re: SIAP: Trump Weighs Easing Stay-at-Home Advice to Curb Economic Rout

Posted by atekipp

DTLA

Member since Mar 2012

18 posts

Posted on 3/24/20 at 2:10 pm to Big Scrub TX

Serious Question - If we are all going back to work in a couple of weeks, do we really need to proceed with another corporate bailout? Why dont we just reassess in two weeks?

Posted by TigerMan327

Elsewhere

Member since Feb 2011

6086 posts

Posted on 3/24/20 at 2:12 pm to atekipp

Going back to work doesn’t mean opening flights to Europe and China and cruise lines running again. Airlines and cruise lines will 100% need bailouts

Posted by roadGator

Member since Feb 2009

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Posted on 3/24/20 at 2:14 pm to Big Scrub TX

If you say something vague often enough you’ll be right eventually.

You can’t even admit it is shitty journalism.

This post was edited on 3/24/20 at 2:26 pm

Posted by Big Scrub TX

Member since Dec 2013

38521 posts

Posted on 3/24/20 at 2:54 pm to roadGator

quote:
If you say something vague often enough you’ll be right eventually.

Were they vague? The "people" in question referenced specific dates and conversations.

quote:
You can’t even admit it is shitty journalism.

I'll acknowledge that the phraseology was perhaps awkward, but I just took it at the time to mean "unnamed sources" - particularly since the same article included a contemporaneous tweet from Trump which confirmed what the "people" said. My only dog in this hunt is wanting the story to be true. I don't care about Bloomberg or any other particular "news" org.

But I have my outrage meter standing by over here - I just need to get final confirmation from you on what setting to put it on and then I think you'll be all good. Please advise.

Posted by roadGator

Member since Feb 2009

154721 posts

Posted on 3/24/20 at 3:01 pm to Big Scrub TX

My only suggestion to you is to keep patting yourself on the back until you pull a muscle.

Remember you called this yesterday.

Posted by Big Scrub TX

Member since Dec 2013

38521 posts

Posted on 3/24/20 at 3:18 pm to roadGator

quote:
My only suggestion to you is to keep patting yourself on the back until you pull a muscle.

Remember you called this yesterday.

Just you saying things doesn't make them accurate. The thread was created in hopefulness (and some desperation) that more rational voices would be heard. The only "prediction" I made was that we would have social unrest if this continued too long.

I'm relieved to hear we might be moving this direction, but dreading that we are not.

So, I'm not sure what you think I am claiming I "called". But then you do have a habit of getting into weird loops like this, so I'll let you keep spinning just for amusement I suppose.

(Also, I still need to know proper outrage level for Bloomberg phraseology that we don't like.)

Posted by roadGator

Member since Feb 2009

154721 posts

Posted on 3/24/20 at 3:22 pm to Big Scrub TX

Your lack of self awareness is amazing.

But yes. If you spin fast enough I’ll appear to be spinning too.

You said you called it yesterday in your thread. You forgot that already?

Joe. Is that you?

Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE

War Damn Eagle Dad!

Member since Oct 2010

108188 posts

Posted on 3/24/20 at 4:13 pm to Bunyan

quote:
according to people familiar with his thinking.

What does this shite even mean?

Yeah, that is lame AF

Posted by jimdog

columbus, ga

Member since Dec 2012

6636 posts

Posted on 3/24/20 at 4:23 pm to Bunyan

A SWAG @ best! A semi wise arse guess. Actually it means we are just throwing some shite out there that might hopefully grab some traction and hurt Trump. And even if it doesn't our loons will grab onto it and love us for cracking on his arse.