A New Front In The Culture Wars

Trump made news by shaking hands in Tennessee despite the coronavirus scare and his own history as a germaphobe. By way of contrast, Pence is going with what is described as an elbow bump but looks to me like a forearm shiver.

 

I like the forearm shiver. It's cloth on cloth during cold/flu season and there is less twisting than with a full elbow bump (that is my sore shoulder typing).

But on to the emerging culture war! Oldsters, especially those of a conservative temperament, will not be inclined to let go of the handshake. Youngsters, especially young Democrats, will see a double play here. They can show off their hipness AND take a shot at Trump by switching too... well, something. But what?

My free and excellent advice to DNC strategerists is to get in front of this. Teams Biden and Sanders should agree on a handshake substitute and promote it on center stage of their next debate. Message: Our party is united for change, positive leadership and a healthier America. Possibly regrettable subtext - Our party is nominating two geezers in the highest risk group for COVID19. DNC spin doctors (and maybe some real doctors) will want to manage that.

As to the substitute, I see three main candidates. First up (and off) is the Wuhan Shuffle, aka the "fistshake". Mutual foot taps? Please. Youngsters, especially in soccer mad countries, will love the Wuhan Shuffle. But c'mon - how will that work at a cocktail party? After two hip replacement and two drinks, I won't be doing a successful foot tap with anyone. Totally NOT recommended for old timers like me, Joe or Bernie. (Joe was a good HS/college athlete though; he might be tempted. Bernie would be nuts to try. (Yes, I'd pay to watch if they pre-announced it as a PPV event.)

The fist bump was studied in Britain during the Ebola scare in 2014 (during which I introduced my Ebola air kiss. More on that in a bit, with the emphasis on "moron"). Only ten to twenty percent of the bug transmission associated with a conventional handshake. Its better and don't be a science denier! 

Joe Biden should push for the fist bump, aka the terrorist fist jab, as a reminder of his Obama legacy. Bernie will spot this problem and will no doubt be asking his advisers "What did Che do?".

The next entrant is the Ebola Elbow, which the WHO was out first with in 2014. It hasn't caught on but the Pence variation seems more manageable.

Ebola was a poor disease for the roll out of a handshake alternative. The disease was not THAT contagious and it was pretty easy for folks to know if they'd been kn close contact with a dead African while in Africa. Consequently it didn't break out in the West, or really anywhere other than where it originated.

Obviously the coronavirus is a different story. Politically, the media is hyping every little thing in an attempt to derail Trump and its hard to trust them (although life is full of surprises). Some on the right have tried the opposite, minimizing everything as Democratic fear-mongering. Others on the right have pointed out that a crisis is an opportunity to show leadership.

Well. Where are not in a good place to have a calm national conversation and I'm pretty sure we'll end up with Republicans wearing flag lapels and Democrats doing fist bumps. Too bad - I'm not a handshake fan myself.

ABOUT THAT EBOLA AIR KISS: Back in 2014 I would greet the ladies at cocktail parties with my Oh-So-Euro "Ebola air kiss". Har de har. Time moved on and I had to update it to the "Ebola/Zika air kiss". Now I deploy the "Ebola/Zika/Coronavirus air kiss" on the increasingly rare occasions I am invited to a social event. I should note it has been effective as an auto-quarantine tactic; surprisingly few people at a cocktail party want to chat with the weirdo in the corner mumbling about Ebola and Zika.

So, no air kisses for Joe and Bernie. NOT on my recommended list.

Comments

[Extraneus]

The Dem sharks have to smell blood in the water.

I still predict that Cuomo makes a move, and probably ends up the nominee, but he'll have to slit Hillary's throat in the process, with the possible help of Tom Fitton.

[KevlarKid]

carries on w/o a comma, henry ;)

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Bluesette is one of my favorite pieces, and I have never heard of Lenny Breau before this; thanks, bro.--

I hadn't either but I read that Danny Gatton considered him the pinnacle of guitarists so I looked him up. His dexterity with both hands was amazing. His idol was Chet Atkins who he got to play with and can be seen on youtube. A lot of Merle Travis influence too.
He used a seven string guitar later on.

