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youthathletics wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:53 pm

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:01 pm By any chance did Joe invite any of the soldiers that survived his half ass withdrawal from Afghanistan?? Do any of you remember them?? I get it that was soooo long ago and the optics don't make Joe look very good.

Here is an idea I want to throw out. Why don't we as a nation bag the national anthem at sporting events. Then we can bag the idiotic SotU address. That is a win/win all day long. The SotU address is nothing more than a useless if not self serving dog and pony show. At the end of the day no American will miss the national anthem and no American will ever miss the SotU address.

Great Podcast with Tyler Vargas-Andrews:

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:28 pm So...if Wesley Britt isn't doing lobbying, what's he do the lobbying firm?

Sound suspicious?

https://finegeddie.com/wesley-britt/

Katie is about as far right rabid MAGA as they come.

Yes, she was a lawyer, though her firm folded...somehow made me think of The Firm...

She got into politics right away out of college, though not as a candidate until this Senate run with Trump's support after she went all in on the Big Lie.

Seacoaster(1) wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:08 pm Katie's kitchen is part of a 6,300 square foot home in Montgomery. She feels America's pain.

SCLaxAttack wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:53 pm

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:28 pm So...if Wesley Britt isn't doing lobbying, what's he do the lobbying firm?

Sound suspicious?

https://finegeddie.com/wesley-britt/

Katie is about as far right rabid MAGA as they come.

Yes, she was a lawyer, though her firm folded...somehow made me think of The Firm...

She got into politics right away out of college, though not as a candidate until this Senate run with Trump's support after she went all in on the Big Lie.

I wonder how she reconciles her no vote on infrastructure with her husband’s cv’s big-time focus on….. infrastructure:

…”he oversaw activity for communities small and large across Alabama to build their futures through new technologies and energy services, addressing foundational issues such as broadband expansion and evolving workforce development needs.”

Anyone want to bet those projects were done without government any assistance or aid? Didn’t think so.

a fan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:44 am

old salt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:29 am

a fan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:15 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:55 pm Rah Rah . Let's toast NATO. The mightiest military alliance that's never fought a war.

You say that like you think this doesn't mean that the alliance performed flawlessly for 70+ years, and counting.

How's the Soviet Union doing, Old Salt? Do I need to explain to you how alliances work?

As I said -- the mightiest alliance that never fought a war. We won by just being there.
I was one of the >340k US forces there when The Wall came down. The parades & toasts were awesome.
Great parties at the Spanish & Brits officers mess. Sure, tell me all about how alliances work.

Then don't make it sound like a bad thing that NATO worked as intended with your sarcastic "rah rah", and never had to fire a shot.

While the Soviets disintegrated.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:39 am NYT fact checking Biden: https://x.com/LeadingReport/status/1766 ... 94173?s=20

1. “15 million new jobs in just three years — a record,” Biden claimed.
• The Times ruled the claim needed context because the job gains “were beginning to return” before Biden came to office from the huge losses during the pandemic.

2. “My policies have attracted $650 billion in private sector investment, in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, creating tens of thousands of jobs here in America!”
• The Times ruled Biden’s statement lacked context and Biden calculated $650 billion based on “public announcements of investments — not necessarily dollars spent — across industries targeted by Mr. Biden’s legislative accomplishments.”

3. “I am cutting our carbon emissions in half by 2030.”
• The Times determined that Biden’s statement lacked context and Biden confused his goal of cutting emissions in half with what his actual policies would cut.

4. “We’ve already cut the federal deficit over a trillion dollars.”
•The Times ruled Biden’s claim needed context:
Under Mr. Biden’s watch, the federal deficit dropped to $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2022 from $3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2021 — but much of that reduction was attributed to the expiration of coronavirus relief spending. The deficit then rose in 2023, to about $1.7 trillion. The deficit remains higher than it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

5. “You know, there are 1,000 billionaires in America. You know what the average federal tax is for these billionaires? They are making great sacrifices: 8.2 percent. That’s far less than the vast majority of Americans’ pay.”
•The Times reported Biden’s claim did not “technically” reflect the current tax rate.

6. “Many of my friends on the other side of the aisle want to put Social Security on the chopping block.”
•“Republicans are not currently calling for cuts to Social Security,” the Times said. Former President Trump, in fact, said in 2022 that he would never cut Social Security.

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:59 am

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:39 am NYT fact checking Biden: https://x.com/LeadingReport/status/1766 ... 94173?s=20

1. “15 million new jobs in just three years — a record,” Biden claimed.
• The Times ruled the claim needed context because the job gains “were beginning to return” before Biden came to office from the huge losses during the pandemic.

2. “My policies have attracted $650 billion in private sector investment, in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, creating tens of thousands of jobs here in America!”
• The Times ruled Biden’s statement lacked context and Biden calculated $650 billion based on “public announcements of investments — not necessarily dollars spent — across industries targeted by Mr. Biden’s legislative accomplishments.”

3. “I am cutting our carbon emissions in half by 2030.”
• The Times determined that Biden’s statement lacked context and Biden confused his goal of cutting emissions in half with what his actual policies would cut.

