What the Epoch Times forgets to mention

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by scottw

I heard Biden briefed them from his basement

That debate is going to be one for the ages.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Here's a question, with zero insults...how do you happen to know what briefings Pelosi and Diblasio have had? Doesn't it make sense that the mayor of New York City (of all places) would be told everything he needs to know during a pandemic, so that he can make wise public policy decisions?

Wait, now I know what happened...Trump knew in January that it was bad. But he lied to Pelosi and Diblasio, because he wanted them to tell their constituents (all of whom vote democrat) to keep going out in public, in the hope that everyone in San Francisco and New York City would die before the election. That must be it.

Do you have any proof they were in the briefings w/Trump or given briefings with the same type of info? Did Navarro call Pelosi or diblasio after he briefed Trump - or did Trump say "let's go brief Pelosi as I want her to have the same type of info. I had"?

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Do you have any proof they were in the briefings w/Trump or given briefings with the same type of info? Did Navarro call Pelosi or diblasio after he briefed Trump - or did Trump say "let's go brief Pelosi as I want her to have the same type of info. I had"?

By what conceivable logic would you assume that the mayor of New York City was kept in the dark about a pandemic?

ANSWER: the logic which is based on the notion that everything bad is 100% Trumps fault.

Think for a minute about the assumptions you are making. Trump should have known in January that we needed a lockdown, but the speaker of the house and the mayor of NYC didn't know that in late February? That's plausible to you?

[scottw]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

By what conceivable logic would you assume that the mayor of New York City was kept in the dark about a pandemic?

more highly educated logic...or something...supposedly

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

By what conceivable logic would you assume that the mayor of New York City was kept in the dark about a pandemic?

ANSWER: the logic which is based on the notion that everything bad is 100% Trumps fault.

Think for a minute about the assumptions you are making. Trump should have known in January that we needed a lockdown, but the speaker of the house and the mayor of NYC didn't know that in late February? That's plausible to you?

And you fail to note Trump's long history of failing to inform anyone (or exclude them from info)who doesn't agree with him politically on things that matter.

[Pete F.]

Where did anyone say Trump* should have done a lockdown in January?
Someone is making stuff up again to justify his narrative
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[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by scottw

more highly educated logic...or something...supposedly

Another vivid demonstration of sensibility.👍🏿
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[wdmso]

National security adviser Robert O'Brien has accused the World Health Organization of being "a bit of a propaganda tool for the Chinese," and said the White House is investigating whether money from China influenced the WHO's judgments during the coronavirus crisis.

O'Brien said China "controls" the WHO, and said the administration's investigation is intended to uncover how.


of course lets keep the blame away from Trump .. seems once again he is only responsible for the Positive things....

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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by PaulS

And you fail to note Trump's long history of failing to inform anyone (or exclude them from info)who doesn't agree with him politically on things that matter.

Not sure what Trump has to do with what Pelosi and Diblasio said in late February?

[scottw]

as horribly as Cuomo, DiBlasio and Pelosi have treated Trump he's always been there for them when they needed him....heard the Governor of California thanking and praising Trump recently as well...

it's too bad some people insist on constantly being divisive and the media acts only as instigators and bomb throwers....pretty messed up really

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by scottw

as horribly as Cuomo, DiBlasio and Pelosi have treated Trump he's always been there for them when they needed him....heard the Governor of California thanking and praising Trump recently as well...

it's too bad some people insist on constantly being divisive and the media acts only as instigators and bomb throwers....pretty messed up really

Never been anything like it.

Make no mistake, Trump brings a lot of the negative comments upon himself with his tweets and passing the buck. But that being said, the liberals and the media have completely blown a gasket. They hate his guts and are fanatically dedicated to destroying him, even if it means pretending some of his policies haven't done a ton of good. They ignore everything positive, and never stop shrieking about the negative.

[Pete F.]

There are reasons Don the Con is asked tough questions.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

There are reasons Don the Con is asked tough questions.

