American Politics

[MarquisdeSade1]

Be happy for me. I thought I was going to be choking on sheep turds this Thanksgiving.

Trump won in a landslide victory. He created a new following for the Republican Party. I was at the rally in the South Bronx. There were people from all walks of life and colors. Everyone was tolerant and supportive of each other. The vibe was upbeat and positive.

No more vile protests shutting down universities. No free rides for criminals on the taxpayers dime. Focus is on America and Americans.

They tried to destroy this guy by any means necessary even attempted murder. Yet he continued defiant and strong giving the ultimate F you response by overcoming the challenges and rising to the top once again.

An American hero. He will be remembered as one of America's political icons forever..

But he is my Living God!

Post-script nicely stated.

[EihTooms]

Skyrocketing mortgage interest rates is a good start. But not nearly enough.

Mr. President. Sir. Where are the jobs?

Where are the tariffs?

Remember, Promises Kept?

Day one. No golf. "Turn this economy around". IMMEDIATELY. No later than January 21,2025. This is an EMERGENCY!

Trump's proposed tariffs could raise prices for consumers and slow spending.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/06/trum...ndroidappshare

For retailers and consumers finally feeling some relief from inflation, President-elect Donald Trumps tariffs proposal introduces fresh uncertainty around how prices could change during his presidency, analysts said Wednesday.

Trump, who NBC News projects won a second term in a decisive victory, said during his presidential campaign that he would impose a 10% to 20% tariff on all imports, including tariffs as high as 60% to 100% for goods from China.

Companies, retail trade groups and industry analysts have warned the move could fuel higher prices on a wide range of Americans purchases such as sneakers and party supplies.

"The adoption of across-the-board tariffs on consumer goods and other non-strategic imports amounts to a tax on American families, National Retail Federation CEO Matthew Shay said in a statement Wednesday. It will drive inflation and price increases and will result in job losses.

Earlier this week, the NRF released a study on the impact of Trumps proposed tariff increases and said they would lead to dramatic double-digit-percentage price spikes in nearly all six retail categories that the trade group examines. Those categories are apparel, footwear, furniture, household appliances, travel goods, and toys.
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Despite Trumps assertions to the contrary, tariffs are paid by the companies or entities importing goods and not by the countries themselves. This means the cost of buying products from overseas, whether directly or as an input for manufacturing, would rise sharply, said Saunders.

Given the trade between Chinese manufacturers and US retailers, a strict tariff policy would mean retailers initially either taking a massive hit on profits or being forced to put up prices, which would fuel inflation and dampen retail volume growth, he said.
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Deep discounters, such as Dollar Tree, are also exposed because their fixed-price-point business model makes it difficult to pass on higher prices to customers, said Peter Keith, a senior research analyst at Piper Sandler. The store, which sells discretionary items like toys and party hats, imports many of its items from China and has set prices of $1.25. That means the company needs to either absorb higher costs or shake up its price point model altogether, he said.
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"If we get tariffs, we will pass those tariff costs back to the consumer, AutoZone CEO Philip Daniele said on an earnings call in late September. He said the company typically hikes prices ahead of tariffs going into effect.

Customers could also pay more for a six-pack of beer, a bottle of Scotch, or even a pack of Oreos, thanks to tariffs.
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Shoes for adults and kids would cost more, too, if Trumps proposed tariffs go into effect, said Matt Priest, CEO of Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, a trade group that counts Nike, Walmart and others as members.

About 99% of all footwear sold in the U.S. is made overseas, he said, and it would be difficult to move a meaningful chunk of that production back to the States, even if a cost penalty is tacked on.

Count us skeptical that theres a pathway for us to figure out how to make two and a half billion pairs of shoes in the U.S. every year, he said.

"The rate of inflation is declining, he said. It would be counterproductive to then turn around and go back to pulling one of those inflationary levers, which would be additional tariffs, at a time when the consumers telling all of us, both politically on last nights results, as well as from a consumer perspective: We dont want higher prices.

Donnie, your voters demand that you keep this promise and enact it on day one.

[Sirioja]

Incredible, US have no brain, to forget he didn't respect law nor constitution nor democracy, leading to 6 January 2021 after all his bullshits about dominion. Then, many Repubicans like Pence resisted to his pressure with his mafia like Guliani, in order to respect constitution he doesn't even know and care about. When most Republicans with brain voted for Republicans but not for Trump, US will be now governed by his mafia including now Musk who bought people for him. For our world, let s hope his life will now be very short and same for Putin. Problem is not Republicans, but mafia Trump who fucked deeply US who believed him.

