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upsideguy said:
Politically speaking, Trump had the golden opportunity of term. He was handed a life and death crisis that he was well positioned to master and show brilliant leadership. All he had to do was let the Pandemic Task Force make recommendations and he ensured their implementation. Simple. He could have been a hero. But, he ran away. He was a coward. He couldn't do the simple. He couldn't listen to others, he had to make it about him. Well, now it is about him. How much one man screwed up a reasonably simple task to the mortal detriment of 200,000+ American lives. The most egregious incompetence by a sitting president in American history.

Donnie, ya got what you wanted. The pandemic is now about you. You will pay the price for this. Now, in many countries this kind of incompetence can get you executed. We are more civil. We will just vote you out of office.
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This. Precisely this.
 
Luce said:
So all the people that one person already had contact with can continue to spread it?

That's genius. You should be running the CDC.
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All this craziness is because republican governors (We all know who they are) opened up their states before they had met any of the CDC guidelines and refuse to order mask mandates. they all have blood on their hands standing next to the Covidiot in Chief. Shame on all of them.

Deaths and massive illness could have been avoided in the southern states. It all started with Kemp. He is a loser.
 
Thom Paine said:
Any sick .. go home
not sick ... carry on with the day.
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exactly. if they appear to be healthy (but are infected) just let them stay on campus.

Trump 101. 0 credits.
 
Hope and pray

Vs plan for the worst hope for the best

All planning has been for the best, not for the worst.

Recipe for disaster
 
Thom Paine said:
assuming one person infected 1200 is extreme.
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i'm with you. let all the people that interacted with the infected person stay on campus.

freedom
 
upsideguy said:
Politically speaking, Trump had the golden opportunity of a elected term. He was handed a life and death crisis that he was well positioned to master and show brilliant leadership. All he had to do was let the Pandemic Task Force make recommendations and he ensured their implementation. Simple. He could have been a hero.

No, Trump ran away from the problem. He was a coward. He couldn't do the simple thing: he couldn't listen to others, he couldn't share the stage. He had to make it about him. Well, now it is about him. Its now about how one man screwed up a reasonably simple task to the mortal detriment of 200,000+ American lives (not to mention the residual affect on those that love them). The most egregious incompetence by a sitting president in American history.

Donnie, ya got what you wanted. The pandemic is now about you. You will pay the price for this. Now, in many countries this kind of incompetence can get you executed. We are more civil. We will just vote you out of office and your name will be scoffed for the rest of human history. Make America Great Again? You went in the wrong direction.
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This isn't about the President.
It's about a large percentage of the electorate want a Daddy to tell them what to do. Maybe those 'adulting' classes are needed by more than college age adults.
 
Thom Paine said:
This isn't about the President.
It's about a large percentage of the electorate want a Daddy to tell them what to do. Maybe those 'adulting' classes are needed by more than college age adults.
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FEB 26
“And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done."
— Donald Trump
 
Thom Paine said:
yet, as simply as they are worded, many do not comprehend specific meaning.
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oh, your posts have painted a pic of you so clear that it's obvious to anyone that leadership roles are not your thing.
 
CaughtInThe said:
oh, your posts have painted a pic of you so clear that it's obvious to anyone that leadership roles are not your thing.
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you silly thing you. Thank you very much for the compliment that I can speak to your specific level.
That learned ability has served well over the decades.
 
Luce said:
This. Precisely this.
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Actually, in some countries, they wouldn't have to put up with "incompetence to a date certain" and could simply toss "the (head of government) leader" out on his ear because "the (head of government) leader" no longer "had the confidence of the majority of the legislature".

That would include such "dictatorships" as Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea (well the southern half at least), Liechtenstein, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Qatar, Roumania, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zaire.
 
CaughtInThe said:
you're not qualified.


one less thing to worry about in Trump's chaos.
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What does actually having appropriate qualifications (with the exception of being slavishly devoted to Mr. Trump and prepared to do anything that you are told to do regardless of now nonsensical it actually is) for the job have to do with whether or not someone is handed a job by Mr. Trump?
 
TU Curmudgeon said:
Look, this is getting serious


if COVID-19 starts attacking pickup trucks and not just coonhounds, Mr. Trump is going to be in a REAL hurt locker come November.
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This a.m. on the radio news. 2 cats in separate households, while asymptomatic, tested positive for covid !
Different persons had asymptomatic cats tested ??? WTH IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE ?
What type of person does that?
Wow !
oops.. sorry, I was shouting....
 
Thom Paine said:
assuming one person infected 1200 is extreme.
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If one person would infect two others, then the number of people infected would be

DAY 1 - 1

DAY 2 - 2

DAY 3 - 4

DAY 4 - 8

DAY 5 - 16

DAY 6 - 32

DAY 7 - 64

DAY 8 - 128

DAY 9 - 256

DAY 10 - 512

DAY 11 - 1,024

DAY 12 - 2,048

DAY 13 - 4,096

DAY 14 - 8,192
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If each person infects another 24 hours after becoming infected themselves then a total of 16,833 people would have been infected in two weeks. 1,200 is not "extreme".
 
TU Curmudgeon said:
What does actually having appropriate qualifications (with the exception of being slavishly devoted to Mr. Trump and prepared to do anything that you are told to do regardless of now nonsensical it actually is) for the job have to do with whether or not someone is handed a job by Mr. Trump?
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Now, now TUC ..
don't limit the situation to only Trump ... Every bureaucratic appointed position in this country is the done the same way.
 
Thom Paine said:
This a.m. on the radio news. 2 cats in separate households, while asymptomatic, tested positive for covid !
Different persons had asymptomatic cats tested ??? WTH IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE ?
What type of person does that?
Wow !
oops.. sorry, I was shouting....
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And it's only going to get worse


First we had to worry about "Russia's Attack on America". Then we had to worry about "China's Attack on America". Mow we have to worry about "Bubonica's Attack on America" as well.
 
TU Curmudgeon said:
If one person would infect two others, then the number of people infected would be

DAY 1 - 1

DAY 2 - 2

DAY 3 - 4

DAY 4 - 8

DAY 5 - 16

DAY 6 - 32

DAY 7 - 64

DAY 8 - 128

DAY 9 - 256

DAY 10 - 512

DAY 11 - 1,024

DAY 12 - 2,048

DAY 13 - 4,096

DAY 14 - 8,192
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If each person infects another 24 hours after becoming infected themselves then a total of 16,833 people would have been infected in two weeks. 1,200 is not "extreme".
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yeahhhhh, I know the numbers can become staggering.
I haven't confirmed but don't believe that multiplier has been taking place...
I generally don't discount math (unless done by recent students). math is solid .. but when used statistically does not allow for unknowns..
the big unknown with covid is the human immune system .. which is obviously in play
or we'd all be dead (I exaggerate dead) ..
 
Thom Paine said:
Now, now TUC ..
don't limit the situation to only Trump ... Every bureaucratic appointed position in this country is the done the same way.
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Then, maybe, it's time to consider doing it differently.

Or would that involve actually abandoning the three actually operating fundamentals of "American democracy":

  1. voter suppression;
    *
  2. gerrymandering;
    *
    and
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  3. the supremacy of "gET HIm re-eleCted Somehow" and "MOre Retirement And financiaL benefitS for me" in political discourse

and therefore make it something that simply cannot be done as it is contrary to 'The ***A*M*E*R*I*C*A*N*** Way'?
 
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