And your point is that because they had been killing people and mismanaging those organizations for decades that it was okay for Trump not to balance the Covid Task Force with other more qualified voices? Fauci and Birx were bureaucrats that never adduced any scientific rationales for their imperious dictates. There were MANY more qualif…
And your point is that because they had been killing people and mismanaging those organizations for decades that it was okay for Trump not to balance the Covid Task Force with other more qualified voices? Fauci and Birx were bureaucrats that never adduced any scientific rationales for their imperious dictates. There were MANY more qualified people (Drs. Ioannidis, Kulldorff, Gupta, Bhatacharya, etc.) who argued strenuously as early as March 2020 that draconian mitigation measures like lockdowns and masking were unsupported by 100 years of public health doctrine. Trump let Fauci and Birx openly defy his preferred policy of getting America back to work while protecting the vulnerable. Instead, he let them push economy-destroying lockdowns. You really should read RFK's book "The Real Anthony Fauci" and Scott Atlas' book "A Plague on Our House."
Trump delivered his fate into the perfidious hands of two uber-backstabbing bureaucrats.
The same Scott Atlas who Trump brought into balance the bureaucrats? The guy the media hammered into submission? The media sealed our fate, as instructed, hoping to be eaten last.
Trump did not bring on Atlas until late August 2020. Trump's advisors were afraid of Birx and Fauci, so they left Atlas to piss into the wind while the bureaucracy leaked and undermined him. A pathetic episode, all in all.
Lawrence, I agree with you. As a Trump supporter I would frequently scream into the TV “Fire the bastard/bitch”. It was killing’ me. Why he kept them on is unbelievable - and may be his downfall.
No, I do think he took too long to recognize how incompetent they would become. It was these bureaucrats who pushed the vaccines and molded the entire strategy for the pandemic while Trump jabbered and Tweeted his own random thoughts. It would be my hope that , if Trump had prevailed in the election, he would have replaced the old guard with people like those you mention. Trump was flying by the seat of his pants (as he usually does) and in this arena, he was failing; but, in the beginning, it would seem logical to bring on the established "experts" in government to lead the our way through the pandemic. Hindsight is great, however.
None of the above is hindsight. I read the seminal Ioannidis STAT article in late March 2020. I sent it to the White House, my senators and congressmen:
Not just that but early treatment advocates had already published data in March and April 2020. Ignorance can not be claimed by MDs either. Or the so called authorities.
And your point is that because they had been killing people and mismanaging those organizations for decades that it was okay for Trump not to balance the Covid Task Force with other more qualified voices? Fauci and Birx were bureaucrats that never adduced any scientific rationales for their imperious dictates. There were MANY more qualified people (Drs. Ioannidis, Kulldorff, Gupta, Bhatacharya, etc.) who argued strenuously as early as March 2020 that draconian mitigation measures like lockdowns and masking were unsupported by 100 years of public health doctrine. Trump let Fauci and Birx openly defy his preferred policy of getting America back to work while protecting the vulnerable. Instead, he let them push economy-destroying lockdowns. You really should read RFK's book "The Real Anthony Fauci" and Scott Atlas' book "A Plague on Our House."
Trump delivered his fate into the perfidious hands of two uber-backstabbing bureaucrats.
The same Scott Atlas who Trump brought into balance the bureaucrats? The guy the media hammered into submission? The media sealed our fate, as instructed, hoping to be eaten last.
Trump did not bring on Atlas until late August 2020. Trump's advisors were afraid of Birx and Fauci, so they left Atlas to piss into the wind while the bureaucracy leaked and undermined him. A pathetic episode, all in all.
you haven't read Atlas' book have you
I can't resist the obvious pun. Did Atlas shrug? 🙂 Just a Rand-om thought there, perhaps...
I've not read the other books, but second the recommendal for "The Real Anthony Fauci."
Lawrence, I agree with you. As a Trump supporter I would frequently scream into the TV “Fire the bastard/bitch”. It was killing’ me. Why he kept them on is unbelievable - and may be his downfall.
No, I do think he took too long to recognize how incompetent they would become. It was these bureaucrats who pushed the vaccines and molded the entire strategy for the pandemic while Trump jabbered and Tweeted his own random thoughts. It would be my hope that , if Trump had prevailed in the election, he would have replaced the old guard with people like those you mention. Trump was flying by the seat of his pants (as he usually does) and in this arena, he was failing; but, in the beginning, it would seem logical to bring on the established "experts" in government to lead the our way through the pandemic. Hindsight is great, however.
None of the above is hindsight. I read the seminal Ioannidis STAT article in late March 2020. I sent it to the White House, my senators and congressmen:
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/
It was all knowable early on. We let Fauci, Birx, and the idiot media stampede the masses:
https://brownstone.org/articles/no-one-could-have-known/
Not just that but early treatment advocates had already published data in March and April 2020. Ignorance can not be claimed by MDs either. Or the so called authorities.
How stupid everyone was to ignore your input.
Don't be too hard on yourself. I was paying attention--and trying to be a proactive citizen. You do you.
Wow that was early! Ioannidis was asking all the right questions.