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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2020, 12:58 PM Mar 2020

POTUS gives good advice about avoiding novel coronavirus

...just not the SITTING POTUS (as usual):

Link to tweet

Barack Obama ✔@BarackObama

Protect yourself and your community from coronavirus with common sense precautions: wash your hands, stay home when sick and listen to the @CDCgov and local health authorities. Save the masks for health care workers. Let’s stay calm, listen to the experts, and follow the science.

11:52 AM - Mar 4, 2020

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POTUS gives good advice about avoiding novel coronavirus (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 OP

Science has survived many morons. Harker Mar 2020 #1

Sane voice of reason pandr32 Mar 2020 #2

Intelligent advice in a few simple sentences .... CatMor Mar 2020 #3

"Follow the science" Heresy to the GOP. bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #4

Simply the best gademocrat7 Mar 2020 #5

No caveat necessary. Obama is a POTUS, while tRump is not. He's an IMPotus ffr Mar 2020 #6

More info in that tweet than trump's entire administration has put out. spanone Mar 2020 #7

That is excellent advice. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #8

EXACTLY. Panic does nothing but put people out of work & scare the kids. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #9

Encourage employers to allow workers... lame54 Mar 2020 #10

Thank you Mr. President. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #11

Cue the right wing a-holes... ECL213 Mar 2020 #12

Or you can follow IMPOTUS and, I dunno rake your nose hairs? n/t iscooterliberally Mar 2020 #13

Harker

(18,138 posts)

1. Science has survived many morons.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:02 PM

Mar 2020

It'll outlive Trumpsky.

pandr32

(14,307 posts)

2. Sane voice of reason

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:02 PM

Mar 2020

Gawd I miss it and him.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

3. Intelligent advice in a few simple sentences ....

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:03 PM

Mar 2020

I sure do miss him.

bronxiteforever

(11,212 posts)

4. "Follow the science" Heresy to the GOP.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:05 PM

Mar 2020

But sweet reason to us. Thank you Mr President.

gademocrat7

(12,025 posts)

5. Simply the best

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:06 PM

Mar 2020

President Barack Obama!

ffr

(23,447 posts)

6. No caveat necessary. Obama is a POTUS, while tRump is not. He's an IMPotus

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:41 PM

Mar 2020

Forever!

spanone

(142,052 posts)

7. More info in that tweet than trump's entire administration has put out.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:42 PM

Mar 2020

Thank You MR. PRESIDENT.

Caliman73

(11,767 posts)

8. That is excellent advice.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:52 PM

Mar 2020

The problem however, is that the Trump administration is constantly casting doubt on experts or trying to shut them up or shut them out. Trump's greatest damage is what he has inflicted on the institutions that underpin democracy and knowledge.

His whole strategy has been to lie and lie big so that the notion of truth and expertise is knocked down to the level of opinion.

President Obama is right. We should remain calm and listen to the experts. The problem is whether we are hearing from the experts and if they are being allowed to give us accurate information.

oldsoftie

(13,538 posts)

9. EXACTLY. Panic does nothing but put people out of work & scare the kids.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 03:45 PM

Mar 2020

lame54

(40,078 posts)

10. Encourage employers to allow workers...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 03:51 PM

Mar 2020

To stay home without penalty

Until then sick people will go to work

Dem2theMax

(11,005 posts)

11. Thank you Mr. President.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 03:51 PM

Mar 2020

Please come home. There's a Madman running around in your house.

ECL213

(456 posts)

12. Cue the right wing a-holes...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 03:58 PM

Mar 2020

Giving out bottles of soap at the next Trump rally as a way to "burn" Obama and his common sense solutions. Remember the tire gauges?

iscooterliberally

(3,159 posts)

13. Or you can follow IMPOTUS and, I dunno rake your nose hairs? n/t

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 04:00 PM

Mar 2020

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