DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 12, 2020
EVERYTHING FALLS APART. That was quite the day. Where to begin? Everybody but the President sees the existential seriousness of our situation.
Pretty much every major event in the entire fucking country will be cancelled.
Markets in freefall. Here’s how one market pro analyzed the post-speech carnage:
“Markets reacted negatively to what was perceived as a solemn but confused speech that placed blame on other nations, omitted to focus on immediate actions to relieve the most affected individuals, and lacked in concrete fiscal and health measures to address the economic and financial impact of the virus,” Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, said in a note.
Where are the fucking tests? A country of well over 300 million people, and only about 5000 have been tested?
And that speech. It’s Europe’s fault? Except for Britain? Why? Because they left the EU? Because Boris is his pal? Probably. Hey, at least he tanked oil futures.
BTW, economic proposals are coming soon, eventually, possibly.
Oh, and did I hear right? Kushner is in charge? KUSHNER??!! We’re all waiting for some pronouncement from Kushner?
Let’s be honest. There is nothing else worth talking about today. This is one of the greatest crises we’ve faced as a country during my lifetime. And we have a total boob in charge.
Speak, pipples!
Trump trying to calm the markets reminds me of the Kevin Bacon character in Animal House. “Remain calm, all is well!”
Any credibility he ever had is long gone. No one cares what he has to say about this anymore.
Britain was exempted because he owns properties there. Just as the Muslim countries with Trump properties weren’t part of his Muslim bans.
Europe sees it as Trump trying to shift blame:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/europe-blindsided-by-trumps-travel-restrictions-with-many-seeing-political-motive/2020/03/12/42a279d0-6412-11ea-8a8e-5c5336b32760_story.html
Tom Cotton kicks off his 2024 presidential campaign:
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/gops-tom-cotton-hints-at-possible-action-against-china-for-coronavirus-pandemic/
Fellow Delawareans, listen up. Imagine only being allowed to leave your house to go to the grocery store or your local pharmacy? Liquor stores will be closed? Tomorrow, please call your local and state representatives to have them immediately pass a bill that allows for alcohol sales in grocery stores and drug stores!
As an alternative to save an important segment of our economy, allow Liquor stores to deliver.
Drive up windows.