If the governor of New York hasn't made boneheaded decisions tens of thousands lives wouldn't have been lost.
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Biden has fought a pandemic before. It did not go smoothly.
“I wouldn’t go anywhere in confined places right now," Biden said. "It’s not that it’s going to Mexico, it’s that you are in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes, it goes everywhere through the aircraft.”
Airlines angrily accused Biden of fearmongering. Media reports noted that Biden’s pessimism contrasted sharply with the reassurances President Barack Obama had given a day earlier, when he said there was no need to panic even as he declared a national health emergency. In a matter of hours, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew were summoned to the White House and assigned to clean up the mess Biden made: “Nip it in the bud,” LaHood said, recalling their instructions.
The snafu was the first of many scrambles and setbacks by the Obama administration in its initial response to the swine flu. POLITICO interviewed almost two dozen people, including administration officials, members of Congress and outsiders who contended with the administration’s response, and they described a litany of sadly familiar obstacles: vaccine shortfalls, fights over funding and sometimes contradictory messaging.
“It is purely a fortuity that this isn’t one of the great mass casualty events in American history,” Ron Klain, who was Biden’s chief of staff at the time, said of H1N1 in 2019. “It had nothing to do with us doing anything right. It just had to do with luck.
“I wouldn’t go anywhere in confined places right now," Biden said. "It’s not that it’s going to Mexico, it’s that you are in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes, it goes everywhere through the aircraft.”
Airlines angrily accused Biden of fearmongering. Media reports noted that Biden’s pessimism contrasted sharply with the reassurances President Barack Obama had given a day earlier, when he said there was no need to panic even as he declared a national health emergency. In a matter of hours, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew were summoned to the White House and assigned to clean up the mess Biden made: “Nip it in the bud,” LaHood said, recalling their instructions.
The snafu was the first of many scrambles and setbacks by the Obama administration in its initial response to the swine flu. POLITICO interviewed almost two dozen people, including administration officials, members of Congress and outsiders who contended with the administration’s response, and they described a litany of sadly familiar obstacles: vaccine shortfalls, fights over funding and sometimes contradictory messaging.
“It is purely a fortuity that this isn’t one of the great mass casualty events in American history,” Ron Klain, who was Biden’s chief of staff at the time, said of H1N1 in 2019. “It had nothing to do with us doing anything right. It just had to do with luck.
floridays
Well-Known Member
Why not if you choose to get your weather predictions from the governor.
newfie
Well-Known Member
If the US had worried about being xenophobic and kept flights to china open millions more would have died- the experts
newfie
Well-Known Member
death rate per million is 589 in the us comparible to many european countries
in the US
nj is the highest with 1809 per million
NY is the next with 1702 per million
Ma is next with 1336 per million
conn with 1257
Rhode island 1011
all democratic strongholds
which begs the question are these dem run states incompetent or did they deliberately let people die for political advantage
newfie
Well-Known Member
your question is typically narrowly politically focused
or should that NY governor be reelected?
should that ny mayor be reelected
should that speaker of the house be reelected?
should that California governor be reelected?
newfie
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fishtm2001
Well-Known Member
Trump said in his interview with the Review-Journal that he is not afraid of getting the coronavirus from speaking at the indoor rally.
“I’m on a stage and it’s very far away,” Trump said. “And so I’m not at all concerned.”
But he cares nothing for his supporters who are crowded together, screaming and shouting in the crowd in front of him.
“I’m on a stage and it’s very far away,” Trump said. “And so I’m not at all concerned.”
But he cares nothing for his supporters who are crowded together, screaming and shouting in the crowd in front of him.
Babagounj
Strength through joy
At least Biden cares about his supporters during open rallies. They don't allow any near the empty fields where he is speaking.
PT Stewie
"Big Fella"
| BILL'S MESSAGE OF THE DAY Is President Trump Responsible for Covid? By: Bill O'ReillySeptember 14, 2020 | |
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BrownFlush
Woke Racist Reigning Ban King
Fake hurricane.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Cases and deaths have been on their normal weekly tick down so we haven’t heard anything from jack. These next few days numbers will rise as we hit our normal mid week reporting spike. Guess who will suddenly be here to tell us how grim it is.
BrownFlush
Woke Racist Reigning Ban King
No matter what decisions Trump made, the left was going to come back and bite him in the arse, no matter the result.
The stock market held up well, and the only people who panicked are the ones who haven't been able to breath since 2016.
The stock market held up well, and the only people who panicked are the ones who haven't been able to breath since 2016.
oldngray
nowhere special
yeah he has been suspiciously quiet as the numbers dropped
So he will cherry pick to find the numbers he likes best. Or if all else fails just make up some numbers.
Jumpin Jack Flash
Troll
199,245 dead Americans, 6.755+million infected. Yesterday saw the state of California led in deaths with 77. The state of Texas led in new infections with over 4,000. Sadly, this week America will hit 200,000 deaths under a Republican President and Senate. Many right wingers have complained about the same things since day 1 of pandemic. 200,000 dead Americans is more than any flu deaths this year. Remember the clowns yelling, “the flu kills more”. Wrong again.
Up In Smoke
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One big problem I have with President Trump is he measures his success on the stock market. The market is up because of all the money (our future) that the government has pumped into it. Corporate tax cuts, deficit spending and ten trillion added by the Fed since Covid. Only half of the eligible people are "in " the market. I realize politicians are always running for office and only 60ish% of the people even vote, so they only have to appeal to 30% of the population to get reelected. I was hoping for better for this administration.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Wow that's low, really great news. Thank you for sharing these excellent numbers my good friend. Have a MAGA day!
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
This g'damn chump.
Liberals hate President Trump so much they are now anti-vaxers. Gates is a real POS.
www.marketwatch.com
Liberals hate President Trump so much they are now anti-vaxers. Gates is a real POS.
Bill Gates questions FDA, says only one drugmaker has a chance to deliver a coronavirus vaccine by next month
The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist called into question the credibility of the Food and Drug Administration.
www.marketwatch.com
