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(72,300 posts)orangecrush
(19,537 posts)underpants
(182,769 posts)cstanleytech
(26,282 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
LisaL
(44,973 posts)Even after Hicks tested positive, Trump reportedly attended a fundraiser.
DENVERPOPS
(8,810 posts)evaded required testing as they entered the debate. And they knew they had tested positive.......
AND what about exposing all the support personnel who have to take care of them.......staff, secret service, etc etc etc
And then Trump and gang going to the gathering of all his wealthy donors???? I'll bet they are all super pissed and calling their Doctors for IMMEDIATE and CONTINUOUS testing for the next two weeks........
Screw Trump and his entire RepubliCON party..........
MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)have called to have a hold placed on their check?
still_one
(92,136 posts)llmart
(15,536 posts)I'd like to add the work "properly" after mask.
I can't begin to tell you how many idiots around my area have that mask on properly when they go through the door, and like children, as soon as they're out of sight of the door person who's monitoring mask wearing (I'm in Michigan where they are required by law) they're wandering around the store with it under their chin. It's like they have this attitude of ha ha, we're getting away with something or owning the libs.
ihas2stinkyfeet
(1,400 posts)contaminating the mask. worse than on the chin.
oh the maskholes. and ppl wonder why i curse at them.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)but, I've given the evil eye to some of those people in the local grocery store or Costco with masks under their noses and they have pulled them back up. Not always, but quite often.
ihas2stinkyfeet
(1,400 posts)i am a little old lady. but when i yell out the window, you can hear me across my busy street.
and it is hard to tell where it is coming from, cuz it is the 2nd floor.
but if i am outside, i still scare ppl. i leave my beer cans sitting around on purpose. let them think i am drunk and/or crazy. i am tempted to bite them, but i aint gettin that close.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)Apartment complex. Everyone wears a mask here. Mask up to check your mail, take out your trash, walk your dog. Office staff and maintenance crew. I do a mask and a face shield when I go off site. As far as I know, no one here has been infected. When all the amenities were shut down (pool, exercise room, business center, craft room) in March, disposable masks were left on every apartments door knob.
wnylib
(21,432 posts)almost nobody here bothers with a mask or social distancing, not even the maintenance crew, although the office people wear them. During the shutdown, a neighbor down the hall from me was having visitors constantly in and out all day, every day, until people complained to the office. The office sent the neighbor a warning letter that she could still get evicted after the eviction ban is over. She finally stopped having nonstop visitors.
How I wish I still had a house instead of an apartment.
I am the odd one out here, wearing a mask whenever I leave the apartment to take out trash or to go to the laundry room. I use tissues to press the elevator buttons and open the doors. I change shoes when I come into my apartment. They think I'm "too cautious" and I don't care.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)I usually take advantage of the early hour for seniors, and most of those customers are wearing masks properly. Happened to stop by their other store in town Wednesday at about 10 AM. Masks at "half-mast" or worse throughout the store.
For the first time in many months, I stopped by the men's room at a store and saw a poster telling and showing people how to properly wear a mask.
Costco displays that poster in the restroom. Why don't they post that sign at the main entrance?!?
Usually, when I see half-masked people in public (or -- more and more often -- in Publix), I say "Mask, please!" loudly and clearly to the slacker. They almost always correct their mistake, so they know what's right and what's wrong!
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)(In VA)
Maybe this will light a fire under their dick-noses.
oldsoftie
(12,531 posts)Of course we have a lot of shitheads who battled against it, but when most of the businesses started requiring it, thats when we started seeing our numbers decrease. I'd say 80-90% in Lowes & walmart are wearing them now. Wasnt the case in June.
We had very little impact from Labor Day. Current hospitalizations are less than 1/2 what they were in July. Our local school system has been open for 2 months now; so far none of the predicted disasters have materialized. As a matter of fact, they'll be on fall break in another week.
We'll see what cooler weather brings
efhmc
(14,725 posts)BlueDawn
(892 posts)....perfectly my own feelings regarding Trump's diagnosis.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)A sentiment expressed by more than just a few!
ooky
(8,922 posts)dchill
(38,472 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Link to tweet
Mary Trump has been on Chris Cuomo regularly lately.
She addressed his debate behavior & his tax patterns as well.
She puts his behavior in a context that is clear & understandable.
central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)Then die after many years in prison
Budi
(15,325 posts)👍
yonder
(9,663 posts)He could then have the time, undistracted, to examine his lifetime of hubristic follies.
Cha
(297,154 posts)want Justice!
SKKY
(11,803 posts)robbob
(3,527 posts)Ive seen a few comments here to the effect of I for one wont buy her book, I refuse to contribute one cent to that hideous family... etc. etc., and Im thinking, wait; she didnt ASK to be born to into that devil clan, and just because she shares a name with a monster that doesnt make her one.
So, just asking...
SKKY
(11,803 posts)Mostly because I haven't seen her enough, or listened to her enough during interviews. But, I'm realizing that, while she is a Trump, it's in name only.
robbob
(3,527 posts)How my family created the worlds most dangerous man seemed to me like a valid motive! But I hear you: we cant even play certain card games any more if they involve trump suits. Every time someone asks whats trump it cause a spasm of revulsion at the table.
SKKY
(11,803 posts)...I automatically equate anything "Trump" related as illegal, unethical, or of questionable motives.
notinkansas
(1,096 posts)but I came away from it thinking that she was entirely justified in writing it. The Trump family treated her and her brother really badly. And I'm glad she is suing them.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)She and her brother have also been treated as outcasts by the family.
