I have to apoligize to the citizens of this country

[Value Buy]

I watched CNBC this morning.
They had Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary, on to discuss inflation, Build back better, and other things. I did not catch the very beginning of the interview so not sure if they covered the supply change issues......
What I did listen to is this:

He stated this Administration and spending has not contributed to inflation.
He stated the National debt has not increased under this Administration, but been decreased.
He stated that a President has no ability to lower oil and gasoline prices (I certainly hope they do not take credit for the current falling oil prices)
The two people on CNBC questioned him on these and other subjects and tried to be as non political as possible towards him, and did not attack these positions directly with him but asked if he wanted to correct any mistatements he might have made.
Pete is from Indiana and is a smart person, but one thing everyone in this Administration learned is no lie is too big to foist on the public. 
I publicly apoligize for this man. I thought I knew him, as I knew some of the good things he tried to accomplish in Southbend while the mayor of the city.

And now the Administration has released the tik tockers on America about gasoline and food prices not being the Administration's fault.
We are doomed.

[billisonboard]

And I accept your apology on behalf of we citizens. 

[Opti]

The OP is trying to apologize for Pete because he doesn't agree with what he said. Isn't that kind of like hubris?

The federal government sometimes can affect oil prices, but we do not have the control like Saud or Venezuela does. Plus, there are factors since our capitalistic system of government allows the oil companies to be profit takers on bad news before, they even are affected by increased costs. More local governments can, and some have chosen to temporarily suspend gas taxes. 

Trump took credit on anything good whether he had any input it on it whatsoever. And he used his blame machine when things went badly.
I'd rather have someone try to tell it like it is instead of being the purveyor of balloons, unicorns, and pointing fingers. 

[busymom]

I can think of 3 things that are not the government's fault:  supply, demand and greed.

[happyhoix]

I’m confused. Are you surprised that a member of the current administration is putting a shiny spin on something?

Do you understand how politics works?

Do you remember all the Trump administration folks who insisted Covid wasn’t a thing until finally it was a thing?

They all spin.

[Tennesseer]

Mar 15, 2022 8:44:47 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

I watched CNBC this morning.
They had Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary, on to discuss inflation, Build back better, and other things. I did not catch the very beginning of the interview so not sure if they covered the supply change issues......
What I did listen to is this:

He stated this Administration and spending has not contributed to inflation.
He stated the National debt has not increased under this Administration, but been decreased.
He stated that a President has no ability to lower oil and gasoline prices (I certainly hope they do not take credit for the current falling oil prices)
The two people on CNBC questioned him on these and other subjects and tried to be as non political as possible towards him, and did not attack these positions directly with him but asked if he wanted to correct any mistatements he might have made.
Pete is from Indiana and is a smart person, but one thing everyone in this Administration learned is no lie is too big to foist on the public. 
I publicly apoligize for this man. I thought I knew him, as I knew some of the good things he tried to accomplish in Southbend while the mayor of the city.

And now the Administration has released the tik tockers on America about gasoline and food prices not being the Administration's fault.
We are doomed.

Thanks, Tucker Carlso....er... valuebuy.

[pulmonarymd]

Yet he has not seen the need to apologize for Pence.

[djAdvocate]

Mar 15, 2022 11:38:59 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Mar 15, 2022 8:44:47 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

I watched CNBC this morning.

Thanks, Tucker Carlso....er... valuebuy.

why?  they are second ONLY TO FOX in terms of having the least informed viewers.

STOP WATCHING CABLE NEWS.
RECLAIM THOSE HOURS OF YOUR LIFE AND
have the added bonus of being BETTER INFORMED.

[dondub]

Value buy,

I accept the long due apology you have owed us for your slavish support of that treasonous scoundrel coup d’etat Don.

[laterbloomer]

Can I blame your administration for the gas prices rising in Canada too?

[djAdvocate]

Mar 15, 2022 13:07:00 GMT -5 laterbloomer said:

Can I blame your administration for the gas prices rising in Canada too?

inflation in Spain is almost identical to the US.
is Biden responsible for Spanish inflation?
is US "spending" responsible for it?


tradingeconomics.com/spain/forecast


you know, if Americans would stop staring up Trump's ass and start looking out at the ENTIRE WORLD, they would know what is what.  but apparently, Trump's ass it is.  

good luck with that.

[pulmonarymd]

Mar 15, 2022 13:10:30 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Mar 15, 2022 13:07:00 GMT -5 laterbloomer said:

Can I blame your administration for the gas prices rising in Canada too?

inflation in Spain is almost identical to the US.
is Biden responsible for Spanish inflation?
is US "spending" responsible for it?


tradingeconomics.com/spain/forecast


you know, if Americans would stop staring up Trump's ass and start looking out at the ENTIRE WORLD, they would know what is what.  but apparently, Trump's ass it is.  

good luck with that.

You are asking for people to actually THINK and stay informed about world affairs? I know you weren't living under a rock for the past 5 years, so, are you feeling well?

