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https://kdwn.com/2020/03/24/nevada-gove ... -patients/

Interesting that the #TeamBlue governor of Nevada feels the need to try (“try” because Im pretty sure this is illegal) and step in between doctors and patients here for some reason. I wonder what his opinion on female reproductive rights are?

anyone ever had a doctor prescribe them an FDA approved drug for something other than it was intended?

Happens all the time. That governor is a moron and I bet he walks that order back in less than 3 days - especially at word gets out that this combined with an anti-biotic is getting testimonials from people who had the virus and being a game changer for them.

Hey, 100% want the pandemic over today, but they'll settle for Easter. "Churches full of people - Easter is very special to me." The president's bold vow to "reopen" the country by Easter has been heard loud and clear...and a grateful nation has circled the calendar. Your crisis-handling poll numbers may double, Mr. President - from 60 to 120 pct. And then the parties will begin.

Still. In the oft used words of the man himself: "we'll have to wait and see."

And the stimulus deal was worked out overnight btw. Can'tsee Pee-lousy caved, don'tcha know.

Glad to see the Republicans cave and do the right thing.

The Republicans should have acted like the Democrats and demand free AR-15’s and AK-47’s for all citizens, five new aircraft carriers, and not only the completion of the Wall on 100% of the southern border, but another one just like it on the northern border.

Trump claims he 'canceled' Congress' coronavirus deal Monday night https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-claims ... 42651.html
Tim O'Donnell
The WeekMarch 24, 2020, 5:57 PM UTC


It did occur to a lot of people that Trump wasn't making much noise about the stimulus delay. And then yesterday he told Bill Hemmer that he delayed it himself.

That guy - amirite?

So he acted like a child once again?

Hi Prof!

What's this extra 4 trillion Trumps cronies are yapping about?

The dems held fast on not letting Trump be the distributor of the funds, now it's going to be an appointed investigator general and an oversight board. I can live with that, but no way was I down with letting Trump be in charge of it. Now that that provision is in place, we can move forward. See how easy that was?

And Trump is going to open everything back up by Easter. Genius move. Whatever progress was made in stopping the spread of CV will be out the window. Happy Spring, everyone...

Profits before people hedge. The stock market is all that matters

hedge wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:54 am The dems held fast on not letting Trump be the distributor of the funds, now it's going to be an appointed investigator general and an oversight board. I can live with that, but no way was I down with letting Trump be in charge of it. Now that that provision is in place, we can move forward. See how easy that was?

yea, they really showed the GOP

Sanders should be screaming this from the rooftops

Democrats are publicly talking about “contingency options” for their July convention in Milwaukee in case the coronavirus persists in being a public-health threat. But privately, some are also talking about needing a Plan B if Joe Biden, their nominee apparent, continues to flounder.

Some Democrats are openly talking up New York governor Andrew Cuomo, whose profile has soared during the crisis, as a Biden stand-in. Yesterday, a Draft Cuomo 2020 account on Twitter announced that “Times have changed & we need Gov. Cuomo to be the nominee. Our next POTUS must be one w/an ability to lead thru this crisis.”

Charles Pierce, the politics blogger for Esquire magazine, wrote a piece headlined “With Two Words, Andrew Cuomo Established Himself as the Leader This Country Needs Now.” He enthused that Cuomo’s news conference last Friday “essentially (shutting) down the economy of his state . . . was a master class in leveling with the public.”

Fueled by favorable national publicity that governors rarely get, Cuomo has quickly become the standard-bearer for liberals who don’t want to quickly open up parts the economy at the same time we combat the coronavirus. This Tuesday, the governor tweeted: “We are not willing to sacrifice 1-2% of New Yorkers. That’s not who we are. We will fight to save every life we can. I am not giving up.” Last weekend, Cuomo told reporters he might go into Manhattan himself to yell “You are wrong” at people defying his lockdown.

