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Welp, Fox News has a week of stories planned now.

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm https://mobile.twitter.com/mmpadellan/s ... 9849638915

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

I like it. It says, I got your tan suit right here.

Tan suit looked better on Obama though. Just makes Biden look like a floating head.

El Guapo wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:54 pm Tan suit looked better on Obama though. Just makes Biden look like a floating head.

Pretty much everything looks better on Obama.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:11 pm

El Guapo wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:54 pm Tan suit looked better on Obama though. Just makes Biden look like a floating head.

Pretty much everything looks better on Obama.

Including Biden.

stimpy wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

How much planning do you think it takes? Maybe it's just part of Executive time.

stimpy wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

Where did you read that it consisted of anything beyond Biden reaching into his closet and grabbing an awful suit? If anything, it shows he spent no time on the choice.

Wow he looks so old, confused and feeble in that screen grab.

I think it’s absolutely nuts that he’s planning to run again in 2024.

Goddamn tan! It’s the color of failure!

hepcat wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 4:18 pm Goddamn tan! It’s the color of failure!

It's a weak color for weak Democrat party sissies.

Mauve…now THAT’S your power color.

hepcat wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:58 pm

stimpy wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

Where did you read that it consisted of anything beyond Biden reaching into his closet and grabbing an awful suit? If anything, it shows he spent no time on the choice.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/biden-wea ... ntroversy/
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... g-birthday
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-tan-suit-r ... 00610.html
https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fash ... ntroversy/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 519107001/
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-w ... rsy-2021-8
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 98406.html

stimpy wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:36 pm

hepcat wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:58 pm

stimpy wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

Where did you read that it consisted of anything beyond Biden reaching into his closet and grabbing an awful suit? If anything, it shows he spent no time on the choice.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/biden-wea ... ntroversy/
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... g-birthday
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-tan-suit-r ... 00610.html
https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fash ... ntroversy/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 519107001/
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-w ... rsy-2021-8
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 98406.html

I like Esquire's take:

"Barry, I've got an idea. I'm gonna wear The Suit," Biden half-whispers, giggling a little.

"Joe, I tell you, you should wear The Suit," Obama responds with a full-throated laugh.

"Not the The Suit, of course. You had to burn that one, right?"

"Sure did!"

"I'll find another tan suit. I'll just wear it. Won't give 'em any warning. I can't wait to see their faces. Oh, and, uh, happy birthday."

Click.

Tansuitgate is so meta.

So...a bunch of news outlets publish stupid articles about it under the guise of news, because...ratings, and general populace is dumb as fuck and will read anything that has more pictures than numbers. But in your mind it somehow translates into "discussion in White House meetings"? The mental acrobatics required to arrive at that conclusion must be Olympic-worthy.

stimpy wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:36 pm

hepcat wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:58 pm

stimpy wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

Where did you read that it consisted of anything beyond Biden reaching into his closet and grabbing an awful suit? If anything, it shows he spent no time on the choice.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/biden-wea ... ntroversy/
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... g-birthday
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-tan-suit-r ... 00610.html
https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fash ... ntroversy/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 519107001/
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-w ... rsy-2021-8
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 98406.html

Ha! You were trolled by a 78 year old man.

stimpy wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:36 pm

hepcat wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:58 pm

stimpy wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

Where did you read that it consisted of anything beyond Biden reaching into his closet and grabbing an awful suit? If anything, it shows he spent no time on the choice.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/biden-wea ... ntroversy/
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... g-birthday
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-tan-suit-r ... 00610.html
https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fash ... ntroversy/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 519107001/
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-w ... rsy-2021-8
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 98406.html

You...you spent time on a weekend gathering links about a tan suit?

What's more, he spent all that time gathering news articles that simply stated Biden wore a tan suit and that it might have been a troll on his part. Yet none of those state that it was

planned and discussed in White House meetings.

google fail



whoops, gilraen already pointed out the fail

gilraen wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:43 am So...a bunch of news outlets publish stupid articles about it under the guise of news, because...ratings, and general populace is dumb as fuck and will read anything that has more pictures than numbers. But in your mind it somehow translates into "discussion in White House meetings"? The mental acrobatics required to arrive at that conclusion must be Olympic-worthy.

