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Trump was "protesting, rioting and looting"? I thought he was simply doing what he always does: demonstrating his unfitness for the office of POTUS.

Has every race in America been enslaved for 250 years, deprived of their rights as American citizens for another 100+ years, and subjected to widespread racial violence up to the present day? The Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a poem written by James Weldon Johnson in 1905 and set to music by his brother J. Rosalind Weldon. It was named the "***** national anthem" by the NCAAP in 1919. It's included in more than 30 different hymnals and is sung in numerous churches across the country, and not just in black churches. That you and so many white Americans have never heard of the existence of a "Black national anthem" is a reflection of how much of the history of Black Americans has been buried.

Obama didn't visit there in the midst of a worsening pandemic that's already killed more than 129,000 Americans despite the warnings of public health officials.

July 4, 2020 - 129,437 Americans have died from Covid 19 July 4, 2020 - Covid 19 cases are rising in 37 states July 4, 2020 - Covid 19 cases are dropping in only 1 state, Vermont' July 4, 2020 - Despite protests from Washington, DC mayor, Muriel Bowser that it will spread the corona virus, the Trump administration will still hold the Fourth of July celebrations on the National Mall.

Yes,pullbacks of the reopenings is sooooo nonsensical because 128,000 dead Americans and the tens of thousands more to die from Covid 19 are just collateral damage in the crusade to prove that Donald Trump is the greatest POTUS ever.

Where's your sense of humor, Trumplet? Does it strike too close to the truth for you to see the humor in it? ?

July 1, 2020 -- US recorded more than 50,000 new Covid 19 cases.

June 1, 2020 98,536 Americans had died from Covid 19. July 1, 2020, 127,299 Americans have died of Covid 19. 28,763 Americans died from Covid 19 in June, an average of 958.8 per day. 22 states have rolled back reopenings as cases surge in 37 states this week. On Wednesday, June 30, in an interview with Fox Business, Trump claimed in his Fox Business interview Wednesday that he still thinks coronavirus will "disappear" someday. Trump said, "I do. I do. Yeah sure. At some point. And I think we're going to have a vaccine very soon too." In talking about the economy he claimed, "We're headed back in a very strong fashion. ... And I think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that's going to sort of just disappear. I hope."

Sorry to get your hopes up, but I thought that those posters who were right back in March ought to be acknowledged. If you read back through the thread, the posters picking Cam to go to NE weren't all that numerous. There were probably more who thought that Cam would never end up there.

Sadly, I concur. Point A - the covid 19 virus affects people differently. Point B - there are some indications that even people who are "asymptomatic" are/can be affected long term. Point C - young people spreading the virus to other people who may be more vulnerable is the major concern. How do masks "give people a false sense of security"? IMO, wearing a masks constantly reminds you of the other things that you should be doing to stay safe -- social distancing, washing your hands, staying out of crowded indoor places. Most teams if not all have coaches and other staff who are older and may have underlying health conditions. Furthermore, unless players are quarantined from their families for the season, they can very well spread the virus to their parents, grandparents, and pregnant wives or girlfriends. What about their coaches? their parents? their grandparents? their pregnant wives? their children who may have underlying health conditions like asthma? At least there's a vaccine for that, although there are numerous individuals who are too stupid to get it.

Winner, winner! Chicken dinner! These posters all called Cam to the Pats in March! Congrats, dudes (and dudettes if there are any of that persuasion)!

New York's infection rate from covid19 testing has fallen below 1%. New York has recorded it's lowest number of covid 19 cases since the pandemic began. It has also recorded its lowest 3 day average deaths from covid 19. There's been no "spike" from the days of massive protests over police brutality.

The first job of the POTUS is to lead the country. In the worst domestic crisis that the US has faced in the ninety years since the Great Depression, Donald Trump hasn't just failed to lead, he's REFUSED to lead. He pretends it's not serious. He's repeatedly undermined the CDC and state and local public health efforts with his words and his actions. Exactly. The problem with Trump is that he's has no instincts to be a decent person. He's totally focused on himself and what he wants. He simply doesn't care how many Americans die or how badly the economy tanks as long as he gets his desire du jour: a second term. How about starting by following the recommendations of the CDC instead of doing just the opposite and encouraging others to follow your lead??? Keep trying to defend the indefensible, both your own words and Trump's words and actions.

