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13 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
That's just as pretty much everyone predicted would happen around this time of year. You believe the proper response would be what exactly.
That is a massive re-write on the history of this thread.
Look back in the summer and it's post after post by people--including me--saying that we thought there'd be no second wave. That we were bottoming out and the winter would at best see a light rise (to the mockery of many). Magox quoting Alex Berenson every other day.
No, Fauci and many others predicted things would get a lot worse. Many of us, including our president "it's going to go away" were very wrong.
Let's not pretend that "everyone" predicted this.
Most on the right did not.
Infectious disease experts, as reported by the media, did.
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57 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:
Up to the locality yes.
If you're under 40 why wouldn't you minimize it.
If you have a BMI less than 20 (we need to mandate bans on French fries) you have nothing to worry about.
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17 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:
Schools should be fully open yes.
Here was the question: Do you think we should minimize the virus and encourage big events?
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2 hours ago, Tiberius said:
President Donald Trump promoted the deranged idea that two Republican Georgia state officials could be put in jail over utterly baseless claims of election fraud, and Twitter noticed.
In a Tuesday morning tweet, pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood claimed that the president gave Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “every chance to get it right. They refuse. They will soon be going to jail.”
President Trump @realDonaldTrump is a genuinely good man. He does not really like to fire people. I bet he dislikes putting people in jail, especially “Republicans.”
He gave @BrianKempGA & @GaSecofState every chance to get it right. They refused. They will soon be going to jail. pic.twitter.com/7PMBLc8L2N
— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) December 15, 2020
To top it all off, Wood added a doctored image of the Georgia state officials donning masks with the Chinese flag printed on them, writing that Trump is “a genuinely good man” who “dislikes putting people in jail, especially ‘Republicans.'”
Trump, apparently not turned off by the egregious claim, retweeted the post — shocking pundits on both sides of the political aisle:
Impressive to continue to hit new lows in what’s being retweeted. An accomplishment.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) December 15, 2020
So the President is retweeting that nut Lin Wood who is calling for Brian Kemp to go to jail in Georgia. This really isn’t going to help the GOP in their effort to save the Senate and preserve the President’s legacy.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) December 15, 2020
And President Trump just retweeted this garbage about top Georgia Republican leaders being closet Communists headed to jail … #gapol https://t.co/pRhpsjpbnv
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) December 15, 2020
You'll see no criticism here from those of The Departed who occasionally still frequent this board.
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4 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
Terrifying? Really? Or just really terrifying?
Do you think we should minimize the virus and encourage big events?
My friend Lehnard won't answer simple questions like this: How about you?
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On 12/13/2020 at 11:43 PM, CLTbills said:
From the TV angle I thought it was pretty clearly good.
Absolutely so did I. Even more so than the one earlier this year that I also thought was good. They didn't review it and Trico was quick to say the ref looked at it from the best angle but I don't know. I'd like to see a better angle.
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8 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Both stories received widespread and breathless coverage at times, and of course the msm seemed to miss most of the key elements of Steele for 4 years despite highly placed and anonymous sources.
Today’s Albany Times Union covered the Govs denial of sexual harassment——said gov a potential candidate for Attorney General—on page 2, down near the bottom next to the ad for a 3/36 lease on a dodge caravan.
I’d suggest it would be a vast improvement to even see a commitment of 5%of the coverage that Steele received.
Or, they can continue to send the message to victims that it’s best to sit the &$@& down and shut the $&@& up.
Don't you think that a reporter would love to break this story open if there's a good story to be had? If there's a story--a legitimate one--it will come out.
Based on little other than what I've seen, Cuomo is not a guy without plenty of enemies who would love this story to take him down if it's got legs.
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8 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
Newsflash: There’s a story here.
Is it a story like "the Steele Dossier is a fraud on which to overthrow a president" or a story like "the election was a fraud on which to overthrow a democratic election?"
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32 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
The standard shifts depending on who the alleged abuser is. That’s the problem, or at least one of many problems with this issue.
I just wanted to point out that “she’s a liar” may not tell the whole story. She could be, of course, it could be 100% political.
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58 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
In 2020, this woman should not be marginalized. If there’s nothing to fear, Cuomo should answer questions and be thoroughly investigated and not hide behind his spokespeople. The media should refrain from running stories painting her as a bad employee based on anonymous sources. Neither will happen, because people like Cuomo are protected. I understand your perspective but in some respects, you’re part of the problem.
Yup. If the standard is that every accuser gets their day, let's hear from her.
To the poster who said, "if you're harassed, just quit" as if that's the only response there should be for sexual harassment, I hope the women you know are more empowered than that.
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56 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said:
Just sayin. This guy has a plan, do not be comfortable, he wants to be King, he has lied his way into the hearts of 70,000,000 citizens, he hates democracy and uses the press and social media better than anyone.
Sorry if you don't want to hear it, but much of the world outside of US sees it that way.
You sound just like the Q-army. You get that right?
On January 21, Biden will be president. Trump's supporters are the ones I worry about since many of them do not accept democracy any more.
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54 minutes ago, Tiberius said:
Hmmm....
Mrs. America is an American historical drama television miniseries produced by FX and originally aired on sister streaming service FX on Hulu. Created and co-written by Davhi Waller and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Amma Asante, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and Janicza Bravo, the series details the political movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment and the unexpected backlash led by conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in the 1970s. It features a large ensemble cast led by Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, Margo Martindale, John Slattery, Tracey Ullman, and Sarah Paulson.
The nine-part series premiered in the United States on April 15, 2020 to widespread critical acclaim. At the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, it received ten nominations including Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Writing, as well as acting nominations for Blanchett, Aduba, Martindale, and Ullman,[1] with Aduba winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.[2]
Funny thing: The person who recommended it is my friend from Sweden. He messaged me telling me that his family was enjoying it and assumed I knew all about it.
