Monday, April 18, 2022

Joe beat Jimmy's best last week...

Although it's not a record that would make anyone proud of his accomplishments...  

It took 41 years of patiently waiting, but now Jimmy Carter can shed himself of a distinction he never wanted. The peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia is no longer the worst president for the economy in the history of the United States. That dubious honor now belongs solely to Joe Biden (or Brandon, if you prefer).
As CNBC described it, "Inflation has hit levels not seen in 40 years, and Americans’ wallets are feeling the strain. Prices are rising on everything from energy to food to shelter, costing the average American household an additional $327 per month, according to a Moody’s Analytics analysis. That’s higher than last month’s estimate of $296 per month." 

The number putting Biden over the top, $327.00 per month, sounds large but it’s in the abstract. So, let’s make it more concrete. The average take-home paycheck for an American family is $2,730.00 after taxes. This means $327 represents a 12% monthly pay cut to the average American family.
If your boss came into your office or strolled on to the factory floor and announced an arbitrary 12% pay cut, you have the option of quitting that job and looking for a better opportunity at another company. But what do you do when your country cuts your pay by 12%?
 
It's gonna be very interesting in November...
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“Paying alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.”   
                                                                                                                              - Groucho Marx
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That's subtle. I like subtle...
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And when an outfit like NPR is reporting on it the way they are - this blurb is from their website - you know he's fucked seven ways to Saturday...

From restaurant meals to apartment rents, consumer prices have been climbing at the fastest pace in 40 years, meaning younger adults are witnessing the highest inflation of their lifetimes, and seniors like me on fixed incomes are getting our asses kicked. The days of lobster and champagne are now only distant memories.
The Labor Department said Thursday that January prices were 7.5% higher than a year ago - the largest increase since 1982.
 Higher costs for food, shelter, and electricity were among the biggest drivers of inflation last month.
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Alfred Heineken (did you know there was an 
actual guy named 'Heineken'? I didn't) created a bottle 
that could also function as a brick to build houses 
in impoverished countries, 1963.
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Time to start getting serious again...
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Oh, Joe - do you even know the difference between 
what's true and what's bullshit anymore?
 
From 2017 to 2021, then-former Vice President Joe Biden was the 'Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor' at the University of Pennsylvania - a scam devised by University board members to pump money in to the pockets of favorite politicians. You'll note that DJT was not invited to do the same... During Biden's 'time' there, he collected more than $900,000. however, this role was honorary. 
He gave a total of two lectures (They were more like talks) to students on campus, but did not teach a full semester’s course load during that time.  

For that he was paid nearly ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
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Meanwhile, here in 'America's Friendliest Hometown'...
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Remember, guys - Mother's Day is very important to them, 
and it's less than three weeks away...
Click on the picture to see the new stuff she has up in her shop.
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What's harder to believe here?
 Is it hard to believe that I really did find this at the GoodWill store near my house? 
Yes I did. 
Is it hard to believe that I actually realized how funny it is and stopped to take a picture of it just for the blog? 
No. You'da done the same thing.
Is it hard to believe that I was stupid for not buying it when I was in the store at that time? 
Yes it is.
It was no-doubt-about-it-stupid because I went back an hour later and the fuckin' thing was gone from the shelf. 
Somebody else has the same twisted sense of humor that I do. But I wonder if they appreciate the subtle genius of the joke...
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In February 1974, according to the Baltimore Sun’s Mike Klingaman, drivers in Maryland found themselves waiting in five-mile lines. Some stations illegally sold to regular customers only, while others let nurses and doctors jump the line. Fights broke out, and some station owners began carrying guns for self-protection. One man described spending a whole morning driving around the city looking for gas but only managing to buy $2 worth -just enough to replenish the half-tank he’d burned during the four hours of driving. “It’s turning us into animals,” one guy said. “It’s back to the cavemen.”
According to Carter's State Department, apparent progress in negotiations between Israel and Syria convinced OPEC to lift the embargo in March 1974, and the flow of oil to the US was restored. 
Gas lines, odd/even and panic buying and rationing were his legacy. Residents of Levittown, Pennsylvania actually rioted, throwing rocks and beer bottles at police and setting two cars on fire while chanting “More gas! More gas!”
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​President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the world should “prepare” for Russian leader Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in his invasion of Ukraine – and urged air-raid shelters and anti-radiation medicine to be readied for the potential calamity.
In an interview with CNN that aired Sunday, Zelensky was asked whether Putin would deploy chemical or nuclear tactical weapons to further his military goals in Ukraine.
“Not only me – all of the world, all of the countries have to be worried because it can be not real information, but it can be truth.”  

“Chemical weapons, they should do it, they could do it, for them the life of the people, nothing. That’s why,” Zelensky said. “We should think not be afraid, not be afraid but be ready. But that is not a question for Ukraine, not only for Ukraine but for all the world, I think.”
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There is something incredibly sexy about that picture, but I don't know why it is - do you?
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This road is not that far from my brother's country house 
in Donegal County, Ireland...
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Mother's Day is just three weeks away. You still 
have time to get her something nice. Like this... 
  Click on the picture for more details on this...
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3 comments:

  1. I wonder how NJ is handling the fact that according to the Federal gub'mint, using Cannibis while owning or carrying a gun is highly illegal. (check the 4473) I guess it's just another way they are better than me.

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    1. Yeah, I can see it now. Guy gets pulled over, cop asks him if he knows why he was stopped. Guy says, no officer, I sure don't. Cop says damn, I was hoping one of us did. Ba doom boom. I'll be here all week, try the veal.

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  2. Uhhhh, don't know how to break it to ya, but Jimmah wasn't the Prez in '74, at least not in this timeline. That woulda been Ford. Jimmah was Prez from 1/77 to 1/81.

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