After her interview with Donald Trump created a massive blowback in right-wind and anti-vax circles over his defense of the COVID vaccine, right-wing media personality Candace
Owens urged Trump supporters to go easy on him, implying Trump’s advocacy of vaccines was due to the fact “he is too old to do his own, independent research.” She further added that Trump “only gets his news from the mainstream media, because people of his age - don't seek information.”
OK, now if I’m understanding all this correctly, what Candace Owens is basically saying is that “Donald Trump is a senile, ignorant, old coot, who really has no idea what the hell he’s talking about - but please make sure you vote for him in 2024!” Wow, talk about a rock-solid endorsement! Anyway Candace, now that you’ve explained to us why Trump is so stupid, what’s your excuse?
That said, I do understand her position on this, which is basically - “why rely on medical professionals, when you have the internet and all those right-wing cable news channels?” Wonder if anyone’s ever tried to explain to her that reading anti-vax posts on Facebook and Twitter, doesn’t really qualify as “scientific research.” Call me crazy, but it sure feels strange when people like Donald Trump and Meghan McCain, start sounding like the rational ones.
Frankly, if I hear another half-wit talk about their “independent research,” I think I’ll start puking up blood. The fact is, whenever some anti-vaxxer starts telling me about their “independent research,” I always ask them - “Oh really? And, in which scientific or medical journals have you been publishing your research for peer review?” Hint: Breitbart and the Daily Caller don’t really count.
Anyway, nice to hear that Candace Owens, armed with her high school diploma, is ready to lead our nation’s “infectious disease research.” Let’s hope she can also find some spare time away from that project, to lend a helping hand to the scientists planning future Mars missions. I’m quite sure there’s a helluva lot of valuable “information” on the internet about that.
That said, it does look as if Candace might be just correct about Trump. He does come from a generation where most people actually believed the advice they got from medical professionals. Now, in Trump’s defense, I have to say that while the former president may actually be too old for Candace Owens-style independent research, he’s still plenty young enough - to completely f**k up the world.
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