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mallorys_cameraI have been spending my social distancing time productively!
Yesterday, I culled through every single thing that Trump has said about coronavirus, and I compile the choicer quotes here for your reading pleasure:
January 22: “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.”
February 2: “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China.”
February 24: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA… Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”
February 25: “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus.”
Also February 25: “I think that's a problem that’s going to go away… They have studied it. They know very much. In fact, we’re very close to a vaccine.”
February 26: “The 15 (cases in the US) within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero.”
Also February 26: “We're going very substantially down, not up.”
February 27: “One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”
February 28: “We're ordering a lot of supplies. We're ordering a lot of, uh, elements that frankly we wouldn't be ordering unless it was something like this. But we're ordering a lot of different elements of medical.”
March 2: “You take a solid flu vaccine, you don't think that could have an impact, or much of an impact, on corona?”
Also March 2: “A lot of things are happening, a lot of very exciting things are happening and they’re happening very rapidly.”
March 4: “If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work — some of them go to work, but they get better.”
March 5: “I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work.”
Also March 5: “The United States… has, as of now, only 129 cases… and 11 deaths. We are working very hard to keep these numbers as low as possible!”
March 6: “I think we’re doing a really good job in this country at keeping it down… a tremendous job at keeping it down.”
Also March 6: Anybody right now, and yesterday, anybody that needs a test gets a test. They’re there. And the tests are beautiful…. the tests are all perfect like the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good.”
But wait! There’s more March 6: “I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it… Every one of these doctors said, ‘How do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president.”
Never Enuff March 6: “I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault.”
March 7: “We’ll hold tremendous rallies...I’m not concerned at all.”
March 8: “We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on coronavirus.”
March 9: “This blindsided the world.”
March 10: "Our CoronaVirus Team has been doing a great job. Even Democrat governors have been VERY complimentary!"
And more on March 10: "I've been briefed on every contingency you could possibly imagine. Many contingencies. A lot of positive. Different numbers, all different numbers, very large numbers, and some small numbers too."
March 11: "I am fully prepared to use the full power of the Federal Government to deal with our current challenge of the CoronaVirus!"
March 12: "108 countries are dealing with the CoronaVirus problem, some of which we are helping!"
March 13: "To this point, and because we have had a very strong border policy, we have had 40 deaths related to CoronaVirus. If we had weak or open borders, that number would be many times higher!"
More March 13: "Today I am declaring a national emergency. Two very big words…"
But that’s not all March 13. "No, I don't take responsibility at all. Because we were given a set of circumstances, given rules, regulations, and specifications from a different time. It wasn't meant for this kind of an event, with the kind of numbers that we are talking about."
March 14. "NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 2, 2019, as a National Day of Prayer."
March 16. "Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves. Points of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself."
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In other news, my replacement credit cards began trickling in yesterday, which means I was finally able to shop for food.
And a good thing, too, since they were practically out of cat food!
I don’t much care if I live on lentils for the next three months. Who knows? It might even be good for me. But you know, Sybyl is not a big legume fan. She expects her Sheba pate twice a day plus a cup of Meow Mix. It’s the only payment she demands for her onerous duties as Emotional Support Animal, and it seems like a small price.
I arrived at Flop & Drop at 6:30 in the morning, so it’s likely that the empty shelves I spied represented real shortages and not stocking issues.
They were completely out of all chicken and beef. They had a lot of pork.
They were mostly out of yogurt.
They were practically out of cereal! (Cereal? Really?)
I snagged the last jar of crunchy peanut butter. There was still a lot of smooth peanut butter.
They were also entirely out of garlic, which should not be surprising since China is the world’s garlic basket. I know one thing I’ll be planting in my garden this summer!
I wore protective gear. A mask Zhen gave me—she ordered a shitload of them from mainland China back in January when the news from Wuhan first started trickling out. I also wore gardening gloves; I bought a shitload of those to use for the plague.
As I was wandering up the dried legume aisle, a heavily tattooed man confronted me. “Wu-Flu! The whole thing is a hoax! You look ridiculous—“
He actually started following me around! Continuing his tirade. It's all fucking liberals who are trying to make Trump look bad! In case you’re wondering, the cart he was pushing was filled with frozen pizza, Jimmy Dean sausages and beer. A Flop and Drop manager actually had to intercede to get him to back off.
I dunno what this says about my personality, but I actually found him kind of amusing.
Yesterday, I culled through every single thing that Trump has said about coronavirus, and I compile the choicer quotes here for your reading pleasure:
January 22: “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.”
February 2: “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China.”
February 24: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA… Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”
February 25: “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus.”
Also February 25: “I think that's a problem that’s going to go away… They have studied it. They know very much. In fact, we’re very close to a vaccine.”
