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albionmoonlight 03-16-2020 02:44 PM

I didn't catch President Trump's latest press conference. My buddy said it actually looked subdued and Presidential.

Any confirmation on that?

kingfc22 03-16-2020 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight (Post 3269212)
I didn't catch President Trump's latest press conference. My buddy said it actually looked subdued and Presidential.

Any confirmation on that?


His first scripted portion was "presidential". I had to leave when it reached Q&A and he was left to his own whims to answer off script.

Ben E Lou 03-16-2020 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight (Post 3269212)
I didn't catch President Trump's latest press conference. My buddy said it actually looked subdued and Presidential.

Any confirmation on that?

I just posted in the other thread. By far the best he has done, even in the Q&A section. Of course, answers are still peppered with "everyone is doing a great job," but overall wayyyy better.

cartman 03-16-2020 03:02 PM

DJIA drops 3,000 points on the day, a 13% fall.

cartman 03-16-2020 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou (Post 3269216)
I just posted in the other thread. By far the best he has done, even in the Q&A section. Of course, answers are still peppered with "everyone is doing a great job," but overall wayyyy better.


We'll have to see what the Twitter feed looks like later.

Vegas Vic 03-16-2020 03:04 PM

It was an improvement, but not worthy of high praise. Kind of like giving someone the “Employee of the Week” award for showing up to work on time.

RainMaker 03-16-2020 03:07 PM

Yeah, way better than the other day. Never understood the CEO parade. People want to hear from the experts and what's being done.

Looks like someone finally convinced him how serious this is.

RainMaker 03-16-2020 03:09 PM

My only gripe is we should have the Army Corps of Engineers building makeshift hospitals right now in areas like New York (and where other hotspots are popping up).

The War Powers Act would also let him force factories into building more ventilators and respirators which we are going to desperately need.

kingfc22 03-16-2020 03:15 PM

Pence can't go two sentences without praising King Trump.

Ben E Lou 03-16-2020 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman (Post 3269222)
We'll have to see what the Twitter feed looks like later.

To be clear, I'm not suggesting that Trump has changed--just saying that this specific presser was better.

MIJB#19 03-16-2020 03:40 PM

For one thing, Trump wasn't the biggest idiot in the room.
That journalist asking "will Millenials save the USA" though… :rolleyes:

cartman 03-16-2020 03:47 PM

I don't think he actually had the test done. It is a simple cheek swab.


JPhillips 03-16-2020 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman (Post 3269250)
I don't think he actually had the test done. It is a simple cheek swab.



Perhaps someone tricked him into an anal swab?

CU Tiger 03-16-2020 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman (Post 3269250)
I don't think he actually had the test done. It is a simple cheek swab.




I thought it was a deep nasal swab?

Kodos 03-16-2020 04:01 PM

Which, honestly, doesn't sound pleasant to me.

BYU 14 03-16-2020 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CU Tiger (Post 3269257)
I thought it was a deep nasal swab?


Donovan Mitchell said it was about a 15 second swab from deep down the throat and was not pleasant at all. (He said it made him tear up)

cartman 03-16-2020 04:02 PM

The Mayo Clinic says it is a cheek swab, and that's the pics I've seen. I know the flu is a nasal swab.

Ben E Lou 03-16-2020 04:08 PM

Coronavirus: What to expect when you get tested for COVID-19


Listed as a throat swab through the nose here.

cartman 03-16-2020 04:24 PM

I retract my statement then. If that's the one he got, that doesn't sound pleasant.

Vince, Pt. II 03-16-2020 04:52 PM

If it's the same as the flu nasal swab, it's pretty freaking terrible.

Lathum 03-16-2020 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Galaril (Post 3269140)
Working in the cyber security industry at the exec level this has been a fear of mine that a adversary would take advantage of the virus crisis to attack us. Likely Iran or N. Korea but Russia could also be involved.

Key U.S. Health Agency Suffers Cyberattack During Coronavirus Response


Our power kept going out today and this was my exact concern

JPhillips 03-16-2020 07:32 PM

Barr drops charges against Russian company indicted by Mueller.

