POLITICAL THREAD

[truebluewildcat]

Yeah...I'm sure China is reporting accurately.

Looks like a low case count for U.S.

Would have loved to have been able to close down borders earlier and help things...but we all know how some in this country are with stricter measures when it comes to border security, immigration, people visiting this country from certain areas generally speaking...

 

[BBUK]

One of the questions I'm asked by "country folk" I most times refuse to answer is: "My Daddy whipped my ass good, a bunch of times, and it didn't do me any harm, did it you?"

I have noticed that the people who never brag about getting beat were far more likely to be calm, prone to be more considerate, and as a rule less judgmental. But the obvious follow-up question I never ask is: How do yo know and why do you think it caused you no harm?

Uh, kind of, uh, not alive? Yeah, that's it. Just go ahead and exist. That's good enough. Never excel. No need to ask more of you that's for sure.

 

[Mashburned]

Curious as to when the democrats are going to announce they’re hiding Biden. Do they wait all the way until Sunday then cancel the debate after the morning news programs? Friday afternoon?

Obviously it’s getting canceled. Or at the very minimum they’ll do it remotely so they can pull the plug if Biden forgets where he is.

Whatever happens with this clown show, one thing I know for certain - Joe Biden is never stepping foot on stage with Donald Trump.

 

[BBUK]

Yeah...I'm sure China is reporting accurately.

Looks like a low case count for U.S.

Would have loved to have been able to close down borders earlier and help things...but we all know how some in this country are with stricter measures when it comes to border security, immigration, people visiting this country from certain areas generally speaking...

Yeah and all those 80 year old travelers that came back to the US from contracting that nasty disease. How dare they die.

 

[ukalumni00]

Hope this is a wake up call to the US to quit relying so heavily on China but sadly once this virus is a thing of the past, profits vs doing what is right for the US will once again rear it’s ugly head.

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

Bernie is gonna burn the party down

 

[anon_l8pbkn96tg3j6]

Bernie is gonna burn the party down

Nope, he's just going to drag this out a couple more weeks and endorse Biden. That man has no balls.

 

[Mashburned]

Jerry Wayne, the worker who asked Joe Biden about guns, is coming up on Fox.

“He wanted to hear my question, but he wasn’t ready for it”.

 

[KRJ1975]

9 people on my flight today - and this flight is normally full. Unreal.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Yeah...I'm sure China is reporting accurately.

Looks like a low case count for U.S.

Would have loved to have been able to close down borders earlier and help things...but we all know how some in this country are with stricter measures when it comes to border security, immigration, people visiting this country from certain areas generally speaking...

Levi's chart is FOS. Totally incorrect data.

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

Nope, he's just going to drag this out a couple more weeks and endorse Biden. That man has no balls.

Good point...now's prime time to line his pockets with donations

 

[anon_l8pbkn96tg3j6]

Levi's chart is FOS. Totally incorrect data.

I bash Levi as much as anybody, but I think his data was what was reported as of 3 or 4 days ago, it has increased that much that fast. Those numbers are definitely all bullshit in different ways, and countries are all having vastly different responses, so good luck getting more accurate data.

 

[cole854]

Running total...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

[BBUK]

Levi's chart is FOS. Totally incorrect data.

Ya think? Levi is void of accurate data. Just assumptions galore put into type.

 

[bushrod1965]

Joe wants them thar AR-14s.

Be sure to hang on to them . . . they sure seem mighty impotent to you.

 

[cole854]

9 people on my flight today - and this flight is normally full. Unreal.

Eliminates the "those who need additional help boarding" crowd....#WIN

 

[Xception]

Yes, you would think that, but somehow many states continue to shit all over it, inch by inch. The 2nd is already gone in many states, and that's becoming "normal". In a few decades, there won't be enough people/hunters/olds left to give a crap about the 2nd amendment.

Dead on, this is how you lose shit. It’s not suddenly but rather slowly eroded away.

 

[Catman100]

Is the 2A actually under siege? In my 25 years here I've never had someone come to my door and ask for guns.

How many times has a sitting member of congress knocked on your door? They are the ones trying to take them.

 

[AustinTXCat]

9 people on my flight today - and this flight is normally full. Unreal.

Wow! I might try and score some deals soon.

Thanks and safe travels.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

 

[Bill Derington]

Running total...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Nevermind

 

[TheFrontRunner]

 

[BBUK]

Bernie is gonna burn the party down

He had help. A WHOLE lot of help ....from within...

 

[cat_in_the_hat]

Hope this is a wake up call to the US to quit relying so heavily on China but sadly once this virus is a thing of the past, profits vs doing what is right for the US will once again rear it’s ugly head.

It's not really about profits. It's about survival. For example, if you produce televisions in the USA, you won't make less profit, you will go out of business because you can't sell any at the price you have to charge to make money.
Now maybe the issue can be addressed through tariffs or some other way, but companies are doing what they have to do to compete with other global companies that are producing their product in China, etc. I'm not sure what the answer is, but you are right that we need to be more self sufficient.

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

 

[BBUK]

It's not really about profits. It's about survival. For example, if you produce televisions in the USA, you won't make less profit, you will go out of business because you can't sell any at the price you have to charge to make money.
Now maybe the issue can be addressed through tariffs or some other way, but companies are doing what they have to do to compete with other global companies that are producing their product in China, etc. I'm not sure what the answer is, but you are right that we need to be more self sufficient.

All the United States manufacturing industry needs is a level playing field. I do realize the much cheaper wages paid to workers in other countries and that does compute the lesser costs along with other factors but in the larger picture the United States has distinct advantages in shipping and other areas that help combat those costs. Shipping and in many cases protected storage and other logistics and insurance costs along with host country taxing/ confiscation factors are huge factors in expenses. (Not the only expenses but that would take another forum to go in depth.) Give the United States a level playing field and I like our chances in the competitive markets. Note: There are always exceptions such as raw minerals or materials located in an advantageous area or other countries.

