Originally Posted by S=kBlogW (Post 1961862)

I don't think you understand how Operation warp speed worked. Here's a clue, it wasn't called Operation warp money. The government did offer vaccine R&D funding, which some smaller companies like Moderna accepted. In return, the government would get a little better price if and when vaccine was approved. Pfizer, who have more money than God, did not take the funding since they have tremendous amounts of capital, and wanted to protect their profits if their vaccine worked. I guess that makes them guilty of "predatory capitalism"

The reason Operation warp speed worked so well is because the government cleared all the bureaucratic hurdles that caused previous vaccine development to take 10 years. The government also incentivized vaccine developers by committing to billions of dollars of orders for any vaccine approved. More "predatory capitalism" or something.

Originally Posted by tvbound (Post 1961855)

Once again, history is trying to be warped and rewritten by a certain contingent. The first vaccine was developed by Pfizer, who did not take a penny from 'Operation Warp Speed.' That didn't stop certain people from trying to take credit for it though and the multitudes who were/are gullible enough to believe it.

Originally Posted by S=kBlogW (Post 1961854)

These things are proven facts:

Fauci is a proponent of gain of function virus research

Fauci's NIH gave several million dollars in grants to Peter Daszak of the EcoHealth Alliance, and Peter Daszak is also a known proponent of gain of function research.

Daszak gave $600,000 of Fauci's funds to the Wuhan lab to study coronaviruses.

Not proven but looking more and more likely:

Wuhan lab conducted gain of function research on coronavirus, made it infectious to humans, and virus leaked into general population via exposed lab workers.

Does this mean Fauci wanted to start a global pandemic? Nope. But it's not a good look if the Wuhan lab he helped finance turns out to have unleashed an engineered virus upon the world.

Sorry to all the grannies who thought Fauci is "the bomb" and a "national treasure"

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1961694)

Until I see proof, I see nothing that makes Dr. Fauci be part of something planned to harm us.

I am a fiscal conservative. I am a person who strongly believes that most of our scientists have ethical motives. I am a person who knows that the press is motivated and financially fueled by click bait and that most politicians are not statesmen or women.

Not all people, no matter HOW they vote can be trusted to use true critical thinking. Not me, not you, not anyone. We all have our own agenda. Smart is whether or not someone agrees with you. Fear engenders a lot of theories. Getting to the truth of anything is the biggest obstacle mankind has.

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 1961842)

One of the continuing themes on this site is that the vaccines are not safe and people are not going to get vaccinated because they do not want to be a guinea pig.

Warp speed had very little to do with getting a vaccine, and a lot to do with reducing validation and testing requirements to make a vaccine safe.

Originally Posted by tvbound (Post 1961855)

once again, history is trying to be warped and rewritten by a certain contingent. The first vaccine was developed by pfizer, who did not take a penny from 'operation warp speed.' that didn't stop certain people from trying to take credit for it though and the multitudes who were/are gullible enough to believe it.

Originally Posted by Bucco (Post 1961867)

Yep, government "greased" the skid and it took lots of time out of the equation, yet the same folks who rave about that warp speed seem to complain about the safety of the vaccine.

I happen to think that warp speed helped Moderna for sure and Moderna and Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer to get temporary approval.

But, if you think it moved to fast and is unsafe how can you brag about the speed.

Originally Posted by hrenner (Post 1961717)

"If you check out the website, you see it is a far right wing site with every article bashing the left".
"Fake news. Get info from a better source
Your facts are from a far right website. Funny you believe it"

Originally Posted by I'm Popeye! (Post 1961887)

So I guess your saying, if the leftest media don't report on this situation it's not true! :confused:
Short Note: The leftest media are always behind the time and will apologize next month on page 28. :ho:

Originally Posted by Sabella (Post 1961398)

Wuhan lab leak might be a lot more than a conspiracy theory, but I guess your in the group that makes determinations without the true facts and evidence .

Originally Posted by I'm Popeye! (Post 1961887)

So I guess your saying, if the leftest media don't report on this situation it's not true! :confused:
Short Note: The leftest media are always behind the time and will apologize next month on page 28. :ho:

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1961898)

It would be NICE to know if CV started in a lab or was a crossover from bats to humans. But, the chances of prying the TRUTH from China are slim. And it is NOT very important to the average citizen in ANY part of the world. Do the people coming in over the Southern Border care about the CV origins.......doubtful? Personally, I don't waste my time spinning my brain for things like that, which are unresolvable. How many brain cells do I REALLY want to devote to questions like, "is there a God"? I might need to study the Wuhan controversy, if I was a top-level CIA or other spy manager, but I am NOT. So, to me, it matters NAUGHT!

Originally Posted by spalumbos62 (Post 1961871)

just because fauci gave money to lab doesn't mean he was involved at all.....that's like saying any person that gave money to trumps campaign was involved in the incirection

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 1961900)

Hmm, I interpreted it as the site linked has a history of failing fact checks. The fact it is a right-leaning site is not important to me, just another detail.