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Is it just me or are other people afraid to listen to washington breifings on tv about coronavirus? (Original Post) William769 Mar 2020 OP
i turned to Ozzie and Harriet as soon as the clowns came on samnsara Mar 2020 #1
where do you get Ozzie and Harriet? stillcool Mar 2020 #4
afraid? no, they make me angry so I mute them.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #2
I can't watch Trump or anybody in the Kleptocracy anymore. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #37
I would go to bdamomma Mar 2020 #3
Thank you. William769 Mar 2020 #5
Listen to Dr. Fauci with a grain of salt. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #12
+1, I thought that guy had some credibility uponit7771 Mar 2020 #18
He ordinarily does - in any other circumstance I would think twice Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #23
Well, it's a lot of CYA and fluff talk to calm the markets. Claritie Pixie Mar 2020 #6
On Friday Our Gov (Florida) said there were no new cases in Fla. William769 Mar 2020 #11
As the days go by it will become harder and harder for them to hide info. Claritie Pixie Mar 2020 #14
WH press conference on SARS-CoV-2 Dem2 Mar 2020 #7
That is the problem William, so many mixed messages and falsehoods have still_one Mar 2020 #8
I see them as mostly things Trump has ordered them to say. Kingofalldems Mar 2020 #9
It is all CYA. Little nuggets of truth from the few minutes given to Anthony Faucci & Deborah Birx hlthe2b Mar 2020 #10
They all praise dear leader's heroic actions and quick thinking lame54 Mar 2020 #13
Yes, I am afraid I might throw something hard and heavy at my TV while that gang Atticus Mar 2020 #15
If I wanted to hear fiction.. HipChick Mar 2020 #16
I can't pick out any specifics Control-Z Mar 2020 #17
They're idiots. cwydro Mar 2020 #19
This site and FARK.com are more up to date on news than anywhere else. CaptYossarian Mar 2020 #20
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2020 #21
Thanks for the FARK tip. Control-Z Mar 2020 #25
You're welcome. CaptYossarian Mar 2020 #31
I'm watching my governor (Cuomo), County Exec and Mayor. I think they have had Squinch Mar 2020 #22
I am also. Raftergirl Mar 2020 #33
Keep us posted! Squinch Mar 2020 #34
Will do. Raftergirl Mar 2020 #35
Wow. Exactly what I expected but still disturbing. Squinch Mar 2020 #36
I'm really impressed with his calmness Raftergirl Mar 2020 #38
Wow. You really are on the inside of all of this. And the Sandy Squinch Mar 2020 #39
Lee was the year before (2011) and affected Raftergirl Mar 2020 #40
Oh yes! Now I do remember. And yes, I imagine you HAVE seen it all. Squinch Mar 2020 #41
Same here with Gavin Newsome shanti Mar 2020 #42
Way beyond afraid. tavernier Mar 2020 #24
I don't believe anyone involved with the Trump show. I livetohike Mar 2020 #26
As long as it originates from THIS White House, calimary Mar 2020 #27
I think the pressers are a good idea and fairly well done underpants Mar 2020 #28
Nope it's not just you vapor2 Mar 2020 #29
I have not listened to them Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #30
I don't listen to Washington briefings at all. Iggo Mar 2020 #32

getagrip_already

(14,838 posts)
2. afraid? no, they make me angry so I mute them....
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:23 PM
Mar 2020

If there is anything significant I can read about it later, after it's been vetted.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
37. I can't watch Trump or anybody in the Kleptocracy anymore.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:24 AM
Mar 2020

I mute or change the channel immediately when they appear.

Ms. Toad

(34,094 posts)
12. Listen to Dr. Fauci with a grain of salt.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:34 PM
Mar 2020

He has acquiesced, at least partly, to some White House demands that are driven by politics. I understand he has to do a delicate dance between voicing the truth and not angering Trump to ensure that he is not dumped and some high school senior brought in to replace him.

My current posture is that I take whatever concern he actually expresses and magnify it at least 10-fold.

Ms. Toad

(34,094 posts)
23. He ordinarily does - in any other circumstance I would think twice
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:20 PM
Mar 2020

before questioning him. BUT - the dance is getting hte better of him here.

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)
6. Well, it's a lot of CYA and fluff talk to calm the markets.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:25 PM
Mar 2020

There is some useful info scattered among the garbage. Fauci communicated good prevention advice.

Pence just said their focus is on the health and well-being of the American people. I know that's not true.

William769

(55,148 posts)
11. On Friday Our Gov (Florida) said there were no new cases in Fla.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:30 PM
Mar 2020

Two people were diagnosed in the County (Lee) where I live & one of those died that evening. Also just north of me (Charlotte County) another one was diagnosed. This was not released toll Monday.

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)
14. As the days go by it will become harder and harder for them to hide info.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:37 PM
Mar 2020

It seems states are finally getting test kits, so expect the number of infected to climb significantly in the coming days.

I hate to think the test kit delay was intention so that Trump could say everything is under control but I do.


still_one

(92,419 posts)
8. That is the problem William, so many mixed messages and falsehoods have
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:26 PM
Mar 2020

been conveyed by trump that people do not know what to believe

hlthe2b

(102,378 posts)
10. It is all CYA. Little nuggets of truth from the few minutes given to Anthony Faucci & Deborah Birx
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:27 PM
Mar 2020

but minimal substantive information AT ALL.

