Sometimes our democrat leaders and/or their appointees forget their past positions, leaving them vulnerable to a game of “Then but Later” outlined as follows:
Then: Speaker Pelosi said that there was no reason to stay away from Chinatown due to coronavirus concerns, assuring us that “everything is fine here” (1) but, later, claimed that President Trump’s response to the virus was “deadly” and we must “take every precaution”. (2)
Then: Mayor de Blasio said “there’s very little threat here… (it) acts like a common cold or flu. And transmission is not that easy” (3) but later, lamented a death toll of “100,200 people per day…”and “There’s no question the coronavirus is driving it.” (4)
Then, Health Commissioner Barbot tweeted “no reason to change (Lunar New Year) holiday plans because of the coronavirus” (5) yet later, suggests that we “stay away from crowds” and “try to change your hours of commute or work from home”. (6)
Then, Councilman Mark Levine urged constituents to attend the Lunar Parade, saying “if you’re are staying away, you are missing out” (7) but later, called for “temporary interments” for coronavirus victims due to morgues exceeding capacity. (7a)
Then, immunologist Dr Fauci assured us that Coronavirus “was not a major threat” (8) but, later, says US “could have saved lives” had we acted more precipitously. (9)
Then and later is such a fun game! And I look forward to playing it in November when “then” was when the democrats held the house and, “later” was when they didn’t…
- Pelosi then..
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/nancy-pelosi-visits-san-franciscos-chinatown/2240247/
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi toured San Francisco’s Chinatown Monday to send a message. She said there’s no reason tourists or locals should be staying away from the area because of coronavirus concerns.
“That’s what we’re trying to do today is to say everything is fine here,” Pelosi said. “Come because precautions have been taken. The city is on top of the situation.”
- Pelosi now..
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/pelosi-trumps-downplaying-of-covid-19-cost-american-lives/
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has characterized President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as “deadly.” “As the president fiddles, people are dying,” Pelosi said. “We just have to take every precaution.”
- De Blasio then …
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his top health official were telling citizens to take the subway and attend parades months after President Donald Trump restricted travel to coronavirus-plagued China. De Blasio was telling citizens in February and March that the virus was not as widespread as people thought..
- De Blasio now….
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/de-blasio-real-death-toll-coronavirus-nyc-higher-home
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned on Wednesday that the city’s actual death toll from the COVID-19 outbreak is much higher than official numbers show because many people die from the illness at home rather than the hospital.
“We’re talking about something like 100, 200 people per day,” he told CNN anchor John Berman. “Think of what this means for the families, think of the pain they’re going through. There’s no question the coronavirus is driving it (the death toll).”
- Barbot then…
As the global outbreak heated up in January, Barbot repeatedly assured New Yorkers their risk was “low,” and to resume normal activities with only basic precautions such as washing hands.
On Feb. 2, with the city’s first suspected coronavirus case under investigation and China’s death toll skyrocketing, Barbot touted upcoming Chinese New Year events where crowds gather shoulder-to-shoulder in city streets.
“As we gear up to celebrate the #LunarNewYear in NYC, I want to assure New Yorkers that there is no reason for anyone to change their holiday plans, avoid the subway, or certain parts of the city because of #coronavirus,” she tweeted.
- Bardot now…
Dr. Barbot offered these tips: Stay away from crowds. Try to change your hours of commute or work from home.
- Levine then…
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/new-york-city-officials-were-slow-to-take-coronavirus-seriously/
Then, Councilman Mark Levine urged his constituents to attend the Lunar Parade, saying “ if you’re are staying away, you are missing out”.
City councilman Mark Levine, head of the City Council health committee, attended the Lunar New Year parade on February 9 and urged his constituents to join him.
- (A) Levine now…
With the city under virtual lockdown, hospitals became overloaded with coronavirus patients and healthcare workers were pleading for additional protective gear. In early April, Levine, who had earlier warned of a hyped “coronavirus scare,” wrote on Twitter that the city was preparing to temporarily bury coronavirus victims in city parks if morgues would fill to capacity.
The councilman subsequently attempted to clarify that the measure was considered a “contingency plan,” and that any “temporary interments” would take place on Hart Island in the Bronx.
- Fauci then..
“This is not a major threat to the people of the United States and this is not something that the citizens of the United States should be worried about right now,” Dr. Fauci told Newsmax’s Greg Kelly on January 21.
- Fauci now…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52264860
The US “could have saved lives” if it had introduced measures to stop Covid-19 earlier, a top health official says.
“If we had, right from the beginning, shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different,” Dr Anthony Fauci told CNN, but added that making that decision had been complicated.
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