palmerreport--2020-05-08--This is beyond ridiculous

This is beyond ridiculous

I have a rare predilection , what some people might call a disease , where I am nearly immune to words .
For instance , I was a young man just out of college and into the working world at the start of what came to be known as the Reagan Era .
At some point , I can ’ t recall exactly when , somebody decided to start calling Ronald Reagan “ the Great Communicator.
” In all earnestness I tried to see their point of view but I could not .
To me Ronald Reagan was a seemingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was very young then — who had a great deal of trouble communicating .
I thought , maybe when they call him “ the Great Communicator ” it was meant as a joke ?
No , I could see they were actually serious .
To be sure , Reagan could read speeches magnificently .
But then , he was a trained Hollywood actor , so what else was he going to do , read them badly ?
Whatever you may think of him as an actor , someone who starred in a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than average actor .
But reading speeches well doesn ’ t make you a great communicator .
A great communicator ought to at least be above average at communicating in his or her own words , and from where I was sitting , Ronald Reagan was a spectacularly lousy communicator .
He was so lousy it was actually painful to watch him .
I would get embarrassed on his behalf .
But then what did I know , I was just a kid .
Now , I will be the first to admit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But when I hear government doctors talking about “ opening the country up again , ” I have to scratch my head and wonder what the hell they are talking about .
These are the same doctors who were saying we should have closed the country down sooner when we had relatively few cases of coronavirus , or even no cases .
Now they ’ re talking about opening the country up again and I have to wonder what they mean .
Are they joking ?
I ’ m being a bit generic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When I say “ country , ” I mean the United Kingdom and the United States .
I can use them interchangeably because I ’ m hearing the same thing come out of both .
They are both , with great hopefulness , proclaiming that we will all soon be back to normal .
Sorry , but I don ’ t see it .
Maybe , I thought , they ’ re talking about the much ballyhooed term called “ herd immunity , ” the one almost no one knew what it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using with confidence now , even though they still don ’ t know what it means .
So I looked into herd immunity .
Nope , herd immunity is definitely not the ticket .
If you ’ re wondering what herd immunity really is , permit me to illustrate with a movie , “ Apollo 13.
” Before mission liftoff , it turns out somebody on the backup crew had come down with measles .
Everyone else on the team had the measles already .
Everyone except Ken Mattingly , on the primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mission .
That ’ s herd immunity , that is , where just about everybody has had a disease ( or been inoculated against it ) so everybody is relatively safe , except Ken .
They weren ’ t worried that Ken would make the other astronauts sick , he couldn ’ t , they just didn ’ t want Ken getting sick in space when he had mission-critical jobs to perform .
That ’ s herd immunity and , you guessed right , we are many , many years away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to get there , millions upon millions of people are going to have to die , just like millions died from measles , and a vaccine is eventually going to have to be perfected and distributed worldwide , just like with measles .
Talking blithely about herd immunity is like talking blithely about interstellar space travel .
It ain ’ t gon na happen , not for a long , long time .
So what are these doctors talking about and why will it soon be safe to return to normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t safe for America to remain open when America had just 15 active active cases of coronavirus , how in hell is it suddenly soon going to be safe when America has a million active cases of coronavirus ?
I don ’ t know .
But I can guess .
Behind those doctors is a lot of pressure , pressure to tell us what we want to hear and , more to the point , pressure to say what their conservative paymasters want to hear .
Because at the back of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s becoming brutally obvious that our respective conservative governments would defend — to the point of your death and mine — their divine prerogative to protect that money and power .
You see , when it comes to spending billions of dollars , or even trillions of dollars , on the rich or on nuclear weapons , conservatives won ’ t even bat the proverbial eye .
But spend money on the poor , the needy , the voiceless , the dying ?
Conservatives would , to quote Kurt Vonnegut , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Babylonian , and order the militia to fire into crowds , ” at the merest suggestion of such a thing .
They hate the very idea of it , and they will happily ( but with occasional mock regret ) permit you and me to die to prevent it from happening .
So when Donald Trump incessantly toots ( and tweets ) his own horn about what a great job he ’ s doing , when in fact he ’ s doing a lousy job , it ’ s all because he wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his money .
That check he mailed you with his signature printed on it was part of the regrettable but necessary cost of campaigning for a second term .
Running for President is expensive .
But at least he doesn ’ t have to spend his own money , just yours .
Him putting his signature on it is his way of conning you into thinking it ’ s actually his money , and some of his blubbering , cretinous , MAGA hat-wearing , monotooth acolytes actually believe that money came from Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
No , really .
Now if that isn ’ t the thinking thief ’ s idea of a good deal then I don ’ t know what is .
And so , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , we are once again being sold down the river by this monolithic monster of death known as Anglo-American conservativism .
I take no pleasure in knowing that the government I currently live under is marginally less malignant than the one I was born under .
In the final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing seriously and stay in lockdown for a lot more months , many millions of us will die .
That is the sad reality of the situation , and all the words on earth can not spin or con or seduce me away from the reality I see with my very own eyes .
If Stalin and Hitler and Mao were the great genocidal monsters of the twentieth century , then Trump and his conservative cronies will become known to history as the great genocidal monsters of the twenty-first .
That is why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why it is a matter of life and death .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I have a rare predilection, what some people might call a disease, where I am nearly immune to words. For instance, I was a young man just out of college and into the working world at the start of what came to be known as the Reagan Era. At some point, I can’t recall exactly when, somebody decided to start calling Ronald Reagan “the Great Communicator.” In all earnestness I tried to see their point of view but I could not. To me Ronald Reagan was a seemingly well-intentioned old man — remember, I was very young then — who had a great deal of trouble communicating. I thought, maybe when they call him “the Great Communicator” it was meant as a joke? No, I could see they were actually serious.
To be sure, Reagan could read speeches magnificently. But then, he was a trained Hollywood actor, so what else was he going to do, read them badly? Whatever you may think of him as an actor, someone who starred in a lot of Hollywood movies is probably a better than average actor. But reading speeches well doesn’t make you a great communicator. A great communicator ought to at least be above average at communicating in his or her own words, and from where I was sitting, Ronald Reagan was a spectacularly lousy communicator. He was so lousy it was actually painful to watch him. I would get embarrassed on his behalf. But then what did I know, I was just a kid.
Now, I will be the first to admit that I am not a doctor. But when I hear government doctors talking about “opening the country up again,” I have to scratch my head and wonder what the hell they are talking about. These are the same doctors who were saying we should have closed the country down sooner when we had relatively few cases of coronavirus, or even no cases. Now they’re talking about opening the country up again and I have to wonder what they mean. Are they joking?
I’m being a bit generic here and I must define my terms. When I say “country,” I mean the United Kingdom and the United States. I can use them interchangeably because I’m hearing the same thing come out of both. They are both, with great hopefulness, proclaiming that we will all soon be back to normal. Sorry, but I don’t see it.
Maybe, I thought, they’re talking about the much ballyhooed term called “herd immunity,” the one almost no one knew what it meant two months ago and are suddenly using with confidence now, even though they still don’t know what it means. So I looked into herd immunity. Nope, herd immunity is definitely not the ticket.
If you’re wondering what herd immunity really is, permit me to illustrate with a movie, “Apollo 13.” Before mission liftoff, it turns out somebody on the backup crew had come down with measles. Everyone else on the team had the measles already. Everyone except Ken Mattingly, on the primary crew. So they removed Ken from the mission. That’s herd immunity, that is, where just about everybody has had a disease (or been inoculated against it) so everybody is relatively safe, except Ken. They weren’t worried that Ken would make the other astronauts sick, he couldn’t, they just didn’t want Ken getting sick in space when he had mission-critical jobs to perform.
That’s herd immunity and, you guessed right, we are many, many years away from it vis a vis coronavirus. And in order to get there, millions upon millions of people are going to have to die, just like millions died from measles, and a vaccine is eventually going to have to be perfected and distributed worldwide, just like with measles. Talking blithely about herd immunity is like talking blithely about interstellar space travel. It ain’t gonna happen, not for a long, long time.
So what are these doctors talking about and why will it soon be safe to return to normal? I mean, if it wasn’t safe for America to remain open when America had just 15 active active cases of coronavirus, how in hell is it suddenly soon going to be safe when America has a million active cases of coronavirus? I don’t know. But I can guess. Behind those doctors is a lot of pressure, pressure to tell us what we want to hear and, more to the point, pressure to say what their conservative paymasters want to hear. Because at the back of all this is money and power, and it’s becoming brutally obvious that our respective conservative governments would defend — to the point of your death and mine — their divine prerogative to protect that money and power.
You see, when it comes to spending billions of dollars, or even trillions of dollars, on the rich or on nuclear weapons, conservatives won’t even bat the proverbial eye. But spend money on the poor, the needy, the voiceless, the dying? Conservatives would, to quote Kurt Vonnegut, “whirl like dervishes, bawl fluent Babylonian, and order the militia to fire into crowds,” at the merest suggestion of such a thing. They hate the very idea of it, and they will happily (but with occasional mock regret) permit you and me to die to prevent it from happening.
So when Donald Trump incessantly toots (and tweets) his own horn about what a great job he’s doing, when in fact he’s doing a lousy job, it’s all because he wants to get his power back and keep his money. That check he mailed you with his signature printed on it was part of the regrettable but necessary cost of campaigning for a second term. Running for President is expensive. But at least he doesn’t have to spend his own money, just yours. Him putting his signature on it is his way of conning you into thinking it’s actually his money, and some of his blubbering, cretinous, MAGA hat-wearing, monotooth acolytes actually believe that money came from Trump’s very own personal checking account. No, really. Now if that isn’t the thinking thief’s idea of a good deal then I don’t know what is.
And so, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, we are once again being sold down the river by this monolithic monster of death known as Anglo-American conservativism. I take no pleasure in knowing that the government I currently live under is marginally less malignant than the one I was born under. In the final analysis, unless we start taking this thing seriously and stay in lockdown for a lot more months, many millions of us will die. That is the sad reality of the situation, and all the words on earth cannot spin or con or seduce me away from the reality I see with my very own eyes.
If Stalin and Hitler and Mao were the great genocidal monsters of the twentieth century, then Trump and his conservative cronies will become known to history as the great genocidal monsters of the twenty-first. That is why we must stop them. That is why it is a matter of life and death. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-05-08--For the last time, Donald Trump can’t magically rig the election by killing off the Post Office

