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brush

(53,476 posts)
53. Good analysis. Agreed that some gullible ones will fall for it.
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 01:13 AM
Aug 2020

Not enough though IMO. trump has screwed the country up too much for even this October surprise.

Maybe all the ruskies die and we take over the country? soothsayer Aug 2020 #1
Until day 2 where he falls out a window soothsayer Aug 2020 #2
hahaha mountain grammy Aug 2020 #28
Is Trump getting vaccinated? He is a high ranking employee. rurallib Aug 2020 #3
Ha ha ha ha!! C Moon Aug 2020 #23
Nicely played!!! Talitha Aug 2020 #27
! JudyM Aug 2020 #38
Swell, another pissing contest with russkies, elleng Aug 2020 #4
It is safe to assume that Putie's mushroom is not smaller than trDumpie's. magicarpet Aug 2020 #5
You are correct..plus.. AZ8theist Aug 2020 #36
Be afraid of any Trump claim of a vaccination this October ashredux Aug 2020 #6
Oh yeah, you know that will be his "October Surprise". Initech Aug 2020 #8
Seems too quick. I'll stick with Dr. Fauci who doesn't... brush Aug 2020 #7
"fully tested" is the difference. Marie Marie Aug 2020 #19
Yes. I wouldn't trust a rushed Russian vaccine designed to help trump... brush Aug 2020 #21
This is a two-fer for the turd and putin. not_the_one Aug 2020 #48
Good analysis. Agreed that some gullible ones will fall for it. brush Aug 2020 #53
That was roughly my take on it as well ... and as aside, guessing nobody will actually BE vaccinated mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #54
In his testimony before Congress LTG Aug 2020 #33
I honestly hope they create a successful vaccine, but I have my doubts. tinrobot Aug 2020 #9
Seriously? This is total BS....propaganda... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #37
You're probably right. That's why I said I have doubts. tinrobot Aug 2020 #40
You can't trust NOBODY.... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #45
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko looks like a Hitchcock movie madman... Sancho Aug 2020 #10
I hope that they aren't rushing an untested vaccine into the mainstream that might cause totodeinhere Aug 2020 #11
This really prompts one question from me. roamer65 Aug 2020 #12
Every expert I have heard from agrees that this virus jumped from another species to humans. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #15
The only thin that makes me suspicious of it is how random the effects are. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #20
Yes, I agree that at this point it is pretty baffling. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #31
Local doctors are saying that the cases they're seeing now are not as severe as 4 months ago oldsoftie Aug 2020 #43
I don't know what local doctors are saying that. LisaL Aug 2020 #50
Local in the area that I live. I know who they are & they're real doctors. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #57
Well it sure as hell is not happening in my area. LisaL Aug 2020 #60
Yes, that's an encouraging trend. But as far as number of people getting infected goes we are totodeinhere Aug 2020 #51
I think if we'd see MASSIVE mask use, things would improve. Look at Taiwan. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #59
Taiwan doesn't have anti-maskers like we do. LisaL Aug 2020 #64
Thats my point! oldsoftie Aug 2020 #66
In fact, the use of masks in public was common in some parts of Asia even before totodeinhere Aug 2020 #67
Trend? Have you looked at the numbers country wide? LisaL Aug 2020 #61
The trend I was referring to was this comment upthread from another poster. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #68
I never will trust the Russians. roamer65 Aug 2020 #26
No, of course not. But that does not mean that somehow the Russians are involved totodeinhere Aug 2020 #32
Neither will I...NEVER. AZ8theist Aug 2020 #39
Why would anyone vote for trump based on the Russians MAYBE having a vaccine? oldsoftie Aug 2020 #44
Why? Because of IMBECILES like this..... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #46
Well, what the hell can I say to THAT. Jeebus....... oldsoftie Aug 2020 #58
Many countries had vaccines in development for SARS or MERS. LisaL Aug 2020 #41
USA preparing mass vaccination for November Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2020 #13
I've been to Russia. NCDem47 Aug 2020 #14
I would not go that far but I know what you mean. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #16
THIS IS the October Surprise, just wait. groundloop Aug 2020 #17
A lot of his followers don't even believe in vaccines. LisaL Aug 2020 #42
Something they can call 'Trump Vaccine'? It will be the most Holy Grail Lottery Winningest mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #55
Another event in which the cabinet members will have to give him bigly praise NCjack Aug 2020 #18
To quote Masha Gessen's New Yorker article this week bronxiteforever Aug 2020 #22
They'll give out a placebo vaccine, and then have Trump buy billions of dollars worth for the U.S. C Moon Aug 2020 #24
Yes this is fake news for Trump's October Surprise bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #25
How could it have possibly be adequately tested for safety and efficiency? SunSeeker Aug 2020 #29
I hope it works. Iggo Aug 2020 #30
This is just a Phase 3 trial Lithos Aug 2020 #34
We Need International Scientific Cooperation not War McKim Aug 2020 #35
Not following... Lithos Aug 2020 #47
I think Russians plan to skip phase 3 trials and go right to giving it to the population. LisaL Aug 2020 #62
+1 great points Lithos! bronxiteforever Aug 2020 #65
The Russians are rushin' Sapient Donkey Aug 2020 #49
But aren't they worried about Jenny McCarthy? Wolf Frankula Aug 2020 #52
Doesn't surprise me... Xolodno Aug 2020 #56
Yes, it could work. Or not. LisaL Aug 2020 #63
To quote Jason Bateman from Dodgeball: Initech Aug 2020 #69
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