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Tim Aurora says

Or you the alt-right media and Trump, which just wanted everyone to burn in the theater.

https://patrick.net/post/1330788/2020-03-15-obama-and-trump-response-to-pandemics

Ceffer says

The Psychopath Media. The time of yelling fire in the movie theater to cause a stampede is long past. Psychopaths don't care if a hundred people lose a hundred dollars, as long as they gained one dollar.

What alt right media?

He's not campaigning he's exposing Biased media lies.

You just have the loser's perspective in all of this. Yes, you see! This is what we in our winner's circle call Winning.
And it just burn's the loser's ass, doesn't it?

Go have a cry with Fatback Gerald, Crying Chuck, and Drunk Again Nancy.

You mean those bitches China and Washington Post? No there is nothing those commie, god hating, baby killing institutions won't lie about. Not 1 thing....

He was kinda busy getting impeached.

Who fucking cares? We all saw what was happening around the world. All of the losers that want to blame Trump for a virus you didn't catch raise your commie little pathetic hand?

There's a Fucker, that's what's wrong with this country!

thomasdong1776 says

Poor baby can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

Biden?

thomasdong1776 says

More than a dozen U.S. researchers, physicians and public health experts, many of them from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were working full time at the Geneva headquarters of the World Health Organization as the novel coronavirus emerged late last year and transmitted real-time information about its discovery and spread in China to the Trump administration, according to U.S. and international officials.

Was that information different from what WHO was communicating officially? Because on Jan 14th WHO was saying that the virus can't transmit between people. And they still say there should be no travel retrictions to this very day. If that "dozen of our guys inside the WHO" where saying the same bullshit, what's the use? If they were saying something different, it shows that WHO was willing to bend the truth in order to appease their CCP masters.

What a weak fucking post by an obvious Chinese shill. 80% of America and the world hates your guts right now. We aren’t accepting your pathetically transparent lies anymore. And the WaPo has next to zero credibility with the public.

Tim Aurora says

14 January 2020

WHO's technical lead for the response noted in a press briefing there may have been limited human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus (in the 41 confirmed cases), mainly through family members, and that there was a risk of a possible wider outbreak. The lead also said that human-to-human transmission would not be surprising given our experience with SARS, MERS and other respiratory pathogens.

Official WHO website:



Disease outbreak news
14 January 2020
....

As the traveler did not report having visited the market linked to most of the other cases, it is vital that investigations continue to identify the source of infection. To date, China has not reported any cases of infection among healthcare workers or contacts of the cases. Based on the available information there is no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission. No additional cases have been detected since 3 January 2020 in China.

Additional investigation is needed to ascertain the presence of human-to-human transmission, modes of transmission, common source of exposure and the presence of asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic cases that are undetected. It is critical to review all available information to fully understand the potential transmissibility among humans.
...

https://www.who.int/csr/don/14-january-2020-novel-coronavirus-thailand/en/

TEOTWAWKI says

Based on the available information there is no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission. No additional cases have been detected since 3 January 2020 in China.

They're both WHOPPERS of a lie, and it's scary that there are health officials who would have enough lack of shame to print the latter remark.

Washington Post.

Next.

But the president, who often touts a personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and is reluctant to inflict damage on a trade deal with Beijing, appears to view the WHO as a more defenseless target.

Thomas Dong, why are you citing an article that is editorial masquerading as reporting?

Tim Aurora says

22 January 2020

WHO mission to China issued a statement saying that there was evidence of human-to-human transmission in Wuhan but more investigation was needed to understand the full extent of transmission.

22- 23 January 2020

The WHO Director- General convened an Emergency Committee (EC) under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) to assess whether the outbreak constituted a public health emergency of international concern. The independent members from around the world could not reach a consensus based on the evidence available at the time. They asked to be reconvened within 10 days after receiving more information.

Sooo, as of Jan 22nd there were no firm statement wrt human-to-human transmission and the decision whether CCP virus outbreak constituted a public health emergency was postponed till early February at worst.

Then, on January 30th they finally said:

"The Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) was reconvened on 30 January. WHO declared the outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern.

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200131-sitrep-11-ncov.pdf?sfvrsn=de7c0f7_4"

On Jan 31st POTUS enacted a travel ban. Was it too late? By how many hours?

Bonus question: When would Obama enact a travel ban in the same situation? On what grounds?

Tim Aurora says

If you do not like the news, call it Fake news. Brilliant Trump . Now go and look at the 4000+ document lies with proof that Wapo has on you.