[henry]

How does Fredo the Elder help the Dems? The corruption in Albany exceeds Arkansas.

[Jane]

Marlene,

I heard about it at cocktails. No details. A doctor friend today sent me an article that says low carbs helps prevent cognitive decline. ANd high carbs starts the decline in your 40's. Interesting.

[Captain Hate]

peter, you should check out Lenny Breau on Spotify.

[Threadkiller]

He is absolutely, unquestionably at a MINIMUM cognitively impaired.

What struck me from his sister/wife gaffe was when he said “I’m Jill’s husband”:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wacY29iMuUs

He has either learned certain short sayings to stay on track or he was fed a correction that he wasn’t supposed to repeat outloud.

I believe the latter.

[Threadkiller]

I don’t understand the run on toilet paper.

Are you shitting me?

[Captain Hate]

Yes, any plan that includes Fredo is less than optimal.

[Extraneus]

Sure, but he never gets personally associated with the corruption, including that of his hand-picked economic czar, Alain Kalayeros, who's headed to prison. Meanwhile, he has carefully cultivated a moderate rep while being a completely solid leftist, and will talk tough New Yawker street lingo, which Dems will eat right up, thinking that's what's needed to go up against The Don.

[Captain Hate]

Trump versus Fredo is something Vince McMahon would put on pay per view.

[Threadkiller]

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Role of Chest CT in Diagnosis and Management.
Li Y, et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020.
Show full citation
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to determine the misdiagnosis rate of radiologists for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and evaluate the performance of chest CT in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19. The CT features of COVID-19 are reported and compared with the CT features of other viruses to familiarize radiologists with possible CT patterns.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included the first 51 patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection confirmed by nucleic acid testing (23 women and 28 men; age range, 26-83 years) and two patients with adenovirus (one woman and one man; ages, 58 and 66 years). We reviewed the clinical information, CT images, and corresponding image reports of these 53 patients. The CT images included images from 99 chest CT examinations, including initial and follow-up CT studies. We compared the image reports of the initial CT study with the laboratory test results and identified CT patterns suggestive of viral infection.

RESULTS: COVID-19 was misdiagnosed as a common infection at the initial CT study in two inpatients with underlying disease and COVID-19. Viral pneumonia was correctly diagnosed at the initial CT study in the remaining 49 patients with COVID-19 and two patients with adenovirus. These patients were isolated and obtained treatment. Ground-glass opacities (GGOs) and consolidation with or without vascular enlargement, interlobular septal thickening, and air bronchogram sign are common CT features of COVID-19. The The "reversed halo" sign and pulmonary nodules with a halo sign are uncommon CT features. The CT findings of COVID-19 overlap with the CT findings of adenovirus infection. There are differences as well as similarities in the CT features of COVID-19 compared with those of the severe acute respiratory syndrome.

CONCLUSION: We found that chest CT had a low rate of missed diagnosis of COVID-19 (3.9%, 2/51) and may be useful as a standard method for the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 to optimize the management of patients. However, CT is still limited for identifying specific viruses and distinguishing between viruses.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/32130038/

Buy stock in portable CT trailers. Coming soon to a hospital triage near you.

[henry]

TK, how many bales of TP does a typical family use over two weeks? Granted, you can blow your nose on it too. Yet no run on kleenex?

[jimmyk]

I presume people are stocking up on necessities out of some fear that they'll be homebound for some very long period of time. It all seems way out of proportion to the risk. But maybe a better theory is that it's just an old-fashioned run: If you see everyone else doing it, you better too, because the shelves will be bare. Still, this isn't Venezuela. Markets will respond if they're allowed to.

[Threadkiller]

You can blow your nose while taking a shower. Don’t try dropping a deuce in there.

[jimmyk]

peter: a book written by a Supremes roady about Flo Ballard and how badly Diana Ross treated her.

