[** Official President Joe Biden Thread **]

[JustinCharge 2,397]

1 hour ago, Masshole said:

I don't usually do the "if you read nothing else this week - read this" kind of statements.    But, yah - if you read nothing else this week - read this:   https://www.city-journal.org/the-elite-panic-of-2022

Excerpts:

The digital age has battered that peaceable kingdom to bits. Obama seemed unaware of the argument he was making, but it boiled down to this: the rise of social inclusiveness has opened the door to political chaos. As in the Judge Mizelle flap, the question, asked only tacitly, was who had the authority to make projections and recommendations.

Online, everyone did. People with opinions that the former president found toxic—nationalists, white supremacists, unhinged Republicans, Vladimir Putin and his gang of Russian hackers—could say anything they wished on the Web, no matter how irresponsible, including lies. A defenseless public, sunk in ignorance, could be deceived into voting against enlightened Democrats.

Total blindness to the other side of the story is a partisan affliction that Obama makes no attempt to overcome. At Stanford, he never mentioned the most effective disinformation campaign of recent times, conducted against Trump by the Hillary Clinton campaign, in which members of his own administration participated. He simply doesn’t believe that it works that way. Disinformation, for him, is a form of lèse-majesté—any insult to the progressive ruling class.

For a considerable number of agitated people, the goal of neutrality was an abomination. Suddenly, “free speech” became a code for something dark and evil—racism, white nationalism, oligarchy, transphobia, “extremist rightwing Nazis”—all the phantoms and goblins that inhabit the nightmares of the progressive mind. Self-awareness was the first casualty of this war of words. The Washington Post, owned by multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, solemnly preached the need for regulation “to prevent rich people from controlling our channels of communication.”

 

I completely disagree.   The reason is trust in the system has been in decline ever since WW2 ended.  It predates the internet by a country mile.

I've discussed this before.  There are actually specific historical events that line up with sharp drops in trust.  When Nixon resigned, you see a sharp drop in trust that never recovers.  There was no internet then.  When the media turned against the Iraq war in 2003, you see a sharp drop in trust that never recovers.  When a bunch of new social changes were made at once under Obama in 2015-2016, including issues like gay marriage and a war on cops, you see a full collapse in trust and Trump rose as a result of that.

Its easy to blame the internet but really its just the political class wrecking everything for 70 years.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

Tennis player can’t come to the US a and play because he’s not vaccinated. But you can walk across the border and be transported into the country if you’re not vaccinated.  Biden voters are good with this. 

[TimHauck 2,956]

7 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Tennis player can’t come to the US a and play because he’s not vaccinated. But you can walk across the border and be transported into the country if you’re not vaccinated.  Biden voters are good with this. 

He can come to the US

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

3 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

He can come to the US

Play. Now go away. And you have to be to fly here. 

[TimHauck 2,956]

11 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Play. Now go away. And you have to be to fly here. 

Well I’m pretty sure illegal immigrants wouldn’t be allowed to play professional tennis either 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

Just now, TimHauck said:

Well I’m pretty sure illegal immigrants wouldn’t be allowed to play professional tennis either 

Are they allowed to work? Anyone saying they can’t? 

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

10 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Well I’m pretty sure illegal immigrants wouldn’t be allowed to play professional tennis either 

You have to remember reading HT's thoughts are basically reading a political Mad Libs. He doesn't think real hard about what he says- just says the first thing that pops up. 

[TimHauck 2,956]

10 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Are they allowed to work? Anyone saying they can’t? 

There are many places were Djokovic could work here

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

Just now, TimHauck said:

There are many places were Djokovic could work here

How come you can walk in and not be vaccinated but you can’t fly in? 

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

Also, on the piece shared above- the Internet has allowed all the idiots everywhere on all sides access to spout insanity isn't necessarily a fresh take. 

And total blindness to anything outside of your thought process is essentially the echo chamber concocted by the Internet. We see it in everything. 

[TimHauck 2,956]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

How come you can walk in and not be vaccinated but you can’t fly in? 

You can, dumbo

[craftsman 1,045]

1 minute ago, TimHauck said:

You can, dumbo

Mooney's got 'pizza rolls' and TimHauch has 'dumbo'.

[TimHauck 2,956]

4 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

There are many places were Djokovic could work here

Actually I’m not sure if he could, but only because he’s not a citizen, same with illegal immigrants, although I’m no expert in employment law.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

3 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

You can, dumbo

How? Says

 

4 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

You can, dumbo

Really? How? CDC says you can’t if you’re a non citizen.  

[TimHauck 2,956]

21 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

How? Says

 

Really? How? CDC says you can’t if you’re a non citizen.  

I’m sorry, I was wrong (see I can admit I’m wrong unlike you who is wrong way more often, so you’re not a dumbo for that post but you are for others).  I was thinking of domestic flights.  Sounds like the restriction of international travelers needing it to come to the US may be changing though.

[Djgb13 2,339]

This is why I say NPR isn’t a good source of news. Cause they’re biased as hell. Won’t report on Hunter Biden cause it’s “an unnecessary distraction” yet they’ll report on Florida license plates  

 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRySALKH/

[TimHauck 2,956]

On 8/11/2022 at 2:04 PM, jerryskids said:

I know people are giving you ish about Tiktok, but that is how a lot of data is communicated to the younger folks these days... anyway, people should watch this.  Looks like Trevor just took his first red pill -- welcome to reality, Trevor!   

