The Trump Presidency: Part 20

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I'm still not sure what the "National Emergency" does. Something about freeing up some money and getting rid of some regulations, is all.
 
Trump had the "perfect" response to the crisis. He knows so much about lethal pathogens. People are saying he could've been a leading medical researcher if he wanted. Instead he decided to be the greatest president in American history. Has done more for the Blacks than anyone, including Lincoln (who many don't realize was a Republican).
 
Cain said:
Trump had the "perfect" response to the crisis. He knows so much about lethal pathogens. People are saying he could've been a leading medical researcher if he wanted. Instead he decided to be the greatest president in American history. Has done more for the Blacks than anyone, including Lincoln (who many don't realize was a Republican).
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You know, just transcribing things Trump has actually said doesn't reach your usual levels of satire.

Maybe you need to drink more? :D
 
It'd be funny/great if Trump dies and Biden doesn't. Still, Joe should be recording a video right now of who he currently intends to pick as his Vice President (in case he passes, and even if he doesn't intend to pick them at all).
 
Steve said:
That is a reasonable question, but one that I doubt most here could answer. On the other hand I credit naval command with being fairly intelligent, and they have had a couple of months to ponder this. I suspect there is a plan in place to deal with that scenario to the best of their ability. (As long as their Commander in Chief does not try to get involved)
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In the past I would have as well. Much of my family was Navy to some degree. One grandfather retired a Rear Admiral. He graduated from the Naval Academy (Class of 1915) and skippered the light cruiser USS Mobile during WWII. The other was a Captain in the Navy Medical Corps before he went into civilian practice. He was doing his internship at Naval Hospital Boston when the 1918 Flu hit. My dad was a Lt. Commander and served on a destroyer during the Korean War. His brother retired a full Colonel in the Marines after serving in combat from Iwo Jima to Vietnam.

But episodes like the fiascoes of the USS Fitzgerald, the USS John S. McCain, and similar (gratefully less fatal) recent events have led me to wonder if the sort of Navy they had served in still existed.

I talked to my dad (the one who was an officer on a destroyer in the Korean War) about those accidents when they happened. He was stunned and incredulous. He couldn't understand how those ships could have got into such a state as to have those accidents happen the way they did.

From the reading of discussions online I did at the time, that was a common reaction among Navy veterans. They couldn't believe it was the destroyer crews' fault until the evidence became overwhelming. And even then it was obvious they resented the idea of admitting it.

I really don't know what to expect from our Navy anymore. I know we have had ships that are out there being run pretty stupidly. The evidence is hard to deny. Have you read the reports from the follow-up on the Fitzgerald collision. I have. At least what they have been willing to release. Or the McCain? Even what they have been willing to release doesn't present a glowing picture of either ship management or the upper echelons responsible for supervising that. They fired the commander of the 7th Fleet, for crying out loud. That's a pretty good sign that they found a deep, systemic problem in the way the ships were being managed and supervised.

Is everything all better now?

Damned if I know. I guess we'll see.
 
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Bob001 said:
Nothing is normal in the U.S. right now. But these are some of the largest retailers in the U.S. Almost anyone anywhere can get to a Walmart, CVS or Target. I think that was the point.
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I think it would have been a good idea for the president to talk to the executives of the larger retail outlets to ensure they have contingencies in place to make sure people can get supplies even if Covid19 gets worse.

Some people are just questioning the wisdom of dragging them in front of the cameras. Just a statement about "we have talked to stores to ensure available supplies" is enough.

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Did I really just watch everyone in charge of stopping the pandemic sharing the same podium, standing shoulder to shoulder and shaking hands? We are so colossally ******. I hope the cockroaches do a better job with the planet than humans did.
 
Craig4 said:
Did I really just watch everyone in charge of stopping the pandemic sharing the same podium, standing shoulder to shoulder and shaking hands? We are so colossally ******. I hope the cockroaches do a better job with the planet than humans did.
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I've heard a nearby community is going to have free testing at one location so everybody who thinks they have the virus and all the people who are afraid they might have the virus will assemble in one place together and stand in line for hours and hours.

The people hearing this with me remarked how great that is, it's wonderful something's being done at last.
 
Craig4 said:
Did I really just watch everyone in charge of stopping the pandemic sharing the same podium, standing shoulder to shoulder and shaking hands? We are so colossally ******. I hope the cockroaches do a better job with the planet than humans did.
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No, old people are ******. While I still have my mother who I hope doesn't get a sniff of this, it's hard not to see an upside to a serious culling of baby boomers.
 
dudalb said:
"The Buck Stops Here
Harry Truman

"I Am Not Responsible"

Donald Trump.
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“If you can’t stand the heat, get out if the kitchen.” President Truman

“If you can’t stand the heat, complain about how unfair it is that people are directing heat at you even though you are the most heat-resistant person in the world.” President Donald “Snowflake” Trump
 
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alfaniner said:
I'm still not sure what the "National Emergency" does. Something about freeing up some money and getting rid of some regulations, is all.
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It means he can pass some lucrative contracts around to his friends and it means even more regulations can be waved. That last one is OK if companies act responsibly, but it might open a back door for other shenanigans.

For example it might be used to block lawsuits.
 
Horatius said:
I bailed on that ******** of a press conference after Pence's ass kissing. It seems like it just got worse?

Hard to imagine; totally believable.

My favorite part was how everyone else who spoke made Trump look like a fumbling idiot in comparison, even when they were kissing his ass.

Anyone who would still vote for this jackass after seeing that performance should have their head examined.
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This was true after his campaigning for office in the first place.

Stacyhs said:
I pointed that out to a friend when we were watching. He is a horrible public speaker.
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He's always been a horrible public speaker. He was a horrible public speaker when NBC was paying him to do it once a week on network TV.
 
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