The COVID-19 Wild West Thread (Read 601 times)

If we want to talk about hot takes: "I didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction". Now that's something.

Excellent example of what passes for "communication" in 2020. What is your personal interpretation (or best guess) of what he is saying?

I really appreciate Heather Cox Richardson's near-daily synopsis of things. Yesterday's was particularly helpful.

 I *think* it means "We don't want to get Mr President worked up*** because that might exhaust him further". That's actually reasonable... I have been super-fevery on all kinds of drugs (including dexamethasone) and 'try to keep calm' is a real thing. But what a weird way to say it. And what that would mean is "we're out here being cagey because we don't want to piss him off."

 

 

*** He has a reputation of getting foam-at-the-mouth angry about stuff.

In addition to what you noted about the effects of the drugs, worked up because?

* They would be acting in conflict with his nature by exposing he is in a vulnerable state.

* They would be interfering with his campaign's spin and propaganda plans.

* They know he'd be po'd about the way the press would report the info in the most negative and damning way possible.

* Or...maybe he really is doing just fine.

Much larger stage obviously, but similar to asking you to enforce a mask order...docs got thrown to the lions. Act in a reasonable way similar to how medical professionals did things in the past with POTUS, and I'll add FDR to your list, for the reasons you stated, then have your character assassinated and be characterized as a pack of liars in the press. Doubt they need that crap as a distraction.

One thing that is different now is we are more aware of our political leader's character flaws and the backroom conversations are thrown out there in bulk for consumption. Not always, and maybe even rarely given so much anonymous sourcing, with any context or comprehension from the writer or talking head. Makes universal empathy almost impossible.

Not an original thought by no means, but amazes me why any decent person would want to subject themselves to public service or professional service in the public eye these days unless there was underlying personal incentives.

And BTW, well thought out and reasoned take on the question.

 

Have you typically found state legislatures to act in a reasonable manner?

So you believe if the legistature can't find a way to get along in a "reasonable" manner, the proper solution is for the governor to violate the Constitution?  Because what the Court found was that the Governor was violating the Constitution.

 

I didn't participate in the stripper pole but I was there and raced my one and only beer mile. First place female. Not during the Trent and MrFinn years.

 

MTA: Jeepers, you must've been pretty drunkola!

No, not drunkola.  Just a lot of years and a lot of different people.  Thanks for jogging my memory.  It was really a lot of different people over a few years.

 

So you believe if the legistature can't find a way to get along in a "reasonable" manner, the proper solution is for the governor to violate the Constitution?  Because what the Court found was that the Governor was violating the Constitution.

Nope. The Governor did what she felt was best for the safety of the citizens of her state. It was not in wanton violation of the constitution—she cited statutes allowing her to do so. The Supreme Court obviously disagreed and ruled she does not have such authority, as is their prerogative. Just so happens the legislature and Court are both Republican majority, but oh well, that’s who was voted in. I’m just saying that to me, it’s unfortunate. Is the legislature doing anything? I have no idea.

I saw news that potentially he didn't have large tax liabilities.  Don't know if they are accurate, leaks are always questionable.  Can you share sources that this was in potential violation of tax laws?  Because I haven't seen that evidence.

There's a lot of evidence that he massively overvalued his properties to Deutsche Bank when asking for loans, but massively undervalued them to the IRS.  That's the part that came out in the NYT article.  So, there's probably fraud on either end, or both.