Did he?  I’m still confused by digby’s claim here.   He’s criticizing Biden for flip-flopping, but sure sounds to me like Noah himself doesn’t want the wall.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

1 hour ago, Sean Mooney said:

You have to remember reading HT's thoughts are basically reading a political Mad Libs. He doesn't think real hard about what he says- just says the first thing that pops up. 

And Mooneys foot in mouth affliction strikes again. 

[jerryskids 6,871]

1 hour ago, TimHauck said:

Well I’m pretty sure illegal immigrants wouldn’t be allowed to play professional tennis either 

Technically, you don't have to be a pro to play in the US Open.  You just need to qualify.

[Djgb13 2,339]

So with hologram technology how it is nowadays I think this video has a pretty good point. How often do you think this has been done for Biden? That one time where he just didn’t blink the entire time could be an instance of it lol  

 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRyA5fkX/

[wiffleball 4,790]

Geez, talk about your BDS...

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

7 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

And Mooneys foot in mouth affliction strikes again. 

Okay Mad Libs. 

[Baker Boy 1,704]

On 8/9/2022 at 10:10 AM, Sean Mooney said:

We are in a technical recession according to historical standards but it is rare for job growth to happen during recessions (7 of the last 7 saw massive job losses.)

There are signs we are and signs we are not and economic experts consensus is essentially....maybe. 

 

American workforce continues to shrink, falls 400k since March after nearly hitting prepandemic levels

The labor-force participation rate has fallen to 62.1% after reaching 62.4% in March

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/american-workforce-continues-shrink-falls-400k-since-march-nearly-hitting-prepandemic-levels

[craftsman 1,045]

5 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

American workforce continues to shrink, falls 400k since March after nearly hitting prepandemic levels

The labor-force participation rate has fallen to 62.1% after reaching 62.4% in March

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/american-workforce-continues-shrink-falls-400k-since-march-nearly-hitting-prepandemic-levels

 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

1 hour ago, Baker Boy said:

American workforce continues to shrink, falls 400k since March after nearly hitting prepandemic levels

The labor-force participation rate has fallen to 62.1% after reaching 62.4% in March

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/american-workforce-continues-shrink-falls-400k-since-march-nearly-hitting-prepandemic-levels

We believe in the truth over facts. 

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

2 hours ago, Baker Boy said:

American workforce continues to shrink, falls 400k since March after nearly hitting prepandemic levels

The labor-force participation rate has fallen to 62.1% after reaching 62.4% in March

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/american-workforce-continues-shrink-falls-400k-since-march-nearly-hitting-prepandemic-levels

Alternative facts you present are fun I'm sure

[TimmySmith 2,782]

On 8/13/2022 at 2:26 PM, Hardcore troubadour said:

And Mooneys foot in mouth affliction strikes again. 

It was a joke! No one here gets his hilarity.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

2 minutes ago, TimmySmith said:

It was a joke! No one here gets his hilarity.

He thinks people calling out grooming somehow makes his job harder. What a drama Queen. 

[JustinCharge 2,397]

On 8/9/2022 at 10:10 AM, Sean Mooney said:

We are in a technical recession according to historical standards but it is rare for job growth to happen during recessions (7 of the last 7 saw massive job losses.)

There are signs we are and signs we are not and economic experts consensus is essentially....maybe. 

 

lol

during EVERY recession, economic experts consensus is to say we arent heading into nor are in a recession.  their job is to lie their asses off to fool dunces like you.

you are clueless.  youve never followed the economy or youd have never embarrassed yourself with such a dumb statement sho.

[craftsman 1,045]

16 minutes ago, JustinCharge said:

lol

during EVERY recession, economic experts consensus is to say we arent heading into nor are in a recession.  their job is to lie their asses off to fool dunces like you.

you are clueless.  youve never followed the economy or youd have never embarrassed yourself with such a dumb statement sho.

No denying this.

[Baker Boy 1,704]

To be fair, Mooney understands the economy as well as our Democratic Leaders.

[craftsman 1,045]

30 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

To be fair, Mooney understands the economy as well as our Democratic Leaders.

 True. And sad. 

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

Yup- a guy who predicts nuclear war weekly, a guy who creates multiple aliases on a fantasy football website, and a dude who believes everything they say are the authorities 

[craftsman 1,045]

4 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Yup- a guy who predicts nuclear war weekly, a guy who creates multiple aliases on a fantasy football website, and a dude who believes everything they say are the authorities 

A guy named SeanHauck knows what's up Sho Nuff. 

 

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

3 minutes ago, craftsman said:

A guy named SeanHauck knows what's up Sho Nuff. 

 

I guess you are proof a 3 time loser will never learn.

[craftsman 1,045]

2 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

I guess you are proof a 3 time loser will never learn.

I guess you are proof a 3 time loser will never learn. You try too hard.

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

5 minutes ago, craftsman said:

I guess you are proof a 3 time loser will never learn. You try too hard.

Yes you copied my post...any other tricks you have?

[craftsman 1,045]

3 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Yes you copied my post...any other tricks you have?

Keep up the good work SeanHauck Sho nuff! 

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

1 minute ago, craftsman said:

Keep up the good work SeanHauck Sho nuff! 

Maybe if you say it enough times it will come true. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,519]

Sho Muff