I've never been clear on whether Diana got top billing by sleeping with Gordy, or whether they're relationship came later. At least Diana hasn't gone all #MeToo on Berry.

[Extraneus]

He closer to Michael than Sonny, and far from Fredo.

I hope I'm wrong, but he's the only Dem who worries me.

[Melinda]

Ian Brownlee, DoS, Japan, might want to remember that name. He did this allll by his lonesome, after Dr. Walters said OK.

Part 1: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/03/obama-holdover-obscure-government-arm-helped-cause-daniel-greenfield/

Part 2:

“ State Department Employee in Japan Ignored President Trump’s Orders and Allowed Americans with Coronavirus to Fly Back to the US
According to the US Department of State’s internet site:
Ian G. Brownlee ended up being the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs in February2019 Previously he had actually acted as an Inspector in the Office of the Inspector General.
Mr Brownlee’s previous experience consists of working as the Minister Counselor for Consular and Consulate Affairs in Mexico, where he was in charge of control of consular procedures throughout Mission Mexico’s 9 consular offices basic and the consular office.
Prior to that, he was the Director of the State Department’s Office of Central American Affairs, where he was in charge of the execution of the UNITED STATE Strategy for Engagement in CentralAmerica From 2012-2015,Mr Brownlee was the Principal Officer at the UNITED STATE Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Mr Brownlee’s previous excursions in the UNITED STATE Foreign Service consist of as the Deputy Director of the State Department’s Office of Mexican Affairs, as Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretaries for Western Hemisphere Affairs and Consular Affairs, and in consular administration placements in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and San Jose, CostaRica He likewise offered in Matamoros, Mexico and Santiago, Chile.”

https://theunionjournal.com/state-department-employee-in-japan-ignored-president-trumps-orders-and-allowed-americans-with-coronavirus-to-fly-back-to-the-us/

[rich]

fredo?

[Melinda]

Chris Cuomo

[mike in houston]

My Congressman!

Dan Crenshaw Calls Out Democrats For Their Blatant Lies About the Coronavirus

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/03/07/fact-or-fiction-dan-crenshaw-takes-a-jab-at-socialist-policies-while-debunking-c-n2563780

[Melinda]

Any Cuomo, now.., I guess.

[rich]

Posted by: Extraneus | March 07, 2020 at 05:52 PM

Cuomo in a contested convention ...

[Another Bob]

“I don’t understand the run on toilet paper.”

I think it’s the possibility of some mandatory quarantine.

[rich]

Posted by: Melinda | March 07, 2020 at 06:16 PM

more arrogance of the deep state.

i figured the fbicia would start a shooting and bombing campaign, but they went to germ warfare as their opening bid.

[rich]

Posted by: Another Bob | March 07, 2020 at 06:27 PM

once civil service bureaucrats get the taste of pushing people around with the full might of the state, it'll be a slow unwind.

3 people with it ... lets lock up 10000 people because we can. science bitches.

[lyle]

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/03/07/jake-tappers-followers-downright-giddy-after-cpac-attendee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

You stay classy, folks.

[Pinandpuller]

Mike Pence: anti-Zionism=anti-Semitism

Me: anti-handshakism=anti-Europeanism

[henry]

Silicon Valley is going full work from home for the next month. Hate to have one of those rented beds in a pod as home.

[Another Bob]

Moar Covid-19 FUD. Signs posted at the Chase Center (NBA arena) in SF.

https://twitter.com/timkawakami/status/1236428675978940416?s=21

[Captain Hate]

But Maybee assured me Tapper was a really great guy...

[Pinandpuller]

More Guns and Dogs, less Africans and Toyota cars:

The Camry was later found parked in Cassopolis, and that’s where the two suspects were arrested. They’re a 19-year-old Columbus, Ohio man, and a 21-year-old Elkhart, Indiana man. They’re now charged with home invasion, armed robbery, killing or torturing an animal, larceny from a building, assault with a dangerous weapon, and felony firearm. The investigation into the armed robbery continues, and police ask anyone with information to contact them. The two suspects have been arraigned with bond set at $80,000.

