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    Quote Originally Posted by Klondyke View Post
    Not only Trump has been cut off... How dare they?



    https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/stat...https%3A%2F%2F

    Read this klongdick and do try to pay attention. Read it slowly, maybe two or three times.

    Mic drop: Republican senator’s claim of button to silence Biden draws chuckles


    James Risch questioned the secretary of state about an official supposedly able to mute the president – ‘Who is that person?’

    The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, fought back laughter on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as the Republican senator James Risch relentlessly questioned him about a rumor that someone on the White House staff “pushes the button and cuts [Joe Biden] off mid-sentence” with a wireless device.


    “Somebody in the White House has authority to press the button and cut off the president’s speaking ability and sound. Who is that person?” asked Risch, who was also former lieutenant governor of Idaho.
    In video of the testimony, Blinken tries to restrain his amusement as Risch repeatedly asks him different iterations of the same question during a hearing that was meant to focus on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.


    “Anyone who knows the president, including members of the committee knows that he speaks very clearly and very deliberately for himself,” Blinken said. “No one else does.”
    “Are you saying that there’s no one in the White House that can cut him off?” Risch asked again. “It’s been widely reported that somebody has the ability to push the button and cut off his sound and stop him from speaking,” Risch persisted. “Who is that person?”
    “There is no such person,” Blinken said in response with a chuckle. “Again, the president speaks for himself, makes all of the strategic decisions informed by the best advice that he can get from the people around.”
    If that weren’t enough, Risch asked the question again, and Blinken repeated his answer.
    The notion that Biden is being controlled by someone behind the scene originated from a tweet by RNC Research, an official affiliate of the Republican National Committee that claims it is “exposing the lies, hypocrisy and failed far-left policies of Joe Biden”.
    The tweet included a video clip from a meeting where Biden was briefed by federal and state fire agency officials about the wildfires in the west.


    Biden responds to comments from George Geissler, a state forester representing the National Association of State Foresters at the briefing.
    “Can I ask you a question?” Biden asks Geissler. “One of the things that I’ve been working on with some others is …” and the feed cuts off.
    The , which is available on the White House’s official YouTube channel, ends after Biden asks “Can I ask you a question?”
    While the RNC tweet was based on Monday’s wildfire event, rightwingers have been harping on for months about the possibility that the White House is “blocking Biden from being heard by the general public”, as they cherrypick instances where a live feed was interrupted.
    CNN’s Chris Cuomo debunked the conspiracy and demonstrated that it was “the mic falling off”, which he said was planned.
    “The press pool following Biden comes in briefly for pictures, then they’re ushered out. This happens all the time,” he said. “Standard operating procedure. But the right has been building this lie for months. They’d rather it be something more.”
    Once the press’ window to photograph and record the meeting was over, they would be ushered out, and that is when the feed cut off, according to another media report.






    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...cuts-off-biden

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cujo View Post
    Read this klongdick and do try to pay attention. Read it slowly, maybe two or three times.
    Looking two or three times, however, cannot find the thread with fairy tales...

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    President Joe Biden: Wealthy should pay their fair share in taxes
    Which of course is the real reason Fox, the "Washington Times" and all the other conservative lackies are going after him.

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    I do hope the Bank Tax Reporting item/s are in the package. Fvck ‘em all.

    little more.....

    Biden goes after top 1 percent in defending tax hikes

    President Biden on Thursday went after big corporations and wealthy Americans while promoting his economic agenda that congressional Democrats are working to get across the finish line.

    “Let me ask you this, where is it written in that all the tax breaks in the American tax code go to corporations and the very top? I think it’s enough, I’m tired of it,” he said in remarks at the White House on the economy.

    The president reiterated his calls for big corporations and the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes, saying it's “long overdue.”

    “I’m not out to punish anyone, I’m a capitalist. If you can make a million or a billion dollars, that’s great. God bless you. All I’m asking is you pay your fair share, pay your fair share, just like middle class folks do,” he said.

    Biden promotion of his Build Back Better agenda comes as Democrats are focused on passing the $3.5 trillion spending package without Republicans through budget reconciliation, along with the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill.

    “How’s it possible that the wealthiest billionaires in the country can entirely escape paying income taxes on what they make?” Biden said. “For a long time, this economy has worked great for those at the very top. Ordinary, hardworking Americans, the people who built this country, have been basically cut out of the deal.”
    Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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    Trump or Biden? Jeezus what has become of the greatest corrupt country in the world.
    Biden will not make it to the end, and Trump is lurking. Good night America.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman View Post
    Trump or Biden? Jeezus what has become of the greatest corrupt country in the world.
    Biden will not make it to the end, and Trump is lurking. Good night America.
    Yeah, bit sad when those two are the best they can come up with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cujo View Post
    Read this klongdick
    Quote Originally Posted by Klondyke View Post
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    And there's the problem - your lack of even basic comprehension, Klongdick

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cujo View Post
    “Anyone who knows the president, including members of the committee knows that he speaks very clearly and very deliberately for himself,”
    Yes Cujo.

    Last edited by havnfun; 19-09-2021 at 11:56 PM.

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    He makes more sense than you deeksy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    He makes more sense than you deeksy.

    Havnfun.
    How was Afghanistan, How are the gas prices, How is the southern border, How is the eviction moratorium, How is inflation, How is the mandate on vaccines, How are the drone strikes going?. How is France?, How is the "jobs report", and then ask How is Joe's memory?

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Which of course is the real reason Fox, the "Washington Times" and all the other conservative lackies are going after him.
    No, It's their turn now, the others had 4 years of going after Trump, now they get a turn,

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    On ya Elon (you fuckwit)

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    Elon Musk mocks President Biden after SpaceX completes first all-civilian mission

    After SpaceX completed a historic, private spaceflight on Saturday, CEO Elon Musk took a pot shot at President Joe Biden who had yet to remark on the company’s and the civilian flight crew’s accomplishments.


