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This might be the dumbest campaign speech in our lifetimes. But I don't blame President Biden when he “misspeaks” about inflation. He's not even allowed to go shopping. Our president has no idea what stuff costs – not cars, or shoes, or electricity. Biden clearly HAS been told gas prices are down this month. This point is reiterated every 30 seconds by some administration press release. Congratulations, Mr. President! But a guy who personally owns 2 ginormous mansions he seldom visits - and lives for free in a third -certainly has no clue about home prices or rising rents. This speech – inflation is licked but keep hatin' on the corporations - might have been written by Artificial Intelligence. At least the CNBC photo caption was, replete with misspellings. See link at bottom.
We know this is a campaign speech, because Biden is addressing consumers – and bragging – when he claims inflation was beaten. Who ya' you gonna believe – the president, or your own lyin' eyes, when you're in some store? If you don't like store prices, buy it on Amazon! All their stuff is made in China, and we're friends with them again. For real - it's official as of 2 weeks ago, when Biden met with China's dictator in San Francisco (they dined on chicken and rice - for real. Who plans the menu for these things?) Please try to keep up with current events. All that Chinese spy balloon stuff is so March 2023. Ignore the fact that Chinese warships are now sideswiping American destroyers on patrol around the Philippines.
Biden's inflation speech is hysterically deluded, because if inflation actually WAS licked, then who the heck is he blaming for continued price increases? The speechwriter doesn't say – the president just attacks corporate America generically. No one in particular. This speechwriter was clearly told not to frost any potential corporate campaign contributors.
Janet Yellen has been conspicuously absent from the public eye since giving her infamous “a disaster is possible” speech on November 9th. This is sooo NOT what campaign managers want cabinet members to admit during a tough re-election campaign. “Janet – go to your room, and don't come out until we tell you. There is no disaster.” (Full disclosure - this is imaginary dialogue. But clearly, she obeyed.)
When you wade into the details of Biden's speech yesterday, be sure to have your barnyard sh!t-kicking boots on. In addition to complaining that prices are still going up, Biden also calls on corporations to cut current prices. Okay, Mr. President - which ones? How about Ford – which just caved and signed up for eye-popping wage increases (25%!) for assembly line workers. Just after Biden walked the picket lines with those union guys. THOSE prices – cars – are supposed to get cut? That's not how money works, Mr. President. When you jack up the cost of labor, interest rates, and taxes, then things get MORE expensive, not less. This is a true fact – you can Google it, if you don't believe this.
Concession to Biden fan-boys: I agree – the president doesn't control the economy. So then he shouldn't take credit for dropping gas prices when he campaigns for 2024. Again, I don't blame Biden for this speech. This is a president so disconnected from governance that he doesn't even take questions, often mumbling “they don't want me to talk any more”, as a child with a bouquet leads him from the podium. The president's speech yesterday ("during the first meeting of the new White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex in Washington", per CNBC) was written by somebody else. And more importantly, America's soaring interest rates, dysfunctional foreign policy, and unaffordable housing are brought to you by wonks and bureaucrats NOT named Biden. President Biden only reads the speeches which are handed to him. Everyone – please stop hating on Biden.
But we should consider replacing the wonks and bureaucrats who keep screwing things up. And personally speaking, I long for a president who doesn't need a girl with a bouquet to lead him to exit stage left. But with the cancellation of democrat presidential primaries and debates Biden is all we get. And Republicans have a moron in line for the nomination as well.
I'm just sayin' . . .
Biden slams corporations over high consumer costs (cnbc.com)
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