Just So POTUS Can Have A Rally

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To accommodate Trump’s sudden decision to speak at West Point cadets will be called back to New York from around the country, tested off campus, then isolated for 14 days in rooms with masks. They’ll eat in segregated groups. No decision on whether family members may attend.

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  1. may I suggest the direction and at whom they toss their hats –  and better if the hats be cow pies in disguise.

  3. Trump’s ego is a great danger to our nation, as is the virus.  He is a narcissistic, old turd.   Shame on him and those who continue to prop him up.  

  4. I’d say he is a virus. I’m holding out for a vaccination to emerge in November and am hoping for something to treat the symptoms (primarily depression, anger and incredulity) between now and then. 

  8. When we go back to “normal,” I have a feeling there will be a lot of pent up anger unleashed.  Folks are driving like aggressive idiots.   When someone is cluelessly ignoring the distancing requirements and I have to step aside or change direction to avoid them, I find myself getting incredibly irritated.   It’s a beautiful morning and I let the behavior of a few others get in my head.   The he thing is, there seem to be more space invaders every day.    

  9. Craig – it would be interesting to see how many of his “friends” would spend a few days at Mar whatever with him.  Sit at his table and enjoy his blatherings.

  10. When Trump holds his rally at West Point, I don’t think very many cadets or their families will object as the vast majority of them have conservative values.   This will be an audience of Trump voters.   Even if they are privately worried about infection, most of them won’t say anything because the military culture is “Shut up and follow orders.  You aren’t paid to think.”

  11.  

    Cannon to right of them,
    Cannon to left of them,
    Cannon in front of them
    Volley’d and thunder’d;
    Storm’d at with shot and shell,
    Boldly they rode and well,
    Into the jaws of Death,
    Into the mouth of hell
    Rode the six hundred.
    etc

  12. blueINdallas:
    You are correct about aggressive drivers these days.  My local newspaper has reported that the number of people being arrested for speeding has recently gone way up, along with the number of fatal traffic accidents.  Several local police chiefs have speculated that the cause is “lock down anxiety.” 

  13. Gas is $1.29 at the Shell station.  I don’t need gas, but I drive a bit every few days.  I have never seen so many magnolia blossoms.  Only a couple are open, but in a few days it should be a magnificent show.   There also seem to be an abundance of cone-flowers on the pine trees. 

  14. Do you know a lot of current West Point cadets and their families, Nash?  Let me guess, you know zero of them.

  18. KC, beats me – here regular is about $1.79.9 – 1.95.9 (I’m guessing Exxon is higher) and premium is $2.09.9 and up.

  25. Thanks Bink
    So it’s a mystery.  Lovely a case of let’s see how high we can make the prices before everyone buys electric cars.

  26. Our gas here in NH is $1.69- $1.89…   haven’t bought any for about 3 weeks and my tank is still 3/4 full.
     

  27. No Covid rally in the WH press room today.  Trump’s fragile ego can’t handle questions and his popularity can’t take another hit.  Instead, he’ll have a video conference with governors after lunch.   TX gov, Abbott, will hold a presser at 2:30 to let us know when he expects us to go back to work and contaminate each other.   The latest outbreak in TX was at a Chik-Fil-A.  I’m waiting for the big spike in cases in Colleyville, which has been open for several days.  ~Happy Cinco de Mayo~

  29. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/health/famotidine-coronavirus-northwell-trial/index.html
    Pepcid trial in Covid. Huh? Heartburn med that is being discouraged because it can cause  kidney failure might treat Covid.  I guess they are just throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks.   If you use Pepcid for heartburn, you might want to go to the pharmacy now, ‘cuz there’ll be a run on it…even though they warned folks not to take a bunch of it orally.

