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minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#330576: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:23:09 PM

Are the White House and the cabinet following social distancing precautions? Some other high ranking officials might get infected as well

"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#330577: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:23:37 PM

I just hope Biden did not catch it from him.

Disgusted, but not surprised
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#330578: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:24:43 PM

In the interest of obeying forum decorum rules, yeah, I'll say that Biden catching it is the only thing I'm worried about in this situation.

It's been fun.
AzurePaladin She/Her Pronouns from Forest of Magic Since: Apr, 2018 Relationship Status: Mu
She/Her Pronouns
#330579: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:25:37 PM

He has my Thoughts and Prayers.

The awful things he says and does are burned into our cultural consciousness like a CRT display left on the same picture too long. -Fighteer
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#330580: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:26:34 PM

Anyone here ever read Psalms 109?

I'll just leave it at that.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#330581: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:26:48 PM

In the interest of obeying forum decorum rules, yeah, I'll say that Biden catching it is the only thing I'm worried about in this situation.

I'm worried Trump as a passionate germaphobe will order the world destroyed by nuclear weapons so it burns as his pyre.

...

And that STARTED as a joke.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#330582: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:27:05 PM

[up]x5 Hope Hicks was the first one to test positive, who apparently was on Air Force One and Marine One and has been in close contact with Pence.

I think many top people in the White House are going to be in quarantine

Edited by Memers on Oct 1st 2020 at 10:27:24 AM

singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#330583: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:28:27 PM

Boy, I cannot wait to see how the 538 model deals with this new information.

I did have a double take when I saw it suggested that Pelosi should go into isolation. Not because she's been exposed, but instead to protect the line of presidential succession.

minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#330584: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:30:02 PM

Should they be putting a Designated Survivor in isolation?

"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#330585: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:30:10 PM

Has a president ever been infected by a contagious disease before?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Ayasugi Since: Oct, 2010
#330586: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:31:17 PM

I hope Biden will keep his distance from Kamala Harris until he has a clean bill of health.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#330587: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:33:22 PM

@minseok42, from what I gather, Pelosi (3rd in line) hasn't been exposed to the Hope Cluster(TM). So in the short term, things are fine even in the worst case scenario.

[up][up]President Harrison died of pneumonia (or something similar) after just 31 days in office.

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 1st 2020 at 2:34:24 PM

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
devak They call me.... Prophet Since: Jul, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
They call me.... Prophet
#330588: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:33:23 PM

I wonder if Trump will take his own quack cures. Hydroxychloroquine or maybe he'll inject bleach.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#330589: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:33:38 PM

This is probably unlikely but I saw it suggested and thought I'd ask and see what you all thought: Could Trump be lying about having COVID-19 to get out of the debates?

minseok42 A Self-inflicted Disaster from A Six-Tatami Room (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
A Self-inflicted Disaster
#330590: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:33:52 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] Didn't William Henry Harrison die of pneumonia a month after he got inaugurated?

Edited by minseok42 on Oct 2nd 2020 at 2:34:30 AM

"Enshittification truly is how platforms die"-Cory Doctorow
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#330591: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:34:38 PM

Yeah, but not from contagion. He held an hours long speech in the cold rain, if I remember correctly

devak They call me.... Prophet Since: Jul, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
They call me.... Prophet
#330592: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:34:58 PM

As far as we know, Biden has always taken the virus seriously and has always followed the guidelines. I see little reason to suspect he has it.

Even so, i didn't expect winning the election by not dying from COVID to be on the table.

astrokitty Happiness is a cup of tea from Somewhere Out There Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Happiness is a cup of tea
#330593: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:40:15 PM

I'm just going to keep my thoughts to myself regarding Trump testing positive for COVID.

Somebody once told me the world was macaroni, I took a bite out of a tree
Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#330594: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:44:42 PM

Could Trump be lying about having COVID-19 to get out of the debates?

Nah. The real damage from this would be from being quarantined during the campaign, meaning no more rallies. And he lives for that shit.

Assuming he stays quarantined, of course.

Bolsonaro got COVID and he's still kicking, right? I suspect Trump will survive as well.

Edited by Eschaton on Oct 1st 2020 at 10:44:51 AM

devak They call me.... Prophet Since: Jul, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
They call me.... Prophet
#330595: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:47:03 PM

Boris Johnson (UK PM) also got it and survived. COVID is also pretty survivable with early detection and early (high-quality) treatment.

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#330596: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:47:34 PM

I hear Trump has COVID. I will say nothing, but I will think. A lot.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#330597: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:48:34 PM

There is no such thing as poetic or divine justice, after all. The most realistic outcome is that Trump starts claiming Biden poisoned him with an Antifa COVID syringe during the debate or some shit.

It's been fun.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#330598: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:48:52 PM

[up][up][up]Though according to reports, Johnson is dealing with serious post infection issues.

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 1st 2020 at 2:49:09 PM

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#330599: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:49:08 PM

This is the first election I'm old enough to vote in.

No matter who I pick, I'm not walking out of it with a smile.

But out of curiosity should Trump and/or Biden be incapacitated due to COVID, what would happen?

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Resileafs I actually wanted to be Resileaf Since: Jan, 2019
I actually wanted to be Resileaf
#330600: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:50:09 PM

The vice-president becomes president.


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