Trump did his job well with vaccine

Apr 8, 2021
Apr 8, 2021 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

R. Frink should have done his research instead of regurgitating false information (“COVID vaccine” letter to the editor in the April 2 edition of the Daily Journal).

(10) comments

Terence Y Apr 8, 2021 9:13am

Well written, R. Perotti. If Trump-haters didn’t have fake news, what could they write? There are definitely no accomplishments by bungling Biden and his Keystone Cops.

Ray Fowler Apr 8, 2021 11:25am

Hey, Terence

I rarely agree with the NYT, but when the paper said both administrations deserve credit for our vaccine supply... I agree. The current administration continues to focus on getting Americans vaccinated. That's a good thing. N'est-ce pas?

Terence Y Apr 8, 2021 1:27pm

Hi Ray, the Trump train supported the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID vaccines. Is it really an accomplishment for Biden to let the Trump train continue its successful journey? I’d say anyone in their right mind or not (a la Biden), would recognize success and hang onto Trump’s coattails and claim some credit. BTW, what did the NYT have to say about the disastrous Anchorage summit from a few weeks back? I hear there are now t-shirts with Yang’s one-liners now on sale.

Ray Fowler Apr 8, 2021 3:31pm

Hey, Terence

I'm not trying to be wishy-washy... I just like the Times saying both administrations deserve credit. To that end... I feel that lefties who dismiss or denigrate vaccine development before Jan. 20 are wrongheaded. And conservatives should acknowledge efforts after Jan. 20 to aggressively get more people eligible for vaccination and to get more vaccine into people's arms.

Switching gears...

Yang said, "We hope that the United States will do better on human rights... China has made steady progress in human rights." Skrippp! (sound of stylus on vinyl)

Biden said he wanted to send a strong message to the CCP... it got lost in translation. We didn't need a blinkin' Ivy Leaguer in Anchorage... get on the horn and tell Rex Tillerson to dust off his cowboy boots and mosey on up Alaska way for a meeting with the Chinese delegation. Then, make sure Yang understands we'll be diplomatic to the degree dictated by circumstances... but this business with the Uyghurs has got to stop.

Tafhdyd Apr 8, 2021 3:47pm

Hello R. Perotti,

I don’t want to burst your balloon but I would like to let a little air out of it.

You are correct that Trump did a good thing by committing funding to back the many companies involved in the development and production of the vaccines for the COVID virus. As I have said before, it is the least he could do considering how he downplayed the virus and lied to the American people about it. Only the naive would think that he was doing it to help mankind because it is the right thing to do. Trump does nothing without himself in mind to benefit in some way. His motive was the hope that vaccines would be available before the election and help him win.

You mentioned …any other president without a business background… at the end of your letter. That sounds like you think he is a good businessman. As you suggested that R. Frink should have done his research, I suggest you could have spent a couple of minutes on research also. You easily would have seen that Trump has failed miserably on many of his business ventures and filed for bankruptcy many times. In fact that is part of his business plan. Develop something, take money out of it and pocket the money, then file bankruptcy and stiff the investors and contractors. That is why he can’t get loans from American banks and has to go to foreign banks for finances. Is that what you call a good business background?

Ray Fowler Apr 8, 2021 5:10pm

Get that car out of reverse... it's going backwards!

Georgia? (north of Tallahassee not Turkey)

Tafhdyd Apr 8, 2021 6:01pm

Ray,

I'll bite. What does Georgia have to do with vaccines and bankruptcies? I know I am slipping a bit in old age but I don't follow that one.

Ray Fowler Apr 8, 2021 8:06pm

I understand Mr. Perotti's affinity for DT... I don't challenge it. I also understand the left's bonding with affable JB... I don't challenge that relationship... but I don't agree with some of the rhetoric or deeds coming out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

You are not slipping... I have been trying to get left leaning DJ readers' take on what's going on in Georgia (beyond the CNN and MSNBC sloganeering). The usual DJ suspects have been conspicuously absent for the most part. I find that curious...

Tafhdyd Apr 8, 2021 9:36pm

Ok Ray, I see what you wanted, just didn’t see a connection. I noticed the same thing. I thought there was a few letters/comments that would have generated some discussion but nothing happened.

Yep, I did watch the “Ten” but don’t remember bad jokes being mentioned. 😁

edkahl Apr 10, 2021 10:01pm

At the time Trump was cutting though the red tape to get the vaccine manufacturing facilities built the Dems were telling us the vaccine was years away.

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