Near lifelong resident of Bedford County. Will comment on the issues of the day in, hopefully a cogent and certainly an honest manner. Will propose discussions not usually fully addressed in the mainstream media.

Covid-19

Posted Monday, April 27, 2020, at 5:28 PM

Is there a financial incentive for healthcare providers to declare Covid-19 to be cause of death even though they may have been afflicted with underlying conditions such as diabetes, COPD, heart condition, liver or kidney disease, any one of which may be fatal.

In my life experience and research I came to the conclusion that a leading cause of death among older folks is a broken hip. How many people have known a senior citizen who fell and broke a hip and in a few weeks or months they were dead. I have often thought, although the broken hip was not the proximate cause of death, the drastic change in lifestyle hastened the death from some underlying condition. I would wager there is no death certificate anywhere with cause of death listed as broken hip.

The healthcare provider has a financial incentive to call the cause of death Covid-19. Medicare pays more to the provider if death is listed as result of Covid-19. All citizens 65 yrs. or older are automatically enrolled in Medicare. Could it be that death statistics are inflated for political and financial reasons?

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I have to say Carl, you're on top of all this medical hush-up for pay and it doesn't stop there.

-- Posted by sui on Tue, Apr 28, 2020, at 4:54 PM
Coronavirus deaths were probably under reported especially early in the pandemic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/04/27/covid-19-death-toll-und...

Your above statements are addressed with this fact check article. Fox News promoted the allegations, which is always suspect. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/hospital-payments-and-the-covid-19-death-count...

-- Posted by tcreek on Wed, Apr 29, 2020, at 8:50 AM
Carl; Only looking at one statistic; total deaths; there has been an increase in total deaths far in excess of those reported for Covid pretty much everywhere. This is typical and expected with a new virus. It will be a long time before we can make a decent estimate of how many deaths there have been, and we will never absolutely know.

And no. There are not any financial incentives to report deaths as Covid. You really need to be more discriminating about your sources of information. Anyway, I will put a link on here. Don't bother to read the article, no opinion is necessary. You don't need anyone else to draw a conclusion for you. You are a smart guy. Just look at the graphs at the top. They are simply a 5 year record of deaths per week for seven of the hot spot states and New York City. All are pretty much flat lines, until the virus arrived....

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/28/us/coronavirus-death-toll-total.h...

-- Posted by lazarus on Wed, Apr 29, 2020, at 10:17 AM
There have been 1.14 million confirmed Cases of covid-19 in the United States. By confirmed they mean covid-19, heart attacks, natural deaths, and the people who have been arrested for crimes against humanity. 143 thousand have recovered, so the death total is 66,189 deaths in the USA.

Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. This is about one in five deaths annually, or 1,300 deaths every day. I don't see anyone wearing a mask to keep from dying from cigarette smoke. I don't see the gov ordering anyone to wear a mask or shutting down bars and restaurants and other businesses to keep the deaths down. Do the Math!

We have been scammed by the Gov. The surprise is coming later when your local and Sate government has to raise your taxes to cover their losses for closing down the businesses.

Look at the numbers T-G put out.

10, 735 cases in TN, but Mysteriously 5,338 have been healed of all signs of Coronavirus.

(This is where the story should Begin - by explaining what these people are doing or treatment they have received to reverse the Death Virus of the century into nothing).

Yes 5,338 people Miraculously recovered from this world Plandemic disease,

However, I say the miracle is only two (2) people have died from covid-19 in Bedford County and look all around you. Businesses are shutting down, people unemployed, people wearing masks that prevent them from breathing in fresh Oxygen, which damages your lungs and immune system in the name of - what? Look at all those face masks; They will protect other people, but not the one wearing the mask. It prevents YOU from spitting on other people, but doesn't protect YOU from other people spitting on you or breathing on you. So you are going to buy a mask to protect other people, but not yourself? Smart thinking Government Leaders! We have to wear shirts and shoes, so we might as well figure they can make you wear a mask inside of the stores too, which I understood it was a crime to wear a mask inside a store. Or was that just for Halloween to ruin the treat or treat tradition and fun?

