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July 19, 2021
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Former President Trump put out a statement criticizing the way President Biden is handling convincing Americans to get vaccinated against COVID. Because of the media’s prime directive that Trump is always wrong and to blame for all bad things, this is being spun as Trump promoting the anti-vaccination movement, which he wasn’t at all (you can read his statement here for yourself):

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/07/18/trump-blasts-biden-on-vaccines-and-the-media-quickly-lies-about-what-trump-said-n412750

As noted, why would Trump, who got the vaccine himself, urged Americans to take it, and rightly takes credit for getting it developed so quickly, back the anti-vaccination movement?

The big story about the lagging vaccination numbers is just how much Democrats themselves have had to do with them. Most of their arguments are based on mockery and condescension rather than facts, and that works with some people, but it’s backfiring big time at convincing people to get vaccinated. To begin with, the idea that the “vaccine hesitant” are a bunch of dumb, anti-science Trump voters is not only insulting, it’s patently false.

A Kaiser poll in May found that only 20% of those hesitant to get vaccinated were Republicans, with 19% being Republican-leaning Independents. 41% were Democrats or Democrat-leaning Independents, and 20% pure Independents or undesignated. So reluctance to get vaccinated spans the political spectrum and might even lean slightly Democrat.

And who’s to blame for that? Biden and Kamala Harris might want to check out the nearest mirror. The press pretends to forget (and Biden probably has forgotten), but Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Cuomo and other top Democrats spent much of the 2020 election campaign casting suspicions on any vaccine developed under Trump (see the media’s prime directive, above.) Harris said flat-out that she would refuse to take it. Here are a couple of strolls down Memory Lane…

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/07/why-do-some-mistrust-the-vaccines.php

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/07/18/vaccine-skepticism-is-the-fault-of-anti-trump-democrats-n1462675

That first link up above to Redstate.com also includes a video montage of Biden and Harris throwing shade at vaccines. Of course, that was before they got elected. Then they got the vaccines even before taking office and immediately began taking credit for them. They also began sending other mixed messages, like continuing wearing masks and social distancing even after getting vaccinated, and flip-flopping on issues like the effectiveness of facemasks.

https://www.westernjournal.com/trumps-surgeon-general-sounds-warning-biden-making-massive-mistake/

Other attempts to force/convince people to get the jab, from threatening them with loss of rights to sending government reps to our doors to offering $1 million lottery jackpots, have also predictably backfired. The first two simply reinforce the idea that this is more about increasing government power than public health, and the third…well, when you offer someone one miiiiiillion dollars to inject something into their body, you have to expect the reaction to be, “Keep that stuff away from me!”

Incidentally, if only rightwing Republicans are unvaccinated, why is there a surge in cases in Los Angeles? Is that a hotbed of Trump supporters?

Full disclosure: I got the vaccine because having previous lung issues and having lost friends to COVID, I thought it was the best choice for me. But I wouldn’t force it on anyone else. I try to present accurate information and let people make up their own minds. And despite the media narrative, it seems that’s exactly what people are doing.

A study by MIT found that many vaccine hesitant people made decisions that were highly informed, scientifically literate and sophisticated. They examined the date carefully and arrived at the conclusion that because of their age, health status or locations, the risk wasn’t sufficient. The government could try countering that respectfully with fact-based counter-arguments, but it’s easier to assume they’re just morons and treat them as such with orders, bribes and threats of punishment.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/07/17/mit-study-vaccine-hesitancy-is-highly-informed-scientifically-literate-and-sophisticated-n1462591

Unfortunately, the people in charge now have played politics with this disease so much, and they’ve declared their claims to be absolute truth that may not be questioned (only to see that get reversed over and over again…here’s the latest example)…

https://nypost.com/2021/07/17/top-biden-officials-now-believe-covid-lab-leak-theory-report/

…that they’ve flushed their credibility down the porcelain convenience. Like anything else that goes down there, once it’s gone, it’s awfully hard to retrieve.

