All things political. Coronavirus Edition. (12 Viewers)

[Maxp]

I fear we are really going to be in a bad place due to the obvious cuts to the federal agencies that deal with infectious disease, but also the negative effect the Affordable Care act has had on non urban hospitals. Our front line defenses are ineffectual and our ability to treat the populous is probably at an all time low. Factor in the cost of healthcare and I can see our system crashing. What do you think about the politics of this virus?

 

[insidejob]

Nope.

Hey, it's at least being lied about in the little box with Kay-Lee's presser.

 

[bdb13]

Why do I keep hearing the Mortal Kombat "Finish Him" thing in my head?

 

[brandon]

I'd love for once to hear the opinions of our resident conservatives before the talking points have been sent out. @Farb @SaintForLife @JimEverett @BobE - got any thoughts of your own on this?

 

[Nebaghead]

I'd love for once to hear the opinions of our resident conservatives before the talking points have been sent out. @Farb @SaintForLife @JimEverett @BobE - got any thoughts of your own on this?

Woodward’s source is unreliable. Oh, that excuse can’t be used this time.

 

[bdb13]

Trump's press secretary is shook.. her demeanor is very different than normal.

 

[insidejob]

Biden giving a speech in MI right now and talking about Woodward's revelations.

 

[wardorican]

CNN is playing the tape, FYI. It was Feb 2, IIRC.

‘Play it down’: Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and “more deadly than even your strenuous flus,” and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward...

www.cnn.com

has excerpts.

 

[superchuck500]

FTR, it's shirtty of Bob Woodward to sit on this for six months.

 

[superchuck500]

CNN is playing the tape, FYI. It was Feb 2, IIRC.

There's a Feb. 2 interview and a March 19 interview, I believe. The excerpts are from both.

 

[wardorican]

There's a Feb. 2 interview and a March 19 interview, I believe. The excerpts are from both.

I wish CNN, if they have more, would play fuller versions of the taped excerpts. I'd like more of the lead up.

 

[coldseat]

I wish CNN, if they have more, would play fuller versions of the taped excerpts. I'd like more of the lead up.

I'm guessing that's up to what Woodard release to media organizations.

 

[EmBeeFiveOhFour]

Why do I keep hearing the Mortal Kombat "Finish Him" thing in my head?

We've seen enough of these moments to know that at least 40% of the country is fine just turning the game off and switching to a new game on a different console before the right button combo can be pressed. While we'll get at least one defender here who will sit down at the computer, pound some energy drinks, and praise the infallibility of MAGA for pages and pages on end, the rest will just ignore it and switch to the next topic as the reason why this doesn't matter.

 

[EmBeeFiveOhFour]

I'm guessing that's up to what Woodard release to media organizations.

The book isn't available for another six days. His PR folks will release something new each day to keep the presale push going.

 

[EmBeeFiveOhFour]

FTR, it's shirtty of Bob Woodward to sit on this for six months.

It could be worse. George R.R. Martin would have sat on it for at least nine years.

 

[Farb]

This is good news as far as football and the Wuhan virus:

https://footballscoop.com/news/over...layed-zero-reports-of-community-covid-spread/

Hopefully this will carry over to college and Pro

 

[JimEverett]

I'd love for once to hear the opinions of our resident conservatives before the talking points have been sent out. @Farb @SaintForLife @JimEverett @BobE - got any thoughts of your own on this?

Do you really need to make the snarky quip about talking points?

I will repeat what I have said in this thread: the President's response to this was and has been confusing. It still is to a large extent.
More on the topic at hand - I will repeat my thought that even if Trump believed that the virus was not going to have much impact he still should have been preparing for the worse even while downplaying it publically. The fact that he knew it had the potential to be as deadly as it has been makes it even more of a failure of leadership.

 

[Taurus]

Do you really need to make the snarky quip about talking points?

I will repeat what I have said in this thread: the President's response to this was and has been confusing. It still is to a large extent.
More on the topic at hand - I will repeat my thought that even if Trump believed that the virus was not going to have much impact he still should have been preparing for the worse even while downplaying it publically. The fact that he knew it had the potential to be as deadly as it has been makes it even more of a failure of leadership.

Rising to the level of impeachment and/or treason?

A sufficient reason to vote him out, at least?

 

[bdb13]

Do you really need to make the snarky quip about talking points?

I will repeat what I have said in this thread: the President's response to this was and has been confusing. It still is to some extent.
More on the topic at hand - I will repeat my thought that even if believed that the virus was not going to have much impact he still should have been preparing for the worse even while downplaying it publically. The fact that he knew it had the potential to be as deadly as it has been makes it even more of a failure of leadership.

Remember at the beginning of this I was like "how did a bunch of people on an internet forum see a problem coming but not the administration?"

It was obvious the leadership was bad, but this stuff just takes it to another level.