COVID-19 (f/k/a "the Coronavirus")

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Article in today's paper about how people are now littering parking lots of supermarkets and streets with used latex gloves.
They have the inability to throw in trash containers.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Thanks everyone for your replies. Almost 100% as expected. Perhaps the President should just stand up in the briefings with his penis in hand and just say we're all totally fooked. Your lives are over, things will never be the same as they were a month ago, and y'all should curl up.
Face it, he is leading the world's greatest nation through unchartered waters and doing an outstanding job of it.
Man, help us all if that idiot, Uncle Joe and Super Thursday, was in power. Dude is so senile he's incapable of grabbing both ass cheeks with either hand, hey?

Uncharted waters for sure 4ever. 

To date, we are decidedly average in healthcare response as ranked against all other countries responding.  Harder to say where we rank versus developed countries until we are on the other side.  We can still pull together to get through this.

[GooooMarquette]

Thanks everyone for your replies. Almost 100% as expected. Perhaps the President should just stand up in the briefings with his penis in hand and just say we're all totally fooked. Your lives are over, things will never be the same as they were a month ago, and y'all should curl up.
Face it, he is leading the world's greatest nation through unchartered waters and doing an outstanding job of it.
Man, help us all if that idiot, Uncle Joe and Super Thursday, was in power. Dude is so senile he's incapable of grabbing both ass cheeks with either hand, hey?

That is not what ANY of us said. And hyperbole does not help your argument.

Again for clarity: We basically want honesty, sincerity, empathy, humility, and nonpartisanship. If you haven't watched it yet, watch Angela Merkel's speech to Germany for a good example. She exhibited all of these attributes without saying "we're totally fooked and y'all should curl up."

[rocket surgeon]

This is something that amazes me.  There is proof after proof of his lies.  Yet his supporters turn a blind eye to it.  He lies so much I don’t think he even remembers what he said.”


  Yes, there are many who like to joke around about Hillary’s sexuality, but she lost the electoral college by A LOT

With all due respect you are not a conservative.  This ain’t about fishes and loaves and water and wine here.  This started out like a slow stink bomb that has been engulfing us.  He was acting on what he saw before anyone else and got his sh,t handed to him then.  He’s acting now and huh?  He’s getting his sh!t handed to him. In the mean time, is rating of how he is handling this is around 60% or higher.  Anyone else, we would have had a Tony Evers response and that, for our nation, would have been catastrophic

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Face it, he is leading the world's greatest nation through unchartered waters and doing an outstanding job of it.
Man, help us all if that idiot, Uncle Joe and Super Thursday, was in power. Dude is so senile he's incapable of grabbing both ass cheeks with either hand, hey?

How is he doing an "outstanding job?"  He's sent mixed messages, including the cure shouldn't be worse than the disease line form last week, which has caused a bunch of governors to shut down nothing.  And now reports are Florida is in real danger because no regulations have been put in place.  And meanwhile his Easter deadline has now been moved to the end of April.

Again, you don't see this as a problem?

I would agree that he has done a number of good things.  And again I don't care about his need to self-congratulate himself.  But that falls well short of "outstanding."  Especially since he completely minimized it to begin with.

His action STILL needs to be more decisive. 

But I'm with you on Joe. 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

With all due respect you are not a conservative.  This ain’t about fishes and loaves and water and wine here.  This started out like a slow stink bomb that has been engulfing us.  He was acting on what he saw before anyone else and got his sh,t handed to him then.

That is 100% false.  100%.  Just look at what was being said in this topic when his minions and him were minimizing it.  People knew it was coming.  People sounded the alarm bells weeks before it became a problem. 

You can stick your head in the sand all you want. 

[Pakuni]

Thanks everyone for your replies. Almost 100% as expected. Perhaps the President should just stand up in the briefings with his penis in hand and just say we're all totally fooked. Your lives are over, things will never be the same as they were a month ago, and y'all should curl up.
Face it, he is leading the world's greatest nation through unchartered waters and doing an outstanding job of it.
Man, help us all if that idiot, Uncle Joe and Super Thursday, was in power. Dude is so senile he's incapable of grabbing both ass cheeks with either hand, hey?

It never ceases to amaze how some otherwise completely intelligent people have been duped by this guy, turning them into Fox News-regurgitating automatons who willfully blind themselves to reality.

 

[shoothoops]

This is something that amazes me.  There is proof after proof of his lies.  Yet his supporters turn a blind eye to it.  He lies so much I don’t think he even remembers what he said.”


  Yes, there are many who like to joke around about Hillary’s sexuality, but she lost the electoral college by A LOT

With all due respect you are not a conservative.  This ain’t about fishes and loaves and water and wine here.  This started out like a slow stink bomb that has been engulfing us.  He was acting on what he saw before anyone else and got his sh,t handed to him then.  He’s acting now and huh?  He’s getting his sh!t handed to him. In the mean time, is rating of how he is handling this is around 60% or higher.  Anyone else, we would have had a Tony Evers response and that, for our nation, would have been catastrophic

Historically many Presidents get an initial bump in approval ratings during a crisis. Jimmy Carter's approval rating increased 26% during the first few months if the Iran hostage crisis for example. By contrast Trump's approval rating has stayed relatively flat to his predecessors who received much larger bumps.

[GooooMarquette]

Coronavirus Slowdown in Seattle Suggest Restrictions Are Working.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/seattle-washington-state-coronavirus-transmission-rate.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

"The Seattle area, home of the first known coronavirus case in the United States and the place where the virus claimed 37 of its first 50 victims, is now seeing evidence that strict containment strategies, imposed in the earliest days of the outbreak, are beginning to pay off — at least for now."
__________

Given that a few weeks ago, all we heard about COVID was "Seattle, Seattle, Seattle," it's promising to realize that they have moved well off center stage since imposing the strict containment measures. It is also notable that Seattle's containment (and research about its results) seems to have benefited from some of the most widespread testing in the country.