Pictured: Jeramiah Makanjuola, 19 years of age, of Columbus, Ohio, and Oliver Bwalya, 21 years of age, from Elkhart, Indiana.

https://www.wsjm.com/2020/03/06/two-men-charged-in-armed-home-invasion/

[lyle]

Say, aren’t the demotards having some big confab where thousands will attend sometime in the next few months?

[GUS]

Fuck, and I just bought a FORTRESS of TOILET PAPER.
Y'know CHARMIN/?? My HINEY is clean,

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

A New York prog, especially an abrasive, angry one who looks like a not very goodfella with what seems to me pretty limited appeal to the Bernbots, does not seem like the optimal candidate to pull out a win in the tough midwest states a Dem has to win.

This is the cruel reality facing the Dems at the moment; an old, demented, plagiarizing, insulting, hair sniffing, child fondling, paste eating, finger sucking, crazy-ass-crook fathering, doddering, fabulist of a faux-tough-guy is the best they got.

[Extraneus]

For those breathlessly waiting to hear about my next cooking adventure, it's sous vide ossobucco Milanese. Takes 24 hrs to cook, so I had to make tomorrow's dinner today.

[Threadkiller]

Please don’t squeeze the fortress

[GUS]

FARTRESS.

[Narciso]

It was aipac right,

[henry]

aipac yesterday, now cpac today.

[Jack Lillywhite]

Thanks all for the confidence in my post a month ago that in a brokered or no acceptable nominee convention I predicted they would turn to Cuomo or Newsome.

Of couse even that logical course direction is fraught with bathe same perils Biden and Sanders bring.

[Dave (in MA)]

Didn't know until reading it in an Insty thread's comments that McCoy Tyner's brother was formerly the head of the Communist Party USA.

[D]

Don’t think it will be Newsome or Cuomo.
Biden or Sanders right now.
Sacrificial lamb this time.
2024 is the real prize.

[jimmyk]

I'm sure the Tapper followers who were giddy with joy about the CPAC case are equally happy about the AIPAC cases.

[Jack Lillywhite]

D,

If it is Biden it may be the first time a Presidential campaign is considered a sitcom.

[jimmyk]

Jack, it's like those managers in the 13th inning of a baseball game, and who's left on the bench or in the bullpen is not a pretty sight.

[D]

Jack:
I totally agree.
He is such a weak candidate.
The Dems really blew it this time.

[D]

What states are hosting March Madness?

[Dave (in MA)]

They made a sitcom about W, but with Biden it would be unnecessary.

[D]

LA and Houston are 2 of the locations.

[clarice]

Lyle, how was last night's veal?

[D]

Great college basketball today.
North Carolina will not make the March Madness cut because of poor record.
Got beat barely by Duke today.

[D]

I think Dayton might get in.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--I'm sure the Tapper followers who were giddy with joy about the CPAC case are equally happy about the AIPAC cases.--

Since I'm on record hoping a Wuhan wet market bat licks Hillary's face I probably shouldn't join in the criticism of those scandolous progs.

[JM Hanes]

I'm so far behind, it's still 10 am on the last thread!

GUS:

"I cannot think of a single DEMOCRAT WOMAN that is qualified to shine my shoes or get me my FUCKING DRINK"

Republican women are lining up to do that for you, are they?

[jim nj]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51785690

Lebanon to default on debt payments for first time as crisis deepens6d

[Extraneus]

Republican women are lining up to do that for you, are they?

They are for me, or at least one is. And what more do you really need?

[Extraneus]

(My attempt to head off a sexism debate that may happen anyway.)

[Jane]

Ex,

That recipe sounds spectacular!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

How does any sane person listen to a prog demanding that abortion clinics not be subject to essentially any safety standards and not come away thinking they are ghouls and not even honest ghouls? Aren't these the same damn morons who scream 'back alley abortions' at the drop of hat? But if a state tries to demand even minimal competency of the doc or safety for the patient it's infringing a right.
It seems to be the actual killing of the baby that is the only thing truly sacrosanct.
The only thing true about 'safe, legal and rare' was legal.

