Posted on 03/15/2020 7:49:57 PM PDT by Helicondelta
Former Vice President Joe Biden coughed several times during his first answer at Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate, which was hosted by CNN in a TV studio without an audience due to fears of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
JAKE TAPPER, CNN: We're in a reality right now that might have seen unimaginable a week ago. Schools have been canceled for more than 25 million students, grocery stores shelves have been cleared out, march madness, NBA games, Disney parks, small businesses, all shut down and just today the CDC issued a new recommendation that for the next eight weeks events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the U.S. be canceled or postponed. What do you say to the American people who are confronting this new reality?
JOE BIDEN: First of all, my heart goes out to those [cough] who have already lost someone or those suffering from the virus. This is [cough] bigger than any one of us. This calls for a national rally for everybody move together. And I laid out in detail what I would do were I president today. Go to joebiden.com. I laid it out in significant detail [cough].
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
I remember you from 2016, honey.
Bite yourself.
That’s right “move together” but only in groups of 50.
“The country is on the verge of a collapse.”
Are you a fan of Rachel Maddow?
Some might say you should shut the hell up and stay off Free Republic. But I wouldn't. That would be rude.
Is your hysteria needed?
Why? Because I believe Trump should try to stay on message and avoid commenting about the DEM debate for a couple of days?
No, because you’re a burden, not an asset.
Italy’s coronavirus toll surges as worries grow over hospitals
(Sunday March 15)
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy recorded 368 more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, its biggest one day rise, amid growing concern about the ability of its strained health system to cope with the relentless increase in new cases.
While the virus has begun spreading rapidly across Europe, Italy remains the second most heavily affected country in the world after China, where the illness first emerged, and the outbreak has shown no signs of slowing.
The government is working urgently on procuring more protective equipment, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said, adding there was maximum attention on helping Lombardy, the northern region where the virus emerged just over three weeks ago.
“Our priority is to keep doctors, nurses and all our health personnel safe,” Conte said in a statement a week after his government imposed a virtual lockdown across the country in a bid to contain the spread of the virus.
With 24,747 cases and 1,809 deaths by Sunday - a rise of 368 or 25% in the death toll in just 24 hours - Italy’s experience has offered an alarming example for other European countries which have begun seeing sharp rises in cases over recent days.
Lombardy, the heavily populated area around the financial capital Milan, has been the worst-affected region with 1,218 deaths. Of those, 252 were recorded in the last 24 hours.
As I have said before, if you believe me to be a troll, have John banned me. I am not going to shut up about something you all think is important at a time like this. F the DEM debate. It’s like #40 in the list of important issues facing Americans right now.
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Trump needs not to interrupt them by tweeting, when they are in the process of destroying themselves.
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I must say, that was a VERY boring debate. Biden lied when he said I want to cut Social Security and Medicare. That’s what they ALL said 4 years ago, and nothing happened, in fact, I saved Social Security and Medicare. I will not be cutting, but they will. Be careful!
10:51 PM · Mar 15, 2020·
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1239383648018804739
Hmm, looks ok to me.
Not troll... burden. Read.
Another Troll.
Except he can’t find it.
If it was the other way around... Bernie probably would have coughed right in Joe’s face, intentionally.
True. LOL!
What comes after never?
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