Octopus Overlords

Octavious wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:29 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:27 pm https://www.google.com/search?q=school+ ... chool+trip

So you're saying my chances aren't good? At least we didn't make the final payment. It sucks, but what are you going to do?

gameoverman wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:41 pm In the old days, prior to 2016, a crisis like this would be where a President rises to the occasion and impresses people with decisiveness, strength, and resolve. He might not make the right decision, but by golly he doesn't waste time doing nothing! If the President doesn't rise to the occasion, no re-election for him.

Now? I'm not so sure. There is a ton of "This is China's fault" I'm hearing. That we still aren't testing enough people is not the point to them, we shouldn't have to do anything, but because China screwed up we have to clean up the mess. That worries me. He might be able to get a lot of mileage off that by the election.

Of course the real pain and suffering in this country hasn't started yet, so we'll see if that changes or not.

LawBeefaroni wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:44 pm It'll come down to the latest meme before the election. A case of whoever scores last wins.

malchior wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:18 am Another press conference at 3 PM. I'm sure this will be helpful. What do you think he has got queued up? Bashing the CDC? Attacking Obama? Rambling?

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 8135945216

Blackhawk wrote:Five million tests available in a month. He doubts we'll need anything close to that.

Grifman wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:42 pm I didn't see this posted anywhere here, could have missed it, but this is must see. Rep. Katie Porter forces the head of the CDC to commit to paying for all coronavirus testing. This is amazing questioning and forcing of the issue:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2 ... ie-porter/

Grifman wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:37 pm

Please no, I can't afford any more stock market losses.

$iljanus wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:55 pm Oh here is Pence who's really good at fellating Trump's ego.

malchior wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:52 pm Yeah he literally marched up a ton of corporations that they've drafted into service. It isn't the worst idea if they don't fuck it up. It gets dollars flowing to them and keeps folks employed. It is all being slapped together with duct tape so who knows if it'll work well.

"It's a nasty question," Trump says to @Yamiche, when she asks if he takes responsibility for cutting the pandemic office after taking office. POTUS says he doesn't know anything about it.

“No, I don’t take responsibility at all....”

Louisiana will postpone its presidential primaries set for next month, becoming the first state to take the step as fears about the coronavirus outbreak spread.

The state will push its presidential nominating contests back to June 20 from the planned date of April 4, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced Friday. It has also delayed its municipal elections until July 25.

“We want to protect the health and safety of all Louisianans by doing our part to prevent the spread of this highly infectious disease,” Ardoin told reporters.

Kraken wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:17 pm I heard 5 minutes of Trump slurring and stumbling through self-praise and China-blaming on my car radio. He also insinuated that Obama's outdated rules are at fault.

gameoverman wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:48 pm He's not up to the task of leading in difficult times. We have many known cases here, plus who knows how many undetected cases, but he's happy to point out he restricted travel from Europe and he still doesn't see the need for that many tests? He might as well have just said "People are getting infected, what more do you need to know?"

gameoverman wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:48 pmHe's not up to the task of leading in difficult times.

Smoove_B wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:05 pm

gameoverman wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:48 pmHe's not up to the task of leading in difficult times.

I can pretty much guarantee he'll be on the golf course tomorrow morning and/or Sunday.

Defiant wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:11 pm

We've experienced parts of this before, just never all at once.

As others noted, it's like the Spanish flu of 1918 and the stock market crash of 1929 at the same time, but overseen by Harding's total incompetence plus Nixon's pettiness and paranoia.

It's like Disaster Voltron

YellowKing wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:19 pm I couldn't believe a reporter asked Trump if he would take responsibility. The man has never taken responsibility for anything in his entire life. He's not about to start now.

Smoove_B wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:34 pm

Defiant wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:11 pm

We've experienced parts of this before, just never all at once.

As others noted, it's like the Spanish flu of 1918 and the stock market crash of 1929 at the same time, but overseen by Harding's total incompetence plus Nixon's pettiness and paranoia.

It's like Disaster Voltron

Disaster Voltron

This is why I can't stop. Things like this give me the strength to continue.

(Verge) - Google is not working with the US government in building a nationwide website to help people determine whether and how to get a novel coronavirus test, despite what [POTUS] said in the course of issuing an emergency declaration ..