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May 29, 2023 03:30 AM Forum: Politics

Is the goal Which marketing executive can TANK an entire company FASTER than the other Exec?

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Northface was really popular 10 years ago. I was at REI yesterday and there wasn't much Northface at all. Bought a pair of Oofos, best sandal I've ever worn, and I don't like sandals. Can't even tell they are on.

May 29, 2023 07:05 AM Forum: Politics

Is the goal Which marketing executive can TANK an entire company FASTER than the other Exec?

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by Richard Davis


Does the video make you want to go out and buy Northface gear?
I'll buy whatever I damn well please. If there is something I need and Northface fits the bill I'll buy it.

Not going to let cancel culture affect me as it has you. 

May 30, 2023 05:13 AM Forum: Politics

Is the goal Which marketing executive can TANK an entire company FASTER than the other Exec?

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Cancel culture?  It hasn't affected me at all. I don't purchase Northface stuff.
Supporting a boycott of something because you don't like their politics is the definition of cancel culture.

You don't even realize you are doing it. 

BTW- Tucker canceled himself. Didn't you read any of his texts that were revealed in the dominion trial? Of course, your right wing media bubble didn't report about those, did they?

On edit: BTW II, What's with your weird use of capitalization in the title of the thread? Emulating the texting style of your idol trump?

May 31, 2023 01:43 AM Forum: Politics

Biden/McCarthy Reach Deal

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by James Brown

Looks like some of the lefties hate it too.  Must be a good bill!


https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/politics/house-democrats-debt-ceiling-deal/index.html
But will it make it out of committee for a vote? That is the stickler, init?

May 31, 2023 02:19 AM Forum: Politics

Biden/McCarthy Reach Deal

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by James Brown

"Rules: The beginning of any process to bring a major bill to the floor is taking it to the House Rules Committee. Rules preps the bill by setting the parameters for debate. A bill of this nature won’t be subject to amendments since opening up the legislation to last-minute changes will kill it. The Rules Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

But getting it out of Rules intact may be a challenge. The committee has nine Republicans and four Democrats. Three conservative Republicans on the panel – Reps. Tom Massie (Ky.), Ralph Norman (S.C.) and Chip Roy (Texas) – have railed against the bill publicly. If all three vote no, GOP leadership will need Democrats to get the bill through Rules.

Senior House Democratic sources have told us that it’s the GOP’s responsibility to move the legislation out of Rules and, at this point, they don’t intend to provide votes. “Why would we do that?” one senior House Democratic leadership aide told us Sunday night."


https://punchbowl.news/archive/52923-punchbowl-news-am/


Why would we (the Ds) do that?  Duh, to advance the bill, avoid default, and possibly avoid a second Trump term.   Sounds like Massie might vote to pass this from rules, but if he does not and the Ds refuse to step up, there is blood on all of their hands.  I'm assuming default would indeed be cataclysmic.   When I read things like "why would we do that..." it makes me wonder whether any of the Ds or Rs believe their own probably over-heated rhetoric...  Jim
I have little doubt the Dems will get it through if push comes to shove, but no doubt that I could be wrong.

May 31, 2023 05:52 AM Forum: Politics

Biden/McCarthy Reach Deal

Posted By Jim Moscheck

I can see one or more of the far right crazies that finally enabled McCarthey to become speaker (after an embarrassing 15 votes) are going to be pissed off, it only takes one of them to call for the speakers removal, IIRC, that McCarthey agreed to in order to win their votes.  

June 1, 2023 01:19 AM Forum: Politics

Biden/McCarthy Reach Deal

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi James,

I suppose, but given the level of doomsday rhetoric surrounding the debt ceiling, why would the Ds on the rules committee indulge in a ceremonial no vote on an issue of extreme importance to the country and to Biden?  You've no doubt noted that the Ds want to blame the "risk" of catastrophic, "end of the world" default on Maga Rs, yet they still indulge themselves with ceremonial no votes because of some minor funding cuts?   Consider the D below, who preemptively blamed MAGA for a default, and then indulged in a no vote at the rules committee!!

Either the passage of this bill is guaranteed, such that all of the drama is fake, or the threat level of failure to pass the bill is wildly overstated.   

As it is, McCarthy is going to be better positioned than Biden or any D to claim that he saved the economy from annihilation.   Why would the Ds give that victory to McCarthy?  It makes no political sense to me.   Jim
I get what you mean, but I think their no vote represent that fact that the debt limit needs to be raised because of money already spent. If you want to negotiate government spending do it during the budgetary process.  

The debt limit was raised three times when Trump was in office. Why is now any different?

June 1, 2023 01:57 AM Forum: Politics

Biden/McCarthy Reach Deal

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Tell me, Greg. Who do you think is outraged? 

June 2, 2023 08:50 AM Forum: Politics

For the Communist Democrat Party, burning a Gay Pride flag is a HATE crime....

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by James Brown

Was Greg amused that this story so completely outraged Richard?   Maybe he'll let us know.  Jim
I doubt it. He only posts when the other side is outraged, or at least what he perceives as outrage. This would be where he inserts an LOL.

Your post was amusing none the less.

June 3, 2023 08:27 AM Forum: Politics

Men cannot give birth, no matter how strongly Glamour Magazine wants you to believe it.

Posted By Jim Moscheck

Originally Posted by James Brown

I stand by my characterization.  You are clearly outraged.   You also appear to be obsessed.  All of your recent threads (and you start a lot of threads wink ) have involved outrage over corporations trying (and sometimes failing) to navigate marketing in a world where transgender individuals are becoming more accepted.   Why the obsessive focus on this one topic?