People are forced to stay 6 feet away from the nearest person, then exchange dirty money with the Cashier.

Two people in Bedford County died and look at the confusion, the unemployment rate in Bedford County and the stupidity of not even being able to go to your doctor without permission and a set of rules and guide lines to follow.

The Surprise will come later this year when bedford and Shelbyville run out of money because they can't collect revenue. That's your Great City Planning for you.

Wake up Gov-nor!

-- Posted by sui on Sat, May 2, 2020, at 2:59 PM
I don't get it! No one is listening to the Experts - Not even the Experts!

What part of 47 degrees don't anyone get?

I live in a Home. I keep the temperature around 70 degrees. No Covid-19 in my home. If it is below 47 degrees outside I wear a sweatshirt or jacket.

Unless you work in a meat freezer in a grocery store, why are you concerned about Covid-19, unless people have a habit of spitting in your face.

The last I heard our body temperature is around 96-97 degrees. The best I can figure, that is much warmer than 47 degrees.

How is the Coronavirus gonna live inside your body if it is about twice as hot as the virus can live in.

You have all had the wool pulled over your eyes and you though I was crazy. Sure some people are going to catch a virus. It's Flue season and that's what happens. Some people die from it. However we don't go shutting down the world just because there is a flu virus going around. Keep in mind that a lot of those reported virus deaths are not even related to the Covid-19 at all. It is just reported they died from it to make it look dangerous. If you stay home and work around your house, that would kill any Coronavirus you might have. Especially if you're out in the sunshine and working up a sweat.

It is a shame the Grandmothers of today didn't learn from their Grandmothers of yesterday.

Always keep in mind that Trump is arresting thousands and thousands of people accused of Human Trafficking and murder of Children. The proof the courts have proves their guilt so many are choosing to be executed and listed as dying from Covid-19 to save their friends and family members embarrassment for the time being.

-- Posted by sui on Mon, May 4, 2020, at 1:35 PM
Have you ever noticed the blog monitors feel they have been endowed with the responsibilities to show all bloggers how wrong they are no matter what the subject. Here they mount their efforts by citing such unbiased sources as the New York Times, the Washington Post and NPR.

When the mood strikes me, which is not very often, I try to review many sources to try to reach a reasonable conclusion. Re this piece I researched sources including USA Today, Snopes, NPR and factcheck.org.

Have you ever noticed Liberals never postulate an original or creative treatment of any issue, only lie anonymously in the woods and tell those who do how wrong they are? These few people have all but killed the blogs generously provided by this publication.

Many people who might provide thoughtful insights re the issues of the day simply will not participate because of these self appointed blog monitors thus all but killing these blogs.

-- Posted by cmcclanahan on Wed, May 6, 2020, at 1:36 PM
That is what you get when to use the Main Stream Lying Media and Fact checker websites. Better fast check them instead of just what they tell you. Listen to the truth. Do the fact checking yourself and stop complaining when someone adds to your blogs. The Main Stream Media is owned by the Deep State. When are you going to wake up? Use your brain for something intelligent besides a Deep State brain washing Experiment. I said from the beginning that we have the best intelligence Agencies MONEY can Buy! They have proven me correct again. But then to be fair, they are owned by the Deep State too.

Trump is cleaning them out now. Put a little more faith in the President of These United States and you will learn a few things. There is a lot and I mean lot going on in this world today and the coronavirus is blocking anyone of looking past it. Even the newspaper Lye about it. bedford County Virus doubled one time and hasn't doubled since then but is said to double every 35 days. What is it doubling from? It's just talk to entertain you and keep everyone stupid about it and their minds off the important things like our New Global Currency Reset. Fact check That!

