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But trump doesn’t have any ideology or political views. You’re still considering him like you would any normal president who has underlining political ideologies, historic understandings, and an ethical code.

He’s an empty husk; a malignant narcissist. He has bo conscience. He’s little more than an animal that eats, craps, and has sex with females. Yes, he has a racist streak. Yes, he’s a misogynist. And yes, his higher brain functions are slightly above those of an average ape.

But like any transactional leader, he’s corrupt. Whether we’re talking about Putin, Orban, Pinochet, Bolsonaro, or Berlusconi (best comparison to Trump tbh), He does whatever he thinks will keep him in good graces with his base. His base keeps him in power and rich. He feeds off of their adoration and provides them with red meat (usually culture war issues). That’s typical of every populist who has ever come to power.

So if his base demands getting rid of gay marriage, he won’t hesitate to try and make that happen. Considering Trump’s base, it’s pretty easy to connect the dots on where civil rights would go for minorities, women, and gays if Trump is returned to power.
 
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Al-O-Meter said:
are you willing to concede that no prior US President was more supportive of gay marriage at the start of their administration than was Trump?
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He was the first president elected following the 2015 SC decision on gay marriage.

I am aware that Trump said he was “fine” with gay marriage during his 60 Minute interview a week after the 2016 election. But, I would have to have been unconscious since 2015 to ever believe a word Donald Trump says. What you are asking me to concede would require I take Donald Trump at his word. That would be hard, if not impossible to do. After all, this is a man, who through words, alters reality as he sees fit. And reality is always altered, in his case, to shed the best light on him. Repeatedly. How many lies did The Washington Post note of this man? It numbered in the thousands when all was said and done. This is the single most “pathological” liar(IMO) to ever occupy the Oval Office. So, no, I cannot concede that, even with his own 60 Minute statement right there on the record. His word, and his words, like so many of his “nobody knows better than me” statements in that YouTube clip I posted, simply lacks any and all credibility to me. So no, what he said at the onset of his only term(so far) means absolutely nothing to me.

www.nbcnews.com

Trump Says He's 'Fine' With Gay Marriage in '60 Minutes' Interview

In his first on-camera interview since last week's election, President-elect Donald Trump proclaimed he's "fine" with same-sex marriage.
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Wow!

I’m definitely not tired from all of this winning!


The number of Americans filing initial unemployment claims fell to 199,000 — the lowest level since November 1969 — the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
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Claims were down more than 71,000 in the week that ended November 20 compared to the previous week. This marks the eighth straight week of declines and represents a major turning point as claims fell well below levels seen before the pandemic. In 2019, average weekly jobless claims hovered around 220,000.
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It is interesting that the unemployment rates are so low. Apparently the worker shortage was not because of stimulus money or heightened unemployment pay, as conservatives believed.

They mentioned on the news last night that people have not taken on second jobs like they did in the past, which were often the jobs that need filling now. I guess the pandemic helped people see they could get by with less.

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How weird is it to not have a president who talks about all of his haters and losers during holidays?

He just gives a nice message along with his decent wife! It’s almost like they love each other. Did Jill plagiarize from anyone? So weird!

 
Wow! Thanks President Biden! So much winning!



I bet all those Trumpers on here who claimed to value the economy over all else are going to praise Biden. Right? After all, it was all about the economy, right???

You might not agree with him on everything but you certainly can’t argue with the results. I’m far better off now than in 2020! Aren’t we all?
 
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You might not agree with him on everything but you certainly can’t argue with the results.
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On that, you and I agree. You can't argue with the results. The economy is garbage right now.

People are pulling the jobless claim number and claiming it is something it isn't to disguise how bad the economic miss was. Economists had forecast a gain of 550,000 jobs but the economy only added 210,000 jobs. That is bad. It comes on the heels of the admission that inflation is far less "transitory" than had been previously forecast and is outpacing wage growth meaning American workers are getting paid less when adjusted for inflation.

What the jobless claims number signifies is that the Biden administration has realized how wrong they were. This is exactly like the recent decision to reinstate the remain-in-Mexico policy. Dismantling it led to problems they wildly underestimated. Similarly, throwing cash at people led to problems they wildly underestimated. Throwing cash at people didn't even boost his approval numbers. The jobless claims number represents the number of unemployed people the government is paying. That the number is at a 52 year low doesn't indicate the economy is booming but rather that the government is closing off the 'free money' tap. It is a much needed step to get the economy going in the right direction but it is not an indication that Biden can party under a 'Mission Accomplished' banner. The economy is still really sick and it is going to get markedly worse when the Fed turns off the tap as they are going to have to do to get inflation back down to the 2% target.
 
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My 401k has been never better and I’m loving the liberal judges. So all is well for me.
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No argument here. 401k's are up along with bread, milk, gas, houses, etc. Inflation is indeed good at increasing the number of dollars a thing is worth.

As for the liberal judges, I'm surprised. I had thought you'd be unhappy with Stephen Breyer's decision to stick around.
 
Al-O-Meter said:
No argument here. 401k's are up along with bread, milk, gas, houses, etc. Inflation is indeed good at increasing the number of dollars a thing is worth.

As for the liberal judges, I'm surprised. I had thought you'd be unhappy with Stephen Breyer's decision to stick around.
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There are more judges than just those found on the SCOTUS.

Housing prices have been skyrocketing in utah for over a decade and the few pennies I’m paying more for gas is nothing compared to how much wealthier I am with my 401k.

Can’t argue with the results. All that matters is my 401k and judges.
 