When Donald Trump and the Republican Senate recently signaled their hesitation to include the Post Office in its overall bailout legislation , some folks out there came up with a conspiracy theory that Trump and the GOP were trying to kill off the Post Office so there would be no mail-in voting in November .
If you put any thought into this conspiracy theory at all , it immediately falls apart .
Unlike most government entities , the Post Office generates substantial revenue , so it ’ s not something the government can get rid of simply by “ defunding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office magically be gone from the face of the earth before the election .
Even if that did happen , no one would stand for it .
Democrats and Republicans both use the Post Office for various things , and would not tolerate its disappearance .
For that matter , Republican and Democratic voters both like to mail in their votes .
The trouble is , we ’ ve seen this “ Trump is killing the Post Office so he can magically rig the election ” nonsense repeated so many times , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we see happening .
What we ’ re really seeing play out right now is twofold .
First , UPS and FedEx have been paying the GOP to sabotage the Post Office for a decade , because they don ’ t like having to compete with Post Office Priority Mail on pricing .
By squeezing the Post Office , with the pension scam and other tactics , the GOP has been forcing the Post Office to raise its Priority Mail prices in order to make up the revenue .
This has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just that the media has barely covered it , so most people don ’ t know it ’ s going on .
Second , Donald Trump has a personal vendetta against Amazon because its CEO Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post , which has exposed a number of Trump ’ s scandals .
Sabotaging the Post Office doesn ’ t directly harm Bezos , as the Post Office only handles a fraction of Amazon ’ s shipping .
But it ’ s fairly clear that the GOP and its donors have goaded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a way of supposedly harming Bezos , because they want the Post Office to be squeezed for Priority Mail pricing reasons .
But if you weren ’ t aware of any of the lengthy backstory for why Trump and the GOP keep squeezing the Post Office , and your first taste of the story was when they tried to squeeze the Post Office at the start of the pandemic , then you might be inclined to mistakenly believe the this had something to do with mail-in voting .
The trouble is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t help us .
Yes , we need to fight for the Post Office .
But we ’ ve needed to be fighting for the Post Office for the past decade , as the GOP has been trying to sabotage it on behalf of UPS and FedEx .
If we ’ re only focusing on fighting an imaginary battle to stop Trump from killing the Post Office and magically rigging the election , we ’ ll never rectify the actual scandal – which has always centered entirely around Priority Mail pricing .

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When Donald Trump and the Republican Senate recently signaled their hesitation to include the Post Office in its overall bailout legislation, some folks out there came up with a conspiracy theory that Trump and the GOP were trying to kill off the Post Office so there would be no mail-in voting in November.
If you put any thought into this conspiracy theory at all, it immediately falls apart. Unlike most government entities, the Post Office generates substantial revenue, so it’s not something the government can get rid of simply by “defunding” it. Nor would the Post Office magically be gone from the face of the earth before the election. Even if that did happen, no one would stand for it. Democrats and Republicans both use the Post Office for various things, and would not tolerate its disappearance. For that matter, Republican and Democratic voters both like to mail in their votes.
The trouble is, we’ve seen this “Trump is killing the Post Office so he can magically rig the election” nonsense repeated so many times, it ends up warping our view of everything that we see happening. What we’re really seeing play out right now is twofold.
First, UPS and FedEx have been paying the GOP to sabotage the Post Office for a decade, because they don’t like having to compete with Post Office Priority Mail on pricing. By squeezing the Post Office, with the pension scam and other tactics, the GOP has been forcing the Post Office to raise its Priority Mail prices in order to make up the revenue. This has been going on forever; it’s just that the media has barely covered it, so most people don’t know it’s going on.
Second, Donald Trump has a personal vendetta against Amazon because its CEO Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post, which has exposed a number of Trump’s scandals. Sabotaging the Post Office doesn’t directly harm Bezos, as the Post Office only handles a fraction of Amazon’s shipping. But it’s fairly clear that the GOP and its donors have goaded Trump into going after the Post Office as a way of supposedly harming Bezos, because they want the Post Office to be squeezed for Priority Mail pricing reasons.
But if you weren’t aware of any of the lengthy backstory for why Trump and the GOP keep squeezing the Post Office, and your first taste of the story was when they tried to squeeze the Post Office at the start of the pandemic, then you might be inclined to mistakenly believe the this had something to do with mail-in voting.
The trouble is, this kind of conspiracy theory doesn’t help us. Yes, we need to fight for the Post Office. But we’ve needed to be fighting for the Post Office for the past decade, as the GOP has been trying to sabotage it on behalf of UPS and FedEx. If we’re only focusing on fighting an imaginary battle to stop Trump from killing the Post Office and magically rigging the election, we’ll never rectify the actual scandal – which has always centered entirely around Priority Mail pricing.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--The Trump White House is starting to look like a coronavirus hotspot

One key member of Donald Trump ’ s staff , who interacts with Trump regularly , has tested positive for coronavirus .
One key member of Mike Pence ’ s staff , who interacts with Pence regularly , has also tested positive for coronavirus .
The Pence staffer is married to one of Trump ’ s closest advisers , raising questions about how widespread this whole mess might be .
Here ’ s the thing about a coronavirus outbreak : it might stop at one , but it doesn ’ t stop at two .
If the two confirmed White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are related to each other and aren ’ t mere coincidence , then there are all but certainly additional cases in the White House .
Keep in mind that people who have been infected can continue to test negative until they start developing symptoms .
Within the next five days , we could see an alarming number of White House coronavirus cases .
Throw in the fact that Ivanka Trump ’ s personal assistant has tested positive ( though she ’ s supposedly been working from home ) , and the eleven Secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though it hasn ’ t been revealed how many of them worked in the White House ) , and the whole thing keeps getting uglier .
This comes even as Donald Trump tried to argue this week that the worst of the coronavirus crisis is past us , and it ’ s somehow safe to throw caution to the wind and reopen the country .
Oops .

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One key member of Donald Trump’s staff, who interacts with Trump regularly, has tested positive for coronavirus. One key member of Mike Pence’s staff, who interacts with Pence regularly, has also tested positive for coronavirus. The Pence staffer is married to one of Trump’s closest advisers, raising questions about how widespread this whole mess might be.
Here’s the thing about a coronavirus outbreak: it might stop at one, but it doesn’t stop at two. If the two confirmed White House cases in a twenty-four hour span are related to each other and aren’t mere coincidence, then there are all but certainly additional cases in the White House. Keep in mind that people who have been infected can continue to test negative until they start developing symptoms. Within the next five days, we could see an alarming number of White House coronavirus cases.
Throw in the fact that Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has tested positive (though she’s supposedly been working from home), and the eleven Secret Service agents who currently have coronavirus (though it hasn’t been revealed how many of them worked in the White House), and the whole thing keeps getting uglier.
This comes even as Donald Trump tried to argue this week that the worst of the coronavirus crisis is past us, and it’s somehow safe to throw caution to the wind and reopen the country. Oops.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Ted Cruz just got his butt handed to him

No matter how badly you might screw up on your worst day , you can always feel good knowing that at least you ’ re not as dumb as Ted Cruz .
He tried picking a fight with “ Morning Joe ” Scarborough for no apparent reason , and let ’ s just say that Ted didn ’ t exactly end up winning .
After Joe Scarborough had to delete a tweet that turned out not to have been accurate , Ted Cruz bizarrely began lambasting him for being “ dishonest ” and ” corrupt.
” But Scarborough quickly fired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make a mistake I admit it .
You remain mired in shame because you kowtow to a man who called your wife ugly and said your daddy assassinated JFK .
Me messing up a tweet or two will never erase the shame you carry every day of your life.
” Ted Cruz then invoked some particularly bizarre and creepy metaphors in a desperate attempt at winning the argument : “ Joe , you chased after Trump for 2 years like a teenage girl throwing her panties at the latest boy band ; now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of virtue outraged at everything he says & does .
All to get invited to DC cocktail parties & thrill the 13 people watching MSNBC.
” Really ?
What kind of United States Senator talks like this ?
Finally , Congressman Eric Swalwell stepped in and put and end to it , pointing out that Ted Cruz was the kind of weakling who couldn ’ t bring himself to defend his own wife , after Donald Trump called his wife a dog .