Obviously that's true, it's totally fair that his behavior and actions are discussed.

But how unreasonable would it be to ask for a speck of consistency, accuracy, fairness in the coverage? "Fair" to me, means when he screws up he gets held accountable, and when he does something well he gets some credit. How many times have you mentioned the benefits of the economy for his first 3 years? Or, and sorry to bring up a sore subject for you, saying he's evil for putting kids in cages when Obama started the practice and he gets a pass?

Governors Cuomo and Newsom have said a lot of positive things about Trump regarding the virus. Is that ever covered?

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

There are reasons Don the Con is asked tough questions.

This is one of those short, out of context, misleading videos that you like to post that supposedly make Trump look incompetent, evil, stupid, wrong, and a threat to the survival of America, and possibly that of the world.

In actuality, the video not only selects part of the facts, leaving out the rest of the story, it turns the truth on its head. The truth is the opposite of what the video intends to portray. Here is an article by Ed Morrissey which relates a WaPo fact check by Glenn Kessler:

Consider this one of the dumber tropes to emerge from Democrats over the last few weeks of coronavirus theater, and — as Glenn Kessler demonstrates — one of the more easily refuted. The Democratic super-PAC supporting Joe Biden amplified an accusation bouncing around on social media of late, which is that Donald Trump so miscalculated the COVID-19 pandemic that he robbed the US of its personal protective equipment in order to assist China. That, they hint, is why America faces a PPE shortage now:

“Trump gave China more than praise. He shipped China 17 tons of American masks and medical supplies. Our masks and supplies. Supplies we need now.”

Did Trump send masks and other PPE to China just when we needed it the most? No, Kessler says in his fact check at the Washington Post. All Trump did was supply the transport for private donations of PPE on the front part of the effort to evacuate Americans from China:

The ad says that “Trump … shipped 17 tons of American masks and medical supplies. Our masks and supplies.” The impression left by the ad is that these were U.S. government goods, shipped on Trump’s order.

But these were actually donations by private charities and public companies for Project HOPE, an international health-care organization that has been operating in Wuhan for a quarter-century and helped establish a nursing school there. Usually, donors to Project HOPE arrange for charter aircraft to take their donations overseas.

For instance, as these shipments arrived in Wuhan, another shipment — 2 million respirator masks, 11,000 protective suits and 280,000 pairs of nitrile gloves donated by MAP International and MedShare — was sent to Project HOPE via UPS, which provided the transportation as an in-kind donation.

In the case highlighted in the ad, the State Department’s role was providing the aircraft. The department sent charted planes to Wuhan to pick up some 800 consulate workers, their families and other Americans. The planes otherwise were going to be empty on the way to China, so officials decided to fill the jets with goods donated by Samaritan’s Purse, the Boeing Company, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Intermountain Healthcare.

In fact, it didn’t cost taxpayers anything for shipping the goods, although that doesn’t apply to the State Department’s evacuation effort:

Money to help underwrite the effort was provided by Kenneth Griffin, a hedge fund manager who is chief executive of the investment firm Citadel.

How difficult was this to determine? Kessler did his own research, talking with Project HOPE’s CEO, but he also notes that the major donors involved all put out press releases at the time to highlight their charitable efforts. Those include Boeing, which chipped in 250K medical masks, as well as the Mormon Church, which added 220,000 more. Kessler also notes that the World Health Organization was pleading for donations of PPE from around the world in an effort to contain the outbreak to China — which by February 7 was already a lost cause, thanks in large part to WHO’s parroting of China’s propaganda:

"There is limited stock of PPE and we need to make sure we get it to the people who need it most in the places that need it most. … WHO discourages stockpiling of PPE in countries and areas where transmission is low.”

In other words, the same people who are hyperventilating over Trump’s snubs of WHO are now trying to blame him for something Trump didn’t do in the first place — and for actions that WHO demanded at the time. Only Democrats and demagogues could possibly square that circle.

