Posted on 04/23/2020 4:40:31 AM PDT by EyesOfTX
Fair warning: There will be no v-shaped recovery for the U.S. economy. That is the only conclusion that can be drawn from the narrative that was rolled out at Wednesday evening’s press conference at the White House.
If we are lucky, there will be a u-shaped recovery, but the horizontal part of that u just keeps getting longer if President Trump and the nation’s governors continue to allow the government to be run based on NIH and CDC opinions and statistical models that have proven to be disastrously wrong every step of the way. Last night at the White House, it was obvious that these medical professionals and their models continue to hold absolute sway over the President’s policy agenda.
This is a President who barely a week ago was raring to get this economy back up and running, promising that it would be quick and that economic growth would return in no time. In press conferences throughout the first two weeks of this month, he appeared to be signaling to governors – especially Republicans – that the time had come for them to proceed as quickly as they deemed to be safe to get businesses in their states open again.
Last night, President Trump took great pains to call out Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, for moving too fast. He literally threw the guy under the bus of the federal government, and that’s a very large and powerful bus.
Careful observers who have taken the time necessary to gain an understanding of how he communicates – which would, of course, exclude each and every corrupt member of the White House press corps – know that he very rarely says anything without an intended purpose behind it. The obvious purpose behind his going out of his way to slam Governor Kemp last night was to send a signal to other governors to slow down. And you can be sure that timid governors like Greg Abbott in Texas, who set up a “strike force” consisting of no fewer than 13 committees and subcommittees in order to cover his butt politically, will only be too happy to oblige.
The other sudden shift in messaging that took place last night was the dominant message about the absolute certainty of another outbreak of this gift from the communist Chinese government coming this fall. That came not just from Drs. Fauci and Birx, but also from CDC Director Robert Redfield. This topic in fact dominated the first half hour of the briefing. That was not an accident.
The implications of this are ominous, to say the least, since this new narrative now provides power-grabbing governors like Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Phil Murphy (NJ), Ralph KKK Northam (VA) and others with more justification to crack down on their respective populations even further, and to keep their edicts in place at least through the end of 2020. You should expect them and other governors now move to crack down on demonstrators who continue to exercise their constitutional rights of peaceful assembly and free speech.
All of this over a virus whose mortality rate may be lower than the common, seasonal flu according to the most current data.
Amazing.
It’s amazing how easily and timidly we have allowed our freedoms to slip away. Churches and synagogues remain closed all across the country. How many of them will be able to survive, given that they all are in fact business operations that have bills to pay.
Schools remain closed at least until September and maybe longer than that, even though we know that this bug poses a real risk to almost no one under the age of 30 or so. Even if we allow them to reopen in June, half of this country’s restaurants are going to disappear, along with their thousands of jobs. The list of the economic carnage deriving from this doctor-led government decision making goes on and on and on.
Now, take a look at this:
Dan Corcoran ✔ @DanCorcoranTV WATCH: @NBCConnecticut's DroneRanger shows us the really long lines at Rentschler Field as @Foodshare launches drive-thru food distribution in East Hartford, CT. #NBCCT Details ===>> https://bit.ly/3eBd6zh
Embedded video 92 10:51 AM - Apr 20, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 113 people are talking about this Regardless of how many “stimulus” bills congress passes, they cannot prevent the absolute carnage that is inevitable in our economy unless we move quickly to restart it. And the truth that no one in government is telling you right now is that they can only continue to try to mask the economic carnage with these debt-funded bills for maybe another month or two. After that, you and your cities and states are going to be on your own. Food lines like this are going to be coming to your city soon, if they haven’t already appeared.
Check this out:
Georgia Log Cabin ✔ @GeorgiaLogCabin Police using drones to spy on backyards https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/20/police-are-using-drones-to-enforce-social-distancing-in-americas-backyards/ …
Police Are Using Drones To Enforce Social Distancing In America's Backyards New footage shot by MSNBC show police in Elizabeth, New Jersey using drones to enforce social distancing in both public and private spaces.
thefederalist.com 33 9:22 PM - Apr 21, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 51 people are talking about this And this:
Elizabeth Harrington ✔ @LizRNC "The drones, donated by DJI, a Chinese company, have gone to 43 agencies in 22 states, all to help enforce social distancing rules."
US using Chinese drones to spy on and lecture Americans about a virus caused by communist China
Oh, and DJI "may be sending data to China"
Embedded video 10.1K 9:41 AM - Apr 17, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 11.7K people are talking about this These are just samples of the tools various levels of government know they will have to begin using in earnest to control your behavior once the economic devastation can no longer be masked. If that doesn’t scare the hell out of you, what will? What’s it gonna take?
By the way, I wear a mask every time I go anywhere, which these days is pretty much limited to the grocery store. I recommend everyone else do the same. I do that because it seems to make good common sense, and I will again remind you all that barely 2 weeks ago, the Democrats and corrupt media toadies were screaming that the very same masks that they are mandating today were not effective in preventing the spread of this Wuhan Virus.
We lose ~40,000 Americans every year to car accidents, and it would be a great idea if everyone wore helmets and kevlar vests every time we get into a car. But I don’t see the government mandating anyone do that because the economic costs would be too high. So all those lives continue to be lost each year and nobody blinks.
Or hey, it would be much safer and “save lives” if everyone just quit driving. But the government doesn’t mandate that because of the economic carnage that would cause.
Oh. But what about that “it’s worth it if it saves just one life” talking point we keep hearing? Why doesn’t that apply here? Think about it.
