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[Standardized Profile]

So is anyone else as disturbed and horrified that DOCTORRRRRR (She's a DOCTOR) Jill did Jack and Shit?

A woman, as troony as DOCTOR (Did I say she's a DOCTOR) Jill is putting children (including her own) on notice EVERYWHERE, that she don't mind because THEY don't matter.

A fucking WOMAN
A WOMAN
WOMAN

I'm just...trying to roll this around in my head, and like Dottie Sandusky, shit just isn't computing.

Am I surprised A WOMAN is ignoring her husband perving on children? Not at all. She brought up Hunter and Ashley, both of whom are screwed up in their own ways, so she's not a likely candidate for Mom of the Year. It's also noteworthy she chose a career that would give her access to vulnerable children. I'm not saying she ever crossed any lines with them, but it's another data point.

 

[Gehenna]

Article: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/poli...html?msclkid=c1ab8703cf2e11ec936bc36cf2bdfce5
Archive: https://archive.ph/yaNeZ
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Biden to deliver remarks on inflation Tuesday, official says​

President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on inflation Tuesday, a White House official said, as his administration looks to further address one of the key economic concerns for voters heading into November's midterm elections. "He'll detail his plan to fight inflation and lower costs for working families, and contrast his approach with Congressional Republicans' ultra-MAGA plan to raise taxes on 75 million American families and threaten to sunset programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid," the official said in an email. A CNN poll released last week found 8 in 10 US adults said the federal government wasn't doing enough to curb inflation, and a majority said the President's policies have hurt the economy. Even within the Democratic Party, just 7 in 10 approve of Biden on the economy (71%) and helping the middle class (71%), considerably lower than the 86% of Democrats who approve of his performance overall. Biden's expected remarks were first reported by Axios.

Inflation rates have been increasing sharply since August 2021 and have been out of the normal 2%-to-4% range for a full year. The Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% for the year ending in March, a rate that hadn't been seen since December of 1981. "It's our job to make sure that inflation of that unpleasant high nature doesn't get entrenched in the economy," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said last week, just after he announced a half-point interest rate hike to combat inflation. Still, Americans are struggling with rising costs everywhere from the grocery store to the gas pump.

Keeping prices stable is part of the Fed's mandate, but so far inflation has kept creeping higher, leading some to wonder if the central bank is behind the curve with its policy. The GOP is already leveraging inflation to weaken Democrats heading into the midterm elections as it argues that Biden and congressional Democrats aggravated the problem with the injection of pandemic-related stimulus funds into the economy in 2021. Biden, for his part, has repeatedly acknowledged the reality of rising inflation while still touting the strength of the US economy. "Too many families are struggling to keep up with their bills," the President said during his State of the Union address earlier this year, noting that soaring costs are keeping workers from reaping the benefits of the strong labor market and rising wages. "I get it. That's why my top priority is getting prices under control."
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Oh boy, can't wait to hear about how it's all Putin and COVID's fault again!



Also: "He'll detail his plan to fight inflation and lower costs for working families, and contrast his approach with Congressional Republicans' ultra-MAGA plan to raise taxes on 75 million American families and threaten to sunset programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid"
^is this actually bad, or does it benefit us, and therefore, the Dems don't want it to happen?

Its a really bad sign for a politician when the news stations that carry water for you are forced to use in-party numbers rather than general numbers.

 

[FAQnews Correspondent]

ultra-MAGA

I really hope this sticks lmao

 

[Nate Scully 025]

Its a really bad sign for a politician when the news stations that carry water for you are forced to use in-party numbers rather than general numbers.

I figured it was… but is that even a thing? I’ve literally never heard of that being used in any serious capacity before, but I’m not sure if I just don’t check the news enough to have seen it before.

 

[Gehenna]

I figured it was… but is that even a thing? I’ve literally never heard of that being used in any serious capacity before, but I’m not sure if I just don’t check the news enough to have seen it before.

You -always- use general opinion. It triggers the happy brain chemicals for your side to think "I am in the majority of the nation" and triggers the sad brain chemicals for your opponents. When you cite your own party's stance the reaction is just "Well, duh".

 

[pwnest injun]

You -always- use general opinion. It triggers the happy brain chemicals for your side to think "I am in the majority of the nation" and triggers the sad brain chemicals for your opponents. When you cite your own party's stance the reaction is just "Well, duh".

As far as Democrats are concerned, The Party is the entire nation.

 

[Myrtle the Turtle]

"He'll detail his plan to fight inflation and lower costs for working families, and contrast his approach with Congressional Republicans' ultra-MAGA plan to raise taxes on 75 million American families and threaten to sunset programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid"

Oh yay more blaming Trump even though he's been out of office for 2 years (feels longer than that). So republicans are running with the whole abortion thing and Biden thinks that Americans are scared of loosing social security and medicare? His strategists must be poli sci washouts that have never set one foot out into the real world.

 

[Gehenna]

As far as Democrats are concerned, The Party is the entire nation.

They don't -actually- think that. They think they are roughly half the nation, they aren't they make up 30%. So national numbers make them think "Ah ha! Even the Republicans believe us"

Because they pretend independents don't exist,

His strategists must be poli sci washouts that have never set one foot out into the real world.

He is using CNN, and this is a very apt description of the bottom of the barrel analysts that the news networks get.

