The Coronavirus thread

Quote: Tanko

Mainstream Media And Twitter Journalists Said A Vaccine By Year End Was Impossible

I was wrong
Many were wrong
So what

Had the rna vaccines not worked out, looks like it would have been a bad prediction. Because the only two approved vaccines we have so far are those two. Though we still have a few more days before the end of the year.

Making a prediction on something that was never accomplished before is not a good bet. Agree or disagree?

Quote: rxwine

Had the rna vaccines not worked out, looks like it would have been a bad prediction. Because the only two approved vaccines we have so far are those two. Though we still have a few more days before the end of the year.

Making a prediction on something that was never accomplished before is not a good bet. Agree or disagree?

It is just one of many things that Trump said could and would be done but got poo-poohed by the haters.

Quote: rxwine

Making a prediction on something that was never accomplished before is not a good bet. Agree or disagree?

That's called 'throwing down'.

When Mayor Koch closed it for renovations in 1980, the Wollman Skating Rink, in Central Park, was the largest man-made ice rink in the world. Thirteen million dollars and six years later, the politicians still couldn’t figure out how to freeze water in winter, and construction ended. Trump started a war of words with Koch with taunts like “What’s the problem? It’s just water on a slab of concrete”. Embarrassed Koch put the project up for bid again, and this time, Trump won the bid by offering to do it for no profit. The city gave him only six months to complete a job, the previous builder couldn’t do in six years. They set him up to fail. Trump said he would finish it in record time and under budget. He promised to have the rink open by Christmas. Twenty-six miles of useless tubing under sub-standard and uneven concrete had to be replaced. Trump did his homework. Before he placed his bid, he called the NHL and asked, “Which NHL team has the best ice?”. “The Montreal Canadiens”. He brought their ice people to NYC and asked, “Can you fix this?”. “Of course”. He finished the job in only four months. Two months ahead of schedule and $750,000 under budget. The rink opened on Nov 1.

NBA to NHL in less than two hours

Quote: rxwine

Had the rna vaccines not worked out, looks like it would have been a bad prediction. Because the only two approved vaccines we have so far are those two. Though we still have a few more days before the end of the year.

Making a prediction on something that was never accomplished before is not a good bet. Agree or disagree?

You know the point. Since it was Trump saying it the mainstream media would of course make it seem like it wouldn’t happen. If Biden says something equivalent now, they would not present it in the same way. Massive success by Trump. Saying he would do, as the media said, ‘the impossible’, then doing it! I would say for all his errors in handling the pandemic, his success at mobilizing to get these vaccines made and approved should go down as a huge success.

Nevertheless, when you look at the guy who predicts the stock market will hit 30,000, you don't just forget the number of wrong predictions he also made.

Quote: rxwine

Nevertheless, when you look at the guy who predicts the stock market will hit 30,000, you don't just forget the number of wrong predictions he also made.

Of course. But it is amazing that even after he got voted out, so there is no real reason to fear complimenting him, how silent most are on Trump’s role in the development and speed of testing and actual approval and manufacture of these vaccines. If it was a different President who was not universally loathed by the media he would be getting once in a generation accolades.

Quote: SOOPOO

Of course. But it is amazing that even after he got voted out, so there is no real reason to fear complimenting him, how silent most are on Trump’s role in the development and speed of testing and actual approval and manufacture of these vaccines. If it was a different President who was not universally loathed by the media he would be getting once in a generation accolades.

Go waste your breath on Limbaugh and Hannity concerning Democrats on that point. They've got a bigger megaphone.

Believe me, he'll get everything he deserves in the long run. Just like all Presidents get a historical evaluation over time.

Quote: Tanko

That's called 'throwing down'.

When Mayor Koch closed it for renovations in 1980, the Wollman Skating Rink, in Central Park, was the largest man-made ice rink in the world. Thirteen million dollars and six years later, the politicians still couldn’t figure out how to freeze water in winter, and construction ended. Trump started a war of words with Koch with taunts like “What’s the problem? It’s just water on a slab of concrete”. Embarrassed Koch put the project up for bid again, and this time, Trump won the bid by offering to do it for no profit. The city gave him only six months to complete a job, the previous builder couldn’t do in six years. They set him up to fail. Trump said he would finish it in record time and under budget. He promised to have the rink open by Christmas. Twenty-six miles of useless tubing under sub-standard and uneven concrete had to be replaced. Trump did his homework. Before he placed his bid, he called the NHL and asked, “Which NHL team has the best ice?”. “The Montreal Canadiens”. He brought their ice people to NYC and asked, “Can you fix this?”. “Of course”. He finished the job in only four months. Two months ahead of schedule and $750,000 under budget. The rink opened on Nov 1.

Never heard that one! Even more impressive when you consider Trump had to deal with the mafia for the new concrete.

Trump was much like the boy who cried wolf too much. He hurt his own credibility, just like the boy. Good riddance.


Obama vs Trump (statements) (4 years vs 8 years)
https://www.politifact.com/
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Obama

True
20%
124 Checks

Mostly True
27%
165 Checks

Half True
26%
162 Checks

Mostly False
11%
71 Checks

False
11%
71 Checks

Pants on Fire
1%
9 Checks

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Trump

True
3%
35 Checks

Mostly True
9%
84 Checks

Half True
12%
119 Checks

Mostly False
20%
187 Checks

False
36%
336 Checks

Pants on Fire
17%
157 Checks