On 4/3/24 5:51 AM, The Horny Goat wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:30:47 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
> wrote:
>
>> President Joe Biden said on Monday that he did not declare this Easter Sunday
>> as Transgender Day of Visibility.
>>
>> Biden’s claim comes after he has faced outrage from Christians for issuing a
>> proclamation about it and posting about it on social media on Easter Sunday.
>>
>> “Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to all
>> trans Americans: I see you,” Biden wrote on X. “You are made in the image of
>> God, and you’re worthy of respect and dignity.”
>>
>> Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to
>> all trans Americans:
>>
>> I see you.
>>
>> You are made in the image of God, and you're worthy of respect and
>> dignity. pic.twitter.com/ihvsJrXEyd
>>
>> — President Biden (@POTUS) March 31, 2024
>>
>> A reporter asked Biden about the matter during the White House Easter Egg
>> Roll.
>>
>> “Mr. President, what does Easter mean to you, sir?” the reporter asked. “Sir,
>> what does Easter mean to you?”
>>
>> Biden, who claims to be a “devout Catholic,” responded: “Time for forgiveness
>> and people getting together and a little bit of love and no phoniness. Be
>> straight with people.”
>>
>> The reporter responded by highlighting criticism from House Speaker Mike
>> Johnson (R-LA) about Biden proclaiming that Sunday as Transgender Day of
>> Visibility.
>>
>> “And Mr. Speaker Johnson the other day said, sir, Speaker Johnson said you
>> betrayed the tenet of Easter by proclaiming Sunday, Easter Sunday, as
>> Transgender Day. He called it outrageous and abhorrent,” the reporter said.
>> “What do you say to Speaker Johnson?”
>>
>> “He’s thoroughly uninformed,” Biden claimed. “I didn’t do that.”
>>
>> WATCH:
>>
>> BIDEN: “He’s thoroughly uninformed.”
>>
>> During the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House, EWTN’s
>> @owentjensen asked the President about Speaker Johnson calling out
>> the White House for proclaiming Transgender Day on Easter Sunday.
>>
>> Video by Sara Canals, DC Correspondent for…
>> pic.twitter.com/SGE0qMZrZk
>>
>> — EWTN News Nightly (@EWTNNewsNightly) April 1, 2024
>>
>> Amid the ensuing backlash, the White House issued a statement suggesting
>> Biden meant that he hadn’t been the one who established the Transgender Day
>> of Visibility or specifically chosen March 31st for its recognition this
>> year.
>>
>> “President Biden is right. He did nothing in conflict with the ‘tenets of
>> Easter,’ which he celebrated yesterday, nor did he choose the date of March
>> 31st for the Transgender Day of Visibility, which has been set sine 2009,”
>> White House Spokesman Andrew Bates told Fox News Digital in a statement.
>
> I'm afraid I disagree with Newsweek magazine's "fact checkers" in
> their declaring outrage to be 'false'
> https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-joe-biden-create-transgender-day-visibility-easter-1885518
>
> and note that the fact that Jenner took the same position as Ubi and I
> makes my point.
>
> Oh well - at least Biden didn't make his pronouncement on Good Friday
> .....
>

When you're in the same boat as Ubi and Jenner, maybe it's time you
learned to swim...

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> On 4/3/24 5:51 AM, The Horny Goat wrote:
>> On Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:30:47 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> President Joe Biden said on Monday that he did not declare this
>>> Easter Sunday
>>> as Transgender Day of Visibility.
>>>
>>> Biden’s claim comes after he has faced outrage from Christians for
>>> issuing a
>>> proclamation about it and posting about it on social media on Easter
>>> Sunday.
>>>
>>> “Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to all
>>> trans Americans: I see you,” Biden wrote on X. “You are made in the
>>> image of
>>> God, and you’re worthy of respect and dignity.”
>>>
>>>     Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to
>>>     all trans Americans:
>>>
>>>     I see you.
>>>
>>>     You are made in the image of God, and you're worthy of respect and
>>>     dignity. pic.twitter.com/ihvsJrXEyd
>>>
>>>     — President Biden (@POTUS) March 31, 2024
>>>
>>> A reporter asked Biden about the matter during the White House Easter
>>> Egg
>>> Roll.
>>>
>>> “Mr. President, what does Easter mean to you, sir?” the reporter
>>> asked. “Sir,
>>> what does Easter mean to you?”
>>>
>>> Biden, who claims to be a “devout Catholic,” responded: “Time for
>>> forgiveness
>>> and people getting together and a little bit of love and no
>>> phoniness. Be
>>> straight with people.”
>>>
>>> The reporter responded by highlighting criticism from House Speaker Mike
>>> Johnson (R-LA) about Biden proclaiming that Sunday as Transgender Day of
>>> Visibility.
>>>
>>> “And Mr. Speaker Johnson the other day said, sir, Speaker Johnson
>>> said you
>>> betrayed the tenet of Easter by proclaiming Sunday, Easter Sunday, as
>>> Transgender Day. He called it outrageous and abhorrent,” the reporter
>>> said.
>>> “What do you say to Speaker Johnson?”
>>>
>>> “He’s thoroughly uninformed,” Biden claimed. “I didn’t do that.”
>>>
>>> WATCH:
>>>
>>>     BIDEN: “He’s thoroughly uninformed.”
>>>
>>>     During the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House, EWTN’s
>>>     @owentjensen asked the President about Speaker Johnson calling out
>>>     the White House for proclaiming Transgender Day on Easter Sunday.
>>>
>>>     Video by Sara Canals, DC Correspondent for…
>>>     pic.twitter.com/SGE0qMZrZk
>>>
>>>     — EWTN News Nightly (@EWTNNewsNightly) April 1, 2024
>>>
>>> Amid the ensuing backlash, the White House issued a statement suggesting
>>> Biden meant that he hadn’t been the one who established the
>>> Transgender Day
>>> of Visibility or specifically chosen March 31st for its recognition this
>>> year.
>>>
>>> “President Biden is right. He did nothing in conflict with the
>>> ‘tenets of
>>> Easter,’ which he celebrated yesterday, nor did he choose the date of
>>> March
>>> 31st for the Transgender Day of Visibility, which has been set sine
>>> 2009,”
>>> White House Spokesman Andrew Bates told Fox News Digital in a statement.
>>
>> I'm afraid I disagree with Newsweek magazine's "fact checkers" in
>> their declaring outrage to be 'false'
>> https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-joe-biden-create-transgender-day-visibility-easter-1885518
>>
>>
>> and note that the fact that Jenner took the same position as Ubi and I
>> makes my point.
>>
>> Oh well - at least Biden didn't make his pronouncement on Good Friday
>> .....
>>

Then you're dead wrong too. Read what Newsweek wrote, and tell me where
they have it wrong.

