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Denver Mayor - lex24 - 11-25-2020
Told his constituents to “avoid travel, if you can.” Then he flew to Mississippi to be with his family. But he did give a “heartfelt” apology. And we’ve been assured he will follow protocols.
RE: Denver Mayor - Snorlax94 - 11-25-2020
As bad as “do as I say, not as I do” hypocrisy is, that is better than flat-out encouraging citizens to be reckless. It feels like after losing the election, he just wants to burn the whole place down on his way out.
White House Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to 'gather' even as Covid-19 surges
President Donald Trump's annual Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to "gather" for the holiday, even though federal public health officials have explicitly warned against it.
The final line of the proclamation, issued by the White House press secretary's office Wednesday evening, reads: "I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings."
RE: Denver Mayor - Genuine Realist - 11-25-2020
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As bad as “do as I say, not as I do” hypocrisy is, that is better than flat-out encouraging citizens to be reckless. It feels like after losing the election, he just wants to burn the whole place down on his way out.
White House Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to 'gather' even as Covid-19 surges
President Donald Trump's annual Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to "gather" for the holiday, even though federal public health officials have explicitly warned against it.
The final line of the proclamation, issued by the White House press secretary's office Wednesday evening, reads: "I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings."
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I think you're reading a bit much into that one verb.
RE: Denver Mayor - Goose - 11-25-2020
(11-25-2020, 06:10 PM)Genuine Realist Wrote:I can't agree. You don't need to read anything into that one word. We don't want people to gather. We want them to social distance. Yes, it sucks, but that is what we need to do. If it was a "throw away" statement and word usage, it shows that the person doing it isn't thinking. A statement of that ilk would be appropriate in normal times, but these are not normal times.(11-25-2020, 05:55 PM)Snorlax94 Wrote: As bad as “do as I say, not as I do” hypocrisy is, that is better than flat-out encouraging citizens to be reckless. It feels like after losing the election, he just wants to burn the whole place down on his way out.I think you're reading a bit much into that one verb.
White House Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to 'gather' even as Covid-19 surges
President Donald Trump's annual Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to "gather" for the holiday, even though federal public health officials have explicitly warned against it.
The final line of the proclamation, issued by the White House press secretary's office Wednesday evening, reads: "I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings."
RE: Denver Mayor - 2006alum - 11-25-2020
Just wait. About to get a whole lot worse.
RE: Denver Mayor - Genuine Realist - 11-25-2020
(11-25-2020, 06:33 PM)Goose Wrote:"Gathering" in this context has a metaphorical meaning. My family will be meeting tomorrow by Zoom, and I am quite certain that sort of communication is exactly what the proclamation means.(11-25-2020, 06:10 PM)Genuine Realist Wrote:I can't agree. You don't need to read anything into that one word. We don't want people to gather. We want them to social distance. Yes, it sucks, but that is what we need to do. If it was a "throw away" statement and word usage, it shows that the person doing it isn't thinking. A statement of that ilk would be appropriate in normal times, but these are not normal times.(11-25-2020, 05:55 PM)Snorlax94 Wrote: As bad as “do as I say, not as I do” hypocrisy is, that is better than flat-out encouraging citizens to be reckless. It feels like after losing the election, he just wants to burn the whole place down on his way out.I think you're reading a bit much into that one verb.
White House Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to 'gather' even as Covid-19 surges
President Donald Trump's annual Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to "gather" for the holiday, even though federal public health officials have explicitly warned against it.
The final line of the proclamation, issued by the White House press secretary's office Wednesday evening, reads: "I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings."
I will be awfully glad when Biden is in office because Trump's stridency is what has led to this sort of micro reading of what are actually rather banal sentiments. Trump is primarily responsible, but he has had collaborators.
RE: Denver Mayor - Snorlax94 - 11-25-2020
(11-25-2020, 07:01 PM)Genuine Realist Wrote:(11-25-2020, 06:33 PM)Goose Wrote:"Gathering" in this context has a metaphorical meaning.(11-25-2020, 06:10 PM)Genuine Realist Wrote:I can't agree. You don't need to read anything into that one word. We don't want people to gather. We want them to social distance. Yes, it sucks, but that is what we need to do. If it was a "throw away" statement and word usage, it shows that the person doing it isn't thinking. A statement of that ilk would be appropriate in normal times, but these are not normal times.(11-25-2020, 05:55 PM)Snorlax94 Wrote: As bad as “do as I say, not as I do” hypocrisy is, that is better than flat-out encouraging citizens to be reckless. It feels like after losing the election, he just wants to burn the whole place down on his way out.I think you're reading a bit much into that one verb.
White House Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to 'gather' even as Covid-19 surges
President Donald Trump's annual Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to "gather" for the holiday, even though federal public health officials have explicitly warned against it.
The final line of the proclamation, issued by the White House press secretary's office Wednesday evening, reads: "I encourage all Americans to gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings."
Ohhhhh, Trump only meant to “gather” metaphorically! Well I was only concerned about Covid metaphorically, as well.
I did not mean Covid cases would literally spike after this holiday, I meant the graph expressing cases, hospitalizations and deaths would rocket upward as an artistic representation, reflecting the exponential consequences of man’s vanity and hubris.
And I am not at all concerned about people becoming hospitalized and intubated as a consequence of these “metaphorical gatherings.” I was merely pondering how the tube represents the frailty of human life, as well as the passageway into the next world, after one expires from this one.
RE: Denver Mayor - Genuine Realist - 11-25-2020
You think someone is going to be hospitalized as a result of my family's zoom meeting?
lex24 - lex24 - 11-25-2020
Not sure what much of this has to do with Denver ‘s Mayor.