Starker on 5/8/2020 at 03:07
The facial expressions alone are priceless:
[video=youtube;zaaTZkqsaxY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY[/video]
Oh, and this is a real interview, btw. This is not an impersonator or an actor doing a parody skit.
Nicker on 5/8/2020 at 06:33
Is there a highlights? Listening to its voice is nauseating.
Maybe I'll wait for Sarah Cooper's version.
Never mind. I'll do it myself!!
[video=youtube;Ig_btdrmxD4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig_btdrmxD4[/video]
EDIT: Even in pill form, it's still nauseating.
henke on 5/8/2020 at 12:11
This is amazing. :cheeky:
[video=youtube;W7rJp2Tx7vc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7rJp2Tx7vc[/video]
Thirith on 5/8/2020 at 12:23
Perfect. :cheeky:
Honestly, I kinda hope that there is a hell and I kinda hope that this is what Donald Trump's hell will look like. That. Forever.
Renzatic on 5/8/2020 at 19:22
Oh, god no.
Nicker on 8/8/2020 at 02:27
(https://www.salon.com/2020/08/07/trump-takes-three-day-vacation-at-his-new-jersey-golf-course-amid-stalled-coronavirus-relief-talks_partner/) FUCKQuote:
President Donald Trump arrived in New Jersey on Thursday evening to begin a three-day vacation at his Bedminster golf course.
Reporters shouted questions about the stalled stimulus negotiations, but AP White House correspondent Jonathan Lemire reports that Trump ignored the question.
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate adjourned on Thursday, allowing members a three-day weekend.
Thursday was also the 20th week in a row when the federal government has reported that more than one million Americans signed up for unemployment benefits.
Pyrian on 8/8/2020 at 04:17
This whole thing where they deliberately don't negotiate, don't compromise, and let things fall apart and attempt to blame Democrats - they've tried it over and over and it never seems to work. Are they so resigned to losing the 2020 elections that they just don't care how bad it gets? Indeed, do they see it as better to let things go further down the drain so as to make it harder for Democrats to pull the country out of the hole they're digging, so as to win the 2022 midterms?
...Why not? Basically worked in 2010.
heywood on 8/8/2020 at 13:12
Yes, but the Democrats in Congress are playing hardball on this because they believe if they don't reach a deal, they can use it as an election issue. It's similar to the strategy they play with government shutdowns. They also know that if the economy takes another nosedive before the election because there's no more fiscal stimulus, that helps their campaign.
I think the number one sticking point is federal bailouts to help close state budget shortfalls in states like New York and California. That's a poison pill for the Republicans. And on that particular issue, I'm with the Republicans. The Fed should be helping states and local governments by buying shed loads of municipal bonds at near-zero rates, rather than buying shed loads of corporate bonds at near-zero rates to prop up the stock market. The fiscal stimulus should be directed to individuals, small businesses and other entities who need help but are two small to get it through the financial system.
Tony_Tarantula on 9/8/2020 at 03:42
Quote:
I think the number one sticking point is federal bailouts to help close state budget shortfalls in states like New York and California. That's a poison pill for the Republicans. And on that particular issue, I'm with the Republicans. The Fed should be helping states and local governments by buying shed loads of municipal bonds at near-zero rates, rather than buying shed loads of corporate bonds at near-zero rates to prop up the stock market. The fiscal stimulus should be directed to individuals, small businesses and other entities who need help but are two small to get it through the financial system.
ECB has been doing that and it hasn't helped. Mario Draghi flat out admitted last year that the ECB is trapped and is forced to buy government securities due to lack of other bidders.]
the broader trend for the stock market will be up regardless of which party wins but for different reasons. Most likely a Biden win will result in a collapse of confidence in public securities and a flight to private investments. Additionally the push in the EU to cancel currency and move to perpetual bonds will drive capital out of the EU and into the US share market. Keep in mind we're dealing with both a monetary crisis and a debt crisis, the latter of which has been dramatically accelerated by the shut downs.
Pyrian on 9/8/2020 at 06:36
Quote Posted by heywood
Yes, but the Democrats in Congress are playing hardball on this...
No they aren't. They're doing their usual technique of pre-rolling over. The House passed a $3.4t bill in mid-May, which was completely ignored by the Senate until last week. The Republican Senators couldn't even compromise with
each other to come up with
anything so the White House pulled out a $1t proposal and briefly sat down to negotiate. The Democrats met them
more than halfway at $2t and the White House walked out and Trump wrote some executive orders of dubious legality and even more dubious efficacy.
This is the old "eff everything up and attempt to blame the Democrats even though we're all so stubborn we can't even compromise with ourselves" playbook, straight up.
