"Will you shut up, man?" US Politics October 2020

Chris Christie is still in the hospital.

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/10/ex-nj-gov-chris-christie-remains-hospitalized-for-covid-19.html

funny that you ask, pence has been cleared for tomorrow's debate by both his own doctor and CDC, which should be humiliated

Vice President Pence was cleared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in the debate Wednesday night against Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.).

CDC Director Robert Redfield wrote in a memo that he consulted with Pence’s physician and concluded that Pence wasn’t in close contact to anyone contagious. Pence was at the Rose Garden ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. At least seven people who had been at that event have tested positive for the coronavirus.

“Based on the descriptions of the movements of the Vice President ... the Vice President is not a close contact of any known person with covid-19, including the president,” Redfield wrote.

Since Friday, when Trump’s diagnosis was disclosed, Pence’s coronavirus tests have all come back negative. Redfield cites the negative tests and the physician’s conclusions to determine “from a public health standpoint, it is safe for the Vice President to participate in the upcoming Vice-Presidential debate.”

https://i.imgur.com/q2COIAU.jpg

forgot to add the covidbeams from the bottom (where trump was) and to the far right (where still-hospitalized chris christie was)

Christie only went into the hospital to chill out and hide from the press, though, "still" doesn't mean anything.

is that Ben Sasse with his mask on below his nose?

masks are incredibly complicated and hard

Pence’s head about to explode in that photo!!

Miller is the sweetest one yet

(aside from the obvious)

this is honestly even sweeter to me

^ yeah

Yeah he’s hard to top. I think it would be great to see Barr fall ill aswell, and plus he’s older so there’s a greater chance of him finally facing a measure of accountability

Miller is ideological, Trump is not, and he's the only one who's managed to stay in the administration, exercising his agenda, for four years

feeling y'all on this, and yeah Barr would be great

please god if you are there smite this asshole

Barr and Mitch would be very very satisfying, yes; I assume McConnell has been more cautious than Barr about reducing his risk.

Miller's my no. 3 behind 1) Barr and 2) the other one

Superman in on the Rose Garden covid action

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcStvb73zvy2Tu1QQ8jEWxh5W4BEiKLBTGhA7g&usqp=CAU

OK but people voted in their father.

So I guess this answer's my question way upthread that Stephen Miller's wife (Pence's spokesperson) who tested positive back in May did not transfer it to him. Most likely because their marriage is a facade but I don't want to prop-shame anyone.

pence's no chicks policy might have saved his life

Miller is the sweetest one yet

Some call him the pompatus of coronavirus.

I agree with others that the glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel has made social media, if not life, just that much more bearable.

it would be awesome if Trump loses and then all these people immediately drop dead.

Hoping they don't breathe on their housekeepers

Apologies if this was posted earlier I can't quite keep up

"It's incredibly selfish of older people or neurotic people who are timid & afraid & won't come out of their basements to confine children & young people to miss out on the most important part of their lives" - Fox News is now straight up blaming old & vulnerable people for Covid pic.twitter.com/mLhiwDHmrN

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2020

I mean, it's Miranda Devine to be fair. The Fox anchor can't quite believe it either.

i think it's incredibly selfish of old people to insist on coming out of their basements so they can frequent bars and restaurants and churches at the literal expense of safely opening schools.

Scum, in a word.

NEW: “We need to take away children,” AG Sessions told prosecutors, according to a draft DOJ IG report. That statement contradicts Sessions’ previous claim that “we never really intended” to separate children. w/@shearm @ktbenner https://t.co/938OvsSuus

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) October 6, 2020

kinda like how God tells you he has a plan, and it'll only work if little Timmy dies on Friday

for the timeline geeks among us:

Remember when Trump blamed military and law enforcement for Hope Hicks getting COVID? It never made sense why she, and now him, would blame military personnel for giving it to them. Well...did you know there was a Gold Star Mother's Day event at the White House on Sunday?

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 6, 2020

After receiving the best socialized health care in the world Trump just said "no" to providing any relief to the unemployed, the uninsured or the hungry. But he's still pushing the Senate to confirm a Supreme Court nominee who will strip health care from 20 million. How pathetic.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) October 6, 2020

man, just put Bernie on TV and let him campaign

congratulation to America on getting its very own Miranda Devine and it turning out to be Miranda Devine

Even Stephen Miller's wife can't stand to be around him long enough to infect him.

― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Tuesday, October 6, 2020 5:58 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

Underrated post

At least Bernie should write Biden's tweets

xpost Didn't catch it from the person he presumably shares a bed with but did catch it from his boss, makes u think

Aw

Trump still at times sounded like he was trying to catch air. Officials conceded the president was not getting tested every day before his diagnosis. https://t.co/JdOETmfxYk

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 7, 2020

because this reddit was mentioned upthread (or maybe in another poli-thread), popped in to check on the true believer scum re: stimulus and the depths of their stupidity never ceases to amaze

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTrumpSupporters/comments/j6bb5j/what_is_your_opinion_on_delaying_negotiations_for/

Very Secret Honor

Aides said that Mr. Trump made calls from the White House on Tuesday and roamed the areas of the presidential residence that had been set up for him. Although he was described as itching to get back into the Oval Office and show that he was in charge, a potential live address to the nation was discussed but scrapped in favor of a planned taped one.

There was a panel talking about Trump's abandonment of the relief bill. First, the obvious interpretation, blackmail: elect me or (since you'd be looking at February, at least) perish. Then someone suggested it was another example of Trump caring about no one except himself...but then just as quickly called that into question, since this would likely be politically disastrous for him: it would give a few more million people a reason to hate him, and his beloved stock market would putter along or worse. Nothing but personal pique, another person offered: another middle finger to his enemies. They all made sense.

"Always remember: others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself."

I've always believed the person who said that understood the full weight of those words. I don't believe the guy living them out right now really does.

"Always remember: others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself."

I've always believed the person who said that understood the full weight of those words. I don't believe the guy living them out right now really does.

― clemenza, Tuesday, October 6, 2020

otm

- Bob Marley

I'll hate whoever I damn well please, starting with these fascist monsters

GTFO with that high road bullshit

Didn't catch it from the person he presumably shares a bed with

Impregnated her by climbing a ladder in the corner of her bedroom and shuddering into a long, flexible funnel.

xp I had the impression Clemenza was referring to Trump there?

Yeah...I'm not sure that means.

Trump's hatred will be death of him if it's Covid

sometimes COVID smells like halothane