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1

Yeah remember when Pence was governor of Indiana and there was an HIV crisis because of his incompetence? Enjoy dying of the Coronavirus, Americans! WE ARE SO FUCKED.

2

Ooo! Maybe Pence can pray the malady away!
He certainly managed to cure his own gayness that way.

3

So it's an orbit like that of a comet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyu0gr9gb7E

4

so 17 percent of the poll's respondents were under 25?

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@4 Typo in the original breakdown that I didn’t catch. Fixed!

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from the NYT on
"Trump Names Mike Pence to Lead Coronavirus Response"

"President Trump sought to reassure the country that his government was controlling the spread of the coronavirus after his administration weathered days of criticism."

2 Comments on the article:

... "Anything coming from Trump and his administration I will totally disregard as propaganda meant to salvage Trump's reelection campaign and the failing stock market. Nothing more. Nothing less." --avards; montana,10h ago

And: "Here's the actual Trump record on protecting its citizens and public health:

In 2018, the Trump administration fired the government’s entire pandemic response chain of command, including the White House management infrastructure.

In May 2018, Trump ordered the National Security Council’s entire global health security unit shut down, calling for reassignment of Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer and dissolution of his team inside the agency.

The month before, then-White House National Security Advisor John Bolton pressured Ziemer’s DHS counterpart, Tom Bossert, to resign along with his team.

Neither the NSC nor DHS epidemic teams have been replaced.

The global health section of the CDC was so drastically cut in 2018 that much of its staff was laid off and the number of countries it was working in was reduced from 49 to merely 10.

Meanwhile, throughout 2018, the U.S. Agency for International Development and its director, Mark Green, came repeatedly under fire from both the White House and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

And though Congress has so far managed to block Trump administration plans to cut the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps by 40%, the disease-fighting cadres have steadily eroded as retiring officers go unreplaced.Trump - and his GOP aiders and abetters - are singlehandledly responsible for 'small government' incompetence, negligence and abandonment of the American people.

Americans will die because Donald Trump and the GOP hate the government."--Socrates, Downtown Verona, NJ 11h

Can't wait till we get to choose between the Sociopath(s)
and the Democratic socialist(s).

agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-cdc.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#commentsContainer

7

Almost 2/3rds of the respondents in the poll cited were 55 years or older?
That's a Biden-friendly poll!

9

@8: I suppose feeling smug is worth paying higher prices. But not being worried is cheaper.

10

Geekwire did in fact use the QFC card in its comparison shopping (see the paragraph immediately above the price table) and Amazon was slightly cheaper. Without the card it would have been a lot cheaper. But bear in mind that QFC is a union shop (and still employs at least a few cashiers).

11

Pence will handle this just fine. Nothing like the HIV thing. Remember, coronavirus might infect people who God likes. Its completely different from HIV. And @2, Pence not only managed to pray away his own gay, he's so not gay that he can't be in a room with a woman other than his wife or his super-extra-straightness will take over and then he certainly can't be responsible for what happens. Yup, super-duper straight. No closet here. Nosiree.

13

Everyone freaking out over Mike Pence heading up this operation just needs to calm the fuck down. I don't see how he's any less credible than Dr Victoria Morables, the herbal medicine practitioner who I was kindly referred to just yesterday afernoon via this very forum to provide naturopathic treatment for my herpes-simplex ailment (and quite a few related conditions.) And that's all progressing just beautifully, thanks very much! Perhaps I'll shoot the good doc a message here via gmail and see if she might ask another one of her satisfied clients to post another testimonial to her sparkling credibility...

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@14: So you deliberately distorted news to elevate fear?

What a despicable person you are.

16

I had to move heaven and earth to reunite with my love only for coronavirus to ruin everything.

17

Dr Victoria Morables is no Dr. Nelson.

18

Putting Pence in charge is the set up for a twist where Trump can finally force Pence's resignation when it all blows up. Then he can make Ivanka veep.

19

doctor Nelson is no Dr. Nelson.

