CIB is back after a bit of a hiatus to celebrate the Atlanta Braves’ recent World Series victory, a discussion about the Virginia gubernatorial election from a couple weeks back, the approval of vaccines for young children, and a quick talk about Netflix’s hit Squid Game. Listen! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!
Show Rundown
Open — BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN!
29:03 — Republican upset in Virginia
1:07:21 — Vaccine rollout for 5-11 year olds
1:28:30 — Rittenhouse / Arbery trials
1:37:11 — CIB discusses Squid Game
ESPN’s Jeff Passan: World Series 2021: How champion Atlanta Braves found their swagger after losing Ronald Acuña Jr.
Here you’ll find a bunch of McAuliffe’s ads that ran in Virginia.
And here’s McAuliffe on Meet the Press.
Some examples of how some liberals see the CRT issue (that it doesn’t actually exist), and how it probably is in reality:
Alexis Madrigal in the Atlantic: Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive. I was ultracareful for 18 months. Then I got COVID.
From FactCheck dot org: A Guide to Pfizer/BioNTech’s Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids 5-11
In a phone interview, Meissner said he voted “yes” because he wanted the vaccine to be made available to anyone who wanted it, but also said that it should be made clear to parents that the myocarditis risk is not fully known and that it’s possible the vaccine could cause more hospitalizations than it prevents.
Although most of the vaccine-related myocarditis cases appear mild and self-resolving in adults, he noted that some patients still show abnormalities on MRI scans, and it’s not yet known what that means.
“Based on the facts that we have now, I think many parents may elect to wait and see what the experience turns out to be with other children in this age group,” he said, “and I think that’s a very reasonable approach.”
If there is a risk that outweighs the benefits, Meissner said, that should become clear within several months.