[Extraneus]

Interestingly, you can sous vide a bag of bacon without first taking it out of the bag. I haven't tried this yet.

(Click to open.)

[Narciso]

Didnt they receive an infusion of foreign aid whats their excuse?

[Narciso]

Apparently

https://mobile.twitter.com/carterwpage/status/1236368948540645376

[Another Bob]

“ you can sous vide a bag of bacon without first taking it out of the bag”

I assume it gets time in a skillet after?

I had a breakfast in a Yokohama business hotel where they just dumped the bag in a pot of boiling water for a while, cut it open, then put it in the hotel pan to serve. Yuck.

[Narciso]

Seems interesting

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=SGJiwi9tZuo

[jim nj]

https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2020/03/irans-response-coronavirus-just-making-everything-worse/

"One source told me that five of the seven employees in his office have had flu symptoms over the past week. Three of them have quarantined themselves at home. The others continue to work as usual. None, though, have gone to be tested. Their primary fear is that if they don’t already have the coronavirus, they might become infected at the hospital."

I guess that's a rational response in Iran, if you're sick and not dying stay away from the hospital.

Of course, if most people in Iran think like that the virus will keep spreading and not show up in the statistics except in the case of dead bodies.

[Barbara]

How does any sane person listen to a prog demanding that abortion clinics not be subject to essentially any safety standards

Ignatz,

If John Roberts or any other Justice votes against the basic health requirements in this law, it tells me all I need to know about what they really think of women. One of the strongest arguments for Roe v. Wade was to get rid of the back alley abortionists and provide a healthier, safer way for women who choose abortion. But aren't they advocating a situation similar to the "back alley abortionist" by opposing the requirements in this law?

[jim nj]

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/03/07/you-just-lost-my-vote-joe-biden-comes-out-in-favor-of-californias-awful-job-killing-ab5-and-hears-about-it/

[Pinandpuller]

I’m starting to think that the federal anti-lynching law was secretly pushed over the top by Big Pharma executives.

[Captain Hate]

I agree, Iggy and Barbara; how does insisting on highest quality medical care get construed in a negative manner.

Sláinte

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1146/432672/

My first exposure to McCoy Tyner

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FEaZOMmfrvI

[jim nj]

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/03/07/bold-strategy-obidenbama-democrat-joe-biden-tells-supporters-we-cannot-win-this-re-election-we-can-only-re-elect-donald-trump/

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I still say Sanders can come back.
Biden is going to be wearing Depends before this is done. Probably on his head.

[Pinandpuller]

As far as I know the D talking point about Americans paying the highest prices for pharmaceuticals is true. The counter argument of “muh innovation” also has validity. But somewhere along the line China and India got 80% of our production. Now we not only still pay the highest prices but we are incredibly vulnerable to interruption from trade wars, real wars and disasters real or imagined.

One may not merely boycott lifesaving drugs.

We could also be providing our kids and grandkids upper middle class lifestyles.

The people who made this possible might be going to hell but nobody will go to jail.

[henry]

The question is whether either one can get over 50% of the delegates before the super delegates put a fix in.

[Narciso]

Allah is whimsical.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Doranimated/status/1236359437197115392

[jimmyk]

“The question is whether either one can get over 50% of the delegates before the super delegates put a fix in.”

With only two candidates isn’t that almost a sure thing?

[Jack Lillywhite]

Coronavirus at CPAC. BREAKING. Fox news

And with that I hit the hay.

[jim nj]

Looking at Johns Hopkins again.

Italy has retaken 3rd place in the standings from Iran by 60 cases ruining my theory. It's all those damn Iranians hiding from the authorities.

