Coronavirus:

[chuck]

What excuses? The allegations against Biden are just that, allegations. We still don't know if there is any validity to the claims.

He certainly hasn't gone out and bragged about it. He doesn't have any NDA's for silencing victims nor payoff checks as part of those NDA's. As far as I know he has never made depraved claims that he could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" and not "lose any voters."

At this point in time I don't have any problems with "Sleepy Joe" as a candidate.

[HONDO74]

Nowhere in our conversation have I said that I approve of any immoral behavior by any president including Trump because I don't. But because I haven't said that I somehow have become associated with the same immoral behavior in my personal life. That's one magnificent prophecy to be accused of.

[HONDO74]

Can't say that I approve of all these people out protesting about the lock down but it is the American way, And I read somewhere that the ACLU was saying the mandatory stay at home was unconstitutional.

The Governor of Missouri says he is planning on lifting the stay at home on May 3rd, we haven't been hit that hard and we don't have any cases in the county that I live in. Kansas City and especially St Louis have been hit hard. It seems that all the big cities with major airports are is what is having the most problems.

Coronavirus lockdown protest: What's behind the US demonstrations?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52359100

Across the country, groups of Americans are taking to the streets in protest of lockdown orders aimed at limiting the spread of Covid-19. Why?

As of last week, the total number of unemployment claims in the nation reached over 22 million - overturning decades of US job growth.

[robert.]

What's to say people will spend?. Once the economy is open. Not me. Are you going to sit in a movie theater, eat out,stand inline for an amusement park. ride a train or go to a health club? what about black Friday, Memorial day down the shore, 4th of July parades Halloween or sitting on Santa's lap? All done.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[HONDO74]

[up148]

As mentioned in the other thread on class. Trump has no "Class" and that's one of his biggest problems. When he fires back at the media for trouncing or questioning his policies, he is unable to answer and explain as well as just about anyone in his administration. He just can't say anything without it coming out classless or stupid, unlike the polished politicians on either side of the aisle.

Listen to him at the WH daily briefings on the virus, everyone on the stage is more eloquent and handles reporters questions without loosing their sh*t. I'm amazed a man of his communication limitations was able to rise to his apparently level. But, I still like much of what he does.

[HONDO74]

I'm amazed a man of his communication limitations was able to rise to his apparently level. But, I still like much of what he does.

I never thought Trump would make it because I considered him too arrogant. I didn't vote for him during the primary's and didn't vote for him in the general election. I voted against Clinton. But, I still like much of what he does.

Class doesn't mean anything to me when it comes to politicians. Just a popularity contest. Lots of people that are considered to have class can be the biggest AHOLES.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

What's to say people will spend?. Once the economy is open. Not me. Are you going to sit in a movie theater, eat out,stand inline for an amusement park. ride a train or go to a health club? what about black Friday, Memorial day down the shore, 4th of July parades Halloween or sitting on Santa's lap? All done.

I agree with you. Those days and events may well be gone.
But
we will see. America has a big tolerance for change and has a way of adapting and adopting to reframe things in new ways, without totally abandoning ideas and traditions and shenanigans.

NYC's parades would be an example. I don't thing they are going to totally abandon Gay Pride parades, nor Puerto Rican Day parades, let alone St. Patrick's Day. I don't even think the several bars in my area, which are still shut, will stay that way forever. Folks have to have their brewskeez and their camaraderie.

[v8vega]

The media, all media is extremely democrat biased and always has been. All my life every Republican president takes it and takes it from the media. I'm so glad we finally have a president who fights back.

[Roy]

I read that one state governor is buying covid test kits from the South Koreans. Why do the South Koreans have test kits, and we don't? Why can't we copy their test kits?

[HONDO74]

The head of the WHO warns that 'the worst' of the coronavirus is 'ahead of us'
https://news.yahoo.com/head-warns-worst ... 38320.html

Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Monday that "the worst is yet ahead of us" concerning the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

"Trust us. The worst is yet ahead of us," he said during a press briefing.

Ghebreyesus compared the virus to the 1918 flu that killed 675,000 people in the US and tens of millions around the world. But he argued that the world now has the technology to prevent "that kind of crisis."

Quote.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, was accused in 2017 of downplaying cholera epidemics that hit Ethiopia and Sudan.
A group of American doctors wrote that Tedros was “fully complicit in the terrible suffering and dying” that stemmed from a cholera outbreak in Sudan.
Before that, Tedros faced allegations that he refused to investigate three cholera outbreaks when he served as Ethiopia’s health minister.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I read that one state governor is buying covid test kits from the South Koreans.

Yup. Several have and others are getting them from China

Why do the South Koreans have test kits, and we don't?

Ask the WH; every claim related to tests has been complete nonsense and lies. We were supposed to have millions of tests, test fo anyone that wanted one last month - done nothing.

Why can't we copy their test kits?

Not that simple; have to know what's exactly in them and every reagent and component.

And then, just who is going to actually do that and ramp up production where and really get that done?

[Roy]

When this pandemic is over, it would be interesting to compare the actual U.S. casualties to those that we would have had, if we had taken the steps of the South Koreans.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

When this pandemic is over, it would be interesting to compare the actual U.S. casualties to those that we would have had, if we had taken the steps of the South Koreans.

Maybe......they are experiencing a few resurgences......however, I seriously doubt that what the S. Koreans did would be possible to do here w/o rioting in the streets, etc.