GrantDawg 03-16-2020 09:19 PM

I can't stop grinding my teeth at that. The level of corruption in the administration is so deep. They are just being blatant at this point. No one is ever going to hold them accountable in any way that matters.

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Swaggs 03-17-2020 12:03 PM

This is looking better and better as the economy crumbles: Jared Kushner sells stake in company that benefited from Trump administration tax breaks | Daily Mail Online

Almost like he had some access to some inside information and used it to benefit.

I'm glad we are spending time investigating things in places like Ukraine and Benghazi and letting stuff like this fly by.

kingfc22 03-17-2020 01:21 PM

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/17/trum...-about-it.html

FFS

albionmoonlight 03-17-2020 01:24 PM

This should destroy the GOP.

It won't, but in a world where truth mattered, it would.

Ben E Lou 03-17-2020 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kingfc22 (Post 3269410)

Dude, we've always been at war with Eastasia.

RainMaker 03-18-2020 03:42 AM

Watch Trump pass some UBI during this pandemic and maneuver to the left of the Dems in that area and win the election.

Schumer is talking up shitty SBA loans while Trump is going to give out cash. Wonder which plan wins over panicked people.

AlexB 03-18-2020 12:22 PM

I see Trump is back to normal self-congratulations today, but did anyone else think he sounded... like he had a flu-like illness? Sounded more husky voiced and nasal than usual to me...

RainMaker 03-18-2020 12:32 PM

Probably should keep him off TV during trading hours.

kingfc22 03-18-2020 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 3269617)
Probably should keep him off TV


Fixed

PilotMan 03-19-2020 10:52 AM

Ladies and Gentleman.....


Lindsey Graham.


"I'm not looking to send people a government check. I'm looking to keep their paychecks coming. And if we don't do that, we're making a huge mistake," Graham told reporters Wednesday, adding that $1,000 checks wouldn't really get "you anywhere, because there's no place to spend a thousand dollars."

Lathum 03-20-2020 12:45 PM

This is the guy in charge getting asked a total softball question. I really wish I hadn't promised my wife I wouldn't get political on facebook.


ISiddiqui 03-20-2020 12:46 PM

That was utterly ridiculous. I saw that live and was like WTF... people ARE frightened!

Lathum 03-20-2020 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui (Post 3270137)
That was utterly ridiculous. I saw that live and was like WTF... people ARE frightened!


Trump really is brilliant though, just in a maniacal way. The way he turned it on him so the reporter came across as the one fear mongering and asking stupid questions was amazing. His base will completely eat that up and completely miss the fact that our leader was given a chance to say something reassuring to the people.

spleen1015 03-20-2020 12:56 PM

There are already folks on Twitter bragging about how Trump put Alexander in his place, basically epeen flexing for Trump.

I thought Trump had been doing a decent job these last few days. Then today happened.

I think those of who were afraid of what would happen in a crisis with this clown in charge were right to feel that way.

BYU 14 03-20-2020 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spleen1015 (Post 3270145)
There are already folks on Twitter bragging about how Trump put Alexander in his place, basically epeen flexing for Trump.

I thought Trump had been doing a decent job these last few days. Then today happened.

I think those of who were afraid of what would happen in a crisis with this clown in charge were right to feel that way.


I was in the same boat, but as usual he can't suppress the true dickhead he is for more than a couple of days at a time. I would love to see a reporter just lose it with him once and shred him for being such a narcissistic prick.

spleen1015 03-20-2020 01:58 PM

Pete Alexander should have fired back "And you're a terrible President."

JPhillips 03-20-2020 04:42 PM

It's being reported that Dems don't want to come back to Washington, so it's likely that the GOP bill passes with maybe some minor changes and then in Trump we trust.

There's nobody in D.C. big enough for this moment in history.

PilotMan 03-20-2020 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015 (Post 3270145)
There are already folks on Twitter bragging about how Trump put Alexander in his place, basically epeen flexing for Trump.

I thought Trump had been doing a decent job these last few days. Then today happened.

I think those of who were afraid of what would happen in a crisis with this clown in charge were right to feel that way.



This morning the market futures were up almost 500 before open and they were saying we we're going to go back to back up for the first time in six weeks. But......down 900 today. This clearly can't have helped.








