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kpete

(71,957 posts)
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 02:41 PM Aug 2020

Andrew Cuomo rips Trump like never before: 'This was the worst government blunder in modern history'

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“This was a colossal blunder — how COVID was handled by this federal government,” he continued. “Shame on all of you. Six months, lives lost. Hit the reset button, yes.”
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“Because if the American people are continued [to be lied to], the confusion and the chaos and the denial will continue,” he said. “If the president actually tells them the truth and says, ‘I made a mistake,’ he’s not going to be telling them anything they don’t know.”

“Every American knows he made a mistake,” the governor continued. “Every American knows this was the worst government blunder in modern history. Not since the Vietnam War have Americans sat in their living rooms to see the numbers on the TV screen every night saying what a mistake it was.”

“Trust the American people,” Cuomo remarked. “And if you don’t trust them and you don’t trust their intelligence and you don’t trust their ability to handle the information then you shouldn’t ask to be their leader.”


VIDEO & MORE:
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/andrew-cuomo-rips-trump-like-never-before-this-was-the-worst-government-blunder-in-modern-history/

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Andrew Cuomo rips Trump like never before: 'This was the worst government blunder in modern history' (Original Post) kpete Aug 2020 OP
"Blunder" is incorrect. The word makes it seem like an accident. Tetrachloride Aug 2020 #1
Cuomo is shrewd and politic in his word choice. lapucelle Aug 2020 #4
True. he is smart enough to know his effectiveness. Tetrachloride Aug 2020 #7
Blunder? If you hire Jared as an Air Traffic Controller... Tiger8 Aug 2020 #24
I am telling you Nikki28 Aug 2020 #2
Not happening Bayard Aug 2020 #3
Cuomo is very popular with women. Renew Deal Aug 2020 #8
Trump is a NY yankee and it did not hurt him. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #16
He's a white supremacist. That is what they love about him. nt Maven Aug 2020 #27
If Joe doesn't run for re-election in 2024, and his VP does AleksS Aug 2020 #17
Cuomo pledged to serve out his term, and he will keep that promise. lapucelle Aug 2020 #6
He has said no umpteen times. So there's that. Squinch Aug 2020 #9
Cuomo worked hard to keep Alpeduez21 Aug 2020 #11
Cuomo will be in a contentious Democratic primary in 2024. Marcuse Aug 2020 #14
The SECOND worst blunder. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2020 #5
That is gravitas, truth, thunder, lightning all in one bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #10
Cuomo tells Trump, "..Hit the reset buttom, You start with truth." Go to the link Stuart G Aug 2020 #12
Nicolle Wallace just had him on, where he made many of the points of his earlier briefing today. ancianita Aug 2020 #13
This was a feature, not a bug. Mr. Ected Aug 2020 #15
Yep. I bet you nailed it. calimary Aug 2020 #19
He said what every member of Congress should say, Democratic and republican. George II Aug 2020 #18
"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough & gosh darn it, people like me"...Get real & stop lying! Illumination Aug 2020 #20
"...this is not a boat accident!" dchill Aug 2020 #21
need to re shut down for 90 days and no masks no excuses. AllaN01Bear Aug 2020 #22
This was worse than a blunder malaise Aug 2020 #23
Hate the word "blunder" in this case. Grins Aug 2020 #25
K & R IllinoisBirdWatcher Aug 2020 #26

Tetrachloride

(7,813 posts)
1. "Blunder" is incorrect. The word makes it seem like an accident.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 02:46 PM
Aug 2020

The proper connotations include "malicious" and "willfully negligent."

lapucelle

(18,187 posts)
4. Cuomo is shrewd and politic in his word choice.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 03:04 PM
Aug 2020

The goal is to reach Republicans/Trump supporters with the message that Trump needs a reset on covid policy, not to alienate them or make them defensive to the point where they continue to dig in.

 

Tiger8

(432 posts)
24. Blunder? If you hire Jared as an Air Traffic Controller...
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:12 PM
Aug 2020

If you hire Jarret as an Air Traffic Controller, and planes crashing people die, do you just shrug your shoulders and say, “Well, he did his best, so you can’t blame him.”

HELL NO!

The “blunders” were baked into this from day one. It is genocide, pure and simple.

