He’ll get more done in quarantine than Biden has done in 47 years. — NOS4A2
Santorum saying the quiet part loud. — StreetlightX
Stunned Pundits Criticize Trump For Refusing To Denounce His Base
CLEVELAND—After failing to condemn the group’s violent behavior and rhetoric during the first presidential debate, President Donald Trump came under fire from stunned political pundits Wednesday for refusing to denounce his base. “I’ve been reporting on these debates for decades, and frankly, I don’t know what the president was thinking when he declined to clearly and openly disavow thousands of violent, radicalized people who his reelection dearly depends on,” said ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, who, along with flabbergasted pundits from CNN, MSNBC, and CBS, noted that the president had several opportunities to distance himself from the people upon which his entire image, campaign, and presidency relied, and yet ignored them all. “How can Trump, as the sitting president, get away with this type of behavior that he’s totally normalized at every turn? It really shouldn’t be that hard for him to look at the camera, say their names, and then denounce his stalwart supporters whose votes are crucial for an election victory.” At press time, political pundits blasted Democratic candidate Joe Biden for refusing to explicitly denounce the extreme pro-Green New Deal rhetoric on the left. — The Onion, Wednesday 12:35PM
I haven't felt this good since Sanders won Nevada — Maw
It is looking increasingly possible that Saturday’s White House ceremony in which president Donald Trump named his nominee for the vacancy on the Supreme Court may have been a coronavirus superspreader event.
Video emerged on Friday of Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who has since tested positive for the virus, enthusiastically hugging other attendees. He is also seen holding his mask in his hand.
Almost no one is seen wearing a mask at the Rose Garden announcement that Judge Amy Coney Barrett is nominated to the court.
Judge Barrett’s colleague, the president of Notre Dame Reverend John Jenkins has also tested positive. In an email to students, faculty, and staff, he wrote: “I regret my error of judgment in not wearing a mask during the ceremony and by shaking hands with a number of people in the Rose Garden.”
A Trump administration press staffer and a journalist have also tested positive, but are unidentified at present.
I think that’s understandable because by claiming that Trump won the debate suggests that you value his “stream roller” strategy or that your prefer a bully to a moderate. It was certainly a winning strategy for his base, but then he doesn’t need to win them. He already owns them. I think Biden probably did a better job at reaching the undecided, but who knows. — praxis
Right- if watching FOX during every waking moment can be considered "getting things done".He’ll get more done in quarantine than Biden has done in 47 years — NOS4A2
White House SCOTUS announcement is suspected as Covid super-spreader event as video shows infected senator hugging attendees — Michael
Biden did the right thing. Had he acted as badly as Trump, he'd have shared equal blame and shame. The net result is that Trump's performance was the only thing memorable about the night, and it is not a positive memory. Trump gained no votes, and Biden didn't lose any.The debate was supposed to be conducted based on agreed-upon rules. Trump blatantly violated and disregarded these rules, and Biden barely did anything about it. — darthbarracuda
I hate to wish pain or death on anyone, but the Trump supporters may actually learn to take Covid seriously if a bunch of infections arise from this event.Pretty incredible. Only the military officers have systematically masks while I count about three people wearing masks. And lots of hugs and handshakes. — ssu
Biden needs to win over Trump
Biden might not be able to win over Trump — darthbarracuda
I hate to wish pain or death on anyone — Relativist
Trump has just been taken into hospital... — Punshhh
Wishing Trump well or denouncing those hoping he dies/suffers implies that he exists in some sort of moral vacuum; that he has had no actual impact on people's lives in the last 4 years, not to mention his entire lifetime. This is a man who explicitly said earlier this year than he knew the virus would be deadly, but downplayed it because he didn't want the American people to panic. Now we have over 200,000 Americans dead, and hundreds of thousands more whose lives are irreparably changed because they lost loved ones, suffer from long term effects after having recovered, lost their jobs or businesses, etc. Expressing sympathy for Trump and denouncing those who don't is just vacuous moral signaling; an attempt to display moral high ground when it in fact signals the opposite. — Maw
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