The Next President is...

[uhhello]

43 minutes ago, brickhistory said:

But nary a word regarding:

-Maxine Waters 

-Ilhan Omar who 

- AOC

- Jamie Pressley

-Jamilla Prayapal 

- etc, etc,

I'd say those congresscritters, in particular, are more destructive than 2nd Amendment advocate Boebart.

Huh, interesting, I guess...

Exactly what I'd expect from you.  My disapointment is because I definitely lean conservative.  She and what she supposedly runs on is not my values or anything close to the consistution.  

 

The what aboutism is nauseating now days.  

[Sua Sponte]

40 minutes ago, uhhello said:

Exactly what I'd expect from you.  My disapointment is because I definitely lean conservative.  She and what she supposedly runs on is not my values or anything close to the consistution.  

 

The what aboutism is nauseating now days.  

You were expecting something else from someone who “debates” points brought up in the thread with memes?

[brickhistory]

1 hour ago, uhhello said:

Exactly what I'd expect from you.  My disapointment is because I definitely lean conservative.  She and what she supposedly runs on is not my values or anything close to the consistution.  

 

The what aboutism is nauseating now days.  

If she's your representative, then fair enough.

If not, then yes, you are singling out a vaguely nutty rep as opposed to particularly heinous ones regardless of political party.

As well as slamming those constituents who have a different opinion than you.  Seems a bit high-handed to substitute your judgement for theirs.  

As well as pointless.

[pawnman]

2 hours ago, brickhistory said:

But nary a word regarding:

-Maxine Waters 

-Ilhan Omar who 

- AOC

- Jamie Pressley

-Jamilla Prayapal 

- etc, etc,

I'd say those congresscritters, in particular, are more destructive than 2nd Amendment advocate Boebart.

Huh, interesting, I guess...

Boebert is a nut job that hurts the overall conservative movement. That is true no matter what nutty folks the left puts up and/or elects.

Two things can be true. 

[uhhello]

1 hour ago, brickhistory said:

If she's your representative, then fair enough.

If not, then yes, you are singling out a vaguely nutty rep as opposed to particularly heinous ones regardless of political party.

As well as slamming those constituents who have a different opinion than you.  Seems a bit high-handed to substitute your judgement for theirs.  

As well as pointless.

Noted

[brabus]

On 6/29/2022 at 7:58 AM, Lord Ratner said:

What generation do you think made this possible?

I don’t disagree with your overall points, but I do not agree with you broad-brushing an entire generation as an excuse for underperforming millennials. For every asshole baby boomer there’s multiple who have done good things for those younger than them. Assholes fucking over our country/people come in all age groups and each generation will include shitbags who continue to fuck over others; such actions are not trademarked by any generation - past, present, or future. So what about that? Well, again, you can find a way to overcome that shit, or you can cry in the corner sucking your thumb.

[dream big]

In other news, Biden embarrassed himself on the international stage, can’t decipher the difference between Switzerland and Sweden, and uses an international forum for defense to talk about his opinion on Roe v Wade, to an audience that generally has stricter abortion bans than America. 
 

[HU&W]

2 hours ago, dream big said:

In other news, Biden embarrassed himself on the international stage, can’t decipher the difference between Switzerland and Sweden, and uses an international forum for defense to talk about his opinion on Roe v Wade, to an audience that generally has stricter abortion bans than America. 
 

So, you’re saying it was Thursday.  

[GrndPndr]

Switzerland - Sweden almost the same...

https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/biden-mixes-up-switzerland-sweden-in-nato-speech/

[Majestik Møøse]

This is a sweeping generalization: 50s Baby Boomers > 60s protestors > 70s decadents > 80s yuppies > today’s old liberals.  They never lived up to their WW2 vet parents’ accomplishments, so they’ve always felt the need to “do something” even if there’s nothing to do. Combine that with the white guilt from becoming millionaires for doing nothing other than buying a house in the 80s and living off the economic foundations built by the Greatest Generation, and you get a lot of the current Democrat politicians that are striving to accomplish something before they die.

For boomers like Warren, Sanders, Biden, etc, the overturning of Roe v Wade - the single most important social political issue - is absolutely devastating to their self-perceived legacy. From their viewpoint, after a lifetime of comfortable counter-culturalism, seeing the world turning back to that of their war-winning, company-founding, golf-playing dads is absolutely devastating.

[Sim]

 

But what about 

 

[ClearedHot]

[brabus]

If step 1 is completely fuck our independent energy and cripple the average American, then what is step 2 to enable step 3 where everyone drives EVs, there’s green mass transit available for everyone, power grids support these without major issue, etc.

All for advancing energy tech and making it better, but these people are out of their fucking minds on the how part. I don’t care what party you affiliate with, the current approach should boil your blood. 

[pbar]

On 7/1/2022 at 7:57 PM, Majestik Møøse said:

This is a sweeping generalization: 50s Baby Boomers > 60s protestors > 70s decadents > 80s yuppies > today’s old liberals.  They never lived up to their WW2 vet parents’ accomplishments, so they’ve always felt the need to “do something” even if there’s nothing to do. Combine that with the white guilt from becoming millionaires for doing nothing other than buying a house in the 80s and living off the economic foundations built by the Greatest Generation, and you get a lot of the current Democrat politicians that are striving to accomplish something before they die.

