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40 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:Biden made a big hullabaloo by stating, “More than 50 million people have filed for unemployment this year.” Completely without context as those numbers are not due to any economic Trump policies but directly attributed to the pandemic lockdowns.
A number of speakers promoted the narrative that Trump’s economy was inherited and he was just riding the coattails of the Obama/Biden economy. Also BS. The Obama/Biden recovery was the worst in U.S. history.
Funny about you calling out misrepresentations. Yes those numbers are without context. But to put them in context, a lot less would be filing had Trump acted swiftly and decisively to fight the pandemic. Not only was he slow to react and in fact is still derelict in his duty in regards to testing and supplying PPE, but he actually encouraged states to reopen way too early.
I am delighted that you cited this though:
"Trump failed to keep Americans safe from the pandemic. We've gone round and round on this one enough here. Biden would have handled it better? Politico - Biden has fought a pandemic before. It did not go smoothly."
Had you read the article you would have found that Biden was actually way ahead of the rest of the Obama administration in regards to H1N1.
“‘Listen, we need to be aggressive early on this,’” Biden announced, according to Brennan.
The next week, Biden made good on his pledge — and set off a deluge of criticism. In an interview on NBC’s “Today,” Biden said he wouldn’t advise his family to fly on planes or ride the subway."
I don't think I need to spell out the contrast between Biden's reaction and Trump's.
And talking of context in regards to the economy. The recovery was slow. Maybe that's because once Republicans took the House, they actually began pushing for austerity. Austerity! Even though Obama's stimulus was only 800 billion of which about 300 billion was tax cuts. And virtually all Republicans in the House opposed it. Contrast that reaction with how the House Democrats supported a 3 trillion dollar bill this time.. And the recovery's slow start is irrelevant to Trump's performance. By the time Trump took office it was doing fine.
Here's the unemployment trend line:
Here's the GDP:
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp
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Speaking of broken promises. Trump just recently promised to issue at 12 o'clock on aug 24 an executive order which would stipulate that US pharmaceutical manufacturers offer drugs at a price that would match the lowest prices offered in Europe. To date, not only has he kept the text of said order secret, but so far he hasn't actually published it. Until that happens, it's null and void. Tick tock tick tock...
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1 minute ago, Sujo said:Funny you should say that. The very first taped comment from trump was.....I have kept every promise.
A lie in his first spoken words.
Are you saying that Trump didn't fulfill his promise to let Medicare negotiate drug prices?
Or to come up with a beautiful health care bill?
Or institute a 1 trillion dollar infrastructure program?
Not fair.
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29 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:Chancellor Merkel should abide by the UN Charter and refrain from interfearing in the internal affairs of others countries. And if she really feels strongly about this, she can decline to purchase Russian natural gas this coming winter.
Speech is interfering? That's a might low bar you're setting. You're not without company, though. The CCP would endorse your contention.
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6 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:Show me a quote. A search produces nothing.
The last time Joe Biden mentioned riots was June 4th and he used the opportunity only to condemn President Trump’s reaction to them. As far as I know Biden has never spoken out against the riots or BLM or Antifa. He doesn't have the character to stand for any principle and most assuredly does not want to alienate these thugs. Afterall, he needs their vote.
Here's another:
“We should never let what’s done in a march for equal rights overcome what the reason for the march is. And that’s what these folks are doing. And they should be arrested — found, arrested and tried.”
https://nypost.com/2020/07/28/biden-violent-protesters-should-be-arrested-and-tried/
Oh...and you're welcome.
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3 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:Show me a quote. A search produces nothing.
The last time Joe Biden mentioned riots was June 4th and he used the opportunity only to condemn President Trump’s reaction to them. As far as I know Biden has never spoken out against the riots or BLM or Antifa. He doesn't have the character to stand for any principle and most assuredly does not want to alienate these thugs. Afterall, he needs their vote.
Don't know what search engine you're using. Took me all of a minute to find this:
In a Medium post published early Sunday morning (full post below), Biden said “protesting such brutality is right and necessary. It’s an utterly American response. But burning down communities and needless destruction is not. Violence that endangers lives is not. Violence that guts and shutters businesses that serve the community is not.”
https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/george-floyd-protests-joe-biden-responds-1234621326/
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2 hours ago, Sujo said:
Melania recorded disparaging trump and his sons.
here's a better link:
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19 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:I'm well aware as they went to great lengths to point that out. Given that Trump ordered red tape cut to speed up development of treatments it might be years before it was approved for corona under normal procedures.
