Trump suggests he may impose quarantine

[cawacko]

What am I missing here? According to the responses ITT this idea is inept thinking and up to the Governors, not the federal government/President. So why is Biden proposing it?




Joe Biden calls for a national lockdown to contain the coronavirus


Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling for an immediate nationwide stay-at-home order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, saying the main mistake that leaders can make in a pandemic is "going too slow."

The Democratic presidential candidate told CNN on Friday that he agreed with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that the uneven patchwork of state and local lockdowns in effect in the United States will inevitably cost lives and prolong the economic catastrophe.

"Why would we not err on the side of making sure that we are not going to have a repeat?" Biden said from his home in Wilmington, Del.

President Trump has urged Americans to practice social distancing but has declined to issue a nationwide stay-at-home order, leaving it to governors and local officials to decide whether to shut down nonessential businesses. He said this week that he'd like to have the country "opened up and just raring to go by Easter," which is just over two weeks away.

Biden said he'd watched Gates' appearance on CNN on Thursday night and found him "really insightful." "I thought Bill Gates knew what he was talking about."

Biden's hourlong town hall on CNN was part of a series of television appearances in recent days to keep himself in the news as Americans are consumed by the upheaval of the pandemic. It came as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, his lone remaining rival in the race for the Democratic nomination, was holding an online forum with healthcare workers.

Biden has built an all but insurmountable lead in the race for delegates and is trying to pivot to the general election without angering Sanders or his supporters.

Gates, a philanthropist whose family foundation has spent billions of dollars to curb the spread of malaria, AIDS and other diseases, told CNN on Thursday that the coronavirus will keep spreading out of control "anywhere you don't have a serious shutdown."

“We’re entering into a tough period that, if we do it right, we’ll only have to do it once for six to 10 weeks," he said. "But we have to do it. It has to be the whole country.”

For the lockdown to be effective, Gates said, a dramatic increase in testing for the virus is essential.

“It’s exponential growth if you’re not stopping it," he said. "The sooner you engage in the shutdown, the easier it is to get to that peak. We have not peaked. The parts of the country that aren’t shut down, in late April we should see the numbers peak there.”

Biden, who took questions recorded by viewers in their homes, faulted the Trump administration for eliminating a National Security Council directorate at the White House that was charged with preparing for a pandemic. Trump has said he knew nothing about it.

"I just don’t think he has taken this seriously from the outset,” Biden told CNN.

Biden also criticized Trump for feuding with some Democratic governors. Trump said Friday that he told Vice President Mike Pence, who leads his coronavirus task force, not to call Govs. Jay Inslee of Washington or Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, adding, "I want them to be appreciative."

"Do your job," Biden said sternly into the camera. "Stop personalizing everything.”

Responding to a question from a New Yorker who said he'd just lost his job on Broadway and couldn't pay his rent, Biden said he would support a three-month suspension of rent. "Freeze it and forgive it so you’re able to stay in that place,” he said. “No one should be evicted during this period. Period.”

Biden also called for a nationwide freeze on shutoffs of water or electricity for delinquent bills. "The vast majority of people who worry about their utilities being shut off," he said, "are people who are living hand- to-mouth."


https://news.yahoo.com/joe-biden-cal...RgF6XO5pypqywU

[Tacomaman]

LOL. And make them pay for it, too.

Hilarious. These trumpanzee dumbasses would likely believe it too.

[domer76]

Stop watching him...he clearly upsets you....
That was easy....

I pay attention to events of the world that affects me, dumbfuck. Ignorance only works for people like you.

[TOP]

I pay attention to events of the world that affects me, dumbfuck. Ignorance only works for people like you.

I understand...you try to hang in there then....
Why do you feel the need to use inappropriate language? Is that a frustrated Idahoan-D thing?

[domer76]

I understand...you try to hang in there then....
Why do you feel the need to use inappropriate language? Is that a frustrated Idahoan-D thing?

I don’t give a flying fuck what you consider inappropriate language.

[canceled.2021.2]

Can he legally do this, or is it up to the individual states??

Didn’t you guys want him to do something?

He should lock those fuckers down.

You want him to do something

[TOP]

I don’t give a flying fuck what you consider inappropriate language.

So that's a Yes...Noted

[Doc Dutch]

Can he legally do this, or is it up to the individual states??

No, but Trump also said this will all be over by Spring and, in two weeks, have everything back to normal so I'm not getting excited about any other crap that comes out of his pie hole.

[Doc Dutch]

Didn’t you guys want him to do something?

He should lock those fuckers down.

You want him to do something

You are advocating shredding the Constitution and imposing tyranny. You are no different than the worst of the LW authoritarians who seek to do the same.

[Doc Dutch]

I understand...you try to hang in there then....
Why do you feel the need to use inappropriate language? Is that a frustrated Idahoan-D thing?

A good question that not only applies to him but all of the extreme RWers on this forum who do the same.

Be honest, TOP; have you ever given a "thanks" to someone who used "inappropriate language" against someone with whom you disagree?

You've given 12,868 "thanks" so that's a rich field.

[floridafan]

Didn’t you guys want him to do something?

He should lock those fuckers down.

You want him to do something

Something that the Federal government isn’t allowed to do? Sadly Donald is far out of his league, one lie, one failure after another.

[TOP]

A good question that not only applies to him but all of the extreme RWers on this forum who do the same.

Be honest, TOP; have you ever given a "thanks" to someone who used "inappropriate language" against someone with whom you disagree?

You've given 12,868 "thanks" so that's a rich field.

I Never use it Do you? And if so, why?
(Your answer to the "thanks" question should pop up very soon

[Doc Dutch]

I Never use it Do you? And if so, why?

Your data block says you've used "thanks" over 12,800 times. Are you saying you've never, ever thanked a person who used a vulgar insult?

I avoid calling people fuck heads or the like but I don't avoid using slang and colloquialisms where appropriate.

[TOP]

Something that the Federal government isn’t allowed to do? Sadly Donald is far out of his league, one lie, one failure after another.

What would you like to see done?

[TOP]

Your data block says you've used "thanks" over 12,800 times. Are you saying you've never, ever thanked a person who used a vulgar insult?

I avoid calling people fuck heads or the like but I don't avoid using slang and colloquialisms where appropriate.

Be patient..you'll get your answer to the "thanks" question...
I don't use vulgarity, or the words you mention when speaing to another poster. It simply isn't necessary..is it?
When is "slang and colloquialisms" appropriate?