We lose ~40-60,000 people a year to the seasonal flu, mainly because those nifty vaccines Fauci and Bill Gates keep touting don’t work. But nobody at the NIH or the CDC says we should mandate wearing masks to prevent those deaths from happening. So all those lives continue to be lost each year and nobody blinks.
Again, isn’t it worth it if it saves just one life? Guess not.
How many kids die or are severely injured on trampolines each year? But they keep dying and nobody blinks. This could go on and on.
We have a choice in our society: We can either learn to live with this virus and focus on treating the ill, as we have learned to live with and treat the seasonal flu, or we can see our economy and thus our society collapse. That is our choice as a people, and at the moment it appears that those in favor of bringing about societal collapse are carrying the day, all the way up to the White House.
Amazing.
That is all.
Was there anybody on the planet who thought something else?
I wasn’t too impressed with the White House plan to reopen. I’m sick of this chit. Especially the morons driving down the road. Alone. With their masks on. Unbelievable.
anyone paying attention knew on day one a V-recovery is a fantasy. Economy meltdown started in September, markets crashed late February. Virus didn’t really hit big-time until early/mid-March
why is the ELECTED PRESIDENT listening to anyone
involved in making this monster virus, patented
to make themselves money from their ‘dual-use’ vaccines???
the People have had it. HAD IT.
These ruling FRAUDS would model Secretariat, the race horse,
with a sphere and pat themselves on the back on their
‘good job’. A girl scout, might they exist,
would do better.
The WH plan is full of unobtainable goals - certainly not obtainable within anything less than months - and not realistic at all.
I was very disappointed in Trump criticizing Kemp and I hope Kemp just goes ahead.
Btw, Trump must be getting his hair cut somewhere during this, and he is also probably unaware that many barbers and stylists are already operating secretly anyway. Probably tattoo artists are too.
The goal all along was to destroy the economy and rebuild it with a Socialist facade. They are succeeding beyond their wildest dreams. Next they will be coming for those they believe opposed them all of this time. Remember that I said so.
I don’t see any shift in message. They put out guidelines. The Governor isn’t following them. They point out that the Governor isn’t following them.
Yup.
Me. 😄
If this nonsense continues past June 1st and the Republicans allow mail in voting in November Trump will be looking at a one term presidency. This country is on the edge of the cliff right now with the media, Democrats and “scientists” all pushing to topple it over.
I dont think people realize that these govt controls won’t stop the pandemic
It only spreads it out so the medical system is not overwhelmed
80% or more of us will be virus exposed, the only questions are how, when...and to what
By keeping people under house arrest and postponing infections until next fall, you push the next cycle into the regular flu season. People can contract both. The death rate will be higher than now.
This Russian-born, former military Dr explains why the lockdown strategy actually prevents the virus from mutating and makes it potentially more lethal. Especially to younger people.
I wish he was a Trump advisor.
Bump
My opinion. ...Trump got suckered by agenda driven experts.
Went too far in panic.
Most reports and evidence now just might say this hunker down, shut it all, down went way too far plus it essentially turned America into a socialist country overnight.
And the socialists do not want to give it up, no sirree.
Getting America back to capitalism is the next goal.
And...putting China in its place.
Perhaps Trump was giving governor Kemp cover so the press comes to Kemp’s defense.
‘They point out that the Governor isn’t following them.’
yeah, Trump points it out to the press that’s in the process of gutting Governor Kemp; he basically says to this hostile press ‘you know, you guys were right, he screwed up...’
Trump claims he’s upset because his very recent ‘guidelines’ weren’t followed, after he’s made a lot of noise about governors taking charge of their own states; he can’t have it both ways, though he’s trying...
This guy's an embarrassment in good times and a disaster in anything that requires leadership.
Disagree. Trump framed his ‘disagreement’ with Kemp very carefully. I wouldn’t be shocked if he backchanneled Kemp to say, “Going to throw you under the bus a little tonight, but Godspeed you on your way. Say the word and I’ll bury you in HCQ.”
Trump wanted the doors open at Easter. The Op is getting leaky anyway. The Enemedia is clearly talking down what is by all accounts a miraculously effective treatment. John Roberts got caught on an open mic yesterday.
The strategy is, “Let stupid governors hang themselves.” If the Orange Man tried to do the actual right thing, there would be no upside even if it was the right thing to do. He actually came out and SAID that yesterday.
So stick to the Constitution - let the States hang themselves and he’s going to stick to his knitting and make sure everyone has what they need.
I see a massive, calculated default worldwide on Chinese-held debt. You may not be able to sue them in court, but you could definitely decide unilaterally that the substantial damages resulting from their criminal behavior can be partially offset by simply not honoring Chinese-held debt.
Bye, bye China.
Trump continues to disappoint me more and more every day, and I have been one of his biggest supporters. I do fear our way of life is changed irreparably and he’s been just fine letting it happen. And I despise Fauci and Birx as well. At this point, if that senile demented idiot wins, it will have been 100% Trump’s doing.
“anyone paying attention knew on day one a V-recovery is a fantasy. Economy meltdown started in September, markets crashed late February. Virus didn’t really hit big-time until early/mid-March”
Thankyou for the post. I would like to add the nail in the coffin was the dependence on China. The broken supply train was the final nail, not the virus.
Even without the virus arriving in the USA, economy would have crash.
‘even when he does something that seems inexplicable...’
there’s nothing the least bit inexplicable about his action; he explicitly signaled to any governor out there wanting to reopen their own state economy ‘don’t count on my support, because guidelines...’
it’s clear as a bell...
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