March 6: Fill & Download for Free

Winning a best actress Oscar the very next day.On March 6, 2010, Sandra Bullock claimed her Razzie with compassion.And on March 7, she turned back around and collected the most prestigious award in her field (for her performance in The Blind Side).Classic.

A failure on the part of our highest leadership to act, even after WHO had warned the U.S., and even after we witnessed the number of deaths and the level of contagion coming from China, and Italy, and South Korea.That did not occur under H1N1, and that did not occur under SARS.In case your memory is short, here is a brief re-cap:December 31 -Chinese officials and WHO health experts in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province confirmed dozens of cases — but they are unsure of the cause. (This confirms what some journalists had been reporting).January 7 - The outbreak was identified by WHO as a new coronavirus — and WHO advised all nations to begin to take “appropriate actions.”January 11 - Chinese officials confirmed their first death, and WHO again reminded all nations to take “appropriate actions.” WHO also released a statement on how contagious this new coronavirus was.January 20 - A World Health Organization situation report detailed the first confirmed cases outside China in Thailand, Japan and South Korea.January 22 -“We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.” [Donald Trump, January 22.]January 30 - WHO declared the outbreak a global public health emergency as more than 9,000 cases were reported worldwide, including in 18 countries beyond China.February 2 - “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China.” [Donald Trump, February 2.]February 24 - “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA… Stock Market starting to look very good to me!” [Donald Trump, February 24.]February 25 - “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus.” [Donald Trump, February 25.]February 25 - “I think that's a problem that’s going to go away… They have studied it. They know very much. In fact, we’re very close to a vaccine.” [Donald Trump, February 25.]February 26 - “The 15 (cases in the US) within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero.” [Donald Trump, February 26.]February 26 - “We're going very substantially down, not up.” [Donald Trump, February 26.]February 27 - “One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” [Donald Trump, February 27.]February 28 - “We're ordering a lot of supplies. We're ordering a lot of, uh, elements that frankly we wouldn't be ordering unless it was something like this. But we're ordering a lot of different elements of medical.” [Donald Trump, February 28.]March 2 -- “You take a solid flu vaccine, you don't think that could have an impact, or much of an impact, on corona?” [Donald Trump, March 2.]March 2 -- “A lot of things are happening, a lot of very exciting things are happening and they’re happening very rapidly.” [Donald Trump, March 2.]March 4 -- “If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work — some of them go to work, but they get better.” [Donald Trump, March 4.]March 5 -- “I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work.” [Donald Trump, March 5.]March 5 -- “The United States… has, as of now, only 129 cases… and 11 deaths. We are working very hard to keep these numbers as low as possible!” [Donald Trump, March 5.]March 5 -- “I think we’re doing a really good job in this country at keeping it down… a tremendous job at keeping it down.” [Donald Trump, March 5.]March 6 -- “Anybody right now, and yesterday, anybody that needs a test gets a test. They’re there. And the tests are beautiful…. the tests are all perfect like the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good.” [Donald Trump, March 6.]March 6 -- “I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it… Every one of these doctors said, ‘How do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president.” [Donald Trump, March 6.]March 6 -- “I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault.” [Donald Trump, March 6.]March 8 -- “We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus.” [Donald Trump, March 8.]March 9 -- “This blindsided the world.” [Donald Trump, March 9.]March 17 – “I mean I have seen that where people actually liked it, but I didn’t feel different. I’ve always known this is a pandemic. I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.” [Donald Trump, March 17]As I write this – there are now more than 6,423 confirmed cases in the United States. As I am writing this, there have been at least 108 confirmed deaths in the U.S. due to Covid-19. [Posted, as an update at 7:51 pm, Central Time, March 17, 2020.]https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

