Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

**bennymac** · 08-04-2020, 01:07 PM

“It is what it is”

“Everything happens for a reason”

“God works in mysterious ways”

**ex-powderbroker** · 08-04-2020, 01:15 PM

“he’s not a politician”

“hillary should be in prison”

**CarlMega** · 08-04-2020, 01:23 PM

The bar is so low that I was almost surprised that he was able to have a conversation that you could sort of follow.

Fundamentally flawed arguments mind you - someone else gave him the narrative but surprising he actually stuck with it and didn't pivot to word-salad Trump immediately.

As if the fact that our survival rate of infected is 'good' dismisses that we have many, many, many more infected and thus many many more deaths. LOLOL cherry picking @ its finest.

**plugboots** · 08-04-2020, 01:42 PM

Thanks LEGO. KQ, What took you so long? I gave up talking to those people long ago (including lots of my relatives).

**funkendrenchman** · 08-04-2020, 01:46 PM

On why some people get so sick....

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/h...ne-system.html

**garyfromterrace** · 08-04-2020, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

Yeah, if you liked the Vanity Fair article, you’re gonna love the Axios interview. Check it. tl;dw, go to 13:00.

“We’re lower than the world...”

Just when I thought I'd seen the worst. Wow, the shit gibbon nailed it here. It was a very tough watch but I think it was worth it in the end. I predict this is the interview that sinks him. That's it, I don't have to watch another second of this asshole. It's too good not to repeat and I like the idea of folks sharing to any conservative right leaning friends and strongly recommending they watch it to the end.

I hope this interview gets a billion watches.

**PNWbrit** · 08-04-2020, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by garyfromterrace

Just when I thought I'd seen the worst. Wow, the shit gibbon nailed it here. It was a very tough watch but I think it was worth it in the end. I predict this is the interview that sinks him. That's it, I don't have to watch another second of this asshole. It's too good not to repeat and I like the idea of folks sharing to any conservative right leaning friends and strongly recommending they watch it to the end.

I hope this interview gets a billion watches.

It's so bad that at times I wondered if it was a set up with a Trump impersonator. What were they thinking letting him sit down with Swan.

And just love how they get the shot of the back of his head in right at the start.

Thanks for your support up there beyond the wall G.

**seano732** · 08-04-2020, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by garyfromterrace

Just when I thought I'd seen the worst. Wow, the shit gibbon nailed it here. It was a very tough watch but I think it was worth it in the end. I predict this is the interview that sinks him. That's it, I don't have to watch another second of this asshole. It's too good not to repeat and I like the idea of folks sharing to any conservative right leaning friends and strongly recommending they watch it to the end.

I hope this interview gets a billion watches.

The clip with him blathering on about cases got 19 million views in ten hours.....

**jono** · 08-04-2020, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by seano732

The clip with him blathering on about cases got 19 million views in ten hours.....

So you're saying the ratings are good.

**PNWbrit** · 08-04-2020, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by jono

So you're saying the ratings are good.

They could be fake ratings... After all South Korea are faking their covid stats?

**jono** · 08-04-2020, 03:06 PM

Maybe YouTube doesn't like his personality?

**Adolf Allerbush** · 08-04-2020, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

They could be fake ratings... After all South Korea are faking their covid stats?

So is Germany evidently, in Trump world.

KQ · 08-04-2020, 03:47 PM

Good Covid-19 News From Italy...and Sweden

**muted** · 08-04-2020, 03:54 PM

I hope Biden string some epic-ly dumb quotes from Trump for all his campaign commercials. he could do hundreds and never use the same quote twice.

**simple** · 08-04-2020, 04:01 PM

The best ads are coming from Lincoln Project. The Democrats are keeping with their higher ground mentality which lost them the race in 2016.

**PNWbrit** · 08-04-2020, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by muted

I hope Biden string some epic-ly dumb quotes from Trump for all his campaign commercials. he could do hundreds and never use the same quote twice.

https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1290757401243602944

**garyfromterrace** · 08-04-2020, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

It's so bad that at times I wondered if it was a set up with a Trump impersonator. What were they thinking letting him sit down with Swan.

And just love how they get the shot of the back of his head in right at the start.

Thanks for your support up there beyond the wall G.

Yeah, I finally felt like a reporter had some balls coupled with astounding patience/intelligence. Oh, you've got my support over here alright but god help you all down there if the shit gibbon somehow derails due process and doesn't step down. My personal feel is the prick won't run in the end. But, what do I know up here other than I feel a certain amount of survival guilt sharing this big ole continent with ya'll. Look forward to shredding with you again my friend. Hope it happens without inordinate delays.

Originally Posted by seano732

The clip with him blathering on about cases got 19 million views in ten hours.....

Right you are seano, however I'm talking billion with a B baby. Let's get it there c'mon everybody - get it over the top!

Originally Posted by jono

So you're saying the ratings are good.

"Were" good but yeah. The asswipe would probably quote the ratings share. I can't believe in the interview he was quoting Fox rating stats... fuck. You guys are fucked.

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

They could be fake ratings... After all South Korea are faking their covid stats?

Originally Posted by Adolf Allerbush

So is Germany evidently, in Trump world.

see above "you guys are fucked" comment. (slightly tongue in cheek btw)

Good luck down there guys (and KQ and Nutmeg and the 3 other women who post and lurk). Has to get better, right. Right?

**glademaster** · 08-04-2020, 05:06 PM

There's nowhere to go but up...unless we stay right here.

**LongShortLong** · 08-04-2020, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by KQ

Trump on Covid death toll: 'It is what it is'

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump said the United States' staggering death toll from coronavirus "is what it is" in a new interview, again giving his administration credit for its response despite ongoing surges in new cases and a human toll that far outpaces that of any other nation.

When confronted with the US' daily death toll and Trump's messaging on the pandemic during an interview with Axios that aired Monday night, the President grew defensive and appeared frustrated by Jonathan Swan's questions about the crisis.

"I've gone to your rallies. I've talked to your people. They love you. They listen to you. They listen to every word you say. They hang on your every word," Swan said. "And so when they hear you say, 'everything's under control. Don't worry about wearing masks,' I mean, these are people -- many of them are older people."

The conservative listener is reminded that it's them vs us.

Originally Posted by KQ

"They are dying. That's true. And you -- it is what it is," Trump said emphatically. "But that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. It's under control as much as you can control it."

<snip>
"Well, right here, United States is lowest in numerous categories. We're lower than the world, we're lower than Europe," Trump said as he sorted through pages of charts, handing one to Swan. "Take a look, right here -- here's case death."

"Oh, you're doing death as a proportion of cases. I'm talking about death as a proportion of population. That's where the US Is really bad," Swan said.

"You can't do that ... you have to go by the cases. The cases of death," Trump argued.

Most Americans (people) suck at math and data. It's tough to figure out which numbers are important in a given problem. Exasperated Trump showed a chart and said it's good. If you suck at math, and are conservative, who are you gonna believe? You'll trust the savior of the nation over the lying lefty media. Since you never liked math, you cannot independently verify. (And that's a pre-Trump problem)

I haven't watched the video, but I imagine the right leaning folks see a media assault against the "truth." The more savvy ones will see the pandemic problem - they are responsible for Trump's declining support.