HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:42 pm
Quite sure the words slush fund are nowhere to be found in the proposed legislation.
Of course nobody would use the term "slush fund". To be more precise:
Washington Post wrote:...because the Treasury Department would have broad discretion over where the money would go. President Trump already has said he wants the money to be used to rescue the cruise ship and hotel industries, making his preferences clear, but at a press conference on Sunday refused to say whether his own hotel properties would apply for the funding.
Asked if he'll take bailout money for his own properties, Trump says 'let's just see what happens'
“There’s too much money with no oversight,” Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) told reporters Sunday.
"No one reached out to me and said, 'As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?' And if that is the exchange, I'm all in," Patrick told Fox News.
He added, "My messages is that let's get back to work, let's get back to living. Let's be smart about it and those of us who are 70+, we'll take care of ourselves. But don't sacrifice the country."
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
"No one reached out to me and said, 'As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?' And if that is the exchange, I'm all in," Patrick told Fox News.
He added, "My messages is that let's get back to work, let's get back to living. Let's be smart about it and those of us who are 70+, we'll take care of ourselves. But don't sacrifice the country."
This is the simplest explanation for these types of reckless statements from GOP officials.
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:53 pm
Ontario ordering all non-essential businesses to close (unless staff is working from home).
Essential businesses include grocery stores, drug stores, liquor and beer stores. And obviously the government's weed delivery is still running.
Phew!
I've seen some things on twitter that liquor stores stay open for a number of reasons. One of which is so they don't have a bunch of alkies going into wtihdrawal so bad they go to the hospital and strangely, that it somehow keeps domestic violence lower, when generally speaking it's also a big cause of that, too.
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:53 pm
Ontario ordering all non-essential businesses to close (unless staff is working from home).
Essential businesses include grocery stores, drug stores, liquor and beer stores. And obviously the government's weed delivery is still running.
Phew!
I've seen some things on twitter that liquor stores stay open for a number of reasons. One of which is so they don't have a bunch of alkies going into wtihdrawal so bad they go to the hospital and strangely, that it somehow keeps domestic violence lower, when generally speaking it's also a big cause of that, too.
Also - our stores are government owned so tax dollars as well.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
phxgators wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:37 pm
Denver issuing stay at home order at 5:00 pm tomorrow. Closings include liquor stores and recreational pot dispensaries, deemed non-essential.
liquor, hookers and blow should be essential
What's funny is this lasted exactly three hours due to the run on liquor & pot shops. Now they can stay open if they practice "extreme social distancing" ...whatever that means.
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
"No one reached out to me and said, 'As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?' And if that is the exchange, I'm all in," Patrick told Fox News.
He added, "My messages is that let's get back to work, let's get back to living. Let's be smart about it and those of us who are 70+, we'll take care of ourselves. But don't sacrifice the country."
Interesting positioning, as based on their viewer demographics, Fox News is telling their audience to die to save capitalism.
“The running, the jumping... a celebration of life.”
"No one reached out to me and said, 'As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?' And if that is the exchange, I'm all in," Patrick told Fox News.
He added, "My messages is that let's get back to work, let's get back to living. Let's be smart about it and those of us who are 70+, we'll take care of ourselves. But don't sacrifice the country."
The GOP: Pro-life up until it threatens their wealth, then its 'lets throw Grandma into the wood chipper!'
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:29 am
Since Fox News is going all in, how long before the hosts ask for the station or themselves personally to be added to wills?
I could see the Trump campaign or an affiliated PAC doing this. Not joking...
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
My fiance, who is holding down the house until I get back, had plans this weekend to drive to see friends of ours in Arizona.
(I know, I know... I'm not thrilled either. But other than pumping gas on the trip she'd be going from one quarantine location to another. Still though. I'm not thrilled.)
The Governor of NM has declared a stay at home order this morning unless it's for essential things. So instead of my fiance going "Well, shit. Going out of state is probably not the best idea right now." she is instead mad by this development and literally texted "Well it’s because people are dumb and haven’t been doing that. So they had to issue an order to make people do that."
And I'm holding back, from half a world away, from saying exactly what you'd expect me to say right now.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 4:44 pm
My fiance, who is holding down the house until I get back, had plans this weekend to drive to see friends of ours in Arizona.
(I know, I know... I'm not thrilled either. But other than pumping gas on the trip she'd be going from one quarantine location to another. Still though. I'm not thrilled.)