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)I have no sympathy for an asshole whos mocked science and best practices in the face of a pandemic for months while people have died or been irreparably harmed. This is karma in the truest sense of the word.
keithbvadu2
(36,775 posts)'Gee, that's too bad': President Trump responds to Mitt Romney's self-quarantine
Phentex
(16,334 posts)let us not forget the victims of his stupidity.
Traildogbob
(8,716 posts)He should be piping throughout the White House sound system, Sympathy for the Devil. He loves hijacking Stones songs for rallies. Zero Sympathy here. Did not feel bad when Hitler blew his brains out, no need to start sympathizing for Devils now. He made the bed, lie in those spray on tan stained sheets and shit with diarrhea and vomit hanberders, While TAX PAYERs cover all your medical costs. I hope he celebrated his victory and Kissed Ivanka after the debate, and as is his style, slipped her some tongue.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,412 posts)to those on the other side are OVER - I believe for generations. Sooner our 'kumbaya contingent' here at DU realize this the better IMO.
Caliman73
(11,730 posts)I completely understand your sentiment, and with Trump specifically and people like McConnell, I agree.
I was brought up Catholic so I have it engrained in me that my challenge is to "Love your enemy". I have pondered and struggled with that for a long time, and finally, I do not practice Catholicism any longer. While that command has been the subject of debate and thought for a long time, the concept of forgiveness and reconciliation is somewhat easier to manage.
Forgiveness is not about relieving the offender of their wrong doing. It is about the victim setting aside their pain and moving forward. Reconciliation is a repair of relationships. BUT the key to reconciliation is that the offender acknowledges the wrong doing and makes a good faith effort to correct the offending behaviors going forward and an earnest commitment to not reoffending.
Mary Trumps response is a good one. She knows her uncle. She knows that Trump is incapable of remorse for the damage he inflicts on others. She knows that he will not be humbled or changed in any way.
I agree that we should not forget Trump's actions, nor the actions of Republicans that have abetted him.
We should however, take care not to turn into the cruel monsters that inhabit the Republican Party. It is difficult being a liberal/progressive. We have to balance a lot of complex and sometimes conflicting emotions and directives. Being Trump or a Trump Republican is easier because you are only looking out for what you can get for yourself, and what you can get away with.
We have to focus on holding people accountable and not allowing the people who have so abused their power to be near decision making, but we also need to focus on repairing the damage that has been done, and holding on to rancor has a tendency to blur our vision.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,412 posts)become what so many on the other side are or have become. Again, thanks for responding.
Caliman73
(11,730 posts)I think that what sets people with our mindset apart from conservatives in this regard is that we reflect and question ourselves. When emotions are running high, it can be difficult, but we seemed to find a way to step back and look at ourselves.
For the record, I have always thought that it was a mistake not to investigate Bush and Cheney for lying us into Iraq. LBJ should have gone after Nixon for the Chennault Affair and Reagan and his administration should have gone down for Iran-Contra. Democrats do have a history of "moving on" for the "good of the country" but it has allowed Republicans to continuously flout our laws and traditions.
We can hold people accountable and still maintain our humanity.
FakeNoose
(32,633 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Also, maybe he shouldn't have stolen her money.
iluvtennis
(19,850 posts)Paladin
(28,252 posts)Thank you Mary L. Trump. Keep up the good work.
bdamomma
(63,836 posts)Mary Trump you tell it like it is.
Hugin
(33,120 posts)May your efforts spare your good name.
NNadir
(33,512 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,755 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,783 posts)Mary Trump should know. She is an expert on the subject of Psychology.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)Its a fucking virus, and virus gonna virus. He knew before everyone about how it spreads and the brutal toll it takes on the body.
jaxexpat
(6,818 posts)samsingh
(17,595 posts)i'm tired of hearing sympathy for the madman and his mad disgusting vampire like bride.
LudwigPastorius
(9,137 posts)calimary
(81,220 posts)I totally get her point,
"Wear a fucking mask."
No kidding! Can you hear us NOW, trumpers?
BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)barbtries
(28,787 posts)i read her book, and actually wondered how she would respond. it's appropriate imo
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)davekriss
(4,616 posts)👏👏👏
Illumination
(2,458 posts)fwvinson
(488 posts)She seems like the toughness that is needed. I'm not sure that's a proper sentence, but maybe you catch my drift.
LudwigPastorius
(9,137 posts)The fact that Donald will forever be marked as the worst president in American history, having presided over the needless deaths of a quarter of a million citizens, the remaining Trump descendants might want to come to the same kind of agreement that the Hitler family did.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/10/end-hitlers-family-line-pact-sons-hitlers-nephew-never-children/
PatrickforO
(14,570 posts)madaboutharry
(40,208 posts)Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)wnylib
(21,432 posts)beyond the responses to Mary. An awful lot of them said they thought the positive tests on the Trumps are a hoax, a political ploy.
David__77
(23,369 posts)...
Cha
(297,154 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Hard to believe they share any DNA.
As for Fat Donnie....we all know the old saying about Karma.
moondust
(19,972 posts)Brother Mythos
(1,442 posts)ShazzieB
(16,370 posts)Don't mind admitting that I've become a big fan of Mary Trump. Love her book, love her insights and honesty.
Mike Nelson
(9,951 posts)... now how I would respond. Not at all... but Mary Trump is different. She has been a victim of his cruelty. She knows him. She is family. They are public people. Mary has a right and I support her right to speak out - and I applaud her expression.
Earthshine2
(3,994 posts)It's okay to say things like this Mary Trump tweet. You are entitled to how you feel. Just don't let it cloud your judgment.
The most important thing now -- GOTV!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)And thank you for letting the world know what an evil sociopath your uncle really is.
anamnua
(1,110 posts)escape the general family dysfunctionality?