Interview: Fauci openly talks about how much ignorant stuff the president says

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I know that I wouldn't tolerate that kind of a relationship with a doctor. I view a doctor in the same light I view any other kind of consultant who has expert knowledge which I don't possess myself. If I can surprise him with something I saw on TV then he's fired. Yes, I am in control of my own health care and expect clear explanations and reasonable discussion of alternative treatments from a doctor, but if I have to actually inform him about it then, in my opinion, he's a fake and needs to be replaced.

Good luck with that. Getting in with a new doctor can take months even if you don't have insurance hassles to deal with. Then there's the very real possibility that that thing you "saw on TV" is a load of hogwash that didn't percolate up to professional circles. "I saw a thing on tv" is, essentially, the same mechanic by which YEC'ers and AGW-deniers proclaim themselves smarter and more insightful than the professional scientists working in those fields.

I'm not saying your position is entirely wrong, just that it can get really fuzzy really quickly.
 
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Good luck with that. Getting in with a new doctor can take months even if you don't have insurance hassles to deal with. Then there's the very real possibility that that thing you "saw on TV" is a load of hogwash that didn't percolate up to professional circles. "I saw a thing on tv" is, essentially, the same mechanic by which YEC'ers and AGW-deniers proclaim themselves smarter and more insightful than the professional scientists working in those fields.

I'm not saying your position is entirely wrong, just that it can get really fuzzy really quickly.
I didn't say it was easy to find a proper doctor. ;) It may take some time and effort, but spending that time and effort is a more important part of taking control of one's own health care than watching pharmaceutical commercials on TV or listening to the President's press conferences.
 
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Just today we had him smirking at a Republican Senator he doesn’t like having to go into disease isolation, and people were defending him. That’s just here, a place for normal Christian people. Meanwhile in the wider world evangelical leaders have been tripping over themselves to defend his endless vile behaviour and making out like the guy is the new coming of Christ. If Pence or somewhat like that was President then all this support would be logical, but Trump? Seriously?!

You're confused because you were under the impression evangelical Christians follow Jesus.
 
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You're confused because you were under the impression evangelical Christians follow Jesus.
For some, Jesus is just a gang sign.
 
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I think we should be careful about saying what individual Christians believe. Having said that, there do seem to be a large number of American Christians who follow Supply Side Jesus.
#WWSSJD*

*In case some cupcake is offended: this is known as humor.
 
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Then you don't know a lot about doctors. They are very hesitant to prescribe or even suggest experimental drugs or treatments for things.

Funny how they don't want to be irresponsible, and stick with the tried-and-true.

I've seen it many times. Why do think drugs are advertised on TV?

To make money. Why is anything advertised on TV? To see a product.

Doctors misdiagnose. They totally miss a possible diagnosis all the time. My family and I have experienced this from numerous doctors. They don't always know.


Non-doctors do it also... oddly enough, they do it a lot more often than actual trained medical professionals. So... who deserves the benefit of the doubt?

You should be in control and as knowledgeable about your health, healthcare and possible treatments if you can.

And the first step to becoming knowledgeable is to recognize those subjects you are not knowledgeable about, and seek out people who are.

In the case of medical matters... might I recommend doctors?

"I heard about..." Is a perfectly acceptable and wise position to take.

Unfortunately, with the advent of the Internet, you can "hear about" all sorts of utter nonsense... a little critical thinking is perfectly acceptable and wise... and far too infrequent.
 
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Q: What do you call the guy who graduated last in his class at medical school?
A: Doctor

What do you call the guy who was thrown out of the military for drug abuse and landed a job making 50k a month for a company he knows nothing about.

A: Hunter Biden
 
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What do you call the guy who was thrown out of the military for drug abuse and landed a job making 50k a month for a company he knows nothing about.

A: Hunter Biden
How ironic that this President was more concerned about the supposed escapades of Hunter Biden in the Ukraine while ignoring the warnings of his intelligence agencies and the recently completed "Crimson Contagion" Study about a potential CONVIR-19 pandemic and the preventative measures that the nation needed to prepare itself!

As for Dr. Fauci, he must dread standing behind this President during these daily briefings, listening to Trump's misinformed comments that he must spend the rest of his time correcting rather than combating the pandemic itself!

One suspects that Trump would prefer to "dump" Dr. Fauci because he cam't tolerate being corrected and made to look like an "idiot" - a quality for which he has a natuarl affinity!
 
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What do you call the guy who was thrown out of the military for drug abuse and landed a job making 50k a month for a company he knows nothing about.

A: Hunter Biden

lolol

You really want to play the game of kids riding the coattails of and/or getting bailed out by their parents?

5b47c0f350d5fd18008b48a2
 
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In 55 years old and I've yet to see a truthful president. President Trump seems to take a lot of criticism yet we all forget that as Christians he's the only candidate you can support.

That's not true at all. In fact the opposite, if anything, is true.

Even with his flaws,
What are his flaws?

A vote for anyone else and you are only advocating against Christianity.
Again, not true in the least and in fact the opposite, if anything, is true.

For those that have never been in a leadership position, I can tell you that you can't stand up and yell gloom and doom. You have to downplay the disaster and give people hope. Obama did the same during the recession. He lied and mislead people through the whole thing. That was his job.
The way you lead in a crisis like this is perfectly exemplified by NY Governor Cuomo. Trump should follow his lead instead of contnuing to flounder.
 
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