> While Biden did officially acknowledge March 31 to be TDoV, he also did so in 2021 when Easter fell on April 4 that year.
>
> The day was set by a Michigan-based advocate to raise awareness of the plight of transgender people and to celebrate their achievements.
>
> The first TDoV was celebrated in 2009 when Easter occurred on April 12. Since then, the two dates coincided only twice: in 2013 and in 2024.
>
> Biden did not invent TDoV, nor set the date to deliberately clash with Easter, which is on a different date every year.

What do you disagree with in that?

--
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Gracie, age 6.
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On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 07:04:57 -0400, FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com> wrote:

>> While Biden did officially acknowledge March 31 to be TDoV, he also did so in 2021 when Easter fell on April 4 that year.
>>
>> The day was set by a Michigan-based advocate to raise awareness of the plight of transgender people and to celebrate their achievements.
>>
>> The first TDoV was celebrated in 2009 when Easter occurred on April 12. Since then, the two dates coincided only twice: in 2013 and in 2024.
>>
>> Biden did not invent TDoV, nor set the date to deliberately clash with Easter, which is on a different date every year.
>
>What do you disagree with in that?

No one has suggested Biden invented TDoV nor the date - the comment
was based on which event he CHOSE to promote. Nobody would have raised
eyebrows had Biden promoted the White House Easter Egg hunt which has
gone on for years and is at least tangentially related to Easter.

Promoting TDoV the way he did is equivalent to promoting "National
Fireworks Day" as the main event going on on July 4th - though TDoV
isn't JUST what you suggest ('to celebrate their achievements') but to
promote their status at the event of THE major religious date of the
year.

On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:54:07 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
wrote:

>On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 07:04:57 -0400, FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> While Biden did officially acknowledge March 31 to be TDoV, he also did so in 2021 when Easter fell on April 4 that year.
>>>
>>> The day was set by a Michigan-based advocate to raise awareness of the plight of transgender people and to celebrate their achievements.
>>>
>>> The first TDoV was celebrated in 2009 when Easter occurred on April 12. Since then, the two dates coincided only twice: in 2013 and in 2024.
>>>
>>> Biden did not invent TDoV, nor set the date to deliberately clash with Easter, which is on a different date every year.
>>
>>What do you disagree with in that?
>
>No one has suggested Biden invented TDoV nor the date - the comment
>was based on which event he CHOSE to promote. Nobody would have raised
>eyebrows had Biden promoted the White House Easter Egg hunt which has
>gone on for years and is at least tangentially related to Easter.
>
>Promoting TDoV the way he did is equivalent to promoting "National
>Fireworks Day" as the main event going on on July 4th - though TDoV
>isn't JUST what you suggest ('to celebrate their achievements') but to
>promote their status at the event of THE major religious date of the
>year.

He promoted the day on the day that was chosen by members of that
group as their day of recognition over a decade ago. To suggest that
Biden (a long term Christian) chose to recognize TDoV as some sort of
slap at Christianity is... I just don't see how anyone can even
suggest it.

In article <jfgu0jdrmehs6v2v5j6pmpn245gca6m6u3@4ax.com>,
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:54:07 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 07:04:57 -0400, FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>> While Biden did officially acknowledge March 31 to be TDoV, he also did
> >>> so in 2021 when Easter fell on April 4 that year.
> >>>
> >>> The day was set by a Michigan-based advocate to raise awareness of the
> >>> plight of transgender people and to celebrate their achievements.
> >>>
> >>> The first TDoV was celebrated in 2009 when Easter occurred on April 12.
> >>> Since then, the two dates coincided only twice: in 2013 and in 2024.
> >>>
> >>> Biden did not invent TDoV, nor set the date to deliberately clash with
> >>> Easter, which is on a different date every year.
> >>
> >>What do you disagree with in that?
> >
> >No one has suggested Biden invented TDoV nor the date - the comment
> >was based on which event he CHOSE to promote. Nobody would have raised
> >eyebrows had Biden promoted the White House Easter Egg hunt which has
> >gone on for years and is at least tangentially related to Easter.
> >
> >Promoting TDoV the way he did is equivalent to promoting "National
> >Fireworks Day" as the main event going on on July 4th - though TDoV
> >isn't JUST what you suggest ('to celebrate their achievements') but to
> >promote their status at the event of THE major religious date of the
> >year.
>
> He promoted the day on the day that was chosen by members of that
> group as their day of recognition over a decade ago. To suggest that
> Biden (a long term Christian) chose to recognize TDoV as some sort of
> slap at Christianity is... I just don't see how anyone can even
> suggest it.

Biden's not choosing much of anything anymore. He doesn't even choose
the flavor of pudding he gets while he watches the squirrels outside the
window.

However, it's certainly plausible that the radical left-wing staffers
that have infiltrated the administration and who are the ones actually
running things at "White House at Bernie's" very much did intend a slap
at Christianity.