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

Thomas Dong, why are you citing an article that is editorial masquerading as reporting?

I cited a editorial part (there’s more than one or two in that article) and you simply ignored it.

If the shoe fits...

Tim Aurora says

If you do not like the news, call it Fake news. Brilliant Trump .

We don't like the Media and Democrats using Communist Chinese talking points to try to divide our nation for political gain during time of crisis.

But you guys do what you do.

The absurd "Trump has blood on his hands" because he didn't put a total lockdown and travel ban on New York back in February while Cuomo and DeBlasio were telling New Yorkers to take the subway and party in Chinatown is Orwellian.

FFS - do you guys really not realize how lame and petty this Monday morning quarterbacking sounds to normal people? Especially when we have hundreds of statements, videos, reports and editorials from our Media and Democrat Leaders in February/March saying Wuhan AIDS is nothing to worry about?

thomasdong1776 says

Onvacation says

He was kinda busy getting impeached.

Poor baby can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

Can you stop an airborne virus??? I'll wait.... if you can you'll make billions and maybe trillions. But hey, bitch about one person trying to handle something.

WookieMan says

Can you stop an airborne virus??? I'll wait.

Progs think they can control the weather 100 years from now if we enact certain tax and regulation policies today.

So don't underestimate their grasps on Science.

socal2 says

WookieMan says

Can you stop an airborne virus??? I'll wait.

Progs think they can control the weather 100 years from now if we enact certain tax and regulation policies today.

So don't underestimate their grasps on Science.

Funny you mention climate/weather. We're far better off in that realm with more dead people from this virus. They produce emissions. Unfortunately I don't think the (EDIT: increase in) overall death rate during this period will move much more than 0.5% worldwide. So I guess more people get wetbulb'd

The hypocrisy of people up in arms about this virus AND global warming is rather amusing. One helps the other, but they're too afraid to admit their bullshit.

Tim Aurora says

My point is Trump, who is a pathological liar, should have been able to see through the Chinese lies , especially with his intelligence agencies giving him all the reports, I was. I ordered a mask on January 27th, and I had no access to any intelligence. Patnet started a COVID-19 thread at the beginning of January.

Short of implementing a quarantine and travel ban in and out of the entire New York metro area back in February against the will of the local Democrat Governor and Mayors - what could Trump have done that would have made a meaningful difference?

Even today, there are no obvious silver bullets or missed opportunities that could save us from what is inflicting the entire planet.

Tim Aurora says

I ordered a mask on January 27th, and I had no access to any intelligence.

So you decided that WHO is unreliable and should not be trusted?

Tim Aurora says

Trump fucking administration is inefficient at all things.

Because they waited for WHO to declare the public emergency? Does that mean that trusting WHO was a mistake?

socal2 says

Even today, there are no obvious silver bullets or missed opportunities that could save us from what is inflicting the entire planet.

Bingo. Tim you owe this guy a beer.

HEYYOU says

It's so easy to make RepCons look like fools as tears run down their faces as their loved ones drown.

Do you and AF have a bet going to get the most ignores on Patnet? Serious question.

socal2 says

try to divide our nation for political gain during time of crisis.

This might be a valid point if it wasn't for the pie hole and stubby twitter fingers of Trump dividing the country every fucking day. Is he uniteing the country in crisis? Everything is beautiful as long as you don't question Trump's actions and views, continually kiss his ring, don't get too much plubicity. and constantly say what a great job he is doing, in other words mimic Pence, a repugnant sycophant and in house mortician. Liberate Minnesota , Michigan, Virginia. Conveniently all run by Dem Govs. Such a great uniter.

rdm says

Everything is beautiful as long as you don't question Trump's actions and views,

Everything is cool if the Media and Democrats don't lamely claim Trump is responsible for thousands of deaths because he wasn't a dictator enough.

It would be even cooler if we didn't see that the Media and Democrats are total hypocrites from statements made just a few days ago.

Remember this?

*Cuomo rips idea of banning New Yorkers from traveling to other states*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/28/coronavirus-gov-andrew-cuomo-rips-possible-new-york-travel-ban/2934494001/

*New York Gov. Cuomo says Trump has no authority to impose quarantine: ‘It would be illegal’*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/28/ny-gov-cuomo-says-trump-has-no-authority-to-impose-quarantine.html

I can't surf or go to the beach in California because New Yorkers needed to continue to ride their disease ridden subways and were free to fly all over the country infecting the rest of us?

