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https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-virus-and-leadershipthe-virus-and-leadership-11583960719
White House advisers last week said the virus is being “contained” despite contrary evidence. On Monday, after suggesting “fake news” was driving the stock-market rout, the President tweeted: “So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!”
Like the common flu, except the death rate from the virus may be ten times higher. Like the common flu, except the U.S. population has no built-up immunity, so the virus left unchecked could infect a significantly higher share of the population at a faster rate, overwhelming the medical system.
We hope the dire coronavirus prognostications turn out not to pass, and no one knows how the coming months will play out. Yet with stock markets falling, schools canceling classes, companies emptying their offices, and nations locking down borders and some cities, Americans want steady leadership.
The biggest failure so far has been on testing when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention produced contaminated test kits and the Food and Drug Administration was slow to approve private alternatives. The best response to that is to acknowledge the delay, explain what happened, and relate when and how the problem will be addressed. The mistake is to claim there was no problem.
Mr. Trump is right that his opponents, in politics and the media, want to turn the virus into his Hurricane Katrina. That is inevitable and he shouldn’t take their bait. The best defense isn’t to strike back as if the virus is Adam Schiff. It can’t be mocked with a nickname or dismissed with over-optimistic assertions that risk being run over by reality in a week or a month. On Wednesday Mr. Trump punched back at an article in Vanity Fair by tweeting: “Our team is doing a great job with CoronaVirus!” Who cares about Vanity Fair?
The best reply is cool and realistic leadership that marshals the strengths of the government a President leads. This means letting the experts speak, not putting himself in the front of every briefing and speculating about things he doesn’t know much about. It means showing personal support, ideally at some point in person, for virus patients and their front-line caregivers.
Leadership means putting together a response to economic weakness and what can be done to help those who lose their jobs, not promising something he can’t deliver on Capitol Hill or blasting the Federal Reserve for the 100th time. Above all, leadership in a crisis means telling the public the truth, lest people begin to tune him out or, worse, make him a figure of mockery.
Disasters and crises can make or break presidencies—not from the event itself but from how the public judges a President’s response. In the last week the Administration’s performance has improved, and his speech to the nation Wednesday night was at least a step toward more realism. But the pandemic continues to build and he still understated the scope of the health risk. Travel bans are less important than mitigation efforts at home with thousands of likely cases already here. Comparing the U.S. favorably to Europe won’t reassure anyone if the U.S. catches up.
Mr. Trump did seem to recognize that the threat to public health is a chance to rise above narrow partisanship and speak for the whole country. His main opponent for re-election now isn’t Joe Biden. It’s the coronavirus.
Like the common flu, except the death rate from the virus may be ten times higher. Like the common flu, except the U.S. population has no built-up immunity, so the virus left unchecked could infect a significantly higher share of the population at a faster rate, overwhelming the medical system.
We hope the dire coronavirus prognostications turn out not to pass, and no one knows how the coming months will play out. Yet with stock markets falling, schools canceling classes, companies emptying their offices, and nations locking down borders and some cities, Americans want steady leadership.
The biggest failure so far has been on testing when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention produced contaminated test kits and the Food and Drug Administration was slow to approve private alternatives. The best response to that is to acknowledge the delay, explain what happened, and relate when and how the problem will be addressed. The mistake is to claim there was no problem.
Mr. Trump is right that his opponents, in politics and the media, want to turn the virus into his Hurricane Katrina. That is inevitable and he shouldn’t take their bait. The best defense isn’t to strike back as if the virus is Adam Schiff. It can’t be mocked with a nickname or dismissed with over-optimistic assertions that risk being run over by reality in a week or a month. On Wednesday Mr. Trump punched back at an article in Vanity Fair by tweeting: “Our team is doing a great job with CoronaVirus!” Who cares about Vanity Fair?
The best reply is cool and realistic leadership that marshals the strengths of the government a President leads. This means letting the experts speak, not putting himself in the front of every briefing and speculating about things he doesn’t know much about. It means showing personal support, ideally at some point in person, for virus patients and their front-line caregivers.
Leadership means putting together a response to economic weakness and what can be done to help those who lose their jobs, not promising something he can’t deliver on Capitol Hill or blasting the Federal Reserve for the 100th time. Above all, leadership in a crisis means telling the public the truth, lest people begin to tune him out or, worse, make him a figure of mockery.
Disasters and crises can make or break presidencies—not from the event itself but from how the public judges a President’s response. In the last week the Administration’s performance has improved, and his speech to the nation Wednesday night was at least a step toward more realism. But the pandemic continues to build and he still understated the scope of the health risk. Travel bans are less important than mitigation efforts at home with thousands of likely cases already here. Comparing the U.S. favorably to Europe won’t reassure anyone if the U.S. catches up.
