March Madness and Covid-19

[MJSooner]

I think the reason our deaths are so much higher is because we have many undiagnosed cases because 2 things: 1. Our testing regimen has been way behind the curve and 2. The governor has been late to shut the state down.

Maybe so.

Don't get me started on the governor. On TOS, someone asked why the Stitt bashing, what has he done wrong. My response was almost as long as War & Peace.

 

[MJSooner]

Some would call that transparency. The other side of the coin will contend he is not. Who would have thought.

I will walk the line on this one. While frequent is communication is great, it doesn't make it transparent. It is only transparency if it is open, honest, and not exaggerated.

At the same time, those who whine about not having daily press briefings by the Press Secretary are just ludicrous. Who needs them when the President communicates as often as he does.

 

[sheepdogs1]

Maybe so.

Don't get me started on the governor. On TOS, someone asked why the Stitt bashing, what has he done wrong. My response was almost as long as War & Peace.

You could watch the movie. Reference to a "Cheers" episode!

 

[thebigabd]

And all of the above because "some" people cried.


LBJ meant well with civil rights but his method of going about it hurt blacks in a number of ways.


Before:most children (70%) came from a two parent family. After (30%).

Before: less % of black population in jail. after: more

Before: less black unemployment. after:more

The marriage stat is just more modern society. Divorce becoming more socially acceptable. Bill Clinton did more to contribute to mass incarceration than anyone else. It's all systemic to the same problem, though.

And you mean all of the above happened because someone cried? What do you mean? Societal progress? If that's all it takes, I will start crying right now. Let's go forward and stop this Trump absurdity of going backwards.

 

[sheepdogs1]

The marriage stat is just more modern society. Divorce becoming more socially acceptable. Bill Clinton did more to contribute to mass incarceration than anyone else. It's all systemic to the same problem, though.

And you mean all of the above happened because someone cried? What do you mean? Societal progress? If that's all it takes, I will start crying right now. Let's go forward and stop this Trump absurdity of going backwards.

No. The crying reference was in response to the litany of statements you cited by Trump. The "crying comment" had nothing to do with civil rights. If I am misunderstanding your response then please correct me.

And how was dinner? Sloppy Joes?

 

[thebigabd]

No. The crying reference was in response to the litany of statements you cited by Trump. The "crying comment" had nothing to do with civil rights. If I am misunderstanding your response then please correct me.

And how was dinner? Sloppy Joes?

We had chicken fajitas... the night before I made a killer jambalaya.

 

[sheepdogs1]

We had chicken fajitas... the night before I made a killer jambalaya.

I'm jealous. Does the jambalaya repeat?

And to correct myself. The crying comment dealt with the poster who mentioned election night. It had nothing to do with the list you submitted.

 

[WaymanFan]

• LBJ brought the Civil Rights Act of 1965. That changed the fabric of America.
• LBJ brought the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• LBJ brought Medicare... This changed America in a drastic way. Which of you seniors or soon to be seniors wants to abandon Medicare?
• LBJ brought lots of consumer protections like "Truth in Lending", the Federal Trade Commission, and many other consumer protections
• LBJ brought the Clean Air Act of 1963, The Endangered Species of Act of 1973, the Wild Rivers Act, Land and Water Conservation Act, the first national Vehicle emissions standards act, and many other environmental protections

I was too young when LBJ was President, so I have no first-hand opinion. Here is what I read about him in Lee Iacocca's book titled "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?". That book was written near the end of George W Bush's 2nd term. Lee was clearly angry with Bush, so it would be a huge stretch to think he had it out for a particular democrat. In the book, Iacocca mentioned that a lifelong friend of his was in LBJ's inner circle. There was a small window of time between when he took over as President and General Douglas MacArthur passed away. LBJ and Lee's friend visited MacArthur at his home in NY because LBJ was looking for some advice about Vietnam. Verbatim, here is what the elderly MacArthur told him: "Sonny, whatever you do, DO NOT START A LAND WAR IN ASIA!" Upon leaving, LBJ turns to Lee's friend and says: "I'm President of the United States. Can you believe he called me SONNY?" Apparently, LBJ didn't grasp the more significant point of that sentence.

