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Post by azucena on Mar 24, 2020 10:39:37 GMT -5
An hour ago - Our people want to return to work. They will practice Social Distancing and all else, and Seniors will be watched over protectively & lovingly. We can do two things together. THE CURE CANNOT BE WORSE (by far) THAN THE PROBLEM! Congress MUST ACT NOW. We will come back strong!
Two hours ago - Congress must approve the deal, without all of the nonsense, today. The longer it takes, the harder it will be to start up our economy. Our workers will be hurt!
Three hours ago - The Defense Production Act is in full force, but haven’t had to use it because no one has said NO! Millions of masks coming as back up to States.
11 hours ago - The Hill/HarrisX: 61% to 39% Approval Rating on handling of Coronavirus situation. Thank you!
12 hours ago - This is the way The New York Times finished a story on me. “You can see the contrast between the steady, assured, informed and strong leadership that VP Biden (Sleepy Joe) has shown, and the bungling, chaotic and dishonest start-stop approach that Mr. (not Pres.) Trump has shown us since the beginning of this crisis.” They meant the opposite? Forgot to mention that I closed our Country to China (and Europe) very early, long before it was considered acceptable to do so. Sleepy Joe said I was “xenophobic”, but I saved thousands of lives! Fake News!
Such nonsense
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 24, 2020 13:10:08 GMT -5
this is going to get very bad. I can tell already.
the mixed messages are fatal to the Trumpsters and anyone who comes into contact with them.
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Post by billisonboard on Mar 24, 2020 13:21:36 GMT -5
Sixty-one percent of registered voters said they strongly or somewhat agree that the Trump administration is taking strong enough measures to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19, while 39 percent said they strongly or somewhat disagree. ... The March 14-15 survey ... link Trump had declared a national emergency on Friday the 13th of March, the day before this survey was taken. Then the survey took place over the weekend.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 24, 2020 13:24:57 GMT -5
...before anyone really understood what it entailed.
that's nice. but meaningless, imo.
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Post by mary2029 on Mar 24, 2020 13:29:13 GMT -5
Sixty-one percent of registered voters said they strongly or somewhat agree that the Trump administration is taking strong enough measures to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19, while 39 percent said they strongly or somewhat disagree. ... The March 14-15 survey ... link Trump had declared a national emergency on Friday the 13th of March, the day before this survey was taken. Then the survey took place over the weekend. And everything is going to reopen by Easter... YAY! Such strong measures.
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Post by Bob Ross on Mar 24, 2020 14:58:12 GMT -5
Strange how Trump is willing to sacrifice the elderly, who make up a significant portion of his base. Well, not so strange since he lives in delusion.
As he does more and more to reveal what an incompetent arse he really is, I increasingly wonder how his supporters fail to see this? How can one make it to and through adulthood while being such horrible judges of human character?
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Post by pulmonarymd on Mar 24, 2020 15:58:59 GMT -5
Strange how Trump is willing to sacrifice the elderly, who make up a significant portion of his base. Well, not so strange since he lives in delusion. As he does more and more to reveal what an incompetent arse he really is, I increasingly wonder how his supporters fail to see this? How can one make it to and through adulthood while being such horrible judges of human character? Denial is a wonderful thing. People will cling to incorrect positions to avoid admitting they we’re wrong
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Post by giramomma on Mar 24, 2020 16:01:13 GMT -5
Strange how Trump is willing to sacrifice the elderly, who make up a significant portion of his base. No. Not strange. Smart, actually. Very smart. Old and vulnerable people dying=less SS obligations, medicare, and medicaid. So, instead of looking like an asshat for reducing these programs...he can walk around saying that all the deaths were simply "God's Will" and his base will lap it up. No one is going to challenge him on "God's Will." Biden or Sanders should be smart enough to not try to debate the will of God with Trump. That will get turned into Biden or Sanders being godless in about 2.3 seconds, flat. Trump comes out a winner. Like I said, it's a pretty smart plan...
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 24, 2020 16:37:22 GMT -5
the problem is death.
how can the cure be worse?