[djAdvocate]

Mar 15, 2022 13:13:07 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

Mar 15, 2022 13:10:30 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

inflation in Spain is almost identical to the US.
is Biden responsible for Spanish inflation?
is US "spending" responsible for it?


tradingeconomics.com/spain/forecast


you know, if Americans would stop staring up Trump's ass and start looking out at the ENTIRE WORLD, they would know what is what.  but apparently, Trump's ass it is.  

good luck with that.

You are asking for people to actually THINK and stay informed about world affairs? I know you weren't living under a rock for the past 5 years, so, are you feeling well?

yeah, i am feeling fine.  

actually, i was reflecting on the fact that i wanted to contest this argument the way i have done in the past, by saying that inflation is not a president's fault.

but there is actually a better way, as pointed out by our Canadian counterparts.  you can simply point to a nearly identical example that is completely external to the problem being suggested.  it is actually pretty persuasive, even to a novice.

then again, the QAnon, koolaid drenched Trump Cult will probably just say "yeah, what happens in Spain is ALSO Biden's fault, because the US is responsible for everything", or some dumb shit like that.  i could pull China and India, but it would show the same thing, and Biden would get blamed for that, too.

so yeah, never mind.

[busymom]

Mar 15, 2022 13:10:30 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Mar 15, 2022 13:07:00 GMT -5 laterbloomer said:

Can I blame your administration for the gas prices rising in Canada too?

inflation in Spain is almost identical to the US.
is Biden responsible for Spanish inflation?
is US "spending" responsible for it?


tradingeconomics.com/spain/forecast


you know, if Americans would stop staring up Trump's ass and start looking out at the ENTIRE WORLD, they would know what is what.  but apparently, Trump's ass it is.  

good luck with that.

     Well, it IS kinda large.  

[pulmonarymd]

Mar 15, 2022 13:20:07 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Mar 15, 2022 13:13:07 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

You are asking for people to actually THINK and stay informed about world affairs? I know you weren't living under a rock for the past 5 years, so, are you feeling well?

yeah, i am feeling fine.  

actually, i was reflecting on the fact that i wanted to contest this argument the way i have done in the past, by saying that inflation is not a president's fault.

but there is actually a better way, as pointed out by our Canadian counterparts.  you can simply point to a nearly identical example that is completely external to the problem being suggested.  it is actually pretty persuasive, even to a novice.

then again, the QAnon, koolaid drenched Trump Cult will probably just say "yeah, what happens in Spain is ALSO Biden's fault, because the US is responsible for everything", or some dumb shit like that.  i could pull China and India, but it would show the same thing, and Biden would get blamed for that, too.

so yeah, never mind.

A large swath of the population has no critical thinking skills, and is proud of their ignorance. I believe that we over-estimated the intelligence of the American people. We have a person who is exploiting the ignorant for his own benefit to a level we have not seen for a long time, and those people seem to be immune to facts and are willing to entertain contradictory information to their own detriment. I am not sure how we ge tout of this, and I believe we are in for a world of hurt if people vote in historical ways in an off year election.

Conservatives on this board seem to revel in their lack of knowledge in world affairs, either to troll, or in the worst case scenario, actually believe what they are saying. If these are the people who are the "best" representatives of their side, god help us.

[Value Buy]

Mar 15, 2022 13:10:30 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Mar 15, 2022 13:07:00 GMT -5 laterbloomer said:

Can I blame your administration for the gas prices rising in Canada too?

inflation in Spain is almost identical to the US.
is Biden responsible for Spanish inflation?
is US "spending" responsible for it?


tradingeconomics.com/spain/forecast


you know, if Americans would stop staring up Trump's ass and start looking out at the ENTIRE WORLD, they would know what is what.  but apparently, Trump's ass it is.  

good luck with that.

I do not remember you protecting Greece or Italian govrnments when their economies fell apart and had runaway inflation while most of the world did not have inflation problems. Inflation is not a worldwide event all of the time. Many times it is limited to poorly run countries, or dictatorhips or most of a continent at times.  

[Value Buy]

Mar 15, 2022 12:22:58 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Mar 15, 2022 11:38:59 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Thanks, Tucker Carlso....er... valuebuy.

why?  they are second ONLY TO FOX in terms of having the least informed viewers.

STOP WATCHING CABLE NEWS.
RECLAIM THOSE HOURS OF YOUR LIFE AND
have the added bonus of being BETTER INFORMED.

CNBC is economic news. Only in the last two years when they realized Trump would not win re-election did they turn to an attack mode against him in their presentation.
I still watch them for investment information as well as boring old Bloomberg news as well as written media. You can stick to playing your penny stocks if you want, but I imagine even you look somewhere for the information to invest your money.

[happyhoix]

Mar 15, 2022 13:20:07 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Mar 15, 2022 13:13:07 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

You are asking for people to actually THINK and stay informed about world affairs? I know you weren't living under a rock for the past 5 years, so, are you feeling well?

yeah, i am feeling fine.  

actually, i was reflecting on the fact that i wanted to contest this argument the way i have done in the past, by saying that inflation is not a president's fault.

but there is actually a better way, as pointed out by our Canadian counterparts.  you can simply point to a nearly identical example that is completely external to the problem being suggested.  it is actually pretty persuasive, even to a novice.

then again, the QAnon, koolaid drenched Trump Cult will probably just say "yeah, what happens in Spain is ALSO Biden's fault, because the US is responsible for everything", or some dumb shit like that.  i could pull China and India, but it would show the same thing, and Biden would get blamed for that, too.

so yeah, never mind.