  31. from Andrew to andy with love as reported by the hill:

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) praised Kentucky Gov. Andrew Beshear (D) on Monday for pushing back against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) call for states to be given the option to file for bankruptcy.“Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stood up, said to his senior senator in the state, Mitch McConnell, that Mitch McConnell was wrong on saying that he wouldn’t provide funding to state and local governments, and wrong in saying states should go bankrupt,” Cuomo said in his daily press briefing.“It’s hard for a governor, especially Andy, who is a relatively new governor, to stand up to a senior official and speak truth to power,” Cuomo said. “It takes guts, it takes courage. And you don’t get that from a typical politician. So it warms my heart to see an elected official who is not a typical politician. Thank you, governor.”

  33. Mike Pence is probably telling Trump that he doesn’t need to practice social distancing.
     
    He’s probably saying, “Get out, meet people, hold rallies.  And you should visit some hospitals and nursing homes.  Get yourself photographed hugging some ICU patients.  Every Republican in Congress agrees with me on this.”
     

  34. Well the mail looks like it will be very crummy, the IRS notice 1444 showing up.  In case you do not know, it is a campaign mailing from SFB tell us that he gave us money out of his own bank account.  I think it is really a landing platform for cat hairballs, one of mine finds paper to upchuck the latest hairball on.  Or perhaps I need to clean up a pile of doggy land mines with it.  But, we taxpayers paid for it.

  35. Ivanka is also probably telling Trump that he doesn’t need to practice social distancing. 

    She’s probably saying, “Get out, play golf, hold parties at Mar-A-Largo.  Visit some big cities like New York, New Orleans, Chicago, and Detroit and ride on public transport.  Get yourself photographed hugging customers at a re-opened nail salon in Georgia and on a beach in Florida.  Jared, Don Jr., and Eric and all the employees of the Trump Organization agree with me on this.” 

  36. so is mass. gov appointment only an interim appt limited to just a few months? and would it be a sure enough  thing for joe kennedy III to win, drop his challenge and leave markey safe?

    from wickedlocal:

    If Warren were to end up vice president in a Biden White House, Massachusetts would lose its senior senator, triggering a wide open race to be her successor in a state that usually sends Democrats to Washington.
    The junior senator, Ed Markey, is up for re-election this year, and is facing challenges from fellow Democrat Congressman Joe Kennedy III and Republican Kevin O’Connor.
    A special election for Warren’s seat, if it opened up, could trigger a round of political dominoes.

  38. It’s Kamala….fahgeddabaddit
    I’ve run all the numbers, crunched all the chocolate bunny ears, asked the Magic 8-Ball, smoked all the tea leaves, had my palm reddened, and consulted what remains of the oracle…..it keeps coming up Kamala…history in the making.

  39. Either Stacey or Kamala is fine with me.  I don’t see Liz in the #2 spot, but then again, there’s a lot I don’t see.
     
    Nash, I hear that Melanoma told SFB she thinks tattoos are sexy and she wants him to go get an arm done up in a sleeve.  

  40. Correction:

    About three hours after relaying that President Trump would not hold a scheduled coronavirus briefing on Monday, the White House announced he would “brief the nation” at a news conference.

    “UPDATE: The White House has additional testing guidance and other announcements about safely opening up America again,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted. “President @realDonaldTrump will brief the nation during a news conference this evening.”
    (Blathers on)

    WaPo.

  41. Ms Cracker,
    Thanks for the tip on Prilosec/Omeprazole. I take it for my Barrett’s Syndrome – one of several cancer watches I’m on. I’ve been on 2 tabs/day for about 4 years now. 

  42. PTSD is a mother, especially for those who think they are strong enough to deal with it. Like emergency room doctors.
    From the NYtimes

    Dr. Breen, 49, did not have a history of mental illness, her father said. But he said that when he last spoke with her, she seemed detached, and he could tell something was wrong. She had described to him an onslaught of patients dying before they could even be taken out of ambulances. 
    “She was truly in the trenches of the front line,” he said.
    He added: “Make sure she’s praised as a hero, because she was. She’s a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died.”

     
    Tiptoe, I was thinking of your son as I read this, tell him to take care of himself and we are thinking of him. 
    Jack

     

     

  45. This evening the Corona Virus Mask Farce will be pitching trump as the cure to all that ailes ails the USA. Dr’s Fauci and Birx have the day off, and the national healing message will be brought to us by Drs benny hinn and peter popoff.
     

