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IronLionZion

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35. And how many of his listeners got infected, spread it to others, or died
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 12:10 AM
Aug 2021

but don't have money for this expensive and desperate life saving treatment? There are only so many lungs available for transplant. So as COVID patients take them it will be longer and longer for people with other non-elective conditions to get new lungs.

Suppose his listeners will change their minds... PortTack Aug 2021 #1
Who knows. Blue_true Aug 2021 #5
I guess they should hold up huge posters. sheshe2 Aug 2021 #8
That picture would make a good bumper sticker. Blue_true Aug 2021 #9
Not unless it happens to them. Jim__ Aug 2021 #52
thoughts and.... NewHendoLib Aug 2021 #2
Doesn't look good for him. Blue_true Aug 2021 #3
Yea, his goose is cooked Strelnikov_ Aug 2021 #17
Waste of a donor's lungs............ DENVERPOPS Aug 2021 #26
His brother and other family members seem to have some common sense. Blue_true Aug 2021 #55
Hopefully, listeners will now get vaxxed nt XanaDUer2 Aug 2021 #4
After 600,000 died so far, it's doubtful they'll change their minds now nattyice Aug 2021 #51
He can play canasta, bridge and cribbage with Rush Limbaugh. That should be fun. magicarpet Aug 2021 #6
What burns me up is this: DFW Aug 2021 #7
On Twitter, his son was criticizing some people for "politicizing" the situation when they were just deurbano Aug 2021 #20
I hope he gets the very best version of the Covid-Delta, OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2021 #10
Always hated that he broadcast out of Nashville...one of Tennessee's more liberal cities. spanone Aug 2021 #11
More info here ... left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #12
HE and Herman Caine can swap stories demtenjeep Aug 2021 #13
Herman will be glad to see him Blue Owl Aug 2021 #25
Herman, then Rushbo! Been an especially rough year for The Rich White Guy Party... czarjak Aug 2021 #31
These belligerent anti-vaxxers will never be convinced. sop Aug 2021 #14
He's toast. No tears from me. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #15
That's how I feel. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #54
Adios. roamer65 Aug 2021 #16
So? If he dies, he's solely to blame, eh? machoneman Aug 2021 #18
Wow. That's something. Now watch this drive. Comfortably_Numb Aug 2021 #19
I tried to find some extra fucks to give, but CanonRay Aug 2021 #21
He finally expressed regret but too late for him. Reminds mw Steve Jobs after being diagnosed Pepsidog Aug 2021 #22
A survivable type of pancreatic cancer? wnylib Aug 2021 #32
I read the book many years ago and there is some controversy regarding Jobs delaying surgery Pepsidog Aug 2021 #42
Surgery for Jobs might have delayed the inevitable wnylib Aug 2021 #43
Very sad to hear the pain people with cancer and their loved ones experience. They had no choice Pepsidog Aug 2021 #44
I don't understand it. wnylib Aug 2021 #47
I hate to be cold, but if it cost $1.25 to treat him, it's not worth the money. NNadir Aug 2021 #23
karma is a a bitch & now paying the ultimate price , unfortunately more to come !!! monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #24
His father was a Democratic member of Congress, Tim Valentine. SouthBayDem Aug 2021 #27
ECMO causes strokes easily in patients... given what Covid does to the body... JCMach1 Aug 2021 #28
To be brutally honest, he should be ineligible for anything beyond basic care Tarc Aug 2021 #29
Hey, let the hospitals use up his money. alfredo Aug 2021 #39
"He wishes he could do it over." Grokenstein Aug 2021 #30
What on Earth made him think that he was low-risk? Pool Hall Ace Aug 2021 #49
A death of pain, regret, and sorrow. NBachers Aug 2021 #33
Who is paying for this? Demobrat Aug 2021 #34
And how many of his listeners got infected, spread it to others, or died IronLionZion Aug 2021 #35
"(The new treatment is) extremely expensive to operate (typically millions of dollars)" Grins Aug 2021 #36
I hope he survives long enough to run up the medical tab. dreamland Aug 2021 #40
As long as he's responsible and not us. Demobrat Aug 2021 #41
Tots and pears... chwaliszewski Aug 2021 #37
Gawd, that sucks! Iggo Aug 2021 #38
Not vaccinated, of course. LisaL Aug 2021 #45
Very definition of "waste of oxygen" Nevilledog Aug 2021 #46
Fuck him Roland99 Aug 2021 #48
X 1000. (nt) Paladin Aug 2021 #53
Tough. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #50
Apparently stable now and not on ECMO. Owl Aug 2021 #56
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