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Post by aquaduct on May 24, 2020 20:46:27 GMT -5
Could be. But it still struck me as funny. Not that most politicians don't speak out of both sides of their mouths at one time or another. But this one struck my funny bone. Trump's not speaking out of both sides of his mouth. He's President. His job is to ensure liberty, not necessarily partake. But that's what I expect from the clueless.
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Post by Marshall on May 25, 2020 9:43:54 GMT -5
The smirk on his face while he makes the proclamation belies his sincerity.
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Post by TKennedy on May 25, 2020 11:37:08 GMT -5
As the pandemic evolves I thought of the eminently quotable William Osler M.D. who was a co-founder of Johns Hopkins. Here are a couple of my favorites.
“The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism”
“The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.”
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Post by theevan on May 25, 2020 11:38:35 GMT -5
The smirk on his face while he makes the proclamation belies his sincerity. When I discovered that the finger to an offending driver might not be a good idea, I defaulted to the tongue. Makes 'em even madder. So now I just drive. Ignore the smirk. Seems to accompany anything he says. It's permanent, omnipresent.
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Post by Cornflake on May 25, 2020 12:21:24 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone has shared these comments by North Dakota's Governor Burgum.
“I would really love to see in North Dakota that we could just skip this thing that other parts of the nation are going through, where they are creating a divide either ideological or political or something around mask versus no mask," Burgum said. "This is a, I would say, senseless dividing line and I would ask people to try to dial up your empathy and your understanding."
Burgum got emotional as he continued.
"If someone is wearing a mask, they're not doing it to represent what political party they're in or what candidates they support; they might be doing it because they have a 5-year-old child who has been going through cancer treatments," Burgum said, pausing to collect himself.
"They might have. . . ," Burgum started before, again, pausing to collect himself, "vulnerable adults in their life who currently have Covid and are fighting. So, again, I would just love to see our state, as part of being North Dakota smart, also be North Dakota kind, North Dakota empathetic."
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Post by Cornflake on May 25, 2020 14:03:17 GMT -5
The IHME projections were revised today. The projections for the country as a whole are encouraging. covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-americaUnfortunately, they project a significant rise in the death rate in a number of states, particularly Arizona, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Maryland. I don't know why.
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Post by epaul on May 25, 2020 14:21:49 GMT -5
North Dakota proud here. I really like this guy. Didn't know what to think about him at first. But he has sure grown on me.
North Dakota politics are interesting. To begin with, there are no Democrats. There used to be a few, but the last one of any consequence was Bryon Dorgan, and when he retired, there were none left to take his place and that was that, Democrats went from endangered to extinct in the blink of an eye.
But a curious thing has happened, Darwinism in action. Just as it was on the Galopagoes when there were only finches left and the finches diversified in mode and purpose and filled the vacated ecological niches once occupied by other bird species, so too has it become in North Dakota. Once there were only Republicans left, they began to diversify and occupy many of the now empty political niches that were once occupied by Democrats. We have Bible thumping Republicans, T-Party Republicans, business-first socially moderate Republicans, populist Republicans, save the prairie Republicans, and educated techy Republicans.
Burgum is one of the educated Techy Republicans, socially moderate and with an emerging populist streak. His goal is to diversify North Dakota's economy. He is plenty sharp; Stanford MBA, developed a software company he was able to sell to Microsoft for multiple millions (while keeping the business and related jobs in the state); he then entered politics by easily knocking off the party endorsed dweeb for the open governor seat on a business first/leave the social shit alone platform.
Near as I can tell, he has done a great job navigating the storm waters of this Covid deal, using his pulpit to educate, inform, implore and request rather than compel (outside the standard bars and restaurants closures, which are now open again). The viral consequences in this state have been significantly lighter than most. (geography and a lots of empty spaces helps greatly)
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Post by millring on May 25, 2020 15:51:43 GMT -5
Republicans have always been more ideologically diverse than Democrats. It's probably because they are less ideological to begin with and more practical.
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Post by jdd2 on May 25, 2020 16:22:24 GMT -5
So wearing a mask is a political statement? American is sooo mature...
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Post by james on May 25, 2020 16:57:37 GMT -5
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Post by epaul on May 25, 2020 17:28:20 GMT -5
Personally, wearing a mask while out in public has been advantageous for me as I am now able to frequent a couple of the nicer places in town I had been unjustly banned from. Bastards are suspicious, but they can't tell!
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on May 25, 2020 19:21:39 GMT -5
Republicans have always been more ideologically diverse than Democrats. It's probably because they are less ideological to begin with and more practical. You mean a Republicans like Joseph Mcarthy? Mike
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Post by aquaduct on May 25, 2020 19:24:44 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone has shared these comments by North Dakota's Governor Burgum. “I would really love to see in North Dakota that we could just skip this thing that other parts of the nation are going through, where they are creating a divide either ideological or political or something around mask versus no mask," Burgum said. "This is a, I would say, senseless dividing line and I would ask people to try to dial up your empathy and your understanding." Burgum got emotional as he continued. "If someone is wearing a mask, they're not doing it to represent what political party they're in or what candidates they support; they might be doing it because they have a 5-year-old child who has been going through cancer treatments," Burgum said, pausing to collect himself. "They might have. . . ," Burgum started before, again, pausing to collect himself, "vulnerable adults in their life who currently have Covid and are fighting. So, again, I would just love to see our state, as part of being North Dakota smart, also be North Dakota kind, North Dakota empathetic." It's certainly cute. The whole petty tyrant thing about how we should all come together around whatever it is I believe. Sweet. And the whole tears thing. Completely ungenuine. But certainly weepy. Nice job douche bag. Of course nobody's going to really consider the lives destroyed for your little shit show. But then, they didn't matter to begin with did they? Hey, great job. Hope you're proud. This is your moment in history. Hope it fucking haunts you for the rest of your useless life.
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Post by aquaduct on May 25, 2020 19:25:48 GMT -5
So wearing a mask is a political statement? American is sooo mature... Easy to say hiding in Japan.
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Post by millring on May 26, 2020 5:50:30 GMT -5
Republicans have always been more ideologically diverse than Democrats. It's probably because they are less ideological to begin with and more practical. You mean a Republicans like Joseph Mcarthy? Mike At exactly the same time as Eisenhower? Exactly. That had to hurt at least a little to walk right into that.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on May 26, 2020 7:25:03 GMT -5
You mean a Republicans like Joseph Mcarthy? Mike At exactly the same time as Eisenhower? Exactly. That had to hurt at least a little to walk right into that. I see your Eisenhower and raise you on e Karl Rove. My point being neither side has cle@n hands. Mike
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Post by aquaduct on May 26, 2020 7:34:54 GMT -5
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Post by millring on May 26, 2020 7:53:29 GMT -5
My point being neither side has cle@n hands. Mike That wasn't my point -- the point you presumed to be calling me on. My point was that Republicans are more ideologically diverse than Democrats.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on May 26, 2020 7:57:04 GMT -5
I disagree with your point.
Mike
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Post by majorminor on May 27, 2020 11:13:34 GMT -5
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