Joe Biden 2024 thread - Dark Brandon Where Art Thou?

[Longhorn_Fan68 33872]

oh well, at least he's not out there criming or shitting all over allies. apples to orange shit.

[wildcat09 29354]

51 minutes ago, nbmishoid said:

They just don’t remember shit  from 3-7 years ago

Esto. People's memories of even the recent past are total dogshit.

[Js1 85348]

7 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

Esto. People's memories of even the recent past are total dogshit.

So everyone is senile and has dementia!

[Incredulity 11675]

31 minutes ago, Js1 said:

So everyone is senile and has dementia!

Are you new here?

[YGIFS 19450]

1 minute ago, Incredulity said:

Are you new here?

Didn't you just ask me that? 

[Incredulity 11675]

4 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Didn't you just ask me that? 

That’s your opinion!!!

[YGIFS 19450]

I'm an old man, I'm confused.  Can you tell me where I live?

some kinda stealing batteries joke in here somewhere.  But goddamn inflation, we can't even replace the ones in the kids' christmas toys already.  

[TwiceHorn 31486]

20 hours ago, wildcat09 said:

Garland's mistake wasn't not forcing Hur to alter the report, it was in picking Hur in the first place.

Agreed.  I am sure when he read the report, he struggled with releasing it and rued the day he appointed a "bipartisan" special counsel.

An article on lawfare talking about how the SC rules are flawed, references another article explaining the flaws in more general terms.  https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-special-counsel-regulations-strike-again

Quote

If Hur was going to tell the attorney general that he declined to prosecute President Biden, then I believe he was also obligated to explain his rationale. The very nature of the decision to decline to prosecute includes Hur’s assessment of the putative defendant (Biden) and how Biden would fare at a criminal trial, including in front of a jury, if he chose to take the stand. Would Biden come across as forgetful? As sympathetic? As willful? As dissembling? As honest? These are crucial determinations prosecutors make all the time about witnesses and defendants. Indeed, I cannot imagine writing a report to the attorney general and not including these assessments.

I think it is unfair to Hur to leap to a conclusion that he intended to act as a partisan. It is an easy accusation to make and a difficult one to prove, and it would be at odds with the Rob Hur that I know. But I do think some criticism of the language Hur used is fair. Though he is obligated to write the report and include his assessments, and though the decision to release the report belongs to the attorney general, Hur must have known that his report would inevitably be released. The attorney general has long said that he is inclined to release such reports, to the extent the law permits. 

I disagree with the article's premise that Garland overrelies on the Special Counsel rules, citing the Pence investigation.  He's right that the rules are just rules and can basically be ignored, unlike a statute (which can also be ignored, but it's more conspicuous).  But the Pence investigation is not a good comparison because Pence was not a candidate at the time it opened or concluded.

A Special Counsel arrangement is probably good government, but the prior statute was controversial and sunsetted, leaving DOJ to make these rules.  Because the rules are there, a straight shooter like Garland is going to follow them, even if he doesn't have to.

[StassneyHorn 6577]

CPI falls from 3.4 to 3.1 annual rate, and the market shits it pants over a tenth of a percentage point.

[cactusflinthead 27598]

 

[Dnaguy 11969]

On 2/12/2024 at 1:22 PM, Boss Hogg said:

 

That 6% indy number is pretty surprising. 

 

A president who is twice impeached, bungles an once in a century global pandemic, denies he lost / denies reality, and leads an insurrection that led to the storming of the capital the likes we haven't seen in 200 years....

 

[Red Five 40859]

I know he said it, I've heard him, and I still laughed out loud at "Trump encouraged Russia to attack NATO allies". This just can't be real.

[Zonahorn 8079]

 

More of this Joe

[Underdog 28662]

Go Joe Go! 

[babysdaddy 2724]

2 hours ago, StassneyHorn said:

CPI falls from 3.4 to 3.1 annual rate, and the market shits it pants over a tenth of a percentage point.

 

Because of this.  Which means March rate cuts aren't happening.  Which means valuations are too high.  Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

 

[StassneyHorn 6577]

Please let Jason know he fucked up his own tweet, and all he has to do is look at his second line vs the actual 12 month number he himself posted

[Nice Guy Eddie 13514]

Instead of a relatively lame video complaining about snack prices, Biden should get the CEOs of some of these food/beverage companies to co-announce with him that they're suspending all prices increases for the remainder of 2024.