At any rate, the PPE never did belong to the US government, and Trump didn’t have any authority to seize it, either. If he had seized it in early February, the same people pushing this nonsense would have hyperventilated over that, likely calling Trump a racist and xenophobe for not helping Chinese victims of the Wuhan plague. Kessler gives American Bridge 21st Century two Pinocchios for this false attack:

The line in the ad is carefully, even cleverly, worded, keeping it just shy of the Three Pinocchio mark. But it’s misleading enough to earn Two Pinocchios.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Where did anyone say Trump* should have done a lockdown in January?
Someone is making stuff up again to justify his narrative
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The entire left is saying he blew it in January, that he should have done much more. Sorry, I leaped to lockdown. You've been posting nonstop that he didn't take it nearly seriously enough. So can you tell us what you think he should have done in January, based on what he knew at that time?

You're saying that the travel restrictions (all he did) wasn't nearly enough. But you say I'm wrong when I say the left wanted him to implement the lockdown that we are currently living with. SO tell me, then, if you think he should have done a lot more, what specifically should he have done, if not the current lockdown?

[Pete F.]

There is a daily Trump* Rally at the WH.
Everyone is required to praise Dear Leader, you would think you are in one of the countries with a leader he admires, like Putin, Kim, Erdogan, Xi, Orban, etc.
As I have said before Trump* praises himself more than he deserves, I feel no need to add to his self aggrandizement.

He and his ship of fools are well on the way to sinking this country.

This is the first global crisis in more than a century where no one is even looking to the United States for leadership. And it's not just the fact that Trump* is President, it's the fact that we elected him President in the first place.

All that stuff you claim is not mentioned is covered, just how did you find out about it? Somebody whisper in your ear? Or do you think the news lead should be: "The Great and Magnificent President of the United States, smartest man in the world has once again demonstrated his brilliance, blah, blah, blah"
The press in this country has never functioned as the propaganda arm of the government until Fox. Just how does the Swanson heir criticize or put Trump* down, tell us again.

And then in closing you spout your fallback incantation, But Obama, it seems to be reassuring like a rosary for you.

You still seem unable to comprehend the difference in that under Presidents Bush and Obama they made a conscious decision to have separation occur when parents or guardians where charged with a serious crime.
Under this clown they made sure to separate all of them as part of their government sponsored kidnapping policy, with the hope that it would act as a deterrent.
Of the Eighteen Thousand children separated by this administration Three Thousand still have not been reunited and the official who successfully ran the office to reunite them has now been reassigned by the White House Loyalty Assurance office to another position. How dare the media report that.

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

There is a daily Trump* Rally at the WH.
Everyone is required to praise Dear Leader, you would think you are in one of the countries with a leader he admires, like Putin, Kim, Erdogan, Xi, Orban, etc.

Nonsensical narrative.

As I have said before Trump* praises himself more than he deserves, I feel no need to add to his self aggrandizement.

He tries to balance what he considers the bigoted political characterization of him spewed out daily by the left.

He and his ship of fools are well on the way to sinking this country.

This country was rising not sinking until the virus hit. Of course, like the Russia hoax, phony impeachment, and constant barrage of fake news, the virus presented yet another chance to bring Trump down. Never let a crisis go to waste. So far, the "ship of fools" has gotten it right re the hoax and impeachment, and you got it wrong. You have been the fool.

This is the first global crisis in more than a century where no one is even looking to the United States for leadership. And it's not just the fact that Trump* is President, it's the fact that we elected him President in the first place.

I don't know who "no one" is looking to for leadership. I don't even know who "no one" is. I also don't know why the United States should be the leader of "no one" or everyone, or of the world, in this crisis. I don't think we should be concerned with jingoistic notions of being "the leader." And making Trump be the symbol who represents the leading country and we the puppets who voted for him is a Maoistic cult of personality.

The whole notion is essentially authoritarian--which I thought you oppose.

