New York Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Coronavirus

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The governor of New York declared a state of emergency amid a growing outbreak of the coronavirus in the state.

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Now Donnie will call the Governor a silly name.

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Damned Blue State Governors, trying to undermine Trump’s message that everything is fine.

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I still went to the gym and am going out to dinner in Westchester County. Be prudent but not crazy.

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While I don’t wish this upon anyone, the virus doesn’t give a damn about those who would deny its existence and consequences. Talk about a comeuppance.

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Don’s gotta be shitting his drawers.

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Not just them, did you see panicky Rick Scott’s statements as the virus hits Florida? Not so loyal to Trump anymore, all of a sudden. That guy is truly a loathsome asshole.

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And he’s at Mar-a-Lago with Bolsonaro. If I were a world leader, no way I’d come to America right now. We don’t have our act together at all.

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He has a big Rolodex to go through.

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If a foreign leader would dare refuse his invitation he’d be apoplectic.

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I’d just cough all through the phone conversation. He’d probably hang up immediately thinking it might be transmitted through the phone lines.

Italy’s on the verge of quarantining 11 states in its northern region.

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""The American Conservative Union has learned that one of our CPAC attendees has unfortunately tested positive today for coronavirus.”

I’d offer thoughts and prayers, but fingers crossed that they’ve just been answered.

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So, is it wrong to characterize this as “positive” news? Asking for a friend…

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still Lucky up here, I think.
Wife has 6 hour surgery Monday and a 3 day stay.
Get it done, and get back home asap.
We be more worried about that 1 person showing up positive at the hospital than the surgery.

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This is getting more surreal as it goes.

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Please, that’s Doctor Donnie. He knows more than all those silly M.D.'s and people with PhD’s in useless things like virology, public health, etc.

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Yet another snake reporting in. /s
The more the merrier to bring the thug down.

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Florida’s demographics sets that state up for a relatively high mortality rate and while they probably have large numbers of good hospitals, these could easily be overwhelmed.

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