Do you and AF have a bet going to get the most ignores on Patnet?

Esprit de Corps for Ignore Whore du Jour, the poor boor.

socal2 says

what could Trump have done that would have made a meaningful difference?

You cant be serious. I know he claims his response was a 10 and he takes no responsibility....for anything. He (his administration) did virtually nothing regarding testing for months while lying about it to the public and we are still behind the curve as he now dumps all responsibility on the states. Way behind many countries on a per-capita basis. The supply of PPE has been a disgrace, this has likely caused many healthcare and first responders to contract the disease. If the Feds had recommended the shelter in place when or before CA. it could have significantly lowered the death rate. Just a few of his greatest misses

rdm says

If the Feds had recommended the shelter in place when or before CA. it could have significantly lowered the death rate

I'm pretty sure that if Feds had recommended SIP when or before CA none of the blue states would implement it. Including CA.

rdm says

If the Feds had recommended the shelter in place when or before CA

Is that something you want though? The federal government to tell you to stay home? Telling you to shut your business down and in the process not be able to feed your family or help out your employees? It's a god damn airborne virus. It's not a burglar that we can shoot or put up a fence to keep out. It's here. It has spread. It's not leaving. The cat is out of the bag, get over it. Open back up and move resources where they need to be as hot spots creep up. Not complicated.

rdm says

If the Feds had recommended the shelter in place when or before CA. it could have significantly lowered the death rate. Just a few of his greatest misses

Did you miss the links and quotes I provided by Cuomo?

He was threatening to sue Trump on March 28th for floating the idea of locking down New York.

WookieMan says

Is that something you want though? The federal government to tell you to stay home?

Even if it did: look at how well the will of federal govenment to enforce immigration laws is followed by the donkey-ran state governments.

Tim Aurora says

I saw signs that it had a potential of becoming a pandemic and took necessary action

The downside of you being wrong on taking that "necessary action" against WHO recommendation when you took it is the price of couple of masks ($6, probably). The guy who took necessary action mere 3 days after your insightfull move had much more things to consider. Like trillions more.

WookieMan says

Is that something you want though? The federal government to tell you to stay home

There were many states that used the excuse of the federal government not recommending the stay at home order to not implement it and or delay implementation. They followed the Trump administrations lead such as it was.

Personally I don't like any government telling me to do stay at home but we live in a society in which certain governments have been given authority to enforce such dictates for what is perceived as the greater good

Timmy and rdm: bbbbbut ORANGEMANBAD!
Okay guys... we are backing away slowly.

socal2 says

He was threatening to sue Trump on March 28th for floating the idea of locking down New York.

This is a red herring. The statement was "what could Trump have done that would have made a meaningful difference" I gave three examples. What Trump threatened to do and never did is not relevant to the question at hand. Could he have done it legally? practically it would have taken days tor weeks to sort out so it was simply bullshit posturing. CA went into the shut down I believe on March 20, The Bay area even sooner. Did NY wait too long, for sure that's on Cuomo and Trump.

rdm says

This is a red herring. The statement was "what could Trump have done that would have made a meaningful difference" I gave three examples. What Trump threatened to do and never did is not relevant to the question at hand. CA went into the shut down I believe on March 20, The Bay area even sooner. Did NY wait too long, for sure that's on Cuomo and Trump.

You gave 3 chickenshit and impossible metrics.

- Trump should have personally stepped over the CDC and FDA to tell them they are fucking up with the testing back in February? I know Trump is a stable genius, but how could Trump know the testing was fucked up when all of the experts at the CDC and FDA were saying they have testing covered?
- Trump should have personally inventoried every hospitals' PPE supply and then forced international companies to ramp up back in February?
- Trump should have locked down New York against the will of Cuomo and DeBlasio?

Lots of things seem easy or sensible with the benefit of hindsight. Having a President overstep our Federal constraints and impose dictatorial powers over duly elected State government is a big fucking deal......especially back in Feb/March when we have few cases or deaths.

But leave it to dishonest Progressives to try and use an international tragedy to gain political power.

Tim Aurora says

All he did was ask for 2.5 billion a month later

Um, no. It started with the travel ban on Jan 31st.

Tim Aurora says

It is costing Trillions now.

Right. Because we're dealing with a pandemic. Per WHO this was not at the level of public emergency up until Jan 30th. You bought your mask on Jan 27th. Pat yourself on the back for defying the WHO and acting early. The price of your decision was literally $6.