bristolboy
-
Posts
12519 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Downloads
Posts posted by bristolboy
-
-
1 minute ago, natway09 said:
Air NZ has come out publicly & said that after this is over we will be 40% smaller & leaner.
I noticed their flight from LA on flight radar wending its way across the Pacific earlier
But it's not a low cost carrier. Still, now that I think of it, if someone wants to get into the airline business, they may be required to have substantial cash or highly liquid reserves.
-
1 hour ago, Logosone said:
Would be nice.
Wouldn't they have to put reserves in place though to cover emergency situations like this?
That would probably be reflected in ticket prices.
Won't all the airlines have to put reserves in place?
-
14 minutes ago, tropo said:
I should have eased your burden and not included Vindman's identical twin brother. I apologize for that.
Actually, it's Trump who should be apologizing for including Vindman's twin brother.
-
2
-
-
28 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:
There were more than 6 better candidates running for the Democratic nomination, and that is excluding Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, whose candidacy's were basically identity politics and/or vanity projects.
Sexist much. Citing Elizabeth Warren's campaign as a vanity project? She was a very strong candidate until she came out in support of Medicare For All. Then her numbers dropped. Hmm... Does that tell you anything?
What you dont' seem to understand is that about half of Americans are insured through their workplace. And they are still reasonably satisfied with their insurance. They don't want to take a risk on Medicare for All. Biden is offering a Medicare option for people who want it. Not surprising especially given the rocky start of Obamacare. The goal should be universal health care. Other nations have done it with a combination of private health care and government health care.
-
1
-
1
-
-
4 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:
I'd be willing to put it to a vote.
We don't need to. Just consult what pollsters are finding.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-21/obamacare-popular-more-than-ever
https://khn.org/news/democrats-favor-building-on-aca-over-medicare-for-all/
-
1
-
-
2 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:
There were more than 6 better candidates running for the Democratic nomination, and that is excluding Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, whose candidacy's were basically identity politics and/or vanity projects.
Biden is the candidate currently, not because the primary process has run it's course, or that he has an insurmountable lead, but because the corporate funders came back in the fold after the DNC and their media arms denounced the more popular candidate as unelectable. Even though every poll said that he would defeat Trump. The DNC opted to wield their promise of Billions of dollars in advertising revenue to quash the candidacy of the more popular, grassroots funded candidate in favor of the left for dead corporate shill. And "make no mistake" (???? God I hate that phrase) Biden is a corporate shill. Obamacare is a travesty and he keeps talking it up as if it were something to be proud of, even though it will bankrupt many during this current pandemic.
Sanders lost because despite his claim that he would attract lots and lots more young people, he didn't.
And Biden was nearly out of money until the South Carolina victories and others. Not much time after that for those alleged corporate funders to make a difference.
And no, not every poll said Sanders would defeat Trump. Nor has every poll said Biden would defeat Trump. But more polls put Biden, not Sanders, ahead of Trump.
As for Obamacare being a travesty, tell that to the millions of of people with pre-existing conditions who now have insurance.
Tell that to the people in the states with expanded Medicaid coverage that have a far lower uninsured rate than those that have refused to expand it.
Tell that to the people in rural areas with expanded Medicaid who suffer far less hospital closures than do those states that refused to expand Medicaid.
And while you're at it, why don't you acknowledge the fact that instead of trying to improve Obamacare, the Republicans and Trump particularly have taken steps to make it more expensive and less inclusive.
Yes it could be a lot better. And would be if not for the single-minded determination of Republicans to make it worse.
You might try dealing with facts for a change instead of resorting to baseless insults about Obamacare.
-
2
-
-
On 4/4/2020 at 12:38 PM, muzley said:
Cuomo is responsible for New York drama, he failed his people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J_RR0tJYn8
And this is rich. A video from Sean "I never questioned the danger posed by the pandemic" Hannity.
-
1
-
-
Just now, UbonThani said:
Strange thing to do.
Well, he's not the only prominent political leader to flout the rules suggested by scientists.
-
2
-
-
2 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:
I’m no big fan of the airline industry, but I suspect the big boys will be bailed out by governments.
Could be wrong, almost hope I am.
I suspect you're right. But once this is over, even if they all go bust. low cost airlines will arise again.
-
1
-
-
7 minutes ago, sukhumvitneon said:
40+ years in real estate sure beats 40+ years of being a professional leech on the taxpayer tit. Demented Joe can't even finish a sentence at times; that MSNBC interview was so cringe that I actually felt bad for him
Maybe not so much when your Daddy had to repeatedly bail you out of bankruptcy. But I guess a conservative might think it was good preparation for a massive increase in deficit spending.