I know those CEOs don't want to wade into the politics of standing next to Biden, but they also don't want to be called out directly by POTUS as being un-American.

[Kel Varnsen 8460]

 

Edited February 13 by Kel Varnsen

[SimonBolivar 10958]

4 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

 

I know those CEOs don't want to wade into the politics of standing next to Biden, but they also don't want to be called out directly by POTUS as being un-American.

They could put a picture of Hitler on the bag and people would still buy Doritos. 

[Brisketexan 105151]

7 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

They could put a picture of Hitler on the bag and people would still buy Doritos. 

I mean, Fritos are already in the shape of Hitler's mustache.

And Fritos are delicious.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13585]

So you can't remember who on your staff bought this filing cabinet in 2015? Sounds like you have memory problems. 

 

[elfenix 34251]

17 hours ago, babysdaddy said:

 

Because of this.  Which means March rate cuts aren't happening.  Which means valuations are too high.  Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

 

all the reporting i've heard is don't expect a rate cut before may and has been for months.  i guess there was some irrational exuberance that there would be a cut in march and this put that to bed? 

the big mover here is shelter, which is 36% of the index.  owner's equivalent rent (25.44% of the CPI) was up 6.2% yoy while rent rent (7.671%) was up 6.1%.  the way the BLS calculates these is somewhat controversial and famously laggy.

on top of that, the fed really can't do much about it.  higher interest rates leads to lower supply, both because builders are going to build fewer new units with their cost of capital going up, and because owner-occupied units have golden handcuffs.  at the same time there's lower demand because the price of money went up.  in that situation the only thing you know for certain is that the quantity will be lower, you do not know if the price will be lower (turns out that, right now, it isn't). 

 

Edited February 14 by elfenix

[babysdaddy 2724]

1 hour ago, elfenix said:

all the reporting i've heard is don't expect a rate cut before may and has been for months.  i guess there was some irrational exuberance that there would be a cut in march and this put that to bed? 

the big mover here is shelter, which is 36% of the index.  owner's equivalent rent (25.44% of the CPI) was up 6.2% yoy while rent rent (7.671%) was up 6.1%.  the way the BLS calculates these is somewhat controversial and famously laggy.

on top of that, the fed really can't do much about it.  higher interest rates leads to lower supply, both because builders are going to build fewer new units with their cost of capital going up, and because owner-occupied units have golden handcuffs.  at the same time there's lower demand because the price of money went up.  in that situation the only thing you know for certain is that the quantity will be lower, you do not know if the price will be lower (turns out that, right now, it isn't). 

 

yes, the 'market' has effectively been attempting to force the Fed's hand by bidding up financial assets in anticipation of a rate cut in March.  Didn't really make sense given how far away we are from the 2% number the Fed wants.  

[Neonmoon 38129]

Any chance of March rate cuts went bye bye on Feb 2 thanks to huge BLS jobs report. 

The CPI report pushed first rate cut back from May to June

 

They are using forward guidance to let the market down easy.  

At the same time, in no way does the Fed want to repeat the mistakes of Arthur Burns. They don't want to rate cut too early and let inflation spike back up, because having to raise rates again would do huge damage to consumer confidence. So they can keep it here for a long time until they are super duper sure inflation is down to 2%

 

[Neonmoon 38129]

5 hours ago, BeardIP said:

Record credit card and consumer debt that is starting to default at record rates

Credit Card debt is at record highs but it’s not defaulting at record rates. 

[Cairn Horn88 8265]

 

 

Edited February 15 by Cairn Horn88

[jimmyjazz 45961]

1 hour ago, Neonmoon said:

Credit Card debt is at record highs but it’s not defaulting at record rates. 

Are you surprised at the (false) narrative?

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

Just say it.  The stock market has responded to my presidency, and every penny of that has gone into your pockets, unlike my enemy, and your enemy, Donald grift Trump, who steals from anyone and everyone to line his own pockets and stiffs everyone.  He’s a shyster, a con man, a fraud. And has a tiny mushroom penis.  He’s a typical tiny dick Republican.  

[Chuckie Finster 22694]

James Comer is having a rough one.

 

 

[Brisketexan 105151]

Just now, Chuckie Finster said:

James Comer is having a rough one.

 

 

Oh.  You seem to think that facts actually matter to these people.

