Keith Olbermann - LET'S STOP THE PLEASANT EUPHEMISMS: They aren't "anti-Vax."

[ItsjustMe]

This is your commentator, fresh from the Booster Shot, let's stop validating the morons who are collaborating with Covid-19 to keep the ICUs full and the health care workers at risk. They aren't "waiting for more information" - they're AFRAID. They aren't "exercising personal choice" - they're AFRAID.

[brush]

1. They're not afraid, Keith. They're brainwashed trumpers who...

fell for his bullshit. Period.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. agreed

[Beartracks]

3. I agree they ARE afraid: of Democrats being proven right.

Which, by definition, means they are also afraid of being proven wrong.

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[OldBaldy1701E]

4. Seconded. (n/t)

[paleotn]

5. They remind me of an old John Mellencamp song....

"I fight reality, reality always wins" Or something like that.

[onecaliberal]

6. I fight authority, authority always wins. 😬

[paleotn]

9. That too.

I took a little poetic license with Mellencamp's lyrics.

[onecaliberal]

12. It still fits.

[Pinback]

21. I fought the law

of gravity. Gravity won.

[Gore1FL]

13. I submit, fear is a factor in why they drank the Kool Aid in the first place. nt

[littlemissmartypants]

18. The two are not mutually exclusive.

[Jon King]

7. Good except the medical exemptions part, there are no valid exemptions.

CDC investigated all the early claims of allergic reactions, they were not valid. There is not a single valid medical exemption.

[emmaverybo]

15. Very rare, but there are and those folks are extremely ill. Have a family member with wiped out

immune system (lupus-like syndrome with extreme complications) and a still active shingles infection—systemic, i.e. internal, not topical. As long as markers for that infection and given state of her health, particulars of her case, vax contraindicated.

My daughter, her caregiver, wrote to a doctor who is in an advisory relationship to administration about not lumping all people who refuse vaccination together, as some truly must be exempt. He kindly wrote back and promised to mention such cases in his next podcast. This ill relation is under the advice of a PCP and specialists in Ca., all definitely not “anti vax.”

True, most immune compromised patients won’t be harmed and could and DO benefit by getting vaccinated, so almost universally recommended. But not in absolute terms. But anyone so sick will not be walking around risking ANY infection. Touch and go for them to go to ER.

P.S. I am in agreement with Keith and short of going house to house to tie people down and jab ‘em, probably could support tougher mandates.

[Blue Owl]

8. K&R

You tell 'em, Keith!

[lambchopp59]

10. and now... unemployed.

I just got my Pfizer booster a couple hours ago. So far, no sweat, but planning on a slow Saturday in case I'm yukked out.
Intentional timing:
I'll be re-joining the ranks on the front lines in a couple weeks, wearing space suits and N95 masks to enter patient's room and do their imaging, after taking some time to convalesce and heal from the long run post COVID symptoms that have been hanging on me far too long.
There's no way I was going back now with Delta strain all that much more virulent, without as much immunity as I can get aboard. I'm 62 and have some risk factors that made the first round of the "plain" COVID rough enough to recover from.
There's no more hypocritical person IMHO than any caregiver refusing this vaccine. It's purely a political stance, I know of no caregiver that is the adamant-refusal sort that also wasn't an outspoken Trumper.
So they can take their golden idol TFG idiocy, hit the pavement and look for facilities that don't require this MINOR selflessness to their caregiving. Here's the world's smallest violin playing, oh hell, I'll take requests.
Gotta love me some Keith!

[magicguido]

14. Tribalism. The other side can't tell them what to do.

[Xoan]

16. They're pro-Covid.

[kairos12]

17. No. They are pro-virus.

[Stuart G]

19. K and R ..For Exposure.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. Big sissies

[niyad]

22. KNR for KO, as always,

I am extremely needle-phobic, but I am not stupid. Got the jabs in early spring, waiting on the booster (Moderna).



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