 

[mandatorylurk]

60 Minutes ran an interview with Mark Esper as he promotes his new book about all the nasty mean things Trump supposedly did or wanted to do until the brave Swamp stopped him, and Trump released his response to 60 minutes' questions.



I wonder what the pivot is going to be this week. Abortion talk is showing the left for the psychos they are about killing kids, inflation talk by blaming Russia is a nonstarter, New York wants to go back to mask mandates but no one wants or cares anymore. It's probably time for some fresh GOP rape allegations.

 

[NyQuilninja]

@Kramer on the phone
I'm sure her closet is a fucking graveyard

 

[Gehenna]

60 Minutes ran an interview with Mark Esper as he promotes his new book about all the nasty mean things Trump supposedly did or wanted to do until the brave Swamp stopped him, and Trump released his response to 60 minutes' questions.

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I wonder what the pivot is going to be this week. Abortion talk is showing the left for the psychos they are about killing kids, inflation talk by blaming Russia is a nonstarter, New York wants to go back to mask mandates but no one wants or cares anymore. It's probably time for some fresh GOP rape allegations.

That response gives me hope with a single line.

"He was recommended to me by some very weak RINOs and that is what he turned out to be".

Trump recognizes that he was sabotaged. And most importantly by whom.

 

[Caustic Gelatin]

The left will never decide of their own will to move to the center. Anything that would force them to move to the center will only cause them to escalate the measures by which they can remain extreme. There is no political cause more important to them by now than maintaining their ideology. They have to believe in their worldview because if it's wrong then they have to face what they've been doing and what they've become.

Or they do what Democrats do best and quadruple down on everything while saying they are the only choice to save America!

 

[NyQuilninja]

I definitely am.

A bunch of faggots, pedophiles, and niggers burning down their neighborhoods isn't a good way to gauge the temperature of regular americans. People who are freaked out about this who aren't antifa or whatever will quickly realize that if you live in a blue state, nothing of consequence comes from this decision.

No it isn't but the resentment regular americans have is. My point was most Americans at this point are divided on at lest one or more uirreconcilable differences. The left sending out its shock troops has hardened both sides, I dont see people just talking things out. Worth noting it wasnt just blue states that experienced the summer of love 2.0.2.0

 

[Open Window Maniac]

Or they do what Democrats do best and quadruple down on everything while saying they are the only choice to save America!

The Democrats are the saviors of America in the same way Ethan Ralph is the savior of the white race.

 

[Thomas Talus]

Republicans' ultra-MAGA plan to raise taxes

I don't see how anyone could type this without feeling intense shame. Even the most devout progressive knows that Republicans run on cutting taxes; that's what they think the Republicans are doing wrong, and they're typically not shy about saying so. And the Trump tax cuts ended up being overall progressive in nature due to the restriction on SALT deductions. So unless their argument is "think of all the poor affluent itemizers in blue states," which I doubt is going to get much traction...

 

[tehpope]

Also: "He'll detail his plan to fight inflation and lower costs for working families, and contrast his approach with Congressional Republicans' ultra-MAGA plan to raise taxes on 75 million American families and threaten to sunset programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid"
^is this actually bad, or does it benefit us, and therefore, the Dems don't want it to happen?

Probably an indicator he'll be a one term president. Look at HW. Raised taxes after running on "Read My Lips: No New Taxes" and got replaced by Bill "Still Dickin" Clinton. There were other things that happened and it was the tail end of 12 years of GOP rule in the White House.

Its one thing for all the other shit Biden has done to happen. But raise taxes and people lose their minds.

 

[northstar747]

Probably an indicator he'll be a one term president. Look at HW. Raised taxes after running on "Read My Lips: No New Taxes" and got replaced by Bill "Still Dickin" Clinton. There were other things that happened and it was the tail end of 12 years of GOP rule in the White House.

Its one thing for all the other shit Biden has done to happen. But raise taxes and people lose their minds.

People keep forgetting ross perot split the conservative vote. This bring in clintons reign of power.

 

[Pig Cups]

"He'll detail his plan to fight inflation and lower costs for working families, and contrast his approach with Congressional Republicans' ultra-MAGA plan to raise taxes on 75 million American families and threaten to sunset programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid," the official said in an email.

Lol they’re saying “Ultra-MAGA” as if it’s an insult. Sure doesn’t sound like one to me- I think it sounds kind of badass. I agree, @FAQnews Correspondent, it would be great if more republican politicians started using it to where it definitively entered the US political lexicon. Much like Let’s Go Brandon being started by a left wing media mouthpiece in an effort to drown out FJB (which makes them seethe to this day), I feel like they’ve accidentally given us another awesome catchphrase.

Imagine if Trump ran again and used Ultra-MAGA as a slogan, or at least used it on merch? I picture it being used as part of a clean, minimalist design, like the Halston logo. That’d look fresh.

 

[1Tonka_Truck]

Lol they’re saying “Ultra-MAGA” as if it’s an insult. Sure doesn’t sound like one to me- I think it sounds kind of badass.

They are incapable of not making what they hate sound cool. Cocaine Mitch and that throne of skulls fanfic, Kegs Kavanaugh, and Hitlerina Barbie (MTG).


edit: forgot operative word

 

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Its one thing for all the other shit Biden has done to happen. But raise taxes and people lose their minds.

But he did Raise taxes. It was one of the first things he did.

CNN and MSNBC just told everyone he was lowering them instead and everyone clapped.