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No matter how badly you might screw up on your worst day, you can always feel good knowing that at least you’re not as dumb as Ted Cruz. He tried picking a fight with “Morning Joe” Scarborough for no apparent reason, and let’s just say that Ted didn’t exactly end up winning.
After Joe Scarborough had to delete a tweet that turned out not to have been accurate, Ted Cruz bizarrely began lambasting him for being “dishonest” and ” corrupt.” But Scarborough quickly fired back: “Ted, when I make a mistake I admit it. You remain mired in shame because you kowtow to a man who called your wife ugly and said your daddy assassinated JFK. Me messing up a tweet or two will never erase the shame you carry every day of your life.”
Ted Cruz then invoked some particularly bizarre and creepy metaphors in a desperate attempt at winning the argument: “Joe, you chased after Trump for 2 years like a teenage girl throwing her panties at the latest boy band; now you pretend to be this indignant paragon of virtue outraged at everything he says & does. All to get invited to DC cocktail parties & thrill the 13 people watching MSNBC.”
Really? What kind of United States Senator talks like this? Finally, Congressman Eric Swalwell stepped in and put and end to it, pointing out that Ted Cruz was the kind of weakling who couldn’t bring himself to defend his own wife, after Donald Trump called his wife a dog.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Joe Biden just got a major boost

Joe Biden just got a major boost

You might not have noticed , but Joe Biden ’ s campaign got another big boost on Tuesday , as he was endorsed for president by the Human Rights Campaign , the nation ’ s leading group on LGBTQ rights , who timed their endorsement on the eighth anniversary of when Joe Biden declared his approval of same-sex marriage , at a time when the issue was still pretty controversial and the Democratic Party was somewhat wary about solidly supporting it in public during what would be a tough election year .
Three days later , Obama would follow suit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News interview .
The issue ultimately ended up uniting Democrats and dividing Republicans , who had used same-sex marriage as a wedge issue back in 2004 to bring conservatives to the polls .
“ We reviewed his record on marginalized communities , ” said HRC ’ s president Alphonso David of the endorsement , which was unanimous .
“ We reviewed his prior comments on LGBTQ issues as well as issues that affect people who bring intersectional identities to the table .
As an example , I ’ m black , I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigrant .
All of those issues are important for me and they happen to be for the Human Rights Campaign.
” The group ’ s decision to endorse Biden came to not only highlight the anniversary of his pivotal decision but also his campaign ’ s goals to fully implement the Affordable Care Act , to sign the the Equality Act , an LGBTQ non-discrimination bill , and to eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2025 .
By contrast , the Trump administration ’ s justice department has fought regularly to end LGBTQ protections in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the armed forces and routinely attacks the Affordable Care Act .
The Human Rights Campaign realizes how serious the stakes are and hope to turn out the voters most vulnerable to a second term of Donald Trump .

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You might not have noticed, but Joe Biden’s campaign got another big boost on Tuesday, as he was endorsed for president by the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s leading group on LGBTQ rights, who timed their endorsement on the eighth anniversary of when Joe Biden declared his approval of same-sex marriage, at a time when the issue was still pretty controversial and the Democratic Party was somewhat wary about solidly supporting it in public during what would be a tough election year. Three days later, Obama would follow suit, declaring his support in an ABC News interview. The issue ultimately ended up uniting Democrats and dividing Republicans, who had used same-sex marriage as a wedge issue back in 2004 to bring conservatives to the polls.
“We reviewed his record on marginalized communities,” said HRC’s president Alphonso David of the endorsement, which was unanimous. “We reviewed his prior comments on LGBTQ issues as well as issues that affect people who bring intersectional identities to the table. As an example, I’m black, I’m gay, I’m an immigrant. All of those issues are important for me and they happen to be for the Human Rights Campaign.”
The group’s decision to endorse Biden came to not only highlight the anniversary of his pivotal decision but also his campaign’s goals to fully implement the Affordable Care Act, to sign the the Equality Act, an LGBTQ non-discrimination bill, and to eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2025. By contrast, the Trump administration’s justice department has fought regularly to end LGBTQ protections in the workplace, banned transgender individuals from serving in the armed forces and routinely attacks the Affordable Care Act. The Human Rights Campaign realizes how serious the stakes are and hope to turn out the voters most vulnerable to a second term of Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--This new TV ad is the last thing Donald Trump needs

Even as Joe Biden continues to hold virtual campaign events and town halls , the media continues to give very @ @ @ @ @ .
After all , Donald Trump is busy imploding , even as a pandemic and @ @ @ @ @ Here ’ s the thing , though : Biden is winning .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ swing state .
Now Joe Biden has released an inspiring new campaign ad , and @ @ @ @ @ thing Donald Trump needs right now : '' You never quit on America and you @ @ @ @ @ never quit on you.
`` Thank you @ JoeBiden for this reminder of what America @ @ @ @ @ giving Americans hope .
This country will need hope coming out of the # TrumpDepression.pic.twitter.com/YHLWoGiuJF

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Even as Joe Biden continues to hold virtual campaign events and town halls, the media continues to give very little attention to his campaign. After all, Donald Trump is busy imploding, even as a pandemic and economic collapse play out. Here’s the thing, though: Biden is winning. He’s ahead nationally and in every swing state.
Now Joe Biden has released an inspiring new campaign ad, and it’s the last thing Donald Trump needs right now:
"You never quit on America and you deserve a President who will never quit on you. " Thank you @JoeBiden for this reminder of what America should be like and for giving Americans hope. This country will need hope coming out of the #TrumpDepression.pic.twitter.com/YHLWoGiuJF — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 8, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Axl Rose just got the last laugh at Steve Mnuchin

Earlier this week Guns N ’ Roses singer Axl Rose posted a tweet condemning Donald Trump ’ s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin .
Mnuchin then fired back on Twitter , questioning Rose ’ s patriotism , while accidentally invoking the Liberian flag .
In case there was any doubt , it turns out Axl Rose has gotten the last laugh .
Axl Rose tweeted this witty comeback at Mnuchin : “ My bad I didn ’ t get we ’ re hoping 2 emulate Liberia ’ s economic model but on the real unlike this admin I ’ m not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ u I don ’ t hold a fed gov position of responsibility 2 the American people n ’ go on TV tellin them 2 travel the US during a pandemic.
” But it turns out Rose was just getting started in his victory .
As an apparent result of the feud between Axl Rose and Steve Mnuchin this week , “ Guns N ’ Roses Greatest Hits ” – which was released all the way back in 2004 – has reentered the iTunes top ten rock album chart .
That ’ s right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an old Guns N ’ Roses album while siding with Axl .

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Earlier this week Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose posted a tweet condemning Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Mnuchin then fired back on Twitter, questioning Rose’s patriotism, while accidentally invoking the Liberian flag. In case there was any doubt, it turns out Axl Rose has gotten the last laugh.
Axl Rose tweeted this witty comeback at Mnuchin: “My bad I didn’t get we’re hoping 2 emulate Liberia’s economic model but on the real unlike this admin I’m not responsible for 70k+ deaths n’ unlike u I don’t hold a fed gov position of responsibility 2 the American people n’ go on TV tellin them 2 travel the US during a pandemic.” But it turns out Rose was just getting started in his victory.
As an apparent result of the feud between Axl Rose and Steve Mnuchin this week, “Guns N’ Roses Greatest Hits” – which was released all the way back in 2004 – has reentered the iTunes top ten rock album chart. That’s right, people are going out and buying an old Guns N’ Roses album while siding with Axl.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Donald Trump just floated the most insane reason possible for why he can’t infect other people with

Donald Trump just floated the most insane reason possible for why he can’t infect other people with coronavirus

Yesterday we all learned that Donald Trump ’ s personal valet was diagnosed with coronavirus .
This means Trump was @ @ @ @ @ Today we all learned that Stephen Miller ’ s wife Katie Miller has coronavirus , @ @ @ @ @ White House outbreak underway , and that Trump has likely been exposed from all sides @ @ @ @ @ obviously , be under quarantine for fourteen days .
Instead , he ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ with other people , he ’ s interacting with the most vulnerable people : very @ @ @ @ @ who are pushing a hundred .
Worse , Trump refused to wear a mask while @ @ @ @ @ When Trump was asked about this , he said this : “ The wind was @ @ @ @ @ a direction that if the plague ever reached them , I ’ d be very @ @ @ @ @ Trump said this .
There are almost no words for how delusionally insane this is @ @ @ @ @ far gone .

