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Instead of his bullying obscuring his lies, Covid Donnie's attempt to pretend to be civil put his constant steam of lies front and center to tens of millions of viewers, especially on the pandemic.

You're pretending that there are fundamental differences between heterosexual and homosexual marriages. There aren't, especially legally. Case closed.

Be smart and get your flu shot. Be smarter and wear a mask and practice social distancing. October 23, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME has lowered its projection of coronavirus deaths by February 1, 2021 to 385,611. October 22, 2020 - The National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University reports that between 130,000 and 210,000 deaths from coronavirus could have been avoided with a better response from the US government policies and crisis messaging. (Avoidable Covid-19 Deaths) October 13, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME projects that more than 363,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus by January 1, 2021 and more than 394,000 by February 1, 2021 with the seasonal flu making the coronavirus more deadly. October 22, 2020 - 223,051 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 830. October 21, 2020 - 222,221 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1141. Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 21-22, 2020: 986 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 14-20, 2020: 726 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 7-13, 2020: 851 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, September 30-October 6, 2020: 707 October 20, 2020 - 221,078 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 13, 2020 - 215,995 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 6, 2020 - 210,909 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 1, 2020 - 21,311 Americans died of coronavirus in the month of September, an average of 710 per day. October 1, 2020 - 207,808 Americans have died of coronavirus. September 1, 2020 - 185,594 Amercians have died of coronavirus. July 1, 2020 - 127,299 Americans have died of coronavirus.

In no particular order ... Covid Donnie should have addressed the seriousness of the coronavirus -- which he knew in early Februrary as per his interview with Bob Woodward -- with the American people but he chose to downplay the seriousness of it, something he has continued to do until today. Covid Donnie should not have continued to lie and pretend that the coronavirus was no worse than the seasonal flu as hospitals in the NYC area and then in other parts of the country were overwhelmed and deaths mounted. He's still spreading that lie. Those two measures have proven to be effective in controlling the spread of the coronavirus all over the world, but Covid Donnie still denigrates them. He's made defying the public health measures a badge of loyalty to him. Covid Donnie has continually promoted dangerous (bleach) or ineffective (oxyhydrocloroquine) "cures". His latest "great idea" is promoting "herd immunity" as a response to the pandemic even as the US is experiencing another surge in infections and hospitalizations. Instead of promoting testing, Covid Donnie has lied about it ("more testing caused rise in cases") and downplayed its importance in fighting the pandemic.Instead of using the power of the federal government to acquire PPE from overseas during the first coronavirus wave in the spring when there were severe shortages, Covid Donnie sat on his hands and instead made states compete against one another for scarce resources. Covid Donnie threatened and bullied governors into opening up businesses too quickly for the level of coronavirus in those states, causing spikes in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, especially in the southern states during the summer. Covid Donnie should have embraced the public health measures of mask wearing and social distancing when the CDC, NIH, and other public health experts recommended them. He still refuses to practice these measures. He has endangered, and continues to endanger, thousands of his followers by holding large rallies in areas with high community spread of the virus where most don't wear masks and don't practice social distancing. For a more complete explanation of Covid Donnie's fails, read this: Avoidable Deaths.

What isn't clear about marriage in the US today? Any two consenting adults who obtain a marriage license can be married by either a public official or a religious official of their choice. The only thing that's changed about US marriage law is that the gender of couples has become irrelevant. It's a non-issue.

That's self-exiled posters. Except for one poster, all the rest of them voluntarily took themselves off because they disliked that posters with different views started posting on PPP.

If the defense can't get off the field against the Jests, the Bills are toast.

I look at it this way. The Bills are not quite as good as most of us thought they were and got their butts handed to them twice in a row by two of the very best teams in the AFC. Not good, but not a disaster. However, the Jests are just the patsies they need to get back on track. They need to dominate the Jests on both sides of the ball. Allowing the Jests to make this game close, even though divisional games often tend to be close even when teams are mismatched, would raise red flags about the team IMO. Losing to them would be a disaster and an embarrassment.

So?

