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Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



ImpAtom posted:

Your mistake is assuming they care about anything longer out than next week.

If rich folks care about sustained long-term profits they wouldn't be doing everything they can to destroy the very concept in favor of short-term gains.
So they’re taking a long term action in order to realize a near term gain? Can even Trump pass retrocausal tax cuts?

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nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013

Dementropy posted:

Much like some people look back at the amazing guests interviewed by Brinkley, Cavitt, Russert, and others, 2024 will have Mr. Turd and Tucker.



From the #1 most watched human being in the United States to interviewing some Twitter shitposter from Florida in a log cabin that like 60 actual people are gonna sit down and watch. Truly the Glenn Beck of our time.

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna

ImpAtom posted:

Your mistake is assuming they care about anything longer out than next week.

If rich folks care about sustained long-term profits they wouldn't be doing everything they can to destroy the very concept in favor of short-term gains.

but they're doing better than ever right now so what would they gain short term by crashing things? This entire line of thought is just lefty doomer version of CHUDS thinking Biden has a gas price lever.

Aramis
Sep 22, 2009



Dementropy posted:

Much like some people look back at the amazing guests interviewed by Brinkley, Cavitt, Russert, and others, 2024 will have Mr. Turd and Tucker.



The duality of man is Tucker wanting so hard to rebrand as a Ron Swanson type, but refusing to drop the jacket and tie under any circumstance.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Bottom Liner posted:

but they're doing better than ever right now so what would they gain short term by crashing things? This entire line of thought is just lefty doomer version of CHUDS thinking Biden has a gas price lever.

Are you saying they aren’t supporting him because I hate to tell you this they are. Because they don’t care about the economy it can crash they will be fine.

Toxic Mental
Jun 1, 2019

Wearing xxxxtra long shirts to hide the bloated liver gut

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna

CharlestheHammer posted:

Are you saying they aren’t supporting him because I hate to tell you this they are. Because they don’t care about the economy it can crash they will be fine.

I never said that. I'm saying "they" gain nothing by crashing the economy when they're already doing better than ever under Biden. Crashing the economy in some fantastical way that hands the election to Trump hurts them more than anyone and is dumb doomer brain logic.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Bottom Liner posted:

I never said that. I'm saying "they" gain nothing by crashing the economy when they're already doing better than ever under Biden. Crashing the economy in some fantastical way that hands the election to Trump hurts them more than anyone and is dumb doomer brain logic.

They absolutely do not care that they are doing better under Biden whatever that means

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna

CharlestheHammer posted:

They absolutely do not care that they are doing better under Biden whatever that means

Capitalists don't care about the economy they are supposedly going to tank because that helps them for ??? reasons. Got it.

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



CharlestheHammer posted:

Are you saying they aren’t supporting him because I hate to tell you this they are. Because they don’t care about the economy it can crash they will be fine.
I mean I understand it’s axiomatic and that’s more important than actual observations but the capitalists seem mixed at best on the prospect of more Trump

I’m not saying they’re somehow good so much as that many of them seem off the Trump train

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Philthy posted:

Im not even sure how they do the border fight anymore. It used to be about takin' our jerbs, but we need so many immigrants right now it's actually holding the economy back from even being more productive. They could go for the fent route, but that's not even coming from the border. Trafficking maybe? The whole border thing is meh. I get it, it's pure racism at the core for a lot of those voters, but framing it any other way for the weirdos in them middle doesn't seem doable anymore.

I've had to suffer through an official Trump ad (proximity to NH) and it's about the SCARY BORDER and Fentanyl deaths are heavily implied to be caused by that OPEN BORDER

Sydney Bottocks
Oct 15, 2004

Yes, capitalists are doing very well under Biden currently, but have you considered TRUMP

AreWeDrunkYet
Jul 8, 2006

Bottom Liner posted:

Capitalists don't care about the economy they are supposedly going to tank because that helps them for ??? reasons. Got it.

It’s a zero sum game for them, ironically for people who claim to create wealth. They will gladly take some “pain” (numbers went down a bit, not an actual change to quality of life) if it means they have a larger share of wealth and power because others are suffering more.

Doctor Butts
May 21, 2002

explosivo posted:

God drat this guy is dumb as gently caress

Seth Pecksniff posted:

This is why you don't go on national television without being adequately prepped. The questions are obvious and you can rehearse canned answers to them

It's got nothing to do with whether he's smart or not or prepared. It has everything to do with the fact that the guy interviewing him is not letting him spew a bunch of bullshit like others do. He made him stick to an answer. He didn't back down.