On 4/4/2024 8:15 PM, shawn wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:54:07 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 07:04:57 -0400, FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> While Biden did officially acknowledge March 31 to be TDoV, he also did so in 2021 when Easter fell on April 4 that year.
>>>>
>>>> The day was set by a Michigan-based advocate to raise awareness of the plight of transgender people and to celebrate their achievements.
>>>>
>>>> The first TDoV was celebrated in 2009 when Easter occurred on April 12. Since then, the two dates coincided only twice: in 2013 and in 2024.
>>>>
>>>> Biden did not invent TDoV, nor set the date to deliberately clash with Easter, which is on a different date every year.
>>>
>>> What do you disagree with in that?
>>
>> No one has suggested Biden invented TDoV nor the date - the comment
>> was based on which event he CHOSE to promote. Nobody would have raised
>> eyebrows had Biden promoted the White House Easter Egg hunt which has
>> gone on for years and is at least tangentially related to Easter.
>>
>> Promoting TDoV the way he did is equivalent to promoting "National
>> Fireworks Day" as the main event going on on July 4th - though TDoV
>> isn't JUST what you suggest ('to celebrate their achievements') but to
>> promote their status at the event of THE major religious date of the
>> year.
>
> He promoted the day on the day that was chosen by members of that
> group as their day of recognition over a decade ago. To suggest that
> Biden (a long term Christian) chose to recognize TDoV as some sort of
> slap at Christianity is... I just don't see how anyone can even
> suggest it.

But *YOU* aren't trying to -- as it were -- climb up on a cross...

On 4/4/24 9:10 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <jfgu0jdrmehs6v2v5j6pmpn245gca6m6u3@4ax.com>,
> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:54:07 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 07:04:57 -0400, FPP <fredp1571@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> While Biden did officially acknowledge March 31 to be TDoV, he also did
>>>>> so in 2021 when Easter fell on April 4 that year.
>>>>>
>>>>> The day was set by a Michigan-based advocate to raise awareness of the
>>>>> plight of transgender people and to celebrate their achievements.
>>>>>
>>>>> The first TDoV was celebrated in 2009 when Easter occurred on April 12.
>>>>> Since then, the two dates coincided only twice: in 2013 and in 2024.
>>>>>
>>>>> Biden did not invent TDoV, nor set the date to deliberately clash with
>>>>> Easter, which is on a different date every year.
>>>>
>>>> What do you disagree with in that?
>>>
>>> No one has suggested Biden invented TDoV nor the date - the comment
>>> was based on which event he CHOSE to promote. Nobody would have raised
>>> eyebrows had Biden promoted the White House Easter Egg hunt which has
>>> gone on for years and is at least tangentially related to Easter.
>>>
>>> Promoting TDoV the way he did is equivalent to promoting "National
>>> Fireworks Day" as the main event going on on July 4th - though TDoV
>>> isn't JUST what you suggest ('to celebrate their achievements') but to
>>> promote their status at the event of THE major religious date of the
>>> year.
>>
>> He promoted the day on the day that was chosen by members of that
>> group as their day of recognition over a decade ago. To suggest that
>> Biden (a long term Christian) chose to recognize TDoV as some sort of
>> slap at Christianity is... I just don't see how anyone can even
>> suggest it.
>
> Biden's not choosing much of anything anymore. He doesn't even choose
> the flavor of pudding he gets while he watches the squirrels outside the
> window.
>
> However, it's certainly plausible that the radical left-wing staffers
> that have infiltrated the administration and who are the ones actually
> running things at "White House at Bernie's" very much did intend a slap
> at Christianity.
>

Yeah, sure. We all saw Biden dodder along at the State of the Union...
meanwhile old Donnie is busy winning his own golf tournaments that he
puts on at his own golf courses.

--
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Bible 25B.G.
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Gracie, age 6.
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atropos@mac.com wrote:
> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

>> He promoted the day on the day that was chosen by members of that
>> group as their day of recognition over a decade ago. To suggest that
>> Biden (a long term Christian) chose to recognize TDoV as some sort of
>> slap at Christianity is... I just don't see how anyone can even
>> suggest it.
>
>Biden's not choosing much of anything anymore. He doesn't even choose
>the flavor of pudding he gets while he watches the squirrels outside the
>window.
>
>However, it's certainly plausible that the radical left-wing staffers
>that have infiltrated the administration and who are the ones actually
>running things at "White House at Bernie's" very much did intend a slap
>at Christianity.

Am I correct in hearing Biden made no anouncments about Easter and in fact
delayed the annual Easter Egg hunt (scrubbed of all Christianity) to Monday?

--
Let's go Brandon!

President Joe Biden has already reportedly started to pressure Israel to
minimize their response to the unprecedented attack that it faced on Saturday
when the Islamic Republic of Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at
the country.

Two Israeli officials told The New York Times that Iran launched 185 one-way
suicide drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise missiles.

Dana Stroul, formerly the Pentagon�s top Middle East policy official who is
now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that whatever
Iran�s goal was for this attack, it fell �well short of that objective.�

�Given how significant this attack was, it is difficult to see how Israel
cannot respond,� Stroul added.

U.S. officials have asked that Israel notify the U.S. before launching any
kind of military response, CNN reported. This is the first time that Iran has
ever directly attacked the Jewish state.

CNN added that the Biden administration was urging the Israelis to have
�containment in mind� rather than escalating the attacks, even though the
administration told the network that they viewed Iran�s attack as
�disproportionate� to Israel killing the Iranian general.

The report said that Biden was focused on �preventing a full-scale regional
conflict from erupting.�

Israel�s security cabinet authorized the country�s three-man war cabinet �
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, and
Benny Gantz � to decide the country�s response to the Iranian attack.

NBC News reported that the Biden administration was �concerned� that Israel
could launch a warranted military response �without thinking through
potential fallout afterward.�

The report said that Biden �has privately expressed concern� that Netanyahu
could get the U.S. involved in a war in the Middle East, which comes after
Biden relaxed sanctions enforcement on Iran, allowing the world�s leading
state sponsor of terrorism to make $80 billion in oil revenues.

�I don�t think they had a strategy,� a senior Biden administration official
said of Israel�s decision last week to kill an Iranian general who was
involved in helping Hamas plan and execute its October 7 massacre on Israel.

The Biden official continued to throw Israel under the bus, claiming: �The
Israelis don�t always make the best strategic decisions.�

--
Let's go Brandon!

