The Great American Comeback Festival - Not (Trump Thread #102)

[TheNorthWestPawsage]

President Trump: "Two things have never changed: a wall and a wheel" Yuma, AZ. 23/06/20

Neither have ramps...

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"So my attitude was get it done, but I didn't say, 'Go do it,'" Barr said.

Did he wash his hands after he said this? It sounds awf'lly familiar somehow.

I do appreciate the quick run-through of where the whole hydroxychloroquine idea got started:

"The hypothesis that antimalarial drugs might be effective treatments for COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China during the early phase of the pandemic in January. There, Chinese researchers reported that none of their 80 patients with lupus erythematosus who were taking hydroxychloroquine went on to become infected with SARS-CoV-2. As a result of that and old evidence of antiviral activity for the drugs, they became interested in using these antimalarial drugs to treat COVID-19. (Never mind that immunosuppressed patients are exactly the patients most likely to assiduously follow the recommendations of public health authorities during a pandemic.)"

sciencebasedmedicine.org/hydroxychloroquine-to-treat-covid-19-evidence-cant-seem-to-kill-it/

So the drug Trump is busy hyping up is from the source he is busy vilifying as the cause of all his troubles.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-27/trump-tailors-conflicting-ads-to-blacks-whites-on-biden-record

@PerkingFaintly

Wow. That's an interesting and scary thread, Lweji.

Huge co-ordinated messaging push to revive the idea of hydroxychloroquine as cure for Covid. But it's not just (or even primarily) about pushing HCP. It's about scapegoating anyone who doesn't push HCP – thus trying to dump the failure of Trump's Covid management onto "bogeymen who kept the miracle cure from you".

Exactly

I wouldn't be surprised to discover some insider trading on stocks of relevant companies whose share price will be briefly inflated by this "news"

I can't wait for McNinnys next Presser.
She was a gnat's whisker away from losing her shit during the last one with the Justin?, Justin, Justin,?Justin no longer has a question. Jon? Jon....Jon? Jon no longer has a question nonsense

Haven't seen the Barr hearing but the social media response is filled with frustration at the speechifying by the Democrats (with the usual exceptions) ...

Meanwhile ...

www.thedailybeast.com/stella-immanuel-trumps-new-covid-doctor-believes-in-alien-dna-demon-sperm-and-hydroxychloroquine

Biden currently taking questions from reporters. He can string a sentence together and make perfect sense - that makes him electable as far as I can see!
Also said he would announce VP choice first week of August.

My jaw is on the floor at that crazy woman.

I hope to God the Tx medical board is investigating her. She isn't fit to practice the clarinet, let alone practice medicine.

Trump also holding another briefing soon.

Thanks North. It will be another 'oh dear, my poll numbers are bad so let's try and sound like I care about the Chi-Naaa virus' type of press briefing, no doubt

Oh dear oh dear oh dear...

www.thedailybeast.com/stella-immanuel-trumps-new-covid-doctor-believes-in-alien-dna-demon-sperm-and-hydroxychloroquine

If you read the article above... Trump is now live at his press briefing saying what a fantastic woman she is and banging on about hydroxychloroquine

He was questioned again about her after saying she was 'spectacular', a journo asked about the sex with aliens bit... and her assertion that being vaccinated is to stop a person being religious. Trumpy didn't like the question so called a halt and stomped off.

Sometimes I think I'm in a parallel universe...

So Trump simultaneously "thinks she (Doctor immanuel) is very impressive" but also "doesn't know anything about her"

But he did have a moment of insight.... Birx and Fauci have high approval ratings, Trump says he follows their guidance (no he doesn't) but doesn't have high approval and he muses that "it must be my personality '.
Yes you absolute numbskull!

Simply put some may say - arguably "presidential" gross negligent pandemic health and safety public policy mismanagement and mass manslaughter?

Or is he above the law Impeachable self declared greatest god of all time and the most unbelievable and embarrassingly least fit for purpose clueless "leader" of merica.

Perhaps bleach, fine weather and powerful drugs approved for other medical treatments will make this pesky flu thing disappear?

America still first with a comfortable leading margin in the Covid race.

May god bless the (majority intelligent and sensible) American people and bring forward a much required leadership change to save lives and stop the rot.

I must admit that 'sex with aliens' and #demonsperm did not feature on my Trump bingo card although it's not such a leap from Trump to either of those so it's probably a failure of imagination on my part.

Saw an interview with Oliver Stone.
He has movies of 3 presidents, JFK Bush & Nixon. He said a movie on Trump would be difficult as Trump the person has so many personas unlike the others.
He says he like a Manic King Lear :-) wants to be loved but goes about it the wrong way doesn’t know how to love.
Pretty accurate.

I suspect there will be a film to be made about his removal of the White House.

The new briefings didn't last long.

www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/jul/29/trump-halts-daily-briefing-amid-questions-about-support-for-alien-dna-doctor-video

www.axios.com/lincoln-project-senate-alaska-maine-montana-f1127dfe-5123-471a-9512-6e77ed3ce5fd.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter

Sliding into lord knows what:

www.bloomberg.com/news/storythreads/2020-07-21/trump-and-portland-protests-violence-police-and-federal-power

Oh good grief!!!

Dr Birx in No Carolina: NC has rising numbers, this is bad. You need to limit gatherings, close bars and inside dining, etc.

Trump in No Carolina: Things are great, we're winning, we need to open up faster!!!

I get so tired of this. 97 days til the election. At least we're down in the double digits now. I don't think I've EVER wanted time to fly by as quickly as I do now.

Likewise Across - I said to DH last week that although it meant I was wishing my life away, I just want it to be November already!

Seeing will be believing

Trump officials in talks to withdraw federal forces from Portland
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/29/trump-officials-portland-oregon-governor-protests?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Signs have emerged that Donald Trump might be prepared to pull back federal agents from Portland, Oregon, after several nights of violent clashes with local protesters have prompted accusations that the president is deploying paramilitary forces in violation of the US constitution.

Mike Pence, the vice-president, told the Fox News Channel late on Tuesday the administration was talking with Oregon’s Democratic governor, Kate Brown. He did not provide details.

The Associated Press, citing an unidentified White House official, reported on Wednesday the Trump administration held out the possibility of drawing down the federal troop presence if the state stepped up its own enforcement.