I remind you that their greatest cause and crusade is "THE 2020 ELECTION WAS RIGGED," yet they have failed to provide any actual evidence -- not one single fucking piece -- in support of that cause, including a court filing from just this week where they flat-out said "yeah....we don't have any."  Facts don't matter.  In fact, they only piss them off.

[Dahobbs 17543]

21 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

Credit Card debt is at record highs but it’s not defaulting at record rates. 

But could imagine what it would be like if it was, right? 

[Satchel 6938]

7 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Oh.  You seem to think that facts actually matter to these people.

I remind you that their greatest cause and crusade is "THE 2020 ELECTION WAS RIGGED," yet they have failed to provide any actual evidence -- not one single fucking piece -- in support of that cause, including a court filing from just this week where they flat-out said "yeah....we don't have any."  Facts don't matter.  In fact, they only piss them off.

Trump won’t allow them to ignore his directive to impeach Joe and prosecute Hunter, despite there being no evidence. They have less free agency than the Branch Davidians.

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20400]

Hard to know where to put this. Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz DESTROYS the GOP, Comer etc...  This young man is very impressive.
 

 

[Underdog 28662]

Rockstar. 

[David Dennison 18860]

 

[YGIFS 19450]

The Poll was STOLLEN! 

The Rankings were RIGGED!

LAST IS FIRST!  UP IS DOWN!  

honestly though, despite all my history and political science courses, i just never got the fascination with Woodrow Wilson.  

[Js1 85348]

3 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

The Poll was STOLLEN! 

The Rankings were RIGGED!

LAST IS FIRST!  UP IS DOWN!  

honestly though, despite all my history and political science courses, i just never got the fascination with Woodrow Wilson.  

Historian bias for presidents who “win” wars?

[YGIFS 19450]

Fair point.  This is me talking to Woodrow about the Great War:

 

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/ac4683e5-ad5e-46d0-8d59-eee15b9f8401

[Satchel 6938]

51 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

The Poll was STOLLEN! 

The Rankings were RIGGED!

LAST IS FIRST!  UP IS DOWN!  

honestly though, despite all my history and political science courses, i just never got the fascination with Woodrow Wilson.  

And he was an inveterate racist to boot.

[YGIFS 19450]

2 minutes ago, Satchel said:

And he was an inveterate racist to boot.

Inveterate Racist?  You're really not gonna like some of the other U.S. Presidents before/after him then.  

I was just at the LBJ School/Library  earlier today for the annual Barbara Jordan forum.  Like my feelings on Wilson, I'm still not a fan of LBJ.  But one thing I appreciate about his final years is he basically said "I am a flawed man.  These are my archives.  This is my legacy.  For better or worse, let people learn from my mistakes and my achievements."  The majority of our 46 Presidents were out and out racists.  Was it a product of their times?  Do some get a pass for at least trying to reach out to people of color or end slavery or engage the marginalized?  You students of history can sort that out yourselves.  But I will give LBJ credit for setting the standard of pouring every thing into his library for the world to see and hear and read, for better or worse.  In the end, he acknowledged his flaws like no other President before him.  I suspect Biden will do the same.  And the Waffle House library cafe at the Trump Presidential Library will be the site of the most violent bowel movement I will ever have as an adult.  They're gonna have to drop napalm on it to get the filth out.  

[Biff Tannen 45691]

20 minutes ago, Satchel said:

And he was an inveterate racist to boot.

I don’t know if saying he didn’t have a spine is warranted. 

[YGIFS 19450]

Goddammit, Biff.  With your fucking off-color Abbott remarks! 

['stache 21816]

15 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Inveterate Racist?  You're really not gonna like some of the other U.S. Presidents before/after him then.  

I was just at the LBJ School/Library  earlier today for the annual Barbara Jordan forum.  Like my feelings on Wilson, I'm still not a fan of LBJ.  But one thing I appreciate about his final years is he basically said "I am a flawed man.  These are my archives.  This is my legacy.  For better or worse, let people learn from my mistakes and my achievements."  The majority of our 46 Presidents were out and out racists.  Was it a product of their times?  Do some get a pass for at least trying to reach out to people of color or end slavery or engage the marginalized?  You students of history can sort that out yourselves.  But I will give LBJ credit for setting the standard of pouring every thing into his library for the world to see and hear and read, for better or worse.  In the end, he acknowledged his flaws like no other President before him.  I suspect Biden will do the same.  And the Waffle House library cafe at the Trump Presidential Library will be the site of the most violent bowel movement I will ever have as an adult.  They're gonna have to drop napalm on it to get the filth out.  