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  • Kathryn Oshaughnessy

    07/24/2021 02:38 PM

    Before I retired I was a supervisor over several employees. The way I got cooperation from them was to encouarage them and let them know I appreciated them. I never told them they were stupid, but made suggestions that I thought would make their job easier.
    Threatening them or calling names was not the way to be respected. I was very successful in my job and received admiration from the managers. I wasn't anyone special, I just respected my employees and we got the job done.

  • Susan Perry

    07/24/2021 02:29 PM

    I didn’t think President Trump actually was vaccinated as he had Covid and would have natural immunity… but I agree, he encouraged Americans to take it. He also implied that we have the freedom to decide for ourselves if we want to take it or not and didn’t try to cram it down our throats! I took the vaccine so I wouldn’t need to worry about whether or not others got it. I know many folks don’t (ever) take vaccines for their own personal reasons and I think that’s their business!

  • Bill Moriarty

    07/24/2021 02:23 PM

    Mike, watch this 8 minute interview of Dr. Charles Hoffe about his concerns about clotting after the mRNA jab - scary!

  • Diane Skeldon

    07/24/2021 02:10 PM

    It makes me really nervous to see how the Biden administration first started trying to bribe people to get vaccinated and instead are now starting to consider punishment for not getting jabbed as well as vaccine passports. If I hadn't gotten mine earlier I probably would not have done so.

  • Dave Frank

    07/24/2021 12:45 PM

    Thanks for spreading the truth, Governor! Doing diligent research and then deciding whether or not to get the vaccine is what everyone should do. It's too bad that same type of diligence wasn't applied before entering the voting booth.

  • Myra Charleston

    07/24/2021 12:37 PM

    Am I misreading this information? The chart does not support the articles you have quoted.

    https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-profile-of-the-unvaccinated/
    Compared To Those Who Have Received A COVID-19 Vaccine, Unvaccinated Adults Are Younger, Less Educated, More Likely To Be Republicans, People Of Color, And Uninsured

  • Gwinn Spence

    07/24/2021 12:35 PM

    There are many who survived Covid and see it as unnecessary to be vaccinated. It was not as bad as a case of bronchitis. Also, we know people who have suffered from getting the vaccine. So once again the prevention is is questionable. Big pharma, government, and big tech want to take over and force people to do what they want while carrying nothing about us but rather making profit. Similar to cancer: don't cure it because they are making too much money.

  • Vincent M Tedone MD

    07/24/2021 12:14 PM

    Who has the most to lose if the US continues to be successful as a nation providing more prosperity to so many people than any system in the history of man?
    CCP is 95 M people who control 1.4 billion people. Unless they tear our system down they will not be able to control the Chinese people.
    K. Harris, Feingold, Pelosi, Bidens, swallwell, Big tech and national corporations entertainment industry all have something to gain from China.
    Our universities make money from full tuition from the family members of the CCP.
    Put it altogether if we remain prosperous the CCP falls.
    So who is funding and promoting this attempt to undermine our republic?

  • Laura McRae

    07/24/2021 11:47 AM

    Mike, I’m not taking the vaccine because it’s experimental. Being a nurse, I have heard and seen first hand some adverse effects people are having. I would much rather take my chance with HCQ or Ivermectin should I need it. These drugs have proven safe and effective for YEARS. AFLD group are not anti vaccine but follow the science and adverse effects so far from the vaccines and I believe the medicine cabinet doctors on Ingraham Angle to be reputable and expert in their field recommending the use of therapeutics, vitamin D, zinc, etc...
    to treat Covid. I am making an educated risk/benefit decision. And I DO NOT trust the current administration. Evidence will show, they stole the election.

  • Judi cook

    07/24/2021 11:42 AM

    I truly believe the anti vac articles to have enough truth to scare the crap out of those that take the time to research. I’m very disturbed that my biggest hero, President Trump, does not stand up to this threat of half the population succumbing to anything supported by population control freaks.