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Democrats warn we shouldn't reopen the country until we can be safe from Trump getting credit for a good economy

BabylonBee
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00 UTC

While President Trump and some Republican governors are pushing to reopen the country soon, Democrats are much more cautious as they see a looming disaster if America ends the shutdown early: Trump getting credit for a growing economy.

"Right now, we have record joblessness, and GDP is certainly going to take a huge hit," said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. "That's exactly what you want in an election year when you're running against an incumbent. If we reverse that too soon, we're basically helping Trump's reelection."

"If we reopen now, it could be an absolute disaster," added Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. "We could have people in November saying, 'Wow. Things are getting better. Trump is doing a great job.' It's hard to imagine anything worse than that."

Pelosi and Schumer said that "out of an abundance of caution," they need to wait to make sure things stay pretty bad until after the election, as that will be the only way to stave off another Trump term.

"Oh, and I guess if we reopen things too soon," Schumer added as an afterthought, "it could also lead to a resurgence of people dying."

"Well, we'd have to hope," Pelosi said, "or it would look like Trump knows what he's doing."

Reader Comments

Rowan Cocoan · 2020-12-30T04:43:19Z

April 2020, and the question was whether we should re-open society. We know that this ain't ever going to end; like all human groupings, 'our' governments have AND WILL ALWAYS grope to increase their power!

R.C.

Bezel Bub · 2020-12-30T14:52:18Z

There is nothing funny about politicians in this country. I read on Fox this morning that Bitch McConnel is playing a shell game with stimulus checks. He has introduced his "own" bill that calls for 2K checks, as well as rolling into it a repealing of Section 230, removing liability protections for online platforms, which would essentially usher in no more online free speech....WTF???

Rowan Cocoan · 2020-12-30T17:09:19Z

Bezel Bub As I understand it (in a very weak, unstudied way), Section 230, if repealed would be a good thing, as it would make everyone (most importantly, big tech) liable under laws of slander and libel.

SOTTites? HELP!

RC

Bezel Bub · 2020-12-30T19:41:13Z

Rowan Cocoan That is one way to look at it. Another way is that because they suddenly are faced with ridiculous amounts of 'lawfare', that they essentially ramp up their censorship efforts to avoid having to spend all of their time in court...

Christian83 · 2020-12-31T20:56:41Z

Is this satire or just Democrats being Democrats?

I can't tell anymore. And I'm being serious.

balboa schwartz · 2020-12-31T21:01:25Z

Christian83 they've become one and the same....

Christian83 · 2020-12-31T22:21:48Z

balboa schwartz Worrying...

OdinJordan · 2021-01-01T11:43:45Z

Christian83 I would think someone following a site like SOTT would at least attempt to lay down the prejudices and biases that come with one sided generalizations. But then again, it's becoming clear SOTT is now right leaning. And that's depressing.

Christian83 ·

OdinJordan 😂👆

· 2021-01-01T13:24:17Z

OdinJordan · 2021-01-01T13:25:14Z

Christian83 I get it, not biased. Too smart for that, riight?

Christian83 · 2021-01-01T13:34:12Z

OdinJordan To smart? Says the guy who can't spell the word right?

And your question is easily turned around on you, your not biased to the left at all are you? You leftists have projection down to an art, don't you?

If it's so right leaning, why are you here? Other than to troll? Leftists always hide behind their keyboard and form little woke mobs on Twatter. Get you guys in the open you soon shrink to nothing and then go running to the police, which is ironic considering people like you are calling to defund the police.

Go back to Twatter and try and bully JK Rowling with the rest of your Wokie friends.

Rowan Cocoan · 2021-01-01T16:54:45Z

OdinJordan I remember when this place was mischaracterized as 'left' - actually, IMHO, it's always been TRUTH oriented.

RC

Bezel Bub · 2021-01-01T17:32:41Z

OdinJordan it's becoming clear SOTT is now right leaning. And that's depressing.

No...what is depressing is the fact that there are so many people like you out there that lack critical thinking skills and still buy into the whole 'left and right' paradigm and in doing so you keep the criminal enterprise known as Uncle Scam in business. Furthermore, labeling people is not useful and just tends to highlight the fact that the one applying labels is lazy and/or generally lacking in cognitive ability.

"When you label me you negate me"

OdinJordan · 2021-01-06T12:32:19Z

Christian83 My question is when did SOTT become a right wing site?

OdinJordan · 2021-01-06T12:33:36Z

Bezel Bub I don't buy the left/right paradigm, that's my whole point. SOTT used to be that way, now it's left this, left ttha.

OdinJordan · 2021-01-06T12:34:29Z

Rowan Cocoan I don't buy into any ideology, but don't they say reality has a liberal bias?

Christian83 · 2021-01-06T12:36:13Z

OdinJordan I didn't realise it had. Its your perception I guess.

OdinJordan · 2021-01-06T12:38:53Z

Christian83 I came back not expecting to see the bias, but it's there. I'm not here to troll, but bemoan it. I mean SOTT is actually going to take Trump's side on this voter fraud, but in the past SOTT would say it doesn't matter who we vote for, it's decided on a higher level. Now they are suddenly concerned with the mundane details of the voting process? I mean, Trump was chosen by higher ups just like Biden, yet the focus is on voting. You need to realize they have changed. Sorry.

Christian83 · 2021-01-06T12:49:35Z

OdinJordan Thanks for your clarification OJ. It's certainly true that they are just puppets, part of the 2 party illusion.

I found this to be an interesting watch. It goes into the powers behind the powers. Rings within rings within rings I think was said. [Link]