4. “We’ve already cut the federal deficit over a trillion dollars.”
•The Times ruled Biden’s claim needed context:
Under Mr. Biden’s watch, the federal deficit dropped to $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2022 from $3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2021 — but much of that reduction was attributed to the expiration of coronavirus relief spending. The deficit then rose in 2023, to about $1.7 trillion. The deficit remains higher than it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

5. “You know, there are 1,000 billionaires in America. You know what the average federal tax is for these billionaires? They are making great sacrifices: 8.2 percent. That’s far less than the vast majority of Americans’ pay.”
•The Times reported Biden’s claim did not “technically” reflect the current tax rate.

6. “Many of my friends on the other side of the aisle want to put Social Security on the chopping block.”
•“Republicans are not currently calling for cuts to Social Security,” the Times said. Former President Trump, in fact, said in 2022 that he would never cut Social Security.

So for a lack of context it's possible that Joe was trying to sell the American people a load of BS. I can't imagine any politician lying to get reelected. whooda thunk it? It's funny with those billionaires. They can afford an army of accounts to leave no stone unturned to find every loophole that the federal government has given them. Would it not be a wise idea for the government to take away all of those loop holes?? Then billionaires would actually be paying their fair share. The dirty little secret is those billionaires donate massive amounts of money to both parties to make certain that that never happens.

SCLaxAttack wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:23 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:59 am

youthathletics wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:39 am NYT fact checking Biden: https://x.com/LeadingReport/status/1766 ... 94173?s=20

1. “15 million new jobs in just three years — a record,” Biden claimed.
• The Times ruled the claim needed context because the job gains “were beginning to return” before Biden came to office from the huge losses during the pandemic.

2. “My policies have attracted $650 billion in private sector investment, in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, creating tens of thousands of jobs here in America!”
• The Times ruled Biden’s statement lacked context and Biden calculated $650 billion based on “public announcements of investments — not necessarily dollars spent — across industries targeted by Mr. Biden’s legislative accomplishments.”

3. “I am cutting our carbon emissions in half by 2030.”
• The Times determined that Biden’s statement lacked context and Biden confused his goal of cutting emissions in half with what his actual policies would cut.

4. “We’ve already cut the federal deficit over a trillion dollars.”
•The Times ruled Biden’s claim needed context:
Under Mr. Biden’s watch, the federal deficit dropped to $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2022 from $3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2021 — but much of that reduction was attributed to the expiration of coronavirus relief spending. The deficit then rose in 2023, to about $1.7 trillion. The deficit remains higher than it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

5. “You know, there are 1,000 billionaires in America. You know what the average federal tax is for these billionaires? They are making great sacrifices: 8.2 percent. That’s far less than the vast majority of Americans’ pay.”
•The Times reported Biden’s claim did not “technically” reflect the current tax rate.

6. “Many of my friends on the other side of the aisle want to put Social Security on the chopping block.”
•“Republicans are not currently calling for cuts to Social Security,” the Times said. Former President Trump, in fact, said in 2022 that he would never cut Social Security.

So for a lack of context it's possible that Joe was trying to sell the American people a load of BS. I can't imagine any politician lying to get reelected. whooda thunk it? It's funny with those billionaires. They can afford an army of accounts to leave no stone unturned to find every loophole that the federal government has given them. Would it not be a wise idea for the government to take away all of those loop holes?? Then billionaires would actually be paying their fair share. The dirty little secret is those billionaires donate massive amounts of money to both parties to make certain that that never happens.

Grasping at straws. (There are other things you can be critical of, although after the SoTU Biden’s cognitive ability can’t realistically be one of them.)

So four “out of contexts”, one “technically” incorrect, and one false. Compare that to Trump’s rebuttal Truth Social posts where everything he posts is BS:

https://www.the-independent.com/news/wo ... 09196.html

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:00 amI'm not trying to compare trump to Biden. I only saw a few minutes of snippets from his SotU show. He seemed abnormally jacked up from normal everyday Joe. He was as sharp as a barbers strait razor. So for 364 days of the year he stumbles and mumbles and bumbles his way through every public interaction he is a part of. For an hour and a half he was able to pull it together. Too bad Joe can't be that spot on message the other 364 days.

NattyBohChamps04 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:28 pm

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:00 amI'm not trying to compare trump to Biden. I only saw a few minutes of snippets from his SotU show. He seemed abnormally jacked up from normal everyday Joe. He was as sharp as a barbers strait razor. So for 364 days of the year he stumbles and mumbles and bumbles his way through every public interaction he is a part of. For an hour and a half he was able to pull it together. Too bad Joe can't be that spot on message the other 364 days.

364 days of the year? LOL. That's what you're told to believe and you slurp it right up. All the way down to the base.

You can actually listen to his speeches, interviews and more, or you can keep believing the 15 second "gotcha" clips that pop up once or twice a month. I gave you a great hour long interview where he's sharp as a tack and actually a relatable human being. But of course you ignored it and didn't give a rats rear end to give it a listen. You prefer to live in your snippet world.

Keep listening to the few minutes and osnippets to make up your mind about his cognitive abilities.

Amazing that the codgers complain about kids' attention spans these days. And yet they're stuck on their phones or laptops constantly scrolling facebook and short media feeds, reinforcing their own beliefs.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:05 pm Cradle is clearly upset that Biden did so well.

Seacoaster(1) wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:08 pm Katie's kitchen is part of a 6,300 square foot home in Montgomery. She feels America's pain.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:05 pm Cradle is clearly upset that Biden did so well.

MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:05 pm Cradle is clearly upset that Biden did so well.