  47. General trump’s Olde Time Medicine Show

    Step right up and see the Eighth Wonder of the World, a nostrum to cure all that ails the WHITE race

  52. I can hardly wait to get home and see what new information the WH has to give us about its wonderful response to COVID-19 and what Sleepy Joe and bad Democratic governors are up to, unless of course Bravo is running reruns of Below Deck Sailing Yacht, which will be much more engaging, and with commercials, probably less misleading than SFB. If not, MeTV will likely have The Andy Griffith Show, Hogan’s Heroes, Gomer Pyle USMC or something else infinitely more entertaining and no less informative than Donnie (P.T.B.) tRump.

  53. Mr Sturgeone admits to smoking tea leaves. No wonder he hallucinates that Kamala Harris will be the VP. It’s always amazing to sceptics when hallucinations turn out to mirror actual events. If it turns out that Mr Biden wants Ms Harris on the ticket, we’ll all want to know what brand of tea Mr Sturgeone smokes. I, for one, will light up, remove my scepticles, and gaze deeply into the smoke, looking for my fortune in the stock and commodity markets. 

  54. On Friday, Texans can go to malls and other retail shops, restaurants and movie theaters.  (Max 25% of normal capacity.)
    Hair salons, gyms and bars are still closed. 
    Up to 4 people can play a socially distant sport like golf or tennis.  You’re good to go, white country clubbers.
    Churches have been open, but can increase their capacity, but should still practice social distancing. 
    And, now Abbott is blowing a little smoke up Trump’s backside. 
    If this works, phase 2 of the re-opening strategy starts May 18th.   If it doesn’t, it’ll get closed down, again.    It will get closed down, again.   
     

  56. Wing of bat . . . badgers.
    1. Bats are a no-no for the nonce.
    2. We don’ need no stinkin’ badgers. 

  58. Abbott’s giving his Phase I reintroduction of virus transmission plan 21 days before moving to Phase 2? He must have great faith in seeing results quickly or not at all.  What will Phase 2 allow, visits to nursing homes and tattoo parlors?

  59. I love The Great White Dope.  I’m gonna steal it from you, Mr Sturgeone. I might occasionally modify it to read, The Great Wide Dope. 

  62. He’s letting Dan Let-Your-Grandpatents-Die Patrick speak.  – Ms Dallas
     
    What could be more pro-life than killing your granny ?

  63. Well dammit, if he doesn’t pick Harris, then I don’t smoke tea leaves. If I don’t smoke tea leaves, I can’t read the future. If I can’t read the future, I won’t exceed Croesus. If I can’t exceed Croesus, I’ll have no chance to take over the world. If I can’t take over the world, I’ll hafta pay for things. And, I hate that.

    So, he’d better pick Harris

  64. Phase 2 increases capacity from 25% to 50%.   Oh, libraries are also allowed to open now.  Museums are allowed to open as long as it’s not a hands-on exhibit … ~because nobody ever touches anything in a library.~ 
     

  66. I’m actually glad Colleyville opened, because it’ll be the canary in the coal mine.  The news showed folks congregating in front of a restaurant, no masks…just clueless.  The folks working at the restaurant were masked up.   Personally, I can’t think of a worse thing to do than go someplace with central heat/air blowing germs all over me and my food.   You can’t eat with a mask on.   

    Yep. Typos ‘r’ us.

  67. Grrrrrr … …  Somewhere in this machine I have a pic of two barflies drinking beer through straws that protrude from their masks. 

  69. While I’m hogging the mic here lemme just ask, where’s Mr Flatus ? I haven’t read him in way too long.

  70. So Phase 2 is to double up Phase 1 density in case that wasn’t enough to restart the increase in cases? That Abbott is a smart guy.  Give him time – he’ll be right up there with DeSantis, McMaster and Kemp for dumbest mutherfuggres in the country.