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Yesterday we all learned that Donald Trump’s personal valet was diagnosed with coronavirus. This means Trump was directly exposed to it. Today we all learned that Stephen Miller’s wife Katie Miller has coronavirus, suggesting there’s a White House outbreak underway, and that Trump has likely been exposed from all sides.
Donald Trump should, obviously, be under quarantine for fourteen days. Instead, he’s not only going out and interacting with other people, he’s interacting with the most vulnerable people: very elderly World War II veterans who are pushing a hundred. Worse, Trump refused to wear a mask while meeting with them today.
When Trump was asked about this, he said this: “The wind was blowing so hard in such a direction that if the plague ever reached them, I’d be very surprised.” No really, Trump said this. There are almost no words for how delusionally insane this is. Trump really is that far gone.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Even more people in Donald Trump administration test positive for coronavirus

In the past twenty-four hours we ’ ve all learned that Donald Trump ’ s personal valet and Mike Pence ’ s press secretary have both tested positive for coronavirus .
This has raised the question of just how widespread the virus might be across the White House , the Trump administration , and the executive branch .
Now we ’ re getting some additional information .
Yahoo News has just reported that eleven Secret Service agents currently have coronavirus , while another twenty-three agents have already recovered from it .
We wish them all well .
There ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agents have been working on , or who within the Trump regime might have gotten infected .
CNN is reporting that Ivanka Trump ’ s personal assistant has also just tested positive for coronavirus .
The assistant has been working at home for quite some time , so there ’ s no reason to believe that it ’ s spread to anyone in the White House .
Still , this means yet another person in the Trump administration has now tested positive – and Ivanka is lucky that her assistant has been working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Donald Trump continues to pretend that the coronavirus crisis is easing , and that it ’ s time to reopen the country .
But in reality , coronavirus is continuing to get worse – and now it ’ s actively creeping up on Trump ’ s own doorstep .

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In the past twenty-four hours we’ve all learned that Donald Trump’s personal valet and Mike Pence’s press secretary have both tested positive for coronavirus. This has raised the question of just how widespread the virus might be across the White House, the Trump administration, and the executive branch. Now we’re getting some additional information.
Yahoo News has just reported that eleven Secret Service agents currently have coronavirus, while another twenty-three agents have already recovered from it. We wish them all well. There’s no information available on which details these agents have been working on, or who within the Trump regime might have gotten infected.
CNN is reporting that Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has also just tested positive for coronavirus. The assistant has been working at home for quite some time, so there’s no reason to believe that it’s spread to anyone in the White House. Still, this means yet another person in the Trump administration has now tested positive – and Ivanka is lucky that her assistant has been working from home.
This all comes even as Donald Trump continues to pretend that the coronavirus crisis is easing, and that it’s time to reopen the country. But in reality, coronavirus is continuing to get worse – and now it’s actively creeping up on Trump’s own doorstep.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--New leak reveals the stunning extent of Donald Trump’s coronavirus crisis coverup

Donald Trump appears to have concluded that even though prematurely reopening the country during a pandemic will probably backfire in a way that will cost him the election , he ’ s definitely going to lose if he keeps the country closed any longer .
Accordingly , Trump is doing everything he can to sell the phony notion that it ’ s safe to reopen .
Now we ’ re seeing evidence of just how far Donald Trump has been willing to go in the name of dishonestly selling Americans on the narrative that it ’ s safe to reopen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caught Trump trying to bury the official recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control earlier this week , the Trump regime responded by insisting that these were some kind of rogue documents that weren ’ t approved by the CDC Director .
Now the AP has obtained proof that the documents were in fact approved by the CDC Director .
The lengthy evidence trail reveals an Executive Branch in chaos as it tries to figure out how to deal with Donald Trump ’ s maniacal insistence that it ’ s safe to reopen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone in Trump ’ s orbit leaked those CDC documents to the AP for a reason : even some of Trump ’ s own people want the public to know that it ’ s not safe to go outside right now , and they ’ re willing to sabotage Trump with leaks in order to get the word out .

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Donald Trump appears to have concluded that even though prematurely reopening the country during a pandemic will probably backfire in a way that will cost him the election, he’s definitely going to lose if he keeps the country closed any longer. Accordingly, Trump is doing everything he can to sell the phony notion that it’s safe to reopen.
Now we’re seeing evidence of just how far Donald Trump has been willing to go in the name of dishonestly selling Americans on the narrative that it’s safe to reopen the country. When the Associated Press caught Trump trying to bury the official recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control earlier this week, the Trump regime responded by insisting that these were some kind of rogue documents that weren’t approved by the CDC Director. Now the AP has obtained proof that the documents were in fact approved by the CDC Director.
The lengthy evidence trail reveals an Executive Branch in chaos as it tries to figure out how to deal with Donald Trump’s maniacal insistence that it’s safe to reopen the country. Keep in mind that someone in Trump’s orbit leaked those CDC documents to the AP for a reason: even some of Trump’s own people want the public to know that it’s not safe to go outside right now, and they’re willing to sabotage Trump with leaks in order to get the word out.
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DOWN THE DRAIN

The United States is embroiled with the greatest proportion of COVID-19 cases in the world , it cements a new reality : the US is no longer a world leader .
And it ’ s Donald Trump ’ s fault .
The world used to look to the United States because we used to lead by example in times of great turmoil .
Not so much now .
The Trump administration ’ s worthless pandemic response has not just cost thousands of American lives—something to be deeply ashamed of—it has also marred our reputation for competence .
There is something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meat there was behind the notion of American exceptionalism has been squandered by an ideologue whose mantra is “ Make America Great Again.
” But that ’ s beside the point .
The world as led by America was one in which we had a stake in virtually everything ( which , granted , was not always a good thing ) .
But Americans could sleep soundly at night knowing that , basically , our government called the shots .
Since World War II , generally good leadership secured our spot as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discrimination aside .
Call it selfish , but there ’ s no question that Americans had a better global standing .
Today ?
Well , we were becoming a more tolerant society with time and we were managing to at least maintain global hegemony .
Trump ruined both .
Nations of the world used to have to choose between the US and the USSR , which , frankly , wasn ’ t much of a choice .
Now , however , nations of the world can choose between the incompetent US , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a fragmented Europe .
It ’ s less clear than it used to be .
Is it worth sticking it out with the US in the hopes that Trump isn ’ t reelected ?
Is it worth getting on China ’ s bad side ?
Is Russia going to meddle with our politics if we ally with the US or Europe ?
Is Europe on the verge of implosion ?
Kakistocracy or kleptocracy ?
Nations of the world are rightly uncertain .
And that ’ s the point , really .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I said that the US is no longer a world leader , and yes , that ’ s hyperbole to some extent .
But the hyperbole ends when it comes to this : the fact that the US is no longer an appealing role model means we are not a true world leader .
If other nations were to take on our traits having learned from us by example , we ’ d see politicians in Finland standing in the balmy Arctic Circle wearing tank tops while holding signs saying global warming is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see pundits in Liberia telling everybody that vaccines are giving children autism .
Clearly , they haven ’ t quite been following our lead .
Then again , maybe America is leading by example — “ See what we did ?
Don ’ t try this at home .
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The United States is embroiled with the greatest proportion of COVID-19 cases in the world, it cements a new reality: the US is no longer a world leader. And it’s Donald Trump’s fault.
The world used to look to the United States because we used to lead by example in times of great turmoil. Not so much now. The Trump administration’s worthless pandemic response has not just cost thousands of American lives—something to be deeply ashamed of—it has also marred our reputation for competence. There is something tragically ironic about the fact that what meat there was behind the notion of American exceptionalism has been squandered by an ideologue whose mantra is “Make America Great Again.” But that’s beside the point.
The world as led by America was one in which we had a stake in virtually everything (which, granted, was not always a good thing). But Americans could sleep soundly at night knowing that, basically, our government called the shots. Since World War II, generally good leadership secured our spot as the most trusted major polity, our rampant discrimination aside. Call it selfish, but there’s no question that Americans had a better global standing.
Today? Well, we were becoming a more tolerant society with time and we were managing to at least maintain global hegemony. Trump ruined both. Nations of the world used to have to choose between the US and the USSR, which, frankly, wasn’t much of a choice. Now, however, nations of the world can choose between the incompetent US, a rising China, a conniving Russia, and a fragmented Europe. It’s less clear than it used to be. Is it worth sticking it out with the US in the hopes that Trump isn’t reelected? Is it worth getting on China’s bad side? Is Russia going to meddle with our politics if we ally with the US or Europe? Is Europe on the verge of implosion? Kakistocracy or kleptocracy? Nations of the world are rightly uncertain.
And that’s the point, really. In the first sentence of this article, I said that the US is no longer a world leader, and yes, that’s hyperbole to some extent. But the hyperbole ends when it comes to this: the fact that the US is no longer an appealing role model means we are not a true world leader. If other nations were to take on our traits having learned from us by example, we’d see politicians in Finland standing in the balmy Arctic Circle wearing tank tops while holding signs saying global warming is a Chinese hoax. We’d see pundits in Liberia telling everybody that vaccines are giving children autism. Clearly, they haven’t quite been following our lead.
Then again, maybe America is leading by example — “See what we did? Don’t try this at home.”
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--President Obama just came out swinging at Donald Trump

