Comments by wld4tatas (page 8)

^ Another dumb lie, but par for the course for gammanu. Capitalism, profits and getting rich are good things, but a $4B special dividend at a time of record inflation in groceries is beyond the pale, and clear evidence of what funonthaside said earlier... "companies are raising prices because they believe that they can get away with it". When Republicans talk about inflation, remember that your higher grocery bills are supporting additional payouts to the corporate executives and hedge funds who are the largest shareholders in giant companies like Albertsons.

Here's part of why grocery prices haven't come down. One company needed the money to support a $4 Billion special dividend to shareholders. Albertsons wants to issue a $4 billion ‘special dividend.’ Critics call it ‘looting.’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/03/albertsons-special-dividend-owners/

>Bullshit, we got Trump out of power once. Only because Mike Pence didn't yield to the pressure from Trump and did the right thing. That won't happen again with Vance.

>The only details that would make this palatable are "we're going to enforce antitrust like I should have started 3.5 years ago.... " I'll assume Puddy Tat is thus highly supportive of the FTC antitrust effort mentioned in the article below. US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher February 26, 2024 https://apnews.com/article/kroger-albertsons-antitrust-grocery-merger-competition-71b47dc86ec7449f29b2b488c1d3f9de

I saw TheeOSU mentioned... I've had that turd on ignore for a long time now

This will be a fun topic to debate. We don't have specific details yet, so it's wayyy premature to be drawing conclusions. Harris is just painting broad strokes at this point - penalties for large food and grocery corporations that engage in price gouging to pad their profits, and support for smaller food businesses that are trying to get ahead. We can already see this stimulating some actual real discussion on policy, which no doubt was part of the purpose, and what I referred to as smart. It moves the discussion past the moronic right wing talking point "It's all Biden/Harris' fault". We can't say the policy itself is smart yet because it will depend on the details which will get debated and sorted out. Of course, Harris needs to show that price gouging in the food industry is real, and that her proposal is not some empty populist gimmick. I expect we will be learning much more about this.

Even the Trump surrogates on the Sunday morning news programs couldn't defend this idiotic remark. It turns out this isn't the first time Trump has offended veterans and the VFW. Back in January 2020, he discussed the brain injuries suffered by US troops after an Iranian missile attack on bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq that month. He dismissed the blast-related injuries as "headaches" that were "not very serious". Veterans group demands apology from Trump over comments on brain injuries https://thehill.com/policy/defense/479859-veterans-group-asks-for-apology-from-trump-over-comments-on-brain-injuries/

Puddy Tat scrambling on damage control on this one lol

The largest veterans organization in the US blasted Trump on this. VFW Admonishes Former President for Medal of Honor Remarks https://www.vfw.org/media-and-events/latest-releases/archives/2024/8/vfw-admonishes-former-president-for-medal-of-honor-remarks

Once you see the word "coup" in reference to Biden stepping aside, you know you can immediately disregard anything that follows as pure right wing fantasy. The closest we've seen to a coup recently was January 6, 2021. Just ask Mike Pence.

Gammanu actually thinks other people do or should take him seriously.... LMAO

According to Forbes: NBC's coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics was an overwhelming success with rave reviews combined with a resurging interest in the Olympics. The network televised and streamed 7,000 hours of Olympic coverage, across all 329 events. The network generated a record haul in ad dollars, a ratings rebound from the pandemic delayed Tokyo Games. Looks like the right wing "boycott" was a spectacular failure. Meanwhile, rickdugan is still spinning his wheels convinced that Khelif is a man, despite the position of the IOC and the lack of protests from the other female boxers. Even that first boxer who quit after 46 seconds wanted to apologize to her. Surely if Khelif was a "he", there would be outrage and protests from the other boxers? Rickdugan is in the minority thinking this case is so black and white.

