# PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA postcard. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 25, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251 "2020-03-25T14:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/41 "2020-03-26T16:57:32Z")
Sure, but what if they’re buying for their spouse as well? ---
**Author:** ![SingleMalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/singlemalt/32/3961_2.png) [@SingleMalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleMalt)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/42 "2020-03-26T17:17:41Z")
> [@icon](#): > > Arg! No Alcohol? At least in many states in the US the state controlled Alcohol retailers are left alone. Definitely an essential service! > > //i\ In California, they justified leaving alcohol sales as essential because they didn’t want withdrawing alcoholics clogging up emergency services. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/43 "2020-03-26T17:25:33Z")
> [@icon](#): > > Arg! No Alcohol? At least in many states in the US the state controlled Alcohol retailers are left alone. Definitely an essential service! > > //i\ That’s what I think. But apparently they think that if people have alcohol they’ll get together and party. They may be right. 😉 (Here beer and liquor are sold in supermarkets, but when the “dry law” is in effect for Good Friday, election day, etc, they rope off those aisles.) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/44 "2020-03-26T17:36:18Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > As dumb as I think it is, I wonder if having Trump’s name on it might be why a good 25% of people would actually take it seriously. I mean, he was previously saying it was all a hoax, and they believed that, so they need him to say otherwise. > … I don’t think he cares whether people take the virus seriously, or whether they take the stuff on the postcard seriously. The message of the postcard one thing: “I am your Dear Leader. I can save you. I will take care of you. I will make it all better. **But ONLY if you re-elect me!** ” Nothing more than that. He doesn’t care if anyone washes their hands or not. Dead people don’t vote (except in Texas, as someone pointed out), so if people die, not his problem. > [@](#): > > …I’m just happy it’s not someone putting Trump’s face on the conspiracy bullshit. Because I could see people doing that. I don’t understand this part of what you said. You don’t want people accusing trump of promoting conspiracy theories? And your reasons are…? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/45 "2020-03-26T17:54:05Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I don’t think he cares whether people take the virus seriously, or whether they take the stuff on the postcard seriously. > > The message of the postcard one thing: “I am your Dear Leader. I can save you. I will take care of you. I will make it all better. **But ONLY if you re-elect me!** ” Nothing more than that. You’re assuming it was Trump who decided to send the postcard or to put his name on it. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/46 "2020-03-26T18:10:37Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > You’re assuming it was Trump who decided to send the postcard or to put his name on it. Do you seriously think he didn’t? Even if it was some sycophant who decided to do so, they surely would have informed Trump about it. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/47 "2020-03-26T18:23:39Z")
If I had to guess, I’d say someone in the CDC told him they wanted to send out a postcard, he looked at it and said “Why isn’t my name on it?”. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/48 "2020-03-26T19:10:15Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I saw that Australia had restricted alcohol purchases, then I saw the ‘restrictions’. > And just to clarify - that is the per day restriction. My last duty station was Winter Harbor, Maine, and it had the first installation in the world of a particular piece of direction-finding equipment. The second installation was to be Darwin, NT, Australia, and to be operated by the Australian navy. Accordingly, to get some practical experience on maintaining and operating the gear, two Australian petty officers would come in for four weeks, then we’d get a two week gap, and another pair would arrive. It was a small base, about 200 sailors, so we had a Combined Mess (translation: club) for everyone from the Old Man on down. The club manager soon learned that when the Aussies were there to double the beer order. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/49 "2020-03-27T00:32:27Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > So you’re saying the President sent out a political mailing on the taxpayer’s dime? > > Sure, I agree, but at least for now, this IS an official U.S. government mailing. Ridiculing it isn’t ‘politics.’ It’s a stupid fucking rule. A forum dedicated to something that domestic politics fucked up, but don’t talk politics. Fucking stupid. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/50 "2020-03-27T01:22:20Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Hey! I haven’t gotten mine yet! You can have mine, but you’ll have to fish it out of the trash. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/51 "2020-03-27T01:26:46Z")
NM! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/52 "2020-03-27T01:30:57Z")
Oh, did someone criticise Trump? Better move this to the Pit. Fucking pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/53 "2020-03-27T01:32:31Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > NM! This has been in the Pit since Post #14. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/54 "2020-03-27T01:41:46Z")
Haven’t received mine, but like, I can’t avoid hearing from him daily anyway so I’ll take it as part of whatever punishment is being doled out to me for my sins. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I saw that Australia had restricted alcohol purchases, then I saw the ‘restrictions’. > > And just to clarify - that is the per day restriction. Hats off to the Downundeners for their stoic sacrifice. > [@SingleMalt](#): > > In California, they justified leaving alcohol sales as essential because they didn’t want withdrawing alcoholics clogging up emergency services. Sensible, actually. I’ve seen what happens, it’s really bad. > [@Colibri](#): > > But apparently they think that if people have alcohol they’ll get together and party. Or get rowdy and riot. OTOH if the Australians DON’T get booze, THEN they’ll riot. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/55 "2020-03-27T01:45:26Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > This has been in the Pit since Post #14. Ah, well. Sometimes threads move too fast for me. My reply wasn’t particularly clever anyway… but thanks for pointing out how much I missed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/56 "2020-03-27T20:43:47Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > I thought about reading it, so I could be sure to do the exact opposite. But not worth the 10 seconds, so straight to the recycle bin. I am not American nor a resident so I will never get one. Has anyone posted a copy on line? I guess those might become collectible items if you all throw them away and we could have a jolly good laugh reading them when this whole [shit](https://schumanchu.eu/html/l/l_00077heap~dung.html) is over. Stupidity is very funny when it stops being dangerous. Hope that happens soon. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/57 "2020-03-27T20:46:51Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > When referring to Trump, I prefer “MOTO” (Moron Of The Obvious). Yeah, that is why it’s called the [Moronavirus](https://schumanchu.eu/html/l/l_00081dummland.html). ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/58 "2020-03-27T20:52:41Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > **Colibri** is in Panama. He’s probably better fixed for ventilators than any of us up in the contiguous 48. Jeessess! I just read the \*contagious \*48… ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/59 "2020-03-28T01:03:29Z")
Mine went from mailbox to recycle bin, in pieces, in just under 10 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251/60 "2020-03-28T01:50:31Z")
I got mine today and put “Return to sender” on it. Hope it’s gone tomorrow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-coronavirus-guidelines-for-america-postcard/850251.md?page=4)