{"id":39305,"date":"2020-03-21T09:26:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39305"},"modified":"2020-03-21T09:26:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T16:26:25","slug":"saturday-smiles-lemonade-out-of-lemons-covid-19-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/21\/saturday-smiles-lemonade-out-of-lemons-covid-19-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Smiles: Lemonade Out of Lemons (COVID-19 Version)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During Trump&#8217;s self-proclaimed <strong><em>&#8220;Democratic HOAX&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> that has morphed into an actual <strong>PANDEMIC<\/strong>, the world needs a leader who can be taken <em><u>BOTH<\/u><\/em> literally <em><u>AND<\/u><\/em> seriously. Sadly, Trump fails on both counts.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll try to find some enjoyment \u2013 hopefully at Trump&#8217;s expense. But let&#8217;s first begin with some FACTS &amp; TRUTHS \u2013 both of which are clearly anathema to Donnie:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From CAP Action : Donald Trump&#039;s lies on Coronavirus are costing American&#039;s lives\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nX66YIzUQYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s enjoy some humorous takes on Trump&#8217;s gross mismanagement of COVID-19 beginning with a microscopic view of the virus that explains a lot:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Virus_MAGA-Hats.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Virus_MAGA-Hats.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One does have to wonder why Trump put Pence in charge of dealing with the Coronavirus (other than to ensure that they&#8217;d BOTH go down together). But apparently in his own unique way, Pence is on top of it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">although people are doubtful of mike pence&#39;s ability to orchestrate a coronavirus response, my sources are telling me he is working diligently behind the scenes, collecting two of every animal<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; m i t h (@ManlnTheHoody) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManlnTheHoody\/status\/1233114186206470145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It looks like Trump and Pence are <em><strong>finally<\/strong><\/em> taking the Pandemic seriously:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Trump-Doctor_Pence-Nurse.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Trump-Doctor_Pence-Nurse.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a couple of Tweets that provide a PSA about the virus:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BEATLES: Yeah you, got that something, I think you&#39;ll understand<br \/>CDC: It&#39;s Covid-19<br \/>BEATLES: I wanna hold your hand<br \/>CDC: Not advisable<br \/>BEATLES: I wanna hold your hand<br \/>CDC: No<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Connelly (@DavidConnelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidConnelly\/status\/1233399122805370885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/mitt-romney-who-let-the-d_n_82486\">Mitt Romney&#8217;s<\/a> favorite PSA:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The World Health Organization has announced that dogs cannot contract Covid-19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. To be clear, WHO let the dogs out.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liam Hackett (@DiageoLiam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiageoLiam\/status\/1238021117941596161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Taking hoarding to a whole new level!\u00a0 Maybe we can do this poor soul a favor and provide a few recipes using boxes and boxes of <em>Kellogg&#8217;s Corn Flakes<\/em> and dozens of bottles of 1000 Island Dressing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Recipes_Cereal_1000-Island-Dressing-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Recipes_Cereal_1000-Island-Dressing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Recipes_Cereal_1000-Island-Dressing-1.jpg 303w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Recipes_Cereal_1000-Island-Dressing-1-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Recipes_Cereal_1000-Island-Dressing-1-122x150.jpg 122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering where Trumpkins are getting their medical care \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Trumpkins_Hoaxpital.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Trumpkins_Hoaxpital.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Trumpkins_Hoaxpital.jpg 517w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Trumpkins_Hoaxpital-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Trumpkins_Hoaxpital-150x109.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re looking for that unique gift to commemorate the Pandemic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Toilet-Paper-EarRings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Toilet-Paper-EarRings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Toilet-Paper-EarRings.jpg 346w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Toilet-Paper-EarRings-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Toilet-Paper-EarRings-139x150.jpg 139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ones that I particularly got a kick out of:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Receipts-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Receipts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Receipts-1.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Receipts-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Receipts-1-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Terminator_Aisle-B-Back-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Terminator_Aisle-B-Back-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Terminator_Aisle-B-Back-1.jpg 361w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Terminator_Aisle-B-Back-1-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Terminator_Aisle-B-Back-1-145x150.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Terminator_Aisle-B-Back-1-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Terminator_Aisle-B-Back-1-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And to close, my favorite: There are two types of Costco shoppers with different approaches in preparing to hunker down:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Costco_TP_v_Corona-Beer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Costco_TP_v_Corona-Beer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Costco_TP_v_Corona-Beer.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Costco_TP_v_Corona-Beer-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_Costco_TP_v_Corona-Beer-119x150.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Trump&#8217;s self-proclaimed &#8220;Democratic HOAX&#8221; that has morphed into an actual PANDEMIC, the world needs a leader who can be taken BOTH literally AND seriously. Sadly, Trump fails on both counts. We&#8217;ll try to find some enjoyment \u2013 hopefully at Trump&#8217;s expense. But let&#8217;s first begin with some FACTS &amp; TRUTHS \u2013 both of which <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/21\/saturday-smiles-lemonade-out-of-lemons-covid-19-version\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3916,3913,3926],"class_list":["post-39305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-hoax","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}