Mayor Bill De Blasio blast Fmr. Gov. Christie's 'call' for American deaths

[egbertowillies]

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio did not take kindly to New Jersey's former governor Chris Christie's call to tolerate higher death rates to open up the economy.

https://egbertowillies.com/2020/05/06/bill-de-blasio-christie/

[yuiyoshida]

1. what happened to PRO LIFE?

I guess its BIG BUSINESS OVER LIFE.... IS the Real Republican strategy.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Christie's Unconscionable Position on COVID-19: An Alarm Bell for America

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Then he changed the topic to reproductive choice. “Steven, I was pro-choice until I saw an ultrasound photograph and could see the outlines of baby. It hit me in the gut and I changed my position. I’m pro-life and it’s something I truly believe.”

Fast forward to May 2020. Chris Christie, echoing statements we’ve heard from President Trump and his current Republican Governor allies, told Dana Bush on CNN that he, Christie, favored a middle ground between saving lives and getting the economy restarted. As Christie would have it, we should put aside new models that estimate COVID-19 deaths will spike dramatically because 29 states have reopened in whole or in part, or have announced they intend to.

A new model from the University of Washington has revised the number of COVID-19 deaths from 72,000 to 134,000 by August 1. As of this writing, May 5, we are nearly at 72,000 deaths already. A new model from the Trump Administration has revised its projected COVID-19 deaths from 2,000 a day to 3,000 a day nationwide.

When Dana Bash asked Christie if he thought Americans would be able to accept the dramatic increase in deaths from a reopened economy, Christie responded: “They’re gonna have to.”

Chris, how dare you? You, the Governor who looked me in the eye to describe yourself as pro-life, describing your stance as something you truly felt compared to your politically calculated opposition to marriage equality, now don’t give a damn about life?

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https://www.insidernj.com/christies-unconscionable-position-covid-19-alarm-bell-america/?fbclid=IwAR1eGxYmbgKEH0BXFktz4Y3cmNgam137pTzJFJeNf5k_ErwASgQTzG-DSYw