It's a story I was too young to remember. When I told my mom about it, she said, "I lived that miniseries. F*** Phyllis Shaffley." Hahaha.
QuoteLooks interesting. I just became aware that Ken Burns had taken on the Nam
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-vietnam-war/home/ Have been watching and its really good
Will check it out.
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If someone uses a prefix in a setting, it should be the right one. But people who run around insisting on “doctor” are obnoxious. Mostly a thing of the past.
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5 hours ago, Warcodered said:
A big problem is that actual Republicans need to come out and call this BS what it is.
Noting that the only Rs calling this out AND leaving the party over it are all leaving office. Such bravery. Tell me again it’s not about power and how all those supporting Trump are Patriots.
I also see an element of people terrified to admit they were wrong and admit error these days. People are more afraid admitting they were wrong than actually being wrong.
You can have supported Trump once upon a time but see what he attempted to do here as abhorrent.
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23 hours ago, meazza said:
It’s nice to see that @shoshin is continuing his crusade to shut ppp down
Don’t miss this place one bit.
adios
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3 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:
It wasn't a moron. It was Joseph Epstein, a pretty smart guy (albeit poorly credentialed academically; that's part of the fun he's having here) and a damn good writer.
The only people offended are the hypersensitive, including (probably) those other pompous asses who ask to be called "Dr."
She has the same degree -- an Ed.D., not a Ph.D. -- as Bill Cosby. I remember the credits on the Cosby show always ending with a reference to "Dr. William H. Cosby." I get that people are proud of their degrees, but really ... let it go, Dr. Jill.
No. She earned the degree so she’s not in Cosby’s ridiculous club of being called doctor. That’s an entirely different planet of obnoxiousness.5 hours ago, Warcodered said:Yeah I mean people that insist on being called that but you shouldn't call her Mrs. Biden either if your going with that kind vernacular you should call her Dr. Biden because she did *****ing earn it.
This I agree with. If you have to address someone, choose the right prefix.
Speaking of prefixes, the historical miniseries Mrs America was stellar.
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7 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Yes, it’s possible for me to criticize Trump. As for the tired old whataboutism (how boring it must be to sit and wait for the cliche buzzer to sound), oldmanfan talked about presidential leadership in definite terms. Someone else made a Pearl Harbor reference, and I was reminded of FDR’s powerful speech was obviously a blatant lie.
On the Trump rallies, to this day I’m hard pressed to understand why folks in your camp mention the rallies by steering clear of blaming people that took to the street by the tens of thousands this summer. It’s fairly clear the people who attended (I did not) felt a certain kinship with the protestors, yet one group is excoriated while the other is not.
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33 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said:
Dec 28 the rumors about Biden and CCP will begin. By early Jan many open questions will be talked about.
The Iran situation will explode.
Jan 6th will become a battle ground, Pence is prepared...the coup is planned.
Hope I am wrong...but stars are aligning.
Either that or someone has to throw a bucket of water on him so he will melt like the wicked witch.
You sound like a Q ding ding making predictions based on nothing that don’t come to pass but just make another one for two weeks from now. Stop.-
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Trump’s maskless rallies and consequences thereof.
The president has to meet people. The president has to travel. The president does not have to have parties and giant rallies with minimal protections in place.
I wonder if Bailey got the Regeneron cocktail that Trump got for himself, Rudy, and Christie.
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1 hour ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
I could have sworn the science dudes all said millions were going to die in our country alone. It seems to me you guys just keep moving the goalposts.
Prediction: this virus will begin to slow down roughy May 1. It won’t be because of the onset of spring and the normal slowdown or seasonal flu and the like.
Btw—Trump explained his comments from the Woodward sessions. Thank God some of the numbnuts weren’t around when FDR gave his famous “we have nothing to fear but fear itself” speech. Fundamentally and demonstrably a lie. One of the other fears (beside fear of fear) was that the forces of the Imperial Japanese Army would be incinerating tens of millions and enslaving those that were left.
Is it possible for you to criticize Trump without whataboutism or dodging?Not on the laughable election court challenges. Not on calling state legislators to send slates of electors that would betray voters.
Anf not on Trump holding rallies in a pandemic.
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14 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
He’s able to offer up any challenges he wants up until the process says not. I work in a public bid arena. Bidders challenge bids all the time. But....when time is up...that’s it. Likewise, Hilary shouldn’t have been going around saying Trump was illegitimate for the last four years.
Whataboutism.
So you supported the Russia investigation then? It was allowed after all.
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8 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
A President has a lot on his or her plate. While you seem to be singularly focused on the Virus. The President can’t be. He’s trying to walk a balancing act between shutting down and opening up. Priests and scientists aren’t the elected leaders of the country.....thank goodness!
All he has to do is follow the recommendations set by scientists and not host giant rallies.
Do you believe because of everything on his plate, he forgot this? What...with 3000 Americans dying per day and all? Just slipped his mind?
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45 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:
And? Doesn't mean we have to ban them. At all. They can recommend that's it.
Trump could have lead by example. He chose to do the opposite of what was recommended by every scientist and send mixed messages on how to control this.
45 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:100 million people are going to be immunized in this country in the next 6 months. If we aren't full open by Memorial Day this wasn't about the virus (it never was anyway).
If there are 100M people vaccinated by June, yes, we would see a massive drop in numbers.
We should see massive drops long before that if we immunize the elderly and at risk by March.
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Merry Christmas season PPPers. I look forward to a time when the scenes shown here are again the norm, and we remember the lesson in the words.