[The Cane]

LOL a great economy? 10,000 jobs last month --High Inflation--I guess the Majority of voters are just Dummies

Anybody being objective knows that the Boeing strike and the storms greatly impacted new job growth negatively. And inflation is back down from its highs. Those are objective facts. And the majority can be dead wrong too. Example: the majority gleefully cheered for Hitler. Obama handed Trump a good economy (after cleaning up after Republican Bush) and he fucked it up. Biden is also handing him a strong economy having a soft landing from inflationary pressures (that was caused by the pandemic and not Biden). What's Trump going to do? Certain he will fuck that up as well, among many other embarrassing flubs and fuck ups. Why so sure? Because the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior! Republicans run the economy into the ground with their tax cuts for the rich and bullshit "trickle down voodoo" economics. Then Democrats come in and clean it up. It's clearly a thankless job!

[EihTooms]

What's wrong white guys running "our country not yours" you've lived in Asia for 12+ yrs and according to your past posts, you are never coming back.

So what's wrong with the people that built the USA for the last 245+ yrs, running it?

As opposed to an Indian anchor baby like slutty Harris?

I think you hate men espec White Christian American ones, does that sound about right?

That's what I'm reading in your post.

The reason for the question is because you are an American born white Christian male?

Your post leaves me seriously nonplussed.

Today, Kamala Harris proved herself to be a "Better Man" than Putin's Bottom Donnie Trump, Moscow Mitch, Lindsey Nellie Graham, Little Marco and every other Repub ever has in their lives.

[The Cane]

They tried to destroy this guy by any means necessary even attempted murder. Yet he continued defiant and strong giving the ultimate F you response by overcoming the challenges and rising to the top once again. An American hero.

And in a nutshell, this explains at the heart of it why Trump won again. More people chose to believe this than those who know it was about holding Trump accountable for his crimes and civil violations. The man who sparked an insurrection rather than abide by the time-honored peaceful transition of power. I'll tell you what. You're going to reap what you've sown. That's for sure. We're all going to suffer in the end because of it. Wait until your euphoria starts wearing off. And reality "beach slaps" you dead center in the forehead! I will say I told you so! Fate has given Donald J. Trump another chance. Let's see if he can rise to the occasion and "make America great again". I sincerely doubt it, because the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. God protect and bless America!

[EihTooms]

LOL a great economy? 10,000 jobs last month --High Inflation-- I guess the Majority of voters are just Dummies and Spidee is a Genius--LMAO.

Remember James Careville the Folksey Weirdo -It's the Economy Stupid'?

Dude-- You watch the CIA sponsered Scumbag media too much-- Obviously because you and a lot of the other brainwashed Dickheads here believe in the Russia Bullshit and 30-50 other hoaxes thay have concocted against Our President Donald J Trump--Also LOL-- You Believed the Close Polls- Pull your head out of Your Ass.

Um. While it is easily substantiated that Donald Trump's dangerous and stupid economic and national security decisions in 2018 and 2019, contrary to all expert warnings for him not to make those decisions, led directly to converting a likely manageable Covid epidemic restricted to just one region of China into the historically deadly, worldwide economy-destroying Trump's Pandemic it became and further exacerbated by his critical 2020 year-long lies about it, mass murdering at least a million Americans and wiping out millions upon millions of jobs, there is zero evidence that either Joe Biden or Kamala Harris can really control the weather and cause 2 Hurricanes to hit the usual Red State areas of America in a single month:

Employers added only 12,000 jobs in October. That seems bad but there's a catch.
Nov. 1,2024

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1...-boeing-strike

U.S. employers added a scant 12,000 jobs in October but the labor market is likely not as weak as that number implies.

That's because the number was skewed by an ongoing strike at Boeing and by the impact of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The unemployment rate, which is less subject to temporary distortions, held steady at 4.1% in October, according to the Labor Department report released on Friday.

Is that the same scientific method you apply to determining who is a "smart businessman"?

[Artisttyp]

Be happy for me. I thought I was going to be choking on sheep turds this Thanksgiving.