Why should I stop? Trump earned being called Covid Donnie by his failure to provide leadership in the coronavirus battle. His words and behavior have cost tens of thousands of American lives.

I'm the idiot???? I didn't realize that the coronavirus respected state lines.

Since Covid Donnie has only flooded the swamp with his kids, crooked pals, and incompetent appointees, why would anyone with half a functioning brain think that he'll actually drain it if given another chance?

The POTUS has what's called "the bully pulpit". His words matter, not to experts, but to ordinary Americans. Instead of supporting the public health experts within the government, he's spent almost six months undermining them with his words and actions, and his supporters follow his lead. We see it at every single one of his campaign rallies where face masks are few and far between, and social distancing is non-existent. I am sure that there are some minor policies from the Trump administration that Biden may continue, but I can't think of any major policies that Biden would continue.

Same sex marriage isn't really controversial in the US any more. It has been legal throughout the US since 2015. It was legal in many states before that. That's hundreds of thousands -- maybe even millions, because I have no idea what the annual numbers are --- of same sex marriages across the country. Most Americans have accepted it. Many may not like it, but the only people who want to continue to fight against same sex marriage are virulent homophobes and some religious zealots. I think that Pope Francis' statement is humane and laudable. It's about as far as a leader of a conservative religious institution can go.

Be smart and get your flu shot. Be smarter and wear a mask and practice social distancing. October 22, 2020 - The National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University reports that between 130,000 and 210,000 deaths from coronavirus could have been avoided with a better response from the US government policies and crisis messaging. (Avoidable Covid-19 Deaths) October 13, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME projects that more than 363,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus by January 1, 2021 and more than 394,000 by February 1, 2021 with the seasonal flu making the coronavirus more deadly. October 21, 2020 - 222,221 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1141. Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 14-20, 2020: 726 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 7-13, 2020: 851 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, September 30-October 6, 2020: 707 October 20, 2020 - 221,078 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 13, 2020 - 215,995 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 6, 2020 - 210,909 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 1, 2020 - 21,311 Americans died of coronavirus in the month of September, an average of 710 per day. October 1, 2020 - 207,808 Americans have died of coronavirus. September 1, 2020 - 185,594 Amercians have died of coronavirus. July 1, 2020 - 127,299 Americans have died of coronavirus.

That's certainly not because of anything Covid Donnie has done or suggested, is it? Doctors aren't injecting paitents with bleach to get rid of the coronavirus are they?

Every law that dealt with marriage and marital rights in the US would have to be changed in order to give "civil union" the same legal status as "marriage" has. That would be thousands of laws. I'm not sure how court decisions dealing with marital rights would be dealt with. My guess is that that might be a real pandora's box. The SCOTUS has ruled that same sex couples can obtain marriage licenses, so their marriages are legal, and nobody is even trying to force any religious institution to sanction those marriages by performing wedding ceremonies for same sex couples. Marriage vs civil union in the US is irrelevant.

How, exactly, has Trump's response to the coronavirus gotten "better"? A president's words matter and his actions set examples for other Americans. Trump has repeatedly ignored,denigrated, and defied public health measures, specifically mask wearing and social distancing, since at least April. Trump has repeatedly attacked and/or insulted Fauci, Birx, and Redfield because they have steadfastly supported supported strategies proven to limit the spread of contagious diseases. Trump has downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus, repeatedly comparing it to the seasonal flu even though he knew from the get-go just the opposite was true. He has also touted unproven and even dangerous "cures" for Covid-19. In the face of a new surge in the pandemic, Trump has ignored the epidemiologists on the WH coronavirus task force in favor of Scott Atlas' advocacy of "herd immunity" which is nothing more than pretending that the coronavirus has disappeared despite all facts to the contrary.

In the United States, only a civil marriage is recognized by law, so civil unions are irrelevant. Couples who wish to marry legally have to obtain a marriage license from their locality, but their choice of whether to have a religious or civil ceremony is up to the couple. Without the license, no marriage is legal no matter how many religious officials are involved in the marriage ceremony.