I know LBJ did a lot for this country, but it's not debatable that Vietnam was his albatross. I can't begin to imagine what was going through the minds of people reading that line from MacArthur who lost a loved one in Vietnam (or by suicide after the war).

 

[thebigabd]

I'm jealous. Does the jambalaya repeat?

And to correct myself. The crying comment dealt with the poster who mentioned election night.. It had nothing to do with the list you submitted.

Whats funny about the jambalaya is that I totally invented it.... we had a package of italian sausages... 4 skewers of cajun seasoned shrimp from the Reasors meat counter... and some packages of 90 second Uncle Bens microwave jambalaya rice... All of those things had a different purpose in mind, but I ran with it.

Grilled the sausage and shrimp outside on the grill... made the rice in microwave... added 2 cans of chipotle Rotel to the rice, and mixed it all together.

Sounds crazy..... But I kid you not, it was awesome. Shrimp and sausage were cooked perfectly, the rice blended well, and it was spicy as hell. It's gonna be a new thing and it was a total Heinz-57 deal that was not planned.

 

[thebigabd]

I was too young when LBJ was President, so I have no first-hand opinion. Here is what I read about him in Lee Iacocca's book titled "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?". That book was written near the end of George W Bush's 2nd term. Lee was clearly angry with Bush, so it would be a huge stretch to think he had it out for a particular democrat. In the book, Iacocca mentioned that a lifelong friend of his was in LBJ's inner circle. There was a small window of time between when he took over as President and General Douglas MacArthur passed away. LBJ and Lee's friend visited MacArthur at his home in NY because LBJ was looking for some advice about Vietnam. Verbatim, here is what the elderly MacArthur told him: "Sonny, whatever you do, DO NOT START A LAND WAR IN ASIA!" Upon leaving, LBJ turns to Lee's friend and says: "I'm President of the United States. Can you believe he called me SONNY?" Apparently, LBJ didn't grasp the more significant point of that sentence.

I know LBJ did a lot for this country, but it's not debatable that Vietnam was his albatross. I can't begin to imagine what was going through the minds of people reading that line from MacArthur who lost a loved one in Vietnam (or by suicide after the war).

I know, and I hate the Vietnam war. I hate it more than lots of others wars that I hate, like Iraq in 2003. I hate that LBJ's legacy (and its an amazing domestic legacy) is tainted by the war. The war itself was so unjust, cruel, horrible, etc that it's shameful it happened. It is a black eye on our history.

The Ken Burns PBS documentary on the Vietnam War should be a must-watch for all Americans... it's currently on Netflix if you haven't seen it. It's a great watch.

Also, you should watch "The 13th" on Netflix... Awesome documentary about the 13th Amendment.

 

[sheepdogs1]

Whats funny about the jambalaya is that I totally invented it.... we had a package of italian sausages... 4 skewers of cajun seasoned shrimp from the Reasors meat counter... and some packages of 90 second Uncle Bens microwave jambalaya rice... All of those things had a different purpose in mind, but I ran with it.

Grilled the sausage and shrimp outside on the grill... made the rice in microwave... added 2 cans of chipotle Rotel to the rice, and mixed it all together.

Sounds crazy..... But I kid you not, it was awesome. Shrimp and sausage were cooked perfectly, the rice blended well, and it was spicy as hell. It's gonna be a new thing and it was a total Heinz-57 deal that was not planned.

Sounds like you should be on "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives." In all honesty, there are so many meals which can be thrown together ,as you did, and the belly welcomes it with open mouth. Did the wife at least supply you with your favorite beverage afterwards.

 

[WaymanFan]

I know, and I hate the Vietnam war. I hate it more than lots of others wars that I hate, like Iraq in 2003. I hate that LBJ's legacy (and its an amazing domestic legacy) is tainted by the war. The war itself was so unjust, cruel, horrible, etc that it's shameful it happened. It is a black eye on our history.

The Ken Burns PBS documentary on the Vietnam War should be a must-watch for all Americans... it's currently on Netflix if you haven't seen it. It's a great watch.

Also, you should watch "The 13th" on Netflix... Awesome documentary about the 13th Amendment.

