I was waiting for my local news channel to announce what I read here in Daily Kos prior to that. It’s true apparently! My question is, “Mister President. Do you still maintain that COVID-19 has passed as you so proclaimed in the not too distant past? That it is not an issue. If so...how in the world did you and your wife and First Lady Melania, contract it then?” I am confident that he would hmmm and hawww for a bit then start with whatever comes into that brain of his (Brain? Ha! Ha!).
“I am sorry! The Proud Boys? Kyle Rittenhouse? George Floyd? Scrambled eggs and bacon? What was the question?”
I would repeat everything word per word. He would make weird faces, look at Melania then at me. “What lies? Who’s lies?”
Although I am pretty sure that Trump might do better than that, a fair bet. Yet that is the way he has been with everything so far, so that too would not surprise me a bit. However, this one deal is a little different for several reasons. Here are some of them and interesting notes for the same:
- He cannot say that the tests were faulty, like he claimed fraud with votes. This is something of a ‘black and white’ thing if you will. You either have COVID-19 or you don’t! There is no wiggling out of that one.
- He’ll have to admit that he was wrong, that ‘it is what it is’, but it shouldn’t be to the extent that it is here in the good ol’ U. S. of A.
- There are no arguments that are viable to argue our high rate of infection and death, respectively. About 210,000 or more is what I last heard recently regarding COVID deaths!
- I am hard pressed to think that Trump might still endorse his personal ‘no mask’ policy. If he did, I think that even his strongest supporters might claim that he’s ‘crazy’ or ‘stupid’ or ‘blinded by stubborn nature’, perhaps all three!
- There is no way that the man can claim ‘superior genes’, or, ‘maximum immunity’, or even, ‘divine intervention’. Though it is his temptation to try and do so, there is little hope in that sort of retort on his end of things would work. It wouldn't!
- Trump can ‘t claim ‘China’ poisoned him or even had any relations with him or his wife. Most people want him out of office devoid of ‘germ warfare’! He can't claim it had anything to do with ramps, glasses of water or baseball tosses!!
There are so few options that good ol’ Don can fall upon at this point in regards to the COVID thing. How did Melania get it? She's with him and he’s been everywhere! And with all that in mind, what can we say, what can anyone say? WE TOLD YOU SO!!! That's right! Dr. Fauci said it! The CDC said it! The scientific community said it! The AMA said it! The U. S. Army’s unit regarding infectious diseases said it! The GM plant that you visited said it and respectfully asked you to wear a mask! Let's see, who else? Just about everyone in the media (barring some at Fox News and elsewhere) said it! Celebrities, sports stars and big time artists, said it! A great deal of the public has said it! Foreigners have said it and they can’t understand why you won't join with them for the quest of a vaccine! My coworkers, friends, and even my roommate said it! The guy down the street asking for a spare cigarette said it! Yet, Donnie had to do his own thing in spite of all mentioned and those that mentioned it. An ox is less stubborn! But the worst part is that drinking bleach, trying funky drugs and remedies were the answer, as you suggested, in some way, shape or form. Guess what? None of it proved effective and some of your suggestions were just downright dangerous and became fact in various cases. Some died as a result of all! Worse than that, so many people went with your so called crusade! What is the net result of that?
With that being said. I will personally say this, I know how people feel about this, but I hope there is something to be learned here and perhaps more measures that are scientifically proven or viable be implemented. And a word of advice, specifically for President Trump.….WEAR A MASK, Will ya’?! And also at least acknowledge the threat of COVID-19 as viable, factual and a challenge to overcome. If that happens, then there is hope to defeat that dastardly virus through collective and coordinated efforts. Also, look into your ‘red zone’ areas and see what really needs to be done. Conquering this is a positive thing for everyone and might even be worth some voting points. Barring that, it is useless!
I end with that since I need to get some sleep, go to work with a mask on ‘required’ and do an essential job for minimum wage. Minimum wage? Right. But I am working! Take care of those whom are unemployed as a result of all that has happened this year, Don.
Who knows what the day brings to all of us!
Be safe! Be somewhat sane! And do the right thing, people! Together and with all efforts, this too shall pass!