Trump Part 18

[DonQuixote99]

joe.

i've long argued that for 99% of the population, using our north american native elders to decide legal cases would be a much, much better and fair way of handling things. i am quite certain it wouldn't take them more than 2 minutes of deliberation to throw him out of the white house.

shame on all the ignorant, selfish criminals who make up the republican party and their official press outlet, fox news.

You need to be clearer on which elders. I don't imagine you mean the casino men....

 

[Arkless Electronics]

The orange shit gibbon is trying to buy up exclusive rights to any vaccine that's developed for USA use only...

 

[vuk]

You need to be clearer on which elders. I don't imagine you mean the casino men....

i thought that would be pretty obvious.

 

[DimitryZ]

Biden/Warren is a decent ticket. Also Biden/Abrams.

 

[DonQuixote99]

i thought that would be pretty obvious.

Well, yes and no. Of course I know who you mean, but I guess I'm a little jaundiced about claims of special wisdom for exotic non-western cultures. Like, I'm a child of the West and I'd kick Trump out in 2 minutes too.

 

[sq225917]

Is Biden more than half cocked? He seems a bit frail and slow

 

[DonQuixote99]

Is Biden more than half cocked? He seems a bit frail and slow

A little, but not bad enough to have a debate disaster, which is what it would take to turn it around for Bernie now. Hope he picks a good veep. Warren would be good.

 

[Roger Adams]

I went into that debate rooting for Sanders.

I came out of it rooting for Biden.

Biden appeared Presidential and addressed the issues. Sanders neither appeared Presidential to me, nor did he address the issues.

My brain switched off after 30 minutes or so. Sanders was, by that time beginning to sound like a broken record - a 7" 45rpm at that.

 

[tones]

A very good article by Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-showed-america-wasnt-task/608023/

As a commentator elsewhere said, market capitalism is marvellous at providing goodies at the most efficient price. However, when faced with a major universal problem, a wee bit of, dare I say it, socialism helps.

 

[vuk]

just when you start to think maybe he finally "gets it"...

"America's top infectious diseases expert is warning that hundreds of thousands of Americans could die unless every citizen joins an effort to blunt the coronavirus pandemic -- only to be contradicted by President Donald Trump, who insists the virus is under "tremendous" control."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/poli...sident-donald-trump-fauci-politics/index.html

(video embedded in link)

 

[vuk]

Biden appeared Presidential

that's the most important thing in a president.

 

[Roger Adams]

How is market capitalism at wealth distribution Tones out of interest? Is there a continuing trend that finally reaches a breaking point in society?

 

[vuk]

 

[sean99]

As a commentator elsewhere said, market capitalism is marvellous at providing goodies at the most efficient price. However, when faced with a major universal problem, a wee bit of, dare I say it, socialism helps.

Capitalism for my wants, socialism for my needs.

 

[matthewr]

Is her name really Krystal Ball? Or is it some kind of nom-de-guerre?

 

[vuk]

Is her name really Krystal Ball? Or is it some kind of nom-de-guerre?

i think it's down to hippie parents. think moonstar, harmony and willow.

 

[vuk]

back to the american "response".

i've been tracking things daily at the following site:
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

an interesting comparison is between washington state (population 7.5M) and neighbouring british columbia (population 5.0M). a very similar starting point of a handful of cases a couple of weeks ago, but right now here is the situation:

washington = 769 cases
B.C. = 73 cases

that's a massive difference and the likely explanatory factors are government strategy plus nature of healthcare system.

 

[Joe P]

Wow, it's almost as though having a scientifically illiterate, feckless, self-aggrandizing moron in charge was a bad idea. Really, who saw that coming?

Joe

 

[DonQuixote99]

Stocks in NY down 9.5% on day now. This may be what convinces cabinet to go for 25th amendment solution.

 

[Craig B]

back to the american "response".

i've been tracking things daily at the following site:
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

an interesting comparison is between washington state (population 7.5M) and neighbouring british columbia (population 5.0M). a very similar starting point of a handful of cases a couple of weeks ago, but right now here is the situation:

washington = 769 cases
B.C. = 73 cases

that's a massive difference and the likely explanatory factors are government strategy plus nature of healthcare system.

Back on Jan 21st, Canadian news networks reported that BC health officials had instigated new coronavirus scanning measures at international airports, with particular attention being paid to those travelling from China, including asking those travellers within that group if they had been to Wuhan. Worldwide, only 440 cases and 9 deaths had been reported, at the time.