I think the fact that campaigning and being president seems to age people drastically makes it different from the general population. It's not a job that elderly people are suited for that's skewed towards elderly candidates.

Johnson has only worked about 3 months of the 10 he has been in charge.

Vela wrote:

davyK wrote:

Prime Ministers age as well. Blair was a like a child when he entered Downing St.  I read he turned ashen when faced with his first task of signing letters containing standing orders to submarine commanders.
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What's the context here?

As part of the nuclear deterrent sitting prime ministers have to issue orders to nuclear submarine commanders on what they are to do in the event that a nuclear strike incapacitates the UK government. Should they respond or not.

Ahh ok. Like a dead man's switch function or an active decision process? Fucked up either way.

Aye. Putting your name to it is quite a thing.

Symptoms already. He's in for a rough time.

cross post from Stay Alert.

Trump taken to hospital.

As the bloke on BBC news pointed out.
If the symptoms were as mild as the WH are saying then it is hard to see why he would be taken to an hospital when the WH has decent medical facilities within it.

Trump is of course treated with the latest pharmaceuticals and anti viral meds. You know, the stuff that most normal us citizens would struggle to pay even if insured.

I hope he has a near death experience and literally sees the light. It might give him some insights. If he dies that's okay with me too. Something karma and a Win-win situation for the world.

I think it would be difficult to find someone less competent at this stage.

Yeah I was thinking that. If they can wheel him out shot full of pep fuel within a week and he continues his usual routine it could be a total disaster for the U.S.

I don't think Trump is a brave man..I personally think he's a complete pussy. So even if he beats it comfortably, and remsedivir shortens the recovery (which is all it's good for as far as I can see) by a few days, he is still gonna have to take it slow for a few days and will be told to stay off the cocktail of uppers he's on every day.

If he comes back pretending like it was nothing people will be able to tell.

That said, he won't be as bad as healthy Biden so maybe he comes back and makes that part of his bit. "I know I'm only at 50% but come one, look at the other guy"

RedDave2 wrote:

Doctors are saying that no-one has responded better to Covid than Trump. The Doctor, who happens to be the best Doctor in the Country and a very smart Man, said he was very, very impressed with how healthy Trump is and how he combated the virus almost by himself. And they are very surprised about this, and what they have learnt in how to treat it will be amazing, believe him.

I wonder how many holes-in-1 he got last round of Golf he played?

Republicans can just have him stuffed and plonk him behind a desk. He'll still get votes.

Bojo looked like death, he still doesn't look like his old self, even without having to go through ventilation corona has left its mark on him.

Assuming he's had to go for anything other than routine process just in case he gets worse, if he has symptoms like Johnson, being 10+ years older, Trump is probably not coming out of this looking like his old self, which will no doubt do wonders coupled with his narcissism and wannabe strong man posturing.

Still, can't help watching that clip of him talking about Joe Biden going everywhere in a mask from the debate, smash cutting to the IASIP title card on repeat for a chuckle every now and again.

Guy looks like a melted action figure.

Wears more meters of fabric per suit than a funerary procession.

Can't wait to see what he looks like after he's been ravaged.