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As @NoahCRothman points out, Cuomo was meant to be a foil for Trump.
Thread. 1/x https://twitter.com/rantyamycurtis/status/1355515780285214721
Thread. 1/x https://twitter.com/rantyamycurtis/status/1355515780285214721
But DeSantis was also attacked by the media for his COVID response.
Remember Grim Reaper lawyer, Daniel Uhlfelder? Weird how he went to FL beaches and not NY nursing homes, where far more people died. 2/x https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/us/grim-reaper-florida-beaches-trnd/index.html
Remember Grim Reaper lawyer, Daniel Uhlfelder? Weird how he went to FL beaches and not NY nursing homes, where far more people died. 2/x https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/us/grim-reaper-florida-beaches-trnd/index.html
That lunatic also handed out body bags to beach goers, when his little Halloween costume didn’t sufficiently scare them. 3/x https://hillreporter.com/florida-attorney-handing-out-body-bags-ted-cruz-saysplease-stop-the-hate-69422
For people who scream “FOLLOW THE SCIENCE” they really don’t. Beach goers, really anyone outdoors, is at far less risk of contracting COVID-19 than people indoors. 4/x https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20201207/transmission-of-respiratory-illnesses-outdoors-definitely-happens-but-less-than-indoors
In fact, Uhlfelder was pro-lockdowns, which meant keeping people at home. Where the most transmissions seemed to be happening. Perhaps he should’ve gone door-to-door to hand out those body bags. 5/x https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/most-covid-19-cases-come-from-household-transmission-washington-county/283-9517b117-cd39-42dc-95c6-641f8a6bf415
The proof is in the numbers. As of yesterday, the deaths per 100k in NY were 219. In Florida? 121.
6/x
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/us-coronavirus-deaths-by-state-july-1.html
6/x
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/us-coronavirus-deaths-by-state-july-1.html
DeSantis has overseen a very effective, not perfect, but effective COVID response.
But because he’s a Republican, and therefore evil by default, Cuomo — incompetent, callous, malicious — was held as the gold standard. 6/x
But because he’s a Republican, and therefore evil by default, Cuomo — incompetent, callous, malicious — was held as the gold standard. 6/x
Cuomo himself said the state had run out of vaccines, after only distributing 61% of the allotted doses. That’s nearly A MILLION wasted. 7/x
Why? Because he threatened healthcare providers with millions in fines and loss of licensure for not following his vaccine schedule. 8/x https://reason.com/2021/01/04/andrew-cuomo-vaccine-distribution-rules-100000-fine-threat-to-public-health/
Which was, of course, in response to clinics serving primarily Orthodox Jews — the very communities Cuomo & DeBlasio targeted with restrictions and threats (see: https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/commentary/here-we-go-again-cuomo-de-blasio-blame-jews-jump-covid-19-cases) — giving out vaccines to patients without government approval. 9/x
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/27/nyregion/ny-clinic-coronavirus-vaccine.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/27/nyregion/ny-clinic-coronavirus-vaccine.html
Imagine if DeSantis had targeted a minority community with such bold-faced threats & intimidation. The media would be apoplectic.
Cuomo gets a pass. Because the media wanted him to be the hero, regardless of how horrible his actual policies, and their outcomes, were. 10/x
Cuomo gets a pass. Because the media wanted him to be the hero, regardless of how horrible his actual policies, and their outcomes, were. 10/x
The absolute negligence of the media with regards to SO many things is breathtaking. But the bias in favor of Cuomo is infuriating.
He should be run out of office on a rail, with torches and pitchforks.
Not grasping an Emmy and hawking a book. 11/11
He should be run out of office on a rail, with torches and pitchforks.
Not grasping an Emmy and hawking a book. 11/11
PS:
By the way, in Florida, the vaccine is available to “ people 65 years and older, long-term care facility staff and residents, health care staff with direct patient contact and individuals extremely vulnerable to the virus.” https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/01/29/new-florida-website-allows-people-to-virtually-get-in-line-for-covid-19-vaccines/
12/11
By the way, in Florida, the vaccine is available to “ people 65 years and older, long-term care facility staff and residents, health care staff with direct patient contact and individuals extremely vulnerable to the virus.” https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/01/29/new-florida-website-allows-people-to-virtually-get-in-line-for-covid-19-vaccines/
12/11
NY? Amending rules because doses were being wasted. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/nyregion/new-york-vaccine-guidelines.html 13/11
