Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said in a Tuesday tweet that he has recovered from COVID-19 and is now volunteering at a local hospital.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1302204
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1302204
Local hospital: please don’t do us any favors.
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He’s helping Paul Ryan wash clean pots…
The hospital lawn doesn’t need mowing yet…
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Well so much for taking a step towards flipping the Senate…
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Let’s all swim together in the rehabilitation pool!
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I’d like to see him volunteer as a hydroxyquinoline test subject.
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Credit where due. Good for him.
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If the sick people do not have enough doctors they should have made different choices in life.
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I take your point, and I wish I was as gracious as you seem to be. For some reason I can’t quiiiiite put my finger on, since about January 2017 I have altered my own definition of “credit where due”.
Formerly it was: oh look, X did a good thing. Credit where due.
Now it is: oh look, X did a good thing. Does this one good thing counterbalance any/all horrible things X has done in the past? If so, hey credit where due.
Rand Paul has a long way to go in my new cynical measurement system…
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My white lab coat makes me qualified!
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I wonder if his stethoscope is still in working order?
I really want his smarmy face condescending to me while I’m sick in hospital. What a great humanitarian.
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I expect he’s volunteering in the billing department.
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Even if I were sedated I couldn’t resist hitting him in the face…with a full bedpan.
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I’m trying to be evidence bound. A good thing done is a good thing no matter who does it.
But I also cold blooded apply something like your system of judgement on whether the continued existence of a particular individual will increase or decrease the net number of deaths.
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Isn’t he an opthamologist? How’s he helping coronavirus patients?
"If you can see a smug, selfish asshole in front of you, you don’t need any medication for pink eye symptoms.
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He just tested negative for Coronavirus. That’s great, and I’m happy for him. But I’d still prefer to err on the side of caution here, and wish he didn’t volunteer at a hospital so soon after contracting the virus. There’s still a great deal we don’t know about it, including whether recovery from an infection conveys immunity. And as a volunteer, it’s unlikely he’s doing anything essential.
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An ophthalmologist? No! He’s a super special self-certified ophthalmologist!
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