-
1
-
-
3 minutes ago, sukhumvitneon said:
40+ years in real estate sure beats 40+ years of being a professional leech on the taxpayer tit. Demented Joe can't even finish a sentence at times; that MSNBC interview was so cringe that I actually felt bad for him
Jobs and the economy were roaring here before covid hit, stock market at record highs. Very easy to get a job. I can tell you from experience that trying to find a job, even a basic entry level job, in the Obama economy was awful. Like, three rounds of interviews for a $10/hr position awful. Yes, Trump is weak on healthcare but so are all (both parties) the scumbag US politicians on the take from big pharma and the AMA. The ACA is far from perfect but was a massive improvement over the old system. Trump is far from perfect but he sure beats low energy Biden.
Btw, you sure seem invested in US politics despite being "Thrilled to have left the US in the rear view!" I only care about this stuff because I'm stuck here due to the corona s"it, as soon as Thailand reopens the borders I'm out of this dump for good. This once great country can finish cannibalizing itself at that point.
Obama inherited the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. So if you want to something outside of his control as the Obama economy, then by the same logic, the economic crisis occasioned by the Covid-19 should be owned by Trump as well.
And of course you disregard the fact that the economy was well on the mend before Trump took office, pay increases for most workers were actually higher than they are under Trump, and that the stock market was doing very well under Obama. Not that the stock market means very much in relation to the real economy.
-
1
-
1
-
-
1 minute ago, smedly said:
They have adhered to every changing conditions under medical advice which can change from day to day
What don't you understand about this?:
"Boris Johnson said three weeks before his Covid-19 diagnosis that he was "shaking hands with everybody," including coronavirus patients, and would continue to do so — despite scientific advice warning against the greeting.
The prime minister tested positive for the virus on Friday as the latest UK politician to contract Covid-19, along with health secretary Matt Hancock.
In the early days of March, Mr Johnson appeared to have a casual attitude towards the virus as European leaders began warning their citizens to stop unnecessary social contact when greeting people."
-
2
-
-
20 minutes ago, terryw said:
Ryanair and Easyjet will survive. The rest have a bleak future.
It seems to me that low cost adjunct airlines are in trouble for now because the upper end portion of the business has to shed costs. But why should independent low cost airlines be at greater risk?
-
18 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:
Tick tick tick...low cost airlines, worldwide, are going to find it hard to survive the current situation.
Doesn't that go for high cost airlines as well? And even if low cost airlines unduly suffer, why wouldn't new ones emerge to take their place? Will pandemic measures impose huge ongoing costs on airlines? Will those costs be different for low cost airlines?
-
1
-
-
7 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:
Whenever you answer a question with a question, as is your wont, I consider that a non response or rhetorical question.
No answer I have ever given here has been embarassing to me. I would only be embarrassed if I didn't change my answer if the facts changed but my answer didn't. That circumstance hasn't arisen yet, though it might.
I'm not engaging in what aboutism, it's more like same same but differentism. You are so engaged in the day to day battles, often defending the indefensible, you don't realize you are losing the war. I'm guessing you may be an aspie.
You don't reply to specifics that I raised. But instead resort to claims that I'm losing the war. Who appointed you the referee? But what really condemns you is your use of personal insults: "I'm guessing you may be an aspie." People resort to that class of nonsense when they haven't got the facts on their side.
-
1
-
-
Just now, Langsuan Man said:
It's called sarcasm people
Not at all obvious from your comment. Now if you had written "Thank you for your alleged service", then it would have been evident. Lots of people in this forum reflexively salute members when they claim to be veterans.
-
On 4/6/2020 at 7:29 AM, tropo said:
Yes, it's a machine. They are not paid to give their opinions, but to do a job. This reminds me of the Vindman brothers' removal from the White House after one brother gave his opinions on Trump at the impeachment trial.
This is incoherent. Apart from the dubious merits of the case against one Vindman brother, is there any evidence that the other had taken any action regarding the phone conversation? Apparently in your world and the worlds of those who endorsed your post, it's an offense to be related to someone.
-
Acting Navy Secretary Apologizes for Remarks to Crew of USS Roosevelt
Thomas Modly takes back his tough talk about fired Capt. Brett Croziern an about face, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly apologized Monday night for his profanity-tinged remarks over the loudspeakers of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, in which he called the aircraft carrier’s former commander stupid or naive for writing and distributing a memo about a coronavirus outbreak.
-
- Popular Post
- Popular Post
22 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:You like asking a lot of rhetorical questions. Let me ask some direct ones. Why do you think the Democrats didn't win the presidency in 2016? Also, do you think Biden is a better or worse candidate that Hillary Clinton?
Just because you have no good answer to a question or a point raised, that doesn't make it rhetorical. It just makes the answer embarrassing for you. You claimed that the moneyed interests were behind opposition to electoral reforms. I pointed out that there is a huge gulf between Democrats and Republicans on this issue. What's your response to that? It's a rhetorical question. Over and over again I point out to you the big differences between the parties.
Over and over again you engage in whataboutism even though the vast preponderance of infractions clearly belong to the Republicans.
