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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:29 PM Mar 2020

Governor DeWine---apparently a swell guy as far as some here are concerned---was just [View all]

on CNN and (this will be paraphrased) when asked if he was OK with Trump's answers about the shortages of masks and gloves and swabs, stated that one of his people had spoken with the White House by phone and he was assured that the president would "do all that is necessary".

Sadly, the Blitzer did not follow up with "And just HOW FUCKING LONG has the sonofabitch been assuring us that he WAS GOING TO "do all that is necessary"?

Carry on, Ohioans.

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Governor DeWine---apparently a swell guy as far as some here are concerned---was just [View all] Atticus Mar 2020 OP

He's not a swell guy, but... Maeve Mar 2020 #1

somthing repukes do whenver anything might affect THEM Skittles Mar 2020 #19

Same here in South Carolina OneBlueDotBama Mar 2020 #2

I've always said samplegirl Mar 2020 #3

Well, of course he's going to say that! Ohiogal Mar 2020 #4

And he's under reporting. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #5

Not sure what you mean by underreporting - Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #10

I don't believe the numbers same for Florida. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #11

The numbers are a function of the fact that virtually no tests are available. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #18

Here's where we differ: in my view, if he isprotecting Trump by refusing to criticize even Atticus Mar 2020 #12

Fine. He's a toady. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #17

Wolf Shitzer. . . BigDemVoter Mar 2020 #6

That's pretty disingenuous. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #7

"Disingenuous"? Atticus Mar 2020 #15

Precisely - and you are continuing it. What you quoted does not say he is a swell guy. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #16

Of course, "swell guy" was a characterization. It was not in quotation marks and was Atticus Mar 2020 #24

I think it is disingenuous to say it is retroactive parsing. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #25

OK---olive branch broken, thrown down and spat upon. Gotcha. nt Atticus Mar 2020 #29

I'd have accepted an olive branch Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #33

Rethugs dare not violate Reagan's 11th commandment and.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #8

in fairness, everybody in government knows that they have to tread carefully and kiss orange ass renate Mar 2020 #9

I would expect lame ass shit from Leslie Blitzer. madinmaryland Mar 2020 #13

He danced like a professional ballerina around that question..... spanone Mar 2020 #14

He's always been a weasely piece of shit. I haven't lived in OH for about Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2020 #20

Part of the reason this thing has escalated is because of the incompetence of the right wing. Initech Mar 2020 #21

I've been trying to get in touch with DeWine's office for weeks OhioChick Mar 2020 #22

He is a typical pos un-American GOPer. A lot on him from years past rockfordfile Mar 2020 #23

Ya, that whole delaying the primary was Republicans giving Sanders a hand after Sanders went on news LizBeth Mar 2020 #26

That was a decision made by the Department of Health (not DeWine) Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #34

So where are the strategic stockpiles going? getagrip_already Mar 2020 #27

I've not seen one post regarding him as a swell guy. Or even a good guy. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #28

So, the three governors who did not call off their elections were wrong? Failed to listen Atticus Mar 2020 #30

Did you even read my post? Guys an asshole. We all agree. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #31

Of course I read your post and I have no idea why you'd ask that. You said that, "on this Atticus Mar 2020 #32