Democrats are increasingly worried that Joe Biden will have trouble being relevant and compelling in the long four months between now and when he is nominated in July. Lloyd Constantine, who was a senior policy adviser to New York governor Eliot Spitzer from 2007 to 2008, puts it bluntly: “Biden is a melting ice cube. Those of us who have closely watched as time ravaged the once sharp or even brilliant minds of loved ones and colleagues, recognize what is happening to the good soldier Joe.”

Indeed, Biden seemed to disappear when the virus began dominating the news cycle early in March. Biden’s media presence “abruptly shriveled,” writes Kalev Leetaru, a senior fellow at the George Washington University Center for Cyber & Homeland Security. In contrast, daily mentions of Cuomo as of last Sunday “accounted for 1.4 percent of online news coverage compared with 2.9 percent for Trump.”

In an attempt to remain relevant, Biden’s campaign team hastily built a TV studio in the basement of his Wilmington, Del., home and began streaming daily appearances by him from it this week. They have not gone well.

In his first outing on Monday, Biden looked as he were lost somewhere on the set of Wayne’s World, the 1990s comedy movie that pretended it was a public-access cable show broadcast from a basement.

Biden stumbled, slurred his words, misnamed one of the nation’s governors, lost his train of thought, and had to desperately signal to staff for help while he was on camera.

A Tuesday appearance went no better, even though it was with a friendly liberal group of interviewers from ABC’s The View. “We have to take care of the cure. That will make the problem worse no matter what — no matter what,” Biden asserted to universal head scratching. He attempted to pick up on Cuomo’s assertion that lives must be the absolute priority in the crisis — but with limited success: “I don‘t agree with the notion that somehow it’s okay to let the — let people die and I’m not sure that would happen.”

Liberal pundits aren’t even trying to defend Biden’s recent media performances. Alex Wagner, a former MSNBC anchor and current co-host of Showtime’s political-magazine show The Circus, wrote a piece this week for The Atlantic magazine called: “Stay Alive, Joe Biden: Democrats need little from the front-runner beyond his corporeal presence.” She discussed Biden’s current status as if he barely existed: “Biden was never really convincing anyone on the stump — his political power at this point is an idea, held collectively, about how to defeat Trump.”

Not a fan of all 3. DeWine was the 1st to take the bull by the horns though. The others followed including New York. I get it though. DeWine looks like a munchkin.

Despite all the Democrats’ and media’s frantic efforts to blame the coronavirus on Trump and drag him down, all their frantic efforts are failing. Badly. The American people aren’t buying this latest scam any more than they bought all the previous ones.

According to the latest Real Clear Politics average of 10+ national polls, Trump’s approval now the highest of his presidency. And his disapproval are the lowest of his presidency. Note the graph:

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epoll ... -6179.html

Trump’s record high approval is being reported by the pro-Trump CNN:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.co ... index.html

And Pepe the Frog’s favorite news outlet, the Hill:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.co ... high%3famp

eCat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:53 am 3/4 of the guns bought in the last 3 days were bought by first time gun owners.

as I said, nothing like a pandemic to show what Americans really think about gun control

what are they buying? Glocks....lots and lots of Glocks

Shotguns were / are the best sellers around here.

hedge wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:05 am I'm now the aTm of IC...

What’s your name on IC?

as I understand it, 4 GOP Senators are objecting to the amount of unemployment insurance being paid to Americans in this stimulus bill - as a result of the bill, some people will be receiving up to $600 a week which could very well be more than they were making on their job

Sanders says it stays OR he holds up the bill and demands that the $500billion to business is conditional they don't lay off workers, they don't cut wages and they can't continue to pay minimum wage.

Now this is a time where I'd say the optics look bad on the GOP and it was a stupid move on their part to bring this out and expect to be treated as fiscal heroes to the people.

As someone who probably won't see a dime of that money, I say just fucking get it out to the people and give them some hope you bastards. Who gives a fuck its its $400 or $600 a week when were talking $2 trillion dollars.

That is a stupid hill to die on.