All that stuff you claim is not mentioned is covered, just how did you find out about it? Somebody whisper in your ear? Or do you think the news lead should be: "The Great and Magnificent President of the United States, smartest man in the world has once again demonstrated his brilliance, blah, blah, blah"

You don't have to counter with extremism, exaggerated characterization. Stay calm.

The press in this country has never functioned as the propaganda arm of the government until Fox.

More extremism, exaggeration, mischaracterization. And, anyway, The Press has always had a bias.

And then in closing you spout your fallback incantation, But Obama, it seems to be reassuring like a rosary for you.

You still seem unable to comprehend the difference in that under Presidents Bush and Obama they made a conscious decision to have separation occur when parents or guardians where charged with a serious crime.
Under this clown they made sure to separate all of them as part of their government sponsored kidnapping policy, with the hope that it would act as a deterrent.
Of the Eighteen Thousand children separated by this administration Three Thousand still have not been reunited and the official who successfully ran the office to reunite them has now been reassigned by the White House Loyalty Assurance office to another position. How dare the media report that.

The old cause and effect. If Bush and Obama had shut off the excessive illegal immigration, if the leftist and the corporatists had not encouraged it for either votes or cheap labor, this would not have happened. If the illegals had not, with encouragement and help from various politicized groups, came in processions of caravans of thousands, this would not have happened. And if this happening creates a reverse crisis that makes it all go in the opposite direction, that will be a corrective.

Certainly Trump made some agreements and provisions to stem the tide. If the illegal problem gets solved, there won't be the separations. If measures that result in separations along with the rest of what Trump is doing stop the excessive flow, it will be a good thing. Politicizing the separation is counterproductive. It is meant to be so.

There has been a long train of phony measures to stop the huge numbers of illegal immigration. The longer that goes on, the more draconian the measures to stop it may become.

[Pete F.]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete F. View Post
There is a daily Trump* Rally at the WH.
Everyone is required to praise Dear Leader, you would think you are in one of the countries with a leader he admires, like Putin, Kim, Erdogan, Xi, Orban, etc.

Nonsensical narrative. Actually the nonsense occurs daily at the WH "briefing"

As I have said before Trump* praises himself more than he deserves, I feel no need to add to his self aggrandizement.

He tries to balance what he considers the bigoted political characterization of him spewed out daily by the left.

He and his ship of fools are well on the way to sinking this country.

This country was rising not sinking until the virus hit. Of course, like the Russia hoax, phony impeachment, and constant barrage of fake news, the virus presented yet another chance to bring Trump down. Never let a crisis go to waste. So far, the "ship of fools" has gotten it right re the hoax and impeachment, and you got it wrong. You have been the fool.
Trump* used every tool possible to give life support to the oldest bull market in history. The trigger for it's collapse was a virus but the collapse was inevitable. Meanwhile he increased the deficit, just like all his recent Republican predecessors. The only deficit hawks in this country seem to be Democrats.

This is the first global crisis in more than a century where no one is even looking to the United States for leadership. And it's not just the fact that Trump* is President, it's the fact that we elected him President in the first place.

I don't know who "no one" is looking to for leadership. I don't even know who "no one" is. I also don't know why the United States should be the leader of "no one" or everyone, or of the world, in this crisis. I don't think we should be concerned with jingoistic notions of being "the leader." And making Trump be the symbol who represents the leading country and we the puppets who voted for him is a Maoistic cult of personality.

The whole notion is essentially authoritarian--which I thought you oppose.
The USA has been the world leader with a plan since the second world war. It has never been about who our leader was, it was that we were consistently one administration after another, willing and able to lead, point out injustice, work against autocratic regimes and promote democracy. Apparently none of that makes any sense in your view of our place in the world.

All that stuff you claim is not mentioned is covered, just how did you find out about it? Somebody whisper in your ear? Or do you think the news lead should be: "The Great and Magnificent President of the United States, smartest man in the world has once again demonstrated his brilliance, blah, blah, blah"

You don't have to counter with extremism, exaggerated characterization. Stay calm.