TotalLossBrain
Oct 20, 2010

Hier graben!

explosivo posted:

Didn't that guy say he only dressed like that because he was in Texas for a thing? Did that just become his default attire?

He was wearing his gently caress me cowboy boots in Texas.
Tucker only gets the casual night out cowboy boots

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

Nessus posted:

I mean I understand it’s axiomatic and that’s more important than actual observations but the capitalists seem mixed at best on the prospect of more Trump

I’m not saying they’re somehow good so much as that many of them seem off the Trump train

Which ones are you thinking of? At best they seem to be aiming for a non-Trump Republican nominee but when he wins they are going to shower him with money.

priznat
Jul 7, 2009

Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

*antman goes bananas*

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench
Hey Judge, can I please do some witness tampering?

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



Toxic Mental posted:

Wearing xxxxtra long shirts to hide the bloated liver gut

I don’t know why but turdman strikes me as a teetotaler. In fact I remember in that article from Vice or Daily Beast or wherever when the writer tracked him down and interviewed people in his community, there was a bartender who said something like “no I didn’t know this loser, but he sounds like a real piece of poo poo and I don’t think he’d be welcome here if people knew who he was.”

Blackula Vs. Tarantula
Jul 6, 2005

😤I am NOT Captain_Redbeard🧔
The 1% benefits from crashing the economy. Yes, their assets would lose value, but so would everyone else's. If stock and real estate prices crash, the super wealthy are the only ones with the resources to buy stock and real estate, taking advantage of the low prices. When the economy finally improves they've consolidated more of the nations wealth. Look at wealth distribution before and after other crashes, the rich come out richer and everyone else comes out poorer. This is in addition to the idea that it will help Republicans electorally, who will then lower their taxes, because for some reason people think Republicans are better on the economy. I don't know what power they have to affect the economy but if they can they will try.

AreWeDrunkYet
Jul 8, 2006

CannonFodder posted:

Hey Judge, can I please do some witness tampering?

And do lawyers normally pray in legal filings? What is that.

Fobby
Jun 28, 2023

TulliusCicero posted:

Gas has dropped enormously, inflation is cooling, abortion remains the self imposed albatross along with anti-trans poo poo, the GOP continues to crusade against weed and porn and contraception in 2024...

What issue is a winning issue for the GOP?

Probably still inflation. Just because the rates are lower now doesn't mean prices have gone down. Unless people become used to things costing more, businesses decide they'd prefer to make less money or supply explodes, or morons realize that it wasn't caused by Biden turning up the economy dial labeled "GROCERY PRICES" it will probably be possible to blame it on the Democrats. Even if prices do go back down Republicans can just say they didn't and no one will question it, like that annual Thanksgiving dinner cost thing.

Coolguye
Jul 6, 2011

Required by his programming!
well, we ALMOST got to page 40 before the first dumbfuck doomer flood

jokes
Dec 20, 2012

Uh... Kupo?

"capitalists don't actually care about money, guys! they actually care about TRUMP!" is a funny take

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

And do lawyers normally pray in legal filings? What is that.
Good point.
"Pray thee, good Judge, allow me please some witness tampering, as a treat."

jokes
Dec 20, 2012

Uh... Kupo?

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

And do lawyers normally pray in legal filings? What is that.

Yes, it's called a prayer for relief

priznat
Jul 7, 2009

Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

Fobby posted:

Probably still inflation. Just because the rates are lower now doesn't mean prices have gone down. Unless people become used to things costing more, businesses decide they'd prefer to make less money or supply explodes, or morons realize that it wasn't caused by Biden turning up the economy dial labeled "GROCERY PRICES" it will probably be possible to blame it on the Democrats. Even if prices do go back down Republicans can just say they didn't and no one will question it, like that annual Thanksgiving dinner cost thing.

Biden enacting stronger labour protections that result is higher wages is probably the only way to increase consumer purchasing power. I have no idea what policy that aligns with GOP principles would make it easier for Joe pubic to buy a loaf of bread. Prices will not go down!

kazil
Jul 24, 2005

Derpmph trial star reporter!

lol
https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1744488123722088588


Propaganda Hour
Aug 25, 2008



after editing wikipedia as a joke for 16 years, i ve convinced myself that homer simpson's japanese name translates to the "The beer goblin"

Coolguye posted:

well, we ALMOST got to page 40 before the first dumbfuck doomer flood

Does this help?

https://www.newsweek.com/multiple-state-republican-parties-going-broke-1858680

quote:

Several state Republican parties are reportedly going bankrupt and struggling to raise funds while being weakened by infighting, in a year when some of these states could be crucial for the election of America's next president.