In article <uvoo24$1lc8m$8@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> President Joe Biden has already reportedly started to pressure Israel to
> minimize their response to the unprecedented attack that it faced on Saturday
> when the Islamic Republic of Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at
> the country.
>
> Two Israeli officials told The New York Times that Iran launched 185 one-way
> suicide drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise missiles.
>
> Dana Stroul, formerly the Pentagon's top Middle East policy official who is
> now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that whatever
> Iran's goal was for this attack, it fell "well short of that objective".

I've seen reports that a significant percentage of the ordnance Iran
launched at Israel malfunctioned and fell down on Iran's own people.

You love to see it.

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:47:47 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>In article <uvoo24$1lc8m$8@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> President Joe Biden has already reportedly started to pressure Israel to
>> minimize their response to the unprecedented attack that it faced on Saturday
>> when the Islamic Republic of Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at
>> the country.
>>
>> Two Israeli officials told The New York Times that Iran launched 185 one-way
>> suicide drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise missiles.
>>
>> Dana Stroul, formerly the Pentagon's top Middle East policy official who is
>> now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that whatever
>> Iran's goal was for this attack, it fell "well short of that objective".
>
>I've seen reports that a significant percentage of the ordnance Iran
>launched at Israel malfunctioned and fell down on Iran's own people.
>
>You love to see it.

I would hope that wasn't the case as this was supposedly a prepared
response. Meaning that Iran wasn't using hastily thrown together
weapons to attack Israel, but weaponry they had been building up over
a long time. If this was weapons that they didn't just cobble together
over the weekend then they clearly can't go to war with Israel (even
if they had the money to do so, which they don't.)

While I'm no fan of Iran, I would hate to see innocent civilians on
either side get hurt. Even if they are being hurt by defective
weapons.

On 4/17/24 2:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <uvoo24$1lc8m$8@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> President Joe Biden has already reportedly started to pressure Israel to
>> minimize their response to the unprecedented attack that it faced on Saturday
>> when the Islamic Republic of Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at
>> the country.
>>
>> Two Israeli officials told The New York Times that Iran launched 185 one-way
>> suicide drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise missiles.
>>
>> Dana Stroul, formerly the Pentagon's top Middle East policy official who is
>> now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that whatever
>> Iran's goal was for this attack, it fell "well short of that objective".
>
> I've seen reports

Cite?

that a significant percentage of the ordnance Iran
> launched at Israel malfunctioned and fell down on Iran's own people.
>
> You love to see it.

On 4/18/24 3:56 AM, trotsky wrote:
> On 4/17/24 2:47 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>> In article <uvoo24$1lc8m$8@dont-email.me>,
>>   Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>
>>> President Joe Biden has already reportedly started to pressure Israel to
>>> minimize their response to the unprecedented attack that it faced on
>>> Saturday
>>> when the Islamic Republic of Iran launched hundreds of missiles and
>>> drones at
>>> the country.
>>>
>>> Two Israeli officials told The New York Times that Iran launched 185
>>> one-way
>>> suicide drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise missiles.
>>>
>>> Dana Stroul, formerly the Pentagon's top Middle East policy official
>>> who is
>>> now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that whatever
>>> Iran's goal was for this attack, it fell "well short of that objective".
>>
>> I've seen reports
>
>
> Cite?
>
>
>
> that a significant percentage of the ordnance Iran
>> launched at Israel malfunctioned and fell down on Iran's own people.
>>
>> You love to see it.
>

Bet it was big men... strong men. Men with tears in their eyes.
And I'll bet they started with "Sir!"

--
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Bible 25B.G.
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Gracie, age 6.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0es3xolxka455iw/BetterThingsToDo.jpg?dl=0

atropos@mac.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>> President Joe Biden has already reportedly started to pressure Israel to
>> minimize their response to the unprecedented attack that it faced on
>> Saturday when the Islamic Republic of Iran launched hundreds of missiles
>> and drones at the country.
>>
>> Two Israeli officials told The New York Times that Iran launched 185 one-
>> way suicide drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise
>> missiles.
>>
>> Dana Stroul, formerly the Pentagon's top Middle East policy official who
>> is now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that
>> whatever Iran's goal was for this attack, it fell "well short of that
>> objective".
>
>I've seen reports that a significant percentage of the ordnance Iran
>launched at Israel malfunctioned and fell down on Iran's own people.

I think it's Hamas, Hezbolla, other Iranian proxies who are doing that.
I did hear, however, that Iranian media is using footage of California
wildfires and a fans at a boyband concert with their claims that they
devastated Israel with their drone and missile attack.

--
Let's go Brandon!

Federal law enforcement officials have arrested a man from Uzbekistan
who is an alleged member of the ISIS terrorist organization and who has
been living in the U.S. for the last two years while applying for
asylum.

NBC News reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
recently arrested 33-year-old Jovokhir Attoev in Baltimore.

Attoev crossed the border in Arizona in February 2022, was apprehended
by Border Patrol, and claimed he was an asylum seeker, the report said.

Officials claim that they could not find any �derogatory information�
on him so they released him into the U.S. with a court date.

�Then, in May 2023, Uzbekistan put out an international notice that
Attoev was wanted in his home country for his alleged affiliation with
ISIS,� the report said. �But it was not until March 2024, almost a year
later, when the U.S. government was reviewing Attoev�s application for
asylum, that officials discovered the notice from Uzbekistan and
connected it with the man living in Maryland.�

ICE arrested him two weeks ago and he now sits in jail awaiting trial
in immigration court where the government will argue they need to keep
him locked up to learn more about his alleged ties to terrorism.

Numerous federal law enforcement officials told the publication that
the case was the perfect example of how dangerous the immigration and
asylum system is in the U.S. because it takes authorities a long time
to follow-up on those who have already crossed into the U.S. � usually
illegally.

ICE recently nabbed another terrorist who illegally entered the U.S.
and was roaming around the country freely.

