Dr. Rick Bright Got It Right

Dr. Rick Bright Got It Right

Dr. Rick Bright
Got it right
Hydroxychloroquine’s not the magic bullet
To save Trump from a red-hot skillet

In fact in studies it has been found
That lethal cardiac arrhythmias abound
And the Fox news echo chamber’s gone to ground
And is experiencing silence profound

But by taking a principled stand
For good science
Dr. Rick Bright got it right
But the president is in a fright

For Bright has questioned Trump’s omniscience
And is the object of his vengeance vicious
And he finds himself in the company of those
Who have Trumps follies exposed

For only thing this man cares about is clear to all
And that’s being reelected this coming fall.
And he goes from saying this virus will miraculously disappear
To saying 100,000 to 200,000 deaths will give him cheer.

He finally says isolation is necessary and when asked
Refuses to set an example and wear a mask
No he just does not see himself at the desk Resolute
When has heads of state and dictators to salute.

For he is a hollow man an empty tin can
Who has constantly preened about being a successful man
And never once did he express
Concern for patients and health care workers under extreme duress

And as he has diddled and dawdled, phantasized and lied
The US infection rate has continued to rise
To where its obvious to every one
The United States is without doubt number one

And for this Trump has blood on his little hands
For women led countries across Asian lands
Have managed this scourge to control
And Trumps incompetence has taken a deadly and wicked toll.

Howard P. Charman, MD 4-23-2020

Michael Schear and Maggie Haberman Health Dept. Official Says Doubts on Hydroxychloroquine Led to His Ouster. NYT 4-22-2020

Rick Bright was director of the HHS Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)

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