This is the zero sum game that Trump has created and his supporters have bought into. Frequently people supporting Biden will complain about him, I know I do, but it's rare to see Trump supporters say anything bad about him other than maybe "well he's not a good speaker". The idea is that any serious acknowledgement of shortcomings or failure of Trump is viewed as a major concession to the forces they see as opposed to him. Forces that Trump has convinced his supporters that only he can protect them from. In Huckleberry Finn there is a part where two con men come to a town pretending to put on a show. The show is a complete fraud and they make it obvious on the first night. They still do a second night show because they know that the people who saw the first night's show don't want to look like they've been conned and will tell the rest of the townsfolk that it was good and they should see it so they don't feel like the only suckers in town. Acknowledging the failure of Trump as a supporter is to acknowledge that you've been conned and it is easier to go along with it than to admit to yourself. In Huckleberry Finn the con men knew to leave town after the second show but Trump has painted himself in a corner knowing what waits him if he leaves town. Several indictments both federal and state. Using another example in the Music Man, Professor Harold Hill comes to con the people of River City but at the end grows a conscious and actually delivers what he promised rather than leave town. That is the hope that Trump supporters have is that he is the Harold Hill and even though they know he is a liar and a cheat in the end he will lead a brand new marching band down Main Street.
Ask yourself if this is a fact-based statement, because I don't believe it is. The worst performing states (per capita) are NY, NJ and Mass.
For those of you saying how bad the US performed on Covid, the per capita numbers are fairly similar to other western developed countries. If you take out "Cuomo's disaster" in the tri-state area, the numbers look better. ....and remember, the CDC reported that only a small percentage of the deaths were purely due to covid. ...and the US has performed far more tests than any other country (except the Chinese liars' numbers).
Apparently, the Americans that died in the tri-state area don't count. And the number of total deaths counts less than the number of tests... that is the important measure for success, apparently.
Look at the date. This was about the last Woodward book that made him look bad. And yet he talks to Woodward again...
I see a lot of arguments saying the US numbers are on par with or similar to or better than some. What ever happened to America being the best? Doing the best? Leading the way? Why is our leadership and apologists satisfied or justifying being "average" or "not as bad as it could be"?
Use whatever metric you want, but I'm pretty sure active denial of a proven pandemic from the Head of The State in retrospect is bad , mmmkay
I saw a lawyer post about possible lawsuits against FAUX for negligence in that they knowingly broadcast false information in the form of News. It would be tied up in court forever, become a First Amendment battle but, there is this: The FCC occasionally receives complaints regarding allegedly false information aired on TV or radio. The FCC reviews all complaints for possible violation of its rules, which are narrow in scope. Broadcasting false information that causes substantial 'public harm' The FCC prohibits broadcasting false information about a crime or a catastrophe if the broadcaster knows the information is false and will cause substantial "public harm" if aired. FCC rules specifically say that "the public harm: must begin immediately and cause direct and actual damage to property or the health or safety of the general public; or divert law enforcement or public health and safety authorities from their duties." Broadcasters may air disclaimers that clearly characterize programming as fiction to avoid violating FCC rules about public harm. Broadcasting false content during news programming The FCC is prohibited by law from engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press. It is, however, illegal for broadcasters to intentionally distort the news, and the FCC may act on complaints if there is documented evidence of such behavior from persons with direct personal knowledge. For more information, please see our consumer guide, Complaints About Broadcast Journalism.
I can imagine the FCC handling this one way in the current administration and a very different way under a potentially new administration next year.
