[** Official President Joe Biden Thread **]

[craftsman 1,045]

3 hours ago, TimHauck said:

I do/did it until they’re about 6.  You realize as a parent of young kids you need to see your kids naked often right, and would probably be bathing them up to that age anyway? It’s not that weird IMO until they can actually bathe themselves.

Dude gets naked in a shower with his six year old kid. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,365]

Anyone post the video of Biden sh1tting his pants today on stage?

[craftsman 1,045]

Fock off liberal democrats. 

The economy affects 100 percent of U.S. citizens. The threat of war affects 100 percent of U.S. citizens. Border issues affect 100 percent of U.S. citizens. Abortion is important but more important is setting up guidelines so that doctors can freely treat women who need emergency treatment without having to jump through hoops. Abortion was never a constitutional right and now it's with the states where it belongs. So go ahead dem's.. Ignore what is important to 100 percent of the people

[listen2me 23 1,874]

Imagine if the Republicans just sat tight on abortion and didn't make these waves that Dems are trying to use to turn out the irresponsible voters.  

If Dems didn't have this abortion stuff, all that would be left to try and run on drumming up some racial issue and pitting everyone against each other.   Oh yeah and the old fallback.   Offer free stuff like tuition forgiveness.  Thats all they have to run on if not given any outs.  

Myself, I don't care about abortion.  So the fact they gave them it to rally any bit around is annoying.   

[TimHauck 2,931]

12 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

Imagine if the Republicans just sat tight on abortion and didn't make these waves that Dems are trying to use to turn out the irresponsible voters.  

If Dems didn't have this abortion stuff, all that would be left to try and run on drumming up some racial issue and pitting everyone against each other.   Oh yeah and the old fallback.   Offer free stuff like tuition forgiveness.  Thats all they have to run on if not given any outs.  

Myself, I don't care about abortion.  So the fact they gave them it to rally any bit around is annoying.   

Yup

[Masshole 642]

Excellent John Kass piece today:   President Biden: Sin Eater for the Democrats - John Kass (johnkassnews.com)

"The Jacobin leftists who dominate the Democrat Party certainly won’t blame themselves. They won’t confess to driving up gas prices by ordering their hapless fool of a president to kill the Keystone Pipeline and a stop on drilling. The left wanted to use environmental panic as a means of economic and social control.

And while confession is a step toward redemption, the hard political left confesses nothing.

Would they confess to demanding Biden not enforce the Southern border, allowing millions of illegal immigrants to cross the border, along with tons of Chinese made fentanyl to poison Americas young people?

No, they won’t.

Will the left confess to triggering the current American violent crime wave with their defund-the-police movement and encouraging all Democrats and corporate funders to embrace the Black Lives Matter riots that glorified the criminal George Floyd?"

 

[dogcows 1,030]

14 hours ago, Masshole said:

Excellent John Kass piece today:   President Biden: Sin Eater for the Democrats - John Kass (johnkassnews.com)

"The Jacobin leftists who dominate the Democrat Party certainly won’t blame themselves. They won’t confess to driving up gas prices by ordering their hapless fool of a president to kill the Keystone Pipeline and a stop on drilling. The left wanted to use environmental panic as a means of economic and social control.

And while confession is a step toward redemption, the hard political left confesses nothing.

Would they confess to demanding Biden not enforce the Southern border, allowing millions of illegal immigrants to cross the border, along with tons of Chinese made fentanyl to poison Americas young people?

No, they won’t.

Will the left confess to triggering the current American violent crime wave with their defund-the-police movement and encouraging all Democrats and corporate funders to embrace the Black Lives Matter riots that glorified the criminal George Floyd?"

 

Is this the rant of some meth-head at a Trump rally? Never heard of John Kass, but based on this he should enroll in a 12-step program. He jumps from topic to topic like a hyperactive child trying to play Q*bert. He’s a bit obsessed with confession too; is he trying to bring back the Spanish Inquisition?

[Hardcore troubadour 15,517]

Biden said he’s doing everything he can to keep gas prices down. But Rusty told me presidents have no control over has prices, that it’s all supply and demand. Sure wish I had one of them fancy learnin degree things from an agricultural school so I could figure it out. 

[Pimpadeaux 2,406]

14 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Biden said he’s doing everything he can to keep gas prices down. But Rusty told me presidents have no control over has prices, that it’s all supply and demand. Sure wish I had one of them fancy learnin degree things from an agricultural school so I could figure it out. 

Well, your Barney Fife School of Law Enforcement likely didn't include an economics class.