Nikki28

(557 posts)
2. I am telling you
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 02:52 PM
Aug 2020

this is VP material. Kudos to Gov Cuomo for speaking the truth.He would make a excellent president. I am going to keep proclaiming this until I am blue in the face. He looks out for his state. He is not afraid of calling these criminals out. He has the experience to run this country on one hand. He has the platform to start now. If Joe was not boxed in a corner and could choose his own VP without the noise of the delegates ,I am sure he would chose this man in a heartbeat. I know the two white men is taboo around ,but I am 100000000% sure he would help propel us to the white house and he is a progressive and knows how to govern and is not afraid to go toe to toe with Trump because he comes from the same state Trump comes from and he is not afraid to get his hands dirty. Imagine if he was on the ticket with Joe? Joe can always put a couple of woman and women on color on the SC and it will be wonderful. I just think the people who demanded he has to choose a woman or woman of color has put this man in a box. I honestly do not think Biden want a woman on his ticket because he can read the tea-leaves. I wonder if Obama tell him to choose Cuomo if the mass will turn on him? Biden/Cuomo. B.C.Love it.

Bayard

(22,004 posts)
3. Not happening
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 03:04 PM
Aug 2020

Joe is committed to having a woman as VP. Plus, Cuomo is from the northeast--not an asset for demographics.

keithbvadu2

(36,640 posts)
16. Trump is a NY yankee and it did not hurt him.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:15 PM
Aug 2020

Trump is a NY yankee and it did not hurt him.

He called Sessions a 'dumb southerner' and they love him in the south.

After all, he 'tells it like it is'.

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
17. If Joe doesn't run for re-election in 2024, and his VP does
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:23 PM
Aug 2020

then Kamala needs a running mate... (Or whoever Joe picks, of course.)

lapucelle

(18,187 posts)
6. Cuomo pledged to serve out his term, and he will keep that promise.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 03:06 PM
Aug 2020

2024 is another matter, should Biden decide to only serve one term.

Alpeduez21

(1,749 posts)
11. Cuomo worked hard to keep
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 03:57 PM
Aug 2020

New York State legislature in the control of repukes. He is NOT good VP material for the democratic candidate. I admire how he has finally come around to handling the Covid crisis. He was late to the game. Didn't close schools soon enough. Didn't implement a lock down soon enough.

Marcuse

(7,442 posts)
14. Cuomo will be in a contentious Democratic primary in 2024.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:12 PM
Aug 2020

Biden does not want to be President for life.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,148 posts)
5. The SECOND worst blunder.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 03:04 PM
Aug 2020

I submit that the worst blunder was on October 19, 1885, when the immigration authorities didn't toss Friedrich Trump back on the boat he came in on.

bucolic_frolic

(43,028 posts)
10. That is gravitas, truth, thunder, lightning all in one
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 03:39 PM
Aug 2020

TY Governor Cuomo! Democrats have to stick together and bring their best game. We have a lot of ammunition because of every action Trump has taken. Let it rip from now until TRUMP IS GONE!

Stuart G

(38,410 posts)
12. Cuomo tells Trump, "..Hit the reset buttom, You start with truth." Go to the link
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 03:58 PM
Aug 2020

After Cuomo says these words, “This was a colossal blunder — how COVID was handled by this federal government,” he continued. “Shame on all of you. Six months, lives lost."


Then he says..................


.. "...you start with the truth.".

.....................................watch the whole video. Yes, he says that.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
15. This was a feature, not a bug.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:13 PM
Aug 2020

Create mass chaos for plausible deniability regarding fair elections.

This toxic mess was dreamed up in the Oval Office after many, many phone calls with the Kremlin.

calimary

(81,091 posts)
19. Yep. I bet you nailed it.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:44 PM
Aug 2020

Your suspicions are the same as mine.

I’d take Cuomo as a VP. But I’m looking forward to having a woman on the ticket.

I was already eager for a woman President four years ago... and lots of Americans agreed. She DID get the most votes.

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
20. "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough & gosh darn it, people like me"...Get real & stop lying!
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:44 PM
Aug 2020

The Trump Monster's thoughts & actions aren't based in reality! What a disgrace to America! Like Mary Trump said: "RESIGN"! We are so literally sick & tired of this freak side show!
Thanks for your thoughts Andrew Cuomo!

dchill

(38,433 posts)
21. "...this is not a boat accident!"
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 04:55 PM
Aug 2020

“Well this is not a boat accident! It wasn't any propeller! It wasn't any coral reef! And it wasn't Jack the Ripper! It was a shark.”

Matt Hooper

malaise

(268,670 posts)
23. This was worse than a blunder
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:05 PM
Aug 2020

This was deliberate policy.

Only a self-absorbed low life would not withdraw from the election - how could anyone responsible for all these deaths even think about asking people to vote for him?

Grins

(7,189 posts)
25. Hate the word "blunder" in this case.
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 05:21 PM
Aug 2020

Makes it sound like the 2nd baseman flubbed a short hopper.

But how do you say what you really want to say without going all, “#*¥%}%|}€%!!!!!”

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