This answer may contain sensitive images. Click on an image to unblur it.To be fair, you specifically asked for a comparison. So, here goes…You mentioned 17,000 H1N1 deaths (which is actually closer to 12,000, but we already know that Trump lies), — and for some reason you chose to invoke the name of the president at that time — President Obama.Covid-19 has now caused the deaths of 58,343 American lives. Shall we invoke the name of the president at that time? 58,343 American lives — under Donald Trump?Hmmm — but wait — those 58,343 American lives lost occurred in four months. In only four months.Those 17,000 H1N1 deaths that Trump tweeted about, occurred over a period of seven years.In four months, Trump has led us right into 58,343 deaths.In four f-ing months.—When the H1N1 outbreak first became known, Obama reacted, swiftly — within a week. Just as he did with the Ebola virus. Just as he did with the Zika virus. Remember that?Today —in the year 2020 — When the Covid-19 virus first became known — gulp…Here is Donald Trump… for more than two months:A timeline:[Trump was first warned, by US intelligence agencies, in late November of 2019. Trump ignored these warnings.][The entire planet was warned, by legitimate journalists, throughout December, as they covered China’s response. The whole world watched, via The New York Times, the Washington Post, NBC, CBS, ABC, Reuters, the BBC, and many more, as China struggled, and then locked down the city of Wuhan and then the province. Not a day in December went by when this was not being reported on. Trump ignored all of those warnings.[The World Health Organization privately warned Donald Trump, in writing, on December 31. Trump ignored that warning.][Trump was warned by the CDC three times, in January, and a fourth time, on January 19. On January 20, the World Health Organization warned the entire world that this disease was being spread human-to-human, and that it appeared it would probably reach pandemic levels. Trump ignored that warning.]Trump’s daily briefings from American intelligence warned him 22 times in January, that this was a serious threat to the security of the United States. Trump ignored all 22 of those warnings.Then –January 23 -- “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.” [Donald Trump, January 22.]February 2 - “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China.” [Donald Trump, February 2.]February 24 - “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA… Stock Market starting to look very good to me!” [Donald Trump, February 24.]February 25 - “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus.” [Donald Trump, February 25.]February 25 - “I think that's a problem that’s going to go away… They have studied it. They know very much. In fact, we’re very close to a vaccine.” [Donald Trump, February 25.]February 26 - “The 15 (cases in the US) within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero.” [Donald Trump, February 26.]February 26 - “We're going very substantially down, not up.” [Donald Trump, February 26.]February 27 - “One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” [Donald Trump, February 27.]February 28 - “We're ordering a lot of supplies. We're ordering a lot of, uh, elements that frankly we wouldn't be ordering unless it was something like this. But we're ordering a lot of different elements of medical.” [Donald Trump, February 28.]March 2 -- “You take a solid flu vaccine, you don't think that could have an impact, or much of an impact, on corona?” [Donald Trump, March 2.]March 2 -- “A lot of things are happening, a lot of very exciting things are happening and they’re happening very rapidly.” [Donald Trump, March 2.]March 4 -- “If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work — some of them go to work, but they get better.” [Donald Trump, March 4.]March 5 -- “I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work.” [Donald Trump, March 5.]March 5 -- “The United States… has, as of now, only 129 cases… and 11 deaths. We are working very hard to keep these numbers as low as possible!” [Donald Trump, March 5.]March 5 -- “I think we’re doing a really good job in this country at keeping it down… a tremendous job at keeping it down.” [Donald Trump, March 5.]March 6 -- “Anybody right now, and yesterday, anybody that needs a test gets a test. They’re there. And the tests are beautiful…. the tests are all perfect like the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good.” [Donald Trump, March 6.]March 6 -- “I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it… Every one of these doctors said, ‘How do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president.” [Donald Trump, March 6.]March 6 -- “I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault.” [Donald Trump, March 6.]March 8 -- “We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus.” [Donald Trump, March 8.]March 9 -- “This blindsided the world.” [Donald Trump, March 9.]March 12-- "But it'll be -- it'll go away very quickly." [Donald Trump, March 12.]March 12-- "You know, you see what's going on. And so I just wanted that to stop as it pertains to the United States. And that's what we've done. We've stopped it." [Donald Trump, March 12.]March 12-- "Let's put it this way, I'm not concerned, OK?" [Donald Trump, March 12.]March 13 – “I am officially declaring a national emergency." A national emergency. Those are two very big words.” [Donald Trump, March 13.]March 14 – “As of this moment we have 50 deaths, which is — a lot of good decisions were made, or that number could be many times that. But that’s based on a lot of good decisions, one or two in particular.”March 15 – “"My administration is recommending that all Americans, including the young and healthy, work to engage in schooling from home when possible, avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people, avoid discretionary travel and avoid eating and drinking in bars, restaurants, and public food courts.”March 20 – (Reporter: “What do you say to Americans who are scared?”) Donald Trump: “I say that you’re a terrible reporter, that’s what I say!” [Donald Trump, March 20.]March 21 – “We’re giving relief to affected industries and small businesses, and we’re ensuring that we emerge from this challenge with a prosperous and growing economy because that’s what’s going to happen. It’s going to pop. One day, we’ll be standing, possibly up here, and we’ll say, “Well, we won.” And we’re going to say that. As sure as you’re sitting there, we’re going to say that. And we’re going to win, and I think we’re going to win faster than people think, I hope.” [Donald Trump March 21.] [Perhaps Trump is waiting for that miraculous “pop.”]58,343 Americans are now dead. In only four months.In fact, the number of U.S. deaths is not only the highest on the planet, the number of U.S. deaths now is one-third of all of the deaths on the planet.Think about that.58,343 Americans are now dead. In only four months.