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orangecrush

(19,546 posts) Wed Apr 1, 2020, 10:49 AM Apr 2020

We knew this was coming

We knew that the first real national crisis this country faced would be handled horrendously with tragic results.

I just never imagined it would be quite this bad.

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We knew this was coming (Original Post) orangecrush Apr 2020 OP

I'm surprised that it took this long Sherman A1 Apr 2020 #1

Actually, we don't know how many thousand Puerto Ricans we lost from Maria... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #4

But you know what we also knew was coming along with it? Rorey Apr 2020 #2

I wonder how bad it would be Turbineguy Apr 2020 #3

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. I'm surprised that it took this long

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 10:51 AM

Apr 2020

and that it is not much, much worse.

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)

4. Actually, we don't know how many thousand Puerto Ricans we lost from Maria...

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 10:53 AM

Apr 2020

at least I never heard an official body count, and the recovery from that was botched hugely.

This isn't the first disaster Trump has screwed the pooch on.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)

2. But you know what we also knew was coming along with it?

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 10:52 AM

Apr 2020

We knew that FauxNews would continue to spin the horrendously handled crisis and the tragic results to all be the fault of President Obama and us Democrats.

Turbineguy

(37,322 posts)

3. I wonder how bad it would be

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 10:53 AM

Apr 2020

if the HR had been a republican majority as well?

Of course, if we'd put the Chinese or South Korean government in charge the death toll would have been very low.

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