Nothing extreme about that, though what you claim is the typical Trumplican argument: if you object you are an extremist!

The press in this country has never functioned as the propaganda arm of the government until Fox.

More extremism, exaggeration, mischaracterization. And, anyway, The Press has always had a bias.

There has never been a symbiotic relationship between the press and the administration like Fox and Trump.

And then in closing you spout your fallback incantation, But Obama, it seems to be reassuring like a rosary for you.

You still seem unable to comprehend the difference in that under Presidents Bush and Obama they made a conscious decision to have separation occur when parents or guardians where charged with a serious crime.
Under this clown they made sure to separate all of them as part of their government sponsored kidnapping policy, with the hope that it would act as a deterrent.
Of the Eighteen Thousand children separated by this administration Three Thousand still have not been reunited and the official who successfully ran the office to reunite them has now been reassigned by the White House Loyalty Assurance office to another position. How dare the media report that.
The old cause and effect. If Bush and Obama had shut off the excessive illegal immigration, if the leftist and the corporatists had not encouraged it for either votes or cheap labor, this would not have happened. If the illegals had not, with encouragement and help from various politicized groups, came in processions of caravans of thousands, this would not have happened. And if this happening creates a reverse crisis that makes it all go in the opposite direction, that will be a corrective.

Certainly Trump made some agreements and provisions to stem the tide. If the illegal problem gets solved, there won't be the separations. If measures that result in separations along with the rest of what Trump is doing stop the excessive flow, it will be a good thing. Politicizing the separation is counterproductive. It is meant to be so.

There has been a long train of phony measures to stop the huge numbers of illegal immigration. The longer that goes on, the more draconian the measures to stop it may become.

Prior to 911 the border was much more porous. Mexicans and Central Americans came and went with the seasons. We gained their low cost labor, they gained our dollars and went home every year to see their families and had better lives. Pretty much a mutually beneficial relationship. Unless you did not like cheap produce.
For the most part they came to parts of the USA that used to be Mexican.
In the recent past we have #^&#^&#^&#^&ed around in Central American Governments and pretty much screwed them up.
Then we walked away and only paid attention if they looked like they might be more socialist than we thought they ought to, quick send the CIA.
Now we have a problem on our southern border that will not go away without some hard diplomatic and development work.
This administration doesn't seem to have any interest until China or Russia pops up in that area and all of the sudden we remember the Monroe Doctrine.
A lot of work needs to happen there on a multitude of fronts to reduce problems there and here, spanning issues from poverty to addiction.
I doubt this clueless crowd of dilettantes is capable of putting together a coherent policy for anything, never mind the issues in Central America

[Sea Dangles]

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[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

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Originally Posted by Pete F. View Post
There is a daily Trump* Rally at the WH.
Everyone is required to praise Dear Leader, you would think you are in one of the countries with a leader he admires, like Putin, Kim, Erdogan, Xi, Orban, etc.

Nonsensical narrative.

Actually the nonsense occurs daily at the WH "briefing"

So you imitate it. I've said many times that you're like Trump.

As I have said before Trump* praises himself more than he deserves, I feel no need to add to his self aggrandizement.

He tries to balance what he considers the bigoted political characterization of him spewed out daily by the left.

He and his ship of fools are well on the way to sinking this country.

This country was rising not sinking until the virus hit. Of course, like the Russia hoax, phony impeachment, and constant barrage of fake news, the virus presented yet another chance to bring Trump down. Never let a crisis go to waste. So far, the "ship of fools" has gotten it right re the hoax and impeachment, and you got it wrong. You have been the fool.

Trump* used every tool possible to give life support to the oldest bull market in history. The trigger for it's collapse was a virus but the collapse was inevitable. Meanwhile he increased the deficit, just like all his recent Republican predecessors. The only deficit hawks in this country seem to be Democrats.

The country was rising, not sinking. That's why you guys kept saying that it was a continuation of the Obama economy. And yes, you were wrong about the Russia hoax and the fake iimpeachment, and who you referred to as "his ship of fools" got those things right. So, indeed, you were the fool.