Apparently it's not already an "approved" procedure in the US.
BTW it's been used over 100 years.
Which is why you wrote this?
"Who started Operation Warp Speed which developed the treatment?"
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1 hour ago, Damual Travesty said:
No one has any issues with the traditional form of mail in voting. One requests a ballot from the state, and the state sends the ballot to the requester who then returns his completed ballot.
Tennessee also.
https://sos.tn.gov/products/elections/absentee-voting
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1 hour ago, Damual Travesty said:
No one has any issues with the traditional form of mail in voting. One requests a ballot from the state, and the state sends the ballot to the requester who then returns his completed ballot.
Louisiana too.
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1 hour ago, Damual Travesty said:
We do not have any storm troopers in the USA sir. If you believe that to be true you are either not an American or you are an Anti-American traitor to your own country. One or the other
Do you actually have a clue as to what constitutes treason? Not much of a defender of free speech, are you?
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57 minutes ago, Damual Travesty said:
Even if I mail in my vote it does not end the fear I have of violence in my Country. A real fear. A real sadness. A real sense of despair over the continuing death and mayhem which you seem to think funny.
No one has any issues with the traditional form of mail in voting. One requests a ballot from the state, and the state sends the ballot to the requester who then returns his completed ballot. This is a far cry from a mass mail out of ballots to names and addresses which likely not current which opens the potential for massive voting fraud. Surely as an expert on all things Americana you would understand this.
Actually, the State of Texas for one, does have issues with requests for mail-in balloting. You can't ask for a ballot because you fear being infected with covid19. A Texas court upheld the state government's position. There may be other states with similar provisions as well. Surely as an expert on all things Americana you would know this.
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2 hours ago, RobFord said:
The drop in acres burned since the 1920’s is due to fire suppression. They have gone from fire suppression to fire management with controlled burns.
“Firefighting efforts were highly successful, with the area burned by wildfires reduced from an annual average of 30,000,000 acres (120,000 km2) during the 1930s, to between 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km2) and 5,000,000 acres (20,000 km2) by the 1960s.”[4]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wildfire_suppression_in_the_United_States
From what I’ve read you’re incapable of interpreting data. I’ll be listening to the scientists, not you. Thanks, but no thanks.
Most likely he just got his information from a denialist website and copied it to here without actually scrutinizing it. For example the temperature information he posted was taken from a reading made at the time. Lots of these temperatures need to be adjusted because the conditions under which they were taken need to be standardized. For instances some thermometers were in the sun, others in the shade.
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10 hours ago, scammed said:
nope, its not the hottest temperature ever, its not the hottest temperature in a century either,
and its not even the hottest temperature in death valley california,
that record was set in july 10 1922, yes, you read that right, 98 years ago
when co2 was 1/3 less then today
furthermore wildfires has declined some 80% since the 1920's,
and i will continue to combat disinformation wherever it rears its ugly head.
https://www.fs.fed.us/research/sustain/docs/indicators/indicator-316.pdf
So you're the one combating disinformation? If that's the case why didn't you include this text which explains that graph? Allow me to cast doubt your bona fides:
" Between 1945 and 2000, fire suppression substantially reduced annual acreage burned. Since 2000, an increase in area burned has occurred, although it has not yet reached the levels recorded between 1925 and 1960... Estimates of total affected area indicate a significant increase in fire damage in recent years, with the cumulative area affected for the 2003-to-2007 (40 million acres) period representing an increase of 1.5 times the area affected in the 1998-to-2002 period (25 million acres)."
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10 hours ago, scammed said:
nope, its not the hottest temperature ever, its not the hottest temperature in a century either,
and its not even the hottest temperature in death valley california,
that record was set in july 10 1922, yes, you read that right, 98 years ago
when co2 was 1/3 less then today
furthermore wildfires has declined some 80% since the 1920's,
and i will continue to combat disinformation wherever it rears its ugly head.
https://www.fs.fed.us/research/sustain/docs/indicators/indicator-316.pdf
And that decline was due to ramped up fire suppression by the Forest Service
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wildfire_suppression_in_the_United_States
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36 minutes ago, Smigel said:Nine of the members of the board are appointed by the president, who then get together and appoint a tenth member to become ceo.
