Wot no coronavirus thread? Part 2

[pchang]

Wrong. Mitch will defend Trump's approach until everyone else's last gasp on a ventilator.

[pchang]

Trump's policies resulted in 2.5X more people getting the disease and dying than the policies of sane countries like Canada. So, Trump is only responsible for 126,000 people dying (to date).

[pchang]

Those numbers are 2.5X higher than Canada on a per capita basis. And you call that Great????

[pchang]

and going up by 800+ per day. But as long as one of those 800+ isn't Kid, he doesn't care.

[pchang]

And they definitely do not get the same treatment.

[pchang]

I have a dim view (and I have a s super comprehensive plan thanks to where I work). However, plenty of Kidiots think this is just fine.

[pchang]

So, Kid, have you stocked up for yourself?

[Aeson]

Yet even though Mitch clearly understands Trumps approach to the virus is absurd, he will defend Trump's right to destroy the country with this virus until his last gasp on a ventilator.

[Broken_Erika]

Meanwhile....

Top Republican Mitch McConnell avoids White House over Covid-19


Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 78, on Thursday revealed he had not been to the White House since August because of the way it has handled Covid-19.

The Kentucky senator said he spoke to the president frequently over the phone but had not visited since 6 August.
Mr McConnell, a polio survivor, contrasted the White House with the Senate, where lawmakers are urged to wear masks and social distance.

His comments come as the White House deals with a Covid-19 outbreak.

Since President Donald Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis, at least two dozen people in his circle and staff at the White House have reported infections. First Lady Melania Trump, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and adviser Stephen Miller are among the positive tests.

Two Republican senators - Mike Lee and Thom Tillis - have also tested positive after attending a White House event, though it is unclear where they caught the virus.

Another Republican Senator, Ron Johnson, who did not attend the event, has also tested positive.

As many as 34 White House staff and "other contacts" have been recently infected with the virus, an internal federal emergency management memo viewed by ABC News said. The memo did not offer details on these additional contacts.

What did McConnell say?

Speaking to reporters in Kentucky, Mr McConnell said he steered clear of the White House in the last two months "because my impression was their approach to how to handle this was different from mine".

He later also noted that he "personally didn't feel that they were approaching the protection from this illness" in the way he felt "was appropriate for the Senate".

While the top Republican has called for masks and distancing, he has stopped short of enacting a mask mandate in the Senate. As the majority leader of the upper chamber, Mr McConnell is responsible for making such rules.

At the end of July, his House of Representatives counterpart, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi, ordered face coverings be worn in the lower chamber after a congressman tested positive.

Both lawmakers rejected an offer from Mr Trump to have rapid Covid-19 tests available for lawmakers, however.

Mr McConnell continued his apparent subtle critique of the White House when he mentioned the struggles of "other places that have had a different view", regarding a different approach to protections.

"And they are, you know, paying the price for it," the top Republican said, adding that the Senate was operating normally thanks to its Covid-19 precautions.

Mr McConnell also emphasised mask-wearing and social distancing were the best way to combat the virus until a vaccine is available.

"It's the only way we know of to prevent the spread until we get a vaccine."

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54472053

[Uncle Sparky]

What did the bible say about flies again? Good omen? Especially when there is a plague, right? And using fetal humans for medical purposed is good, right? I know that isn't in the Bible, but what is the evangelical take on that? Since American evangelicals like their symbolism, maybe someone here can help flesh out this one.

[ricketyclik]

It's amazing how many people who interact with your president who contradict him turn out to be liars!

[-Jrabbit]

Gee, you seem to have all the inside information. Tell us, when was Trump's last negative test?

[-Jrabbit]

Bad news, dude: The people that believe that comprise over 60% of America.

[-Jrabbit]

The fact that the administration, which loves to brag about 45 being "the most tested man in the world" re Covid, refuses to reveal the date of his last negative test. Which makes me think it was prior to the debate.

[Ming]

Again... I just posted what his doctor said. A guy who was reporting the facts as he knew them... with no thought to politics.
And THEN the WH spin doctors went into action.

One more time... you really think that when one of his close advisors tested positive on Thursday Morning, that he didn't find out about it and get tested until Thursday Evening...


If you are right, Trump and his staff are a morons and shouldn't be running this country.