This is the first global crisis in more than a century where no one is even looking to the United States for leadership. And it's not just the fact that Trump* is President, it's the fact that we elected him President in the first place.

I don't know who "no one" is looking to for leadership. I don't even know who "no one" is. I also don't know why the United States should be the leader of "no one" or everyone, or of the world, in this crisis. I don't think we should be concerned with jingoistic notions of being "the leader." And making Trump be the symbol who represents the leading country and we the puppets who voted for him is a Maoistic cult of personality.

The whole notion is essentially authoritarian--which I thought you oppose.

The USA has been the world leader with a plan since the second world war. It has never been about who our leader was, it was that we were consistently one administration after another, willing and able to lead, point out injustice, work against autocratic regimes and promote democracy. Apparently none of that makes any sense in your view of our place in the world.

We were the most powerful. The power enabled us to do things--for good and for ill. We did a lot of good and we did quite a bit of damage as well. You've pointed out a lot of our negatives. But there was also a latent humility in the traditional American character. Beating ones chest as a demonstration of leadership used to be frowned on (though it has become the thing to do in current popular culture, especially sports). Leading by example used to be the desired model.

The idea that people should look up to us as THE LEADER is arrogant. Being the best we can be is more of an American trait than the imperial pride that infused the British culture which we fought to free ourselves from. If you want to follow us, just be the best you can be--whatever that is.

Fighting wars and promoting democracy was about doing what best suited our interest, not boastful wielding of power to create an image of THE LEADER.

In some respect though, you are right. WWII was a dividing point in the changing of American culture from traditional individual pride to group and global think--the Progressive idea of the one world--the United Nations model as the starting point of a world order. And being the most powerful, we naturally took on the mantle of world leadership. I suppose, that is the America you hanker for. And Trump, being an America first nationalist, if he maintains power and influences the direction of this country, is the very threat to the America you desire--America the leader of the unified world order.

I prefer the entrepreneurial, individualistic America as the model which can evolve into one world as well, but one in which others copy us rather than follow us. And become a world of individual differences who cherish the freedom to be the best they can be in their own way, and who cooperate as equals in creating and inventing and living well.

Being the top dog model is a prescription for Progressive, socialistic, centralized top down world government which molds us into cookie cutter citizens that are easy to govern.

We have great works of fiction which don't paint a pretty picture of such a world.

All that stuff you claim is not mentioned is covered, just how did you find out about it? Somebody whisper in your ear? Or do you think the news lead should be: "The Great and Magnificent President of the United States, smartest man in the world has once again demonstrated his brilliance, blah, blah, blah"

You don't have to counter with extremism, exaggerated characterization. Stay calm.

Nothing extreme about that, though what you claim is the typical Trumplican argument: if you object you are an extremist!

No, not at all. You countered with an extreme characterization--""The Great and Magnificent President of the United States, smartest man in the world has once again demonstrated his brilliance, blah, blah, blah"

The press in this country has never functioned as the propaganda arm of the government until Fox.

More extremism, exaggeration, mischaracterization. And, anyway, The Press has always had a bias.

There has never been a symbiotic relationship between the press and the administration like Fox and Trump.

Fox is far less "symbiotic" with Trump than CNN, NBC, CBS, NY Times, WaPost are with the Dems.

Prior to 911 the border was much more porous. Mexicans and Central Americans came and went with the seasons. We gained their low cost labor, they gained our dollars and went home every year to see their families and had better lives. Pretty much a mutually beneficial relationship. Unless you did not like cheap produce.
For the most part they came to parts of the USA that used to be Mexican.
In the recent past we have #^&#^&#^&#^&ed around in Central American Governments and pretty much screwed them up.
Then we walked away and only paid attention if they looked like they might be more socialist than we thought they ought to, quick send the CIA.
Now we have a problem on our southern border that will not go away without some hard diplomatic and development work.