Trump won in a landslide victory. He created a new following for the Republican Party. I was at the rally in the South Bronx. There were people from all walks of life and colors. Everyone was tolerant and supportive of each other. The vibe was upbeat and positive.

No more vile protests shutting down universities. No free rides for criminals on the taxpayers dime. Focus is on America and Americans.

They tried to destroy this guy by any means necessary even attempted murder. Yet he continued defiant and strong giving the ultimate F you response by overcoming the challenges and rising to the top once again.

An American hero. He will be remembered as one of America's political icons forever.

Last but not least he is going to get revenge on the people who tried to destroy him. I love a good Beach Slap. 👋.

[MarquisdeSade1]

Yes, this pretty much puts an end to anyone but a middle-aged or older White guy running for president for a long time. Obama was probably a one-off. The timing was right for him in that many Wingers crossed over to vote for him on the assumption that the Great Repub Recession and Massive Jobs Destruction he was handed was so godawful he would never be able to fix it and at least they shuffled off that responsibility and blame to a black guy. And, therefore, he would be the first and last Black president.

But then he did the unforgivable; he actually fixed it! In historic fashion! Consequently, Wingers had to hate and demonize him and his Administration even more.

And now with Hillary's and this election calamity, no more female abd / or Black major party candidates for a while. Probably a long, long while.

What's wrong white guys running "our country not yours" you've lived in Asia for 12+ yrs and according to your past posts, you are never coming back.

So what's wrong with the people that built the USA for the last 245+ yrs, running it?

As opposed to an Indian anchor baby like slutty Harris?

I think you hate men espec White Christian American ones, does that sound about right?

That's what I'm reading in your post.

The reason for the question is because you are an American born white Christian male?

Your post leaves me seriously nonplussed.

[Sirioja]

There will be some on the left who will say Trump won because of the inherent racism, sexism and authoritarianism of the American people. Apparently, those people love losing and want to do it again and again and again.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/o...ing-class.html

Old crazy, 78 yo, Trump election give really bad image of US, except for Putin, Orban. Hu and Netanyahou, real references. So senile not to be able to understand why US buy more German cars than Germans buy US cars, when I laugh in Germany seeing Teslas when faster than 100 , Musk has still to improve versus Audi or BMW or Mercedes, Porsche, when old orange seems not to know what is quality, but will probably fuck our planet health, when he doesn t care, having only few years left. Would be funny, his golf playfield being destroyed by a hurricane, or house burned by fire, like so many in US.

[EihTooms]

Not even one day after being wrong about anything do you eat any humble pie. Of course it is the same old bullshit with you and all them. Oh we were all wrong about Trump winning? Never mind.

Maybe shut up and figure out what you got wrong before popping off again. How about that?

No, you got to keep trying to appear intelligent while being the biggest fools in the room. All you do is repeat NYT marching orders. Hell, they had you morons convinced that you were going to win fucking Iowa!

So let's start with the economy first and listen to a Dem:

https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/

Let's be clear, if Trump succeeds, it will not be about his winning strategy, but the Democrats' losing one. They handed it to him on a platter.

They kept on telling struggling Americans that the economy was good. Despite the entire nation being hurt by inflation. End of quote.

The Biden economy has been great for the stock owning and home owning elite but for everyone else? Not so much. It turns out people can do math and see their prices up every damned day and they have less money in their bank accounts.

As for the restaurant business, there was all this idiotic hand wringing over Red Lobster and how restaurants doing badly were not because of Joe Biden. No, Biden was great. Red Lobster sucked. Yeah, TGI Friday's just went belly up too: https://parade.com/food/tgi-fridays-...-11-bankruptcy.

Then, of course, there is the concept of knowing who the fuck you are voting for. Hell, Harris may as well have been AI. Everything was scripted, read off the teleprompter. Can you admit now that no one wanted to see her? That the only reason she had crowds the size of Trump's is because of false advertising and people being paid?

Let's go back to Bob Lefetz: I can't even tell you who Kamala Harris is, and most people agreed with me, and that's why she lost. End of quote.

Yeah, so why even go to a Kamala Harris rally outside of a celeb performing or being paid? Shit, Trump was funnier than most modern day comics.

So yeah, maybe if you are off banging hookers in Thailand with a stock and real estate portfolio, Biden has been berry berry good to you, but for the average American voter, the economy under Biden has sucked. Trump has to fix the economy, and given the amount of debt Biden has put us in, I am not sure even Trump can fix it. He will do better than the self serving Kamala but math is math, and the numbers are not good. But what should anyone expect? Democratic to be honest? Hell no.