Thanks for sharing. I'll watch it. Yes, history shows that LBJ was a strong domestic President. Otherwise RFK would not have been in position to win the 1968 election by a landslide (which he would have). Regardless, you are correct in that his legacy was tainted by that war.

 

[coolm]

I found the corona virus press conference to actually be decent and informative foday. In fact, I thought it was trump's best to date by far. He seemed intelligent about the issues and much more mentally alert than normal. Almost presidential even. but I'm not gonna go too far.

 

[steverocks35]

Speaking of Vietnam, the most deadly day of the war in Vietnam, 246 Americans were killed or mortally wounded, January 31st, 1968 at the start of the Tet Offensive.

Today nearly 900 Americans died of Covid-19.

 

[OUsky]

In a perfect world, the dumbest person in America and the President of the United States are two different people. But, thats the hand we were dealt.

Nicely done. Lol

 

[MJSooner]

Speaking of Vietnam, the most deadly day of the war in Vietnam, 246 Americans were killed or mortally wounded, January 31st, 1968 at the start of the Tet Offensive.

Today nearly 900 Americans died of Covid-19.

Weird post. While this is true, it kind of seems it is also being unnecessarily dramatic to make a point on the seriousness of COVID 19.

If I have picked other deadly days in US History, like a day in the Spanish Flu, or the Battle of Gettysburg, or the Battle of the Bulge, or 9/11, to compare the number of Americans that died in one day those, COVID19 would not seem as staggering. And we know that is not true because they are staggering.

It is like the battle you lead and I joined when people said COVID19 isn't that serious when compared to the flu. They would say the flu infects 65 million just in the US every year so it is more serious, and it was hard to convince folks otherwise. Obviously now most all people are starting to get it.

Not trying to rag on you as we know how serious you take this fight. And keep fighting for us day to day and be well.

 

[tooney]

From Forbes......

Millions of masks leaving the USA every day.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidd...yers-and-this-is-what-i-learned/#3e2267d956d4

We don't have enough masks for our frontline healthcare workers and this is going on?????

 

[MJSooner]

From Forbes......

Millions of masks leaving the USA every day.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidd...yers-and-this-is-what-i-learned/#3e2267d956d4

We don't have enough masks for our frontline healthcare workers and this is going on?????

Without fully enacting the Defense Production Act, private sector companies can do what they want and sell to whom they want. Is it right? No. Is it legal? Absolutely.

He needs to enact a company to make the PPE and they have no other choice but to make them for the government. And of course get paid for it.

 

[MJSooner]

Just noticed we've started page 100. Congrats gang!

 

[WTSooner]

Did you know this country has more than 57 states.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws


Or refers to his bowling game like it was the special olympics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HOBTUCv4o0


"Twister casualties: After a devastating tornado hit Kansas, Obama discussed the tragedy without help from a teleprompter, saying, ”In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died-an entire town destroyed.” He was only off by 9,988 as the twister killed 12 people."


What year is it? During a trip to London’s Westminster Abbey, President Obama signed the guest book and dated it 24 May 2008. Oops. It was 2011. (Maybe he was wistfully dreaming about his 2008 election campaign at the time.)


Health care inefficiencies: During the health care debate, President Obama explained all the benefits of ObamaCare, saying, “The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.�?� Mr. President, we already have enough inefficiency in health care and, yes, your “reforms�?� will only make it worse.


What language is that? In April 2009, on one of his many foreign trips, President Obama mused, “I don’t know what the term is in Austrian�?� for “wheeling and dealing.�?� Oops, Mr. President. There is no Austrian language.


Special Olympics insensitivity: The President called and apologized to the head of the Special Olympics, after making this insensitive comment following a game of bowling: “No, no. I have been practicing. … I bowled a 129. It’s like-it was like Special Olympics, or something.” Maybe he should have also apologized to bowlers for his feeble effort.


How many states? Vice President Dan Quayle was virtually laughed out of Washington for misspelling potato back in 1992, yet Barack Obama made a more elementary flub when, during the 2008 campaign, he said: “I’ve now been in 57 states-I think one left to go.”

Nicely done. No President is immune to this kind of speech.