Kevyn

The only thing worse than a p******c is having Donald Trump as your president during a p******c. Tens of thousands of Americans have died. Tens of millions have lost their jobs. President Trump, meanwhile, has indulged in self-pity, touted an unproven drug, bragged about the TV ratings of his press briefings, and expressed interest in the idea of people injecting disinfectants into their lungs — or, as we used to call it, committing suicide.

Every day, we have to worry about the president's mental health when he should be worrying about our physical health.

After saying he wanted "the governors to be running things," Trump said his authority was "total." "The president of the United States calls the shots," he explained. Three days later, he told governors, "You're going to call your own shots."

To the extent that Trump has a plan, it is to take credit for everything the governors do well and to blame them for everything he does poorly. On Wednesday, he faulted Georgia's Republican governor for reopening businesses too soon. This was five days after Trump called for several states to be "liberated" from the guidelines he himself had issued the day before. Governors can't do anything right. If they reopen businesses, Trump will blame them for deaths. If they keep businesses closed, he will blame them for a bad economy as well as deaths. By doing nothing, Trump hopes to be blamed for nothing.

Too late. He failed to prepare for the p******c even though — and also because — there was a book outlining how to prepare for a p******c. Trump doesn't read much, know much, or learn much. He feels much and talks much.

"I'm not a doctor," Trump said, "but I'm a person with common sense."
Apparently, it's common sense to call hydroxychloroquine "a very special thing" and to say that "a lot of people are saying" that patients should take the unproven drug. According to a White House official, these people include "so many people in New York — friends, Wall Street guys, real estate guys."

When not heeding the medical advice of real estate guys, Trump relies on his own epidemiological clairvoyance. He told Fox News' Sean Hannity he had a "hunch" about the c****av***s death rate. "Personally, I would say the number is way under 1 percent," he said, adding, "I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators." As Joel Stein said, "Sometimes you just know in your gut how many ventilators each hospital will need in a p******c."

Trump's "war against the invisible enemy" is a war against the scientific method. We cannot attack the c****av***s. We can only hide from it and defend ourselves with gloves, masks, and hand sanitizer. This takes time. The only way to win is to wait.

Trump doesn't want to wait. Just six days after he called himself "a wartime president," he said the war had "been going for a while" and that it should end by Easter (19 days later). Why Easter? Because, he said, "Easter is a very special day ... for me." Trump makes everything about him, even the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The president's subordinates are tasked with protecting his ego first and Americans' lives second. His trade advisor Peter Navarro said on Fox & Friends, "I bet on President Trump's intuition on this." He said "this" because hydroxychloroquine was too hard to pronounce. Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House's c****av***s task force, said that Trump is "so attentive to the scientific literature and the details and the data." This is true if Fox News chyrons count as scientific literature.

In the Trump administration, telling the t***h is a fireable offense. Dr. Rick Bright, the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, was removed for questioning the president's recommendation of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the c****av***s. Now medical researchers have to worry about getting fired for not recommending ingesting bleach.

While visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month, Trump boasted, "I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it. Every one of these doctors said, 'How do you know so much about this?' Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president."
He should have. Our hospitals would be in much better shape if Trump were in one of them.

Windsor Mann

Lonewolf

GoCubs Loc: Earth

Right on!!!

bylm1-Bernie

Another load of BS.

GoCubs Loc: Earth

Ya know, I've been on this forum for a very short time, but I've already noticed an obvious trend. I consistently see anti-Trumpers constantly stating facts. What I don't see at all is Trump supporters stating ANY facts. The only thing I see Trump supporters doing is calling people names, saying that's BS, etc. I wonder why Trump supporters pretty much never state facts? Why is it that the only thing they seem to have as a retort is calling the anti-Trumpers a name? Why is it that all they can seem to reply is "that's BS?"

bylm1-Bernie

You're defending Kevyn and you're calling his detractors for name-calling? That's a real classic. Perhaps after you have been on here for a bit longer you will have a better idea of who the name callers are and who the fact people are.

Lonewolf

F**e news

GoCubs Loc: Earth

Thx Lone

GoCubs Loc: Earth

Yeah, I've noticed a bit of name calling by Kevyn. But you know what? It's always funny, harmless and dead-on. Know why it's funny? Because it's true. AND.... his statements are factual. He never says, "that's just BS" and leave it at that like 99.9% of all Trumpers on this forum do. He backs his opinions up w/ facts. Facts that Trumpers can't legitimately dispute. And that is what Trumpers h**e the most.... the very fact that they can't refute any of the direct quote garbage that all too freely flows out of His Highness' overly large mouth.

bylm1-Bernie

Tell me you're not a Cubs fan.

GoCubs Loc: Earth

Lol. I'm hoping the tides may have turned (I'm certainly not counting on it though). Look, the Cards have absolutely owned us over many, many years (along w/ everyone else it seems). I'm just a huge baseball fan (and the Cubs are indeed my team), but after 39 years of waiting (and 35+ years of hoping/wishing/praying), I'm just thrilled to have seen something I was becoming to be fairly sure I would never see. I am still thrilled w/ our first WS victory in 108 years. As I said, I love baseball and I have the utmost respect for St. Louis Cardinals fans. In fact, in my estimation, you are the most knowledgeable, engaged and courteous fans in all of MLB. I've been saying that for as long as I can remember. Lol.... I just thought of something..... I assumed you were Cards fans.... but what if you are fellow Cub fans and were hoping one of your fellow Cub fans is not an anti-Trumper? I don't know. But I do know that baseball supercedes politics. I also know that if baseball were being played, I never would've even stumbled upon this useless forum. I wish I never did. Yall's picture that I can see is awesome - you look like two very nice people. Please stay safe, healthy and smart. And I hope none of my posts offended you. If so, I apologize.
Best regards,
Ben

Rose42

I’m not a Trump supporter but if thats what you see then you must be an anti-Trumper. The anti-Trumper-nutters like kevyn, PeterS , etc are often dishonest with their posts.

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

Hey Windsor, what is the total of deaths in the US of p******c, ongoing p******c, H1N1, left to us by the Obama administration? Go on, give us the grand total over the years since 2009. I dare ya. Take all the time you want.

Rose42

Wow. Thats a terribly inaccurate assessment of kevyn. Oh my. He’s a caricature.

I won’t give you a hard time. You have it hard enough being a Cubs fan. Lol

GoCubs Loc: Earth

Advice heeded (my ex-wife knows EVERYTHING. Me? I'm still learning). Thank you Rose.