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Christian evangelist Franklin Graham told Judge Jeannine Pirro on Fox News that the coronavirus pandemic happened because the world “has turned its back on God.”

“Well, I don’t think it’s God’s plan for this to happen,” Graham told Pirro after she asked Saturday why God would allow a pandemic to occur. “It’s because of the sin that’s in the world, judge. Man has turned his back on God, we have sinned against him and we need to ask for God’s forgiveness. And that’s what Easter is all about — it’s about God so loving the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but should have everlasting life.”

He added, “Jesus Christ came to save sinners. He didn’t come to condemn the world but to save the world. And if we put our faith and trust in him, he’ll forgive our sins. And he’ll heal our hearts, and he’ll change the course of our lives. And this pandemic — this is the result of a fallen world. A world that has turned its back on God. And so I would encourage people to pray, and let’s ask God for help.”

 

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1 hour ago, bustamente said:

Are you a press secretary if you never brief the press except for personal appearances on Fox?, that was some serious easy money.................anyways it's 5 o'clock somewhere

It will be interesting to see Faux News' reaction when the tide turns against Trump and the GOP and they are reviled as thieves and racists. Once they are thrown out of office and in disgrace, Faux will probably say that they knew it all along and cannot understand how it took so long for the public to see that as well. 

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U.S. airlines want a $50 billion bailout. They spent $45 billion buying back their stock.

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/U-S-airlines-want-a-50-billion-bailout-They-15182769.php

Important to understand, it is estimated that the corporate sector responded to those tremendous tax cuts, by buying back roughly 1.5 TRILLION DOLLARS of their own stock.  Not investing in technology, education, infrastructure, environment, et al.  

Of course, the stock market liked that....but it with the tax cuts, also created bit of a fake South Seas Bubble, which when you add in a low-interest-rate environment and increasing personal debt load... in order to get returns on savings, Americans have been pushed into the stock market, and other high risk investments.... ignoring the traditional (and more stable) methods, like traditional savings accounts, CDs, or government bonds.....  in short - depending on crazy debt and high risk.

I predict that the upcoming distribution of stimulus (virus) funds....under this present administration -  is going to be a total crap show.

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59 minutes ago, do or die said:

U.S. airlines want a $50 billion bailout. They spent $45 billion buying back their stock.

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/U-S-airlines-want-a-50-billion-bailout-They-15182769.php

Important to understand, it is estimated that the corporate sector responded to those tremendous tax cuts, by buying back roughly 1.5 TRILLION DOLLARS of their own stock.  Not investing in technology, education, infrastructure, environment, et al.  

Of course, the stock market liked that....but it with the tax cuts, also created bit of a fake South Seas Bubble, which when you add in a low-interest-rate environment and increasing personal debt load... in order to get returns on savings, Americans have been pushed into the stock market, and other high risk investments.... ignoring the traditional (and more stable) methods, like traditional savings accounts, CDs, or government bonds.....  in short - depending on crazy debt and high risk.

I predict that the upcoming distribution of stimulus (virus) funds....under this present administration -  is going to be a total crap show.

Trump will bail them out and he'll let them buy back stock too.  Whatever can provide an illusion of gold boats in every drive way.  The airlines should be told no.  Let them sink or swim.  How irresponsible have they operated since being bailed out after 9/11?

 

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14 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Trump will bail them out and he'll let them buy back stock too.  Whatever can provide an illusion of gold boats in every drive way.  The airlines should be told no.  Let them sink or swim.  How irresponsible have they operated since being bailed out after 9/11?

 

They'll use their goto card: thousands and thousands of jobs will be lost if you don't provide a 'stimulus'. They're too big to fail default that continues to buffer them when supply and demand works against them.

 

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1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

They'll use their goto card: thousands and thousands of jobs will be lost if you don't provide a 'stimulus'. They're too big to fail default that continues to buffer them when supply and demand works against them.

 

Yeah fine but Trump wont hold them to account.  Want a bail out to protect jobs?  Great.  Here's your bailout.  You cant buy back stock for 20 years.  You have to provide cost of living increases every year to all employees.  You have to main X amount of employees.  Airlines should say "yes ofcourse" if that was what they wanted the bail out for, but they wont.

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25 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Trump axes another inspector general..........................this guy was going to oversee the stimulus bill, crime in plain sight

Was totally expecting this. Surprised it took this long.

USA residents have a chance this Nov to get this career criminal out of the most powerful office in the world and start righting the ship... but... I really don't have faith in them.

