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Originally posted by sigalert:
Steve Bannon put it best. The pandemic has made Trump a wartime President.

Yes, and what we're watching right now is a wartime press conference. President Trump is maintaining an even strain- no rhetoric or showmanship or jokes. Leftist reporters presented him with their typical horseshit questions and instead of handing them their ass as he normally does, he just finessed them off the screen.

Now, imagine ol' Comeback Joe as POTUS at that press conference. He'd be talking about the dangers of first graders eating glue, and the time a guy sneezed on him in San Diego.

President Trump is in the groove.

Did that guy just call Dr. Fauci "Doctor Faust"?

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Originally posted by PASig:
WTF is up with these stupid reporters badgering Trump about "when is every American going to be to be tested?"

Why would you test people that are healthy?

I friggen' hate the MSM.

Especially when testing too early leads to false negative results.

Too many gotcha questions from these turds in the media.

Time to start banning these assholes again.

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My wife works for NIH and says Dr. Fauci is a very level-headed guy.

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Very true. He was at the forefront when the AIDS epidemic began, and was a voice of reason.

I watched most of the address.
Discussion centered on rolling out testing and partnering with private industry to speed this.
Short of loosening restrictions and giving healthcare more latitude I heard nothing of substance about a plan to manage the positive cases. Telemedicine offers nothing substantive in this instance.
Frankly in an area with high disease prevalence and negative flu a/b swab a person with consistent symptoms, lower respiratory symptoms and/or evolving bilateral interstitial pneumonia on chest films is presumed to have COVID. Once positives/presumptive positives are identified they should be isolated and triaged to care. We as a country can bring great resources to bear for a smaller number of patients but do not have capacity to care for mass casualties in the present framework.Community hospitals and will be immediately overwhelmed.
There should be a mobilization to prepare local arenas, stadiums, bus depots etc for treatment of large numbers of people and forced quarantine by National Guard or the like. Contact tracing will be expected. Domestic travel should be curtailed. Retired physicians, nurses, EMS should be identified/self identify to assist in care as the existing force will need support. Ventilators need to be procured. PPE needs to be made available.
Do I think this pandemic will amount to a large number of deaths in the US? Hopefully not but too early to say and the consequences of underestimating this are large. Do I think the left is exploiting this? Yes, absolutely. Do we need to reclaim manufacture of meds and medical equipment in this country? Yes as a matter of national security.
I write this as a staunch Trump supporter and practicing physician.

As President Trump said at the beginning of the press conference, "We've learned a lot."

This event has really thown a spotlight upon the dependence of the United States upon China for medications. Just as with energy, this is something we should strive for- medicinal independence. It may not be entirely possible, but we damn sure can get much closer to it than we are now.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
As President Trump said at the beginning of the press conference, "We've learned a lot."

This event has really thown a spotlight upon the dependence of the United States upon China for medications. Just as with energy, this is something we should strive for- medicinal independence. It may not be entirely possible, but we damn sure can get much closer to it than we are now.

If there’s ever a Dept of Common Freakin Sense and you’re not the director then we’re missing out on a perfect hire. Preach it dude.

The medicine issue was what concerned me 5-6 weeks ago. I was able to get a 6 month supply of my and my wife’s medicines.

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Originally posted by PASig:...

Government can't get out of it's own goddamn way, so Trump is going around it right to the people that will help find the vaccine and get it out there.

"We the People..." for the win.

Smart man, dat Trump guy.

I think the President sealed his reelection with that press conference—-as long as this ambitious plan is carried out successfully.

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Originally posted by rburg:
But like Balze, he's more interested in his own convenience than common sense.

That's uncalled for and unfair. You think I'm worried about inconveniences? You think people losing their jobs, missing paychecks, not being able to travel to their places of work is an inconvenience? There isn't a single person here who isn't concerned about his or her own well-being through this whole episode, and many have expressed such sentiments. So spare me the cheap shots, please.

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Originally posted by sjtill:
I think the President sealed his reelection with that press conference—-as long as this ambitious plan is carried out successfully.

He was large and in charge

This panic must be hitting the ammo market as well. SGA has a 5-10 day shipment date after you order. Normally 1-2 days.

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Originally posted by Ironmike57:
This panic must be hitting the ammo market as well. SGA has a 5-10 day shipment date after you order. Normally 1-2 days.

Well, uh, we are well-provisioned in that respect.

I keep hearing about how we are supposed to practice social distancing, how we are supposed to stop shaking hands, how we are supposed to minimize risk and exposure.

Today I have watched two news conferences. One was for Orange County / Orlando, FL. This had the Orlando Mayor, Orange County Mayor, Orange County Sheriff and many other powerful local people.

The other was the presidential news conference. Trump, Pence, Fauci and some CEO's from some of the most powerful companies in the US.

Why were all of these people packed shoulder to shoulder on stage? Using the same lectern and microphone? Why was Trump shaking the hand of each person as they came to the lectern? And why were the reporters passing around and sharing the same microphone?

Well, Gov. Inslee just extended the ban on classes K-12, public and private to all of Washington state through April 24.

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Originally posted by holdem:
I keep hearing about how we are supposed to practice social distancing, how we are supposed to stop shaking hands, how we are supposed to minimize risk and exposure.

Paintball guns and lots of ammo

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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by Ironmike57:
This panic must be hitting the ammo market as well. SGA has a 5-10 day shipment date after you order. Normally 1-2 days.

Well, uh, we are well-provisioned in that respect.

Yes, sir. Bought cheap and stacked deep.

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Why were all of these people packed shoulder to shoulder on stage? Using the same lectern and microphone? Why was Trump shaking the hand of each person as they came to the lectern? And why were the reporters passing around and sharing the same microphone?

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My guess is that some prescreening was involved. The anxiety and panic is creating a mental health pandemic of sorts for many people. A previous poster talked of the FDR approach to the problem bringing industry and government together. FDR was a master of calming the American people when needed. People standing six feet apart and wearing masks conveys the wrong message.