The ten then vote in an 11th member as Deputy governor.
Please explain how that is a non political appointment.
Because once appointed they are supposed to keep distant from the government. Remember, it's an independent corporation. It's like the Fed. Once someone is appointed, they are expected to remain aloof from partisan considerations. No board meetings allowed with cabinet members. Instead Mnuchin individually lobbied them for a candidate who wasn't even selected by their own headhunter, and who has serious conflicts of interest, both financial and political.
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11 minutes ago, Donga said:
Yes, I find some of the rationale on this thread bewildering. Trump didn't discover plasma but he has been championing it's effectiveness, including his support in July behind a CSL study in Australia. Red tape would seem to be an issue in the US and FDA has come around after Trump hassled them about delays. What's the problem guys?
I'm no fan of Trump, but surely he's entitled to rattle the chain to move things along. Here's recent trial data... https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/the-wall-street-journal/convalescent-plasma-reduced-death-rate-among-covid19-patients-study-signals/news-story/8da3e70261a2eabd88cca042f49cce4bBecause he understands the scientific issues surrounding questions of its efficacy?
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28 minutes ago, simple1 said:
About 20 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage since the ACA was enacted.
27 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:Thats not what dude said.
Yes it is what I said:
'20 million people who previously had no health insurance got coverage thanks to Obamacare before the covid virus hit."
What's the problem?
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16 minutes ago, Smigel said:You seem to have a problem reading. If it is such a problem for someone to vote in person, Apply for an absentee ballot, where I. d. Is required to apply for a ballot.
Surely you want a free and fair election, after all, the party you support has been banging on about foreign interference in your election for more than 3 years.
I say again, mass postal voting is ripe for fraud.
Anyone that disagrees with that is either being disingenuous or expecting their party to benefit from the fraud.
Which are you.?
Maybe I'm a citizen of Utah where virtually everyone votes by mail. I used to wonder about why the vote was so heavily Republican. Now I can see it's due to fraud. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
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3 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:
1 - You cant prove those are people who "had no health insurance" but "got coverage thanks to Obamacare" because there's millions that were bumped off their original coverage and forced onto obamacare exchanges.
2 - You frame it like it happened directly before covid, and that link is a culmination of years.
Source?
And keep in mind that there is plenty of evidence that 20 million more Americans are now covered.
I didn't frame it like it happened directly before covid. If anything that would make my case weaker as though Obamacare had finally succeeded 9 years after being enacted.
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On 8/22/2020 at 8:05 AM, Opl said:
so then it's the vote in person that needs some fixing
The problem is that the human resources to fix it won't be available. Fear of covid.
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6 minutes ago, simple1 said:About 20 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage since the ACA was enacted.
3 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:Thats not what dude said.
Here's what I wrote:
I will admit that I am in disagreement over how he handles his criticisms. I am in agreement that many of his responses to criticisms are justified and spot on. The MSM, for instance, is fake news and a threat to the country as they create and promote false information to purposely mislead the people for their own ends. I, though, would take a different tact in exposing them for what they are.
It's my opinion that the nastiness, from either side, is destructive. It's a wedge that will keep Americans divided for as long as it's used. It might come as a surprise to you but I believe there are people who desire and work towards keeping Americans divided against each other. A shame that more people don't recognize that fact.
I'm a liberal and you're a conservative. I'm a Republican and you're a Democrat. We are at odds with each other and must eternally fight each other for we are sworn enemies. You know, that kind of bullsh!t that people have fallen for. Give it up and understand that both parties are two heads of the same snake. Neither is truly fighting for the people. No doubt some genuinely are but in the grander scheme we aren't in the club and never will be, as the insightful George Carlin famously quipped.
'20 million people who previously had no health insurance got coverage thanks to Obamacare before the covid virus hit."
What's the problem?
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27 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:
Mama Noodle called it correctly. rcummings, you just provided the proof.
Once again no analysis only characterization.
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10 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:
And you’d think that because you have a toxic mind, but in reality both Kellyanne and her husband George (of project Lincoln fame) are both walking away from their posts due to what I can only assume are their daughters very public Twitter meltdowns.For a moment I doubted your version of the situation but when you wrote "I can only assume..." that changed everything.
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Trump's postmaster general pauses service cuts after mail-in ballots outcry
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