Did you allow this to happen why did over 12000. 00 americans die on your watch especially when you spend 1. 00 trillion dollars of our tax dollars on National Security this year alone the trumpet ministration secured a near record 750000000000. 00 in defense spending. But what kind of security are you buying us one a simple virus can crush our economy and Health Care Infrastructure in just a few short weeks naturally the most common answers we have citizens get in return when we ask these questions is either a litany of spoiled toddler like finger pointing like the kind we witnessed this week when us President Donald Trump tried to claim his inadequacies and failures were all the fault of the World Health Organization or or the other excuse one of my own personal favorites in political excuse making the a big protests we just didnt see this coming. Which which might be true appear in every average every day jane and john q citizen but when you were the House Speaker when you were the Senate Majority leader or were near the president of the United States we didnt see it coming is no excuse especially when the very military Industrial Complex that you worship that you and our money over to warn you of this very catastrophe 3 years ago according to a 2017 u. S. Northern command plan out of the pentagon the nation reports that the pentagon was not just well aware of the threat of a nobel influenza but even anticipated the consequence scarcity of ventilators face mask and face mask and hospital beds. Schumer palosi donal rubio cotton and all and all and all the rest my friends theyve run out of excuses recent weeks have taught the American People that we are far from in the trillion dollar Security State they have built around us in fact we are out in the cold as we start watching the hawks. Whats going on a cd the streets you want to see. There so you. See the crisis you always stay ill see a. Great city this least systemic deception is the late show which i will so when the job is. Well the one watching arcs i am tired over the summer and im amazed im sorry that the excuses just keep piling up now but in that its like every other day its well it is World Health Organizations fall well known that is this persons fault when at the end of the day im sorry im a little angry but at the end of the day im tired of excuses out of our leaders especially one it seems like every other week that this virus goes on we see the bay knew somebody knew everyone knew it well advance and ahead of time that this was coming to. Oh absolutely and at this point trump has to he feels like he has to play the blame game because he does not take responsibility for anything on his own we know that hes known about corona virus since january the alarms were raised they were doctors they were scientists they were other nation state leaders who were telling him about it there was also a task force that was supposed to take place then that we did not see actually happen until just a few weeks ago so he cant say that he did not know he cant also just point blame to the World Health Organization the World Health Organization for its part issued warnings early on as well and i a feel as though at this point we have a president who one just doesnt like taking responsibility for anything but also the initial peak that he solved from his announcements about coronavirus 3 poor weeks ago in terms of polling has now gone down so initially there was a bump that said that you know people were gathering they were doing that round the flag gathering that americans do when there is a certain tragedy that is happening but then they saw him say that everything will be open by easter they saw him you know tell businesses that everything will be fine they saw him tell the American Public that this was not going to be a big deal and all of that fell flat on its face he doesnt want to admit his own wrong and definitely done our best but what about congress you know congress is the ones who theyre the ones who decide what money goes where theyre the ones who spent you know a trillion dollars on National Security and clearly were not that secure clearly our priorities were not you know our priorities were weve got to build more you know warships and guns and tanks and bombs that barbarous doesnt care about that now people might say oh well thats hindsight 20 twentieths well no its not when you have the pentagon telling you in 2017 saying hey this is a major issue that could be coming down the pipe to practice i mean they literally pointed right to the family that covert money team belongs to saying the most likely and significant threat is the nobel respiratory disease particularly a nobel influenza disease i mean they had it right there cant be more plain than that what we know about congress is that they have a habit of writing a blank check. To many things particularly as it relates to as it relates to a lot of our military intervention a lot of our funds for that its interesting that they did not take because they also didnt take this seriously were talking congress from both sides of the you Congress Members did not see this as something that we should actually be really building up our awareness for that we should be building up a lot of the supplies for if they did if they had paid attention to this to this acknowledgment years ago we would not be where we are right now even during the george w. Bush administration and now you know Trumps Administration is making his look glowing but during the Bush Administration he had a stockpile and believe that there would be Something Like this that would happen and this was what 2 administrations ago at this point and it baffles me that congress. Has chosen not to pay this any attention until now youre not the only one baffled Dennis Kaufman who served as the head of Infectious Diseases and Countermeasures Division at the Defense Intelligence agency from 20142017 he actually told the nation quote the Intelligence Community was warned about the threat from highly pathogenic influenza viruses for 2 decades at least they have warned about a crowd of viruses for at least 5 years he went on to call law makers saying quote there have been recent pronouncement that the corona virus pandemic represents an intelligence failure failure its letting people who ignored intelligence warnings off the hook that excuse basically is them trying to say oh dont blame. You but yet you are precisely who we should be blaming right now absolutely and we dont have a problem in paying intelligence mornings attention when they dont have to do with help