Honestly, I’d forgotten that Donald Trump had a COVID-19 testing czar. It doesn’t seem like his bag. At all. I could maybe see a hydroxychloroquine czar or a nougat czar or a “where’s the closest McDonald’s?” czar, but a testing czar? For the guy who publicly and bitterly complained that we were doing too many tests? He may as well have appointed a natural human skin tone czar. I mean, really. What’s the point?
But hey, former COVID-19 testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir did work for Donald Trump, so maybe—just maybe—when he says scary-as-all-fuck things like this, the more Trumpily inclined among us will at the very least deign to listen.
Giroir appeared on CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time Friday to launch a big, bright warning flare into the faces of the vaccine-hesitant among us. What he said was frightening, even for those of us who are vaccinated. As for the unvaccinated? They’re like school kids eagerly queuing up to stick their tongues to flagpoles in the winter. You know it will end badly, but there’s simply no way to talk them out of it. Because, well, they’re fuckin’ flagpole-lickers.
The video:
Transcript!
After Chris Cuomo noted that he’s heard several people say things along the lines of “I’ve already had COVID-19, I’m good,” Giroir reiterated that natural immunity is by no means sufficient protection against a vicious mutated strain like delta.
This pandemic will end eventually, because the universe’s one inviolable truth—whether you’re in the realm of natural science or Buddhism—is that everything ends, with the possible exception of The Simpsons. Eventually, the virus, which is currently burning through the unvaxxed like they're the brittle, gnarly, kindling inside Rep. Louie Gohmert’s head, will run out of fuel. But tens of thousands will die in the meantime, and many more will suffer unnecessarily—while taking up hospital resources that could be used to save the lives of those suffering from non-COVID-19 crises.
Indeed, we’ve seen a lot of cautionary tales lately. Like a wife and husband from Mississippi who both got COVID-19. She was vaccinated, he wasn’t. She recovered in 10 days. He’s been in the hospital for 22 days, as of July 30.
CNN:
The unvaccinated fall into two general categories. Some don’t fear the virus like they should, and some fear the vaccine more than is reasonable. My own sister is in both categories, and I fear she’ll discover her error sooner rather than later. She recently scolded me over my supposed “fear-based obsession” regarding COVID-19. The conversation sort of went off the rails after that.
I’m an admittedly cautious person, which usually just means I walk a bit more gingerly up the deck stairs at night while I’m high. But with regard to COVID-19, I’ve taken all the usual precautions and then some.
Hopefully, people like William Ball and my sister will make it through without any acute or chronic health issues. But it’s not looking good, for them or the rest of us. The best we can do is keep banging the drum, especially when unlikely characters like Trump administration officials and even Fox News are keeping the beat right along with us.
Yes, vaccines do work, Fox News. Thanks for at least dipping your toe into reality (finally) to test the waters. Now if only someone would tell that rat bastard Tucker Carlson to do the same.
It made comedian Sarah Silverman say “THIS IS FUCKING BRILLIANT” and prompted author Stephen King to shout “Pulitzer Prize!!!” (on Twitter, that is). What is it? The viral letter that launched four hilarious Trump-trolling books. Get them all, including the finale, Goodbye, Asshat: 101 Farewell Letters to Donald Trump, at this link. Just $12.96 for the pack of 4! Or if you prefer a test drive, you can download the epilogue to Goodbye, Asshat for the low, low price of FREE.
But hey, former COVID-19 testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir did work for Donald Trump, so maybe—just maybe—when he says scary-as-all-fuck things like this, the more Trumpily inclined among us will at the very least deign to listen.
Giroir appeared on CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time Friday to launch a big, bright warning flare into the faces of the vaccine-hesitant among us. What he said was frightening, even for those of us who are vaccinated. As for the unvaccinated? They’re like school kids eagerly queuing up to stick their tongues to flagpoles in the winter. You know it will end badly, but there’s simply no way to talk them out of it. Because, well, they’re fuckin’ flagpole-lickers.
The video:
Transcript!
After Chris Cuomo noted that he’s heard several people say things along the lines of “I’ve already had COVID-19, I’m good,” Giroir reiterated that natural immunity is by no means sufficient protection against a vicious mutated strain like delta.
This pandemic will end eventually, because the universe’s one inviolable truth—whether you’re in the realm of natural science or Buddhism—is that everything ends, with the possible exception of The Simpsons. Eventually, the virus, which is currently burning through the unvaxxed like they're the brittle, gnarly, kindling inside Rep. Louie Gohmert’s head, will run out of fuel. But tens of thousands will die in the meantime, and many more will suffer unnecessarily—while taking up hospital resources that could be used to save the lives of those suffering from non-COVID-19 crises.
Indeed, we’ve seen a lot of cautionary tales lately. Like a wife and husband from Mississippi who both got COVID-19. She was vaccinated, he wasn’t. She recovered in 10 days. He’s been in the hospital for 22 days, as of July 30.
CNN:
The unvaccinated fall into two general categories. Some don’t fear the virus like they should, and some fear the vaccine more than is reasonable. My own sister is in both categories, and I fear she’ll discover her error sooner rather than later. She recently scolded me over my supposed “fear-based obsession” regarding COVID-19. The conversation sort of went off the rails after that.
I’m an admittedly cautious person, which usually just means I walk a bit more gingerly up the deck stairs at night while I’m high. But with regard to COVID-19, I’ve taken all the usual precautions and then some.
Hopefully, people like William Ball and my sister will make it through without any acute or chronic health issues. But it’s not looking good, for them or the rest of us. The best we can do is keep banging the drum, especially when unlikely characters like Trump administration officials and even Fox News are keeping the beat right along with us.
Yes, vaccines do work, Fox News. Thanks for at least dipping your toe into reality (finally) to test the waters. Now if only someone would tell that rat bastard Tucker Carlson to do the same.
It made comedian Sarah Silverman say “THIS IS FUCKING BRILLIANT” and prompted author Stephen King to shout “Pulitzer Prize!!!” (on Twitter, that is). What is it? The viral letter that launched four hilarious Trump-trolling books. Get them all, including the finale, Goodbye, Asshat: 101 Farewell Letters to Donald Trump, at this link. Just $12.96 for the pack of 4! Or if you prefer a test drive, you can download the epilogue to Goodbye, Asshat for the low, low price of FREE.