20

Yes another of the Republican young earth creationists is in charge of the science that literally does not believe in. You understand Pence (and DeVos) ideology literally can’t believe this novel virus exists. Because it evolved only in the last few thousand years after Genesis.

Pence has appeared before anti-evolution Christian groups and given god damned speeches about what he called the lies of modern excepted biological science. A man who believes it’s his theological duty to hasten the Rapture and the end times.

This is what the far right has wrought upon this country. Ignorance, stupidity and anti-science.

Good job wingnuts.

21

They're already calling it
Trump's Katrina.

Good.

22

@15 -- Projecting
Again.

23

@22: Read the article in AM news today if you haven't and tell me what I'm projecting. Is there a confirmed Coronavirus in Bothell?

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@23 -- "What a despicable person you are."

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@24: Ahh. Gotcha!

You could't think of anything else to say.

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@18 Brush up on your 25th amendment. Congress has to approve a replacement veep.

I do find it kinda interesting that Trump picked the one guy in the building he can't fire.

And I was surprised that our SLOG trolls seem to think the choice is a disaster, too, until I remembered the right-wing nutcase fantasy of a "SHTF event" where they get to seal their bunkers (i.e. basements), crack open their "go bags," and spend the next 3 weeks all alone re-tieing the elaborate knots in their paracord.

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@25 Turning and scoffing at the thing right after everyone watched it sail over your head is a shoo-in for the blooper slot in the highlight-reel.

28

@27: Yeah, I'm not up to date on children's movies.

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@26: The congressional confirmation was implied.

30

@25 -- this shite writes itself.

31

@30: You're being terribly mean and rude to me, causing me great embarrassment, I don't think I can handle it anymore.

32

@26 So he makes her Acting Vice President. Then he has John Roberts declare the 25th amendment unconstitutional and the 22nd too while they are at it.

33

@26 My guess is Trump picked Yes Man #1 because he won't contradict him when he claims that Coronavirus is the fault of Democrats and/or the very dishonest media, and the only way to fix it is for the Fed to cut interest rates to 0. And if you happen to die, you were probably a never-Trumper and a very bad person who deserved it. All Pence has to do is just nod his head when Trump speaks, and occasionally go on Fox News to blame Democrats/dishonest media. Problem solved!

Oh, and that mass shooting in Milwaukee yesterday? More dishonest media...Democrats are very bad people...NRA are patriots...thoughts and prayers...cut interest rates, etc.

34

On an marginally more serious note, he wouldn't need Congressional Approval - he can just have the GOP put her on the ticket at the convention. They would certainly obey.

He might still do it, CORVID fiasco or no. He dosn't need Pence to retain the loyalty of the bible thumpers - they are all in.

35

231 -- Try NOT projecting.
See if that helps?

37

@35: I suggest you stop projecting silliness in response to questions, like @23.

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@34: I have no issues with Ivanka as VP. Glamor and poise will guide her into accurate decisions.

https://youtu.be/7Tc6zd71Cnk

39

@37 -- We were talking about Your problem.
Again -- if you stop projecting
it's gonna be Better.

Try it.
See what happens?

40

H Mart is great.

And, seriously, you can use the QFC card at Fred Meyer too.

41

NYT: BEST OF LATE NIGHT

Late Night Wonders: Can Trump Fight a Disease He Can’t Spell?

"Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC (Comcast) & @CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible. Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing Democrat comrades are all talk, no action. USA in great shape!" --@totallyFAKE"prez"

Nothing to see hear!
more at:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/arts/television/late-night-trump-coronavirus-spelling.html

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@38 At least its not his horse

44

@43,

It's about time, asshole! I was about to lose all my credibility here!!!

45

43
'doktor' Wonder
Love your white bread!
it kept me alive for ten years
but now I'm dead.

Is it too Late
for me?

at least I'll be Well Preserved.

46

trump names Pence Czar;
Caeser outranks 'prez.'

The Ides of March
are right around
the corner
baby.


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