    One of Musk’s 60 million followers on the social networking platform Twitter asked him, “The President of the United States has refused to even acknowledge the 4 newest American astronauts who helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for St. Jude. What’s your theory on why that is?”

    Musk replied, “He’s still sleeping.”

    During his 2020 campaign, former President Donald Trump frequently insulted then-candidate Biden by calling him “Sleepy Joe.”

    Elon Musk mocks President Biden after SpaceX completes first all-civilian mission
    Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago ...


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    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How was Afghanistan
    It is great we are out of there.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How are the gas prices
    Has not one thing to do with Biden, but I wouldn't expect you to understand how free market forces affect gas prices.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How is the southern border
    The same as it would be been if your orange moron got reelected.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How is the eviction moratorium
    There isn't one.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How is inflation
    See above comment about gas prices.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How is the mandate on vaccines
    Fucking great, and I wish it was mandated sooner. Anti-vaxxing clowns need a swift kick in the ass.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How are the drone strikes going?
    Same as before, with the usual collateral damage.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How is France?
    Angry but who gives a fuck. Australia made the right call.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How is the "jobs report"
    Outstanding at last glance and a strong improvement over your orange bozo's jobs numbers.

    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    How is Joe's memory?
    Better than your fat orange shit for brains, that's for sure.

    Now that was a massive crap pile of attempted distortion by you just swept up and binned. Feel free to move along, lemming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    Fucking great, and I wish it was mandated sooner. Anti-vaxxing clowns need a swift kick in the ass.
    On this, we can whole-hardheartedly agree.

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    Should Biden consider a tax hike on petrol (gas) as part of the plan to repay the debt.

    Relative to many Western countries, the US petrol tax is comparatively low.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    Should Biden consider a tax hike on petrol (gas) as part of the plan to repay the debt.
    No gas tax is regressive and hurts the working class more than it hurts the wealthy. The taxes need to focus on the top 1% and to be more specific the top .01%.

    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    Relative to many Western countries, the US petrol tax is comparatively low.
    Maybe, but so are all the other taxes Americans pay. A gas tax increase would be a major political issue that would hurt Biden's reelection campaign. Not a good idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Let's see how many Republicans support this.



    Biden administration unveils plans to lower prescription drug costs
    As long as they only negotiated prices and kept their fingers off of what can be prescribed for what conditions I would whole heartedly support.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RPETER65 View Post
    As long as they only negotiated prices and kept their fingers off of what can be prescribed for what conditions I would whole heartedly support.
    And if certain drug companies refuse to cut prices on certain products?

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    As long as they only negotiated prices and kept their fingers off of what can be prescribed for what conditions I would whole heartedly support.
    The guidelines governing the off-label use of medications are extremely loose. You might be very surprised.



    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    And if certain drug companies refuse to cut prices on certain products?
    Silly question Harry, they won't, that's my personal guarantee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by russellsimpson View Post
    The guidelines governing the off-label use of medications are extremely loose. You might be very surprised.
    Silly question Harry, they won't, that's my personal guarantee.

    Perhaps someone who actually has a dog in this fight can answer rather than some dribbling canuck who can't even quote properly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Perhaps someone who actually has a dog in this fight can answer rather than some dribbling canuck who can't even quote properly.
    I live in the U.S but I have no dog in this fight as I don’t pay for prescription drugs but my children and grand children do so I guess I have to speak for them. I agree with Russell that is a silly question if they don’t agree the government will do as they do with doctors who refuse to accept the reduced payments from Medicare and the VA,don’t do business from them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RPETER65 View Post
    I live in the U.S but I have no dog in this fight as I don’t pay for prescription drugs but my children and grand children do so I guess I have to speak for them. I agree with Russell that is a silly question if they don’t agree the government will do as they do with doctors who refuse to accept the reduced payments from Medicare and the VA,don’t do business from them.
    That does not work because if a doctor does not lower his fee you can go to another doctor, but if a pharmaceutical company does not lower its prices you cant go to another for a drug they hold the patent .

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    Quote Originally Posted by RPETER65 View Post
    I live in the U.S but I have no dog in this fight as I don’t pay for prescription drugs but my children and grand children do so I guess I have to speak for them. I agree with Russell that is a silly question if they don’t agree the government will do as they do with doctors who refuse to accept the reduced payments from Medicare and the VA,don’t do business from them.
    You don't use Medicare?

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    U.S. to buy 500 million more Pfizer doses to share with the world

    The Biden administration is planning to purchase 500 million more Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine doses to donate to the world, officials said in an op-ed Wednesday.

    Why it matters: The move represents a big step toward making the U.S. a major global vaccine supplier just as China has ramped up exports of its Sinopharm, Sinovac and CanSino vaccines, which can be stored at normal refrigerator temperatures.

    State of play: The U.S. had already bought 500 million vaccine doses from Pfizer to donate to countries in need.


    • The country has already donated more than "all other countries in the world combined," White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said during a press briefing last week.


    Between the lines: Wealthier nations have more vaccines than citizens who want them, while poorer countries are facing bleaker timelines for when they can administer first doses.

    What they're saying: "After purchasing 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in June to donate to the world, we’ll double that commitment, purchasing an additional 500 million Pfizer doses to give to low- and lower-middle-income countries around the globe," Zients and Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote in the Washington Post.


    • "This is a monumental commitment by the United States, bringing our total number of donated vaccines to the world to more than 1.1 billion. For every one shot we’ve put in an American arm to date, we are now donating about three shots globally," they added.

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