clear exactly. And because nothing says protecting u. S. Citizens from a buyer is more than starting a potential war u. S. Navy warships are now headed to the caribbean and the coast of venezuela in a dangerous new move that could escalate friction between the United States and been its way or the u. S. Claims its Navy Presence in the region is to counter illegal narcotics operations but the bennetts whaling government says its preparing for any potential conflicts r. T. Correspondent john hoodie has more from miami. Americas war on drugs is taking aim at venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his socalled cartel of the sons the Trump Administration indicted majeure and several others on Drug Trafficking and narco terrorism charges march 26th an extraordinary announcement that diverted attention at least briefly anyway from another ongoing war the coronavirus war then last week President Trump announced u. S. Navy ships were heading to the caribbean and the coast of venezuela to beef up americas anti drug operations in the region were deploying Additional Navy destroyers combat ships aircrew. Helicopters coast guard cutters and air force Surveillance Aircraft doubling our capabilities in the region. Do it all in response to the indictment called President Trump a quote racist supremacy cowboy announced last week he was preparing his military for battle the calling for a cease fire during the coronavirus pandemic in this tweet he blamed us and colombian conspiracies to quote fill venezuela with violence moderate has long been accused of being involved in venezuelan Drug Trafficking along with the cartel of the sons a reference to Venezuelan Army generals who wear the sun insignia on their shoulders and are also accused of providing safe haven and support to the colombian antigovernment Guerrilla Army organization fark venezuela has become a major cocaine distribution route used by drug traffickers flying through Central America or by sea and going through the bahamas and then on to destinations here in the United States like miami or new York New Jersey baltimore and philadelphia among other ports like the u. S. Invasion of panama and arrested Manuel Noriega also accused of Drug Trafficking in 1989 the trip administrations indictment among dural is being seen as an effort to remove him from power perhaps even by force whether or not the u. S. Indictment of madeira and the naval presence in that region is a precursor to an invasion remains to be seen but it is clearly shining a spotlight on the dura and venezuela socalled cartel of the sons for r. T. John hardy. You know its amazing to me that you see whether its venezuela or even iran over the middle east but right now at a time of imminent danger to citizens of home the world were worried about. Whether or not hes a drug trafficker a doctor seems ridiculous to me we always have a habit of finding someone else to attack and someone and another. To demonize you probably already know how i feel about the war on drugs in general the global war on drugs is even more problematic and there may be some issues with the manure which seem i think that people could admit to that but the United States basically going out on an all out drug war in the midst of it paid a Global Pandemic is its not the right time its not the place and i think that my girls comments towards towards donald trump and what were seeing happen there are extremely poignant at this moment. Really and whats what blows my mind is you really want to stop the drug war and you want to you want to crack down on drugs i have an idea and the prohibition of narcotics and the prohibition of that because guess what thats the only reason the only reason that you have violence around the drug war is because its illegal because you know people criminals are running it you take that out of the equation and suddenly you dont have a problem anymore but this you know element of saying oh were going to go after but as well to me its just you know its using the drug war to promote regime change but like under cover of drug war you know its like well we didnt like the guy but lets like drum up some charges against him just so we can quickly remove him from office while everyone is distracted with the absolutely i think that that is that hit the nail on the head specifically because everyone right now news cycles are covering the pandemic 10 pandemic 247 no one is really talking about this and any time you bring up drugs you bring up gangs you bring up weapons then it is often used as a reason to not have your actions question because nobody likes drugs gangs and attacks of course but you know and nobody likes the but lets also lets be real about the drug war for a lot of communities across this country thats the only option they have for economic is my ability their guts whats tragic about it the shadow economy is the only economy thats reaching into their neighborhoods saying hey well bring your jobs will bring your money will be able to pay so your family can eat thats the real tragedy of the entire drug war to begin with and instead of supporting a global metric of. Development for a lot of these countries that are central and south made. Who are falling to gangs and drug fame as communities that are fall into gangs and drugs right here in the United States this president and i would argue Congress Members as well arent doing enough to support and to build these areas no theyre not and we still have to remember too is that most theres also been theyve not theyve also not brought forth any actual Hardcore Concrete evidence of this alleged cartel thats but operating out of venezuela apparently from the president down. But in fact most u. S. Data says that a small fraction drug routes do run through but as wayland but most of them run through our ally colombia and mexico and things like that the venezuela small on that list so thats what i mean its really just kind of stinks to me at the end of the day im hey everyones talking about pandemic lets lets move over and see if we can depose but while were at it and no one will raise too many questions because if we did this when people were worried about getting sick then there might be more questions about that kind of regime change and theres always time for it. All right as we go to break remember that you can also start watching the hawks on demand through the brand new portable t. V. App which is available on smartphones through google play on the Apple App Store by searching for double t. V. Or stream most to your t. V. By downloading the portable t. V. App which