Anatomy of a viral lie

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Didn't we cover this many, many, many times previously? But you did avoid my question - his lies caused people not to worry about what he later said was a pandemic. What we are seeing now is people who where infected a week ago and those people who had the virus a week ago where infected the week before. If Trump said we have a pandemic, people would have taken the precautions they are taking today. Instead we trusted him and he admitted he lied bc he claimed he knew it was a pandemic all along while telling us it wasn't that bad.

I don't recall our covering it. I recall my asking, I recall you and Spence denying Biden said it (Spence still denies it). If that's covering it, and maybe it is, then yes we covered it.

"What we are seeing now is people who where infected a week ago and those people who had the virus a week ago where infected the week before"

Yes, that's how infections work you see. That's why it takes more than a day.

"But you did avoid my question "

No, I didn't avoid it. Here is my direct answer...I don't think he could have done much more early on than banning travel from China, ( and telling people to wash their hands), because he was called a nationalist xenophobe for doing even that.

Now, can you answer my question, which I'm asking for maybe the 20th time? What do you think of Biden calling Trump a xenophobe, for restricting travel from China?

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

I don't recall our covering it. I recall my asking, I recall you and Spence denying Biden said it (Spence still denies it). If that's covering it, and maybe it is, then yes we covered it.

"What we are seeing now is people who where infected a week ago and those people who had the virus a week ago where infected the week before"

Yes, that's how infections work you see. That's why it takes more than a day.

"But you did avoid my question "

No, I didn't avoid it. Here is my direct answer...I don't think he could have done much more early on than banning travel from China, ( and telling people to wash their hands), because he was called a nationalist xenophobe for doing even that.

Now, can you answer my question, which I'm asking for maybe the 20th time? What do you think of Biden calling Trump a xenophobe, for restricting travel from China?

Any thing a citizen says bothers me a lot less than the President of the US lying which caused people to die due to his constant downplaying the virus he even though admits it was a pandemic.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Any thing a citizen says bothers me a lot less than the President of the US lying which caused people to die due to his constant downplaying the virus he even though admits it was a pandemic.

So the fact that the citizen is (1) running for president, and (2) saying he would not have limited travel from China early on, doesn't concern you.

You're saying (I think?) Trump didn't do enough, but you're OK voting for a guy who said Trump went too far.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

So the fact that the citizen is (1) running for president, and (2) saying he would not have limited travel from China early on, doesn't concern you.

You're saying (I think?) Trump didn't do enough, but you're OK voting for a guy who said Trump went too far.

No it doesn't bother me that Biden said he would not have limited travel from China (US citizens, Chinese citizens, people going to 3rd party countries then coming to US????)

Trump sat on his hind quarters (or hind halfs) or he went out and played golf while he should have been doing a lot more if he truly knew it was going to be a pandemic instead of lying to us and telling us not to worry.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by PaulS

No it doesn't bother me that Biden said he would not have limited travel from China (US citizens, Chinese citizens, people going to 3rd party countries then coming to US????)

Trump sat on his hind quarters (or hind halfs) or he went out and played golf while he should have been doing a lot more if he truly knew it was going to be a pandemic instead of lying to us and telling us not to worry.

settle down little buddy....

[spence]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

So the fact that the citizen is (1) running for president, and (2) saying he would not have limited travel from China early on, doesn't concern you.

Where did Biden even say this?

Jim, is your opinion based on anything other than fantasy?

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

Where did Biden even say this?

Jim, is your opinion based on anything other than fantasy?

you’re still denying that Biden said the travel ban was xenophobic? if so, that says a lot about you. Nothing we don’t already know.

did you see the virus video he tried to make in the comfort of his own home? beyond feeble.
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[scottw]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

you’re still denying that Biden said the travel ban was xenophobic? if so, that says a lot about you. Nothing we don’t already know.

did you see the virus video he tried to make in the comfort of his own home? beyond feeble.
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someone needs to check on Joe.....

[Pete F.]

Nobody answers because the premise of your question is, as usual, based on fake news.

During a campaign rally that started at 4 pm, Biden said that “In moments like this, this is where the credibility of a president is most needed, as he explains what we should and should not do.”
“This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia, hysterical xenophobia, to uh, and fear mongering,” Biden continued.

Azar made the announcement at a briefing that started at 3:42 p.m.

It’s not even clear Biden knew it had been announced. The White House would later offer a more detailed proclamation at about 8 p.m. that day.