The "virus" What are your thoughts

[DWABoat]

While I 100% agree on the point you are making, I find it very hypocritical for you to be put off by someone calling Trump childish names. He himself is the KING of using childish names referencing others. Its much more offensive for the POTUS to be doing that than a reporter.

Back to the regularly scheduled program.

Good point. Trump should not do that. He should take the high road. It would only give him credibility, in my opinion.
I certainly do not approve of Trump calling people names. I wish he would just shut up and keep doing his job.

Since Trump is the President, I can’t just stop listening to him. Some chump hack reporter, yep!!!

 

[JVM225]

POTUS finally invoked the defense production act...….That's great but should have been done a few weeks ago. Stay safe out there everyone

He finally had a good reason to do it.
GM acted foolishly and needed to be slapped.
Giving the federal government that kind of power and encouraging them to use it is treading in dangerous waters.
Really scary that some of the politicians in DC are making noises about trading taxpayer money for shares of US companies.
We don’t need government owned companies or industries.
Fortunately he’s ignoring the idiot socialist NYC Mayor’s call to deploy the military in NYC.
God help us all if DeBlasio ever gets control of active armed military.
That’s how socialism turned a dangerous corner in the last century.
When we have the US Military rolling around the streets of NYC it’s time to head for the hills.
Not a huge fan of Cuomo, but thank God he’s keeping DeBlasio in check.

 

[DWABoat]

He finally had a good reason to do it.
GM acted foolishly and needed to be slapped.
Giving the federal government that kind of power and encouraging them to use it is treading in dangerous waters.
Really scary that some of the politicians in DC are making noises about trading taxpayer money for shares of US companies.
We don’t need government owned companies or industries.
Fortunately he’s ignoring the idiot socialist NYC Mayor’s call to deploy the military in NYC.
God help us all if DeBlasio ever gets control of active armed military.
That’s how socialism turned a dangerous corner in the last century.
When we have the US Military rolling around the streets of NYC it’s time to head for the hills.
Not a huge fan of Cuomo, but thank God he’s keeping DeBlasio in check.

I was working with law enforcement rescue teams in New Orleans for the weeks after Katrina. The military was patrolling the entire city. Large military helicopters had a landing zone outside the Superdome. People were shooting at us from apartment complexes. The residents that stayed home were begging us to stay with them because the horde of bandits were terrorizing the neighborhoods at night.

I think in rare circumstances like that, calling in the National Guard would be appropriate. The National Guard’s presence allowed us to do the job we were there to do. We were there to rescue people trapped in their homes, not control an angry mob with criminal intent.

I just hope it doesn’t get that bad in New York to resort to that level.

 

[dwna1a]

Agree - the state by state map is misleading and appears to be a "tool" for the media and or governors to execute addenda. I have a real problem how data is being twisted; but, what's new?

Say it isn't so....really

 

[fr8dog]

POTUS finally invoked the defense production act...….That's great but should have been done a few weeks ago. Stay safe out there everyone

While he's had the authority, I completely agree with him allowing GM, for example, to do the right thing without invoking the order. As I understand it Ford, GE, and others did so without being ordered.

 

[RBB]

I agree also, but never should have baled them out first time.

 

[dwna1a]

I was working with law enforcement rescue teams in New Orleans for the weeks after Katrina. The military was patrolling the entire city. Large military helicopters had a landing zone outside the Superdome. People were shooting at us from apartment complexes. The residents that stayed home were begging us to stay with them because the horde of bandits were terrorizing the neighborhoods at night.

I think in rare circumstances like that, calling in the National Guard would be appropriate. The National Guard’s presence allowed us to do the job we were there to do. We were there to rescue people trapped in their homes, not control an angry mob with criminal intent.

I just hope it doesn’t get that bad in New York to resort to that level.

Thank you for going down there. I had brothers and sisters for the local FD. They said the same things. Shot at and equipment stolen or shot up. They ended up fighting fires from safe zones. I hope no city gets that bad ever again, but I do see it happening. Maybe not this time but it will happen.

 

[Shenanigans77]

I agree also, but never should have baled them out first time.

Gm was not “bailed out”. They were given government loans that were paid back in full with interest. It is going to be Ford Motor Company this time around. They were in VERY POOR financial shape before this pandemic. Ford spent over a billion dollars on a struggling launch in Chicago and are still reeling from that.

 

[JVM225]

I was working with law enforcement rescue teams in New Orleans for the weeks after Katrina. The military was patrolling the entire city. Large military helicopters had a landing zone outside the Superdome. People were shooting at us from apartment complexes. The residents that stayed home were begging us to stay with them because the horde of bandits were terrorizing the neighborhoods at night.

I think in rare circumstances like that, calling in the National Guard would be appropriate. The National Guard’s presence allowed us to do the job we were there to do. We were there to rescue people trapped in their homes, not control an angry mob with criminal intent.

