Paul Romer identified the Trump administration core ’competence’…
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Former World Bank chief economist Paul Romer tangled with Fox Business host Stuart Varney on Monday after claiming that the Trump administration is filled with paid liars.
The confrontation began when Romer predicted that the U.S. would not see positive economic growth in 2020.
“The virus caused this slowdown and the virus continues to ravage the country,” Romer said. “Remember on 9/11, we lost 3,000 people.
We lose that many every three days in this country. Remember the Titanic, 1,500 people died. You know, we lose that in a day and a half right now.”
Varney, however, insisted that the economy is “expanding” in the third quarter.
“And as Larry Kudlow says, strong growth next year,” the Fox Business host remarked. “We’re all onboard with that, right?”
“We’re recovering from a very deep recession,” Romer pointed out. “We’re not even close to getting back to normal. So we’re getting a little bit less depressed.
And the other thing is, the core competence of this administration is dishonesty. So, I wouldn’t pay attention to anything that somebody like Kudlow says.”
Wait!” Varney exclaimed. “That’s a bold statement!”
“That’s a hell of a slam, Paul,” he noted, referring to the remarks about President Donald Trump’s economic adviser.
“This is the way I operate,” Romer replied. “I don’t pay any attention to what Kudlow says. No serious economist —
…by the way, Kudlow isn’t an economist and there’s a reason this administration can’t hire a real economist is because they only hire liars for hire.
So, you get people who will say whatever the administration wants.
But you can’t get credible people. So, I don’t pay any attention to what Kudlow says.”
Times Newsletter, “The Interpreter: One Weird Trick to Protect Your Priorities Even if Your Party Loses the Election” Interviews Pavithra Suryanarayan, a professor whose decades of research into Brahmins’ gutting of state capability in India illuminates the Reds’ agenda.
When you say ‘hollowing out’ of the state, what does that mean? It’s an attempt to actively weaken the state’s administrative bureaucratic capacity. I write about this both in the Indian context and also in the American South in the period after the Civil War.
It’s a tactic to make sure that your priorities hold sway even when you don’t hold political power. …usually, middle-income and poor voters are not going to be persuaded. …Indian and U.S. cases are unique, because there the elites managed to play on people’s fears of social integration. In the case of India, you could convince middle-income voters to be mistrustful of the state because these middle-income voters were Brahmins. In the U.S., at the end of the Civil War, it’s poor whites who go through the same process of understanding that redistribution is one part, but social integration is another part of what democracy means.
Long story short; It’s good for the rich, bad for the rest of us, and bad for everyone when we need the state to be functional. Like now.
Trump has now visited his own properties 270 times as president, according to a Washington Post tally — with another visit planned for Thursday, when he is scheduled to meet GOP donors at his Washington hotel.
Through these trips, Trump has brought the Trump Organization a stream of private revenue from federal agencies and GOP campaign groups.
Federal spending records show that taxpayers have paid Trump’s businesses more than $900,000 since he took office.
At least $570,000 came as a result of the president’s travel, according to a Post analysis.
Now, new federal spending documents obtained by The Post via a public-records lawsuit give more detail about how the Trump Organization charged the Secret Service — a kind of captive customer, required to follow Trump everywhere.
In addition to the rentals at Mar-a-Lago, the documents show that the Trump Organization charged daily “resort fees” to Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Pence in Las Vegas and in another instance asked agents to pay a $1,300 “furniture removal charge” during a presidential visit to a Trump resort in Scotland.
A “furniture removal charge”?
Did he throw in that Tru-Coat?
But things get weird further down in the story, when the Post team seeks comment from an administration spokesman.
In response to questions for this report, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement that Trump has “turned over the day-to-day responsibilities of running the company though he was not required to, [and] has sacrificed billions of dollars” because of discarded deals.
Deere did not directly address questions related to the second set of promises Trump made before taking office — the promises that he would not use his presidency to help the Trump Organization.
This says less about the Biden’s campaign restrictions (or lack thereof) on campaign staff and more about Stantis’ need to have one of his characters in the Biden camp.
Ari, What on earth are you talking about? There are those usual suspects that comment here just to make bitter angry statements. I’m saying you can be bitter and angry anywhere. 80% of everything posted has nothing to do with the strip anyway. Snowflake, I hope so. All snowflakwscare different, not exact copies like the leftist clones that come here everyday
kaffekup about 4 years ago
Whereas, if it were the other campaign, in the middle frame, he’d just say, “I’m a great liar!”
braindead Premium Member about 4 years ago
Seriously, Scott, that’s the best you could come up with?
Didja hear that over 184,00 people have died from the COVID-19?
That more died from the virus during the Republican convention than died on 9/11?
That Trump continues to sabotage the CDC?
That Trump uses the White House as a campaign prop?
That Trump is using current pictures of strife in America and claiming that’s what it would be like if Biden is elected?
That black men continue to get gunned down by police and now by white supremacist vigilantes?
That Trump continues to attack elections and continues to sabotage the post office?
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And the big issue is that Winslow has a tie as a qualification?
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#TraitorTrump
up2trixx about 4 years ago
Of course, the qualifications to get into Trump’s campaign would be “I have money”, or better yet, “I’m in Trump’s family”
Silly Season about 4 years ago
Paul Romer identified the Trump administration core ’competence’…
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Former World Bank chief economist Paul Romer tangled with Fox Business host Stuart Varney on Monday after claiming that the Trump administration is filled with paid liars.
