{"id":17694,"date":"2020-09-19T20:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T00:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=17694"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:30:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:30:30","slug":"a-talking-to-as-summer-nears-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=17694","title":{"rendered":"A Talking-To"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?attachment_id=17698\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17698\" src=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.beach-masks-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.beach-masks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.beach-masks-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.beach-masks.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a>Linda Lou Burton posting from Little Rock, Arkansas <\/em>\u2013 Summer is nearing an end, and I\u2019m wagging my finger\u00a0 to get your attention this Saturday evening about COVID19 in the United States and the World. The virus hasn\u2019t disappeared yet, and sadly, the United States continues to be coping poorly. The<em> World Health Organization<\/em> reports <em>30,369,778 cases<\/em> tallied up around the globe as of September 19. The<em> Centers for Disease Control<\/em> reports <em>6,706,374 cases<\/em> in the United States as of September 19. Do the math: 22% of the COVID19 cases in the world are in the United States. And remember, the United States accounts for only 4% of the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I REPEAT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WORLD COVID19 cases: 30,369,778<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UNITED STATES COVID19 cases: 6,706,374<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?attachment_id=17703\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17703\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17703\" src=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.-mask-world-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.-mask-world-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.-mask-world.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UNITED STATES: 22% of World COVID19 cases<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UNITED STATES: 4% of World population<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As to DEATHS from COVID19, the <em>World Health Organization<\/em> reports <em>948,795 deaths<\/em> worldwide due to COVID19 as of September 19. The <em>Centers for Disease Control<\/em> reports <em>198,099 deaths<\/em> in the United States due to COVID19 as of September 19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My stepmother was one of those statistics. She was buried September 13 in Jasper, Alabama (Alabama now the fifth deadliest state to live in). Her name was Opal Burton and she lived for 97 years, until she contracted the virus while quarantined in a nursing home. Not the way anyone should spend their last days on earth; she was in a place that should have been able to keep her safe. It makes me sad, and it makes me angry that we have let this virus dig into our lives the way it has. God bless you Opal, and forgive the laxity that allowed things to get so far beyond control. Your life was much too valuable to be lost in such a way.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DEATHS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WORLD COVID19 deaths: 948,795<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UNITED STATES COVID19 deaths: 198,099<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?attachment_id=17705\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17705\" src=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.coffin-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.coffin-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.coffin.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UNITED STATES: 21% of World COVID19 deaths<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UNITED STATES: 4% of World Population<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Within the United States, which states have the WORST RECORD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The FIVE STATES with the HIGHEST percentage of their population DIAGNOSED with COVID19:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Louisiana: 3.47%. Governor John Bell Edwards, Democrat<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi: 3.13%. Governor Tate Reeves, Republican<\/li>\n<li>Florida: 3.12%. Governor Ron DeSantis, Republican<\/li>\n<li>Arizona: 2.93%. Governor Doug Ducey, Republican<\/li>\n<li>Alabama: 2.91%. Governor Kay Ivey, Republican<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Of those who contracted COVID19, the FIVE STATES with the HIGHEST percentage of those DYING from the virus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connecticut: 8.09%. Governor Ned Lamont, Democrat<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey: 8.08%. Governor Phil Murphy, Democrat<\/li>\n<li>New York: 7.29%. Governor Andrew Cuomo, Democrat<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts: 6.89%. Governor Charles Baker, Republican<\/li>\n<li>New Hampshire: 5.57%. Governor Chris Sununu, Republican<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?attachment_id=17710\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17710\" src=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.remedies-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.remedies-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.remedies-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/09.19.remedies.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>We\u2019ve got to do better people<\/em>. What are YOU doing personally to make sure the virus doesn\u2019t grab onto your beautiful body? And if it unfortunately HAS DONE THAT, and you are feverish and coughing and feel totally pukey BAD, what are you doing to make sure you don\u2019t spread it around? Our powers in office can make good or bad decisions about issuing mandates and opening or closing facilities. But it is up to YOU to practice good common sense. You\u2019ve heard enough details about COVID19 symptoms, and dangers. You know the drill. In all the political froo-froo and blame-game playacting, it\u2019s still WE THE PEOPLE who can slow the virus down by sensible behavior and good judgment. Don\u2019t be a ding-dong!<\/p>\n<p>In 45 days, it\u2019s time to VOTE. Stay tuned for a daily post about each of the 45 presidents who have already served, from GEORGE to DONALD. You DO NOT want to miss that. If you think things are crazy NOW, well, they are, but there has been mucho craziness in the past too.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t despair. You know what to do on November 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda Lou Burton posting from Little Rock, Arkansas \u2013 Summer is nearing an end, and I\u2019m wagging my finger\u00a0 to get your attention this Saturday evening about COVID19 in the United States and the World. The virus hasn\u2019t disappeared yet, and sadly, the United States continues to be coping poorly. 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