Monday, March 9, 2020

Trump cheers lower gas prices amid stock market plunge, downplays coronavirus fears

Trump cheers lower gas prices amid stock market plunge, downplays coronavirus fears 
When it comes to the novel coronavirus, President Trump is ever the optimist.
As the virus spreads throughout the U.S. and across the globe, stoking fears about physical and economic health (amplified by Monday's stock market plunge), Trump has maintained a mostly rosy outlook. He continued that Monday first by highlighting tumbling gas prices — spurred by Saudi Arabia's decision to slash oil exports by 10 percent over the weekend and crude oil falling more than 20 percent — which he said were "good for the consumer."


Cruise Ship Passengers Demand To Be Housed At Mar-a-Lago. - Andy Borowitz



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Ever notice how everyone who calls Jane Fonda "Hanoi Jane" never want to bash the civilian politicians who sent 58,000 Americans to die in that war - just a young actress' naive protest of it. - John Fugelsang


Bill Gates To Provide Coronavirus Home-Testing Kits To Seattle
Testing for the novel coronavirus in the Seattle area will get a huge boost in the coming weeks as a project funded by Bill Gates and his foundation begins offering home-testing kits that will allow people who fear they may be infected to swab their noses and send the samples back for analysis.
Results, which should be available in one to two days, will be shared with local health officials who will notify those who test positive. 


Coronavirus got Boomers stocking their doomsday bunkers... meanwhile millennials are online shopping for bathing suits for the five island trip they just booked on Spirit for $130. - Kevin Harden, Jr.





Guess what. Turns out we DO need government. - Dan Rather







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Trump wants to leave sick people on that docked cruise ship so America’s coronavirus numbers don’t go up. After hearing this I had to wash my brain for 20 seconds with hot soapy water while singing “Happy Birthday” twice. - Bette Midler

Erik Prince, Bush Mercenary Holdover, Is Spying On Americans. Democrats To Be Specific.
Erik Prince, the security contractor with close ties to the Trump administration, has in recent years helped recruit former American and British spies for secretive intelligence-gathering operations that included infiltrating Democratic congressional campaigns, labor organizations and other groups considered hostile to the Trump agenda, according to interviews and documents.





I am getting a little annoyed at people responding to my tweets saying 'why do you even believe the Chinese numbers' and 'China was hiding this' etc. There is something we all need to keep in mind: China bought us time and we wasted it. - Florian Krammer





Melania Mad. She Work Hard On Tennis Court Remodeling!
Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash...On Thursday, the first lady tweeted a series of pics, including two of herself wearing a hard hat while reviewing blueprints for the construction of a tennis pavilion on the south grounds.


Melania's not just another racist birther - she's the Carmela Soprano of First Ladies.  - John Fugelsang



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Obama Kind Of Hurt No One’s Even Asked For His Endorsement. - The Onion


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It's like the stock market has finally realized Donald Trump is president. - Middle Age Riot

Trump Thinks Journalists Want To Infect Him With Coronavirus
“Stories about Trump’s coronavirus fears have spread through the White House. Last week Trump told aides he’s afraid journalists will try to purposefully contract coronavirus to give it to him on Air Force One,” Sherman writes. “… The source also said Trump has asked the Secret Service to set up a screening program and bar anyone who has a cough from the White House grounds. ‘He’s definitely melting down over this,’ the source said.”



People hate pigeons because 'they're dirty and spread disease.' 

As opposed to, say, people. - John Fugelsang


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New Health Insurance Law Lets Employers Refuse To Cover Contraceptives If They’re Morally Opposed To Women. - The Onion


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LET'S SEE YOU BRAG ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET NOW, YOU INCOMPETENT F--K. - Jeff Tiedrich


DOJ Threatens Coronavirus' Price Riggers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) warned on Monday it will hold businesses accountable if they violate antitrust laws during the coronavirus outbreak. 
DOJ cautioned against companies or individuals fixing prices or rigging bids for any equipment that customers might use against the virus, such as gloves, face masks, and respirators.






There is absolutely no symbolism more perfect than International Women's Day being 23 hours long. - Elaine Filadelfo






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Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Suddenly, I have the urge to rent a canoe.

Peace.


Friday, March 6, 2020

There aren't enough coronavirus tests.

Pence admits 'we don't have enough tests' to meet demands as delay in coronavirus testing persists
VP Mike Pence, who is leading the Trump administration's coronavirus response, acknowledged there was a shortfall in testing kits: "We don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward"


America, where it's easier to get a gun than to get a coronavirus test. - Jeff Tiedrich






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We had weeks of warning. Weeks to prepare. Excuse my language, but this is completely unacceptable. Where the hell are the coronavirus tests! - Dan Rather



Erectile Dysfunction Displayed On GOP Congressman's Wall
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) on Friday challenged former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to take his AR-15-style rifle from his congressional office in Washington, D.C.
"I have just one message for Joe Biden and [former Rep.] Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), if you want to take everyone’s AR-15s, why don’t you swing by my office in Washington, D.C. and start with this one?" Buck tweeted.



Ken Buck voted against emergency funds to combat COVID-19.
The bill passed 415-2.
The AR-15 hanging on his wall isn't nearly as dangerous as his stupidity.- Nick Jack Pappas






Joe Biden’s Cognitive Health Attacked By Man Who Typed Covfefe. - Andy Borowitz






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Susan Collins Unable To Decide Whether To Wash Hands. - Andy Borowitz





NY Attorney General Warns Televangelist To Stop Hawking Coronavirus Cure
As New York continues to see a jump in positive coronavirus cases, state Attorney General Letitia James has ordered televangelist Jim Bakker to quit misleading New Yorkers by falsely advertising the product “Silver Solution” as reliable treatment.


