MyPillow CEO Goes Off On CNN As He’s Grilled On Hawking Unproven COVID-19 Treatment | Talking Points Memo

“All the glory to God …”

Hey, fuck the glory. What about the money?

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He looks like a direct descendant of Adolfo Pirelli

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The Laetrile scam killed plenty of people including the one I mentioned above who said she had Jesus bless her Laetrile before she ingested it…

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So which is the worse look?

  • dry-humping a MyPillow on national TV
  • dry-humping an American flag on national TV

MyPillow Guy: “Why would I risk my reputation?”
Anderson Cooper: “You don’t have a good reputation.”

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Begging the obvious question, and maybe it was asked prior to the clip, but what in the hell business does a pillow salesman have consulting the pResident and giving the public medical advice on treating a deadly virus?

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“I do what Jesus has me do. I give the glory to God and I want to help people, that’s my passion,” Lindell said. “I’m not driven, I’m not money-driven.”

So he’s Billy Sunday.

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Hey, Jerry Falwell Jr needs a cash infusion to buy his new Pool Boy Stud! :wink:

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Well this may be an example of the experts who have guided us so successfully through a pandemic. Oy…

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Steve Jobs shortened his life by spending months trying quack remedies like this when he had pancreatic cancer. He might have been cured if he’d gone with surgery right away, and he regretted those lost months as time went on. That’s the danger here, how even very smart people will do ill-advised things when they’re scared. This goddamn crook was talking about cancer when the idea that this crap might have some effect on cancer is currently theoretical, as far as I can tell. There seems to be zero reliable evidence this stuff is beneficial to anyone for anything. It’s certainly known to be toxic, though. I doubt the intention is ever for people to take it—this is about the stock prices and it’s the crudest sort of pump-and-dump scam if so.

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Re: BBB

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It would be genius if someone convinced the Trump masses that a twice a day enema with a Trump branded bag was a cure for Corona.

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The president is Trump and Trump is a very desperate man.

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Having two of a worthless product just means they take up more room in the trash.

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Wife and I were discussing that yesterday, including all the people who ran to Mexico for treatment.

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I went and looked that up. He was also fined for claiming his pillows cured various diseases. And I’m sure Anderson Cooper knew all of this. They’re literally a pack of thieves, these people.

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MyPillow guy is practicing medicine without a license.
And I expect he’s in it for money not knowing how toxic oleander is. Some idiot will lose his life grinding up oleander leaves cus Jeebus and the MyPillow guy said it was safe.
This is the clueless leading the blindly faithful.
Oleandrin is not safe. It is not a cure for covid. It can be used as an anti-tumor patch for some skin cancers And it does have activity in the inflammation pathway. BUT it’s use should only be thru a physician who knows what the fuck he/she is doing and only by specific prescription.
Chewing oleander leaves is lethal.

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I remember the Laetrile controversy in the late 70’s. I take it that it disappeared and finally recognized as quackery.
Apparently the actor Steve McQueen was going to Mexico to get Laetrile treatments that didn’t extend his life.

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His check didn’t bounce.

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Semi OT. Snake oil salesmanship does plenty of damage. Trump has been peddling hydroxychloroquine, and directed the Federal Government to buy million of doses.

Well… my wife was prescribed hydroxychloroquine for a rare arthritis, but since because of the Feds purchase and the Trumptards prescribing as prophylactic for Covid-19, the price of the stuff has gone through the roof (fornicating profiteers) , and now my Insurance doesn’t want to cover unless my wife’s doctor jumps through several hoops… meantime her prescription is on hold

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The greedy leading the blind.

““You are in my prayers, Anderson, because they destroyed me when I went all in for this great President,” Lindell said.”

Tell me that isn’t a guy playing all the angles. He threw this as a bone to his marks since he couldn’t mount a real defense. He could care less if it was toxic or not.

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