is on apple t. V. And on line a portable. T. V. A lot but thats what you should be watching is portable t. V. And it will be available to more and more devices coming soon coming up we discuss the fight for equality in the Health Care Industry or the community in the time of covert 19 with Preston Mitchell professor of law at Georgetown Law Center stay tuned to watch the. What is the difference between embarrassing gaffes and elder abuse joe biden certainly excels at the former and maybe is the big name of the law we are told mention of Mental Health is off limits to what degree is the public the right to know. The world is driven by shaped by those. Who dares thinks. We dare to ask. Join me every thursday a little excitement and ill be speaking to get us through the world of politics all those lives im showbusiness. I dont trust medical authority at all ever and the reason for that is i had this horrible auto me just sort of growing up and it turns out it was completely alleviated with very drastic dietary measures and i went to a number of doctors to discuss what happened to me and i was basically laughed at like diet has nothing to do with our immune disorders so my suggestion to people who have Health Issues they cant figure out if theyre going to see a medical professional and theyve been going for 10 years and theyre still in the same place and they should probably take it upon themselves to Start Testing things out testing out diet testing out exercise and try and figure out things on their own. The l. G. B. T. Q. Community is disproportionately affected in our Homeless Population theyre being discriminated against and work in educational environments not to Mention Health care and access to quality care the children ministration and the Republican Party have consistently refused to allow the equal rights act to see the light of day denying much needed support for this Underserved Group and the harsh reality for americans is that minority groups are 2nd class citizens for l. G. B. Team members of society covert 19 has brought their daily realities to the forefront even in a Global Pandemic there is little News Coverage of how this particular group is affected considering the barriers to Health Care Access members of the community are at great risk according to recent polling 72 percent of the population expressed concern about the impact of coronavirus on them and their families their concern is valid america has a long history of discrimination against groups specifically game in and trans women and even when these brave individuals are stepping up to help others in need they are reminded of their 2nd class status in december of 2015 the f. D. A. Route the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood to a one year deferral period for any man whos had sexual intercourse with another man this ban was in place where god was of the fact that all blood irrespective to Sexual Orientation has to go through rigorous testing now lets be honest the ban doesnt make much sense considering it only targets came in what about heterosexual women and men who engage in risky behavior with multiple partners are they any more safe. And now amid the covert 900. 00 outbreak as calls for blood in plasma donations rise and blood banks find themselves at a crossroads to meet the growing need the f. D. A. Rethought its stance on blood donations the new guidelines reduce the donation deferral period for sexually active gay and bisexual men from 12 months to 3. It shouldnt take a pandemic for equality and lifesaving support to reach the poor front of american consciousness could become all a virus no wonder she had moment for l g b t rights and advocacy here to tell us more is Preston Mitchell writer an abject professor of law at Georgetown Law Center welcome present. Thank you for having me. Its really fascinating when you look at the history of the f. D. A. Is treatment of gay men i mean originally they were banned from giving blood donations back in the 1980 s. And with the hiv aids epidemic weve come a long way since that era not only in our understanding of the virus but also prevention methods why did limits to why do limit still exist in blood donations from gay men and why is this the group that is most excluded when it comes to the issues like this. Homophobia is that easy were about to use here but i would like to start by setting it by painting a picture 1st so for more than 30 years sexually active gay bisexual and other men who have sex with men and trans people i should say have been prevented from donating blood so in the f. D. A. Is guidance f. D. A. Has specifically noted and recommended that blood establishments indefinitely just for donors from donating blood since 977 if theyve had sex with another male so the regulations itself were put in place in 1903 in the wake of the each aids cases and the related panics that weve seen and that many people have experienced so while hardly anyone tests positive for things like blood art student test positive for h i v because of blood transfusions and blood is test that we now legally have 30 plus years of discrimination on the books again why i say that is is because of homophobia heres what we know we know that all blood is tested so even in the face of science in the advent of Technology Lot of some particular communities is automatically perceived as damaged damaged and dangerous and not worthy of save you know life. Take a step back by saying in 2016 i wrote an article so the group called polls tragedy homophobic blood ban puts lives at risk the purpose of that article was to describe the need to push the f. D. A. For over train the entire band not just issued temporary orders not just issued deferral periods in that piece i specifically said we cannot wait for another tragedy to realize just how important having more access to blood donations is now look we have a National Strategy tragedy in the form of Public Health crisis and its a shame that f. D. A. Is just now deciding to rethink their already discriminatory ban. And preston americans now have an outsize reliance on government from Small Business support to checks to stabilize working class families government has played more phone than friends of the people historically what happens now. So i think what happens now is the government needs to continue having honest hard conversations with themselves with Community Members so part of the truth is you know and to be clear as you stated already the f. D. A. Issued their guidance to review issued the guidance in 2015 for 12 months to for a period now they