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm https://mobile.twitter.com/mmpadellan/s ... 9849638915

What was the point of posting this then?
Is malchior the resident OO fashion editor?
Didnt know you guys cared so much about suit colors.

malchior wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 4:57 am

stimpy wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:36 pm

hepcat wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:58 pm

stimpy wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

Where did you read that it consisted of anything beyond Biden reaching into his closet and grabbing an awful suit? If anything, it shows he spent no time on the choice.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/biden-wea ... ntroversy/
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... g-birthday
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-tan-suit-r ... 00610.html
https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fash ... ntroversy/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 519107001/
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-w ... rsy-2021-8
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 98406.html

You...you spent time on a weekend gathering links about a tan suit?

Yes....all 30 seconds of it.
How long did it take you to find and post the original Twitter post?

gilraen wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:43 am So...a bunch of news outlets publish stupid articles about it under the guise of news, because...ratings, and general populace is dumb as fuck and will read anything that has more pictures than numbers. But in your mind it somehow translates into "discussion in White House meetings"? The mental acrobatics required to arrive at that conclusion must be Olympic-worthy.

You really shouldnt be that hard on malchior.
I'm sure he meant well.
He posted the Twitter link because....ya know....TAN SUIT must have been newsworthy to him.

Alefroth wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:35 am

stimpy wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:36 pm

hepcat wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:58 pm

stimpy wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:17 pm

malchior wrote: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:56 pm

It's nice to know that with all the issues going on, this is important enough to be something that's planned and discussed in White House meetings.
Bravo.

Where did you read that it consisted of anything beyond Biden reaching into his closet and grabbing an awful suit? If anything, it shows he spent no time on the choice.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/06/biden-wea ... ntroversy/
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... g-birthday
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-tan-suit-r ... 00610.html
https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fash ... ntroversy/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 519107001/
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-w ... rsy-2021-8
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 98406.html

Ha! You were trolled by a 78 year old man.

Not me....malchior.
But carry on.....

And again....this schtick of someone else posts something stupid and barely a peep.
I respond and HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! Out of the woodwork they come!!!!!!
Lol........so predictable......

And honestly, I had no idea what TAN SUIT was even referring to.
I looked it up and thought that was the stupidest thing to be bringing up.
So I commented on it.
That's all there was to it.

stimpy wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:18 am And again....this schtick of someone else posts something stupid and barely a peep.
I respond and HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! Out of the woodwork they come!!!!!!
Lol........so predictable......

Mostly because you've totally missed the reference and gone somewhere so, so, so ... off the wall.

malchior wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:29 am

stimpy wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:18 am And again....this schtick of someone else posts something stupid and barely a peep.
I respond and HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! Out of the woodwork they come!!!!!!
Lol........so predictable......

Mostly because you've totally missed the reference and gone somewhere so, so, so ... off the wall.

Oops....I've added to my post.
You're exactly right that I had no idea what the point was.
And anyone who thinks it was coincidence or Biden made that decision strictly on his own is delusional.

stimpy wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:30 am

malchior wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:29 am

stimpy wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:18 am And again....this schtick of someone else posts something stupid and barely a peep.
I respond and HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! Out of the woodwork they come!!!!!!
Lol........so predictable......

Mostly because you've totally missed the reference and gone somewhere so, so, so ... off the wall.

Oops....I've added to my post.
You're exactly right that I had no idea what the point was.
And anyone who thinks it was coincidence or Biden made that decision strictly on his own is delusional.

