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« Reply #375 on: March 18, 2020, 09:44:42 pm »
Trump said at one point Corona was a hoax created by Dems. Then he said he knew it was a pandemic weeks ago. Then he said the US had it totally under control. Then he said it was out of control world wide. In any case he also said he gives himself a 10 out of 10 for his handling of the issue. All these statements within days. I at one time thought this was due to a combination of arrogance and ignorance. Now I'm more and more convinced it is actually signs of serious dementia. It could be getting time for the grown ups in Washington to consider the article of the constitution that provides for the movement of office of someone showing signs of incapacitation. 

25th amendment specifically.
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« Reply #376 on: March 18, 2020, 11:26:53 pm »

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« Reply #377 on: March 18, 2020, 11:38:50 pm »

continuing clusterF**K

Kushner coronavirus team sparks confusion, plaudits inside White House response efforts

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Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and a senior adviser, has created his own team of government allies and private industry representatives to work alongside the administration’s official coronavirus task force, adding another layer of confusion and conflicting signals within the White House’s disjointed response to the crisis.

But Kushner’s team is causing confusion among many officials involved in the response, who say they are unsure who is in charge given Kushner’s dual role as senior adviser and Trump family member. Some have privately dubbed his team a “shadow task force” whose requests they interpret as orders they must balance with regular response efforts.

Two senior officials said some government officials have become increasingly confused as they have received emails from private industry employees on Kushner’s team and have been on conference calls with them, unsure what their exact role is in the government response. Several people involved in the response said the involvement of outside advisers — who are emailing large groups of government employees from private email addresses — also raises legitimate security concerns about whether these advisers are following proper government protocols.

“We don’t know who these people are,” one senior official said. “Who is this? We’re all getting these emails.”

Kushner defended his role in an interview, saying his team’s goal was to bring “an entrepreneurial approach” to the crisis.



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« Reply #378 on: March 19, 2020, 12:00:46 am »
Something I have swirling around my head of late is how we will proceed through and eventually arrive at the end of this issue, and what if any lasting effect it could have. I hark back to wars we have had were we killed each other in huge numbers until we solved the problem (Hitler comes to mind) but then we hastened to rejoin our hands and of course we then welcomed Germans to our shores as they did us. Now we are advised to stay away from our next door neighbor or the man walking his dog along the sidewalk, lest they be infected and pass it to us. I'm hoping that when the vaccine is found and we can get back to normal that we will heartily celebrate being able to be close to each other once again.   
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« Reply #379 on: March 19, 2020, 10:48:38 am »


well ya; good job Lou Dobbs! Referring to the virus as the, "Wuhan Virus", isn't quite as forced as calling it the, "Chinese Virus"... and definitely a step-up from the horde of MAGAites regularly calling it the "Kung Flu"

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« Reply #380 on: March 19, 2020, 10:52:51 am »
US cable news is tabloid trash.
"Nipples is one of the great minds of our time!" - Bubbermiley

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« Reply #381 on: March 19, 2020, 12:19:25 pm »


well ya; good job Lou Dobbs! Referring to the virus as the, "Wuhan Virus", isn't quite as forced as calling it the, "Chinese Virus"... and definitely a step-up from the horde of MAGAites regularly calling it the "Kung Flu"

Are there another few pages continuing downward that could begin to have some realistic options to click on? Oh, forgot, this if Faux news.

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« Reply #382 on: March 19, 2020, 12:48:05 pm »
They’re packing the beaches in Florida!!   

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-florida-beaches-ignore-social-distancing/#

Funkin’ idiots.  Hopefully any Canadians among them will run into a closed border on the way home.

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This just in:     Slow acting Florida government may be closing beaches , bars, etc... 

https://nypost.com/2020/03/19/florida-governor-says-partys-over-for-spring-breakers-amid-coronavirus-crisis/
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« Reply #383 on: March 19, 2020, 12:59:56 pm »
PM says social distancing could last months

In my opinion, if the “social distancing” and “self isolation” is needed for more than a few weeks, I don’t think most people will do so.  I think a lot of people are just too stupid in a variety of ways, whether they hate Trudeau and won’t do what the guvmint tells them, they don’t understand how viruses work, they are young and don’t think it’s a problem for them....   

   I think it’s pretty much inevitable that if this has to last months, it will break down and things will get much, much worse.

Or maybe I’m just pessimistic today.

Thoughts?
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« Reply #384 on: March 19, 2020, 01:27:30 pm »
PM says social distancing could last months

In my opinion, if the “social distancing” and “self isolation” is needed for more than a few weeks, I don’t think most people will do so.  I think a lot of people are just too stupid in a variety of ways, whether they hate Trudeau and won’t do what the guvmint tells them, they don’t understand how viruses work, they are young and don’t think it’s a problem for them....   

   I think it’s pretty much inevitable that if this has to last months, it will break down and things will get much, much worse.

Or maybe I’m just pessimistic today.

I'm afraid I have to say I share your pessimism today. The views of those funkin' idiots crowding not only Florida's beaches but Georgia's and others as well, and as it is March break time that may well continue. I assume those folks are basing their actions on what they've heard about the virus not likely to kill people in their age group. I guess they just don't understand or care that they may well become carriers and could well end up killing their own parents or grandparents. I myself happened to be in Florida some years ago during that break time and visited the beaches. Essentially what it amounted to was a drunken mob staggering around chasing each other trying to get laid. Some things never change I guess.

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« Reply #385 on: March 19, 2020, 02:10:17 pm »
Trump continues to tell lies about how many tests are available, how effective a drug previously used for malaria is working for corona, and Pence follows up by lying about 35 million masks being manufactured to provide to health care workers. I am so glad I am Canadian and don't have these two **** nitwits in the drivers seats during such a serious time.

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« Reply #386 on: March 19, 2020, 02:30:43 pm »
Trump continues to tell lies about how many tests are available, how effective a drug previously used for malaria is working for corona, and Pence follows up by lying about 35 million masks being manufactured to provide to health care workers. I am so glad I am Canadian and don't have these two **** nitwits in the drivers seats during such a serious time.

Problem is, Canada is relying on the USofA to stop the outbreak...   we are so integrated that if they do stupid things, it will affect us as well.
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« Reply #387 on: March 19, 2020, 03:00:18 pm »
Problem is, Canada is relying on the USofA to stop the outbreak...   we are so integrated that if they do stupid things, it will affect us as well.

Let's hope closing the border to non essential travel helps. Truck drivers are likely more sensible/careful than the beach freaks.

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« Reply #388 on: March 19, 2020, 03:12:52 pm »
Just heard a news item saying that one of the major take out pizza shops in the US is looking for an extra 10k employees right now. I guess at least some businesses are doing OK just now.
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« Reply #389 on: March 19, 2020, 04:08:46 pm »
Let's hope closing the border to non essential travel helps. Truck drivers are likely more sensible/careful than the beach freaks.

It will slow it down, but if their stupidity causes the infection rate to soar, it will certainly bleed across the border.
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