Multiple major news outlets are reporting today that President Obama has called Donald Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus crisis an “ absolute chaotic disaster ” behind the scenes .
But make no mistake , Obama is making a point of getting his remarks out there publicly , in clever fashion .
The way the story is being widely reported , President Barack Obama made private remarks about Donald Trump during a conference call , and then – shocker – those remarks somehow unexpectedly leaked into public view .
Here ’ s a hint : nothing works that way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re as smart and savvy and meticulous as Obama is .
So here ’ s what almost certainly really happened .
President Obama decided that it was time to publicly hit back at Donald Trump over his terrible handling of the coronavirus crisis .
But Obama didn ’ t want to simply hold a speech and denounce Trump while the crisis is still going on , for fear that the on-the-fence voters in the middle might see it as too opportunistic .
So instead Obama made the remarks on a conference call , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ d be leaked , thus allowing the public to see it as some kind of accidental leak , instead of some kind of craven attack .
Now that Obama ’ s remarks are out there , he ’ s in the clear to start saying the same thing publicly .
It ’ s the latest reminder of why Obama is smarter than Donald Trump will ever be .

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Multiple major news outlets are reporting today that President Obama has called Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis an “absolute chaotic disaster” behind the scenes. But make no mistake, Obama is making a point of getting his remarks out there publicly, in clever fashion.
The way the story is being widely reported, President Barack Obama made private remarks about Donald Trump during a conference call, and then – shocker – those remarks somehow unexpectedly leaked into public view. Here’s a hint: nothing works that way, at least not when you’re as smart and savvy and meticulous as Obama is.
So here’s what almost certainly really happened. President Obama decided that it was time to publicly hit back at Donald Trump over his terrible handling of the coronavirus crisis. But Obama didn’t want to simply hold a speech and denounce Trump while the crisis is still going on, for fear that the on-the-fence voters in the middle might see it as too opportunistic.
So instead Obama made the remarks on a conference call, where he knew without a doubt that they’d be leaked, thus allowing the public to see it as some kind of accidental leak, instead of some kind of craven attack. Now that Obama’s remarks are out there, he’s in the clear to start saying the same thing publicly. It’s the latest reminder of why Obama is smarter than Donald Trump will ever be.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Donald Trump just can’t let it go – and he’s drowning in it

The thing about Donald Trump is that he ’ s fully sociopathic and half senile , so he keeps mixing up the things he ’ s thinking about and trying to say .
For instance , he ’ s still angry that anti-Trump republican groups are running highly effective TV ads against him .
Trump has also likely heard pundits like James Carville asserting that Trump ’ s own 2020 campaign advisers are ripping him off while they run his campaign into the ground .
As a result , Donald Trump has ended up posting this tweet : Why is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & consultants that I beat so easily & badly , people that charged their clients far more than their services were worth , have become so totally “ unhinged ” when it come to your favorite President , me .
These people are stone cold crazy !
Trump just can ’ t let go of the resentment he has toward republican groups like the Lincoln Project .
Worse , his classic sense of projection is giving away that he ’ s worried his own pundits and consultants might indeed be ripping him off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resentment and stupidity .

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The thing about Donald Trump is that he’s fully sociopathic and half senile, so he keeps mixing up the things he’s thinking about and trying to say. For instance, he’s still angry that anti-Trump republican groups are running highly effective TV ads against him. Trump has also likely heard pundits like James Carville asserting that Trump’s own 2020 campaign advisers are ripping him off while they run his campaign into the ground.
As a result, Donald Trump has ended up posting this tweet:
Why is it that all of the political pundits & consultants that I beat so easily & badly, people that charged their clients far more than their services were worth, have become so totally “unhinged” when it come to your favorite President, me. These people are stone cold crazy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2020
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Trump just can’t let go of the resentment he has toward republican groups like the Lincoln Project. Worse, his classic sense of projection is giving away that he’s worried his own pundits and consultants might indeed be ripping him off. Trump is drowning in his own resentment and stupidity.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--This is devastating to Donald Trump

This is devastating to Donald Trump

Donald Trump hasn ’ t just negligently and dishonestly mishandled the coronavirus crisis .
He ’ s behaved like a @ @ @ @ @ time .
This new Joe Biden 2020 campaign ad , which documents Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ crisis , is devastating to Trump : Joe Biden is the polar opposite of Donald @ @ @ @ @ .

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Donald Trump hasn’t just negligently and dishonestly mishandled the coronavirus crisis. He’s behaved like a jerk about it the entire time. This new Joe Biden 2020 campaign ad, which documents Trump’s most offensive behavior during the crisis, is devastating to Trump:
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Joe Biden is the polar opposite of Donald Trump. In every way. Crisis reveals character. #GoJoe pic.twitter.com/mFfpepAFrN — TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) May 9, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Donald Trump’s “TRANSITION TO GREATNESS!” meltdown isn’t exactly going over well

thank you , but we do n't need your permission to vote you out in November .
Write this on @ @ @ @ @ get used to it .

thank you, but we don't need your permission to vote you out in November.
Write this on your mirror in sharpie and get used to it.
— Koko ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿 (@Kokomothegreat) May 9, 2020


palmerreport--2020-05-09--Donald Trump is having a really bad day

Donald Trump is having a really bad day

To give you an idea of how far removed an unceasingly befuddled Donald Trump is from having a 2020 campaign @ @ @ @ @ today and incoherently tweeted “ TRANSITION TO GREATNESS !
” without any possible context .
@ @ @ @ @ was probably the closest he came to being coherent at any point today .
At @ @ @ @ @ to accuse California Governor Gavin Newsom of rigging this Tuesday ’ s special election by @ @ @ @ @ system.
” We think he meant “ booth , ” but really , at this @ @ @ @ @ entirely possible he really does think votes are cast in a “ voting both.
” @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump posted four tweets in a row about baseball for no apparent reason .
@ @ @ @ @ “ SCAM ” for no apparent reason , it was pretty clear that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ day .
We know he was recently exposed to coronavirus .
But has anyone tested @ @ @ @ @ , rabies ?

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To give you an idea of how far removed an unceasingly befuddled Donald Trump is from having a 2020 campaign message, he woke up today and incoherently tweeted “TRANSITION TO GREATNESS!” without any possible context. Unfortunately for him, that was probably the closest he came to being coherent at any point today.
At one point Donald Trump tried to accuse California Governor Gavin Newsom of rigging this Tuesday’s special election by installing a “voting both system.” We think he meant “booth,” but really, at this point, it’s entirely possible he really does think votes are cast in a “voting both.”
At another point today, Donald Trump posted four tweets in a row about baseball for no apparent reason. By the time Trump yelled “SCAM” for no apparent reason, it was pretty clear that he’s having a really bad day. We know he was recently exposed to coronavirus. But has anyone tested him for, you know, rabies?
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--This is just ugly

