The coronavirus emerged in China in late December. The Trump administration received its first formal notification of the outbreak on January 3. The first confirmed case in the United States was diagnosed in mid-January. Financial markets in the United States suffered the first of a sequence of crashes on February 24. The first person known to have succumbed to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, in the United States died on February 29. The 100th died on March 17. By March 20, New York City alone had confirmed 5,600 cases. Not until March 21—the day the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services placed its first large-scale order for N95 masks—did the White House begin marshaling a national supply chain to meet the threat in earnest. “What they’ve done over the last 13 days has been really extraordinary,” Jared Kushner said on April 3, implicitly acknowledging the waste of weeks between January 3 and March 21.
Those were the weeks when testing hardly happened, because there were no kits. Those were the weeks when tracing hardly happened, because there was little testing. Those were the weeks when isolation did not happen, because the president and his administration insisted that the virus was under control. Those were the weeks when supplies were not ordered, because nobody in the White House was home to order them. Those lost weeks placed the United States on the path to the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in the developed world: one-fourth of all confirmed cases anywhere on Earth.
For 11 weeks Trump ignored the virus and chose to go golfing and his ego stroking rallies. He was supposed to be in charge and he failed our country. You can try to spin this any way you want but American families who lost a family member know who to blame in November.
Mainly because, by definition, they are gaffes and not signs of dementia. If you have ever been around someone with dementia — you would know the difference between it and gaffes. It is a very sad situation and can be very debilitating.
Gaffe:
an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.
Dementia:
a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
There are plenty of joyous holidays that appropriately get celebrated by wishing someone a happy day. The Fourth of July, Hanukkah, Easter, Thanksgiving … each a holiday celebrating jubilation over specific events, be they religious or historic.
But, what about holidays based on serious reverence or an acknowledgement of a struggle? There’s certainly a lot of discussion surrounding the act of wishing someone a “Happy Memorial Day” or “Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day.” Heck, some people even have “MLKeg parties,” and many people celebrate Memorial Day with a drink (or two or five)!
The purpose of holidays like these is to recognize a darker part of our nation’s history and how it was overcome by a brave population or a leader who made sacrifices for the sake of progress. These are days full of weight and reflection.
And that’s why wishing someone a “happy holiday” in these instances, without cheapening (or dishonoring) the meaning behind the day, is up for debate.
As word experts, we’re ready to chime in. Because to be happy doesn’t necessarily mean “to be giddy over one’s own privilege” (despite the word’s origins being tied to “good luck”).
Sure, there’s joy involved in its official definition, but it’s over circumstances that go beyond just “happy coincidences.”
Being “happy” over Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Memorial Day could be an expression of gratitude—the population acknowledges the past and people are joyous that we are all remembering where we came from and how we’ve come so far. After all, one of the synonyms for happy is successful.
You could even argue that many religious holidays—Hanukkah and Easter included—would also be categorized as “not happy” based on the struggles both are founded upon … yet we continue to say how happy we are about them every year.
So, if you’re unsure about happy, think of it as a way to express gratitude as opposed to tossing it aside for its literal meaning.
And, if you want to avoid it, synonyms are always welcome: “Have a thoughtful Memorial Day” could catch on. We’re into it.
You are so verbose, I don't even read your responses anymore because without a doubt you will try to defend Trump no matter what the situation. You just enjoy the back and forth and you are absolutely boring IMO.
You want to share your views, open your own thread. Don't muddle up mine. You and mctrap can chat with each other.
Don't go away mad; just go away.
Sound reasoning and logic are a liberal's worst enemy. Raiders puts forth good arguments, and your response is to go tell us to open new threads ? [ you tried the same trick w me ]
Just tells us you have nothing intelligent to respond with. Speaking for myself, I'll open a new thread when I see fit . As it stand now, you have 3 threads NIGHTMARE that are indistinguishable from each other, when one would suffice. I'll continue to post my counterparts in your threads, particularly because your thoughts and beliefs are frequently misguided and your emotions really get the best of you. You sound like a teenager w your swearing , yet you're a senior citizen. Get over it ol Timer. It's really sad to see.
