https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/09/09/woodward-book-play-it-down-coronavirus-steve-almondThe shock here isn’t that Trump was lying. Nor that Woodward refused to disclose the truth in real-time. Nor even that the president’s lies contributed to the spread of COVID, which has now killed nearly 200,000 Americans, infected more than six million, and sent the nation spiraling into economic and social chaos.
The shock is that Trump’s support will barely budge.
This story will rage for a few days, as did the news that our commander in chief calls our troops as “losers” and “suckers.” As did the news that he attempted to extort Ukraine for dirt on Joe Biden. As did the news that he considers white supremacists “very fine people.” And so on.
Every week — sometimes every day — new revelations emerge that affirm what we already know: Trump is a lazy, inept, bigot with a wounded ego where his heart should be, and a cash register for a conscience.
What matters isn’t this reality, but the fact that a rabid minority of our citizens have become inoculated against it. They live in a cultish bubble of partisan propaganda filled with protective buzz words and talking points, a hivemind fueled by rage, paranoia and shame.
45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
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45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
"Believe me, there’s nothing so terrible that someone won’t support it."
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clearspira
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Re: 45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
Did these e-mails ever actually exist or was that just a figment of Trump' s mind?
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Re: 45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
Does it matter?clearspira wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:14 amDid these e-mails ever actually exist or was that just a figment of Trump' s mind?
"If you get shot up by an A6M Reisen and your plane splits into pieces - does that mean it's divided by Zero?
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Re: 45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
Hilariously, both his wife and Ivanka have also used their private computers for information related to the Presidency.
Its different for them, though.
Its different for them, though.
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Re: 45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
I'm not really surprised?
..What mirror universe?
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Re: 45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
Probably not. It won't change anyone's mind. Trump has a cult like following.Madner Kami wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:18 amDoes it matter?clearspira wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:14 amDid these e-mails ever actually exist or was that just a figment of Trump' s mind?
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Re: 45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
If Trump loses, just watch the dominoes fall. Republicans in office will drop their support of him in favor of working together to make sure Biden only has one term. They will not waste time placating a loser.
All Trump will have at the end is his die hard fans who are 110% convinced that the election was rigged.
All Trump will have at the end is his die hard fans who are 110% convinced that the election was rigged.
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Re: 45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
And how many mass shootings do you think they will pull off to fight the deep state forces that thwarted him?
"Believe me, there’s nothing so terrible that someone won’t support it."
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Re: 45 Deliberately Downplayed the Pandemic to make himself look better and it doesn't change a thing
How many mass shootings to date can be traced back to Trump?Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 2:11 am And how many mass shootings do you think they will pull off to fight the deep state forces that thwarted him?