This is just ugly

When a makeshift hospital arises in a community during a health emergency , the people there typically embrace it with hope and admiration .
After the facility has closed , people tend to remember it with gratitude for the help offered during a time of need .
Unfortunately , one such hospital that is winding down operations is likely to be remembered more for the hate that it brought than for any healing it accomplished .
On April 1 , an evangelical Christian relief organization named Samaritan ’ s Purse set up a 68-bed temporary field hospital in New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support the Mount Sinai Health System as the coronavirus pandemic spread .
This temporary medical facility is closing in about a week after having treated 300 patients , according to a statement .
The thing is , everyone who works at that facility had to sign a “ statement of faith ” that , among other things , condemns homosexuality as if it were a plague .
Samaritan ’ s Purse ’ s founder and president is Donald Trump ’ s pal Rev .
Franklin Graham , who has a history of polluting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as his warning that homosexuals must change or face the “ flames of hell.
” On the eve of Samaritan ’ s Purse ’ s new opening , Graham appeared on Fox News and assured Sean Hannity that his organization will “ give the best healthcare we can to all New Yorkers .
It doesn ’ t matter who they are or what they are.
” As a practical matter , if physicians aren ’ t asking patients about their sexual orientation , they ’ re probably not discriminating .
However , Samaritan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ugly and unwelcoming message during what should be a time of unity and healing .
Furthermore , as James Finn , who posed as a medical applicant , recounted in his Medium article , there is evidence that Samaritan ’ s Purse has discriminated when hiring volunteers to help fight the pandemic .
A week before Samaritan ’ s Purse set up their tents , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo offered encouragement to New Yorkers in the wake of the pandemic , reminding the nation what caring , competent , and smart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white and brown and Asian and short and tall and gay and straight .
New York loves everyone , ” he began .
“ And at the end of the day , my friends , even if it is a long day—and this is a long day—love wins .
Always .
And it will win again through this virus.
” The premise behind Cuomo ’ s words can apply to the entire country .
If ever there was a time to love and respect each other , it is now .
COVID-19 does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it infects , and so our medical community has no business signing a medieval pledge that smugly denigrates a certain class of patients before they even walk in the door .
Good riddance to Samaritan ’ s Purse .

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When a makeshift hospital arises in a community during a health emergency, the people there typically embrace it with hope and admiration. After the facility has closed, people tend to remember it with gratitude for the help offered during a time of need. Unfortunately, one such hospital that is winding down operations is likely to be remembered more for the hate that it brought than for any healing it accomplished.
On April 1, an evangelical Christian relief organization named Samaritan’s Purse set up a 68-bed temporary field hospital in New York City’s Central Park to help support the Mount Sinai Health System as the coronavirus pandemic spread. This temporary medical facility is closing in about a week after having treated 300 patients, according to a statement. The thing is, everyone who works at that facility had to sign a “statement of faith” that, among other things, condemns homosexuality as if it were a plague.
Samaritan’s Purse’s founder and president is Donald Trump’s pal Rev. Franklin Graham, who has a history of polluting the environment with hateful rhetoric, such as his warning that homosexuals must change or face the “flames of hell.” On the eve of Samaritan’s Purse’s new opening, Graham appeared on Fox News and assured Sean Hannity that his organization will “give the best healthcare we can to all New Yorkers. It doesn’t matter who they are or what they are.”
As a practical matter, if physicians aren’t asking patients about their sexual orientation, they’re probably not discriminating. However, Samaritan’s Purse stands guilty of sending an ugly and unwelcoming message during what should be a time of unity and healing. Furthermore, as James Finn, who posed as a medical applicant, recounted in his Medium article, there is evidence that Samaritan’s Purse has discriminated when hiring volunteers to help fight the pandemic.
A week before Samaritan’s Purse set up their tents, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo offered encouragement to New Yorkers in the wake of the pandemic, reminding the nation what caring, competent, and smart leadership is like. “Black and white and brown and Asian and short and tall and gay and straight. New York loves everyone,” he began. “And at the end of the day, my friends, even if it is a long day—and this is a long day—love wins. Always. And it will win again through this virus.”
The premise behind Cuomo’s words can apply to the entire country. If ever there was a time to love and respect each other, it is now. COVID-19 does not care about what type of people it infects, and so our medical community has no business signing a medieval pledge that smugly denigrates a certain class of patients before they even walk in the door. Good riddance to Samaritan’s Purse.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--Joe Biden is already doing Donald Trump’s job for him

On February 23 , 2020 , a young black man was enjoying an unseasonably beautiful day by taking a jog through Brunswick , Georgia .
He made the mistake of running through predominantly white Satilla Shores , seeking nothing more than working on his physical condition in a beautiful area .
Little did he know that he was being stalked by a former police officer and investigator for the local DA and his son , both of whom were nothing more than white supremacists .
They underestimated the power of the black community in Brunswick , and finally , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GBI .
Now , the GBI needs to investigate the local authorities .
The only crime Ahmaud Arbery committed was jogging while black in a white neighborhood .
Welcome to Trumpland .
We must tear it down and rebuild America , and Monmouth may be giving us good news for accomplishing that task .
The latest poll conducted by Monmouth University reveals Biden leading Trump 50 % to 41 % in a survey of registered voters .
Biden ’ s lead has grown over the past two polls from March and April , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % to 44 % and 48 % to 45 % , respectively .
These slowly changing numbers reveal that with each coronavirus bungle and each failure to condemn each white supremacist act , the tide slowly turns toward making America great again by ridding the world of “ president ” Donald Trump .
Did Donald Trump even address this murder ?
Please .
He was too busy with his Twitter wars with the press , Republicans who are against him , and anything other than addressing this senseless crime .
Biden , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The video is clear : Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood .
My heart goes out to his family , who deserve justice and deserve it now .
It is time for a swift , full , and transparent investigation into his murder.
” Honestly , which candidate has America ’ s best interests at heart ?
It is a very sad day in America when a young athlete can ’ t jog in his community without fear of being labeled a “ burglary suspect , ” hunted down like an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ran through a place some white supremacist thinks he didn ’ t belong .
While supremacists belong nowhere .
If they hate the diversity of America so much , they should get the hell out .
Only closed-minded , ignorant people make judgments based on skin color .
For the past three and one-half years , they have been supported and empowered by a “ leader ” in the White House who shares their feelings .
While new , better leadership is not going to change the behaviors they have embraced their entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they remain in the minority and their behavior is unacceptable by the rest of civilized society .
This change is already underway if the Monmouth poll maintains its current trajectory .
Even as some remain un-excited by Biden and some continue to consider Tara Reade ’ s allegations , the vast majority see this election as a referendum on Trump , as it should be .
It is never too late to right this wrong .

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On February 23, 2020, a young black man was enjoying an unseasonably beautiful day by taking a jog through Brunswick, Georgia. He made the mistake of running through predominantly white Satilla Shores, seeking nothing more than working on his physical condition in a beautiful area. Little did he know that he was being stalked by a former police officer and investigator for the local DA and his son, both of whom were nothing more than white supremacists. They underestimated the power of the black community in Brunswick, and finally, they have been arrested and charged by the GBI. Now, the GBI needs to investigate the local authorities. The only crime Ahmaud Arbery committed was jogging while black in a white neighborhood. Welcome to Trumpland. We must tear it down and rebuild America, and Monmouth may be giving us good news for accomplishing that task.
The latest poll conducted by Monmouth University reveals Biden leading Trump 50% to 41% in a survey of registered voters. Biden’s lead has grown over the past two polls from March and April, both of which showed Biden leading 48% to 44% and 48% to 45%, respectively. These slowly changing numbers reveal that with each coronavirus bungle and each failure to condemn each white supremacist act, the tide slowly turns toward making America great again by ridding the world of “president” Donald Trump.
Did Donald Trump even address this murder? Please. He was too busy with his Twitter wars with the press, Republicans who are against him, and anything other than addressing this senseless crime. Biden, on the other hand, immediately Tweeted: “The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood. My heart goes out to his family, who deserve justice and deserve it now. It is time for a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his murder.” Honestly, which candidate has America’s best interests at heart?
It is a very sad day in America when a young athlete can’t jog in his community without fear of being labeled a “burglary suspect,” hunted down like an animal, and shot just because he ran through a place some white supremacist thinks he didn’t belong. While supremacists belong nowhere. If they hate the diversity of America so much, they should get the hell out. Only closed-minded, ignorant people make judgments based on skin color. For the past three and one-half years, they have been supported and empowered by a “leader” in the White House who shares their feelings.
While new, better leadership is not going to change the behaviors they have embraced their entire lives, it will show them that they remain in the minority and their behavior is unacceptable by the rest of civilized society. This change is already underway if the Monmouth poll maintains its current trajectory. Even as some remain un-excited by Biden and some continue to consider Tara Reade’s allegations, the vast majority see this election as a referendum on Trump, as it should be. It is never too late to right this wrong.
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palmerreport--2020-05-09--There’s a Trump tweet for everything

