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John Fante

(3,479 posts)
1. He probably thought that calling it the "China virus" would fire up
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:49 PM
Mar 2020

his moronic base, but it's having little effect. Even his bread and butter - - xenophobia - - isn't working.

 

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)
6. Every sane rational person has been shutting down the Wuhan race baiting angle
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:52 PM
Mar 2020

Including his own health experts

brewens

(13,573 posts)
8. I caught some shit on FB for calling it the MAGAdeath flu. I shot back with republicans
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:55 PM
Mar 2020

calling it the China virus and Chinese coronavirus as politicizing. Their using that means gloves off. MAGAdeath flu has a certain ring to it. I may get a t-shirt.

exboyfil

(17,862 posts)
11. I don't know he has Rush, Hannity, Fox, Sinclair
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:00 PM
Mar 2020

National Review, WSJ, National Enquirer, Evangelicals to prop up any straw man to take a few swings at.

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
12. It doesn't matter where the virus originated. Taking swings at China
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:10 PM
Mar 2020

isn't going to contain the virus' spread or make Gump look like a competent leader.

 

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)
14. Exactly. It has been seen for the distraction it is which is why they are now
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:34 PM
Mar 2020

All on the panic train and pretending they were always this engaged and mobilized

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SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)
13. I've seen two or three Internet jokes
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:12 PM
Mar 2020

about Trump trying to come up with a nasty nickname for the virus.
He is spiraling out of control because there is no one he can attack or humiliate.

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