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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2020, 02:33 PM Mar 2020

USNS Comfort is LAID UP in maintenance, won't be ready for WEEKS [View all]

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Roxana Tiron @rtiron

Breaking: The Comfort hospital ship won’t be able to go to NYC for weeks, @ChiefPentSpox says. Ship is in maintenance in Norfolk, Va., and Pentagon is now expediting maintenance

2:11 PM - Mar 18, 2020

Are you fucking KIDDING me?

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USNS Comfort is LAID UP in maintenance, won't be ready for WEEKS [View all] Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 OP

They can't even get the simple simple stuff right ... jus, ... damn uponit7771 Mar 2020 #1

Fucking moron just makes up shit on the spot dalton99a Mar 2020 #2

JC on a trailer hitch. irisblue Mar 2020 #3

You mean they didn't check that before he ran his fucking mouth malaise Mar 2020 #4

It's just flollow up on the previous slaps at Cuomo 2naSalit Mar 2020 #22

I have not heard about that ship/plans for it, etc dixiegrrrrl Mar 2020 #24

Here sis malaise Mar 2020 #27

Many thanks. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2020 #43

it's roughly a 1000 bed floating hospital with icu and surgical units... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #28

Shitneck spewed a lie 2naSalit Mar 2020 #31

I've been deep into other things.. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2020 #35

Funny but I was half asleep on the couch and I heard that part. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #37

Tv???? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2020 #42

NPR. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #44

Do we HAVE the website either? underpants Mar 2020 #26

Where is USNS Mercy, did Trump decommission her? Thomas Hurt Mar 2020 #5

I believe that ship is on the west coast. Kaleva Mar 2020 #13

Off the coast of San Diego. BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #21

commandeer the cruise ships eShirl Mar 2020 #6

There are five in Port Canaveral that have been tied up for days. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #20

..👍🏼, pay the cruise companies for their use uponit7771 Mar 2020 #25

Not gonna work atreides1 Mar 2020 #30

What? Trump's helpers doing homework? Turbineguy Mar 2020 #7

Way too late for that. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #33

No one will say it, but I bet they didn't have a budget for it -- until now. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #8

Already made off with the funds for the original commission. ...nt 2naSalit Mar 2020 #34

Remember when Trump Sgent Mar 2020 #38

I feel sorry for the person who writes his biography. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #39

circa 2030 - Amazon announces release of Volume 72 Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #46

More negligence. The minute the virus became known in China they should have started expediting. RockRaven Mar 2020 #9

Problem is heads I win, tails I win exboyfil Mar 2020 #11

They should have already been deployed exboyfil Mar 2020 #10

Same shit with Puerto Rico malaise Mar 2020 #29

With each event, the more I think it isn't incompetence rufus dog Mar 2020 #12

He made it sound like the ship was pulling into the harbor Grammy23 Mar 2020 #14

But our President said it is in "tip-top" shape! n/t blitzen Mar 2020 #15

Another really stupid question exboyfil Mar 2020 #16

Trump's a salesman. Promising shit he can't deliver is in his DNA... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #17

It might make sense long term to add a couple more MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #18

I wonder if the pandemic response plan of Obama's still exists exboyfil Mar 2020 #19

I read here early this morning that the plans were found in the trash. nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #36

Issue is she is 45 years old with steam propulsion. EX500rider Mar 2020 #23

they can likely tow it faster than they can fix it.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #32

Still have to assemble gladium et scutum Mar 2020 #41

Twitter reply : Rhiannon12866 Mar 2020 #40

It'll be weeks..... IcyPeas Mar 2020 #45

Due to money trump stole from the military to build his stupid wall? mmbrevo Mar 2020 #47