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29 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Trump axes another inspector general..........................this guy was going to oversee the stimulus bill, crime in plain sight

Now Trump and his abettors believe that they will have unfettered access to billions to reward themselves and their supporters with no oversight. All of the investigations into Trump's illegal dealings have been suspended or slowed down due to being denied resources, so the table is tilted badly in Trump's favour. He has, with complicity of the GOP, been given power without any legal consequences, and has funneled millions into his resorts. why would he now think he ought to be cautious?

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Trump ridiculed, then minimized, then delayed the federal government’s response to the coronavirus for weeks. Then finally he wrapped his boastful, confused ego around reality. But Trump is actively pushing programs that will endanger more Americans.

Here’s a brief look at Trump’s pro-contagion activities that leave Americans defenseless in the face of the virus, implemented by his crazed and cruel appointees.

  1. Trump is pushing hard to weaken safety regulations for nursing homes. Weakening these regulations leaves elderly residents vulnerable to infectious diseases, meaning more people will get sick and die.
  2. Trump is fanatically trying to end Obamacare in court cases. Twenty million people, at least, will lose health insurance. He has no replacement. As a Yale University study just demonstrated, 65,000 to over 100,000 Americans die every year because they do not have health insurance (see the Yale study here). Trump apparently is okay with many more people losing their lives to further entrench his cruel, corporatist ideology. Many more people will stay sick because they are uninsured and therefore cannot afford diagnosis and treatment.
  3. Trump is lying about his concern for American workers. Why is OSHA weakening workplace safety protections that keep workers safer? The answer: Trump is a crazed and cruel corporatist.
  4. Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) henchmen are racing to weaken, revoke, or not enforce environmental safeguards for the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the food you eat. Certain scientifically condemned pesticides, for example, are in your food, but Trump and his EPA lackeys don’t care. These cruel minions are also taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis by signaling to polluters they can open up emission pipes and that the EPA will look the other way. Trump’s EPA is taking actions that mean more people will get sick and more people will die.
  5. Last month, Food and Drug Agency (FDA) announced that it is suspending inspections of foreign manufacturers importing food, drugs and medical devices into the U.S. through April. This decision is madness! FDA will even suspend inspections of Chinese labs producing large amounts of imported drugs for American patients.This is like telling corporate criminals that the panicked U.S. is unguarded without federal cops on the beat. More unprotected Americans will be at immediate risk of death and disease.
  6. Just last week, against the advice of even some major auto manufacturers, clenched- jaw Donald rolled back automobile mileage and pollution standards (See here the New York Times op-ed by Daniel F. Becker and James Gerstenzang on August 2, 2018). Trump’s mania knows no bounds! Trump’s compulsive crazy desire to repeal all Obama’s achievements means he is willing to move us backwards, making the future more dangerous and uncertain. The result is more life-destroying pollutants in your lungs, more consumer dollars spent on gasoline for less mileage per gallon, more climate crisis-exacerbating gases.
  7. Trump faces enormous opposition, from medical experts, consumer groups, environmental groups, civil rights groups, anti-poverty organizations, and even conservatives that will take him to court. What does he care?
  8. Stubborn Trump’s embargo of Iran and other severe sanctions on nations wanting to sell medicines and equipment to virus-plagued poorer locations disrupts international efforts to contain the deadly virus.

Almost no reporters are asking Trump about his reckless, anti-safety policies in the midst of a pandemic that is especially dangerous for victims with pre-existing ailments and sicknesses.

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Once Americans and in fact the World gets thru this pandemic, and they kick Trump out of office he will still be in the news everyday but for all the wrong reasons, I have read that Trump will spend the rest of his life in court with all the civil cases that have been filed against him and will be filed against him, not to mention all the investigations if the Democrats take the Senate

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1 hour ago, bustamente said:

Once Americans and in fact the World gets thru this pandemic, and they kick Trump out of office he will still be in the news everyday but for all the wrong reasons, I have read that Trump will spend the rest of his life in court with all the civil cases that have been filed against him and will be filed against him, not to mention all the investigations if the Democrats take the Senate

Yeah, I am not too sure that he will be voted out of office. The system has been so compromised in his favour that his re-election is the more probable outcome.

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Trump will win in a landslide this fall - covid will affect mostly poor black Americans and they don’t vote for him 

voter suppression will be in full force and Biden is invisible at a time when he should be scoring points - sad times

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