Right and there was more to the reference, it was also an example of how the right is racist. I'll make this point relatable. You know how you complain about unfair treatment here? There is a comparison to Obama here. Instead of people pointing out how off the wall or hyperbolic your posts appear, instead think about all the reactions to Obama. He had the Republicans foaming at the mouth for absolutely bonkers reasons. One of the most infamous is the tan suit. The right had a full meltdown for *A WEEK* about the color of the man's suit. Never mind that people showed pictures of many politicians including McConnell wearing tan suits. They endlessly talked about how un-Presidential he was. Why? I'll leave that as an exercise in common sense but I am pretty sure it wasn't about a tan suit. So when people comment on the tan suit, they are calling back to the time the right had a full racist meltdown and the expectation that it will be conspicuously absent now. In that frame, whether Biden was trolling or not doesn't matter much because we have actual problems - like persistent systemic racism - to actually worry about.

stimpy wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:30 am And anyone who thinks it was coincidence or Biden made that decision strictly on his own is delusional.

I’d say if you think Biden is having extended staff meetings over the color of his suits, you may want to rethink your definition of delusional.

I know it's popular to beat up on Biden lately, but this is kind of impressive

https://twitter.com/KaivanShroff/status ... 6407211011

NEW: Biden has convinced 2 of the country's biggest insurers, @Allstate and @USAA, to cover living expenses for those who evacuated voluntarily in Louisiana during Hurricane Ida (in addition to those who were required to evacuate).

Biden asked them to “do the right thing.”

Smoove_B wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:06 pm I know it's popular to beat up on Biden lately, but this is kind of impressive

Impressive?? It's LITRALY SOcialisms!!1!

Smoove_B wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:06 pm I know it's popular to beat up on Biden lately, but this is kind of impressive

https://twitter.com/KaivanShroff/status ... 6407211011

NEW: Biden has convinced 2 of the country's biggest insurers, @Allstate and @USAA, to cover living expenses for those who evacuated voluntarily in Louisiana during Hurricane Ida (in addition to those who were required to evacuate).

Biden asked them to “do the right thing.”

That's impressive, but what about tossing around a few rolls of paper towels, which are always handy... Is he too busy to toss a few packs to the needy?

Well, he is coming to NJ on Tuesday to see the flooding damage from Ida, so I guess it's possible he'll be tossing paper towels to locals then?

Smoove_B wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:07 pm Well, he is coming to NJ on Tuesday to see the flooding damage from Ida, so I guess it's possible he'll be tossing paper towels to locals then?

Perhaps he'll pontificate on bleach in some bodily orifice or something...

Smoove_B wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:07 pm Well, he is coming to NJ on Tuesday to see the flooding damage from Ida, so I guess it's possible he'll be tossing paper towels to locals then?

If he was a real President, he'd have thrown them before the flood. Then there wouldn't be an issue at all!

How are we going to respond to this utter incompetence?

Holy crap. Got some info on the House Ways and Means tax bill and it is going to be massive. $2.9 trillion of tax increases, and $.6 trillion of assumed additional collections from additional enforcement and economic recovery. It’s big, even just reading the short summary.

It’s targeted towards the wealthy and it’s no wonder Sen. Manchin was calling for a pause.

There are some tax provisions that will be painful for new trust planning, and we’ll see what the insurance industry has to say about it.

How's it going Biden administration?

https://mobile.twitter.com/HotlineJosh/ ... 96751104[b][/b]

Welp, it's Trump in 2024. Thanks America.

hepcat wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:30 pm Welp, it's Trump in 2024. Thanks America.

There is a lot of time left but they need to get game quick. The VA gubernatorial election may indicate some. VA should be safe-ish for a Democratic candidate. It does appear at least from what we can see that Biden's woes are bleeding into that race though. If the polls still look this bad end of month and people turn out on the Democratic side...that's a good sign.

hepcat wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:30 pm Welp, it's Trump in 2024. Thanks America.

No blame for Biden? Come on.

I can't say much because I was kinda hoping Harris would win the nomination, and from what I have seen so far (in her role as VP of course), I am glad she didn't. I don't know that anybody on the ticket would have been better than Biden, but he was not even one of my first few choices.

I appreciate the obvious challenges of inheriting a post-Trump WH (and government, really), so I don't discount that. Not to even mention the whole "rigged election" bullshit that JUST. WON'T. DIE.

Who do we like in 2024?