The confrontation began when Romer predicted that the U.S. would not see positive economic growth in 2020.
“The virus caused this slowdown and the virus continues to ravage the country,” Romer said. “Remember on 9/11, we lost 3,000 people.
We lose that many every three days in this country. Remember the Titanic, 1,500 people died. You know, we lose that in a day and a half right now.”
Varney, however, insisted that the economy is “expanding” in the third quarter.
“And as Larry Kudlow says, strong growth next year,” the Fox Business host remarked. “We’re all onboard with that, right?”
“We’re recovering from a very deep recession,” Romer pointed out. “We’re not even close to getting back to normal. So we’re getting a little bit less depressed.
And the other thing is, the core competence of this administration is dishonesty. So, I wouldn’t pay attention to anything that somebody like Kudlow says.”
Wait!” Varney exclaimed. “That’s a bold statement!”
“That’s a hell of a slam, Paul,” he noted, referring to the remarks about President Donald Trump’s economic adviser.
“This is the way I operate,” Romer replied. “I don’t pay any attention to what Kudlow says. No serious economist —
…by the way, Kudlow isn’t an economist and there’s a reason this administration can’t hire a real economist is because they only hire liars for hire.
So, you get people who will say whatever the administration wants.
But you can’t get credible people. So, I don’t pay any attention to what Kudlow says.”
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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/that-was-really-insulting-fox-business-host-loses-it-when-economist-calls-trump-advisers-liars-for-hire/
William Robbins Premium Member about 4 years ago
Times Newsletter, “The Interpreter: One Weird Trick to Protect Your Priorities Even if Your Party Loses the Election” Interviews Pavithra Suryanarayan, a professor whose decades of research into Brahmins’ gutting of state capability in India illuminates the Reds’ agenda.
When you say ‘hollowing out’ of the state, what does that mean? It’s an attempt to actively weaken the state’s administrative bureaucratic capacity. I write about this both in the Indian context and also in the American South in the period after the Civil War.
It’s a tactic to make sure that your priorities hold sway even when you don’t hold political power. …usually, middle-income and poor voters are not going to be persuaded. …Indian and U.S. cases are unique, because there the elites managed to play on people’s fears of social integration. In the case of India, you could convince middle-income voters to be mistrustful of the state because these middle-income voters were Brahmins. In the U.S., at the end of the Civil War, it’s poor whites who go through the same process of understanding that redistribution is one part, but social integration is another part of what democracy means.
Long story short; It’s good for the rich, bad for the rest of us, and bad for everyone when we need the state to be functional. Like now.
https://twitter.com/amandataub https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-interpreter
RobinHood about 4 years ago
Hey everybody, if you don’t like Winslow’s tie just say so.
If you don’t like Prickly City, just click unfollow
You’ll find you better, less shallow.
Silly Season about 4 years ago
Trump has now visited his own properties 270 times as president, according to a Washington Post tally — with another visit planned for Thursday, when he is scheduled to meet GOP donors at his Washington hotel.
Through these trips, Trump has brought the Trump Organization a stream of private revenue from federal agencies and GOP campaign groups.
Federal spending records show that taxpayers have paid Trump’s businesses more than $900,000 since he took office.
At least $570,000 came as a result of the president’s travel, according to a Post analysis.
Now, new federal spending documents obtained by The Post via a public-records lawsuit give more detail about how the Trump Organization charged the Secret Service — a kind of captive customer, required to follow Trump everywhere.
In addition to the rentals at Mar-a-Lago, the documents show that the Trump Organization charged daily “resort fees” to Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Pence in Las Vegas and in another instance asked agents to pay a $1,300 “furniture removal charge” during a presidential visit to a Trump resort in Scotland.
A “furniture removal charge”?
Did he throw in that Tru-Coat?
But things get weird further down in the story, when the Post team seeks comment from an administration spokesman.
In response to questions for this report, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement that Trump has “turned over the day-to-day responsibilities of running the company though he was not required to, [and] has sacrificed billions of dollars” because of discarded deals.
Deere did not directly address questions related to the second set of promises Trump made before taking office — the promises that he would not use his presidency to help the Trump Organization.
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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a33823237/trump-white-house-spokesman-threat-washington-post-reporter/
Bradley Walker about 4 years ago
This says less about the Biden’s campaign restrictions (or lack thereof) on campaign staff and more about Stantis’ need to have one of his characters in the Biden camp.
Kip W about 4 years ago
It might have been more credible if he’d said “I have a COVID mask.”
rossevrymn about 4 years ago
Stantis, did you like Jim Gaffigan?
RobinHood about 4 years ago
Correction to an earlier post. Sorry, I meant to post the following, sometimes it’s hard to post stuff from a Starbucks drive thru.
Hey everybody, if you don’t like Winslow’s tie just say so.
If you don’t like Prickly City, just click unfollow
You’ll feel you better about yourselves, less shallow
RobinHood about 4 years ago
Ari, What on earth are you talking about? There are those usual suspects that comment here just to make bitter angry statements. I’m saying you can be bitter and angry anywhere. 80% of everything posted has nothing to do with the strip anyway. Snowflake, I hope so. All snowflakwscare different, not exact copies like the leftist clones that come here everyday
PaulKmecak about 4 years ago
“I have a tie.”. Anyone else remember “Clean for Gene”?