There’s a Trump tweet for everything

When the latest jobs report revealed the extent of the economic damage that Donald Trump has done with his negligent mishandling of the coronavirus crisis , I decided I was going to be clever about it .
I wanted to take the old “ no jobs , no cash , no hope ” and throw it at Trump ’ s feet .
But I didn ’ t know who should be credited as the joke ’ s original author , so I went digging to try to find out who wrote it .
When I googled for “ no jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I landed on this search result of all things : That ’ s right , Donald Trump tried to throw that same joke at President Obama back in 2013 , and now it ’ s Trump who ’ s guilty of having truly tanked the economy .
Trump spent the Obama era playing armchair president , insisting in tweet after tweet that he could have been doing a better job .
Now Trump is doing a far worse job – and it means there ’ s an old Trump tweet for every occasion @

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When the latest jobs report revealed the extent of the economic damage that Donald Trump has done with his negligent mishandling of the coronavirus crisis, I decided I was going to be clever about it. I wanted to take the old “no jobs, no cash, no hope” and throw it at Trump’s feet.
But I didn’t know who should be credited as the joke’s original author, so I went digging to try to find out who wrote it. When I googled for “no jobs, no cash, no hope” I landed on this search result of all things:
"@chiIIdog: @realDonaldTrump ten years ago, we had steve jobs, bob hope, and johnny cash. now, we have no jobs, no cash, and no hope." — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 25, 2013
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That’s right, Donald Trump tried to throw that same joke at President Obama back in 2013, and now it’s Trump who’s guilty of having truly tanked the economy. Trump spent the Obama era playing armchair president, insisting in tweet after tweet that he could have been doing a better job. Now Trump is doing a far worse job – and it means there’s an old Trump tweet for every occasion.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--This is getting ugly for Trump and Pence

Individuals with daily access to both Donald Trump and to Mike Pence have now tested positive for the coronavirus .
Yet Trump and Pence still refuse to wear masks , with Trump saying him in a mask would make him look ridiculous , and with Pence who knows ?
It appears to be an attempted show of strength to Trump ’ s base .
However , it is foolish and endangers many .
This week , Trump traveled to Arizona to visit the Honeywell factory that is making masks .
Trump had goggles on , but no gloves or face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in bins .
Those masks should be sterilized or discarded by Honeywell .
Pence delivered PPE to a healthcare facility and again , nobody in his entourage wore a mask .
The latest and most egregious example of this show of disregard for others was the gathering of World War II veterans , all now in their 90s , to honor the 75th Anniversary of V-E Day .
Trump wore no mask or gloves with this vulnerable group .
But his Press Secretary , Kayleigh McEnany , stated : “ This president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make the decision as to whether to wear a mask or not .
I can tell you those veterans are protected , they made the choice to come here because they ’ ve chosen to put their nation first .
They wanted to be with their commander-in-chief on this momentous day .
And it was their choice to come here .
And I can tell you the president always puts the safety of our veterans first and of the American people first.
” Trying to act tough and be macho , subjecting true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need to know about the Commander in Chief .
His disregard for everyone but himself has been unmasked .

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Individuals with daily access to both Donald Trump and to Mike Pence have now tested positive for the coronavirus. Yet Trump and Pence still refuse to wear masks, with Trump saying him in a mask would make him look ridiculous, and with Pence who knows? It appears to be an attempted show of strength to Trump’s base. However, it is foolish and endangers many.
This week, Trump traveled to Arizona to visit the Honeywell factory that is making masks. Trump had goggles on, but no gloves or face covering, touching masks and putting them back in bins. Those masks should be sterilized or discarded by Honeywell. Pence delivered PPE to a healthcare facility and again, nobody in his entourage wore a mask.
The latest and most egregious example of this show of disregard for others was the gathering of World War II veterans, all now in their 90s, to honor the 75th Anniversary of V-E Day. Trump wore no mask or gloves with this vulnerable group. But his Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, stated:
“This president is regularly tested; this president will make the decision as to whether to wear a mask or not. I can tell you those veterans are protected, they made the choice to come here because they’ve chosen to put their nation first. They wanted to be with their commander-in-chief on this momentous day. And it was their choice to come here. And I can tell you the president always puts the safety of our veterans first and of the American people first.”
Trying to act tough and be macho, subjecting true heroes to potential illness, says everything we need to know about the Commander in Chief. His disregard for everyone but himself has been unmasked.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--Kamala Harris just completely dismantled Donald Trump

On this Tuesday , the California 25th District is holding a special election to replace Congresswoman Katie Hill , who @ @ @ @ @ Trump is now resorting to insisting that the election is somehow being rigged against the @ @ @ @ @ a sign that the democratic candidate must be doing pretty well .
Fortunately , Senator @ @ @ @ @ the state of California – was there to completely dismantle Donald Trump ’ s nonsense @ @ @ @ @ has run an inspiring campaign in the California 25th District special election .
You can @ @ @ @ @ campaign here .
She ’ s also been endorsed by Elizabeth Warren :

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On this Tuesday, the California 25th District is holding a special election to replace Congresswoman Katie Hill, who resigned months ago. Donald Trump is now resorting to insisting that the election is somehow being rigged against the republican candidate, which is a sign that the democratic candidate must be doing pretty well.
Fortunately, Senator Kamala Harris – who represents the state of California – was there to completely dismantle Donald Trump’s nonsense:
Remind me, who won the popular vote again? https://t.co/DsMEo7DhR6 — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 9, 2020
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Democratic candidate Christy Smith has run an inspiring campaign in the California 25th District special election. You can find out more about her campaign here. She’s also been endorsed by Elizabeth Warren:
.@ChristyforCA25 is a fighter—and she's got @ewarren in her corner. Help this Warren Democrats-endorsed candidate win in this Tuesday's special election and keep #CA25 blue! Join a virtual volunteer event today: https://t.co/VCwG7UTE2D — Team Warren (@TeamWarren) May 9, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--The White House isn’t even trying to mask what’s wrong with Donald Trump

Even though it ’ s the Trump regime , the current White House has some serious people in it .
For instance , there are military leaders in the building .
And while none of Trump ’ s political advisers are serious people , most of them at least have some basic sense of self preservation – at least to the point that they know they should be wearing masks while working in a building that has multiple confirmed coronavirus cases .
Yet take a look at this photo of today ’ s Trump White House meeting : Yes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guys , which is a whole other important conversation .
But they ’ re not wearing masks .
They all surely know better .
There ’ s only one possible explanation : the boss won ’ t let them .
We ’ ve seen various reports over the past few days that Donald Trump doesn ’ t want to wear a mask because he thinks it would look “ ridiculous.
” That ’ s cute , but when there ’ s an outbreak of a deadly virus in the building where you live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be completely deranged not to be willing to take such a basic safety precaution , even if you don ’ t like it .
Donald Trump has to be the sole reason why no one in the White House is wearing a mask while in a coronavirus-infected building .
That means Trump is even further gone than we thought , in the cognitive and mental competence departments .
Yet instead of trying to forcibly talk some sense into the boss , Trump ’ s political advisers are merely going along with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives and his .

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Even though it’s the Trump regime, the current White House has some serious people in it. For instance, there are military leaders in the building. And while none of Trump’s political advisers are serious people, most of them at least have some basic sense of self preservation – at least to the point that they know they should be wearing masks while working in a building that has multiple confirmed coronavirus cases.
Yet take a look at this photo of today’s Trump White House meeting:
NOW: From the pool. COVID19 cases in the West Wing. Masks? Not so much. @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/wY2ZFlp6nf — Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) May 9, 2020
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Yes, it’s a bunch of white guys, which is a whole other important conversation. But they’re not wearing masks. They all surely know better. There’s only one possible explanation: the boss won’t let them. We’ve seen various reports over the past few days that Donald Trump doesn’t want to wear a mask because he thinks it would look “ridiculous.” That’s cute, but when there’s an outbreak of a deadly virus in the building where you live and work, you’d have to be completely deranged not to be willing to take such a basic safety precaution, even if you don’t like it.
Donald Trump has to be the sole reason why no one in the White House is wearing a mask while in a coronavirus-infected building. That means Trump is even further gone than we thought, in the cognitive and mental competence departments. Yet instead of trying to forcibly talk some sense into the boss, Trump’s political advisers are merely going along with his insanity – at the risk of their lives and his.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--James Carville just said something important about Donald Trump’s downfall

