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[powderman]

   
cnn supports NYC super spreader concert, but faults biker rally.
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https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-nyc-concert-super-spreader-weather-hurricane-henri

CNN panned for holding 'super spreader' concert upended by weather
Heavy rain interrupted Barry Manilow set
By Cortney O'Brien | Fox News

Gov. Noem: Media lied about Sturgis Rally being COVID 'super spreader'
CNN's "We Love NYC: Homecoming Concert" in Central Park was panned by critics as a "super spreader" event before getting washed out by severe weather ahead of Hurricane Henri on Saturday,

The concert was announced last month by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio when COVID-19 cases appeared to be under control in New York. The event was intended to celebrate the reopening of the Big Apple after having been largely shuttered during the pandemic. Attendees were required to show proof of vaccination.

As the concert got underway, however, some viewers denounced it as a "super spreader" event, observing the largely maskless crowd.

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Others condemned the network for continuing with the concert amid the ongoing chaos in Afghanistan. Thousands of Americans and Afghans are trying to flee the country following a Taliban takeover in the wake of the withdrawal of American troops.


A few hours into the concert, it was abruptly put on hold due to the weather. Organizers scrambled to table the concert as heavy rain came down in the middle of a performance by Barry Manilow.

Some quipped it was a sign from God that it was too soon to be holding the event.


CNN CONCERT DISASTER FORCES ANDERSON COOPER, OTHERS TO KILL AIR TIME


The delays forced CNN anchor Anderson Cooper to kill time by conducting phone interviews with some of the artists, including Manilow and famed guitarist Carlos Santana.

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Some observers noted how the media was quick to condemn South Dakota's recent Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as a super spreader event, yet didn't seem so keen to pick on the Central Park concert.



White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci was among the experts who warned against the Sturgis rally, suggesting that attendees place the public health crisis above their personal enjoyment. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, R., responded in kind, wondering why he only seemed to take issue with events in typically red states, while appearing to ignore other concerts like Chicago's Lollapalooza or former President Barack Obama's 60th birthday bash.

"I didn't hear him criticize President Obama for having a party for his birthday," she said on "Fox & Friends." "I didn't hear him go after the other concerts that have been happening in this country or the complete ignoring of our federal laws by this open border policy that President Biden has embraced."

Cortney O'Brien is an Editor at Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @obrienc2.

[darkgael]

I do not think that the concert should have been held.
That being said….are the  two events comparable as as the ability to spread the virus. The concert in NYC required proof of vaccination for entry. The Sturgis rally did not afaik.

[ironglow]

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  Just more leftist hypocrisy..so what else is new?  ..And no, the two events were not directly comparable..

  Not having atended either one, I cannot accurately picture them, but only go by the usual practices of each.

  1)  If the NYC concert went as usual, people were shoulder to shoulder, practically breathing in each other's faces,
   Were they all vaccinated?  How closely were they vetted?  The communities of color are noted for resistance to vaccination, what's to keep anyone fom making duplicate cards ?  Printing is easy these days..

  2) At Sturgis rally includes people who know their risks, and willing to accept them. 
   They are noted for a "keep out of my face" attitude, so there was little chance they would be packed in like sardines... the practice of most concerts.
  Who knows how many attendees were already vaccinated?  There could have been a sizeable number..nobody knows.... and likely, nobody truly knows  how many were vaccinated at the NY bash !

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  All that being said, let's look at what the 'guvment' tells us..   " The mask will stop the virus..the mask won't stop the virus."
    "The vaccine is almost 100% effective.. the vaccination is not effective enough so youbcan gather in weddings, funerals etc."
    "Gathering at grandma's funeral, even with a mask... is super dangerous...but leading a group to the "French Laundry" for a costly dinner, even without masks or checking vaccination cards is fine."

  "Your hairdresser must close shop..but my hairdresser must open their door for me!"

      DG, I consider you a bright person...so you MUST see the hypocrisy involved in the excuses.  You MUST catch the duplicity (putting it kindly) of the positions offered by politicians and their appointed 'doctors'..

   One last question;  How often does anyone have to be caught lying..before they are simply written off as a gathering of LIARS ?

[Dee]

I don't care.