Russia and China is lowering their prices and using their own currency between the two of them to make the US Dollar collapse, Fact check That! Will that hurt the US Economy or gives us the Key to shutting down the Central Banks and going back on the Gold Standard? Fact Check that! Does that mean Russia and China are working with the United States to take out the corrupt Central Banks and Federal Reserve System making it possible to go on the gold standard? Fact check That!

When did the head of the CDC know about the cure for Covid-19? Fact Check that!

Why are there no Covid-19 patients in the Hospitals taking up all the beds? Fact check that!

Why did Comey and John Brennan get arrested this week? Fact check that! Did Oprah Winfrey Traffick Children in the tunnels under her home in Florida? Fact check that!

Did Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Hanks die from Coronaviruc or by lethal injection. Fact check that! Why did Trump tweet Tom and Rita Hanks are still dead if they died of Covid-19? Fact check it. There is a lot going on! How many alien SHips are cloaked in the skies over North America? Fact check it since you have to have all the facts!

Or just stay away from it, so you don't look crazy like some people do!

It is always easier to just take the BLUE PILL and pretend like nothing is happening in the world today. There is a lot of hot stuff to talk about today. We are making History like never before and the people are asleep and don't want to wake up!

I have nothing against you personally, just saying! Continue on as you were.

-- Posted by sui on Wed, May 6, 2020, at 3:43 PM
Sui, how many people have told you you are crazy. I fact checked that and the facts are irrefutable. The Times Gazette makes a simple request of all commenters: "Please be respectful of others and try to stay on topic." You, in your best LeBron James attitude, totally ignore. On every blog here you average well over half of the verbiage most of which is manic ravings that are not even close to the topic outlined by the blogger.

I cannot imagine how you came to think people should be compelled to read and consider your soliloquies. You obviously have not the courage to initiate your own blog so why should anyone take you seriously? When you walk into the Times Gazette office and get permission to write your own blog, I'll give your bloviations more serious consideration. I find it most interesting you admonishing me about complaining while all you do is complain. How is one supposed to take seriously a domestic terrorist? FBI's characteristic, not mine.

-- Posted by cmcclanahan on Wed, May 6, 2020, at 4:46 PM
I personally don't give a **** if you listen to me or not. When it is all said and done, you WILL Thank me if thou I won't be there.

Now think about this that no one else has said anything about it.

When the LameStream Media think the camera's are off, They immediately remove their Masks. I have watched them in their videos when they think the cameras stopped rolling.

Now to this crazy Idiot with all his so called mental problems I can see that the MSM is out right lying about the Covid-19. How much more sh!t do you have to eat before you realize it is a scam to destroy the economy which they are hoping will kill Trumps re-election chance! These people are just plain evil and will be arrested soon.

Not only is the Deep State Evil but also the Main Stream Media who are lying and the news media who follow them. Trump is talking an awful lot about Treason and Sedition for the people writing and telling Lies to the people.

SO if you think I am lying, there is hope that I may be added to the Mass Arrests. But if I ain't, you should Fact Check what I am telling people.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1260091180190240768

Time to start waking up!

I am not talking to any one person, I am speaking to everyone.

When you stop and think about it, I am really a very nice laid back kind of guy. I am counteracting what the Evil Main Stream Media is lying to you about. They want to put the evil people back in charge by trying to get Trump out of office by any slimy means they can think of.

I will also tell everyone right now, that there are a lot of husbands and/or wives who are no longer human beings they are clones. A lot of people are going to wake up when it is over and realize they have been sleeping with a clone and not their husband or their wife. Sounds sick HUH?

You will all have to live through it, to prove me right or to prove me wrong! I am just telling everyone to listen to me with an open mind.

I am not going after you Carl. I believe most of what you say or know that you only have part of it right. I have been keeping up with a lot of this for years, yet a lot of it I never knew about. When Trump steps down we will be in Great shape worldwide. However, we will all have to change because the world will be changing like never before.

-- Posted by sui on Tue, May 12, 2020, at 6:20 PM

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