Government Response To The Coronavirus (3 Viewers)

[The Z Machine]

In terms of government response, let’s talk about something positive for once: 

This ship, the  Comfort, is simply an amazing piece of human invention and technology. 1,000 hospital beds, operating rooms, nursing rooms, radiology, completely self-sufficient, 1,200 superb doctors and nurses and crew. It will be used in New York to treat NON coronavirus patients only so as to alleviate the burden. Amazing and phenomenal.

The US Navy has 2 total, right?  One east coast, one wet coast?

 

[dkp993]

Remember when we were told that it was just one or two cases, and pretty soon it would be zero cases?

Then it was just 15, and they got better.

What’s really scary is now he’s saying 100-200k dead will mean he’s done a great job. Is this too an understatement/downplay or is he now speaking the truth?  
And that’s the crux of the issue that most of his supporters don’t understand or just dismiss to Trump just being Trump.  We can not trust what he saying, and that’s a massive problem.  

 

[[scooter]]

Remember when we were told that it was just one or two cases, and pretty soon it would be zero cases?

Then it was just 15, and they got better.

Well, some of them died. But all 15 either died or got better, and that's a pretty good job.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

In terms of government response, let’s talk about something positive for once: 

This ship, the  Comfort, is simply an amazing piece of human invention and technology. 1,000 hospital beds, operating rooms, nursing rooms, radiology, completely self-sufficient, 1,200 superb doctors and nurses and crew. It will be used in New York to treat NON coronavirus patients only so as to alleviate the burden. Amazing and phenomenal.

Real live heroes.

 

[Lutherman2112]

I haven't been following his pressers, but has the president mentioned even mentioned convalescent blood/plasma therapies?

 

[timschochet]

I haven't been following his pressers, but has the president mentioned even mentioned convalescent blood/plasma therapies?

Yes, I think he did yesterday. 

 

[timschochet]

I’ll repeat that I thought overall Trump did a good job yesterday. But my main criticism of him remains not using the DPA properly. It’s is intolerable IMO that state and local authorities should be competing with each other for life saving supplies. It’s incredibly inefficient and wasteful and it will cost lives. 

 

[Gopher State]

In terms of government response, let’s talk about something positive for once: 

This ship, the  Comfort, is simply an amazing piece of human invention and technology. 1,000 hospital beds, operating rooms, nursing rooms, radiology, completely self-sufficient, 1,200 superb doctors and nurses and crew. It will be used in New York to treat NON coronavirus patients only so as to alleviate the burden. Amazing and phenomenal.

Tim, thank you for posting this positive news in this thread.  It seems like everyone wants to be a Monday morning quarterback and post what the government has done wrong in handling this virus.  We need posts like this, America is going to raise to the challenge and beat this crisis.  This is great example of how we are going to win.

 

[timschochet]

Tim, thank you for posting this positive news in this thread.  It seems like everyone wants to be a Monday morning quarterback and post what the government has done wrong in handling this virus.  We need posts like this, America is going to raise to the challenge and beat this crisis.  This is great example of how we are going to win.

I think we need both kinds of posts. We need to congratulate and cheer when things are done right, and we need to criticize when things are done wrong.

 

[tonydead]

Hey @tonydead, I posted about the deaths of 500 Americans and your reaction was to laugh? I guess we just have different senses of humor.

I wasn’t laughing at deaths, you know that. I was laughing at you taking Trump’s tweets so far left no body can take you seriously.  Kind of like accusing anybody of being happy about death. Go outside and take a break. 

 

[dozer]

Governor Northam Issues Statewide Stay at Home Order

The executive order takes effect immediately and will remain in place until June 10, 2020, unless amended or rescinded by a further executive order. The order directs all Virginians to stay home except in extremely limited circumstances.

 

[The Commish]

How long before we start hearing the "had we not acted sooner, we'd have had double the amount of infections" shtick in response to any question pertaining to the lack of action by this administration?  

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

How long before we start hearing the "had we not acted sooner, we'd have had double the amount of infections" shtick in response to any question pertaining to the lack of action by this administration?  

Aren't we already?

 

[cloppbeast]

Italian scientists investigate possible earlier emergence of coronavirus

 

[adonis]

How long before we start hearing the "had we not acted sooner, we'd have had double the amount of infections" shtick in response to any question pertaining to the lack of action by this administration?  

Trump is already setting the narrative to be that his swift action avoided millions of people dying.

 

[squistion]

Trump is already setting the narrative to be that his swift action avoided millions of people dying.

And it is amazing how he has seamlessly gone from “Zero cases, I’m awesome!” to “Probably only 200,000 dead, I’m awesome!”

 

[The Commish]

Aren't we already?

Trump is already setting the narrative to be that his swift action avoided millions of people dying.

oh....I hadn't paid attention since Friday.  Only thing I saw remotely close to this subject over the weekend was the commercial with him saying it was going to be 15 and go away and then "taking no responsibility" at the end.  I saw that about 25 times though.  Maybe they'll make a new commercial now that he's taking responsibility?

