The price of stupidity?

Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

Care to put a price on incompetence and stupidity? How about more than $2 trillion in desperately needed government expenditures and 55,000 lives lost all for no good reason.

(7) comments

Christopher Conway Apr 29, 2020 6:44am

I blame China. You know, where the virus was created and misinformation and no information were given on the severity. Mike, we are going through this together as a nation but I see that you need to make this all against this president. Having to go to war with a fellow Democrat would be miserable because all he would be doing is complaining about our side and not the enemy we are facing. Let this be an example of why Trump supporters will never come together with Democrat's. When Trump is reelected in November, I will use that as a indicator of the feeling of the American people.

Jorg Apr 29, 2020 9:52am

Trump blew it, Chris, big time, - and not much of a surprise for the better informed and less gullible majority of us who realize how lacking he is in leadership ability.

Trump's daily intelligence briefing included detailed warnings from early January about the new coronavirus spreading throughout China, while there were prominent warnings in more than a dozen of the classified President's Daily Brief reports throughout January and February. Instead of reading and digesting those reports, Trump poo-poo’d it, called it a hoax, and claimed it would soon fade away. Also, based upon the Ebola experiences, President Obama handed over his recommendations for preparation for the next pandemic, - which of course, Trump also ignored, considering the source he so obviously is envious of.

Terence Y Apr 29, 2020 10:58am

Jorg, you mean your better informed and less gullible people who fell hook, line, and sinker for the Christine Blasey-Ford, Covington, Jussie Smollett, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Russian collusion and impeachment hoaxes. Yeah, sure, better informed and less gullible. Nice try with your fake news diatribe. The only thing Obama will be remembered for is his lie of the century regarding if you like your plan, you can keep it.

Terence Y Apr 29, 2020 8:39am

Like Mr. Conway, I also blame China. And what the heck, Obama, too, since he's been shown to be complicit in the FBI entrapment case against Trump so he's probably involved in giving money to the Wuhan virus lab. But shouldn't you look on the brighter side? Our great President Trump has saved over 2 million American lives, and has prevented over 20 million people from being infected in California. Cheer up!

Jorg Apr 29, 2020 10:15am

That's like defending a murderer by pointing out how many he didn't kill! Typical Trumpocrat logic.

Terence Y Apr 29, 2020 10:51am

Nice try, Jorg, except the 2 million number came from an Imperial College study and the 20 million number came from your own Governor Newsom. Are you saying you don't believe the numbers? Typical TDS sufferer, with illogical comparisons. Stick to trying to convince people to pay a 55% flat tax and 28% VAT to support socialism.

JME Apr 29, 2020 4:40pm

YOUR INTELLIGENCE IS ONLY MATCHED BY YOUR WISDOM.

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