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)So I think people were told on purpose to not wear masks. Not because it was unclear how the virus spreads.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)NickB79
(19,236 posts)If people hoarded masks and other PPE like they did toilet paper, we wouldn't have enough doctors and nurses left alive to treat the sick today.
We didn't have a limitless supply, and Trump was actively declining support from mask manufacturers to crank up production.
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)PPE, which is still in short supply, is designed to protect the wearer from getting COVID-19. Wearing a cloth mask is not PPE, but is designed to prevent the wearer from unwittingly spreading COVID-19.
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)However, it does protect people with COVID-19 from spreading the virus. Early on, when there was just a few hundred cases, it did not make sense to have everyone wear a mask. Now, it does. Circumstances change.
NNadir
(33,516 posts)Unfortunately innocent people will suffer because you're so damned ignorant.
PSPS
(13,594 posts)Paladin
(28,254 posts)Take it from somebody who has heard his bullshit for decades. I've walked around dog turds with more personal responsibility and worthiness for public office.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)so YES THEY SKIPPED A STEP - what a LYING PIECE OF TRUMP HUMPING SHIT Patrick is :puke