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Post by busymom on Mar 24, 2020 16:41:18 GMT -5
But, if a large number of his voting base die, how is that "winning"? If he manages to kill off his rabid fans, he loses the election.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Mar 24, 2020 16:45:01 GMT -5
But, if a large number of his voting base die, how is that "winning"? If he manages to kill off his rabid fans, he loses the election. He isn't known for logic
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 24, 2020 17:00:49 GMT -5
But, if a large number of his voting base die, how is that "winning"? If he manages to kill off his rabid fans, he loses the election. All the grateful kids who inherit their money will become rabid Trump supporters? I don't know. I got nothing.
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Post by giramomma on Mar 24, 2020 17:24:04 GMT -5
Trump's future isn't solely based on whether or not his fan base dies..
There's lots of unknowns. What if there's another election where no one likes either choice, but Trump as president is preferred as the known vs. the unknown democratic choice?
What if this whole mess is spun as "Trump fought to keep me working! I was one paycheck away from losing the house. But Trump drained the swamp! And now I'm working and spending!!" You think that won't resonate with swing voters or voters on the edge financially? I mean, it's a documented known that people vote against their best interest.
We also don't exactly know who is coming out to vote either...or who isn't.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 24, 2020 17:35:41 GMT -5
there is also the unlikely prospect that he might actually get his shit together and do something.
admittedly, a long shot, but possible. he is, after all, quite unpredictable.
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Mar 24, 2020 19:26:16 GMT -5
The stock market was really feeding his ego, and 'proof' he was right about everything. Who cares about details with the stock market up?
Now - he is nearing the end of his reign of error and the stock market shows nothing since he came into office. I'm sure boasting about the economy was going to be the cornerstone of his reelection campaign, and he can't let that go.
And he's going to end up killing people to try to get it back. It ain't gonna skyrocket because stay-at-home is lifted.
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Post by laterbloomer on Mar 24, 2020 19:32:47 GMT -5
It's not just about the deaths, many of the people that survive are going to have ongoing health issues.
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Post by laterbloomer on Mar 24, 2020 19:35:42 GMT -5
Strange how Trump is willing to sacrifice the elderly, who make up a significant portion of his base. No. Not strange. Smart, actually. Very smart. Old and vulnerable people dying=less SS obligations, medicare, and medicaid. So, instead of looking like an asshat for reducing these programs...he can walk around saying that all the deaths were simply "God's Will" and his base will lap it up. No one is going to challenge him on "God's Will." Biden or Sanders should be smart enough to not try to debate the will of God with Trump. That will get turned into Biden or Sanders being godless in about 2.3 seconds, flat. Trump comes out a winner. Like I said, it's a pretty smart plan... The sick and elderly dying is good for the economy. Well it's good for alleviating the strain on health care and social services. It will also lower the unemployment rates. As long as you are one of the survivors this whole thing should improve your circumstances.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 24, 2020 20:53:43 GMT -5
Strange how Trump is willing to sacrifice the elderly, who make up a significant portion of his base. Well, not so strange since he lives in delusion. As he does more and more to reveal what an incompetent arse he really is, I increasingly wonder how his supporters fail to see this? How can one make it to and through adulthood while being such horrible judges of human character? He sounds like this guy.... When the COVID-19 outbreak first appeared in Iran on Feb. 19, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proclaimed it a hoax, a conspiracy from the country's enemies. There were reports the regime tried to cover up the number of fatalities, until cellphone videos appeared that showed bodies being hurriedly buried in a graveyard in the northern city of Qom by workers wearing masks and hazmat suits. When President Hassan Rouhani finally acknowledged the outbreak on Feb. 26, he said it did not warrant a mass quarantine. www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/iran-coronavirus-response-conspiracy-theories-1.5506288
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Post by Bob Ross on Mar 25, 2020 0:49:57 GMT -5
Trump's future isn't solely based on whether or not his fan base dies.. There's lots of unknowns. What if there's another election where no one likes either choice, but Trump as president is preferred as the known vs. the unknown democratic choice? What if this whole mess is spun as "Trump fought to keep me working! I was one paycheck away from losing the house. But Trump drained the swamp! And now I'm working and spending!!" You think that won't resonate with swing voters or voters on the edge financially? I mean, it's a documented known that people vote against their best interest. We also don't exactly know who is coming out to vote either...or who isn't. Pretty sure the dem will be Biden, or Sanders as a real long shot. Unless one or both succumbs to the virus. And the elderly are still gonna come out to vote, unless the world looks the The Walking Dead universe at that point but with Covid infected in place of zombies. A lot to risk intentionally killing off part of your base based on those rather long shots. Plus that plan would require a calculating mind with plenty of foresight...not qualities that Trump is known for. I guess he could try to spin it to his Sieg Heilers that those who died were mostly browns or Jews or something. Now there's a chilling thought....what if this is Trump's "Final Solution"? The final puzzle piece fits into place.