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
15. Yes, I am afraid I might throw something hard and heavy at my TV while that gang
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:37 PM
Mar 2020

of liars is misleading the public and showering Trump with ridiculous praise.

If you down a shot each time Pence kisses Trump's ass, you will be drunk as a skunk before he's finished.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
17. I can't pick out any specifics
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:39 PM
Mar 2020

but each of them sounds like they are lying. The rosy outlook of the trump administration. The adulation. Thank you gawd-trump for banning China. You saved us! May I genuflect now, please?

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
19. They're idiots.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:44 PM
Mar 2020

If I watch hoping to hear something new, I realize quickly they’re spewing the same trump tripe.

Cannot watch Mnuchin, Kudlow, Pence, or any of the idiots. They’re lying, and that’s all I know for sure.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
20. This site and FARK.com are more up to date on news than anywhere else.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:51 PM
Mar 2020

Before discovering DU, I would find that Drew Curtis' FARK was 3 days earlier than CNN on Yuge topics. Submitters send in stories often with a fresh humorous title (Two Bombs Explode in Turkey--Feathers Everywhere!).

My TV is off, except for SVU and Chicago PD. Real Time is 1 hour per week too. Since the networks helped elect Trump, they're on a time-out until he's gone.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
25. Thanks for the FARK tip.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:41 PM
Mar 2020

I just took a short trip over there to check it out. Next time I need something DU can't offer me I'll check over there.

Squinch

(51,018 posts)
22. I'm watching my governor (Cuomo), County Exec and Mayor. I think they have had
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:53 PM
Mar 2020

all the information I need and they're transparent.

They're doing a good job. Makes me feel so relieved to be able to depend on them rather than Filthy Donnie.

Raftergirl

(1,294 posts)
33. I am also.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:35 AM
Mar 2020

Doing an excellent job, imo.

I also have the added benefit that my H works for the Governor and is involved with the response (mostly the financing part but some policy decisions, too.) He is on the call ins twice daily, along with other things.

According to my husband, the Governor is very calm in the office (unusual for him.)

Raftergirl

(1,294 posts)
35. Will do.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:20 AM
Mar 2020

This is from morning presser (not my husband)





New York governor: "Like it or not, we’re going to have to make some tough decisions"
From CNN

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will ask the state's business leaders to reduce workplace density during the coronavirus outbreak.

Possible tactics include running two shifts of workers and letting workers who can work from home to do so.

He said in a city like New York City, “there’s no such thing as social distancing, you’re always within six feet of a person.”

“We really need to take more aggressive actions. This is not going away on its own," he added. “Like it or not, we’re going to have to make some tough decisions, and we’re going to have to start to act united to reduce the density, more testing more testing more testing that’s the only way to reduce the spread.” “We don’t want to overreact but we understand we have to take aggressive actions and we’re looking at all those large gatherings today and I will have an announcement either later today or tomorrow.”

Cuomo said the state cases as of this morning are at 193 — but added, “we’re going to get another tranche of numbers in the next couple of hours.”

“We test around-the-clock now so the number constantly adjusts, but it is constantly going up and that shouldn’t give people alarm," he said.

Cuomo said he anticipates the number of cases will keep going up for weeks, and warned that the virus is “much more advanced than we are seeing in any of these numbers.”

Squinch

(51,018 posts)
36. Wow. Exactly what I expected but still disturbing.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:22 AM
Mar 2020

But again, so glad to see him putting it out there in the open so we can deal with it with good information.

Raftergirl

(1,294 posts)
38. I'm really impressed with his calmness
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:41 AM
Mar 2020

the most behind the scenes. He is not an easy person to work for.

I lived through Hurricane Lee and Sandy when my H was Director of NYS Emergency Communications and the craziness was off the charts. My husband literally was in the Bunker working 24/7 for weeks and weeks.

He was home last night by 7:30 which is pretty normal, except during certain periods having to do with budget and normal crises, of which there are several all the time. And it’s budget time of year but thankfully negotiations are going smoothly so far.

And, of course, his work never really stops. Calls, emails, etc., are still constant.

Squinch

(51,018 posts)
39. Wow. You really are on the inside of all of this. And the Sandy
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 11:22 AM
Mar 2020

communications were amazing. Kudos to your husband!

Strangely, I don't remember hurricane Lee.

Raftergirl

(1,294 posts)
40. Lee was the year before (2011) and affected
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 11:40 AM
Mar 2020

areas upstate (Catskills, Southern Tier, etc) than downstate. Vermont was hit really hard, too.

More a rain event with catastrophic flooding.

My kid was going to college for his freshman year the next day and I had to bring him myself to Maine. I’d hardly had any sleep and was very cranky. Made for not great experience for either of us.

My H has been with the State for 30 years. He’s been through it all.

calimary

(81,507 posts)
27. As long as it originates from THIS White House,
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:45 PM
Mar 2020

I’m ALWAYS going to seek a second opinion. THIS White House is NEVER completely trustworthy. It’s barely even somewhat trustworthy.

underpants

(182,901 posts)
28. I think the pressers are a good idea and fairly well done
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:49 PM
Mar 2020

Very matter of fact. Of course I know they are lying and Kudlow is a moron....but....

This is what they should have been doing 6 weeks ago.

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