  73. Well this is different. 
    Does SFB have a pantload he’s trying to hold in?  What’s not different is that he’s shoveling bullshit. At least that hasn’t changed. 

  75. And the lies continue apace. Jesus H. Christ. Ask a goddamned follow up question fuhchrissake. 

    Ooh, ooh, a gratuitous East Bumfuck and Governor Jim Justice reference. (Utter dumbass BTW)

  76. #TrumpPlague briefing same old stuff: virus testing promises heard 2 months ago, baseless boasts about current testing levels, lies about China trade, partisan attacks, whining about investigations. Topped with “I built the greatest economy in the history of the world.” 

  81. I got my $1,200 “Economic Impact Payment” check today.
    No signature, Just “President Donald Trump” in the lower left corner.  

  82. Not all news is bad. From NYT – David Kirkpatrick  

    In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University.
    Most other teams have had to start with small clinical trials of a few hundred participants to demonstrate safety. But scientists at the university’s Jenner Institute had a head start on a vaccine, having proved in previous trials that similar inoculations — including one last year against an earlier coronavirus — were harmless to humans.
    That has enabled them to leap ahead and schedule tests of their new coronavirus vaccine involving more than 6,000 people by the end of next month, hoping to show not only that it is safe, but also that it works.
    The Oxford scientists now say that with an emergency approval from regulators, the first few million doses of their vaccine could be available by September — at least several months ahead of any of the other announced efforts — if it proves to be effective.
    (Continues)

    How’s that for a departure from the SFB/White Angel of Death lies about testing?
     

  84. I’ve been looking at published photos of the newly “opened” beaches in California.  They are PACKED with people.

    It astounds me that people are so stupid but I suppose that the reason is that they didn’t learn much science or history in school as they obviously don’t understand pandemics.

    Black Death?  Spanish Flu?  They’ve never heard them, or they think, “That could never happen today.”

    This reminds me of an old joke, “Death is nature’s way of encouraging you to change your behavior.”
     

  85. Lots of anti-vaxxers in California, too.  Folks seem to feel safer outside than in an enclosed space.   Then there’s the sunlight-might-kill-the-virus thing.  Humans.  What are ya gonna do? 

  86. An interesting question to ask is “How many people have to die before politicians take this pandemic seriously?”
     
    Because it is obvious that at the present time, that most of them do not.
     
    We are about to go over one million cases of infection in the USA, with 55,000 dead.  And in many places, all the politicians can talk about is “re-opening.” 
     
    This is going to get a LOT worse.

  87. I’ve seen a bit of good stuff this week because Apple is airing it for free until May 2nd. (I only have a digital antenna, so my viewing habits are different than most, probably.)  My favorite series was “Dickinson,” and I’ve watched “Rocketman” twice.  Most of it, however, was violent garbage that I only watched 2 or 3 minutes of before moving on…and regretted even that.  I tried to watch “Veep,” but couldn’t get into it. 

  88. Nash – It only takes one death, but the right person has to get sick and die.  That person has to matter to those in power.   All politics is local.  Not in my backyard. Out of sight, out of mind.  

  89. Jack, of course, nothing’s there yet.  But it does sound more promising than hydroxy chloroquine, Clorox or Lysol. And internal UV light?  Fuhgeddaboudit. 

  91. When he says he knows about Kim, but has no information about Kim…well, if he doesn’t come off  as dishonest, he comes off as crazy.  Maybe the 31% think he’s crazy. 

  94. So far most of the Covid-19 cases have been in big cities, so rural people don’t think they have anything to worry about.  They want to re-open everything.  
     
    But give this situation about 2-3 weeks and we’ll see what they think then.
     
    Covid-19 is going to sweep though rural areas like wildfire because the people there are not taking any precautions.
     
    In small rural towns,  a few people control everything.  They are on the city council, the school board, and the Chamber of Commerce: lawyers, bankers, doctors, dentists, accountants, and small business owners.  Most are middle aged or elderly.  When these people get sick and start dying, things will change very fast at the state government level.
     
     

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