In a public statement issued Dec. 7, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott contrasted the number of Americans killed during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor — 2,463 — with the 8,913 Americans who died Dec. 3-6 of Covid-19.
As Americans rose to the challenge then, we must unite to sacrifice and defeat the pandemic, Scott said.
The entire statement reads as follows:
Today we remember the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor – a day that’s meaningful to Americans both for the loss we experienced and for marking the start of our involvement in World War II.
In the days that followed, our nation mobilized an effort larger and more unified than any other. From the frontlines to the factories, Americans stood shoulder to shoulder in the fight against those who threatened our lives, our democracy and our future.
We look back on this difficult period in world history as one of our country’s finest moments, when our efforts aligned to protect the ideals of our nation, and when our unity, extraordinary sacrifices and bold actions stood as evidence of the strength of American resolve.
Seventy-nine years ago, 2,463 Americans were killed at Pearl Harbor and our nation rose together to meet an enormous challenge.
Yesterday, COVID-19 took the lives of 1,111 Americans; 2,190 the day before that; 2,637 the day before that; and 2,975 the day before that. We must also rise to face this threat.
The example of the Greatest Generation – the sacrifices they made to save lives and their service to the greater good – is there for us today.
As we continue to fight a global pandemic that has taken the lives of nearly 300,000 Americans, the lessons and legacy of the Greatest Generation, and their willingness to answer the call to service, is a powerful reminder that there is no greater or more effective force for good than an America united in common cause.
How many deaths due to causes other than Covid19 compared to other years? Get a grip, every death is NOT Covid related now.
The sheep are leaving the fold.
Who writes this maudlin garbage that Phil Scott then puts his name on
–without a shred of shame.
SHOW US THE DEATH NUMBERS IN VT & THE NATION OVERALL
AND OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THEY HAVE NOT RISEN.
THIS MEANS THERE IS NO DEADLY VIRUS MARAUDING AROUND.
“CASES” MEAN NOTHING. THE TEST IS A BUST ANYWAY, BUT HOW MANY CYCLES
ARE LABS USING TO REPORT THEIR LYING false positive RESULTS?
WHO IS FUNDING ALL THIS AND WHY? WHO IS FUNDING SCOTT?
d morrisseau w pawlet, VT
Hear, hear!
Good-ole Chairman Phil – ever the shameless and practiced propagandist poseur! Aligning self with one of the nations worse tragedies and using it to promote self – stolen valor much – we don’t call this treasonous traitor Benedict Scott for nothing *facepalm*
SHAME
This is a new low for this walking disgrace to freedom and liberty as well as the state of VT.
Does he have anyone close to him the can tell him the truth.
He really seemed like a good man, but seems headed in an epic fashion to be on the “wrong side of history” a statement that has been so overused…but does fit here.
We need to stop and listen to a group of doctors who’ve cracked the code on Covid-19: the FLCCC group (Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance,) not to be confused with the “front line” group that was in the news this summer. This group, by contrast, is being ignored.
Dr. Kory states that his group has found that ivermectin is a game-changing miracle drug for Covid-19; it must be used early. If used early, you will not get sick from Covid-19.
Here is Dr. Kory’s December 8, 2020, Senate testimony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8SXOBy-4w&feature=emb_logo
We need to pull Vermont out of this needless cycle of lockdown, business destruction and impoverishment. Ivermectin can pave the way.
The FLCCC group has been on the forefront of effective treatments for Covid-19, and now they’ve discovered a game-changing drug that’s been used safely for years. Why are they being ignored?
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