A.G. Gancarski
On a Thursday monologue on Twitter, Sen. Marco Rubio delineated a good news/bad news scenario regarding the current spike in COVID-19 cases.
The bad news is that more infections are inevitable, but the good news is those getting sick aren’t likely to die.
“95% of the people who test positive, who get infected are not going to die,” Rubio said, noting that 80% of deaths were of senior citizens, and they need “extra precautions … because they’re the most harmed by this.”
The comments were part of a video where the Senator attempted to forge a third way between hysteria and denial.
“We’ve become so deranged politically in America that we’ve turned a virus, a respiratory virus into a partisan fight. And what’s happening now is people are listening to this wild hysteria on one side or irresponsible and crazy denial on the other,” the Senator said.
“Until we have a vaccine we’re going to have new cases,” Rubio noted, a presumption backed up by surges in both raw numbers of positive cases and a recent surge in the percentage of positives.
Wednesday saw the second straight day with more than 5,000 new positive tests, a function of both increased testing and increased disease incidence.
Tuesday, with more than 5,500 positives, set the record for raw numbers. While positive test data tells part of the story, test results can lag administration by as much as a week, frustrating those seeking a linear narrative.
Regardless of the trajectory, the Senator urged a push forward.
“We have to deal with it the best we can. We can’t lock people in their homes, shut down the economy,” Rubio said, noting that people would not cooperate with those mandates anyway.
“Wear a mask, it’s no big deal. I’m not saying make it into a crime and arrest people. I’m not for anything like that,” Rubio said. “We’re not asking you to wear a HAZMAT suit.”
“Stop with the hysteria,” Rubio pleaded, and “with the irrational denial.”
Rubio’s comments follow those of Sen. Rick Scott, who has sounded cautions about cavalier mask deployment.
6 comments
Frankie M.
June 25, 2020 at 12:32 pm
Plus those other 5% dying are mostly old folks so screw em…should play well at the senior centers
Ocean Joe
June 25, 2020 at 12:57 pm
I may have it wrong, but I notice the Republican political ads interspersed no longer say “Trump Conservative” and instead have returned to “Conservative Republican.” Either they finally realized that Trump is not a conservative, or maybe they just want to win. Abandon Ship! Save Yourselves! Let the mob have your statues of grampaw!
To Trump’s credit, no president in history ever came close to removing the confederate flag from public life. He may not have intended it, but thanks, Mr. President! You did it!
S.B. Anthony
June 25, 2020 at 1:07 pm
“We’ve become so deranged politically in America that we’ve turned a virus, a respiratory virus into a partisan fight. And what’s happening now is people are listening to this wild hysteria on one side or irresponsible and crazy denial on the other.”
Um, no, Marco. “We” haven’t done any such thing. That would be your president, who has accused Democrats of “fear mongering,” and who stands in front of TV cameras saying: the virus is a Democratic hoax to keep him from being re-elected; only blue states get infected and have high numbers; Democratic governors are trying to take your rights away by requiring protective mask wearing and by implementing measures to stop the spread of the virus.
Don’t blame America for the Fake President’s failed leadership and divisive rhetoric.
Sonja Fitch
June 25, 2020 at 4:02 pm
Marco. Hush! You are done ! I listen to a commercial for cornflakes more than I listen to you!
BlueHeron
June 26, 2020 at 1:50 am
Thank you so much Marco.
I feel so much better knowing that I am not likely to die.
I won’t lose my freedom if I wear a mask? Phew.
I can forget about 5G? I kind of liked that theory.
Are you ok with my using the words “kung flu”? Won’t answer this one? Big surprise.
“wild hysteria on one side” – that must be our mask wearing communists
“irresponsible and crazy denial” – must be the non mask wearing folks who are in complete denial of science and really into tin foil.
Dr. Fill
June 26, 2020 at 1:24 pm
Why is anything that Rubio says worthy of a front age headline? I mean, only FLPolitics renders such prestige to him anymore. Rubio has no useful information, ever, and he’s just a windbag reciting stale talking points. That said, worrying about the health of the “5%” is not hysteria; it is humanity. These aren’t just numbers; these are loved ones.
Covid has exposed these lifelong politicians such as Rubio as blabbering, utterly useless idiots. They’re incapable of leading because they’re too busy following Trump.
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