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thesquanderer

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8. I can let that go as misspeaking... worse was not distinguishing pool deaths from contagious disease

Reply to Goodheart (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2020, 06:15 PM

Apr 2020

in terms of the value of social distancing and stay-in-place being helpful for one but not the other. Getting a number wrong is nothing next to a completely nonsensical thought process.

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Honestly, it takes an IDIOT to think 360,000 Americans die each year in swimming pools [View all] Goodheart Apr 2020 OP

idiots like other idiots Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #1

Fox had those two idiots on because they knew beforehand that each would downplay this crisis Goodheart Apr 2020 #4

Only if those pools are Philled Blue Owl Apr 2020 #2

How big is that pool? eom guillaumeb Apr 2020 #3

Someone should introduce the doctor to Google PBC_Democrat Apr 2020 #5

Gunlovers always make arguments like that, and they don't care about the facts dawg day Apr 2020 #6

That's 986/day. How many died today from COVID-19? Grins Apr 2020 #7

I can let that go as misspeaking... worse was not distinguishing pool deaths from contagious disease thesquanderer Apr 2020 #8

In Most Cases, I'd Agree With You ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #9

I had thought it was misplaced decimals, but it looks like it was something else... thesquanderer Apr 2020 #10