 

[Lutherman2112]

Aren't we already?

Here is Dr. Birx this morning (question is at minute 2 of 5 minutes)

"I think in some of the metro areas we were late in getting people to follow the 15 day guideline."

 

[boots11234]

Game over boyos....it may be Airborne.

 

[Daywalker]

A good day by Trump standards includes accusing hospital workers, hero's, of stealing.

 

[The General]

That's one of the new Abbott tests on the table behind him.

 

[The General]

And it is amazing how he has seamlessly gone from “Zero cases, I’m awesome!” to “Probably only 200,000 dead, I’m awesome!”

Yup. Also be sure to mention it could have been a million.

 

[Gopher State]

Wow 1m Americans tested!

 

[Daywalker]

We just became #1 and somehow it is not close.

 

[Daywalker]

Thank you mr. president for your leadership.......thank you mr. president for your leadership....thank you mr. president for your leadership.

Treats his base like morons.

 

[The General]

Some good info here.

 

[yak651]

Trump is already setting the narrative to be that his swift action avoided millions of people dying.

Has he mentioned that  he stopped the Chinese from coming here yet?

 

[The General]

WIND AND HIS RUG. BAD COMBO 

Going to cut this thing short.

 

[HellToupee]

WIND AND HIS RUG. BAD COMBO 

Going to cut this thing short.

I agree Donald will be quick today 

 

[The General]

The My Pillow guy getting his advotisment in

 

[The General]

GIVE THE PILLOW GUY THE HOOK

 

[Daywalker]

Imagine having the time to read these lists everyday.

 

[The General]

Is there a list of these guest speakers from the private sector available ahead of time?

I'd like to load up on their stocks just before they get the ad time.

 

[timschochet]

I missed a lot of that but did he just say it wouldn’t have happened if we still had prayer in school? 

 

[cloppbeast]

Can you catch the coronavirus twice? You'll probably be immune — for some time, at least

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

The My Pillow guy getting his advertisment in

I had no idea about this guy's drug addled backstory until I read an article in the New Yorker. He was like one of the characters from "Trainspotting". 

 

[Sinn Fein]

I missed a lot of that but did he just say it wouldn’t have happened if we still had prayer in school? 

I am not watching but I thought your gal Pelosi had a great line about prayer in this situation recently - I am paraphrasing, but something to the effect of needing to rely on science to make decisions, and those that are praying, science is the answer to their prayers...

 

[timschochet]

I feel like I’ve walked into the Super Bowl pregame show loaded with corporate commercials. 

“We don’t need the Defense Preparedness Act”- maybe you don’t but the rest of us do. 

 

[The General]

I feel like I’ve walked into the Super Bowl pregame show loaded with corporate commercials. 

“We don’t need the Defense Preparedness Act”- maybe you don’t but the rest of us do. 

It is a big ad.

Definitely can see companies wanting to help out more because of this type of promotion though.

 

[Nipsey]

What is this abortion question nonsense?

 

[cloppbeast]

Entire county in Colorado getting tested for COVID-19

Why coronavirus antibody testing in one Colorado town could provide a way forward

Great news. Closest thing to a random sample done in the U.S. and the first study that I know to test for antibodies. Should tell us a lot more about the virus. 

 

[timschochet]

What is this abortion question nonsense?

Unbelievably awful question. 

 

[The General]

What is this abortion question nonsense?

Guessing that was from that OAN news people.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Entire county in Colorado getting tested for COVID-19

Why coronavirus antibody testing in one Colorado town could provide a way forward

Great news. Closest thing to a random sample done in the U.S. and the first study that I know to test for antibodies. Should tell us a lot more about the virus. 

Early in Italy tested an entire town of 3,300. Half the positives were asymptomatic. But I think it was only the Coronavirus test, not for Covid-19 antibodies.

 

[The General]

Here's the daily CNN slap fight.

 

[BobbyLayne]

The My Pillow guy getting his advotisment in

GIVE THE PILLOW GUY THE HOOK

I may have to watch this later 

 

[sho nuff]

Really smart people flocking to take pictures of a ship that is there because of massive outbreak numbers.

Ugh...

 

[whoknew]

I don't think our President understands the job of a reporter.

 

[Gopher State]

What is this abortion question nonsense?

Wow, this is bad

 

[cloppbeast]

Early in Italy tested an entire town of 3,300. Half the positives were asymptomatic. But I think it was only the Coronavirus test, not for Covid-19 antibodies.

Yeah, I meant the first random sample in the U.S. I think the anti body tests are even more important telling us who has the virus or had it. Would be better if it were in an urban area where the virus is much more prevelant. The small town of Vo in Italy had an infection rate of 3% of the population when it was probably a lot higher in the cities.