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gab13by13

(21,405 posts)
4. That's Trump's plan,
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 09:58 AM
Mar 2020

he doesn't want to test, it will make him look bad. People who die aren't being tested for coronavirus, they just get buried.

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
5. +1, this at a minimum ... my CT is all this is centered towards the election. He knows ...
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 09:59 AM
Mar 2020

... Biden will whoop his azz and he's trying to stem that off

Wounded Bear

(58,713 posts)
13. He said it out loud at CDC...
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 11:16 AM
Mar 2020

He didn't want the people to get off the ship because "it would make the numbers worse."

All he cares about is his image.

OnlinePoker

(5,725 posts)
6. Here in B.C., we now have 4 testing facilities up and running
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 10:06 AM
Mar 2020

It negates the need to send the tests to the national lab in Manitoba. As of 2 days ago, B.C., with a population of 5.1 million, had tested more people than had been tested in all of the U.S.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
8. full blown
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 10:19 AM
Mar 2020

republican concern about the election optics in their response to the coronavirus. What this shows me is that the trump virus that causes the total submission to willful ignorance, stupidity has totally infected our government apparatus. Even science-based organizations like CDC. They will let it get out of hand.

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
10. The "Trump Virus" that's what all Dems need to call covid-19. Bloomberg needs to run ads with this.
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 10:38 AM
Mar 2020

silverweb

(16,402 posts)
15. Great idea!
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 11:22 AM
Mar 2020

I'm going to start calling it that right now. This virus is going to bury his monstrous ego in November, so it's perfectly appropriate to name it after him. (I may also start referring to it occasionally as "Donny's Doom" just for fun. )


IronLionZion

(45,530 posts)
11. American exceptionalism
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 10:44 AM
Mar 2020

requires all sorts of exceptions. Like we should use thoughts and prayers instead of testing and treatment. And you should have worn protective gear, or worked harder in life, or been born into a wealthier family, or whatever since it's all your fault.

The American solution may be for sick people to be around rich people and let the rich ones get tested.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
12. He is choosing to do this and overwhelm the healthcare system,
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 10:57 AM
Mar 2020

it's going to be a real problem when it hits the government, much like Iran. It has begun, so we will see how it works out for him.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)
16. This is so fucked up and something I have come to expect from this FUCKED UP
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 11:32 AM
Mar 2020

administration. Something has to be done to stop the madness.

McKim

(2,412 posts)
18. They Also Want the Poor to Disappear
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 01:17 PM
Mar 2020

They also want the poor and homeless to disappear, fewer on the welfare rolls, fewer expenses so they can have more tax cuts. Also if the angry rabble die off, less push back from The Left!!!!
Also this fits in with their narrative about evil liberals in the cities. Cities are microbe factories.
The good church folks in rural areas are “protected by god!”

peacebuzzard

(5,182 posts)
19. The nurse wore Hazmat gear and still became ill ?
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 01:52 PM
Mar 2020

She needs this test now.
This is why other nations are establishing quarantine measures.
Of course in this country, the quarantine will be recommended but unenforced and not monitored.
And, just like the response this nurse got from the CDC, they are doubting she even has the Covid 19.

So the ratios will be skyrocketing.
Patients will do what the lard recommended and show up at work so they can get paid.
Meanwhile, the virus will be overtaking with exponential growth until more drastic measures are implemented.

Washing hands for 20 seconds and not touching your face will still not protect too well.



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