Too Stupid to Organize Conference Calls
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Stunning incompetence:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-economy-panel.html
Some business leaders had no idea they were included until they heard that their names had been read in the Rose Garden on Tuesday night by President Trump. Some of those who had agreed to help said they received little information on what, exactly, they were signing up for. And others who were willing to connect with the White House could not participate in hastily organized conference calls on Wednesday because of scheduling conflicts and technical difficulties.
In short, the rollout of what the president referred to last week as his “Opening Our Country Council” was as confusing as the process of getting there. -
Wow. Not surprising... he's probably scrambling to create or reference any group/council he can point to when he has to admit (soon) that we are not opening up by
Easter,May 1, ...... it'll probably be phased openings starting in June, getting much better in July, then holding our breaths (literally?) this fall/winter. -
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No matter what Mr. Trump, or any Council, says, the government monitoring of workplaces will continue for years.
Remember wage & price controls? A nightmare of government oversight.
There are probably a lot of people ready, willing and able to go safely back to work right now or very soon. They should be encouraged to do so.
Unfortunately, I suspect there is a sizable group that may never be able to re-enter the workplace because of this virus. They will demand a lot of attention.
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The number of organizations and healthcare organizations meaningfully involved is very impressive. The NYT article obviously makes a few good points but completely misses the great stuff that happened. We know now who doesn’t want to be involved go forward so NYT did the WH a favor.
Healthcare in particular has some of the CEOs of the biggest and if you tune into their response they are grateful and excited.
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@xenon said in Too Stupid to Organize Conference Calls:
The task force also includes all GOP senators, except Mott Romney. Kinda petty, no?
Positively Trumpian.
Face it, Mitt voted to impeach. It ain't gonna be unicorns and sunshine from the White House.
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No, the part about Trump isn't true either.
Romney didn't "turn companies around" - he bought them at distress rates, raided their assets, sold things off in pieces, and put thousands of people out of work in the process. Trump hit a bump at a time when a lot of businesses were hitting the same bump, and had to put a few businesses he had into bankruptcy. Not an uncommon thing to do. That's what it's there for. He has never personally taken bankruptcy. Your characterization of things were dishonest at best, and you damn well know it.
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@Larry said in Too Stupid to Organize Conference Calls:
No, the part about Trump isn't true either.
Trump's Failed Businesses
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Trump Steaks
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GoTrump
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Trump Airlines
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Trump Vodka
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Trump Mortgage
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Trump: The Game
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Trump Magazine
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Trump University
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Trump Ice
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The New Jersey Generals
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Tour de Trump
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Trump Network
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Trumped!
Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:
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Trump Taj Mahal
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Trump’s Castle
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Trump Plaza Casinos
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Trump Plaza Hotel
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Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts
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Trump Entertainment Resorts
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You are counting the businesses that bought the right to use his brand and trying to hang their failure around his neck. You know better than that. He sold rights to his brand. He didn't start those businesses. Don't even try to tell me you didn't know that.
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@jon-nyc said in Too Stupid to Organize Conference Calls:
I imagine it takes a special kind of incompetence to bankrupt a casino.
New York State did it, sort of, with their off track betting business. In that case it was pure corruption.
No it doesn't. All you have to do is build one in a town called Atlantic City and then have the entire fucking town collapse. Stop with your bull shit.