The Governor of NM has declared a stay at home order this morning unless it's for essential things. So instead of my fiance going "Well, shit. Going out of state is probably not the best idea right now." she is instead mad by this development and literally texted "Well it’s because people are dumb and haven’t been doing that. So they had to issue an order to make people do that."
And I'm holding back, from half a world away, from saying exactly what you'd expect me to say right now.
You will make a good husband.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
I've somehow been mostly on the money with a lot of my predictions, so I'm just going to go on record and say shit gets BAD in the United States by next week. I mean, bad. Like calling in the National Guard to NYC and possibly some other cities bad.
brian wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:34 pm
I've somehow been mostly on the money with a lot of my predictions, so I'm just going to go on record and say shit gets BAD in the United States by next week. I mean, bad. Like calling in the National Guard to NYC and possibly some other cities bad.
What? Didn't you hear the dear leader say its going to all be over by Easter?
National guard already here in baltimore. Has been for a few days now. Setting up a field hospital downtown I think and otherwise being here to assist with whatever. So I assume worry over social order is in place among the powers that be.
I've heard the idea that Trump won't do anything as long as hot spots are in blue states so he can make them the fall guys when it eventually starts to devastate red areas as well. ("THEY failed at containing it.'") And then today:
Usually we’ll have 50 governors that will call it the same time. I think we are doing very well. But it’s a two-way street. They have to treat us well, also. They can’t say, “Oh, gee, we should get this, we should get that.” We’re doing a great job. Like in New York where we’re building, as I said, four hospitals, four medical centers. We’re literally building hospitals and medical centers. And then I hear that there’s a problem with ventilators. Well we sent them ventilators. And they could have had 15,000 or 16,000 – all they had to do was order them two years ago. But they decided not to do it. They can’t blame us for that.
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:26 pm
I've heard the idea that Trump won't do anything as long as hot spots are in blue states so he can make them the fall guys when it eventually starts to devastate red areas as well. ("THEY failed at containing it.'") And then today
I just want someone (not a comedian) to call him swear words on regular TV. That's all I want. If there was ever a reason to cross that threshold, people dying in your state might be it.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:25 pm
National guard already here in baltimore. Has been for a few days now. Setting up a field hospital downtown I think and otherwise being here to assist with whatever. So I assume worry over social order is in place among the powers that be.
A field hospital in the middle of an American city in the 21st century... that is horrifying.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:25 pm
National guard already here in baltimore. Has been for a few days now. Setting up a field hospital downtown I think and otherwise being here to assist with whatever. So I assume worry over social order is in place among the powers that be.
A field hospital in the middle of an American city in the 21st century... that is horrifying.
Hurricane Katrina had the horrible visuals. A field hospital is just an annex that displays hope. At least there's a sense of hope in seeing a red cross.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
brian wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:39 pm
I'm taking some solace that most GOP governors seem to be saying there's no way that anything's going to be lifted by Easter.
The Texas lieutenant governor sure seems to be on board.
brian wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:39 pm
I'm taking some solace that most GOP governors seem to be saying there's no way that anything's going to be lifted by Easter.
The Texas lieutenant governor sure seems to be on board.
The death toll coming in Texas will easily put the screws to the theory that opening the country back up is a good idea. If my parents lived in Texas I would no joke consider trying to get them to go somewhere else for awhile.
Just insane how the president is the main naysayer in this insanity and that there are people just having to ignore his bullshit to keep doing their jobs.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
I just leased my old townhouse to a couple, starting 4/1. She's currently in Maine, he's currently stationed overseas. Sounds like it's going to be quite a while before they're actually in the unit.
Until everything is less insane, I'm mixing weed with wine.
brian wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:39 pm
I'm taking some solace that most GOP governors seem to be saying there's no way that anything's going to be lifted by Easter.
The Texas lieutenant governor sure seems to be on board.
The death toll coming in Texas will easily put the screws to the theory that opening the country back up is a good idea. If my parents lived in Texas I would no joke consider trying to get them to go somewhere else for awhile.
I will say I was pleasantly surprised about how serious Sun City (one of the biggest retirement communities in the US) and the residents (at least the ones on my parents street) have responded to this given how much they all love Trump and Fox News. They shutdown everything two weeks ago (all gatherings, gathering areas, gyms, fucking golf courses) and no one they deal with has left the community. There's been a lot of support from the community in Georgetown to get necessities to them in a safe manner.
well this is gonna be someone's new signature - bronto
That is good to hear and hope it continues while Trump pressures the various states to open things back up. The only good news is that Trump has zero authority to do so and it's up to the various governors.