The Lying Liars Take A Moment

Suddenly, right-wing Republicans and their lying brethren in bullshit-media outlets have decided getting vaccinated might not be all that bad, that getting the shots just might save your life.

What changed?

After months and months and months of telling deadly lies to their followers, elected Republicans in the House and Senate along with the cowards and phonies at Fox, Newsmax and other fake news organisations are now acting as if this is all new, that the coronavirus is serious and the vaccines are deeply rooted in medical science.

Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the Number 2 Republican in the House, finally got his first shot; after saying in April and again in May he would “soon” get vaccinated.

Chris Ruddy, owner of Newsmax, applauded President Biden for doing a “totally awesome job” on the pandemic front and added the “vaccines are safe and effective”.

A long-time poor excuse for a human male, right wing coward and self-anointed media’s sole truth teller Ben Shapiro finally admitted: “Get vaxxed. I did. My wife did. My parents did”.

Now, after seeing a video of the following, after actually hearing the words, and after reading the printed words, I fell on the floor laughing so hard I think I broke something. When I calmed down and stopped laughing I noticed my skin was crawling:

“I can’t say it enough. Enough people have died. It absolutely makes sense for many Americans to get vaccinated. I believe in science, I believe in vaccine science”. Sean Hannity, Fox, Monday night.

At a Tuesday press briefing, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell begged the unvaccinated to get the COVID-19 shot. He warned “of a repeat of last year’s rising caseloads and shutdowns if people refuse to protect themselves from the coronavirus”.

Added McConnell: ignore the “demonstrably bad advice” coming from pundits and others against the vaccines.

So, again, what changed?

Could it be these Monday events (as reported by CNBC):

The Dow dropped 725.81 points, or 2.1%, to 33,962.04 in a broad-based rout that sent all 30 members lower. At one point during the session, the Dow was down 946 points before recovering some ground into the close.

The S&P 500 fell 1.6% to 4,258.49. Energy, financials and industrials were the worst-performing sectors.

The tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite slid 1.1% to 14,274.98, posting its fifth-straight day of losses and worst losing streak since October.

The 10-year Treasury yield reached a five-month low of 1.17%, exacerbating fears about the slowing economy.

Hit them in the pocket and they’ll take it in the arm. Simple!