It's you actually who resort to empty rhetoric with your repeated and nearly evidence-free claim that both parties are virtually the same or nearly so. There are lots of big issues on which Republcans and Democrats sharply disagree. Your lack of acknowledgement of that runs counter to reality.
Actually, the Shorenstein Center for Media has a very good explanation for that. They did a study of what attention the media paid to various issues and found that very little attention was paid to matters of policy but rather focused on negativity.
"A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage during the 2016 general election, and concludes that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump received coverage that was overwhelmingly negative in tone and extremely light on policy."
Policy issues favor democrats.
You're also forgetting Comey's last minute reopening of the investigation.
-
3
-
14 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:
Don't be sucked into that narrative that assumes that just because the other side is bad it makes your side the good guys. That hasn't been the case for a very long time.
On the one hand you blamed the "monied interests" for stifling electoral reform. On the other hand you refuse to acknowledge that there is a huge gulf between the 2 parties on this issue. A huge gulf.
-
1 hour ago, Dexlowe said:
NZ is heading that way as well. In just over 5 weeks since the first recorded case of covid-19, there has been only 1 death and 1100-odd infections. Pretty impressive, though no one is being complacent. Our tourism sector, which is a big part of our GDP, has taken a severe blow, and no one knows whether it will recover to the extent it was before. But anyway, physical distancing does work best by the looks of things.
Actually a country like NZ could have an advantage. I suspect that in the future, if a highly effective vaccine becomes widely available, would-be tourists and business travelers would have to have some kind of test to establish that they've been vaccinated. And possibly also be tested to see if the virus is active. Just as a double check on the vaccine. In that case, because NZ is an island, that shares no land borders, it would be seen as a safer destination.
-
3 minutes ago, Forethat said:
Totally. That is the scary bit - a lot of people STILL haven't grasped what's going on.
There are some stats that are being pumped out of Italy that I find deeply unhelpful. I watch the Italien news every day and the information suggest that almost ALL people that will die are old. But that's specific to Italy and they have one of the oldest populations in the world. That's why a majority of dead people in Italy are old. Average age amongst dead at the moment is 78 for men and 82 for women. 97,2% had at least ONE underlying health issue. 51,3% had at least THREE underlying health issues.
The numbers will be different in the UK.
France's median age is 6 years less than Italy's but 79% of the deaths were of people aged 75 and older.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102881/infections-coronavirus-age-france/
-
6 minutes ago, Toosetinmyways said:
The problem that the Republican Party faces is that if they stop supporting trump it is a certainly they will lose control of the Senate. If they continue support there is a very very slim chance they may hold on to it. They only thing the Republican Party cares about is hanging on to the Senate as their political survival depends on it.
In the 2016 election only 58% of eligible voters voted. Trump got 47% of that number. Trump's base support percentage has not changed since 2016. Using the 2016 analogy in 2020, a 3% increase in turnout will be a win for the Democrat. At the Democrat primaries some states recorded a near 70% turnout.
Actually the Republicans have a very good chance of retaining the Senate.
As for the turnout, despite what Sanders supporters hoped, in the primaries there wasn't an increase in young voters turning out to support Sanders. He acknowledged it himself.
-
1
-
-
- Popular Post
1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:So in your eyes he should not be given treatment and should die. Kind of harsh do you not think. If thats the case then all the people who were at Lumpini Stadium should not be given treatment, or the family members of anyone who was asymptomatic but now have the virus. T
The Hippocratic Oath, taken by Doctors worldwide, is an oath of ethics. It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. In its original form, it requires a new physician to swear, by a number of healing gods, to uphold specific ethical standards. The oath is the earliest expression of medical ethics in the Western world, establishing several principles of medical ethics which remain of paramount significance today. These include the principles of medical confidentiality and non-maleficence. As the seminal articulation of certain principles that continue to guide and inform medical practice, the ancient text is of more than historic and symbolic value. Swearing a modified form of the oath remains a rite of passage for medical graduates in many countries.
I guess in your eyes, unless you are 100% sinless, and have never committed any misdeeds then that is the one who should receive treatment, but that's not what the medical field was founded upon.
Nice try at deflectin. It's true that sharecropper's comments were overly harsh. But clearly you are disregarding the crucial point. Despite the advice given by the experts, advice he had particular access to, he chose to go against their recommendations. Not only did he endanger himself, but by publicizing his foolish behavior, he undoubtedly encouraged partisans of himself to do likewise. How many additional people have endangered themselves because of his performance? He deserves to be condemned for his conduct. He does not deserve to die.
-
6
U.S. Navy does not rule out punishing captain who criticized coronavirus response
in World News
Posted
I thought I was being atypically gracious by suggesting that it was another party who should be doing the apologizing. Unless you really are Donald Trump? But no, you acknowledged an error. So you can't be.