CDC Urge Americans To Do Opposite of What Trump Says. - Andy Borowitz






The first woman president will likely be a Republican, and if you don’t vote in the next election it will be Ivanka. - Edel Rodriguez





Watching CNN  and reporter Maggie Haberman from the NYTimes said that people STILL have questions about Hunter Biden that Joe needs to answer.   I have questions about the Trump spawn and Jared Kushner that haven't even been asked so get your ass over THERE. - AMListi5 tweet


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Conversation on the train:

Man on my left: “Coronavirus is just the flu. It’s all panic.” (Points to man on my right wearing a mask) “See? Mass hysteria.” 

Man on right: “Actually I’m a microbiologist.”

Man on left: “Why a mask?”

Man on right: “I know how pandemics spread.” - Jim Sciutto, CNN






My My My. Is A 2nd Impeachment In The Works?
The House is asking a full appeals court to rehear its case for subpoenaing former White House counsel Don McGahn after a divided three-judge panel ruled last week that congressional subpoenas of the executive branch are legally unenforceable.







I'll never forget when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act bc it was the same week they announced 'Sharknado 2' & those 2 events pretty much signaled where America was going. - John Fugelsang



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We are in the 40th year of the Reagan Anti-Government Revolution.  
How are you liking it so far? - driftglass 

I Hope Elizabeth Warren Replaces Bitch McConnell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is signaling potential support for a probe into former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings. 
"I think it's worth taking a look at," McConnell told Fox News during an interview on Thursday night when asked about concerns that the investigation being run by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is political. 




My God I miss touching my face. - Rex Huppke





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Back in 1966 or 1967, I was driving to Ft. Lauderdale beach with my teenage friends around 8pm. As we approached the Sunrise Blvd/AIA intersection we saw hundreds of baby turtles heading towards the road instead of the ocean, some were smashed on the road. Almost telepathically, we immediately jumped out and stopped the north/south traffic on AIA and asked people to help us bring the turtles to the ocean. Everyone helped. Everyone. Even the police. It was the most beautiful moment of instant humanity I have experienced.

Best wishes for a peaceful weekend.


Thursday, March 5, 2020

Trump's coronavirus musings put scientists on edge

Trump's coronavirus musings put scientists on edge
President Donald Trump is using his metaphorical black Sharpie to draw his own mental map of the spiraling coronavirus crisis — vastly...


Combover Caligula has literally tweeted about 'Mini Mike' more than he's tweeted about Coronavirus, in case you're wondering why the stock market keeps diving. - John Fugelsang

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Just to keep things in perspective, last year an epidemic killed over 37,000 Americans. The epidemic is called gun violence. And there is already a cure. - Andy Borowitz





Question: What The Hell Is Wrong With Facebook?
Answer: Zuckerberg LOVES The Ad Dollars.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday slammed Facebook for allowing President Trump's reelection campaign to run misleading advertisements about the census.
In more than a thousand ads running on the Facebook pages of Trump and Vice President Pence, the campaign is urging supporters to fill out an "Official 2020 Congressional District Census." The link attached to the post redirects users to the Trump campaign website, where they are asked to take a survey, then make a donation.






They should have just named it the Obamavirus, then Trump would have instantly marshaled all the forces of the US Government to eradicate it.  - Noel Casler





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My takeaway from this mornings news is that Republicans can say whatever they want about judges but Democrats have restrictions. - Adam Parkhomenko 




Republicans & Putin Feel The Bern!
Republican lawmakers are surprised and disappointed by the results of Super Tuesday, which firmly re-established former Vice President Joe Biden as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination and dealt Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) a major setback.


If Donald Trump plans to attack Hunter Biden, I say bring it on. I’m all for a robust discussion about the corrupt practice of nepotism. - Andy Borowitz





"Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its parts - including the First Amendment and the strict separation of church and state." ~John F. Kennedy, 1958





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Warren Bows Out, No Endorsement, Yet,
Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Thursday the end of her campaign for the presidency after a poor showing on Super Tuesday that included a third-place finish in her home state of Massachusetts.




It took Liz Warren suspending her campaign for the media to really start acknowledging her candidacy. - OhNoSheTwint


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Joe Biden responds to Bernie Sanders saying his campaign is heavily supported by the corporate establishment: “It’s ridiculous. Bernie, you got beat by overwhelming support I have from the African American community.”


"Whoa, you don’t screw around with a Philly girl, I’ll tell you what."
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday night joked that his presidential campaign may soon need Secret Service protection because people are worried his wife, Jill Biden, is going to "hurt someone" after an incident involving protesters at a victory speech on Super Tuesday.
“I’m probably the only candidate running for president whose wife is my Secret Service,” Biden joked while speaking at a fundraiser in California. “Whoa, you don’t screw around with a Philly girl, I’ll tell you what.”






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My vote for the stock market condition: Bipolar. Anyone else? - Jimmie von Tungeln






The Dixie Chicks Are Back!
It took about 14 years, but we finally have a new song from the Dixie Chicks.
On Wednesday, the groundbreaking country music trio dropped a new single called “Gaslighter” — also the name of their upcoming studio album that will be released on May 1 — and, as you probably assumed, they did not hold back.



This weekend, don't forget to set your clocks ahead for one less hour of Donald Trump. - Middle Age Riot



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I could live on that houseboat but with drapes.

Peace.