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[2021-03-26 08:01:39] [Kristian Andersen] Oh please, please, please let him do exactly that - it's going to make them look like idiots [2021-03-26 08:23:58] [Robert Garry] Yes- my goal was to make them at least put up a bunch of disclaimers and actually label him as the idiot he is. Redfield is simply looking to be relevant for another news cycle after being a big part of the biggest public health fuckup in history. [2021-03-26 09:20:58] [Robert Garry] FROM 60 minBob, Thank you for your note. I assure you that neither Jamie Metzl nor anyone else in our piece alleges that the virus is the product of a bioweapons program. You should also know that we interview Peter Daszak at length in our segment about the animal to human pathway hypothesis that the WHO-led team has concluded is most likely. RICH [2021-03-26 09:52:11] [Robert Garry] Rich, After listening to Shi's seminar, hearing Metzl's question to Shi and his follow-up quotes I'm still very concerned about the direction that Metzl is taking the "debate." However, it's good know that there is balance from Peter Daszak. And, I believe the WHO report actually will reset the conversation, despite the best efforts of Metzl and others to dismiss the report before it appears. Best, Bob G [2021-03-26 09:53:00] [Robert Garry] That's the best I can do. [2021-03-26 10:33:47] [Kristian Andersen] Good effort Bob - they're going with the false equivalence of course, but there's not much you can do to counter that with people like Lipsitch coming out saying it's fair game. Jamie though... Why they interview him in particular, I don't know - he's exceptionally stupid. [2021-03-26 10:39:58] [Robert Garry] Agreed - but to your point about "let him do exactly that" - if fact - he already did it whether or not it gets into the 60 Minutes piece. No doubt there will be opportunities to make the appropriate points since this whole Proximal Origins thing is not leaving the news cycles anytime soon. [2021-03-26 10:41:08] [Kristian Andersen] My concern with 60 mins is that they might well edit the interview to make him look sane and insightful. That'd be a missed opportunity.