Mr. Trump did seem to recognize that the threat to public health is a chance to rise above narrow partisanship and speak for the whole country. His main opponent for re-election now isn’t Joe Biden. It’s the coronavirus.
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We need tests god dammit!
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What a great day to be a Rush Limbuagher dick sucking repooblican
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Mr. Trump did seem to recognize that the threat to public health is a chance to rise above narrow partisanship and speak for the whole country. His main opponent for re-election now isn’t Joe Biden. It’s the coronavirus.
He needs to make repeated overtures to Nancy and pin her against the wall.
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Was that @MariotaTheGawd ?GrundleStiltzkin said:What a great day to be a Rush Limbuagher dick sucking repooblican
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Older than that. Hondo, maybe @doogsinparadise , someone who long ago let TDS cheat covid outta a victimRaceBannon said:
Was that @MariotaTheGawd ?GrundleStiltzkin said:What a great day to be a Rush Limbuagher dick sucking repooblican
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Realistically, its not a crisis, but the fallout has been a disaster be it warranted or not. Its not that testing is needed to avoid a catastrophic loss of life, testing is needed to define the actual scope of the issue so everybody can calm the fuck down.
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Testing will make the panic much worse for a short period of tim.WilburHooksHands said:Realistically, its not a crisis, but the fallout has been a disaster be it warranted or not. Its not that testing is needed to avoid a catastrophic loss of life, testing is needed to define the actual scope of the issue so everybody can calm the fuck down.
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Better than a drawn out one.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Testing will make the panic much worse for a short period of tim.WilburHooksHands said:Realistically, its not a crisis, but the fallout has been a disaster be it warranted or not. Its not that testing is needed to avoid a catastrophic loss of life, testing is needed to define the actual scope of the issue so everybody can calm the fuck down.
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Agree completely. But if widespread testing appears overnight, the next 7-10 days will be fucking bonkers.WilburHooksHands said:
Better than a drawn out one.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Testing will make the panic much worse for a short period of tim.WilburHooksHands said:Realistically, its not a crisis, but the fallout has been a disaster be it warranted or not. Its not that testing is needed to avoid a catastrophic loss of life, testing is needed to define the actual scope of the issue so everybody can calm the fuck down.
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This is an internet sensation
Cancelling everything is the worst thing they could do. Completely driven by fear of being trashed on social media
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We’re doing it write now, old friendRaceBannon said:This is an internet sensation
Cancelling everything is the worst thing they could do. Completely driven by fear of being trashed on social media
What are we supposed to do, read a book? -
making sure that funding is available the House can't pass the funding bill because they tacked funding for abortion onto the bill.
then blame the republicans. Joy Reid from MSNBC said what the hell is abortion attached to the corona virus funding? -
Todd Graham hater.RaceBannon said:This is an internet sensation
Cancelling everything is the worst thing they could do. Completely driven by fear of being trashed on social media
What are we supposed to do, read a book? -
Director for the Ohio Director of Health stated tonight she estimates there are 100k coronavirus cases in Ohio. Seems insanely high...but in a vacuum with so few being tested she could be right. Hopefully she is as it means the case mortality rate is multiple times lower then we? currently are estimating and this is not really that big a deal.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Agree completely. But if widespread testing appears overnight, the next 7-10 days will be fucking bonkers.WilburHooksHands said:
Better than a drawn out one.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Testing will make the panic much worse for a short period of tim.WilburHooksHands said:Realistically, its not a crisis, but the fallout has been a disaster be it warranted or not. Its not that testing is needed to avoid a catastrophic loss of life, testing is needed to define the actual scope of the issue so everybody can calm the fuck down.
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that’s my hope, and skrong suspicion.GDS said:
Director for the Ohio Director of Health stated tonight she estimates there are 100k coronavirus cases in Ohio. Seems insanely high...but in a vacuum with so few being tested she could be right. Hopefully she is as it means the case mortality rate is multiple times lower then we? currently are estimating and this is not really that big a deal.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Agree completely. But if widespread testing appears overnight, the next 7-10 days will be fucking bonkers.WilburHooksHands said:
Better than a drawn out one.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Testing will make the panic much worse for a short period of tim.WilburHooksHands said:Realistically, its not a crisis, but the fallout has been a disaster be it warranted or not. Its not that testing is needed to avoid a catastrophic loss of life, testing is needed to define the actual scope of the issue so everybody can calm the fuck down.
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I’m a lot more worried about the common flu.
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The Throbber is going to try and catch the brown bottle flu in the next couple nights.SECDAWG said:I’m a lot more worried about the common flu.
This other is overblown.
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The SECDAWG catches the Coronavirus and Corona beer stock will go up.
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No. It has never been. Why??!
