# Republicans purposely downplayed COVID-19 warnings so they could offload stock. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 19, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843 "2020-03-19T21:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/21 "2020-03-20T00:14:18Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > This is a big day for Aaron Burr. Yeah; no longer the Worst Burr. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/22 "2020-03-20T00:30:42Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > I endorse this pitting and welcome the board’s Republican water-bearers to defend it. Obama did it first Fake News Hillary would be worse. BENGHAZI! EMAILS! Biden has dementia It’s just smart business. You’re just jealous ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/23 "2020-03-20T00:32:43Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Republicans are fucking trash. Gee, I wonder why that little bitch **Bricker** doesn’t come around any more? I will fill in: “What laws exactly did Burr break? Please cite the relevant statute. Until you can do so, we must assume that Burr is of exemplary character.” ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/24 "2020-03-20T00:46:02Z")
Adds “We should ban members of Congress from holding individual stocks” to the list of things that need to be fixed once sanity is restored. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/25 "2020-03-20T00:51:16Z")
[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=867721](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=867721) [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=863873](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=863873) [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=863485](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=863485) [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=882921](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=882921) 🆒 I think I’ll just put on my sunglasses and go look at myself in the mirror for a while. ---
**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 20, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/26 "2020-03-20T00:55:41Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > **That stock trading reeks, and I hope it’s a crime.** Too bad Republicans in Trump’s name are above the law and/or insta-pardonable. > The stock trading reeks, but the supression of the severity of this pandemic is ghastly. In other words, it’s typically Republican. LOL, who’s going to prosecute him? The Bill Barr “Justice” Department? Hell, he was probably right in line behind Burr. All they have to do – and I do mean ALL they have to do – is tickle Trump’s tonsils from the lower entrance up, and they are safe from any lawful prosecution. And people wonder if this crime syndicate will have the audacity to try and stay in power no matter what the election results are… ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/27 "2020-03-20T01:09:04Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Republicans are fucking trash. Gee, I wonder why that little bitch **Bricker** doesn’t come around any more? [Tom Petty video of a certain song…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/28 "2020-03-20T01:13:58Z")
I keep thinking about what has happened to various dictators and their cronies. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/29 "2020-03-20T01:15:58Z")
Even Fox News is mentioning this story. It’s not going away. Burr is fucked. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/30 "2020-03-20T01:39:24Z")
And… another one. [Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-kelly-loeffler-dumped-millions-in-stock-after-coronavirus-briefing) ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/31 "2020-03-20T01:44:15Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > And… another one. > > [Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-kelly-loeffler-dumped-millions-in-stock-after-coronavirus-briefing) Well. Let’s be fair. She also bought shares that day. In Citrix. A telecommuting company… ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/32 "2020-03-20T01:45:24Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > And… another one. > > [Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-kelly-loeffler-dumped-millions-in-stock-after-coronavirus-briefing) Well. Let’s be fair. She also bought shares that day. In Citrix. A telecommuting company… ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/33 "2020-03-20T01:59:22Z")
Republicans are vermin. They are incompatible with humanity, with morality. You believe this, or you are a traitor. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/34 "2020-03-20T02:01:12Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I will fill in: > > “What laws exactly did Burr break? Please cite the relevant statute. Until you can do so, we must assume that Burr is of exemplary character.” You left out “if I listen to enough opera they’ll accept me at the country club as one of them.” ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/35 "2020-03-20T02:02:24Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Even Fox News is mentioning this story. It’s not going away. Burr is fucked. You’re not kidding. Tucker Carlson [said](https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/fox-news-tucker-carlson-says-richard-burr-betrayed-his-country-and-should-resign-to-face-prosecution/) the guy should resign and be prosecuted. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/36 "2020-03-20T02:03:45Z")
Oh, please, please, please let it dcome to pass that some of my favorite Repubs, like, say Moscow Mitch, or Devin Nunes, or Jim Jordan, and most of all, members of the Trump family, end up caught up in these shenanigans. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/37 "2020-03-20T02:03:56Z")
There are no good republicans, politicians or voters. They are not people. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/38 "2020-03-20T02:04:43Z")
Duplicate post. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/39 "2020-03-20T02:07:01Z")
A joke so nice you said it thrice. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843/40 "2020-03-20T02:08:36Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > There are no good republicans, politicians or voters. > > They are not people. Sure they are. To paraphrase Ripley, you don’t see animals fucking each other over for a goddamn percentage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843.md?page=3)