Current Events > Radio host mocked vaccines and COVID; now fighting for life; was on Ivermectin

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Vampire_Wreath
08/04/21 10:24:23 PM
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A conservative radio host in Tennessee, who repeatedly spread misinformation about coronavirus and mocked vaccines but changed his tune after falling seriously ill, was still fighting for his life on Saturday, weeks after contracting the virus.

Phil Valentine, who hosts a talk radio show on 99.7 WWTN-FM in Nashville, is hospitalized and is receiving supplemental oxygen while in critical care battling COVID pneumonia, his family said in a statement Friday.

They say he is still not getting well.. please pray for me, his wife, Susan, told the station on Saturday morning, according to a tweet. I am at a breaking point.

On Saturday afternoon, Julia Campbell Shirley declined to comment on her son-in-laws condition before hurriedly telling The Daily Beast: I certainly think people should be vaccinated.

Valentine had repeatedly downplayed COVID-19 and dismissed guidance from health officials about the seriousness of the virus and the importance of getting vaccinated.

In a blog post in December, days after doses of Pfizers COVID vaccine were first authorized for emergency use in the United States, Valentine said he was simply following the logic in deciding not to get vaccinated.

Im not an anti-vaxxer, he wrote. Im just using common sense. What are my odds of getting Covid? Theyre pretty low. What are my odds of dying from Covid if I do get it? Probably way less than 1 percent. Im doing what everyone should do and thats my own personal health risk assessment. If you have underlying health issues, you probably need to get the vaccine. If youre not at high risk of dying from Covid then youre probably safer not getting it.

After confirming rumors of his diagnosis on July 11, Valentine was initially well enough to report to listeners about his condition.

I think Im on the other side of it, he said of the virus on one occasion, according to WIAT, while describing painful coughing, congestion, and fatigue.

Im certainly moving forward, it appears, but not in a straight line, he added.

Valentine defended his decision not to get vaccinated as he began wrestling with the virus, insisting that he had thought the disease wouldnt kill him.

Before he was hospitalized, Valentine also announced on air that he was taking the vitamin D like crazy and had found a doctor who agreed to prescribe ivermectin. The drug, often used to treat parasites in animals, has been touted in right-wing media circles as a promising COVID treatment but the Food and Drug Administration has cautioned against its use for COVID-19.

But in the days that followed, Valentines family shared with the radio station that his battle against the virus had become more dire and he was being hospitalized in critical care.

His brother, Mark Valentine, posted an impassioned message to Facebook on Wednesday, suggesting that watching Phil Valentine who was fighting for his life, had persuaded him to get vaccinated when he was previously not inclined to do so.

Having seen this up close and personal I'd encourage ALL of you to put politics and other concerns aside and get it, he added, noting that he wouldnt wish his brothers condition on his worst enemies.

A day later, during an appearance on WWTN-FM in Nashville, Mark Valentine said his brother was regretful that he wasnt a more vocal advocate for getting vaccinated.

For those listening, I know if he were able to tell you this, he would tell you, Go get vaccinated. Quit worrying about the politics. Quit worrying about all the conspiracy theories, he said.

Mark Valentine insisted that while his brother had not been anti-vax, he got this one wrong.

Just last month, Valentine even wrote and performed a parody song of the Beatles song Taxman, called Vaxman in which he appeared to mock vaccines.

Let me tell you how it will be, he sang, and I dont care if you agree, Cause Im the Vaxman, yeah Im the Vaxman. If you dont like me coming round, be thankful I dont hold you down.

Tennessee continues to rank among the lowest in the country for vaccination rates even as cases are rising largely from the highly contagious Delta variant.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/im-at-breaking-point-phil-valentine-radio-host-who-regrets-mocking-vaccines-is-fighting-for-his-life

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Fluttershy
08/04/21 10:25:16 PM
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man plays stupid game is unhappy with stupid prize

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Trumpo
08/04/21 10:27:17 PM
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Oh no, anyway...
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Blue_Inigo
08/04/21 10:27:26 PM
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Umbreon
08/04/21 10:29:04 PM
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It's almost like vaccines work.

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Ruvan22
08/04/21 10:29:19 PM
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Feels like this isn't the first story like this. At least that joe4202 guy would have been happy that Ivermectin was used.
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ncsonic
08/04/21 10:29:33 PM
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Sad.

He more than likely got other people killed.

Karma is a bitch.

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__aCEr__
08/04/21 10:32:51 PM
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Well I'm glad his family came around and his brother is out there telling people to get vaccinated.

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monkmith
08/04/21 10:32:56 PM
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doctors prescribing ivermectin need to have their license revoked.

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ToPoPO
08/04/21 10:32:59 PM
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DAMN you're telling me the Vitamin D didn't work either?!
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ScazarMeltex
08/05/21 9:09:08 PM
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Imagine the amount of compassion I have for this person.

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CableZL
08/05/21 9:11:10 PM
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Yeah, the stories about anti vaxxers getting hospitalized with covid and regretting not getting vaccinated are happening more and more these days.

