AMERICA, EVERY WEEKEND: I just wanna Netflix and Chill lol.— Jake Whitacre (@jakewhitacre) March 15, 2020
THE WEEKEND EVERYONE NEEDS TO STAY INSIDE: It's my God-given right to go outside and lick whatever I want.
This is a really tone deaf thing to tweet when the crux of the problem with Trump’s coronavirus response is that Americans can’t get tested https://t.co/9DfYFV4jsH— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 15, 2020
Wait, that's not funny!
— Anna Strong (@AnnaStrong_76) March 15, 2020
Ah....much better!
Pence: Americans over 65 with a cough or fever or some other symptom will be prioritized for testing— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) March 15, 2020
Black humor, a/k/a sick joke; because tests are still not widely available, and nothing Washington has done has improved that situation markedly.
Pence: Americans over 65 with a cough or fever or some other symptom will be prioritized for testing— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) March 15, 2020
"Relax. We're doing great. It all will pass," Trump says of people rushing to grocery stores.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 15, 2020
"You don't have to buy the quantities," Trump says of empty shelves, saying it's strained the ability to refill the shelves.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 15, 2020
Tar black humor. Even Beckett wouldn't smile at this stuff.
TRUMP: “There’s a very contagious virus...but it’s something we have tremendous control of.”— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) March 15, 2020
Says he’s going “to go make some calls” now, again avoiding questions about lack of testing, shitshow at airports.
Leaves messaging about social distancing, mitigation to others.
This thing where Trump comes out, speaks, leaves, is a mark of how much trouble he has fully turning any issue over, while also not wanting to talk extensively and answer questions.— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 15, 2020
And be responsible? Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. Try not to think about it. Depression is not good for isolation and toilet paper anxiety.
But half the country won't take this seriously. This quote
ReplyDelete“One pastor said half of his church is ready to lick the floor, to prove there’s no actual virus,” said King, lead pastor at Second Baptist church in Conway, Ark.
From this article https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/without-guidance-from-the-top-americans-have-been-left-to-figure-out-their-own-coronavirus-solutions/2020/03/15/9875aa64-6550-11ea-845d-e35b0234b136_story.html#click=https://t.co/n1pweTSS3Q
I will add, a high school friend (professional pilot, professed libertarian) was posting on Facebook yesterday about how he was glad people were ignoring the hype and packing the bars where he lives in Florida.