It was simply an article talking about exactly what you posted. It was a decent article explaining why your viewpoint didn’t hold up so well.
My reply was less than 40 words. Sorry your attention span is so short.
If you can’t think of a better salutation — then don’t dismiss one Trump gave, simply because he did it. It makes you seem irrational.
Soooooo........ you've never gone to a BBQ on Memorial day? Trump is shit with words and yes, maybe people don't go around wishing others a "Happy Memorial Day" but it's not typically celebrated as a somber day of reflection either. And trying to dissect every single utterance of any human being, even our President, xto find negativity is completely asinine.
Raider, I went to an MLK Jr elementary, which needless to say was like 99% black, and grew up in a city that used to have a school district wide, all grades oratorical fest in MLK's honor every year. And i've been to quite a few keggers in my day but I have yet to hear about an MLK kegger. Black people typically don't have keggers and white people, even super liberal California white people, don't really acknowledge MLK day like that. Hell, black people don't even acknowledge it in the same ways we used to. It's not really a race thing. The same can be said for President's day, Lincoln's bday, and Columbus day.
The Obamas are living it up. They want no parts of a Joe Biden dumpster fire campaign.
Midnight1 is right. In the past, Trump claims to be too busy to golf if elected president. However he has been golfing an average of once every 4 days. By far, the most of any president in history while costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Also Trump claims to be a christian but he doesn't attend church as often as Obama.
Yeah. I had never heard that term before either. I think the article was just trying to point out that we treat those days the same as any other ‘day off work’ — like Fourth of July, etc.
You are a punk. Go back to your diary. You're a phony who can't stay away from my threads.
Done with you. Done with Raiders. Done with mctrap.
Bye Felecia
You are boring and not wanted in here. I bet you hear that a lot.
He's not just any person Stu. He's the fucking president
In February, before the pandemic caused mass unemployment/left millions without insurance, Obamacare was at a high point in popularity since its passage.
Republicans have had a decade to improve this & failed. A Democratic President will have to clean up another Republican abortion of an administration.
And once you lose in November, you'll cry like the complicit cowards that you are & complain about anything the new president accomplishes.
You got conned by a loser and aren't men enough to admit you fucked up. You'll just pass blame like the POS in the WH.
Just pointed out that you were wrong. You implied Trump did nothing for 11 weeks. That was incorrect.
He stopped flights on Jan. 31. So, he had to have been gathering information and contemplating action even before that.
Gathering information?
You forget 40,000 came here after he issued the ban & the virus was already here.
So yeah, he fucked up big time & you fail to be honest about it. Almost 100k dead and no other country is experiencing that amount of deceased.
I didn't imply he did nothing. I said he golfed and attended his ego stroking rallies during those 11 weeks.
[Quote: Originally Posted by Rush51: Sound reasoning and logic are a liberal's worst enemy. Raiders puts forth good arguments, and your response is to go tell us to open new threads ? [ you tried the same trick w me ] Just tells us you have nothing intelligent to respond with. Speaking for myself, I'll open a new thread when I see fit . As it stand now, you have 3 threads NIGHTMARE that are indistinguishable from each other, when one would suffice. I'll continue to post my counterparts in your threads, particularly because your thoughts and beliefs are frequently misguided and your emotions really get the best of you. You sound like a teenager w your swearing , yet you're a senior citizen. Get over it ol Timer. It's really sad to see.
Midnight1 ;
You are a punk. Go back to your diary. You're a phony who can't stay away from my threads. Done with you. Done with Raiders. Done with mctrap. Bye Felecia
Midnight1 ;
""He's not just any person Stu. He's the fucking president""
Your Honor, I bring you "Exhibit A" in NIGHTMARE'S continuous swearing & profanity. 
NIGHTMARE, it's really not a good look at all. Anger Management issues at home, perhaps ?
South Korea has 55 million people; the U.S. has 350 million. But how did South Korea manage to contain its death toll? Medical experts say South Korea immediately shut down the country, engaging in massive testing, contact tracing, social distancing & face masks. The U.S. waited.
Trump didn't just wait. He purposefully denied and delayed.
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