Statistical oddity: Iran with 5,823 cases is reporting 1,669 recovered people, second only to Hubei Province. South Korea with 7,134 cases is reporting only 135 recovered. Italy is reporting 589 recovered. This doesn't make a lot of sense.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Here's a guy that needs shooting;
‘Marxist pig’ Carlos Maza wants us to stop taking political advice from the ultra-wealthy (except for him)
He's the Media Matters punk who got Stephen Crowder deplatformed at youtube.
His family also owns multiple mansions, $7 million Upper West Side pads, yachts and his new step daddy founded a company that sold for $11 billion last year.
If they keep it up a revolution will stop being a reluctant necessity and more of an elective desire. I suspect when those two views toggle that may be the trigger point.

[Jane]

The moon is absolutely gorgeous! Don’t miss it!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

jim,
I would trust Emperor Xi's stats before the ayatollahs'.

[Narciso]

Why are all source materials from china?

[Narciso]

You have respect plebeian revolutionaries like efraim bamaca more, still kill them but respect them none the same.

[Threadkiller]

Why are all source materials from china?

Quarantined workers at a Fortune Cookie factory.

[Threadkiller]

:-(

I thought you asked what the source was...

[Narciso]

Because they say even the ones made in india involve substances from china.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I thought this useless wastrel had settled this thing;
Mother of Hunter Biden's child wants him held in contempt of court for failing to provide documents.

[Narciso]

The clip is from a cs forester story.

[jim nj]

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00676-3

The race to unravel the United States’ biggest coronavirus outbreak
As cases in Washington state soar, virologists are working around the clock to diagnose cases, reveal routes of transmission and test treatments.

With the change in FDA procedures tests have been ramped up significantly.

[Captain Hate]

The moon is absolutely gorgeous! Don’t miss it!

We're still two days away from a full moon but it was a clear sky here when I was walking Teddy and it was huge in the sky.

I'm in a real quandary because tonight's NBA game is terrible but Hubie Brown, who understands the game, is announcing and I just can't pass that up to listen to McCoy Tyner. Tomorrow's game, Lakers against the Clip Joint, is a battle between two of the best but announced by Fatassed Mark Jackson and the even more irritating human lightbulb Jeff Van Gundy. Add in a fucking time change and life is less than optimal. He might be a dimwit every time he opens his yap on any non basketball topic but LeBron is having an amazing season at 37.

[Narciso]

Now that hes an aapiring artist

[DrJ]

narc,

Why are all source materials from china?

Do you mean pharmaceuticals? If so, the answer is simple.

The US focuses on high "valued added" materials, including pharma. That's where the profits are.

The precursors (or building blocks) are old technology, and low margin. So these are farmed out to the lowest bidder while quality is good enough. I question whether the quality is there, but that's the reasoning.

That's true in pharma, semiconductor materials, polymers, fine chemicals, and all the rest.

[Narciso]

Camt we source them from somewhere else

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[Narciso]

The horde liked the top one
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[Another Bob]

“ Rewatch this clip.

Then imagine Joe Biden going up against this living legend of the debate stage. It would be a crime scene.”

https://twitter.com/thebradfordfile/status/1236146517485985793?s=21

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Some twitter dude;

American Hospital Association "Best Guess Epidemiology" for #codiv19 over next 2 months:

96,000,000 infections
4,800,000 hospitalizations
1,900,000 ICU admissions
480,000 deaths

vs flu in 2019:

35,500,000 infections
490,600 hospitalizations
49,000 ICU admissions
34,200 deaths

It's not over the next two months but overall. I didn't actually see these numbers when I clicked on the link to AHA, so who knows?

[Narciso]

Sean davis decomplexified that one it assumes 350,000 cases now

[Another Bob]

Might be interesting to see the comparison to a bad flu season rather than last year.

Being the cynical bastard I am, this strikes me as a lobby building a case for gubbmint cheese.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Joe Biden’s Big Night Won’t Be Enough To Solve Democrats’ Bernie Sanders Problem

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Sean davis decomplexified that one it assumes 350,000 cases now--

No, Davis was responding to the original guy's misunderstanding that it was a projection of cases over the next two months, not for the entire event. They were both wrong.