Mate you called it - inflation did in fact peak in mid-2022. Well done. Meanwhile, resident loudmouth and low information voter skibum posted the following in mid-2022: >Anyone who thinks that inflation has peaked and is going down from here on in is so fucking stupid they must be a progressive. LMAO

Great closing ceremony (from what I saw) with a surprise appearance from Tom Cruise jumping off the stadium roof. The guy is 62 ! Epic. USA closed at the top of the medal count with 40 gold / 44 silver / 42 bronze for a total of 126, beating China which also had 40 gold but 91 medals total. Team USA bested their performance at Japan in 2021 (39 / 41 / 33 = 113 total). Congrats to all the athletes and to France for hosting a great games. I'm pissed that once again I was too busy to watch more than a few hours.

The IBA is a discredited Russian organization. It was previously known as the AIBA, whose president had ties to Russian organized crime and heroin trafficking. Since 2019 it was banished by the IOC and abandoned by nearly three dozen nations. The group since changed its name to IBA and elected a new leader with ties to Putin. Anyone following world events knows Russia has been a bad actor on the world stage lately, and certainly not known for speaking the truth. Numerous reports have in fact cited a defamation campaign by Russia to undermine France and the Olympics - no doubt sour grapes from being largely barred from competing. IBA president Kremlev released a series of English-subtitled videos on social media packed with insults, saying the Olympics “burns from pure devilry” and calling IOC President Bach “evil” and urging him to “resign urgently.” He ended some of them by saying he’s sending Bach diapers so he doesn’t soil himself, then punching the camera. And yet, @rickdugan puts 100% faith in the IBA, asking "Why would they lie?" SMH https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/what-is-the-iba-governing-body-behind-olympic-boxing-storm-has-russian-ties-troubled-history https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clwyy9j8wxdo

gammanu vs. skibum, yeah ! Bring some popcorn.... could be the TUSCL version of Godzilla vs. Kong LOL

> as schlong as he lives, I mean, as long as he lives. I have to give credit where credit is due, that was a good one.

Watching the clip in context, it was a silly joke that generated some laughter, not a serious comment. Who cares about stupid shit like this enough to start a discussion topic on it? LOL

This guy is incredible. 24-year-old Swede Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for the ninth time in his career. Watch the video as he progressively works up to the new WR height of 6.25 meters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DigLvPl4M4

The genetic test probably should be redone, since the XY claim is based entirely on the word of the discredited Russian IBA. The IBA held a press conference today where they were supposed to clear things up, but it turned into a complete debacle. Khelif's next opponent is Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng. She looks even more like a guy, with bigger biceps. They fight tomorrow. Let's see who prevails, millions will be watching. https://static.bangkokpost.com/media/content/20240803/c1_2840867_240803231931_790.jpg https://www.the-sun.com/sport/12113369/janjaem-suwannapheng-thailand-boxing-imane-khelif-opponent-olympics-who/

^ All the conservatives on this board were silent on this story too, until you posted it. Are they also hypocrites? Or are you just stupid ?

Yes USA dominant again so far with 61 medals, second is France with 41. At the half-way mark France has already blown past their last summer games medal count in Tokyo of 33. Good for them.

Lots of good information shared on this thread. It looks like the boxer was born and raised as a woman, but had some genetic abnormality that gave certain limited male traits. It certainly doesn't seem accurate anymore to simply state the boxer was born as a man, or changed their gender. Once again, Fox News and the right wing media have severely misled their readers.

^ The guy who angrily demanded respect in another thread, once again showing he is not worthy of it.

Another hilarious attempted distortion by Puddy Tat. Here's a more accurate explanation. “White guys are really tired of the endless parade of weird MAGA Republicans trying to bend our democracy to its breaking point,” Brad Bauman, a longtime Democratic communications consultant who helped organize the call, told NBC News. "They think they get us, but they don’t," Bauman added. "And honestly, their dark vision for our future is just holding all of us back. That’s why we decided to start White Dudes for Harris.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/white-dudes-rally-elect-first-female-president-rcna164208