What I said was presidents have some but not huge control over gas prices.

Gas prices primarily depend on supply and demand. If you can link to something that says gas prices primarily depend on presidents, I'd love to see that.

I could link you to death with supportive information, but you'd just out-right dismiss it because you're an uneducated dumbass with basic literary skills.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,517]

13 minutes ago, Pimpadeaux said:

Well, your Barney Fife School of Law Enforcement likely didn't include an economics class.

What I said was presidents have some but not huge control over gas prices.

Gas prices primarily depend on supply and demand. If you can link to something that says gas prices primarily depend on presidents, I'd love to see that.

I could link you to death with supportive information, but you'd just out-right dismiss it because you're an uneducated dumbass with basic literary skills.

Well, you’re part right.  He cut the supply, but not the demand. And here we are. He did that. 

[listen2me 23 1,874]

7 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Biden said he’s doing everything he can to keep gas prices down. But Rusty told me presidents have no control over has prices, that it’s all supply and demand. Sure wish I had one of them fancy learnin degree things from an agricultural school so I could figure it out. 

Kind of like the centrist-progressives here saying he has no influence on inflation.  Then he turns around and says if Republicans take seats inflation is going to go up.

You literally cannot make it up.  They are blatantly telling everyone they want it both ways.  And half the country just whistles and goes along with the narrative.   

[RLLD 4,255]

1 hour ago, listen2me 23 said:

Kind of like the centrist-progressives here saying he has no influence on inflation.  Then he turns around and says if Republicans take seats inflation is going to go up.

You literally cannot make it up.  They are blatantly telling everyone they want it both ways.  And half the country just whistles and goes along with the narrative.   

Why not lie/ I mean, honestly.  If you are a politician you are gifted with the understanding of words and people and how to manipulate both.  

The media is supposed to be our guard against this.  But they are largely the puppets of the politicians.  If there is no accountability for lying, of course they will lie without restraint. 

[craftsman 1,045]

Remember way back when we were energy independent? It seems as if it was only a couple years ago, yet so far away. 

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

Here's a secret:

The US is still energy independent in that we still export more than we import. Problem is we still have a heavy reliance on oil as a country. 

Also, our production is still way up over what it normally was- even with the slight drop under Biden. Yet prices continue to skyrocket. But you know- don't let facts in the way of a good narrative people buy

 

HTH

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

Also:

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Harrison Fell, a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA ( here ) said “energy independence is a tricky concept” and said it was often quantified by comparing energy production to energy consumption, but cautioned that the implications of this may be misunderstood.

“I think many believe that if this quantity-based definition of energy independence is met we (the U.S.) will be shielded from market disruptions in other areas,” he said.

“However, for the case of at least oil this quantity-based energy independence clearly does not shield a country from factors abroad. The reason is, of course, because oil is internationally traded, with prices set by global oil supply and demand conditions. So, even if the US is a net exporter of oil, prices paid domestically will always reflect supply and demand conditions abroad.”

In an email to Reuters, David Brown, Wood Mackenzie’s Head of Markets and Transitions for the Americas ( here ), said the U.S. achieved “energy independence,” which he considered to be a “long term trend”, in 2020 – in the sense that in an overall energy basis (taking all sources into consideration), the country did not need to import energy to meet energy demand at home.

“The US started on the pathway of energy independence in 2005. Looking back at data over the last 20 years, net energy imports peaked in 2005 at approximately 28% of US energy consumption. Higher domestic energy supply, driven primarily by unconventional oil and gas production, energy efficiency measures especially in the transport sector, and a ramp up in LNG and oil export projects led to declining energy imports from 2005.”

By 2050, Brown said, “we expect the U.S. to export the equivalent of 26% of U.S. energy consumption,” a shift compared to 2005 when the country imported around 28% of its energy needs.

In terms of natural gas, for example, the U.S. is also a net exporter, but its market remains mostly shielded from higher global prices ( here )( here ), because it has all the fuel it needs for domestic use, and the country's ability to export more LNG is constrained by limited capacity. ( here )

WHY THE UNITED STATES STILL IMPORTS

 

Whether the United States needs to import energy depends on the region, season and energy product, said Brown. For example, due to domestic natural gas prices, domestic power demand and global market, the Northeast may require imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), he observed ( here ).

Fell offered another example: crude oil. While the U.S. East Coast refiners are designed to handle lower-quality forms of crude oil, the United States generally produces a higher quality crude and has a limited capacity to refine high-quality crude. “We often export some domestic crude to be refined elsewhere, while we simultaneously import lower quality crudes to be refined in our refineries.”