reissued the guidance for 3 must appropriate so we need to honestly think about the role that stigma discrimination and criminalization has played for l. T. Teach you communities especially black and brown analyses immunities who really populate a lot of the Southern StatesSouthern States who have not expanded medicaid i would at the government is to have an honest conversation around its role in the harm that is cause of the teach you people like me so wanted to run the role of people and Health Disparities overseas you people have lacked in Health Insurance coverage we have asthma contrary to popular belief many of us live in poverty and many of us experience homelessness especially young people so cold it inherently impacts them so again the. Government needs a saint how can actually invest in the lives of marginalized communities and System Impact communities and eligible to suit the people of color are no different and this is beyond the United States right even though the f. D. A. Covers the United States the u. S. Food and Drug Administration this is a Global Crisis this is a Global Pandemic and l g t 2 communities across the world have always taught attention to the harm that governments have and they need to do a much better job to save our lives that they are certainly most do its interesting because the algebra 2 q. Community much like the Africanamerican Community has heightened vulnerability factors that make over 1000 a lot more dangerous and life threatening to their communities both here in the states and around the world what precautions can members of. The Community Take to protect themselves during this pandemic but you would recommend. Until some of us it is that eligible teach you people can do of course is you know make sure that we are staying home and staying safe if were able to do so right so of course you know i want to be honest around what it means to socially distance there are there are a lot of i would say dangerously untrue statements being made around black america and around you folks and young people where there is a lot of shame and blame being placed on these particular communities why arent they because its easy to blame us because weve always been blamed for causing most havoc and harm in this entire country despite this country causing havoc and harming our lives right so if it is saved and its possible to do sul of the people should stay safe but the truth is many of us including many black and brown square transferrable are essential workers so we have to have more interaction many of us in gauging good economies which means that we are drivers religious robbers were m. A lot amazon delivery drivers and so i think were honest i think we have to have an again an honest conversation with the role that only the local state and federal governments are having the people we also have to have our most honest conversation around the onus that is placed. On particular people when the rule issues are institutions that have not really preparing for pandemic and port that were not put in place would have mitigated a lot of the harm that its cost to a lot of the marginalized communities again weve seen added now most of the communities will see black americans are between 13 and 30 percent in some states as like the population when the harm for some of these places in louisiana and detroit among others are 6 to 60 to 70 percent that is not because of race that is because of race and that distinguishing factor matters here i couldnt agree with you more i got to say thank you so much for coming on the bay and educating our viewers once again pressed to mitcham writer adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law Center pleasure sir thank you thank you such a pleasure. Throughout history we have often looked to the night sky to find the inspiration dreams and even hope that we all need well this week if you look to the made sky you could find all those things and a pretty super paying moon yes the moon was at its biggest in post this week as april school moon was a push lee recognized as the larger super moon of 2020 also called the pink moon april super moon got its nickname not from turning paying but to mark the occasion but to mark the occasion of being the closest to earth in its a little orbit but were doing so when the earth mosse pink or moss blocks is in bloom yes a plant down here on earth gave the moon a pink name which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of spring and i use moon and flowers the 1st show absolutely beautiful but it is out of surgery today remember everyone in those world we are not told that we are loved so i tell you all i love you i am tired old winter and im in the keep on watching all those hawks out there and have a great day and night of weather. During this crisis the question us always been. Jay powell over there is a Federal Reserve and other central bankers and flavor reflate are pumped up. Quick enough to do. Any downdraft in the stock market i know economically thats got a lot of problems associated with that but thats the big question. In this community there are people who believe that its ok. Its really hard there are no jobs and you see the kids ask and as a parent. I can come up with arguments theres a lot of conflict in the game between the 2 most of the conflict i would say. Is me. Close one of the childrens children is good because the state of california alone makes 6000000000 dollars that you have to prison complex just to get some point in your life where. You dont care. Anything. Hey folks Dennis Miller here or about to be joined by Suzanne Somers shes got a new book a new way to a and well what are we waiting for im not getting any younger right after this Suzanne Somers on Dennis Miller plus what. A welcome to Dennis Miller plus one this will be fun shes a great day Suzanne Somers is on the show shes a successful actress New York Times best selling author singer businesswoman tough chick too she survives and things along the way shes known for her acting roles in Threes Company and step by step shes written 27 books were talking about acts 23456 might be this one its a book about aging shes also written poetry book autobiographies cookbooks Health Guides her new book and its such a lovely picture is a new way to age which is available now in bookstores and online please say hello to susan suffering from so how does it nice to see you i always. You know i always have a good vibe with you me too with you nice to see the big guy with us today to talk about that. 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