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[–] [email protected] 96 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

“The high price of eggs is in no way President Trump’s fault,” Kirk writes. “Almost all the increase took place during Biden’s final months in office.”

This attempt at misdirection is so artfully sleazy I have to appreciate it. It should be taught in classes.

It’s still misdirection, though. It doesn’t matter WHO was in office, or WHAT the price of eggs was. Trump campaigned on the promise to lower those prices.

He’s not annoyed because the public doesn’t understand. He’s annoyed at the public for having the audacity to call him out on his bullshit.

[–] FlashMobOfOne 20 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I'm just over here wishing we could get both 49%'s that always vote partisan to give a shit about the working class and poor at the same time.

For four years, one side's angry and the other makes excuses. Then, when the other team's guy is in charge, one 49% decides it's their turn to make excuses and the other side pretends to give a shit.

It would be exhausting if we weren't all already exhausted from trying to live in this impoverished hellscape.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Someone will have to figure out how to get one of the sides to stop believing that the country would be a paradise if only their opponents could be completely eradicated, first.

[–] FlashMobOfOne 4 points 18 hours ago

That's true.

But, I think when the Boomers are gone history will show that their loss will be a boost to overall social progress.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago

it's not the president's fault!

it's the president's fault!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter if it isn't your fault. Your admin needs to fix it.

[–] dantheclamman 3 points 15 hours ago

That's also what he said he would do and the most convincing reason people flipped from Biden to vote for him

[–] Proprietary_Blend 22 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Where are the "I did this!" stickers?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago

Should I put them at the egg aisle?

[–] cubism_pitta 46 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Wonder why people blame him for eggs?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago

This just in: Elon Musk being investigated for fixing the price of eggs.

[–] QuarterSwede 3 points 17 hours ago
[–] houstoneulers 35 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Classic GOP. Campaign on fixing something that they blame another admin for and then turn around and say they can’t control that thing to fulfill on their promise.

[–] reversedposterior 2 points 10 hours ago

I mean this is politics in general

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago

shut up about the ~~sun~~ eggs

[–] [email protected] 25 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

“shutupshutupshutupeggpricesshutupshutupshutUP!”

[–] Zorque 3 points 19 hours ago

Free Waterfall IV?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 21 hours ago

"Why are you talking about that? You can't talk about that! Biden isn't in charge anymore, we're all done talking about that!"

[–] xc2215x 13 points 21 hours ago

He knows he looks bad there.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, when people were saying "egg prices are high and he said he'd lower them" for why they voted for him on election night, and i knew he wasn't going to be able to do much, even if he tried, i knew I'd be bitterly watching the egg prices until armageddon. it felt like people's big reason for why, that wasn't just hating immigrants.

it's bitterness on my part, but it's also a tactic for better people to remind voters of a promise he made that they can immediately see he didn't keep. it's a way for people who voted for him to justify voting against him and his party in the midterms. that doesn't mean they have to care about, like, democracy, or people who aren't like them, and so on. they can save face.

[–] tehmics 7 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I assumed it was just a bird flu outbreak, and prices would naturally settle back down with the next generation of hens. And of course he would take credit. But uhh CDC got their hands tied, so I guess we don't even get to know what's going on.

Surely someone has actually reported on the issue in detail and I've just missed it in these chaotic news cycles, right?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine if this had been under Biden. They'd have been banging on about how he caused it constantly. A fickle unthinking bunch.

[–] dantheclamman 5 points 19 hours ago

Being unthinking is one thing. But the degree that they actively avoid thinking is remarkable to me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Alright, I gotta ask. How much is a dozen eggs costing you guys right now?

[–] dantheclamman 4 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I saw them going for $10 yesterday in CA. People have reported them going as high as $18. Chicken is also quite expensive and in short supply due to the bird flu disruptions

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Meanwhile, a dozen eggs are like $5 in CAD in CA (aka. Canada)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago

30 for $10 at Costco

[–] ripcord 3 points 19 hours ago

$6 yesterday in the southeast.

[–] expatriado 3 points 21 hours ago

i haven't, but know you mention it....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

That "article", though. I thought I had just read the intro, but it was the whole thing. It's this what passes for online journalism now?