For boomers like Warren, Sanders, Biden, etc, the overturning of Roe v Wade - the single most important social political issue - is absolutely devastating to their self-perceived legacy. From their viewpoint, after a lifetime of comfortable counter-culturalism, seeing the world turning back to that of their war-winning, company-founding, golf-playing dads is absolutely devastating.

That and the glorious socialist revolution that many of them have dreamed since college was ever so close to coming to fruition before Trump and the flyover rubes came along and screwed it up.  Now they realize it might not come to pass before they die and that has many of them in a panic. 

[Sim]

 

Happy awdsmfafoothimaaafootafootwhscu

[Majestik Møøse]

On 7/2/2022 at 9:34 PM, Sim said:

 

But what about 

 

Brian Deese referring to international relations theory, aka liberal vs realism vs constructivism. Not the same as American politics liberal vs conservative. He’s a career international politics and economics guy.

This is a case of an academic being too smart for the audience rather than a vision of Drag Queen Story Time being mandated globally.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/10/26/one-world-rival-theories/

[ClearedHot]

So the meat bag in the Oval Office decided to release oil from the U.S. Strategic Reserve to help ease prices here at home (not the intent of the reserves).  5 Million Barrels of that oil was then sent to Europe and CHINA!  I know I know...at least we don't have mean tweets from the orange man.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-us-reserves-head-overseas-gasoline-prices-stay-high-2022-07-05/

[Clark Griswold]

On 7/4/2022 at 2:56 PM, Sim said:

Happy awdsmfafoothimaaafootafootwhscu

Sweet Jesus... someone take the jet from him please...

https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-reads-teleprompter-cue

[kaputt]

[Sim]

7 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

5 Million Barrels of that oil was then sent to Europe and CHINA! 

 

[Prozac]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-23/mucho-del-crudo-liberado-por-biden-terminar-an-en-china-india
 

It’s sour crude that US refiners don’t want. But, as always, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story. #Hunter’s laptop. Standing by for “edgy” meme response in 3….2….

[busdriver]

Ironically, US refiners used to specialize in shit oil. Not so much after shale and Venezuela collapsing.

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[dream big]

20 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:

Sweet Jesus... someone take the jet from him please...

https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-reads-teleprompter-cue

Careful for what you wish for 

[ClearedHot]

6 hours ago, Prozac said:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-23/mucho-del-crudo-liberado-por-biden-terminar-an-en-china-india
 

It’s sour crude that US refiners don’t want. But, as always, don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story. #Hunter’s laptop. Standing by for “edgy” meme response in 3….2….

No "edgy" meme just a COME ON MAN...of course U.S. based refineries will shy away from sour crude, but in an EMERGENCY the U.S. could still use it...that was supposed to be the purpose of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, to provide for U.S. energy needs in emergencies and to protect against import issues.  In the history of the SPR it has never been used as a tool to garner votes until our dear leader took over. 

You know very well that petroleum prices rely on a series of factors some of them being emotional and perception, Joe's release from the SPR was an attempt to sway the emotional variable and calm his poll numbers.  Even if your argument had merit and we couldn't use this oil in the U.S. during an emergency, why would you make things easier for China?  It makes ZERO sense, it was a political play with a strategic asset and it is failing.  And I guess you don't great irony in the fact that the oil went to the same Chinese company Hunter had a sake in, I can only imagine the coverage if any member of the Trump family had ownership.

The bottomline is we have a completely disconnected energy policy driven by the extremists in the DNC, "Do not drill here in the U.S., that will solve climate change"....instead, release from the SPR, go to Saudi hat in hand to increase production, work with Iran behind the scenes so they can get more oil on the world market and kibitz with Venezuela to do the same.  In short, surrender U.S. oil self-sufficiency because the oil that comes from overseas doesn't count towards climate change.  Come on Man.

[Prozac]

5 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

No "edgy" meme just a COME ON MAN...of course U.S. based refineries will shy away from sour crude, but in an EMERGENCY the U.S. could still use it...that was supposed to be the purpose of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, to provide for U.S. energy needs in emergencies and to protect against import issues.  In the history of the SPR it has never been used as a tool to garner votes until our dear leader took over. 

You know very well that petroleum prices rely on a series of factors some of them being emotional and perception, Joe's release from the SPR was an attempt to sway the emotional variable and calm his poll numbers.  Even if your argument had merit and we couldn't use this oil in the U.S. during an emergency, why would you make things easier for China?  It makes ZERO sense, it was a political play with a strategic asset and it is failing.  And I guess you don't great irony in the fact that the oil went to the same Chinese company Hunter had a sake in, I can only imagine the coverage if any member of the Trump family had ownership.

The bottomline is we have a completely disconnected energy policy driven by the extremists in the DNC, "Do not drill here in the U.S., that will solve climate change"....instead, release from the SPR, go to Saudi hat in hand to increase production, work with Iran behind the scenes so they can get more oil on the world market and kibitz with Venezuela to do the same.  In short, surrender U.S. oil self-sufficiency because the oil that comes from overseas doesn't count towards climate change.  Come on Man.

You do make some fair points but I have a question: can the government force refineries to take crude they don’t want? Despite constant cries from some that we’ve become a socialist country, afik refineries are still not nationalized in the United States. If our refiners don’t want it, why not sell to those who do? Remember, oil is a global commodity and price pressures in Europe and Asia affect prices here. Was there some sweet deal involving Hunter? I have my doubts but if there is, in fact, a story there, I’m sure it will make it to outlets like the WSJ who will do some due diligence before publishing such bold claims.