Covid-19 discussion, continued...

SportsAndLady

Senior Member

Thu, May 7, 2020 5:01 PM
posted by QuakerOats

 

It’s not about me.

Who is it about then?
 

Are you getting your jimmies rustled on behalf of other people? 

jmog

Senior Member

Thu, May 7, 2020 8:02 PM

Update:

wife and son are cleared and whole family is free of quarantine now. 
 

glad I got to go see my grandma today before she passes (congestive heart failure, maybe weeks left). 

O-Trap

Chief Shenanigans Officer

Fri, May 8, 2020 11:26 AM
posted by QuakerOats

 

https://lockdownsceptics.org/code-review-of-fergusons-model/

Well, if it's on lockdownsceptics.org, it must be legitimate.

Interestingly, the point they make about the model would, if applied, would raise just as much problem with Judy Mikovits' study on the correlation between CFS and XMRV.
 

posted by jmog

Update:

wife and son are cleared and whole family is free of quarantine now. 
 

glad I got to go see my grandma today before she passes (congestive heart failure, maybe weeks left). 

That's tremendous news.  Man, I'm happy you guys are cleared, and I'm glad you'll get to spend some time with your grandma.  Just went through that last year with my grandfather, and I know how important that time is.
 

posted by justincredible

Got 'em.

https://twitter.com/swaaalla/status/1258719229043306499

That's amazing.  Makes me want to do something like this, except our police pretty much leave you alone if you're not being violent or stealing anything.

 

friendfromlowry

Senior Member

Sat, May 9, 2020 3:54 PM

No one:

Literally no one:

Spock: BuT ObamA got 60,000,00 siCk with tHe HoneN1

Automatik

Senior Member

Sat, May 9, 2020 8:18 PM

60 million infected, 12k deaths. Different type of virus.

 

TOTALLY THE SAME.

Heretic

Son of the Sun

Sat, May 9, 2020 8:53 PM

CC so shook by any criticism of his god that he fires back by bringing up the response to...A FAR WEAKER VIRUS where CDC numbers state that COVID so far has killed six times as many people in the US than H1N1 did throughout its entirety.

In other words, a typical day.

BR1986FB

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 12:32 AM
posted by like_that

Fuck it, if it makes everyone hate China  then let's ramp this conspiracy theory up. 

Yeah, fuck these people. Now people in Hong Kong are getting Hepatitis E, a disease transferred from rats. 

Spock

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 8:21 AM
posted by Heretic

CC so shook by any criticism of his god that he fires back by bringing up the response to...A FAR WEAKER VIRUS where CDC numbers state that COVID so far has killed six times as many people in the US than H1N1 did throughout its entirety.

In other words, a typical day.

It's the idea that he is going to chirp about presidential decisions about something that he screwed up.   And also you made my point about total deaths...if corona is so deadly and Trump messed up.....why dont we have more deaths?

queencitybuckeye

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 8:23 AM
posted by Spock

It's the idea that he is going to chirp about presidential decisions about something that he screwed up.   And also you made my point about total deaths...if corona is so deadly and Trump messed up.....why dont we have more deaths?

How many would you like?

Spock

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 8:59 AM
posted by queencitybuckeye

How many would you like?

once again not the point. 

 

Former president shouldnt be blasting away about anything on national TV.  Not the norm.  Not what this country needs.  He had 8 years to form the government to be able to handle these situations but failed to do so.

queencitybuckeye

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 9:10 AM
posted by Spock

once again not the point. 

 

Former president shouldnt be blasting away about anything on national TV.  Not the norm.  Not what this country needs.  He had 8 years to form the government to be able to handle these situations but failed to do so.

He has as much right as anyone else to express his opinion, and I have the right to have my opinion on his opinion. In the past, doing so during a crisis was generally considered bad form by former presidents.

 

Frankly, I don't know how anyone not a partisan hack can claim that this POTUS has done a good job with this crisis, which is far more important than what an "ex:" has to say.

 

Spock

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 10:07 AM
posted by queencitybuckeye

He has as much right as anyone else to express his opinion, and I have the right to have my opinion on his opinion. In the past, doing so during a crisis was generally considered bad form by former presidents.