[Hards Alumni]

Thanks everyone for your replies. Almost 100% as expected. Perhaps the President should just stand up in the briefings with his penis in hand and just say we're all totally fooked. Your lives are over, things will never be the same as they were a month ago, and y'all should curl up.
Face it, he is leading the world's greatest nation through unchartered waters and doing an outstanding job of it.
Man, help us all if that idiot, Uncle Joe and Super Thursday, was in power. Dude is so senile he's incapable of grabbing both ass cheeks with either hand, hey?

Currently, states are being forced into bidding wars against each other for PPE and ventilators.  Why hasn't the President of the United States of America stepped in and said, "enough is enough"?

Impotence or ignorance?

[mu_hilltopper]

Lots of posts here have been reported .. too many to remove, frankly.

Do we need to lock this thread?  Is that what you guys need to behave?

[Johnny B]

Jeez who cares if one thread is political. Dont read it. Theres not much else to talk about going forward so might as well allow it for a few months. Very difficult to fully isolate coronavirus news etc from the political aspect of it if were being honest. Some of the comments give me some laughs in these ominous times.

[Hards Alumni]

Jeez who cares if one thread is political. Dont read it. Theres not much else to talk about going forward so might as well allow it for a few months. Very difficult to fully isolate coronavirus news etc from the political aspect of it if were being honest. Some of the comments give me some laughs in these ominous times.

Go find any number of boards that exist on the internet.

[rocket surgeon]

It never ceases to amaze how some otherwise completely intelligent people have been duped by this guy, turning them into Fox News-regurgitating automatons who willfully blind themselves to reality.

goes both ways buddy...btw, what are the ratings of your 14 sources which should really be registered as 401c3's as opposed to "news" organizations with real "journalists"   

[Johnny B]

Go find any number of boards that exist on the internet.

How about dont read the thread. Some people not wanting politics on the entire board shouldnt mean nobody should be allowed to discuss. Doesnt make sense.

[Galway Eagle]

How about dont read the thread. Some people not wanting politics on the entire board shouldnt mean nobody should be allowed to discuss. Doesnt make sense.

Tried before, it spilled into the other threads and other boards. We can't have nice things.

[Pakuni]

goes both ways buddy...btw, what are the ratings of your 14 sources which should really be registered as 401c3's as opposed to "news" organizations with real "journalists"   

Honestly have no clue of what you're talking about.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

That is 100% false.  100%.  Just look at what was being said in this topic when his minions and him were minimizing it.  People knew it was coming.  People sounded the alarm bells weeks before it became a problem. 

You can stick your head in the sand all you want.

It's what people in the Fox news bubble believe.  That's what they've been told and they've gobbled it down without the slightest bit of critical thinking.

We are in a major global health crisis.  There are tons and tons of news sources out there.  One would think everyone would want to be as informed as possible, but that isn't how it works, apparently.

[MU82]

Coronavirus Slowdown in Seattle Suggest Restrictions Are Working.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/seattle-washington-state-coronavirus-transmission-rate.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

"The Seattle area, home of the first known coronavirus case in the United States and the place where the virus claimed 37 of its first 50 victims, is now seeing evidence that strict containment strategies, imposed in the earliest days of the outbreak, are beginning to pay off — at least for now."
__________

Given that a few weeks ago, all we heard about COVID was "Seattle, Seattle, Seattle," it's promising to realize that they have moved well off center stage since imposing the strict containment measures. It is also notable that Seattle's containment (and research about its results) seems to have benefited from some of the most widespread testing in the country.

I was going to post this, too. Thanks for doing it first, Goooooooooooooo.

On a personal note, my daughter lives in Seattle so this really hits home for me. I am encouraged, cautiously optimistic.

[MU82]

That is 100% false.  100%.  Just look at what was being said in this topic when his minions and him were minimizing it.  People knew it was coming.  People sounded the alarm bells weeks before it became a problem. 

You can stick your head in the sand all you want.

It's amazing how willing folks are to pretend that their hero didn't say the things he said and do the things he did. Any 1-minute Google search will show the dishonest, dangerous, spiteful, ignorant, self-aggrandizing things he said about this pandemic, and will recount the many ways he willfully ignored facts and expert advice.

They just parrot President Pandemic himself saying what a wonderful job he's done. Why, he's now saying that if there are only 100,000 deaths it will be a sign of his wonderful work, and his sycophants just nod their heads in agreement.

I'd say it's unbelievable, but by now it should surprise nobody. Gotta give the man credit for being right about one thing he said 4 years ago: "You know what else they say about my people? The polls, they say I have the most loyal people. Did you ever see that? Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay? It’s like incredible."

Yes, like, it is incredible that so many otherwise intelligent people would be so willing to be conned by a guy who has been a charlatan his entire life.

[Galway Eagle]

Can someone explain to me the massive shipment of PPE to China when Covid was just hitting the US? Was that a big F up on our part or do we stand by global generosity where if Chinas Medical staff can't change masks and gowns then ours can't either.

[shoothoops]

Words matter, actions matter:

https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/1244630999993966598?s=19

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!

Oh...wait a minute...

Lock It Up! Lock It Up! Lock It Up!

When I read this post
I confess to LOL
But wish she led us

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

It's what people in the Fox news bubble believe.  That's what they've been told and they've gobbled it down without the slightest bit of critical thinking.

We are in a major global health crisis.  There are tons and tons of news sources out there.  One would think everyone would want to be as informed as possible, but that isn't how it works, apparently.

But Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes.

[MU82]

Words matter, actions matter:

https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/status/1244630999993966598?s=19

More blood on his hands.