Mohammad Kharwin, 48, who illegally entered the U.S. through the
southern border, �is a member of Hezb-e-Islami, or HIG, a political and
paramilitary organization that the U.S. has designated a terrorist
organization,� NBC News reported last month. He roamed the U.S. for a
full year before finally being arrested by ICE.

The Islamic terrorist group is responsible for killing multiple
American soldiers in Afghanistan from 2013 to 2015, according to U.S.
officials. The Director of National Intelligence says that Hezb-e-
Islami, or �Party of Islam,� is a �virulently anti-Western insurgent
group whose goal is to replace the Western-backed Afghan Government
with an Islamic state rooted in sharia.�

--
Let's go Brandon!

While Israel attempts to rid Gaza of the terrorist group Hamas, which
massacred over 1,200 people in Israel on October 7, the Biden
administration has undermined the war effort by refusing to notify
Congress about military aid intended for Israel, thus blocking the
delivery of the aid, according to a new report.

Although critics of Israel often cite U.S. military aid to Israel,
Tablet Magazine noted, �(N)early all military aid to Israel � other
than loan guarantees, which cost Washington nothing, the U.S. gives
Israel no other kind of aid � consists of credits that go directly from
the Pentagon to U.S. weapons manufacturers.�

According to The Wall Street Journal, despite the fact that the State
Department is required to notify Congress when the U.S. sells arms to
other countries and the price surpasses certain thresholds, officials
said the Biden administration has not notified Congress about the
proposed sale of up to 6,500 �kits that enable unguided bombs to be
steered to a target,� thus denying Israel the capacity to be more
precise in its attack and spare civilians in the process.

Additionally, officials said the Biden administration hasn�t notified
Congress about military aid, including tank ammunition, military
vehicles and mortar rounds, the Journal reported.

The Biden administration�s campaign to undermine Israel includes a
report it is expected to deliver this week as to whether the
administration contends Israel has violated U.S. or international law
in Gaza. If the Biden administration says Israel has, it could
jeopardize U.S. aid to Israel in the middle of Israel�s war against
Hamas.

On April 30, Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), the Chairman of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sen. James Risch (R-ID), the Ranking
Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote a letter to
President Biden slamming his February National Security Memorandum.
�The timing of its release makes clear that its aim is to placate
critics of security assistance to our vital ally Israel,� they stated.

They continued:

NSM-20 plainly was designed to appease critics of Israel.
Following the brutal October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on
Israel by Hamas � a U.S. designated Foreign Terrorist
Organization (FTO) � Israel has been engaged in a campaign to
destroy the military and governing capacity of Hamas in Gaza.
Israel faces near-daily rocket fire from Hezbollah, another
FTO, into its northern territory (where tens of thousands of
citizens have been displaced), while Iran and Iranian-backed
proxies in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen pose grave threats to
Israel. Iran�s unprecedented drone and missile attack on April
13, 2024, was only the latest in a long series of aggressive
actions that threaten regional stability. The February 2024
release date of the NSM, and the subsequent media attention it
has generated on Israel alone, make clear that the policy is
primarily motivated to placate anti- Israel sentiment at home
and abroad.

�We urge you to revoke NSM-20, abide by the robust and vital human
rights safeguards already codified in U.S. security assistance law, and
continue to support our critical partners around the world,� they
concluded.

--
Let's go Brandon!

Gen Z is mostly young adults in their early to mid-20s.

Generation Z�s efforts to be financially independent are slowed by
their mounting personal debt, a problem that appears only to be getting
worse for the youngest adults.

Gen Z young adults in their early to mid-20s, most of whom have just
entered the workforce or are trying to do so, are plagued by stubbornly
low wages and record inflation over the past few years, pushing them
into debt, The Wall Street Journal reported. Those born between 1997
and 2012 are generally considered to be part of Generation Z.

Many turn to credit cards just to cover the basics like food and rent.

For young adults 22 to 24, the average credit card balance was $2,834
in the last quarter of 2023, according to credit-reporting agency
TransUnion. Back in 2013, the average balance for this group was only
$2,248, adjusted for inflation.

Rent is likely the main driver of young people�s climbing debt. It is
now cheaper to rent than to buy property.

Thanks to rising housing prices and mortgage rates, renting a two-
bedroom residence is cheaper than buying that property for about 89% of
Americans, according to a November analysis by The Economist.

In March, the median rent in the U.S. was $1,987, up nearly 22%
compared to the past four years, according to Rent, an online rental
marketplace that targets young adults.

Meanwhile, wages have not increased nearly that much.

Last year, the median annual wage for recent college graduates was
$60,000, not much higher than $58,858 in 2020, according to Federal
Reserve of New York data.

Meanwhile, after the pandemic, credit card companies made it easier for
people to get credit cards. This led to more Gen Z young adults opening
accounts � they were more likely to have at least one credit card
compared with millennials a decade ago, according to data from
TransUnion.

During the pandemic, many people�s credit scores, including Gen Z�s,
rose as stimulus checks hit bank accounts and many places to spend
money remained temporarily shuttered. However, rising interest rates
have driven down both Gen Z�s and millennials� credit scores since the
pandemic.

Student debt is another huge debt driver among today�s young adults.
Many leftist loan holders demand taxpayers foot the bill for their loan
forgiveness. At the same time, critics blame former students for taking
on an unreasonable amount of debt at 18, even though, in many cases,
their parents assured them that it was a good investment and did not
predict the soaring inflation of the last few years.

This confluence of financial stressors is causing young people to delay
marriage, having children, and homeownership until they can support
themselves, not to mention dependents.

--
Let's go Brandon!

On Tue, 07 May 2024 21:05:18 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
wrote:

>Rent is likely the main driver of young people’s climbing debt. It is
>now cheaper to rent than to buy property.

I dunno about that - what >IS< true is that buying property involves a
relatively large down payment which DOES require some capital
accumulation. (Of my 3 children only my second daughter owns her own
place - and she lives in the UK and has a townhouse that is in
remarkably good shape given it's 150 years old. My son lives cross
town and is shopping for a place now that they have a child while my
eldest daughter lives with me in the bedroom she has had since
childhood. (I don't charge her rent and hope she's saving steadily -
though she does chip in on groceries)

President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt
some shipments of American weapons to Israel - which he acknowledged
have been used to kill civilians in Gaza - if Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.

"Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and
other ways in which they go after population centers," Biden told CNN's
Erin Burnett in an exclusive interview on "Erin Burnett OutFront,"
referring to 2,000-pound bombs that Biden paused shipments of last
week.

"I made it clear that if they go into Rafah - they haven't gone in
Rafah yet - if they go into Rafah, I'm not supplying the weapons that
have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the
cities - that deal with that problem," Biden said.

The president's announcement that he was prepared to condition American
weaponry on Israel's actions amounts to a turning point in the seven-
month conflict between Israel and Hamas. And his acknowledgement that
American bombs had been used to kill civilians in Gaza was a stark
recognition of the United States' role in the war.

The president has come under extraordinary pressure, including from
members of his own party, to limit shipments of arms amid a
humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Until now, the president had resisted those calls and strongly
supported Israel's efforts to go after Hamas. Yet a looming invasion of
Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than a million Palestinian
civilians have been sheltering, appears to have shifted the president's
calculus.

A Palestinian man watches smoke rise following Israeli strikes in the
eastern part of Rafah on May 7. "We're not walking away from Israel's
security. We're walking away from Israel's ability to wage war in
those areas," Biden said.

Biden said while the US would continue to provide defensive weapons to
Israel, including for its Iron Dome air defense system, other shipments
would end should a major ground invasion of Rafah begin.

"We're going to continue to make sure Israel is secure in terms of
Iron Dome and their ability to respond to attacks that came out of the
Middle East recently," he said. "But it's, it's just wrong. We're not
going to - we're not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells."

Already, the US has paused a shipment of "high-payload munitions" due
to Israel's possible operations in Rafah without a plan for the
civilians there, according to the Pentagon, though it said a final
decision on that shipment hadn't been made. The administration has
said it is reviewing the potential sale or transfer of other munitions.

Israeli officials privately expressed to US officials "deep
frustration" on the pause in shipments as well as the US media
briefings on the decision, according to a source briefed on the matter.

Biden's public linking of American weapons shipments to Israel's
conduct could widen a rift between himself and Netanyahu, with whom he
spoke by phone on Monday. That conversation came as Israel ordered the
evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians from Rafah and launched
strikes near border areas of the city.

Biden said Israel's actions in Rafah had not yet crossed a red line of
entering heavily populated zones, even if their actions had caused
tensions in the region.

"They haven't gone into the population centers. What they did is right
on the border. And it's causing problems with, right now, in terms
of - with Egypt, which I've worked very hard to make sure we have a
relationship and help," he said.

He said he had conveyed to Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders that
American support for operations in population centers was limited.

"I've made it clear to Bibi and the war cabinet: They're not going to
get our support, if in fact they go on these population centers," he
said.

Later, Biden described warning Netanyahu about the risks of becoming
bogged down in Gaza, drawing parallels to the American experience in
Afghanistan and Iraq.

"I said to Bibi, `Don't make the same mistake we made in America. We
wanted to get bin Laden. We'll help you get Sinwar,'" he said,
referring to the Hamas leader in Gaza. "It made sense to get bin Laden;
it made no sense to try and unify Afghanistan. It made no sense in my
view to engage in thinking that in Iraq they had a nuclear weapon."

The conflict in the Middle East has consumed much of Biden's time over
the past months, even as he works to promote his domestic record to
American voters. His strong support for Israel has generated protests
and anger, including on college campuses and at his events, where
signs have labeled him "Genocide Joe."

Asked about the demonstrations, Biden said Wednesday: "Absolutely, I
hear the message."

But he warned against protests that veer into hate speech or
antisemitism.

"There is a legitimate right to free speech and protest. There's a
legitimate right to do that, and they have a right to do that," he
said. "But there's not a legitimate right to use hate speech. There's
not a legitimate right to threaten Jewish students. There is not a
legitimate right to block people's access to class. That's against the
law."

Biden was speaking Wednesday in Racine, Wisconsin, where he'd just
promoted new economic investments that could result in thousands of
new jobs.

In the CNN interview, he sought to reframe perceptions of the American
economy, touting strong job growth and efforts to combat corporate
greed while questioning surveys showing voters still pessimistic about
the country's direction.

"We've already turned it around," Biden said, responding to a question
on whether, less than six months before Election Day, he was running
short on time to improve his standing among Americans on his handling
of the economy.

Biden pointed to surveys showing many Americans view their own economic
situation favorably, even as they look negatively on the nationwide
economy.

"The polling data has been wrong all along," he said, questioning the
effectiveness of phone surveys.

And he said his own record on job creation following the Covid-19
pandemic was as clear an indication as any that conditions had markedly
improved for American workers.

"The idea that we're in a situation where things are so bad that folks
- I mean, we've created more jobs. We're in a situation where people
have access to good paying jobs," he said.

President Joe Biden speaks about his Investing in America agenda, at
Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, on May 8, 2024.
Biden is highlighting a major investment by Microsoft in Racine,
Wisconsin, a city on the shores of Lake Michigan, as part of the
president's plan of "growing the economy from the middle-out and
bottom-up," the White House said.
Still, he acknowledged there were good reasons for Americans to worry,
including the cost of goods and housing.

"The last I saw, the combination of the inflation, the cost of
inflation, all those things, that's really worrisome to people, with
good reason," he said.

"That's why I'm working very hard to bring the cost of rentals down, to
increase the number of homes that are available," he went on. "Let me
say it this way - when I started this administration, people were
saying there's going to be a collapse to the economy. We have the
strongest economy in the world. Let me say it again - in the world."

Biden has spent much of the last year working to promote his economic
accomplishments, including new investments made possible by
infrastructure and manufacturing legislation.

That includes in Wisconsin, where he spoke Wednesday at a site where
his predecessor Donald Trump once promoted an investment by the
Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn that later failed.

