Stoppit! You're killing me ... The President Is Trapped ...

[Denizen]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ...

 

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[JGalt]

Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V...

 

[MisterBeale]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

"The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ..."

How does it feel to have your mind so totally controlled by the very corporations you claim to loath?

 

[skye]

Take your medicine OP

You are a very sick human being.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

"The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ..."

Well, if Peter Weiner says so...…...

 

[Camp]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

"The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ..."

Excellent.

 

[JGalt]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

"The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ..."

Well, if Peter Weiner says so...…...

Peter Weiner

 

[deannalw]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

"The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ..."

No one believes a thing you say.

Unless they're just as dumb as you are.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ...

Damn dude...you are down for your bullshit...that is for sure! You are an unAmerican punk bitch though...but you are down for it.

 

[Denizen]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

"The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ..."

Well, if Peter Weiner says so...…...

... you're on your knees?

 

[Dogmaphobe]

No one believes a thing you say.

Unless they're just as dumb as you are.

Aren't you forgetting that this is usmessageboard?


He is not lacking for company.

 

[Denizen]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

"The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ..."

No one believes a thing you say.

Unless they're just as dumb as you are.

You should be uttering your words to Dopey Donald Trump.

 

[MisterBeale]

The simple fact is, is that we live in a Federated form of government. The states have WAY more power over health and human severices, and the governors are the ones on the ground responsible for containing, or letting this thing get out of hand. NY has done a piss poor job, as has Michigan's n00b governor, she has been slow to react, every step of the way. California, OTH, should be commended.

I was doing research earlier today, on why this disease is affecting states in such dynamic and different ways. As it turns out, it has WAY more to do with how and when the governors do things, than anything Trump, the CDC, FEMA, or the feds do, it really does. THIS ISN'T PARTISAN, it only has to do with how well folks handle their jobs.

Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus

Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus

wallethub.com

New York state has 10 times the COVID-19 cases California has. Why?

New York’s COVID-19 numbers have blown up over the past few days, while California and...

www.sfchronicle.com

Turning this into something about Trump is just nonsense, he is far away from where the action is. . .

 

[beautress]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ...

Denizen, that is so full of prunes. Does everybody know it except you TDS
Sufferers? Ergo you fall into your own trap of: " " LMAO

 

[Denizen]

The simple fact is, is that we live in a Federated form of government. The states have WAY more power over health and human severices, and the governors are the ones on the ground responsible for containing, or letting this thing get out of hand. NY has done a piss poor job, as has Michigan's n00b governor, she has been slow to react, every step of the way. California, OTH, should be commended.

I was doing research earlier today, on why this disease is affecting states in such dynamic and different ways. As it turns out, it has WAY more to do with how and when the governors do things, than anything Trump, the CDC, FEMA, or the feds do, it really does. THIS ISN'T PARTISAN, it only has to do with how well folks handle their jobs.

Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus

Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus

wallethub.com

New York state has 10 times the COVID-19 cases California has. Why?

New York’s COVID-19 numbers have blown up over the past few days, while California and...

www.sfchronicle.com

Turning this into something about Trump is just nonsense, he is far away from where the action is. . .

It is more to do with population density and the extent of public transportation.

The good news is, your ilk, hillbillies are largely unaffected.

 

[Muhammed]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ...

You TDS afflicted morons are pathetic.

 

[MisterBeale]

The simple fact is, is that we live in a Federated form of government. The states have WAY more power over health and human severices, and the governors are the ones on the ground responsible for containing, or letting this thing get out of hand. NY has done a piss poor job, as has Michigan's n00b governor, she has been slow to react, every step of the way. California, OTH, should be commended.

I was doing research earlier today, on why this disease is affecting states in such dynamic and different ways. As it turns out, it has WAY more to do with how and when the governors do things, than anything Trump, the CDC, FEMA, or the feds do, it really does. THIS ISN'T PARTISAN, it only has to do with how well folks handle their jobs.

Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus

Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus

wallethub.com

New York state has 10 times the COVID-19 cases California has. Why?

New York’s COVID-19 numbers have blown up over the past few days, while California and...

www.sfchronicle.com

Turning this into something about Trump is just nonsense, he is far away from where the action is. . .