The Bureau of Labor Statistic also estimates that there are another 9 million people not in the work force who would like jobs ... "The number of persons not in the labor force who currently want a job, at 9.0 million,declined by 954,000 in May, after increasing by 4.4 million in April. These individuals were not counted as unemployed because they were not actively looking for work during the last 4 weeks or were unavailable to take a job" BLS Stats

So, listing facts -- the number of deaths from covid 19, when the WH covid 19 task force met, and what Trump and Pence said -- makes me an idiot according to you and your pals Foxx and Reality Check? That explains a lot about why you support Trump.

So, the 124,000 Americans who have died from Covid 19 and the approxiamtely 25-30 million Americans who have lost their jobs or the million of Americans who have lost their small businesses because of the pandemic are just "collateral damage" in a "war" against policies you don't like?

April 27, 2020 56,502 deaths from Covid 19 - WH Coronavirus Task Force gives public briefing on corona virus June 1, 2020 98,536 deaths from Covid 19 - "Had long planned to have the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, a place I love. Now, @NC_Governor Roy Cooper and his representatives refuse to guarantee that we can have use of the Spectrum Arena. ... Governor Cooper is still in Shelter-In-Place Mode, and not allowing us to occupy the arena as originally anticipated and promised. Would have showcased beautiful North Carolina to the World, and brought in hundreds of millions of dollars, and jobs, for the State." -- Donald Trump June 25, 2020 121,809 deaths from Covid 19 - "If we didn't do testing, we'd have no cases" -- Donald Trump June 26, 2020 124,325 deaths from Covid-19 - WH Coronavirus Tast Force gives first public briefing on corona virus since April 27 - 11 states, including Texas and Florida, have paused or rolled back openings - US set a record high in covid 19 cases in a single day -- more than 44,000 - "As we stand here today, all 50 states and territories are opening, and safely and responsibly" -- Mike Pence - "We did slow the spread. We flattened the curve" - Mike Pence

Obviously you missed Pence taking a victory lap on how well the US is handling the covid19 pandemic after the WH corona virus task force held its first briefing in 2 months (last one was April 27). He said that all 50 states were opening "safely and responsibly" when, in fact, several states, including Texas and Florida, have paused or rolled back opening because of surging corona virus cases.

Allen will always be linked to Patrick Mahomes because the Bills passed on him in 2017. It's not fair for Allen but that's the way people will think of him unless he develops into a good enough QB to make his own narrative.

Allen doesn't have an "obligation" to put it to rest, but unless he does so by becoming a great QB, it will likely follow him forever. FTR, if Mayfield and Darnold don't develop into great QBs, it's going to follow them as well, but what makes it worse for Allen is that the Bills also passed on another great QB in 2017.

Jackson was the last pick in the first round, not in the draft. I've never heard anybody claim that the Bills were stupid to take Jim Kelly while Dan Marino was still on the board. However, if Kelly had busted (like Todd Blackledge who was taken ahead of him) or even been good but not great like Ken O'Brien, I think that the Bills would have been mocked for their pick and that Kelly would have always been unfavorably compared to Marino. The Bills are under even more scrutiny for drafting Allen because they passed twice on QBs who have had immediate success in the NFL for a lesser product. Trading away the pick that KC used to take Mahomes in 2017 and then using a fortune in talent and draft capital to move up to take Allen in 2018 when Jackson would have been available at the Bills original draft spot will haunt the Bills for the foresseable future unless Allen develops into a franchise QB who has a HOF worthy career. I think anything less, especially if he fails to become a top tier QB, will always be part of the narrative of the Bills of the next decade and of Allen's career. Very unfairly because he had no say in what team picked him, it will also be part of the narrative of Josh Allen's NFL career, too.

I have, and I agree. East Tennessee is another garden spot. Rural poverty is pernicious because it's virtually invisible to most people just traveling through. Most of the Old Order Amish in sw NY and nw PA live much more luxurious life-styles than many of the poor people who live in shacks set back from the seldom traveled -- and often unpaved -- roads in this area.

What the hell does federalism have to do with the POTUS leading by example like "just wear a damn mask"?

Leaders lead by example.. Trump's "leadership" in the covid 19 pandemic is to deny its seriousness and blame it on "too much testing".

Oh, yeah, Trump's "leadership and his CEO way of management is actually getting things done" all right, especially dealing with the covid-19 pandemic.