Comments by "Alan Friesen" (@alanfriesen9837) on "ABC News" channel.

  1. same same
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  2.  @joy-115  He'd be awfully good on the second slot under Bernie to help give independents a reason to vote Democratic.
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  3. He already has, but yeah, I hope we haven't heard the last of Pete Buttigieg at the national level.
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  4.  @ariesgirl9592  Yeah, I didn't see a good reason. I was wondering if I was missing something. When a cop pulls me over he usually just walks up to the window and asks me if I knew I was speeding or that my plates were expired. Before I made the obvious assumptions I wanted to see if somebody knew something I didn't.
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  5.  @jestersjokers  Biden scares me. He looks a lot like Kerry. I'll support him if he gets the nod but now that Pete's out and Amy's not really looking viable, I think it's time to get behind Bernie.
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  6.  @Faithriders4830  Flu deaths in the United States by year according to CDC: 2010-11—37,000, 2011-12—12,000, 2012-13—43,000, 2013-14—38,000, 2014-15—51,000, 2015-16—23,000, 2016-17—38,000, 2017-18—61,000, 2018-19—34,000, 2019-20—22,000. COVID deaths in 2020 are currently at 263,000 and this is with social distancing and mask use by all responsible individuals and other measures designed to suppress the spread of the disease, measures not used in previous years to suppress the spread of influenza. COVID is on a completely different scale than the flu. The 2018 leading causes of death are as follows according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Heart disease: 655,381 Cancer: 599,274 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 167,127 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 159,486 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 147,810 Alzheimer’s disease: 122,019 Diabetes: 84,946 Influenza and pneumonia: 59,120 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 51,386 Intentional self-harm (suicide): 48,344 If 2020 numbers are similar than COVID would be the number three cause of death after cancer and heart disease and above all safety-related accidents. It would be nearly five times the death rate for influenza and pneumonia.
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  7.  @Faithriders4830  The only people that are lying about it are the people who aren't taking it seriously. It's going to be the third largest killer this year and unlike the numbers 1 & 2, it's virulently contagious.
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  8. @Zach Devivo Exactly.
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  9. @Player Versus Bird It would show independents that Bernie isn't as closed-minded as some of his rabid supporters and that maybe he might be willing to listen to them as well. Be careful what you wish for. You might not pass that voting test.
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  10.  Hal 9000  I dearly hope you are mistaken.
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  11.  @Yooncelebtarot  Do we know what prompted them to draw on him in the first place?
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  12. I'm usually inclined to argue that we should try a little harder to understand Russia's viewpoint and try to hammer out our differences diplomatically and find common goals that we can work towards together. However, if this turns out to be true, this is the kind of thing that I would be willing to fight over. If Russia is posting bounty on our soldiers then they are engaging in an act of war, and the price for that kind of belligerence should be high.
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  13.  John Adams  Nor do I, but you can't let this behavior go unchecked.
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  14. Fourteenth Amendment was ratified after the Civil War.
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