It is more to do with population density and the extent of public transportation.

The good news is, your ilk, hillbillies are largely unaffected.

NOPE.

There are comparable population densities and comparable modes of transport all across the nation, all of those metrics are figured into the report.

Added to that, you obviously just let your knee jerk up and hit you in your head, knocking any sense you have, b/c there is so much more. . .

Let's review how little you know, shall we?

". . Prevention & Containment – Total Points: 60

• State and Local Public Health Laboratories per Capita: Half Weight (~0.82 Points)
• Tested Cases of COVID-19 per Capita: Double Weight (~3.29 Points)
• Share of Confirmed Over Tested Cases of COVID-19: Double Weight (~3.29 Points)
• Deaths Due to COVID-19 per Capita: Triple Weight (~4.93 Points)
• Epidemiology Workforce per Capita: Half Weight (~0.82 Points)
• Total Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Funding Per Capita: Full Weight (~1.64 Points)
• Emergency Centers and Services per Capita: Double Weight (~3.29 Points)
  Note: This composite metric measures both the number of emergency and relief services and the number of freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers per capita.
• Share of Workers with Access to Paid Sick Leave: Full Weight (~1.64 Points)
• States Who Have Restricted Travel: Half Weight (~0.82 Points)
  Note: This binary metric measures state employee restricted travel/restricted state travel enactment by state.
• States Who Banned Large Gatherings: Double Weight (~3.29 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the presence or absence of policies that have banned large gatherings in a state.
• States Who Announced Statewide School Closures: Double Weight (~3.29 Points)
  Note: This binary metric measures whether a state has closed or has scheduled to close all public schools.
• States Who Have Activated National Guard in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic: Double Weight (~3.29 Points)
• States Who Have Closed Restaurants and Bars: Triple Weight (~4.93 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the presence or absence of mandatory closings of restaurants and bars to the public.
• States Who Are Recommending Statewide Curfew: Triple Weight (~4.93 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the presence or absence of an advisory statewide curfew in order to minimize coronavirus spread.
• Shelter in Place: Triple Weight (~4.93 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the presence or absence of mandatory quarantine policies in a state.
• Statewide Freeze on Evictions, Foreclosures or Utility Bill Collection: Double Weight (~3.29 Points)
  Note: This binary metric measures the presence or absence of state freeze on evictions, foreclosures or utility bill collections by state.
• States Legislation Responding to COVID-19: Full Weight (~1.64 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the presence or absence of state legislation responding to COVID-19 by state.
• Suspension or Postponement of Legislative Sessions: Full Weight (~1.64 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the presence or absence of suspension or postponement of Legislative Sessions by state.
• States Following Federal Lead in Postponing Tax Day to July 15: Full Weight (~1.64 Points)
  Note: This binary metrics measures whether a state has followed, or not, the Federal lead in postponing Tax Day to July 15.
• States Who Changed Voting Procedure: Full Weight (~1.64 Points)
  Note: This binary metric measures whether a state has changed, or not, the voting procedure in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
• States Who Conduct Telephone Interviews Instead of Face-to Face-Interviews for SNAP Quality Control Purposes: Full Weight (~1.64 Points)
  Note: This binary metric measures the presence or absence of telephone interviews instead of face-to face-interviews for SNAP quality control purposes by state.
• Early Prescription Refills: Double Weight (~3.29 Points)
  Note: This binary metric measures the presence or absence of required early prescription refills by state.