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Post by tallguy on Mar 25, 2020 5:33:21 GMT -5
No. Not strange. Smart, actually. Very smart. Old and vulnerable people dying=less SS obligations, medicare, and medicaid. So, instead of looking like an asshat for reducing these programs...he can walk around saying that all the deaths were simply "God's Will" and his base will lap it up. No one is going to challenge him on "God's Will." Biden or Sanders should be smart enough to not try to debate the will of God with Trump. That will get turned into Biden or Sanders being godless in about 2.3 seconds, flat. Trump comes out a winner. Like I said, it's a pretty smart plan... The sick and elderly dying is good for the economy. Well it's good for alleviating the strain on health care and social services. It will also lower the unemployment rates. As long as you are one of the survivors this whole thing should improve your circumstances. This is sadly true. In fact, I have only half-jokingly said for years that what we need is a good pandemic. Granted that nobody (other than perhaps the random sociopath here and there) actually wants to see it happen, but it is foreseeable that most deaths would be the weaker contributors to society, or to the economy if you prefer. Nature does it all the time. We now have a "let it burn" philosophy for forest fires, on the theory that allowing fires to continue unchecked clears out the excess "fuel" and promotes a stronger, healthier forest, preventing a much more devastating problem later. Predators pick off the slower, weaker members of the herd, allowing sometimes-scarce food and resources to go to those better able to survive. Though we claim as humans to be smarter, more compassionate, better able, and a host of other wonderful things, the underlying theory is not materially different. Sad to say.
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Post by dondub on Mar 25, 2020 10:01:34 GMT -5
Soylent Green.
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Post by NastyWoman on Mar 25, 2020 12:31:35 GMT -5
the problem is death. how can the cure be worse? That is easy (ask me a hard one next time), the cure is worse if it inconveniences the man on the golden throne. I would add in if the man on the golden thrones loses money but since his finances are under tighter control than anything in this administration, including but not limited to what is being said in classified meetings, I don't know whether he actually has a positive net worth and money to lose, so I'll skip that for the moment
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Post by Bob Ross on Mar 25, 2020 12:52:31 GMT -5
The evangelicals don't try to figure anything out. It's called "faith".
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Post by thyme4change on Mar 25, 2020 12:56:18 GMT -5
The evangelicals don't try to figure anything out. It's called "faith". You aren't allowed to ask why. God has a plan that only he knows. But if you really want something, you should pray about it and God will give it to you. So, basically, God has a plan, but he will change it if you pester him. Unless he doesn't change it, because he knows better. What?
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 25, 2020 13:14:53 GMT -5
The evangelicals don't try to figure anything out. It's called "faith". "Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has" -Martin Luther
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 25, 2020 15:49:03 GMT -5
You'd think they'd have read the Old testament. We've had earthquakes, we've had fires, we have had floods, now we have a plague. God is freaking pissed. Guess they better hope they won one of the 400 spots in the heaven lottery.
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Post by azucena on Apr 14, 2020 12:56:19 GMT -5
What does this one from today even mean?
My Administration is committed to protecting the Homeland from the scourge of narco-terrorists and traffickers seeking to destabilize the United States and our Hemisphere. Our military deployments in the Caribbean & Eastern Pacific will endure until these threats are neutralized!
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