Al-O-Meter said:
No argument here. 401k's are up along with bread, milk, gas, houses, etc. Inflation is indeed good at increasing the number of dollars a thing is worth.

As for the liberal judges, I'm surprised. I had thought you'd be unhappy with Stephen Breyer's decision to stick around.
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We are gaining jobs instead of losing them. I mean we were losing millions per day in 2020! Wow!

Unemployment is down, wages rising, and my personal bubble is fine.

Now? We’re gaining jobs and I’ve never been better off. I’m just not tired of this winning.
 
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There are more judges than just those found on the SCOTUS.

Housing prices have been skyrocketing in utah for over a decade and the few pennies I’m paying more for gas is nothing compared to how much wealthier I am with my 401k.

Can’t argue with the results. All that matters is my 401k and judges.
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The radiating of such positivity is something the world needs more of. There is more bright side than the torrent of hate, fear, and negativity we are deluged with on a daily basis. Kudos for making the world a tiny bit brighter.
 
I have made more money this year at my job than any other year in my 19 years at my company. Which isnt all that much tbh. About 80,000. Still a decent amoint more than ever before. Plus all the money i got from stimulus money and child tax credits each month. So now i also have more in savings than i have had in about 10 years. Again, thats also not much (2500) but still way more than normally. I usually live paycheck to paycheck but this year i have actually been able to put away a few hundred each month.
My 401k is also doing great.


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fishonjazz said:
I have made more money this year at my job than any other year in my 19 years at my company. Which isnt all that much tbh. About 80,000. Still a decent amoint more than ever before. Plus all the money i got from stimulus money and child tax credits each month. So now i also have more in savings than i have had in about 10 years. Again, thats also not much (2500) but still way more than normally. I usually live paycheck to paycheck but this year i have actually been able to put away a few hundred each month.
My 401k is also doing great.


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I’m just happy that fluffers are finally receiving fair pay and representation after being undervalued for so long.
 
Al-O-Meter said:
The economy is garbage right now.
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I’ll not argue one way or another. I’ll just say I have been coming across points of view like that expressed in this piece in The Hill, which seem way different….

thehill.com

Biden is delivering the fastest economic recovery in history. Why hasn’t anyone noticed?

America’s rapid-fire economic recovery is a historic event. It’s time Democrats treated it like one worth celebrating.
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www.foxnews.com

CNBC's Jim Cramer gushes over economy as 'strongest... I have ever seen': 'A marvel to behold'

The CNBC star offered a full-throated endorsement of the current state of the economy, predicting a sunny outlook for 2022.
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www.cnbc.com

Cramer sees potential for new roaring 20s-type economic boom as Covid concerns recede

"I think we could go to a period where we have an economic boom not unlike post-World War I" and after the 1918 pandemic, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday.
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www.businessinsider.com

One gobsmacking chart shows how Biden's economy is doing way, way better than all the others

The US is the only advanced country with a bigger economy now than before the pandemic. Thank a year-and-a-half of aggressive stimulus spending.
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I’ll not argue one way or another. I’ll just say I have been coming across points of view like that expressed in this piece in The Hill, which seem way different….

thehill.com

Biden is delivering the fastest economic recovery in history. Why hasn’t anyone noticed?

America’s rapid-fire economic recovery is a historic event. It’s time Democrats treated it like one worth celebrating.
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I did read that piece in The Hill and it made me question what The Hill is. That piece is DNC propaganda and The Hill doesn't hide the ball on what it is. At the bottom of the page is the line "[The author] Max Burns is a Democratic strategist", and at the top of the page is "THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL". This piece is an advertisement crafted to look like news.

I don't usually read header and footer lines but I did a double take when seeing it presented some things that I knew were blatantly untrue. Start with the tag line of the article claiming "the fastest economic recovery in history". Do you really believe that in all recorded history no leader has ever delivered a faster economic recovery? It isn't true even if you're only looking at American history. The example that immediately comes to mind is the so-called 'Forgotten Depression' of 1920-1921. Kudos to The Hill for including the header and footer lines I guess, but it does make me wonder how many people read that piece and didn't realize what they were reading. It makes me wonder how many pieces I've read and didn't realize what I was reading.
 
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I did read that piece in The Hill and it made me question what The Hill is. That piece is DNC propaganda and The Hill doesn't hide the ball on what it is. At the bottom of the page is the line "[The author] Max Burns is a Democratic strategist", and at the top of the page is "THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL". This piece is an advertisement crafted to look like news.

I don't usually read header and footer lines but I did a double take when seeing it presented some things that I knew were blatantly untrue. Start with the tag line of the article claiming "the fastest economic recovery in history". Do you really believe that in all recorded history no leader has ever delivered a faster economic recovery? It isn't true even if you're only looking at American history. The example that immediately comes to mind is the so-called 'Forgotten Depression' of 1920-1921. Kudos to The Hill for including the header and footer lines I guess, but it does make me wonder how many people read that piece and didn't realize what they were reading. It makes me wonder how many pieces I've read and didn't realize what I was reading.
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Kind of reminds me of how tucker carlson was being sued and his defense in court was basically that he is an entertainer rather than a journalist so no one should actually believe what he is saying. Yet so so so many people take what he says as fact and truth (my dad being one).


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The Biden admin got a lot of grief a few months ago (rightfully so) for their lack of prepping over Afghanistan’s collapse. But considering how the previous guy is the one who demanded american troops leave…

Well…

Just read the story. Nothing happens in a vacuum:

 
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