Well, let’s see, MSNBC, CNN, smart phones, internet, facebook, mebook, usbook, Instagram, ,,,,
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I don't feel like doing this on Twitter but I think our friend Pat is in an epic meltdown. Not TDS but very strangeGrundleStiltzkin said:
People confuse the mass hysteria with an actual crisis
We don't have one. Maybe we might someday. Maybe an asteroid will hit the earth
This will be in the psych books someday -
Of course he has lost a ton of money. Could be that simple
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After perusing from my Grund twatter account tonight, inslee should be shutting down twatter too.
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I turned to my wife today and said when the mob runs this way then run the other way as fast as possible. You won't go wrong
She looked at me and said you know that's something to think about
Being a contrarian has it advantages
I need to unplug. Maybe watch some golf or basketball
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always fade the publicRaceBannon said:I turned to my wife today and said when the mob runs this way then run the other way as fast as possible. You won't go wrong
She looked at me and said you know that's something to think about
Being a contrarian has it advantages
I need to unplug. Maybe watch some golf or basketball
Wait -
TL; Passed out drunk, awoke, drank more, passed out second time, and still asleep.GrundleStiltzkin said:https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-virus-and-leadershipthe-virus-and-leadership-11583960719
White House advisers last week said the virus is being “contained” despite contrary evidence. On Monday, after suggesting “fake news” was driving the stock-market rout, the President tweeted: “So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!”
Like the common flu, except the death rate from the virus may be ten times higher. Like the common flu, except the U.S. population has no built-up immunity, so the virus left unchecked could infect a significantly higher share of the population at a faster rate, overwhelming the medical system.
We hope the dire coronavirus prognostications turn out not to pass, and no one knows how the coming months will play out. Yet with stock markets falling, schools canceling classes, companies emptying their offices, and nations locking down borders and some cities, Americans want steady leadership.
The biggest failure so far has been on testing when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention produced contaminated test kits and the Food and Drug Administration was slow to approve private alternatives. The best response to that is to acknowledge the delay, explain what happened, and relate when and how the problem will be addressed. The mistake is to claim there was no problem.
Mr. Trump is right that his opponents, in politics and the media, want to turn the virus into his Hurricane Katrina. That is inevitable and he shouldn’t take their bait. The best defense isn’t to strike back as if the virus is Adam Schiff. It can’t be mocked with a nickname or dismissed with over-optimistic assertions that risk being run over by reality in a week or a month. On Wednesday Mr. Trump punched back at an article in Vanity Fair by tweeting: “Our team is doing a great job with CoronaVirus!” Who cares about Vanity Fair?
The best reply is cool and realistic leadership that marshals the strengths of the government a President leads. This means letting the experts speak, not putting himself in the front of every briefing and speculating about things he doesn’t know much about. It means showing personal support, ideally at some point in person, for virus patients and their front-line caregivers.
Leadership means putting together a response to economic weakness and what can be done to help those who lose their jobs, not promising something he can’t deliver on Capitol Hill or blasting the Federal Reserve for the 100th time. Above all, leadership in a crisis means telling the public the truth, lest people begin to tune him out or, worse, make him a figure of mockery.
Disasters and crises can make or break presidencies—not from the event itself but from how the public judges a President’s response. In the last week the Administration’s performance has improved, and his speech to the nation Wednesday night was at least a step toward more realism. But the pandemic continues to build and he still understated the scope of the health risk. Travel bans are less important than mitigation efforts at home with thousands of likely cases already here. Comparing the U.S. favorably to Europe won’t reassure anyone if the U.S. catches up.
Mr. Trump did seem to recognize that the threat to public health is a chance to rise above narrow partisanship and speak for the whole country. His main opponent for re-election now isn’t Joe Biden. It’s the coronavirus. -
You're a lying piece of shit, Pedophile. Nothing you'll ever say matters. Liar.GDS said:
Director for the Ohio Director of Health stated tonight she estimates there are 100k coronavirus cases in Ohio. Seems insanely high...but in a vacuum with so few being tested she could be right. Hopefully she is as it means the case mortality rate is multiple times lower then we? currently are estimating and this is not really that big a deal.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Agree completely. But if widespread testing appears overnight, the next 7-10 days will be fucking bonkers.WilburHooksHands said:
Better than a drawn out one.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Testing will make the panic much worse for a short period of tim.WilburHooksHands said:Realistically, its not a crisis, but the fallout has been a disaster be it warranted or not. Its not that testing is needed to avoid a catastrophic loss of life, testing is needed to define the actual scope of the issue so everybody can calm the fuck down.
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Race Contrarion, proudly licking doorknobs to own the libsRaceBannon said:I turned to my wife today and said when the mob runs this way then run the other way as fast as possible. You won't go wrong
She looked at me and said you know that's something to think about
Being a contrarian has it advantages
I need to unplug. Maybe watch some golf or basketball
Wait