 

[BigBlueDave]

Only the wise Latina dissented.

8/9 racist justices.




Supreme Court grants reprieve for 'Remain in Mexico' DHS policy

https://www.washingtontimes.com/new...ignal&utm_campaign=pushnotify&utm_medium=push

The Supreme Court granted a reprieve Wednesday for the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, preserving — for now — the key tool that allowed the government to solve last year’s border crisis.

The justices issued a stay on a lower court ruling that would have dissolved the policy, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocol, in Arizona and California. The court said the stay would remain in place to give the administration time to argue its case before the high court.

It’s the latest in a string of rulings in which the justices have allowed President Trump to carry out strict immigration policies even after lower courts ruled against him.

In this case, the decision was 8-1, with only Justice Sonia Sotomayor saying she would have refused the government’s request.

MPP allows the government to push migrants who show up at the southwestern border back across the line into Mexico to wait for their proceedings in American immigration courts.

 

[AustinTXCat]

I bash Levi as much as anybody, but I think his data was what was reported as of 3 or 4 days ago, it has increased that much that fast. Those numbers are definitely all bullshit in different ways, and countries are all having vastly different responses, so good luck getting more accurate data.

It might be, but the "death rate" is way off for USA, Italy, Iran and France.

Figures in the matrix appear manipulated to make certain folks look bad.

 

[anon_l8pbkn96tg3j6]

It might be, but the "death rate" is way off for USA, Italy, Iran and France.

Figures in the matrix appear manipulated to make certain folks look bad.

The death rate especially doesn't mean anything right now. It's clearly going to look worse in the US last week because we were only counting the most obvious cases. It's like if we only counted case #1 in the movie outbreak where the guy gets off the plane vomiting blood, the death rate won't look so hot.

As we've reported more cases, the death rate has gone down. Do more cases make you feel better or worse about the situation?

 

[ssAymtaE]

It looks like liberal leaders across the country are adamant about creating the most damaging frenzy & panic through canceling large events in the hope that it will deteriorate the confidence in our great President just enough to sway the 2020 election.

 

[BigSexyCat]

https://americauncensored.com/biden-busted-shocking-china-scandal/

Oh China Joe has and will sell America out for the almighty dollar. Even after China has threatened to kill Americans.

http://shoebat.com/2020/03/05/china...ands-that-america-apologize-to-china-or-else/

By the way it was another Dem (Bill Clinton) that allowed China into the World Trade Order. A move that sent millions of jobs and our supply chain to the Chicoms.

https://slate.com/business/2016/09/...d-the-chinese-economy-and-roused-a-giant.html

And before that move he signed an executive order which lowered provisions so China could start taking U.S. manufacturing jobs.

https://www.americanthinker.com/art...clinton_sent_manufacturing_jobs_to_china.html

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

The Joy of socialized medicine, right @rqarnold

 

[AustinTXCat]

The death rate especially doesn't mean anything right now. It's clearly going to look worse in the US last week because we were only counting the most obvious cases. It's like if we only counted case #1 in the movie outbreak where the guy gets off the plane vomiting blood, the death rate won't look so hot.

As we've reported more cases, the death rate has gone down. Do more cases make you feel better or worse about the situation?

Depends on frequency and severity. Lots of US elderly out there are endangered by COVID-19. Zero, of course, is the goal. As a nation, I believe we are engaging in many positive steps to mitigate spread of this thing. Awareness is off the charts. College campuses are closing. Travel has been restricted and curtailed, not only externally, but also internally.

At any rate, my point is Levi''s little chart is not only misleading, but intentionally posted with bad data in an attempt to frame this present administration in a negative light.

If no confidence existed, bond markets would have already collapsed. The opposite, however, is true.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

 

[Kaizer Sosay]

Is the 2A actually under siege? In my 25 years here I've never had someone come to my door and ask for guns.

Wake up. Or shut up. Either way, your comments on American politics are irrelevant. Especially when they are this misinformed/idiotic.

 

[KRJ1975]

Wake up. Or shut up. Either way, your comments on American politics are irrelevant. Especially when they are this misinformed/idiotic.

I mean, I don't own any guns. But nobody has ever asked me if I do. I guess as a non gun guy I just don't really pay attention. Own guns, don't own them, I'm pretty indifferent to it honestly.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

Thanks for all you do politifact...

 

[anon_l8pbkn96tg3j6]

Depends on frequency and severity. Lots of US elderly out there are endangered by COVID-19. Zero, of course, is the goal. As a nation, I believe we are engaging in many positive steps to mitigate spread of this thing. Awareness is off the charts. College campuses are closing. Travel has been restricted and curtailed, not only externally, but also internally.

At any rate, my point is Levi''s little chart is not only misleading, but intentionally posted with bad data in an attempt to frame this present administration in a negative light.

If no confidence existed, bond markets would have already collapsed. The opposite, however, is true.

I don't think his data was incorrect, just a week old from the same John's Hopkins "official source" where all this bullshit comes from. Was it intentionally a week old and cherry picked to make the chart look worse? Probably, and if I considered that before the defense I would have ignored it.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Make no mistake. Trump would whore out his own mother to make a dollar. That is a fact. And so would most Republicans. All they care about is money. And Hillary Clinton for some strange reason.....

 

[KRJ1975]

So if you are 80+ and/or have underlying health issues AND you happen to be one of the tiny % of the population who has caught this so far, you might die. Granted, I think the % infected will eventually explode, but it seems like if you're a standard healthy person who isn't on Geritol, your worries are minimal.