"He's never succeeded in creating jobs, and I've never failed," Biden
said in the interview, adding later: "When has he even done anything
he said? I'm not being facetious. Think about it."

Full Interview: Biden sits down for an exclusive interview with CNN
Video Full Interview: Biden sits down for an exclusive interview with
CNN Biden voiced little concern about his reelection prospects in the
interview. But he warned Trump was unlikely to accept the results of
the election if he loses.

"I promise you he won't," Biden said, "which is dangerous."

Asked what advice his former boss, President Barack Obama, had provided
in their conversations about the race, Biden said it was simply to
"keep doing what I'm doing."

"I think I'm feeling good about the trajectory of the campaign," he
said. "And you know as well I do, most people don't really focus and
make up their minds until the fall. There's a lot going on, and we'll
see what happens."

President Joe Biden took a virtual beating on Thursday after he shared
a post on X claiming that his administration would always keep the
promises they made and would "leave no one behind."

Biden shared a photo of himself standing in front of a large American
flag, wearing a blue suit and his usual aviator sunglasses, and added
the caption, "On my watch, when we make promises, we keep them. And we
leave no one behind."

On my watch, when we make promises, we keep them.

And we leave no one behind. pic.twitter.com/BoHVsraIqz

- President Biden (@POTUS) May 9, 2024

Political commentator Guy Benson pointed immediately to the fact that
Biden had posted a comment about keeping promises less than 24 hours
after declaring that he would unilaterally withhold military aid -
which was already promised and approved by Congress - if Israel
launched a ground invasion to root out Hamas terrorists in Rafah.

"What timing," Benson posted.

what timing
https://t.co/VLrqMkeOto

- Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 9, 2024

"These are the five American hostages that Joe Biden has left behind in
Gaza," @aghamilton29 posted, sharing a photo of the remaining American
hostages still held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

These are the five American hostages that Joe Biden has left
behind in Gaza. https://t.co/SdYjm2VN4N
pic.twitter.com/RsXV2dftAW

- AG (@AGHamilton29) May 9, 2024

"Joe Biden literally left Americans behind in Afghanistan," Stephen L.
Miller added.

Joe Biden literally left Americans behind in Afghanistan.
https://t.co/nvl4jQTMMM

- Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 9, 2024

"Unless you happen to be an American stuck or held hostage in
Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip, or Haiti," Jeremy Redfern posted.

Unless you happen to be an American stuck or held hostage in
Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip, or Haiti.
https://t.co/Xo4BsnLYtm

- Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) May 9, 2024

"There are American hostages in Gaza and abandoned allies in
Afghanistan," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said.

There are American hostages in Gaza and abandoned allies in
Afghanistan. https://t.co/PbSMCJ9Kqm

- Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) May 9, 2024

Twitchy's @politibunny added, "Joe. Hamas still has American hostages.
You left Americans behind in Afghanistan. You left allies behind in
Afghanistan. You promised aid to Israel . you're now threatening to
withhold it. Delete this. Holy cow, dude."

Joe.

Hamas still has American hostages.You left Americans behind
in Afghanistan.

You left allies behind in Afghanistan.

You promised aid to Israel . you're now threatening to
withhold it.

Delete this. Holy cow, dude. https://t.co/5v3aZbtYYS

- The??FOO (@PolitiBunny) May 9, 2024

"*Offer not valid for Americans in: Afghanistan Gaza," CNN commentator
Scott Jennings posted.

*Offer not valid for Americans in:

Afghanistan
Gaza https://t.co/0qtonFnopj

- Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) May 9, 2024

Former Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) weighed in as well, saying, "Unless
you're an American held hostage by Hamas or an American who was working
in Afghanistan when Biden ordered an abrupt withdrawal. Then you're
screwed."

Unless you're an American held hostage by Hamas or an American
who was working in Afghanistan when Biden ordered an abrupt
withdrawal. Then you're screwed. https://t.co/FuHgaYOZEc

- Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) May 9, 2024

"The American citizens held hostage by Hamas in Gaza were not
immediately available for comment. Nor were the U.S. allies hiding from
Taliban murder squads in Afghanistan. Pound sand, `Ironclad' Joe,"
Townhall managing editor Spencer Brown added.

The American citizens held hostage by Hamas in Gaza were not
immediately available for comment. Nor were the U.S. allies
hiding from Taliban murder squads in Afghanistan. Pound sand,
"Ironclad" Joe. https://t.co/y4rlLay4VK

- Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) May 9, 2024

--
Let's go Brandon!

For the second time in a week, President Joe Biden made a false claim about
inflation � and he did not get away with it as journalists and political
rivals called him out on it.

Biden told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Tuesday that inflation was at 9%
when he became president back in January 2021.

However, as fact-checkers pointed out when Biden made the same assertion
during a CNN town hall last week, inflation actually was at 1.4% when he took
office.

The latest gaffe by the president got posted to social media by the press and
the Republican National Committee (RNC), who also noted the correct statistic

A week after fact-checkers corrected Biden�s claim to CNN that
inflation was at 9% when he became president, the president
repeats it to @YahooFinance

�It was at 9% when I came in�

It was 1.4% https://t.co/jkvPGd2ZLx pic.twitter.com/XnMha9kuJu

� Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) May 14, 2024

�All Biden does is LIE!� Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), who is now a U.S. Senate
candidate, said on X in response to one of the posts.

�Who told him this? Is he lying or does he have no idea what�s going on?�
asked RNC strategic communications director Tommy Pigott.

�Inflation first hit 9% in June 2022, over a year after Biden took office,�
Pigott added. �Inflation didn�t begin accelerating until after Biden forced
through his $1.9 trillion �stimulus.'�

Polling from Gallup conducted last month showed that Americans named
inflation or the high cost of living as the most important financial problem
facing their family.

