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Oddly we had the current President and VP also saying they’d never take a Trump vaccine[1]. So it’s truly very political for many people and not complete scienc
by mc32 5y ago
Oddly we had the current President and VP also saying they’d never take a Trump vaccine[1]. So it’s truly very political for many people and not complete science based even when now they claim to adhere to science. To wit:
September 6, 2020: Kamala Harris says "I think that's going to be an issue" when asked if she would get an approved coronavirus vaccine.
July 28, 2020: Joe Biden suggests the coronavirus vaccine won't be "real" and may not be "safe."
August 6, 2020: Biden says the vaccine is "not likely to go through all the tests that needs to be and the trials that are needed to be done."
September 3, 2020: Biden asks "Who's going to take the shot? Are you going to be the first one to say sign me up?"
September 7, 2020: Biden said he would take the coronavirus vaccine "only if we knew all of what went into it."
[1] https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/campaign-press-release-fact-kamala-harriss-anti-vaccine-rhetoric-anti-science-and https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/campaign-press-rel...
- bremac 5y agoAs I recall, the context of those comments was in response to a purported attempt to fast-track any vaccine to be ready prior to the election. The Washington Post appears to have the same recollection [1]. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/05/scalises-misleading-clip-job-claiming-vaccine-misinformation-by-democrats/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/05/scalises-...
- LarrySellers 5y agoThe parent is copy/pasting from the linked press release from Trump which exclusively links to donaldtrumpcampaign.cmail20.com. They know they're arguing in bad faith.
- overboard2 5y agoThey linked their source, and seem to be very transparent about their bias. How is that bad faith?
- a_t48 5y agoI'd assume the bad faith is in not mentioning the entire backstory. Lies by omission are still lies. :)
- MrYellowP 5y agoSure, but the lies by omission might only exist in your head. There's no way of him proving that there's no omission, which makes it look like your argument is made in bad faith.
- jessaustin 5y agoHaven't all the covid vaccines been "fast-tracked"?
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- themitigating 5y agoYou had this whole thing locked and loaded, it must have been so exciting when someone mentioned politics.
- mc32 5y agoI have the shots. People who don’t are being either political or dogmatic or whatever and a few have legit reasons. But They aren’t the only ones whose beliefs are affected by politics where politics should not be part of the equation. This is an example to show its very political on both sides.