Risk Factors & Infrastructure – Total Points: 20

• Influenza and Pneumonia Death Rate: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
• Share of Residents in Facilities Receiving Respiratory Treatment: Half Weight (~0.42 Points)
• Infectious Disease Incidence Rate: Full Weight (~0.83 Points)
  Note: Rates of infectious diseases, continue to rise despite the readily available prevention and treatment options. Three common diseases, each with different modes of transmission, prevention strategies and treatment options are included in this composite metric: chlamydia, pertussis and salmonella.
• Poverty Rate: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
• Population Density: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
  Note: This composite metric measures both state population density and urban population density.
• Life Expectancy: Half Weight (~0.42 Points)
• Share of Uninsured Population: Full Weight (~0.83 Points)
• Hospital Beds per Capita: Full Weight (~0.83 Points)
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Beds per Capita: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
• Public Hospital System Quality: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
  Note: This metric is based on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
• Access to Communication Infrastructure: Full Weight (~0.83 Points)
  Note: This composite metric measures the share of households with access to broadband internet and share of households with cellular data subscriptions.
• Share of Homes Lacking Access to Basic Hygienic Facilities: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
  Note: This composite metric measures the share of homes with inadequate plumbing, with inadequate kitchen facilities or that are severely overcrowded.
• Food Insecurity Rate: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
• Public Healthcare Spending per Capita: Full Weight (~0.83 Points)
• At Risk Population – Share of Elderly Population: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
• At Risk Population – Chronically Ill: Double Weight (~1.67 Points)
  Note: This metric refers to population 18 years and older suffering from: arthritis, asthma, skin cancer or other types of cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, or diagnosed diabetes. It also includes the population that has had a stroke.

Economic Impact – Total Points: 20

• Accommodation & Food Services; Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation; and Public Transportation Output as Share of Total State GDP: Double Weight (~4.00 Points)
• Share of Workforce in Accommodation & Food Services; Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation; Bus Service & Urban Transit; Air Transportation; Taxi Service: Double Weight (~4.00 Points)
• Part-time to Full-time Employment Workforce Ratio: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
• Share of Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Hourly Rates: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
• Share of Employment from Small Businesses: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
• Preparedness of States for Unemployment Insurance Claims: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
  Note: This composite metric includes both reserve ratio and solvency level of states.
• States Who Have Enacted Budget Legislation in Response to COVID-19: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the enactment of budget legislation changes in response to COVID-19 by state.
• State Rainy Day Fund Balance: Full Weight (~2.00 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the state’s rainy day fund (RDF) balance as a percentage of the prior year’s general fund budget.. . . "

I am sorry if it deflates your pre-programmed illusions and need to put it all at Trump's feet.

. . . now, I can not say I necessarily AGREE with the weighting of all of these factors, nor how it ranks the states, as it has not accurately predicted how the pandemic has spread very well. . . for instance, it ranked NY as seventh, and MI as in the mid twenties. OBVIOUSLY, they need to tweek the weighting, b/c NY and MI have grown out of control, for that, we need to look at that article to see which factors to weight more heavely.

 

[Denizen]

Donald Trump is risking the lives of millions of Americans with his snake-oil antics, his insane blather, and his lies.

"Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally."

Donald Trump has turned the coronavirus press conferences into a politicized circus of confrontations, attacking the media and viciously attacking individual journalists and state government officials.

Donald Trump has been lying since day one of the crisis because that is his only talent, lying.

None of the things Trump has promised have come true. Not the first Trump lie that "this will be over in a few days', not the promises of ventilators and PPE.

The President Is Trapped

Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

www.theatlantic.com

The President Is Trapped
Trump is utterly unsuited to deal with this crisis, either intellectually or temperamentally.

MARCH 25, 2020
Peter Wehner

For his entire adult life, and for his entire presidency, Donald Trump has created his own alternate reality, complete with his own alternate set of facts. He has shown himself to be erratic, impulsive, narcissistic, vindictive, cruel, mendacious, and devoid of empathy. None of that is new.

But we’re now entering the most dangerous phase of the Trump presidency. The pain and hardship that the United States is only beginning to experience stem from a crisis that the president is utterly unsuited to deal with, either intellectually or temperamentally. When things were going relatively well, the nation could more easily absorb the costs of Trump’s psychological and moral distortions and disfigurements. But those days are behind us. The coronavirus pandemic has created the conditions that can catalyze a destructive set of responses from an individual with Trump’s characterological defects and disordered personality.

This is the story of an unnatural disaster.

We are now in the early phase of a medical and economic tempest unmatched in most of our lifetimes. There’s too much information we don’t have. We don’t know the full severity of the pandemic, or whether a state like New York is a harbinger or an outlier. But we have enough information to know this virus is rapidly transmissible and lethal.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to—and, when necessary, defer to—experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional. ...

You TDS afflicted morons are pathetic.

Trump devotion sickness? The only cure is an election.