2020 Political Thread

[Kory]

Matt Walsh with a fairly good assessment of the partisan hackery of our elected officials.

WALSH: The Pandemic Is Testing Our Elected Leaders In Washington. And They Are Failing The Test. | The Daily Wire

www.dailywire.com

 

[WesL]

LOL Draftkings getting desperate

 

[Kory]

This is wholly irresponsible. Biden and his campaign should be ashamed. They should be pushing for postponing the primaries, not encouraging people to go out and potentially expose other people...considering the asymptomatic nature of some people.

Also, can someone explain what "not at risk of being exposed to COVID-19" means? Doesn't sound very science-y.

 

[ghost]

Maybe be a good day for the markets tomorrow...

March 15 (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve on Sunday cut interest rates to zero on Sunday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.

The Federal Market Committee made the decision to lower the target range for the federal funds rate to 0 to 1/4 percent expecting to maintain that target range until it is "confident the economy has weathered" the impact of the coronavirus outbreak."

 

[Kory]

Also, the Americans returning to the U.S. through these 13 funnel airports are a case study on how to spread a virus in a pandemic. This is so haphazard. And frankly...maddening.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/15/chaos-dulles-airport-shows-how-not-handle-pandemic/

 

[JayF]

Also, the Americans returning to the U.S. through these 13 funnel airports are a case study on how to spread a virus in a pandemic. This is so haphazard. And frankly...maddening.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/15/chaos-dulles-airport-shows-how-not-handle-pandemic/

So how would you suggest they get home?

 

[Kory]

So how would you suggest they get home?

It's not the fact of them having to come home...why are they even bothering to "screen" people if they're just taking their temperature with a quick ear measurement and then telling them to self-quarantine?

"Okay, now that you've waited in line for 7 hours coming in contact with dozens of people, it looks like you're running a fever." How is that helping?

 

[JayF]

I have no idea. I do not claim to be an expert or even know why they do the things they do. But I am glad they did allow the people to come home verses being stranded abroad.

 

[Kory]

They should have held them on the tarmac and only let off so many at a time.

 

[JayF]

They should have held them on the tarmac and only let off so many at a time.

How would that have been any different? You have a bunch of people who are all coming from at risk countries. I just don't really think it mattered at this point. We can all speculate and say this or that would have fixed the problem or slowed it down. The only sure way I know is to ask God to help heal the people infected and slow the spread and remove it from us.

 

[Kory]

How would that have been any different? You have a bunch of people who are all coming from at risk countries. I just don't really think it mattered at this point. We can all speculate and say this or that would have fixed the problem or slowed it down. The only sure way I know is to ask God to help heal the people infected and slow the spread and remove it from us.

I certainly think it would have helped considering we're still trying to "flatten the curve." This will likely steepen the curve.

And one plane at a time is a few hundred versus dumping thousands into long wait lines. Less people exposed...the better.

 

[JayF]

I mean maybe, but we just don't know, do we?

 

[WesL]

They should have held them on the tarmac and only let off so many at a time.

Some of the airlines requested this via a waiver to the tarmac delay rules. It was turned down.

I agree this was very poorly handled.

 

[gangstonc]

So how would you suggest they get home?

They wouldn’t have all come at the same time if Trump had not screwed up his speech.

 

[gangstonc]

How would that have been any different? You have a bunch of people who are all coming from at risk countries. I just don't really think it mattered at this point. We can all speculate and say this or that would have fixed the problem or slowed it down. The only sure way I know is to ask God to help heal the people infected and slow the spread and remove it from us.

So you take them from groups of 200 in close contact to a group of thousands. It’s a textbook case of what not to do.

 

[JayF]

They wouldn’t have all come at the game time if Trump had not screwed up his speech.

Ok, I didn't watch his speech so I must be clueless to what he said in his speech that causes everyone to come home at the "same" time. Probably the fact that they were closing travel between Europe and other countries to the U.S. But what do I know. Trump's fault right?

 

[JayF]

So you take them from groups of 200 in close contact to a group of thousands. It’s a textbook case of what not to do.

So is O'Hare Trump's fault or the people who organized this fault? Why can't things just be? It is always someone's fault. How many Airports have you been in charge where people were coming home in droves from countries with outbreaks?

 

[gangstonc]

Ok, I didn't watch his speech so I must be clueless to what he said in his speech that causes everyone to come home at the "same" time. Probably the fact that they were closing travel between Europe and other countries to the U.S. But what do I know. Trump's fault right?

That one is exactly on trump. Solely his fault.

 

[gangstonc]

So is O'Hare Trump's fault or the people who organized this fault? Why can't things just be? It is always someone's fault. How many Airports have you been in charge where people were coming home in droves from countries with outbreaks?

It’s a federal govt fault, which falls under the top leader. These airports are under federal jurisdiction.
I haven’t been in charge of one. I haven’t told people I’m the best and hire the best to handle these situations.

I haven’t told people “we have this contained.” I haven’t told people “it will go away.”

I do know that if I saw an 8 hour line my response would not have been, “don’t take pictures.” And to yell at the governor that requested assistance. Ridiculous.

And again, the people would not have come all it once if trump had not bungled the speech.

I’m a business owner. I have had to take the fall for my employees doing something stupid without my permission or knowledge more than once. It’s called leadership. I’m not the best leader, but I at least make the attempt.

 

[gangstonc]

The fed lowered interest rates to 0. Then the futures hit the limit down.
We are running out of bullets and we are nowhere near a bottom.