But, you said that "The USA has been the world leader with a plan since the second world war. It has never been about who our leader was, it was that we were consistently one administration after another, willing and able to lead, point out injustice, work against autocratic regimes and promote democracy."

This administration doesn't seem to have any interest until China or Russia pops up in that area and all of the sudden we remember the Monroe Doctrine.
A lot of work needs to happen there on a multitude of fronts to reduce problems there and here, spanning issues from poverty to addiction.
I doubt this clueless crowd of dilettantes is capable of putting together a coherent policy for anything, never mind the issues in Central America

Right, right . . . we are THE LEADER. We have to solve all these problems the rest of the world is having.

Hmmm . . . maybe if they could just be the best they can be . . .

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by detbuch

Right, right . . . we are THE LEADER. We have to solve all these problems the rest of the world is having.

Hmmm . . . maybe if they could just be the best they can be . . .

Much like Trump* you fail to grasp the concept of leadership.
Leaders don’t do it for you, they and the organizations they lead show the way and help others succeed.

Have you watched Trump*s daily Rally?
And you believe he’s sane and competent?
If so, I have some Lysol you can use.
I’m assuming you realize I’m being facetious about the disinfectant.

On the bright side, it’s pretty much impossible to buy Lysol these days anyways.

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[Sea Dangles]

Try Glade
Studies show its almost the same as Lysol
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Try Glade
Studies show its almost the same as Lysol

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would you snort that or inject it?.....asking for a friend

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Much like Trump* you fail to grasp the concept of leadership.
Leaders don’t do it for you, they and the organizations they lead show the way and help others succeed.

Perhaps you fail to grasp the concept of sarcasm. I (thought it was obvious) do not believe we have to solve the problems of the rest of the world.

And, perhaps, you don't grasp that there are different styles of leadership, and that Trump has his style, as in: "The democratic leadership style (also called the participative style) is a combination of the autocratic and laissez-faire types of leaders. A democratic leader is someone who asks for input and considers feedback from their team before making a decision." Some people think Trump's style is strictly autocratic, but that is demonstrably not true.

And, of course, there are different goals that leaders wish to achieve. You seem to want the US to lead other countries in how to solve their problems. And that, somehow, we have been doing that as a country since WWII.

Other than providing military muscle and financial backing and just SETTING AN EXAMPLE, the other countries have had to do it their way. We helped make that possible for some with the aforesaid military and financial aid. But their success, or failure (some did not succeed, and some still depend on us) rested on their own leadership, not ours.

Have you watched Trump*s daily Rally?
And you believe he’s sane and competent?

You're not grasping the obvious. Trump is supremely competent at rallying a crowd, attracting huge crowds, persuading crowds. And he doesn't do that by dint of insanity. His speech and method is calculated and effective. He knows his audience. He knows the mythic heartbeat of middle America, and plays it extremely well. Many fear that as being an expression of all the phobes and isms they believe are dangerous and will bring us down. I disagree with them. You agree with them. But there is no doubt in anyone who is rational that he is very competent. The sanity bit is an idiotic red herring.

If so, I have some Lysol you can use.
I’m assuming you realize I’m being facetious about the disinfectant.

On the bright side, it’s pretty much impossible to buy Lysol these days anyways.

Thanks.

[Pete F.]

You'll be all set, just keep believing

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[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

You'll be all set, just keep believing

"It's the Republican National Convention! Brought to you by Clorox. We make everyday life better, everyday. And we also cure COVID-19 if you inject it right into your veins. Also dissolves bone spurs."

I suppose I should just appreciate your humor rather than pointing out how imbecilic it is.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by detbuch

I suppose I should just appreciate your humor rather than pointing out how imbecilic it is.

Speaking of imbecilic, pointing to his head, Trump* went on: "I'm not a doctor. But I'm, like, a person that has a good you-know-what."

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Speaking of imbecilic, pointing to his head, Trump* went on: "I'm not a doctor. But I'm, like, a person that has a good you-know-what."

I saw that. Kinda funny.