Speaking of Q, a current conspiracy circulating with those March hares is that when Trump pronounces China as Chy-na he is letting the Q nuts know that there is a bio weapons lab in a Ukrainian town that has Chyna as the last half of its name. And that’s the lab that invented Covid.

[happyhoix]

Mar 15, 2022 14:01:38 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Mar 15, 2022 12:22:58 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

why?  they are second ONLY TO FOX in terms of having the least informed viewers.

STOP WATCHING CABLE NEWS.
RECLAIM THOSE HOURS OF YOUR LIFE AND
have the added bonus of being BETTER INFORMED.

CNBC is economic news. Only in the last two years when they realized Trump would not win re-election did they turn to an attack mode against him in their presentation.
I still watch them for investment information as well as boring old Bloomberg news as well as written media. You can stick to playing your penny stocks if you want, but I imagine even you look somewhere for the information to invest your money.

Why would they turn against him when they knew he wouldn’t win the election?

Isn’t it ‘in these last two years since he tried to subvert the course of democracy and seize power as an unelected autocrat?’

[djAdvocate]

Mar 15, 2022 14:08:59 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Mar 15, 2022 14:01:38 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

CNBC is economic news. Only in the last two years when they realized Trump would not win re-election did they turn to an attack mode against him in their presentation.
I still watch them for investment information as well as boring old Bloomberg news as well as written media. You can stick to playing your penny stocks if you want, but I imagine even you look somewhere for the information to invest your money.

Why would they turn against him when they knew he wouldn’t win the election?

Isn’t it ‘in these last two years since he tried to subvert the course of democracy and seize power as an unelected autocrat?’

i don't care if it is 24/7 moral philosophy and physics, VB.

the studies show that cable news viewers are the least informed of all news consumers.  FOX is at the bottom of the heap, and the rest of them are not much better.

your article is complete crap.  you posted it as if it was serious journalism.
why?  or did you KNOW it was not serious journalism, and post it anyway?

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Mar 15, 2022 13:57:59 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Mar 15, 2022 13:10:30 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

inflation in Spain is almost identical to the US.
is Biden responsible for Spanish inflation?
is US "spending" responsible for it?


tradingeconomics.com/spain/forecast


you know, if Americans would stop staring up Trump's ass and start looking out at the ENTIRE WORLD, they would know what is what.  but apparently, Trump's ass it is.  

good luck with that.

I do not remember you protecting Greece or Italian govrnments when their economies fell apart and had runaway inflation while most of the world did not have inflation problems. Inflation is not a worldwide event all of the time. Many times it is limited to poorly run countries, or dictatorhips or most of a continent at times.  

Well we had a wannabe dictator who couldn't find his own ass running the country for 4 years and right at the beginning of the pandemic. So yeah sounds about right.

If only there had been a playbook available that would have given step by step instructions on how to avoid where we are today.  If only we had a global program that is dedicated to public health we could have joined.  If only we had public health officials that have forgotten more about disease than you could learn in a lifetime available for advice and assistance that could have helped us navigate the health waters while the elected officials took care of the rest.

If only if only.  By the grace of Trump's shining toupee did we not end up worse.  Just think if Obama had been in charge right?  That dummy had his people run drills and  write up an entire playbook to prevent exactly what happened.   Pfft loser wasting my tax dollars on unimportant stuff like that when he should have been golfing.


Biden has to clean up the mess.  I would invite anyone Republican or Democrat to come back swinging after Trump.  Trump is a shining example of why being a "business man" or "celebrity" shouldn't qualify you for running for the highest office in the land.  Obama was a senator and you all freaked your shit over it claiming he was too inexperienced to run a country.  So you elect The Apprentice dude for your next leader?

Umm. .. okay.

I while I disagree with Regan on a lot of stuff he at least was governor and spent many years studying government before running for president.  He didn't just walk off the Hollywood lot.  And before you have a hissy about Harris she was a procescutor.  Clinton was first lady, a senator and Secretary of State.  Biden was a long term senate member and Vice President. Even Palin was at least governor of Alaska.  So please try to come up with a different example for your "but but" when justifying Trump this time and why he is the leader the country needs.

[Opti]

Mar 15, 2022 14:14:20 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Mar 15, 2022 14:08:59 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Why would they turn against him when they knew he wouldn’t win the election?

Isn’t it ‘in these last two years since he tried to subvert the course of democracy and seize power as an unelected autocrat?’

i don't care if it is 24/7 moral philosophy and physics, VB.

the studies show that cable news viewers are the least informed of all news consumers.  FOX is at the bottom of the heap, and the rest of them are not much better.

your article is complete crap.  you posted it as if it was serious journalism.
why?  or did you KNOW it was not serious journalism, and post it anyway?

Perhaps he missed where it said Opinion?