Be smart and get your flu shot. Be smarter and wear a mask and practice social distancing. October 21, 2020 - In the face of surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, especially in rural areas, several states have re-instituted Covid-19 restrictions. October 20, 2020 - First Lady Melania Trump canceled a campaign rally because of lingering symptoms from the coronavirus. October 13, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME projects that more than 363,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus by January 1, 2021 and more than 394,000 by February 1, 2021 with the seasonal flu making the coronavirus more deadly. October 20, 2020 - 221,078 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 968. October 19, 2020 - 220,110 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 438. October 18, 2020 - 219,672 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 361. October 17, 2020 - 219,311 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 709. October 16, 2020 - 218,602 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 885. October 15, 2020 - 217,717 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 813. October 14, 2020 - 216,904 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 909. Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 14-20, 2020: 726 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 7-13, 2020: 851 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, September 30-October 6, 2020: 707 October 13, 2020 - 215,995 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 6, 2020 - 210,909 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 1, 2020 - 21,311 Americans died of coronavirus in the month of September, an average of 710 per day. October 1, 2020 - 207,808 Americans have died of coronavirus. September 1, 2020 - 185,594 Amercians have died of coronavirus. July 1, 2020 - 127,299 Americans have died of coronavirus.

Various organizations have been taking the polls throughout the campaign. What's wrong with polling likely voters once early voting has begun?

Good article! I found the campaign funding info interesting. I knew that Covid Donnie was trailing Biden in fund raising but for a sitting POTUS to be so cash strapped that he can't afford TV ads in critical states so close to the election while the challenger is rolling in dough is simply remarkable. This says that the big GOP donors who have traditionally given Republican candidates significant campaign dollar advantages over their challengers have abandoned Covid Donnie, either saving their money for another day or quietly funneling it to Biden. It says to me that even conservative billionaires love their country too much to support a sociopathic wannabe dictator willing to sacrifice anyone and anything to stay in office.

Excellent analysis. I pretty much agree with it except that I think Biden's Electoral College margin will be significantly larger, likely over 300. States that are considered solid, likely or leaning Democratic and which Biden is likely to win would give him 290 Electoral College votes. He's also currently leading in all of the toss up states, and even Texas is in play for Biden. I think the popular vote will be much closer than the EC vote might indicate (FDR won 472 electoral votes in 1932 but only about 57% of the popular vote) but maybe not. The coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise again, especially in the Midwest with several states like Wisconsin and New Mexico seeing their medical facilities already showing some strain from increasing cases. Trump is also running a truly bizarre campaign in which he doesn't seem interested in converting new voters into supporters. Rather, he continually gives undecided voters reasons to not vote for him while entertaining his own true believers and basking in their cheers and chants.

Be smart and get your flu shot. Be smarter and wear a mask and practice social distancing. October 19. 2020 - In a conference call to campaign workers, Covid Donnie attacked Dr Anthony Fauci for his continued push for mask wearing and other proven public health measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. October 18, 2020 - Covid Donnie warned his supporters at a rally on Sunday that Joe Biden "would listen to scientists" if he were elected. October 13, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME projects that more than 363,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus by January 1, 2021 and more than 394,000 by February 1, 2021 with the seasonal flu making the coronavirus more deadly. October 19, 2020 - 220,110 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 438. October 18, 2020 - 219,672 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 361. October 17, 2020 - 219,311 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 709. October 16, 2020 - 218,602 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 885. October 15, 2020 - 217,717 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 813. October 14, 2020 - 216,904 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 909. Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 14-19, 2020: 686 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 7-13, 2020: 851 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, September 30-October 6, 2020: 707 October 13, 2020 - 215,995 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 6, 2020 - 210,909 Americans have died of coronavirus. October 1, 2020 - 21,311 Americans died of coronavirus in the month of September, an average of 710 per day. October 1, 2020 - 207,808 Americans have died of coronavirus. September 1, 2020 - 185,594 Amercians have died of coronavirus. July 1, 2020 - 127,299 Americans have died of coronavirus.

I'm old, too, but as a retired techy, I'm an early adopter of technology. I haven't had a landline in a decade.