In Arizona and Michigan, two states where the GOP presidential candidate will likely have to win a majority of suburban voters to get back in the White House, the state Republican parties are running critically short on money. In Arizona, the state GOP has just $14,800 left in the bank at the end of August, as reported by the Arizona Mirror.

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



I got more money than the AZ GOP! That’s a lol

kazil
Jul 24, 2005

Derpmph trial star reporter!

uh, some kind of explosion in Fort Worth
https://twitter.com/JoshBreslowTV/status/1744484913418588565

DaveWoo
Aug 14, 2004

Fun Shoe

Dementropy posted:

Much like some people look back at the amazing guests interviewed by Brinkley, Cavett, Russert, and others, 2024 will have Mr. Turd and Tucker.



Tucker and the Turd, coming this Fall on CBS!

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



Fobby posted:

Probably still inflation. Just because the rates are lower now doesn't mean prices have gone down. Unless people become used to things costing more, businesses decide they'd prefer to make less money or supply explodes, or morons realize that it wasn't caused by Biden turning up the economy dial labeled "GROCERY PRICES" it will probably be possible to blame it on the Democrats. Even if prices do go back down Republicans can just say they didn't and no one will question it, like that annual Thanksgiving dinner cost thing.

Yeah corporations are still seeing how much money they can squeeze out of consumers by jacking up prices and complaining about how nobody wants to for $10 an hour.

A great example is Wendy’s. During the pandemic they got rid of their 4 for $4 deal (burger, nugs, fries, drink) and raised it to $5. Then when I went by last week I noticed that they’d raised it again to $6.

TremorX
Jan 19, 2001

All Hail Big Hairy Mike

Serious question: What is the supposed "proof" that there were feds in the J6 crowd? I always see the accusations and the total acceptance of it on the right as fact, but, like Antifa, I never see any actual evidence to back it up.

Coolguye
Jul 6, 2011

Required by his programming!

actually yes, because if there was one lesson we learned from 2016 and the first bout of TRUMP, it's that running a normal campaign actually matters a lot to results in an election

TRUMP not being able to mount one because local operations are too busy murdering each other is a pretty massive LOL

there's also, you know, his many, MANY crimes and mandatory court appearances that will stop him from doing so, which is an entire class of LOL

jokes
Dec 20, 2012

Uh... Kupo?

TremorX posted:

Serious question: What is the supposed "proof" that there were feds in the J6 crowd? I always see the accusations and the total acceptance of it on the right as fact, but, like Antifa, I never see any actual evidence to back it up.

im sure there were a ton of cops at J6, just none of them were there in an official capacity

e: lol

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/18/958120766/at-least-13-off-duty-police-officers-suspected-of-having-taken-part-in-capitol-r

Coolguye
Jul 6, 2011

Required by his programming!

TremorX posted:

Serious question: What is the supposed "proof" that there were feds in the J6 crowd? I always see the accusations and the total acceptance of it on the right as fact, but, like Antifa, I never see any actual evidence to back it up.

there isn't any op

Regrettable
Jan 5, 2010



TremorX posted:

Serious question: What is the supposed "proof" that there were feds in the J6 crowd? I always see the accusations and the total acceptance of it on the right as fact, but, like Antifa, I never see any actual evidence to back it up.

Many people are saying!

Burning_Monk
Jan 11, 2005
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to know

Bottom Liner posted:

did biden increase their taxes? I'm not seeing how crashing the economy doesn't hurt them the most here

Because it would be a short term dip, manufactured by them, so they control the loses. But a long term gain in tax policy and social issues.

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Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



TremorX posted:

Serious question: What is the supposed "proof" that there were feds in the J6 crowd? I always see the accusations and the total acceptance of it on the right as fact, but, like Antifa, I never see any actual evidence to back it up.

I think the FBI at some point in the last couple of months said something along the lines of “yes of course we had informants monitoring the crowd of violent right wing terrorists”

And the supporters of those terrorists heard that and went “AHA we have them now!”

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