I just hope it doesn’t get that bad in New York to resort to that level.

National Guard is a different animal.
Way different than active US Military operating on US soil under command of the Federal Government.
National Guard is a state militia and under the command of the Governor when operating in the US.
They’re also reserve units of the US military.
National Guard has been actively deployed in NYC for years now.
They’re a familiar site in Manhattan, particularly in major transit jobs.
I’ve no doubt the Mayor of NYC doesn’t know the difference.

 

[RBB]

Gm was not “bailed out”. They were given government loans that were paid back in full with interest. It is going to be Ford Motor Company this time around. They were in VERY POOR financial shape before this pandemic. Ford spent over a billion dollars on a struggling launch in Chicago and are still reeling from that.

Thank you for enlightening me sir.

 

[JVM225]

Gm was not “bailed out”. They were given government loans that were paid back in full with interest. It is going to be Ford Motor Company this time around. They were in VERY POOR financial shape before this pandemic. Ford spent over a billion dollars on a struggling launch in Chicago and are still reeling from that.

Oddly enough, I think Ford was the only one who refused to take the money back then.
The US taxpayers actually made money from the funds provided to the banks, The banks paid back all the money with interest, but you will never hear that from the progressives.

 

[RBB]

National Guard is a different animal.
Way different than active US Military operating on US soil under command of the Federal Government.
National Guard is a state militia and under the command of the Governor when operating in the US.
National Guard has been actively deployed in NYC for years now.
They’re a familiar site in Manhattan, particularly in major transit jobs.
I’ve no doubt the Mayor of NYC doesn’t know the difference.

First I ever heard of that.

 

[JVM225]

First I ever heard of that.

Founding fathers were insightful enough to allow for state militias and smart enough to steer way clear of letting a federal military force operate on US soil.
I’m often amazed at how eager progressives are to undo basic principles the country was founded on.Same with jumping up and down and demanding POTUS essentially commandeer or nationalize private business.
Very dangerous stuff!

 

[RBB]

Founding fathers were insightful enough to allow for state militias and smart enough to steer way clear of letting a federal military force operate on US soil.

Ok I am getting schooled and I like it.
Just not sure how gun control will read into that.

 

[Iprof]

Thank you for correcting me so graciously. It is important that you did so.

I thought I took care of it when writing: "Though as the story points out, creating a flu vaccine is far different from creating a vaccine for an entirely new virus, this is still an inspiring story." But I guess what I wrote lacked clarity.

I liked the article that you posted.

 

[JVM225]

Ok I am getting schooled and I like it.
Just not sure how gun control will read into that.

Sensible gun control advocates tailor their argument to fit the constitutional right to bear arms. Usually they attack modern high capacity/rapid fire weapons rather than an all out ban on firearms.
That’s an academic argument.
But it’s usually the radical far left wingers that advocate an unconstitutional all out ban.
The bigger, much more important, issue is the far left’s assault on our constitution.
Lenin, and later Hitler, started as a socialist.
Are groups like ANTIFA really all that different than the Bolsheviks?
Kind of scary that their antics go largely unchecked in some urban areas and states that are governed by self described progressives.
Pretty sure that Lenin actually described himself as a “democratic socialist”.
Does that label sound familiar?

Full disclosure: While I don’t consider myself a strict supporter of any political party, if I had describe myself as something, I’d have to say I’m more of a libertarian.

 

[JVM225]

Ok I am getting schooled and I like it.
Just not sure how gun control will read into that.

Unfortunately, basic civics and a working knowledge of the US Constitution haven’t been a focus in US K-12 schools for decades now.
That’s why we have so many young people running around yelling that they have rights under the constitution that they don’t have, or yelling that someone else has no right when it comes to something they are offended by or disagree with while that other party does.
It’s not always the young either.
I’ll be 66 this year. I’ve got a B-I-L who is a couple of years older than me. Some of the ignorant stuff that comes out of his mouth is astounding. What makes it worse is that he’s a retired school teacher.

 

[JVM225]

While he's had the authority, I completely agree with him allowing GM, for example, to do the right thing without invoking the order. As I understand it Ford, GE, and others did so without being ordered.

Wise man!

 

[OllieC]

Gm was not “bailed out”. They were given government loans that were paid back in full with interest. It is going to be Ford Motor Company this time around. They were in VERY POOR financial shape before this pandemic. Ford spent over a billion dollars on a struggling launch in Chicago and are still reeling from that.

They did? It was my understanding we the taxpayers lost about $10 billion through Government selling GM stocks at a significant loss during that time?

 

[RBB]

They did? It was my understanding we the taxpayers lost about $10 billion through Government selling GM stocks at a significant loss during that time?

That’s what I thought, however sometimes I can’t remember where I am going.