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Madcow
08/05/21 9:12:36 PM
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karmageddon28
08/05/21 9:20:32 PM
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Take him off oxygen, dump his ass in the parking lot, and throw him some ivermectin and vitamin D.

It was his choice to be a assclown, respect it, and let him have the consequences.

Save the oxygen for the people he probably infected.
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refmon
08/06/21 2:08:30 PM
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Madcow posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KTTlST_0mk


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CableZL
08/06/21 2:11:49 PM
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Who was it that had that long ass topic about Ivermectin?

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eston
08/06/21 2:13:09 PM
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If he pulls through, hopefully he will use his experience to advocate for others to get vaccinated

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Dark_SilverX
08/06/21 2:13:21 PM
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He should have stood 6 feet.

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JimiHendrix
08/06/21 2:15:25 PM
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Hehehehe.. hehehahahahehahhehehe MUAHAHAHAHA
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TheoryzC
08/06/21 2:17:17 PM
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CableZL posted...
Who was it that had that long ass topic about Ivermectin?


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ZevLoveDOOM
08/06/21 2:19:49 PM
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angry conservative radio hosts are basically old men yelling at clouds...
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3PiesAndAFork
08/06/21 2:20:48 PM
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His last words will be "hahaha dying to own the libs"

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Stewman_Magoo
08/06/21 2:20:59 PM
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eston posted...
If he pulls through, hopefully he will use his experience to advocate for others to get vaccinated

He's not pulling through. 4 days ago he needed to be transported out of state for ECMO (he wasn't stable to move), 3 days ago his kidneys were failing.

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Strider102
08/06/21 2:25:08 PM
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Another anti-vaxxer taking up space in a hospital.

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Imit8m3
08/06/21 2:28:42 PM
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LMAO, I mean...
Thoughts and prayers.

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Southernfatman
08/06/21 2:29:38 PM
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He called down the thunder and he got it.

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Jabodie
08/06/21 2:30:51 PM
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eston posted...
If he pulls through, hopefully he will use his experience to advocate for others to get vaccinated
Or maybe he'll say "see? the ivermectin saved me!"

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Will_VIIII
08/06/21 2:34:48 PM
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Oopsie

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Ruvan22
08/06/21 3:39:18 PM
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CableZL posted...
Who was it that had that long ass topic about Ivermectin?
Joenumber something, suspended now I think
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Stewman_Magoo
08/06/21 4:39:20 PM
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Jabodie
08/06/21 5:10:37 PM
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Stewman_Magoo posted...
Another one

https://www.wptv.com/lifestyle/taste-and-see/vocal-anti-vaccine-broadcaster-dies-from-covid-19-complications
At least his buds got vaccinated.

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Pitlord_Special
08/06/21 5:15:33 PM
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Sucks about the COVID but at least he wont have worms.

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Turbam
08/06/21 5:16:15 PM
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Hopefully stuff like this makes people go get the jab

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Strider102
08/06/21 5:52:06 PM
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Turbam posted...
Hopefully stuff like this makes people go get the jab

It hasn't worked yet with similar situations over the last year.

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Will_VIIII
08/06/21 6:01:08 PM
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If the current statistic of 99.5% of COVID-19 hospital cases are unvaccinated patients and that doesn't make them get the vaccine, I don't think anything will

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mybbqrules
08/06/21 6:03:08 PM
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monkmith posted...
doctors prescribing ivermectin need to have their license revoked.
This.

I used to get Ivermectin for our horses. It's for deworming.

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Shablagoo
08/06/21 6:05:48 PM
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I take zero satisfaction in these cases, this shit sucks and the fact that all the dishrag outlets like Fox News are even allowed to peddle their conspiracy theory anti-vax shit to the masses is depressing.

CableZL posted...
Who was it that had that long ass topic about Ivermectin?

joe numbers

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The Catgirl Fondler
08/06/21 6:06:27 PM
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Womp womp.
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soulunison2
08/06/21 6:13:48 PM
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how did that ivermectin work out/
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CADE FOSTER
08/06/21 6:15:12 PM
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Fucked around and found out karma is a bitch feel bad for his family not him tho
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luigi13579
08/06/21 6:19:16 PM
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*sees reams of data from many sources showing the efficacy of the vaccines*

"I'm not having the wool pulled over my eyes!"

*sees a shitty blog created last month touting the 'miracle' drug Ivermectin*

"That sounds like the one for me!"
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ToPoPO
08/06/21 10:10:07 PM
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Keep this bumped until good ol Joe gets outta purg
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Flockaveli
08/06/21 10:15:19 PM
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I don't feel bad for him or his family.

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kelemvor
08/08/21 11:09:19 AM
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Who's going to pay his doctor bills? Surely he's in the 6 figure range by now.
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Stewman_Magoo
08/08/21 12:53:07 PM
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kelemvor posted...
Who's going to pay his doctor bills? Surely he's in the 6 figure range by now.

I'm sure his family will start a gofundme once he croaks, if they haven't started one already.

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