 

Frankly, I don't know how anyone not a partisan hack can claim that this POTUS has done a good job with this crisis, which is far more important than what an "ex:" has to say.

 

 

 

Really?  What about the travel ban that the media and Dems blasted him for?  A democrat wouldnt have done that.  How about sending the military ships to NY to help?  How about getting major manufacturers to switch plants over to making PPE?  How about making sure we werent buying crappy tests from foreign countries that were 50% effective?  What about having daily briefings with all 50 governors?  

Think about the fact that people like me, you and Trump arent experts on infectious diseases.  Advisors, doctors, specialists are.  Looks like they were put in motion and given ample leverage to deal with this.  

SportsAndLady

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 10:25 AM
posted by Spock

once again not the point. 

 

Former president shouldnt be blasting away about anything on national TV.  Not the norm.  Not what this country needs.  He had 8 years to form the government to be able to handle these situations but failed to do so.

He can do whatever the hell he wants, dude. 
Your feelings are hurt. 

Dr Winston O'Boogie

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 10:30 AM
posted by Spock

once again not the point. 

 

Former president shouldnt be blasting away about anything on national TV.  Not the norm.  Not what this country needs.  He had 8 years to form the government to be able to handle these situations but failed to do so.

Trump followers cannot have it both ways. Trump has bitched about Obama at his rallies and via tweets for almost 12 years - and lots of it while Trump was in office. Trump says horrible crap about whoever he wants and then he and his followers act like they're hurt beyond repair whenever anyone says anyone says anything critical back to him. 

SportsAndLady

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 10:48 AM
posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

Trump followers cannot have it both ways. Trump has bitched about Obama at his rallies and via tweets for almost 12 years - and lots of it while Trump was in office. Trump says horrible crap about whoever he wants and then he and his followers act like they're hurt beyond repair whenever anyone says anyone says anything critical back to him. 

That’s a good point, too. The hypocrisy of CC is just hilarious. 

Spock

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 12:44 PM
posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

Trump followers cannot have it both ways. Trump has bitched about Obama at his rallies and via tweets for almost 12 years - and lots of it while Trump was in office. Trump says horrible crap about whoever he wants and then he and his followers act like they're hurt beyond repair whenever anyone says anyone says anything critical back to him. 

You been following Trump since 08 huh?

 

 

Automatik

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 12:54 PM

Trump's hypersensitivity is passed down to his loyal cronies. So fucking bizarre. 

Dr Winston O'Boogie

Senior Member

Sun, May 10, 2020 1:37 PM
posted by Spock

You been following Trump since 08 huh?

 

 

It's common knowledge that Trump was an outspoken critic of Obama all through the latter's term. He started in on the birther stuff as soon as that conspiracy was first spun.

O-Trap

Chief Shenanigans Officer

Mon, May 11, 2020 2:42 AM
posted by Spock

once again not the point. 

 

Former president shouldnt be blasting away about anything on national TV.  Not the norm.  Not what this country needs.  He had 8 years to form the government to be able to handle these situations but failed to do so.

First, since he's now a private citizen, he can do whatever the fuck he wants.

Second, I hope you remember this moment after Trump has left office.  I'm sure he wouldn't dream of constantly shooting off about fuck all on national TV anytime he would get the chance.

 

Spock

Senior Member

Mon, May 11, 2020 7:53 AM
posted by O-Trap

First, since he's now a private citizen, he can do whatever the fuck he wants.

Second, I hope you remember this moment after Trump has left office.  I'm sure he wouldn't dream of constantly shooting off about fuck all on national TV anytime he would get the chance.

 

In some legal sense he might be considered this but please........former presidents that are grobbling for media time and making policy statements arent acting like "private" citizens.

MontyBrunswick

Senior Member

Mon, May 11, 2020 8:10 AM
posted by Spock

In some legal sense he might be considered this but please........former presidents that are grobbling for media time and making policy statements arent acting like "private" citizens.

one could argue that the sitting president who also "grobbles" for media time isn't acting like a president.