Waffle House inside the Trump Presidential Library? I think you have that backwards. 

[YGIFS 19450]

Either way, 'Please Exit Through the Grift Shop'

[Satchel 6938]

47 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Inveterate Racist?  You're really not gonna like some of the other U.S. Presidents before/after him then.  

I was just at the LBJ School/Library  earlier today for the annual Barbara Jordan forum.  Like my feelings on Wilson, I'm still not a fan of LBJ.  But one thing I appreciate about his final years is he basically said "I am a flawed man.  These are my archives.  This is my legacy.  For better or worse, let people learn from my mistakes and my achievements."  The majority of our 46 Presidents were out and out racists.  Was it a product of their times?  Do some get a pass for at least trying to reach out to people of color or end slavery or engage the marginalized?  You students of history can sort that out yourselves.  But I will give LBJ credit for setting the standard of pouring every thing into his library for the world to see and hear and read, for better or worse.  In the end, he acknowledged his flaws like no other President before him.  I suspect Biden will do the same.  And the Waffle House library cafe at the Trump Presidential Library will be the site of the most violent bowel movement I will ever have as an adult.  They're gonna have to drop napalm on it to get the filth out.  

I’ll take LBJ’s brand of racism over Wilson’s any day of the week:

Before the election of President Woodrow Wilson, Black Americans worked at all levels of the federal government. But when Wilson assumed office in 1913, he mandated that the federal workforce be segregated by race—leading to the reduction of Black civil service workers’ income, increasing the significant income gap between Black and white workers, and eroding some of the gains Black people had made following Reconstruction.

https://newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/how-woodrow-wilsons-racist-segregation-order-eroded-the-black-civil-service/

[YGIFS 19450]

Well like I said, not a fan of his.  Also, thanks for the education because I didn't realize quite the level of his asshole-ishness.  

Was conversing with some professors and Black legislators at the lunch today.  And they discussed something I think about a lot these days.  In a different time and place, would we have been slave-owners, would we have put Jews on trains, we would have stoned women?  You can't know what you would have been capable of in another era or place.  Mob mentality, coercion, sign of the times, etc.  It all plays a factor.  But one version of me is a mixed-race, partially Jewish, partially Lutheran sitting at a forum for Barbara Jordan offering to mentor fellow first generation students of color.  Another version of me is from my Iberian heritage arriving on North America's shores to lay waste to Indians 500 years ago.  I consider myself an enlightened and progressive cat but who knows what I'd be without some exposure and education. 

I think Biden has been working to evolve himself for the last few decades and I respect that.  We are all a work in progress.  Nobody thinks they'd have been a slave owner or spit on black girls as they entered a public school or put Jews on trains or beat a gay person.  Until the person next to them does it, and then magically...they see all their inner ugliness is justified and they pick up the rope or the rock or the stick and they finally feel validated.  That's all Biden's opponent is.  He's the validation they've been searching for their whole lives.  They never felt welcomed at the table and one man made them feel as if their worst angels were actually.....just fine.  

I'm not remotely excited about voting for Joe Biden.  I'm not bundling for him this cycle like I did last time, I don't have the energy.  But if he's who is standing between the gates and the barbarians, I'm all in.  And then we deal with the problem after that one.  And the one after that one.  And on and on, for history over and over again.  Because the bad people from the past are headed towards the future.  And nobody can take a day off. 

[Satchel 6938]

Informant also told authorities of Russia’s plans to sabotage this year’s presidential election:

https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-fbi-informant-joe-biden-ef48c7543e7a45cd3b8b671d0e2f60e5

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence, prosecutors said in a court paper Tuesday. 

Prosecutors revealed the alleged contact as they urged a judge to keep Alexander Smirnov behind bars while he awaits trial. He’s charged with falsely reporting to the FBI in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016. The claim has been central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Basically the “informant” was, at best, an unwitting agent of the Russian intelligence service.  It would be fucking shocking if it wasn’t so predictable. 

[Satchel 6938]

https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/1760058482026250328?s=20

[Underdog 28662]

Blowing up big time in Comer Pyle’s face.