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Originally Posted by BYU 14 (Post 3270155)
I was in the same boat, but as usual he can't suppress the true dickhead he is for more than a couple of days at a time. I would love to see a reporter just lose it with him once and shred him for being such a narcissistic prick.




Brian Swartz 03-20-2020 08:34 PM

So how long before Trump issues an executive order cancelling the presidential election to protect public health?

albionmoonlight 03-20-2020 08:45 PM

Trump hurts himself whenever he gets behind that podium.

So why do they keep putting him there? Why not have Pence and the medical professionals give the briefing?

My New Conspiracy Theory:

The GOP establishment (McConnell, etc.) have decided that 2020 is a lost cause. So they want Trump to become the focus for all of the negative feelings. They want him out there being more and more of a fool. They are not going to protect him from himself.

And they will lose in 2020--possibly the Senate as well as the House and White House. But then the Dems are going to take over a country in a deep recession at best and possibly in a depression and ongoing pandemic at worst.

And, in 2022, the GOP will be rebranded as Trump-less and the solution to all of your problems.

Is that true? I have no idea. But it might be the best play for a bad hand. And McConnell is nothing if not a ruthless and shrewd politician.

JPhillips 03-20-2020 08:58 PM

Too bad the voters are all in for Trump. The GOP can't just turn that off at this point.

JPhillips 03-20-2020 09:53 PM

dola

We need to be thinking like the UK. Even our most generous ideas aren't as big as this.

Quote:

The government is offering to all employers in the country that it will pay most of the salaries of those who can’t currently work because of the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically the government will issue grants to cover 80% of these employees salaries up to 2,500 pounds per month. In US dollars that’s an annualized salary of just under $35,000.

stevew 03-20-2020 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight (Post 3270239)
Trump hurts himself whenever he gets behind that podium.

So why do they keep putting him there? Why not have Pence and the medical professionals give the briefing?

My New Conspiracy Theory:

The GOP establishment (McConnell, etc.) have decided that 2020 is a lost cause. So they want Trump to become the focus for all of the negative feelings. They want him out there being more and more of a fool. They are not going to protect him from himself.

And they will lose in 2020--possibly the Senate as well as the House and White House. But then the Dems are going to take over a country in a deep recession at best and possibly in a depression and ongoing pandemic at worst.

And, in 2022, the GOP will be rebranded as Trump-less and the solution to all of your problems.

Is that true? I have no idea. But it might be the best play for a bad hand. And McConnell is nothing if not a ruthless and shrewd politician.


He’s optimistic to think of 2022. He’s like a zillion years old already.

PilotMan 03-21-2020 07:44 AM

I'd like to think that Biden will see trump's reaction to that question yesterday and just keep poking that bear until he flips then say,



"I know, I know, you take no responsibility."


Oranges really do turn red I guess.

Edward64 03-21-2020 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan (Post 3270281)
I'd like to think that Biden will see trump's reaction to that question yesterday and just keep poking that bear until he flips then say,

"I know, I know, you take no responsibility."

Oranges really do turn red I guess.


That would be great. Biden's debate strategist need to find a way to set it up and for him to say it at the right time.

sterlingice 03-21-2020 10:18 AM

That's cute that you think there will be a debate


SI

Edward64 03-21-2020 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice (Post 3270317)
That's cute that you think there will be a debate

SI


Hopefully something that lives on in the history books
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Lloyd Bentsen will be remembered for his interchange with Dan Quayle in their vice-presidential debate in 1988, in which Quayle, a Republican senator, compared himself to President Kennedy. Bentsen, a Democratic senator, replied: "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy."

ColtCrazy 03-21-2020 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum (Post 3270139)
Trump really is brilliant though, just in a maniacal way. The way he turned it on him so the reporter came across as the one fear mongering and asking stupid questions was amazing. His base will completely eat that up and completely miss the fact that our leader was given a chance to say something reassuring to the people.


He did the same later when they brought up the stock sale. Trump specifically only mentioned Feinstein. When a reporter mentioned several republicans, he snapped back why she didn't mention Feinstein. She should have said because you only mentioned her, but she didn't respond. His base will eat that up as well.
Sociologists are going to have a field day studying the mob mentality of this part of history.


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