Lots of mask news...CDC wants masks on the vaccinated ....masks on all students K-12 .... some area school boards meeting tonight...will they ditch the optional mask guidance? DeSantis has held a private meeting in opposition to school masks. What will be do? Etc...etc.
NEW: DESANTIS STATEMENT IN REACTION TO CDC MASK GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS
“Governor DeSantis believes that parents know what’s best for their children; therefore, parents in Florida are empowered to make their own choices with regards to masking. Experts have raised legitimate concerns that the risks of masking outweigh the potential benefits for children, because masking children can negatively impact their learning, speech, emotional and social development, and physical health (e.g., infections from bacteria that’s often found on masks, difficulty breathing while exercising in masks, etc.) Fortunately, the data indicate that COVID is not a serious risk to healthy children, which is why schools in most countries were among the first institutions to reopen. At the end of the day, the Governor trusts parents to weigh the risks and benefits and make the best choices for their kids.”
Day one of Pelosi's stacked committee on the Capitol riot. Four Capitol police officers give emotionally charged testimony...as we'll hear. We'll also hear one of the "Pelosi Republicans",
Adam Kinzinger break down in tears and almost start blubbering when it was his time to talk. I'll reaffirm that as compelling as the cops were..and as horribly as some of the Trump supporters treated them...the political end game here is not a search for the truth....it's a search for the final stake to put in Trump's heart politically...to kill his chances of successfully mounting a 2024 campaign for President.
I've been thinking about the hard to convince unvaccinated and wondering whether a major appeal to them by Trump might make a big difference....seeing as how a lot of those refusing to get the shots are Trump supporters....and he's the guy responsible for us even having these vaccines.. and they love him! I believe even the Trump hating media outlets would clear TV time for Trump to do that and that the White House would support it, too in the interest of trying to max out on vaccines to shut down the resurgent pandemic! If Trump did this and it worked, maybe he'd actually draw significant support beyond his hard core base.. which should make doing this appealing to him. Whaddaya think?!
One thing that got me thinking about this as a question for our listeners...is Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She is running for Governor of Arkansas and has put out an op-ed touting the "Trump vaccine" multiple times, trying to use him to get through to the large unvaccinated population in her state. Here's a link to that:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/07/26/sarah-huckabee-sanders-calls-covid-19-vaccine-the-trump-vaccine-urges-people-to-get-it/?sh=2698864a25a3
GUEST: Rory O'Neill...a few minutes late because of another commitment, sums up day one of the select committee on the January 6th capitol attack...and looks ahead to what's to come. BAM on the interview.
Simone Biles pulls out of Olympic team competition, claiming mental health issues...Russians take gold...U.S. gets silver. Will she compete in any other events? Have you ever heard of an Olympian pulling out of competition for anything other than physical illness or an injury? I haven't. - BAM talk.
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