Geography also comes into play. For instance, West Coast refineries are highly dependent on oil imports from overseas because the oil production within the United States tends to occur in the middle of the country. “In the eastern U.S. there can be transportation bottlenecks or high transportation costs that mean it is lower cost to buy from overseas than from U.S. producers,” Campbell said.

 

[craftsman 1,045]

4 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Here's a secret:

The US is still energy independent in that we still export more than we import. Problem is we still have a heavy reliance on oil as a country. 

Also, our production is still way up over what it normally was- even with the slight drop under Biden. Yet prices continue to skyrocket. But you know- don't let facts in the way of a good narrative people buy

 

HTH

Here's a true secret.

Biden is selling off the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to try to lower gas prices so the democrats can stay in power. He's selling more this week as a matter of fact. 

The SPR is in place in the event of a catastrophe, not to help a terrible president who doesn't know what else to do to keep power. 

Liberals are running around cheering a drop in gas prices forgetting that we are paying way more today than before Biden took office.  

 

 

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

Maybe change your name to "strawman"

[Shooter McGavin 618]

 

24 minutes ago, craftsman said:

Here's a true secret.

Biden is selling off the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to try to lower gas prices so the democrats can stay in power. He's selling more this week as a matter of fact. 

The SPR is in place in the event of a catastrophe, not to help a terrible president who doesn't know what else to do to keep power. 

Liberals are running around cheering a drop in gas prices forgetting that we are paying way more today than before Biden took office.  

 

 

This has nothing to do with energy independence, dummy.

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

7 minutes ago, Shooter McGavin said:

 

This has nothing to do with energy independence, dummy.

Always assume craftsman has no idea and/or is unaware of where he is. 

[craftsman 1,045]

16 minutes ago, Shooter McGavin said:

 

This has nothing to do with energy independence, dummy.

It's a result of not being energy independent. Well, with Biden in office anyway.

[jerryskids 6,853]

3 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

Kind of like the centrist-progressives here saying he has no influence on inflation.  Then he turns around and says if Republicans take seats inflation is going to go up.

You literally cannot make it up.  They are blatantly telling everyone they want it both ways.  And half the country just whistles and goes along with the narrative.   

If he doesn't influence inflation, why did he throw another trillion+ dollars into the economy and call it the "Inflation Reduction Act"?   

[TimHauck 2,931]

3 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

Kind of like the centrist-progressives here saying he has no influence on inflation.  Then he turns around and says if Republicans take seats inflation is going to go up.

Biden might be saying that, but centrists aren’t.
 

3 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

If he doesn't influence inflation, why did he throw another trillion+ dollars into the economy and call it the "Inflation Reduction Act"?   

He made it worse, but he wasn’t the reason it was out of control to begin with.

[craftsman 1,045]

On 10/18/2022 at 9:53 PM, Horseman said:

It cant be considered buying votes if you promise to pay student debt when everyone knows its never coming to fruition!

Promises first bill he will put in front of the Senate will be to codify Roe Wade. 

I've never seen such desperation.  

You should read some of the posts from the liberal fools on this site trying to defend Biden. 

[jerryskids 6,853]

9 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

 

He made it worse, but he wasn’t the reason it was out of control to begin with.

I was speaking to the claim made by some on the Left that Biden doesn't influence inflation, versus whether or not he actually does.  If the guy puts the words "inflation reduction" in a spending bill, he is tacitly implying that he influences inflation.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,517]

Glad to see we have reached consensus that Biden made it worse. Nice job Tim. I’d like to add he made it a lot worse. Throwing trillions into a recovering economy is absolutely the worst thing that happened as far as inflation goes. Biden did that. 

[RLLD 4,255]

I tend to read, perhaps I devote a little too much time to the activity.  But through a varied consumption of material I have discovered a kind of peace.

I recall reading Alexis de Tocqueville, and I would encourage some consumption to anyone, as there is a gentle but firm counseling to his prose.

We as Americans have our unique culture derived from the mixing of many cultures and then the free exchange of ideas.

I recall something he wrote that has stuck with me and seems relevant to our world today.