GALLUP: Trend in Mentions of Inflation as the Most Important Family
Financial Problem

� April 2020 � 3%
� April 2021 � 8%
� April 2022 � 32%
� April 2023 � 35%
� April 2024 � 41% (all-time high)�

What is the most important financial problem facing your family today?�
pic.twitter.com/gHYQURUdRU

� InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) May 14, 2024

Forty-one percent selected inflation or the high cost of living for the
open-ended question, which is the highest figure yet in Gallup�s annual
Economy and Personal Finance poll.

The implication of Biden�s incorrect claim is that the rate was high when he
took over the White House from Donald Trump, who like Biden is running
another presidential campaign this year.

While speaking about inflation with Yahoo Finance, Biden said he believed the
rate had gone �slightly up� and �it�s now down to about 3%.�

Alluding to concerns about the economy, Biden said, �The fact is that I think
people are just uncertain and that�s why we�ve got to be steady � stay the
course.�

Biden then contended that �pay for the jobs are outpacing the inflation rate
they�re paying.� He added, �We�re going to be able to deal with this,� before
stressing, �It�s going to take a little more time.�

--
Let's go Brandon!

In article <v25mp9$1nota$1@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> For the second time in a week, President Joe Biden made a false claim about
> inflation-- and he did not get away with it as journalists and political
> rivals called him out on it.
>
> Biden told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Tuesday that inflation was at 9%
> when he became president back in January 2021.
>
> However, as fact-checkers pointed out when Biden made the same assertion
> during a CNN town hall last week, inflation actually was at 1.4% when he
> took office.

But Trump is the one who lies all the time. We should vote for Biden
because he doesn't lie, they say.
> The latest gaffe by the president

It's not a gaffe. A gaffe is an unintentional mistake. This is an
intentional bald-faced lie. And so is the media downplaying it as a mere
gaffe. Biden is lying and the media is lying about his lies.

Biden's team knows what the inflation rate was when Biden took office
and they're intentionally lying about it because they know that the
grocery bill is something that Mr. & Mrs. Middle America are going to
vote on.

On Thu, 16 May 2024 13:18:27 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>In article <v25mp9$1nota$1@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> For the second time in a week, President Joe Biden made a false claim about
>> inflation-- and he did not get away with it as journalists and political
>> rivals called him out on it.
>>
>> Biden told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Tuesday that inflation was at 9%
>> when he became president back in January 2021.
>>
>> However, as fact-checkers pointed out when Biden made the same assertion
>> during a CNN town hall last week, inflation actually was at 1.4% when he
>> took office.
>
>But Trump is the one who lies all the time. We should vote for Biden
>because he doesn't lie, they say.
>
>> The latest gaffe by the president
>
>It's not a gaffe. A gaffe is an unintentional mistake. This is an
>intentional bald-faced lie. And so is the media downplaying it as a mere
>gaffe. Biden is lying and the media is lying about his lies.
>
>Biden's team knows what the inflation rate was when Biden took office
>and they're intentionally lying about it because they know that the
>grocery bill is something that Mr. & Mrs. Middle America are going to
>vote on.

It's also something the President doesn't have real control over. They
can help influence it but other than doing something drastic like
entering a world war it's not under their control.

In article <s1sc4jtgc7r2mbvapnvln2283rqmb8aqq3@4ax.com>,
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 16 May 2024 13:18:27 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
> >In article <v25mp9$1nota$1@dont-email.me>,
> > Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> >
> >> For the second time in a week, President Joe Biden made a false claim
> >> about inflation-- and he did not get away with it as journalists and
> >> political rivals called him out on it.
> >>
> >> Biden told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Tuesday that inflation was
> >> at 9% when he became president back in January 2021.
> >>
> >> However, as fact-checkers pointed out when Biden made the same assertion
> >> during a CNN town hall last week, inflation actually was at 1.4% when he
> >> took office.
> >
> >But Trump is the one who lies all the time. We should vote for Biden
> >because he doesn't lie, they say.
> >
> >> The latest gaffe by the president
> >
> >It's not a gaffe. A gaffe is an unintentional mistake. This is an
> >intentional bald-faced lie. And so is the media downplaying it as a mere
> >gaffe. Biden is lying and the media is lying about his lies.
> >
> >Biden's team knows what the inflation rate was when Biden took office
> >and they're intentionally lying about it because they know that the
> >grocery bill is something that Mr. & Mrs. Middle America are going to
> >vote on.
>
> It's also something the President doesn't have real control over.

Well, much like the gas prices, the Biden people need to figure out if
he has control over it or not.

When gas prices go up, they plead "the president has no control over
gas prices".

When gas prices go down, that empty can Jean-Pierre is up on the podium
before the press boasting about how Biden "lowered gas prices for
hard-working Americans".

Which is it? Because if you're gonna take the credit for prices
dropping, you can't then duck the blame when they rise.

Same with inflation. If the president can't control inflation, then he
needs to stop going from one news outlet after another bragging about
how he lowered the inflation rate-- especially when it actually went up,
not down.

But if he *is* going to brag about it, then he has to expect to be held
accountable when the inflation rate goes the other way.

On 5/16/2024 4:18 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <v25mp9$1nota$1@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> For the second time in a week, President Joe Biden made a false claim about
>> inflation-- and he did not get away with it as journalists and political
>> rivals called him out on it.
>>
>> Biden told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Tuesday that inflation was at 9%
>> when he became president back in January 2021.
>>
>> However, as fact-checkers pointed out when Biden made the same assertion
>> during a CNN town hall last week, inflation actually was at 1.4% when he
>> took office.
>
> But Trump is the one who lies all the time. We should vote for Biden
> because he doesn't lie, they say.
>
>> The latest gaffe by the president
>
> It's not a gaffe. A gaffe is an unintentional mistake. This is an
> intentional bald-faced lie. And so is the media downplaying it as a mere
> gaffe. Biden is lying and the media is lying about his lies.
>
> Biden's team knows what the inflation rate was when Biden took office
> and they're intentionally lying about it because they know that the
> grocery bill is something that Mr. & Mrs. Middle America are going to
> vote on.
"Inflation is a lagging economic indicator. It is reported after prices
have already risen, which means the data it uses is historical."

- https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/laggingindicator.asp