‘God Did NOT Do That’: Gov. Cuomo Takes Credit Away From God While Boasting About His Coronavirus Response

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According to Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, God did not flatten that curve, “we” did. And given the context Cuomo said it in, he made it sound a lot like he was giving all the credit to himself.

According to Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, God did not flatten that curve, “we” did. And given the context Cuomo said it in, he made it sound a lot like he was giving all the credit to himself.

At a news conference Monday, the New York Democrat was talking about the improving statistics, with coronavirus hospitalizations in the state at approximately 18,825 at the time.

I said, if you look at the numbers, 18,000, 18,000, 18,000, 18,000, 18,000, the numbers suggest a plateauing, slight increase, but a plateauing, which is what the experts have talked about. That’s what the numbers say,” Cuomo said at the news conference

I also say whatever those numbers say is a direct result of what we do. I’ve said, if we do something stupid, you will see those numbers go right back up tomorrow, period.

The worst can be over, and it is over unless we do something reckless. And you can turn those numbers on two or three days of reckless behavior,” he added. “It’s like being on a diet, right? You get on the scale every morning. ‘I lost five pounds. I lost five pounds. I’ve lost five pounds.’

Oh, you’re declaring that you have lost five pounds forever. No, I lose self-discipline today and I go home and I eat like a horse. And I’ll get on that scale, it’s going to give me a different number tomorrow. It is directly a result of what you do today.”

Just as reporters were beginning to get confused, Andrew Cuomo got to the point — and took all the credit for himself, while dismissing the idea God has anything to do with anything in New York City.

The number is down, because we brought the number down. God did not do that. Fate did not do that. Destiny did not do that. A lot of pain and suffering did that,” Cuomo said.

WesternJournal report: So God had nothing to do with this?

Cuomo, for whatever it’s worth, identifies as a Roman Catholic. I’m sure his parish priest might have something to say about this.

I’m sure this came across as a very solid lesson in his head, but to lots of other people, it came across as a mockery of the religious.

No matter who he identifies in the “we” that pulled off bending the curve — and it sure sounds an awful lot like him and the people calling the shots in the New York state government — he’s saying that God isn’t involved in this at all.

At some level, wouldn’t you at least step back and try humility?

Wouldn’t there be better ways to make this point than invoking God and faith — and saying they have nothing to do with this?

For that matter, how are prayer and faith the opposite of flattening the curve? God is telling the good people of New York to do something stupid and spread the virus around, but thankfully I listened to the state authorities and the arc is bending downward!

Might you possibly see the problem with this formulation?

God and faith aren’t the polar opposite of responsibility, something Cuomo should have probably considered before launching this ill-considered attack in which he made it seem as though government, not God, was responsible for getting the numbers down.

In the midst of a pandemic, we need God more than ever.

We don’t need to be telling New Yorkers that we can go it alone, thanks, since we’ve got it under control if we just listen to the government.

What an ugly, stupid message to be sending out at a time when it’s least needed.

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry is a writer at The People's Voice. He covers politics, business and entertainment. Speaking truth to power since he learned to talk, Baxter has travelled in over 80 countries and won arguments in every single one. Live without fear.
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5 Comments

  1. A whole can of worms in that story Point One God us bot a Democrat Democracy was in fact the work if the Anti Christ God appoints Kings The Buble tells the Book of Kings .Democracy takes the power from God and gave it to the Mib And if you know the history and theology and arent educated by tv and hollywoods fraudsters and deceivers ,the murdering media moguls and their mib of whores and pimpos then you would know that anyway. Everyone knew back in the day. Point two ,of course Gid diesnt tell people to be sensible stay home and stay away from masked bandits
    A common sense does that.

    • But God God didbt Invent auto correct The devil did that .See above for evidence of infallinlbukuty if ai. Look at what did ti infallibility ir too to Hopeless .And they call it a miracle?

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