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And, with that, credibility gone.
And just who at MFO are members of the credibility determination cabinet? I can't believe that Anna wasn't at least asked to serve on such an elite committee.
If you believe that Trump is the most evil leader t…
Howdy folks,
First for wxman123 who wrote,
"Yes, of course I am. Are you saying the economy and stock market were not good pre-covid...or that Trump doesn't deserve the credit? The first would be simply a groundless opinion, the second unfair as a…
I read this yesterday, well written but not well reasoned. It should have stopped with "But what’s different in this case[.]" The answer is very little absent the bias of the reader. If Bill Clinton hadn't done it first I wonder what the reaction …
Re the stock market: How can Trump be credited for the inflation of a handful of stock prices? No president has magical powers. When the bubble bursts, as it must, whoever is president at that time will also not be responsible for this. Trump will…
This is hardly a "fact check" or straight news. The authors attacked Trump's slanted version of things with their own opposite slant. Finding holes and exaggerations in political claims is hardly a "fact check." And, "Biden doesn’t oppose charter…
Howdy,
Seems all the news media including FOX are endorsing the story. In addition Mayor Pete had the best rebuttal about the 4* Generals not speaking out. 'their silence is everything and means it's all true'. [note to board, this was the quic…
I'll carry my comment a little further.
It seems, to me, the major news outlets are very quick to comment on negative news about Trump and slow (if at all) to comment on negative news about Democrats. I could continue but for the liberal reading…
Biden is not a "new Dem," but an old one who's been around forever that doesn't rock the boat much at all.
That moderate Joe Biden no longer exists, IMO.
So funny that you think "unnamed sources" are a problem when the conspiracy theorist king president's favorite line is "people are saying...." without verifying who is saying what about the latest Democrat conspiracy.
I never defended that behavior…
Is anyone bothered by the fact that the article is based largely (entirely?) on unnamed sources? I know what Trump said about McCain (shameful), but I think it was pretty clear those guys hated each other, and haters say things simply to cause pain.…
Howdy folks,
Everyone is correct and I love you folks.
Trump cannot understand how anyone could ever do anything that didn't reward them directly in a way that's easily measured - like money. He's not made up that way. We all know this. That…
Is anyone bothered by the fact that the article is based largely (entirely?) on unnamed sources? I know what Trump said about McCain (shameful), but I think it was pretty clear those guys hated each other, and haters say things simply to cause pain.…
Cuomo and nursing homes? You had patients who needed continuous attention (i.e. nursing care), but no longer required hospitalization. Their hospital beds were needed. What do you do? At the time, returning those patients to nursing homes …
As I said, you dissected my words but not my point.
We should disregard the embedded falsities, just look at your points? If the words are to be disregarded, why not state the point directly, cleanly? Inclusion of false statements creates the pe…
There are at least four possible pathogenic mechanisms that may account for the detrimental effect of COVID-19 on the [Central Nervous System]. ...Any one or a combination of these mechanisms put COVID-19 survivors at risk for developing long-term n…
The distinction between xenophobia and racism is irrelevant.
So you introduced racism as a distraction? What happened to KISS?
Biden would not have done it, and rightly so. That should be feather in Biden's cap. Isn't that YOUR point?
No, my po…
Hawaii, where I live, is deep Blue. Covid is outa control now. That wasn't the case, early on. When everything began to be re-opened is when everything went South. I'm learning that State gov't and its agencies here will screw up even an old-fashion…
Oh forgot to post my cherry-picked support (so I can seem as smart as those who keep posting links as though there is no other side).
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/uncomfortable-data-biden-slams-trumps-covid-response-33-death…
Doug Ducey- Governor of Arizona Republican
Brian Kemp - Governor of Georgia Republican
Ron DeSantis - Governor of Florida Republican
Greg Abbott - Governor of Texas Republican
J.B Pritzker - Governor of Illinois Democrat
Gavin Newsom - Governor or C…
"It doesn't matter what Biden would or wouldn't have done....Trump is president. We're about the bottom of the barrel as far as outcomes...once again Trump is president."
And that bottom of that barrel are the states listed on the chart below with …
"Interesting that you interject racism. I never raised that, and prior to now, neither had you." The distinction between xenophobia and racism is irrelevant as to the criticism leveled against Trump for the travel ban. The point was that Trump was…
An argument that Trump is dishonest and lacks integrity would find wide support, even among many of his supporters. The problem is his policies versus what the new dems propose. If I were a dem I'd focus on the character of the president and not h…
Had to address this separately. Are you saying that a country allowing it's own residents and citizens to return home despite a travel ban from a certain region is proof of racism or xenophobia? I'm not going to spend the time you probably have (b…
MSF, you're embarrassing yourself at this point notwithstanding you mutual fund forum fan club. You've made some good points but picking on my statement is not one of them. My statement was this: " First, the initial outbreak happened while dems,…
Dissecting words? I quoted a single assertion you made. Was it true or false?
As you wrote, way too much "splaining". Stick to the Pelosi statement and skip the distractions. I made a simple suggestion: if it is a fact that she said what you…
Calling the executive order a travel ban is not inaccurate, but it is imprecise. It does not make clear that this partial ban allowed unfettered travel by US citizens and permanent residents (Section 2(a)(i)). As Ron Klain (Obama's Ebola response co…
Pelosi, were downplaying the virus and bashing Trump's air travel ban [on travel from China out of concern for the spread of the novel coronavirus] as "xenophobic."
While it's difficult to prove a negative, it should be easy to substantiate a posi…
How much did you hear about Covid at the RNC as you say "one of the most important issues in the country right now." They acted like it was a thing of the past....unfortunately that's politics... I have no idea what the stats are but I think a lot …
something that may support @wxman123 ...
or may do the opposite
his take is crude and comically overstated, typical of those so easily swayed, who only watch TV (and whose numbers are legion)
>> The perception is that Chicago is a crime nig…
Well, all of the looting and violence surely isn't going to help the Dems, that's for sure.
Especially when people try and say it's not even happening. You know, "mainly peaceful protests." I think Biden finally woke up the other day and said that…
state of NYC now, anecdotal
Yeah, Krugman's right, the media is probably making the whole thing up. I bet he didn't stroll into parts of Brooklyn or the Bronx where people are also imagining getting shot in and around their homes. https://gothami…
Honestly, MSF, I respect your deep dive into the data and I won't attempt to rebut it. I simply don't think that what's going on in the nations big cities, Chicago, Portland, NYC etc is being invented by the media and those who peddle that narrativ…
state of NYC now, anecdotal
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Thanks guys. Quick clarification, my "sell all" mandate has been on stock mutual funds and CEFS and closing out my position in VTI. Still mostly holding my asset allocation and bond funds and slowly positioning to more conservative on the bond si…
I'm cashing out almost anything with a gain YTD at the moment (not much unfortunately) overall portfolio down .50 YTD (and actually thankful for that). I can't figure this market out. I get the "new" economy and Covid stocks but I can't bring myse…
Wellstrade ( Wells Fargo) sent me a letter last month discontinuing the free 100 yearly trades of TF funds ,promised ,when I opened the account 13 years ago. So that kept me in their fold even with all the shenanagans going on, which never affect…
We're not just a scotch snobs. One of our fave go-to bourbons is called Widow Jane. It uses the magical waters of upstate New York, which for those who know about New York's water, makes for a great, smooth taste.
One of my favs. Had some thi…