Americans cleave to the things of this world as if assured that they will never die,… They clutch everything but hold nothing fast, and so lose grip as they hurry after some new delight. An American will build a house in which to pass his old age and sell it before the roof is on; he will plant a garden and rent it just as the trees are coming into bearing; he will clear a field and leave others to reap the harvest; he will take up a profession and leave it, settle in one place and soon go off elsewhere with his changing desires. If his private business allows him a moment’s relaxation, he will plunge at once into the whirlpool of politics. Then, if at the end of a year crammed with work he has a little spare leisure, his restless curiosity goes with him traveling up and down the vast territories of the United States. Thus he will travel five hundred miles in a few days as a distraction from his happiness. Death steps in in the end and stops him before he has grown tired of this futile pursuit of that complete felicity which always escapes him. At first sight there is something astonishing in this spectacle of so many lucky men restless in the midst of abundance. But it is a spectacle as old as the world; all that is new is to see a whole people performing in it.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE, Democracy in America, ed. J. P. Mayer, trans. George Lawrence, vol. 2, part 2, chapter 13, p. 536 (1969).

[Hawkeye21 2,401]

2 hours ago, craftsman said:

Remember way back when we were energy independent? It seems as if it was only a couple years ago, yet so far away. 

When were we energy independent?  Like 70 years ago?

[TheNewGirl 1,500]

I am realizing that RLLD inflates my lady boner. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,517]

My father, democrat, called me before asking what I am paying for heating oil. He just got quoted a 1:50 more a gallon than what I’m paying. I told him elections have consequences.  Winter is coming. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,365]

47 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

When were we energy independent?  Like 70 years ago?

we "were in 2019" however we actually were net exporters, so people might argue semantics, I am sure you can pull up a liberal rag to say no we weren't, cause we still imported oil

also our reserves were full, and now they are empty

 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,365]

6 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

I am realizing that RLLD inflates my lady boner. 

pics or you are lying, I cleared my inbox

[Sean Mooney 1,984]

22 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

My father, democrat, called me before asking what I am paying for heating oil. He just got quoted a 1:50 more a gallon than what I’m paying. I told him elections have consequences.  Winter is coming. 

Cool- made up stories are the best.

1 hour ago, Hawkeye21 said:

When were we energy independent?  Like 70 years ago?

The article I posted was from this year discussing this- but we've been moving this way since 2005. 

[craftsman 1,045]

8 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Cool- made up stories are the best.

All of yours are actually really boring and obviously lies. So. you got nuthin going for you. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,517]

18 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Cool- made up stories are the best.

The article I posted was from this year discussing this- but we've been moving this way since 2005. 

Sorry the cost of heating a home due to Biden has skyrocketed. You ok? How’s class going? Kids learning a lot today? 

[Reality 3,121]

Well, this thread became disgusting. Weirdos let you in occasionally, we all wish they wouldn't.

What. The. Actual. Fock... Feel bad for the kids.

[craftsman 1,045]

President Biden brushed off questions about his lack of campaign trail appearances ahead of the midterm elections Thursday, snapping at a reporter who pressed him on the issue.

Biden's White House has faced questions throughout the week regarding his slim calendar, with multiple reports saying Democrats in tight races view a visit from him as a liability. A reporter asked Biden about his campaign plans as he was walking to Marine One on Thursday.

"John Fetterman is going to appear with you today in Pennsylvania, but there haven't been that many candidates campaigning with you. Why?" a reporter asked.

"That's not true. There have been 15! Count, kid, count! Alright?," the president responded.

"Okay and are there going to be even more?" the reporter pressed.

"Yea!" Biden said.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre played defense for Biden's campaigning calendar on Monday. Reporters pressed her on whether candidates in swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, had requested an appearance from the president.

[TheNewGirl 1,500]

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with multiple reports saying Democrats in tight races view a visit from him as a liability.

If he's doing so great...why would he be a liability? Wouldn't he be more an "enhancement" to look how good we are doing? 

[Cloaca du jour 2,151]

Fetterman asked Biden to come because he had a bad stroke.  He can stand up there on stage and look like a quick thinking prodigy next to addled Biden.  Smart move.  

Like the old adage...use your surroundings to make yourself stand out.

Its why Edjr only hangs out with Asian men.

[OldMaid 2,133]

7 minutes ago, Cloaca du jour said:

Fetterman asked Biden to come because he had a bad stroke.  He can stand up there on stage and look like a quick thinking prodigy next to addled Biden.  Smart move.  

Like the old adage...use your surroundings to make yourself stand out.

Its why Edjr only hangs out with Asian men.

Ok, I  

[craftsman 1,045]

1 hour ago, TheNewGirl said:

If he's doing so great...why would he be a liability? Wouldn't he be more an "enhancement" to look how good we are doing?