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Rusozak wrote:You all ready for the million Covid super spreader?

Fartsniffage wrote:

Jerzylvania wrote:I'm getting the feeling you were born by Caesarean.

You leave us tumour babies alone.

Punished UMN wrote:

Gravlen wrote:Very common. This type of story has been reported on several times in the past. Trump's people didn't want to give him bad news, or make him upset, because they could be yelled at or fired, so they've lied to him routinely throughout his presidency.

Remember this story? Ignoring Trump’s Orders, Hoping He’ll Forget - Slow-walking or flat-out disobeying Trump’s fleeting obsessions has become common practice across various sectors of government.

Remember how Gary Cohn stole documents off Trump's desk to keep the US from leaving major trade deals? Remember how Don McGahn twice ignored direct orders to have Mueller fired?

The Trump administration is deeply dysfunctional, and it is important to remember that it's not just Trump, but also the low caliber people he's surrounded himself with.

Also, remember that the intelligence briefs Trump was getting was reduced to bullet points and pictures, because Trump couldn't maintain focus throughout detailed briefings with too much text. It's easy to omit important elements in those kinds of briefings.

Yeah, Trump is either incompetent at or just plain uninterested in his job.

Farnhamia wrote:

Eahland wrote:Trump's abuse of the USSS is one of the reasons I'm not too concerned about him trying to overstay his welcome in the White House. You don't get to be Caesar by pissing on the Praetorian Guard.

I hate US-Roman Empire analogies. The Praetorians were an army unit. The Secret Service was, until 2003, a law enforcement branch of the Treasury Department. The USSS was created in 1865 to deal with rampant counterfeiting (about a third of all US currency in circulation was counterfeit at that time) and only began to provide protection to US presidents after McKinley was killed in 1901. The Secret Service has never attempted to impose a president on the nation, unlike the Praetorian Guard, which developed that into an art.

Gravlen wrote:As the US hits a quarter million deaths due to Covid-19 according to Worldometer, Trump goes golfing.

Major-Tom wrote:

Gravlen wrote:As the US hits a quarter million deaths due to Covid-19 according to Worldometer, Trump goes golfing.

I'd rather him be on the back nine than in front of a press conference, telling folks to go drink some bleach.

An Alan Smithee Nation wrote:

Rusozak wrote:You all ready for the million Covid super spreader?

I will be amused if more people turn up than for Trump's inaugaration.

Major-Tom wrote:

Gravlen wrote:As the US hits a quarter million deaths due to Covid-19 according to Worldometer, Trump goes golfing.

I'd rather him be on the back nine than in front of a press conference, telling folks to go drink some bleach.

Gravlen wrote:

Major-Tom wrote:
I'd rather him be on the back nine than in front of a press conference, telling folks to go drink some bleach.

Sure, but I don't ever want to hear any Republicans derisively talk about a Democrat going golfing in the future. They've given up the moral standing to complain about such things, when they say nothing when Trump goes golfing as the death toll hit 250,000 people on his watch.

Rusozak wrote:You all ready for the million Covid super spreader?

Esalia wrote:

Rusozak wrote:You all ready for the million Covid super spreader?

They just couldn't be content with the large rise in COVID cases, huh?

Nah, they just had to decide to hold a super spreader event.

Gravlen wrote:As the US hits a quarter million deaths due to Covid-19 according to Worldometer, Trump goes golfing.

The Alma Mater wrote:

Esalia wrote:
They just couldn't be content with the large rise in COVID cases, huh?

Nah, they just had to decide to hold a super spreader event.

And all deaths will be Bidens fault, ofc.

Gravlen wrote:

Punished UMN wrote:Yeah, Trump is either incompetent at or just plain uninterested in his job.

Why not both?

Gravlen wrote:

Punished UMN wrote:Yeah, Trump is either incompetent at or just plain uninterested in his job.

Why not both?

Gravlen wrote:

Major-Tom wrote:
I'd rather him be on the back nine than in front of a press conference, telling folks to go drink some bleach.

Sure, but I don't ever want to hear any Republicans derisively talk about a Democrat going golfing in the future. They've given up the moral standing to complain about such things, when they say nothing when Trump goes golfing as the death toll hit 250,000 people on his watch.

Jerzylvania wrote:

Gravlen wrote:Sure, but I don't ever want to hear any Republicans derisively talk about a Democrat going golfing in the future. They've given up the moral standing to complain about such things, when they say nothing when Trump goes golfing as the death toll hit 250,000 people on his watch.

You have lofty expectations then.

I'm waiting for Biden to be criticized by them for going biking today at a DE state park near Rehoboth.

Western Fardelshufflestein wrote:

Jerzylvania wrote:You have lofty expectations then.

I'm waiting for Biden to be criticized by them for going biking today at a DE state park near Rehoboth.

He likely won't--except by the right, probably.

Albrenia wrote:Any word on the size of these protests/marches?

Hopefully they remain peaceful.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed on Twitter that the crowd size was "more than one million marchers," but reporters on the scene estimated that there were "tens of thousands" of people at the rally.

Western Fardelshufflestein wrote:Honestly, all sides spew propaganda and we all pick to follow which line propaganda aligns with our values and beliefs. It's confirmation bias, yes, but it because the media is so politically charged it's what happens.

Cannot think of a name wrote:Holy crap they showed up. That's not particularly surprising, I guess. The blurb that just popped up they just mentioned that the Trump supporters were milling about DC and hardly anyone was wearing a mask. Natch.