US Presidential Election 2020

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Trader Pat
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Euler wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:58 pm
Trader Pat wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:53 pm
That press conference has raised more questions than it answered!
Any salient points?
The doctor really danced around the question of whether or not trump was on supplemental oxygen. He answered by saying 'not today' then when pressed said 'not today, or Thursday, or yesterday while at Walter Reed' Very odd way to answer the question.

He also said its been 72 hours since Trump tested positive, sort of messes up the timeline!
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Euler
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People lie by omission in my experience. So something not said is as good as something said.

It's easy to read through people using this method!
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Derek27
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Didn't catch the press conference but I think we can safely assume he's been on oxygen. From what I remember about BJ's case, it's quite common to give a Covid patient oxygen and it doesn't indicate serious illness.
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Derek27
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Euler wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:08 pm
People lie by omission in my experience. So something not said is as good as something said.

It's easy to read through people using this method!
My ex-girlfriend was a Christian who never ever lied but was always economical with the truth, which in my view is the same as lying through your flipping teeth! Honesty involves telling the whole truth.
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Naffman
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Trader Pat wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:05 pm
Euler wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:58 pm
Trader Pat wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:53 pm
That press conference has raised more questions than it answered!
Any salient points?
The doctor really danced around the question of whether or not trump was on supplemental oxygen. He answered by saying 'not today' then when pressed said 'not today, or Thursday, or yesterday while at Walter Reed' Very odd way to answer the question.

He also said its been 72 hours since Trump tested positive, sort of messes up the timeline!
The doctor also said he hasn't been on any oxygen on Thursday, Friday and today, but I admit he made a hash of it
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Naffman
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Odds virtually unmoved which is surprising but I think BF is the market, the rest just follow
jamesg46
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Not sure why anyone is even taking note, he probably has a full set of replacement parts being shipped from Chi-na right now. He will come out of there with a 74 year old exterior and an 18 year old interior.
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Euler
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Euler
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Others say he is fine. It's the classic fog of confusion.
jamesg46
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Is Biden in an incubation period because of the debate & what happens if Biden tests positive towards the end of that period... Trump walks out with his 18 year old interior while Biden is screwed in hospital for the election.
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Derek27
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That doctor got paid a days wage for that brief press conference, as it was the start of a 24 hour period. :)
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Derek27
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A photograph of a climber dangling from a rope 500 feet up is proof that he's fit, well and working hard. But as with Boris Yeltsin, a picture of somebody sitting at a desk with pen and paper doesn't really cut it. :)
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Naffman
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Derek27 wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:34 am
A photograph of a climber dangling from a rope 500 feet up is proof that he's fit, well and working hard. But as with Boris Yeltsin, a picture of somebody sitting at a desk with pen and paper doesn't really cut it. :)
He's getting better too quickly for you isn't he derek ;)

He also tweeted a 4 minute video where he seems fine
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Naffman
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BF still suspended 24 hours later, bets still stand if one/everyone dies but suspended over this.

C'mon maaaan!
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Derek27
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Naffman wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:39 am
Derek27 wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:34 am
A photograph of a climber dangling from a rope 500 feet up is proof that he's fit, well and working hard. But as with Boris Yeltsin, a picture of somebody sitting at a desk with pen and paper doesn't really cut it. :)
He's getting better too quickly for you isn't he derek ;)

He also tweeted a 4 minute video where he seems fine
He's not getting better he's only just got ill, it's a question of how far it develops. If I never knew DT I would have thought that man looks well in that video. He certainly wasn't his usual self, but I suppose a common cold would have the same effect.

I don't wish the man any harm, I'm just worried he might do what the president of Brazil has done, not take the virus seriously, catch it, recover and continue to claim it's just the flu.
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