In a recent opinion piece for NBCNews.com , Democratic strategist James Carville expressed optimism for the upcoming election .
“ November , ” he added , “ is Democrats ’ first chance in generations to chop down the rotted timbers of the Republican Party and sink the whole ship.
” Carville is correct that we must think bigger than a Biden squeaker .
While any result that would fairly and legally remove Donald Trump from the office he has desecrated would be welcome , a decisive Democratic victory is the true antidote to heal a divided nation gaslighted by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last presidential election stands as a sobering reminder that anything can happen , despite polls and expert projections .
Between now and Election Day , we can not afford to let rosy assumptions or prognostications lull us into laziness and inaction , especially if we wish to see blue our television screens fill up with blue late into the night .
Unlike Carville , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is no Democratic strategist .
However , he and his cohorts are telegraphing the GOP ’ s increasing level of desperation in recent statements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The beating heart and sound mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become nothing less than an essential fortification for maintaining America ’ s rule of law and getting through 2020 without unspeakable trouble .
Thankfully for Ginsburg and the country , her hospitalization this week to treat a gall bladder infection was a success and she is already back home and on the job .
Given Ginsburg ’ s age and recent health scares , there has been some speculation that she might announce her retirement .
Rather than decline to comment on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told Politico on Friday that McConnell ’ s Senate will absolutely fill any vacancy left by Ginsburg ’ s departure .
This comes , of course , after McConnell in 2016 refused to allow a hearing for Judge Merrick Garland after Justice Antonin Scalia ’ s death 11 months before the end of President Obama ’ s second term .
While the thought of Ginsburg leaving the Supreme Court this year is scary , we must not be cowered by some power-hungry senators ’ chest-thumping words .
On the contrary , such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commit to replacing Ginsburg should be viewed as an acknowledgement that the GOP fears their days in power may be numbered .
This is not the only sign that McConnell and his minions are growing visibly anxious about their chances of maintaining control next year .
In March , the New York Times reported that McConnell has been prodding veteran GOP judges to retire so that Republicans can replace them as soon as possible .
Between now and November 3 , we must , as Carville suggests , not only aim to win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to prove , in resounding fashion , that current Republican anxieties are not all for naught .

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In a recent opinion piece for NBCNews.com, Democratic strategist James Carville expressed optimism for the upcoming election. “November,” he added, “is Democrats’ first chance in generations to chop down the rotted timbers of the Republican Party and sink the whole ship.”
Carville is correct that we must think bigger than a Biden squeaker. While any result that would fairly and legally remove Donald Trump from the office he has desecrated would be welcome, a decisive Democratic victory is the true antidote to heal a divided nation gaslighted by the vagaries of a narcissistic monster.
The last presidential election stands as a sobering reminder that anything can happen, despite polls and expert projections. Between now and Election Day, we cannot afford to let rosy assumptions or prognostications lull us into laziness and inaction, especially if we wish to see blue our television screens fill up with blue late into the night.
Unlike Carville, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is no Democratic strategist. However, he and his cohorts are telegraphing the GOP’s increasing level of desperation in recent statements and actions about filling judicial vacancies.
The beating heart and sound mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become nothing less than an essential fortification for maintaining America’s rule of law and getting through 2020 without unspeakable trouble. Thankfully for Ginsburg and the country, her hospitalization this week to treat a gall bladder infection was a success and she is already back home and on the job.
Given Ginsburg’s age and recent health scares, there has been some speculation that she might announce her retirement. Rather than decline to comment on a hypothetical situation, top GOP senators told Politico on Friday that McConnell’s Senate will absolutely fill any vacancy left by Ginsburg’s departure. This comes, of course, after McConnell in 2016 refused to allow a hearing for Judge Merrick Garland after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death 11 months before the end of President Obama’s second term.
While the thought of Ginsburg leaving the Supreme Court this year is scary, we must not be cowered by some power-hungry senators’ chest-thumping words. On the contrary, such a premature rush to expose their hypocrisy and commit to replacing Ginsburg should be viewed as an acknowledgement that the GOP fears their days in power may be numbered.
This is not the only sign that McConnell and his minions are growing visibly anxious about their chances of maintaining control next year. In March, the New York Times reported that McConnell has been prodding veteran GOP judges to retire so that Republicans can replace them as soon as possible. Between now and November 3, we must, as Carville suggests, not only aim to win but “sink the whole ship.” We need to prove, in resounding fashion, that current Republican anxieties are not all for naught.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--Donald Trump is “shell shocked” as everything falls apart for him

If you ’ ve been paying attention , you ’ ve known all along that Donald Trump was on track to lose the 2020 election .
At no point during the entire election cycle was he ahead in the polls , or even in close contention .
The thing is , the ever-delusional Trump apparently had no idea this was the case until very , very recently .
Trump ’ s 2020 poll numbers have dropped even further in recent weeks , as more Americans have concluded that he ’ s completely botched the coronavirus crisis and that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But his numbers have been bad all along , and apparently he had no idea ; his own advisers must have been snowing him about this .
It ’ s not clear how he finally found out that he ’ s getting his butt kicked , but he ’ s apparently deflated by the news This is the picture now being painted by the Washington Post , which says that Trump is “ shell-shocked ” by how ugly things are for him .
Trump is apparently still under the illusion that he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along , though this could merely be his way of rationalizing why he ’ s losing .
Still , it ’ s surreal to think that the President of the United States could be so pathetically detached from reality , he had no idea until now that he ’ s been on track to lose all along .
Of course even now that a bit of truth and reality has invaded Donald Trump ’ s cocoon of delusion , he ’ s still planning to behave in delusional ways .
The Post says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and finally taking the coronavirus crisis seriously so the American people can see him be a leader , he ’ s planning to start holding campaign rallies in the middle of a pandemic .
Same old Trump .

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If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve known all along that Donald Trump was on track to lose the 2020 election. At no point during the entire election cycle was he ahead in the polls, or even in close contention. The thing is, the ever-delusional Trump apparently had no idea this was the case until very, very recently.
Trump’s 2020 poll numbers have dropped even further in recent weeks, as more Americans have concluded that he’s completely botched the coronavirus crisis and that he’s not up to the job. But his numbers have been bad all along, and apparently he had no idea; his own advisers must have been snowing him about this. It’s not clear how he finally found out that he’s getting his butt kicked, but he’s apparently deflated by the news
This is the picture now being painted by the Washington Post, which says that Trump is “shell-shocked” by how ugly things are for him. Trump is apparently still under the illusion that he had been winning until the coronavirus crisis came along, though this could merely be his way of rationalizing why he’s losing. Still, it’s surreal to think that the President of the United States could be so pathetically detached from reality, he had no idea until now that he’s been on track to lose all along.
Of course even now that a bit of truth and reality has invaded Donald Trump’s cocoon of delusion, he’s still planning to behave in delusional ways. The Post says that instead of getting his act together and finally taking the coronavirus crisis seriously so the American people can see him be a leader, he’s planning to start holding campaign rallies in the middle of a pandemic. Same old Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-05-10--This Dr. Fauci quarantine story isn’t good news at all

It ’ s being widely reported this evening that Dr. Anthony Fauci is entering a “ modified quarantine ” protocol because he came into indirect contact with someone at the White House who has tested positive for coronavirus .
Given Fauci ’ s advanced age , hero status , and importance to the country , this has set off a good amount of alarm .
People are right to be concerned by this story , but perhaps not for the reason they think .
Fauci is one of the world ’ s foremost experts on infectious diseases , so if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposed , he ’ d be in full quarantine right now .
Instead his “ modified quarantine ” routine , which means he ’ ll go into work but only when no one else is there , sounds like he ’ s merely acting out of a justifiable abundance of caution .
The real problem here is that he ’ s just about the only one .
Dr. Fauci is in modified quarantine , and the CDC Director is in full quarantine , but they appear to be the only senior White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump and Mike Pence have both been directly exposed to coronavirus over the past few days , yet neither of them is quarantining .
This means that even if Trump and Pence don ’ t get sick , there ’ s a strong chance they ’ ll end up spreading it around the White House .
Whatever happens to Trump and Pence is their problem .
But if they end up spreading the coronavirus to nonpolitical White House employees such janitors or secretaries , this could end up getting really ugly @

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It’s being widely reported this evening that Dr. Anthony Fauci is entering a “modified quarantine” protocol because he came into indirect contact with someone at the White House who has tested positive for coronavirus. Given Fauci’s advanced age, hero status, and importance to the country, this has set off a good amount of alarm.
People are right to be concerned by this story, but perhaps not for the reason they think. Fauci is one of the world’s foremost experts on infectious diseases, so if he seriously thought he’d been exposed, he’d be in full quarantine right now. Instead his “modified quarantine” routine, which means he’ll go into work but only when no one else is there, sounds like he’s merely acting out of a justifiable abundance of caution.
The real problem here is that he’s just about the only one. Dr. Fauci is in modified quarantine, and the CDC Director is in full quarantine, but they appear to be the only senior White House officials taking this seriously. We know that Donald Trump and Mike Pence have both been directly exposed to coronavirus over the past few days, yet neither of them is quarantining.
This means that even if Trump and Pence don’t get sick, there’s a strong chance they’ll end up spreading it around the White House. Whatever happens to Trump and Pence is their problem. But if they end up spreading the coronavirus to nonpolitical White House employees such janitors or secretaries, this could end up getting really ugly.
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