The Trump / Repubs' new Election Victory demos, Hispanics and Blacks, have given Trump / Repubs their marching orders to pass a BIG and "smart businessman" SUCCESSFUL economic legislation IMMEDIATELY upon getting sworn in that WILL, not might, WILL "turn this economy around" and start producing millions of good new jobs with higher wages while their rent is cut in half and eggs are a nickel each everywhere, all the time and so so so much more.

No "honeymoon" phase. Day one. No golf until it has been done.

"Promises made, promises kept. ".

I will be here on day one asking Trump, "Mr. President, where are the jobs"?

[Xpartan]

I am deeply disappointed in the American people. I think a lot of people just decided they didn't want a female president, and especially one of color. That's the only way I can understand this. Trump is the real "Teflon Don"!

But the American people did elect Obama. The problem or rather problems with this country (and the world in whole, by the way) run deeper than just racism and sexism IMHO. I can't for the life of me understand why millions of Americans and Europeans are flocking to the primitive, two-bit, far-right populism. Maybe, the evolution is turning back the clock, and the humanity's getting dumber. Maybe, they've gotten bored with democracy and want some excitement. Maybe it's a combination of multiple cultural and sociological phenomena that are forming this perfect storm. Who the hell knows!

[MarquisdeSade1]

Not even one day after being wrong about anything do you eat any humble pie. Of course it is the same old bullshit with you and all them. Oh we were all wrong about Trump winning? Never mind.

Maybe shut up and figure out what you got wrong before popping off again. How about that?

No, you got to keep trying to appear intelligent while being the biggest fools in the room. All you do is repeat NYT marching orders. Hell, they had you morons convinced that you were going to win fucking Iowa!

So let's start with the economy first and listen to a Dem:

https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/

Let's be clear, if Trump succeeds, it will not be about his winning strategy, but the Democrats' losing one. They handed it to him on a platter.

They kept on telling struggling Americans that the economy was good. Despite the entire nation being hurt by inflation. End of quote.

The Biden economy has been great for the stock owning and home owning elite but for everyone else? Not so much. It turns out people can do math and see their prices up every damned day and they have less money in their bank accounts.

As for the restaurant business, there was all this idiotic hand wringing over Red Lobster and how restaurants doing badly were not because of Joe Biden. No, Biden was great. Red Lobster sucked. Yeah, TGI Friday's just went belly up too: https://parade.com/food/tgi-fridays-...-11-bankruptcy.

Then, of course, there is the concept of knowing who the fuck you are voting for. Hell, Harris may as well have been AI. Everything was scripted, read off the teleprompter. Can you admit now that no one wanted to see her? That the only reason she had crowds the size of Trump's is because of false advertising and people being paid?

Let's go back to Bob Lefetz: I can't even tell you who Kamala Harris is, and most people agreed with me, and that's why she lost. End of quote.

Yeah, so why even go to a Kamala Harris rally outside of a celeb performing or being paid? Shit, Trump was funnier than most modern day comics.

So yeah, maybe if you are off banging hookers in Thailand with a stock and real estate portfolio, Biden has been berry berry good to you, but for the average American voter, the economy under Biden has sucked. Trump has to fix the economy, and given the amount of debt Biden has put us in, I am not sure even Trump can fix it. He will do better than the self serving Kamala but math is math, and the numbers are not good. But what should anyone expect? Democratic to be honest? Hell no.

https://nypost.com/2024/11/06/us-new...m-sources-say/

[MarquisdeSade1]

Are You Happy Like Me? We won't have to hear that cackling Ever Again?

Shes a very disgusting very high mileage 60yr old even worse those Ive seen in the south end of Sante Fe LMAO

https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/11/a-stunning-victory/

https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/11/06/fleischer-a-life-saving-election-result-for-jews-who-care-about-israel/

[MarquisdeSade1]

I am deeply disappointed in the American people. I think a lot of people just decided they didn't want a female president, and especially one of color. That's the only way I can understand this. Trump is the real "Teflon Don"!

There will be some on the left who will say Trump won because of the inherent racism, sexism and authoritarianism of the American people. Apparently, those people love losing and want to do it again and again and again.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/o...ing-class.html