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When was the president briefed?
What was he told about the coronavirus?
What steps did he take to prepare for the virus?
What other officials in the executive and legislative branches were aware of the threat? What did they do?
Why, until this week, was Trump downplaying the magnitude of the threat?
What precisely was the sequence of events that held up distribution of testing kits?
What resources were available that could have been tapped had governors, mayors and ordinary Americans understood the extent of the threat?
Who, if anyone, in government profited from advance knowledge of the threat?
What government structures or policies did the current administration make that impacted the response, either positively or negatively?
Why was the Defense Production Act not activated sooner?
Why were wealthy and famous individuals given tests when ordinary Americans still could not access them?

jhu72 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:39 pm So the market is down another 900 today after being up a few hundred when the President's presser started. #buildinginvestorconfidence

Kismet wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:57 pm

jhu72 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:39 pm So the market is down another 900 today after being up a few hundred when the President's presser started. #buildinginvestorconfidence

Yes, he should stop the daily appearances and happy talk and leave it to Pence and the other members of the task force. At least then we can mute when he starts kissing up. At least we spared the pompous SG and Carson today.

Did you notice Dr. Fauci reach up and touch his face (forehead) during one of DOPUS' biggest whoppers.

Yes, he should stop the daily appearances and happy talk and leave it to Pence and the other members of the task force.

njbill wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:09 pm admin, there was a post yesterday (?) (the day before?) that the name of this thread was being changed to remove the word “Chinese.” The word disappeared for a while, but now is back. What gives?

How about if we simply call it the COVID-19 thread? Or maybe we could call it the “Trump coronavirus” thread for a few days to even things out. You know, since the virus was discovered during his presidency.

ggait wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:23 pm

Yes, he should stop the daily appearances and happy talk and leave it to Pence and the other members of the task force.

My 401(k) requests that POTUS be self-isolated to Mar-a-lago and that we just leave things to Pence (a former governor) instead.

How come the folks on the daily shirt show podium aren't standing six feet apart?

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:29 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:03 pm

6ftstick wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:52 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:49 pm

6ftstick wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:43 pm

Kismet wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:19 pm

6ftstick wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:56 pm

Kismet wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:45 pm He is a total and absolute POS. His answer to a legit question from a reporter of what he would tell those Amercans who are scared and worried tells us all we need to know about the lack of leadership coming from the top.

He's no FDR but actually thinking about how FDR ran things at a time of similar crisis is somewhat hopeful. Think about that - FDR remains inspiring even though he's DEAD but he remains that more so than the current DOPUS.

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself" and the depression went on for 6 more years.

Unemployment averaged 18 percent during Roosevelt’s first eight years in office. Best President ever!

The absolute POS said he was hopeful. And that the total federal effort combined with American peoples cooperation was improving the situation. Thats all. Such a lack of leadership.

Sure thing, Hoover.

Typical.

Both men say "stay hopeful" but the republican is a POS.

was also honest about how dire the challenge was.

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself?" The most celebrated quote of the 20th century.

Sure, but clearly you know very little actual history of how he managed that massive challenge. Certainly not if you think that speech wasn't telling it straight.

I grew up with grandparents who absolutely hated FDR. Said they didn't have any problem finding work...

so, I actually studied it.
But yeah, his leadership was really, really good.
Not a perfect President by any means though, certainly made a number of mistakes.

Complicated as many of the measures didn't have enough impact to actually get us out of the Depression...really the war preparations were what did it. But we also didn't dissolve into fascism nor communism.
Without his leadership, I think we'd have most likely been fascist.
I'm very thankful for that leadership.

Wow, a life long Republican that loves FDR. You really are a strange creature. How many of your life long republican buddies have you shared this love affair with? Have you forgiven FDR for his imprisonment of Japanese/Americans. FDR was a deeply flawed POTUS. He was super secretive leader who never even told Truman about the Manhattan project. I suppose those warm and fuzzy fireside chats just melted your little ole republican heart.

njbill wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:09 pm admin, there was a post yesterday (?) (the day before?) that the name of this thread was being changed to remove the word “Chinese.” The word disappeared for a while, but now is back. What gives?

How about if we simply call it the COVID-19 thread? Or maybe we could call it the “Trump coronavirus” thread for a few days to even things out. You know, since the virus was discovered during his presidency.

njbill wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:09 pm admin, there was a post yesterday (?) (the day before?) that the name of this thread was being changed to remove the word “Chinese.” The word disappeared for a while, but now is back. What gives?

How about if we simply call it the COVID-19 thread? Or maybe we could call it the “Trump coronavirus” thread for a few days to even things out. You know, since the virus was discovered during his presidency.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:59 pm

njbill wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:09 pm admin, there was a post yesterday (?) (the day before?) that the name of this thread was being changed to remove the word “Chinese.” The word disappeared for a while, but now is back. What gives?

How about if we simply call it the COVID-19 thread? Or maybe we could call it the “Trump coronavirus” thread for a few days to even things out. You know, since the virus was discovered during his presidency.

+1 on COVID-19 please.

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:31 pm

jhu72 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:32 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:07 pm FDR is top three GOAT along with Lincoln and Washington.

Only person who thinks that about Trump is...well...Trump. Nuf said.

Anyone else but me think that Pence (excluding the Dear Leader parts) is actually doing pretty well? At least 10X better than Trump imho (low bar I know).

YES!!! This has been Pence's finest hour but for the ass kissing of his master.

Spoken from the expert ass kisser himself. BHO still has bruises on his butt cheeks from your amorous advances.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:59 pm

njbill wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:09 pm admin, there was a post yesterday (?) (the day before?) that the name of this thread was being changed to remove the word “Chinese.” The word disappeared for a while, but now is back. What gives?

How about if we simply call it the COVID-19 thread? Or maybe we could call it the “Trump coronavirus” thread for a few days to even things out. You know, since the virus was discovered during his presidency.

+1 on COVID-19 please.

RedFromMI wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 6:03 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:59 pm

njbill wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:09 pm admin, there was a post yesterday (?) (the day before?) that the name of this thread was being changed to remove the word “Chinese.” The word disappeared for a while, but now is back. What gives?

How about if we simply call it the COVID-19 thread? Or maybe we could call it the “Trump coronavirus” thread for a few days to even things out. You know, since the virus was discovered during his presidency.

+1 on COVID-19 please.

So go back and edit your posts to conform...

ggait wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:07 pm.Anyone else but me think that Pence (excluding the Dear Leader parts) is actually doing pretty well? At least 10X better than Trump imho (low bar I know).