February 26: “The 15 (cases in the US) within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero.”
Also February 26: “We're going very substantially down, not up.”
February 27: “One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”
February 28: “We're ordering a lot of supplies. We're ordering a lot of, uh, elements that frankly we wouldn't be ordering unless it was something like this. But we're ordering a lot of different elements of medical.”
March 2: “You take a solid flu vaccine, you don't think that could have an impact, or much of an impact, on corona?”
Also March 2: “A lot of things are happening, a lot of very exciting things are happening and they’re happening very rapidly.”
March 4: “If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work — some of them go to work, but they get better.”
March 5: “I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work.”
Also March 5: “The United States… has, as of now, only 129 cases… and 11 deaths. We are working very hard to keep these numbers as low as possible!”
March 6: “I think we’re doing a really good job in this country at keeping it down… a tremendous job at keeping it down.”
Also March 6: Anybody right now, and yesterday, anybody that needs a test gets a test. They’re there. And the tests are beautiful…. the tests are all perfect like the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good.”
But wait! There’s more March 6: “I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it… Every one of these doctors said, ‘How do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president.”
Never Enuff March 6: “I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault.”
March 7: “We’ll hold tremendous rallies...I’m not concerned at all.”
March 8: “We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on coronavirus.”
March 9: “This blindsided the world.”
March 10: "Our CoronaVirus Team has been doing a great job. Even Democrat governors have been VERY complimentary!"
And more on March 10: "I've been briefed on every contingency you could possibly imagine. Many contingencies. A lot of positive. Different numbers, all different numbers, very large numbers, and some small numbers too."
March 11: "I am fully prepared to use the full power of the Federal Government to deal with our current challenge of the CoronaVirus!"
March 12: "108 countries are dealing with the CoronaVirus problem, some of which we are helping!"
March 13: "To this point, and because we have had a very strong border policy, we have had 40 deaths related to CoronaVirus. If we had weak or open borders, that number would be many times higher!"
More March 13: "Today I am declaring a national emergency. Two very big words…"
But that’s not all March 13. "No, I don't take responsibility at all. Because we were given a set of circumstances, given rules, regulations, and specifications from a different time. It wasn't meant for this kind of an event, with the kind of numbers that we are talking about."
March 14. "NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 2, 2019, as a National Day of Prayer."
March 16. "Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves. Points of sales, much better, much more direct if you can get it yourself."
###
In other news, my replacement credit cards began trickling in yesterday, which means I was finally able to shop for food.
And a good thing, too, since they were practically out of cat food!
I don’t much care if I live on lentils for the next three months. Who knows? It might even be good for me. But you know, Sybyl is not a big legume fan. She expects her Sheba pate twice a day plus a cup of Meow Mix. It’s the only payment she demands for her onerous duties as Emotional Support Animal, and it seems like a small price.
I arrived at Flop & Drop at 6:30 in the morning, so it’s likely that the empty shelves I spied represented real shortages and not stocking issues.
They were completely out of all chicken and beef. They had a lot of pork.
They were mostly out of yogurt.
They were practically out of cereal! (Cereal? Really?)
I snagged the last jar of crunchy peanut butter. There was still a lot of smooth peanut butter.
They were also entirely out of garlic, which should not be surprising since China is the world’s garlic basket. I know one thing I’ll be planting in my garden this summer!
I wore protective gear. A mask Zhen gave me—she ordered a shitload of them from mainland China back in January when the news from Wuhan first started trickling out. I also wore gardening gloves; I bought a shitload of those to use for the plague.
As I was wandering up the dried legume aisle, a heavily tattooed man confronted me. “Wu-Flu! The whole thing is a hoax! You look ridiculous—“
He actually started following me around! Continuing his tirade. It's all fucking liberals who are trying to make Trump look bad! In case you’re wondering, the cart he was pushing was filled with frozen pizza, Jimmy Dean sausages and beer. A Flop and Drop manager actually had to intercede to get him to back off.
I dunno what this says about my personality, but I actually found him kind of amusing.
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Date: 2020-03-17 09:30 pm (UTC)I broke down and ordered pet food from Chewy. Delivery was fast. So, backup plan.
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Date: 2020-03-18 11:31 am (UTC)I am following and admiring your teaching prep campaign, by the way. 😀
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Date: 2020-03-18 04:59 am (UTC)And the guy who was following you--you represent a visual affront to his worldview; you shake him up. He's not s sissypants wearing a mask ... But here comes you, wearing one. Of course you're just a media dupe. Unless... unless .... oooh, but this anxiety is not pleasant! Best badger you until maybe you take off the offending mask and gloves!
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Date: 2020-03-18 11:32 am (UTC)