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HUMILIATION: Creepy Joe’s SOTU Address Receives Worst Polling in Past Quarter Century
While the left salivated over Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address, the polling numbers tell a different story.
Even the far-left Washington Post has acknowledged that the figures do not match up to the hype.
In a report on Friday, the paper admitted that while the left vociferously praised Biden’s divisive, rambling and angry speech, it is “not so clear the American public saw the home run that they did.”
The report noted:
Democrats would like to believe that President Biden changed the 2024 game with his State of the Union address Thursday night, demonstrating verve and combativeness amid concerns about his age and mental acuity.
Biden’s campaign and some media outlets have pointed to a post-speech instant CNN poll showing 65 percent of viewers offered a positive review of Biden’s speech. Viewers also shifted 17 points toward believing the country is headed in the right direction — from 45 percent before the speech to 62 percent afterward.
It went on to explain that these positive polling numbers are somewhat of a red herring:
What’s also true is that State of the Union speeches almost always receive strongly favorable views, in part because viewership tends to draw disproportionately from their allies.
The 65 percent who had a positive view of the speech was actually lower than any such speech CNN has polled in the past quarter-century — the previous low being Donald Trump’s 2018 address (70 percent).
And the 35 percent who offered a “very” positive review was effectively tied with Biden’s speech last year (34 percent) for the lowest on record. The next lowest were Biden’s 2022 speech and George W. Bush’s 2007 speech, which each earned “very” positive marks from 41 percent of viewers.
The speech, which involved Biden repeatedly falsely claiming success over issues on which he has dismally failed, was best summarized by Tucker Carlson over on the X platform.
“Joe Biden is actually a cruel and vicious demagogue,” he explained. “A man who has no problem at all denouncing his fellow Americans and putting his political opponents in prison as he has done.
“That was possibly the darkest, most un-American speech ever given by an American president,” he continued. “In fact, it wasn’t a speech, it was a rant, entirely lacking in decency or generosity to his fellow Americans.”
gateway pundit Walk like Joe Biden ...
Even the far-left Washington Post has acknowledged that the figures do not match up to the hype.
In a report on Friday, the paper admitted that while the left vociferously praised Biden’s divisive, rambling and angry speech, it is “not so clear the American public saw the home run that they did.”
The report noted:
Democrats would like to believe that President Biden changed the 2024 game with his State of the Union address Thursday night, demonstrating verve and combativeness amid concerns about his age and mental acuity.
Biden’s campaign and some media outlets have pointed to a post-speech instant CNN poll showing 65 percent of viewers offered a positive review of Biden’s speech. Viewers also shifted 17 points toward believing the country is headed in the right direction — from 45 percent before the speech to 62 percent afterward.
It went on to explain that these positive polling numbers are somewhat of a red herring:
What’s also true is that State of the Union speeches almost always receive strongly favorable views, in part because viewership tends to draw disproportionately from their allies.
The 65 percent who had a positive view of the speech was actually lower than any such speech CNN has polled in the past quarter-century — the previous low being Donald Trump’s 2018 address (70 percent).
And the 35 percent who offered a “very” positive review was effectively tied with Biden’s speech last year (34 percent) for the lowest on record. The next lowest were Biden’s 2022 speech and George W. Bush’s 2007 speech, which each earned “very” positive marks from 41 percent of viewers.
The speech, which involved Biden repeatedly falsely claiming success over issues on which he has dismally failed, was best summarized by Tucker Carlson over on the X platform.
“Joe Biden is actually a cruel and vicious demagogue,” he explained. “A man who has no problem at all denouncing his fellow Americans and putting his political opponents in prison as he has done.
“That was possibly the darkest, most un-American speech ever given by an American president,” he continued. “In fact, it wasn’t a speech, it was a rant, entirely lacking in decency or generosity to his fellow Americans.”
gateway pundit Walk like Joe Biden ...
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SPL Shootout...
I was waiting at a red light yesterday when a guy in an SUV pulled along side of me. The music coming out of his vehicle was so loud, it was making my car thump. I didn't know the (hip-hop) song, but I could clearly hear the lyrics from inside my car with the windows rolled up and the a/c on high.
A friend of a friend owned a car stereo shop who did custom work. By word of mouth, people came from miles for him to install some HUGE systems. Most upgraded car sound systems have special speakers and a sub bass box in the trunk that only plays the low notes.
Some background:
It's usually stated the range of human hearing is 20 to 20,000 HZ (hertz or cycles per second) and there are many factors that affect those numbers. loud sounds for example. Industrial workers in high noise environments are required to use hearing protection. The guys at airports who direct jets into the gate wear noise reducing protection. Loud sounds without hearing protection will accentuate hearing loss. Ask any Heavy Metal musician if he's got hearing loss and their first response could be "Huh?"
SPL is the acronym for Sound Pressure Level and there are metering devices for measuring pressure. I've always heard sound pressure is measured in decibels for music loudness and for the purpose of this blog, any pressure musical or not, is considered the same. Sub-octave sounds below the threshold of human hearing are felt more than actually heard and can be described as pulsating air.
So what's the purpose of a 5,000 watt sound system in your SUV?
It doesn't follow logic, but in certain circles there is status for having 'more bass' much the same as someone on a Saturday night doing racing with the fastest car or the most horsepower.
The shootout is a competition event where vehicles are 100 yards (or more) from the judge who has a decibel meter. They play their best sound with hope of generating more SPL's at the greatest distance.
This style of competitive volume isn't limited to the United States, as many of the photos I've seen are from enthusiasts in European countries.
Because of the high power current draw, the vehicles have to be equipped with several alternators and batteries to generate sufficient wattage.
A friend of a friend owned a car stereo shop who did custom work. By word of mouth, people came from miles for him to install some HUGE systems. Most upgraded car sound systems have special speakers and a sub bass box in the trunk that only plays the low notes.
Some background:
It's usually stated the range of human hearing is 20 to 20,000 HZ (hertz or cycles per second) and there are many factors that affect those numbers. loud sounds for example. Industrial workers in high noise environments are required to use hearing protection. The guys at airports who direct jets into the gate wear noise reducing protection. Loud sounds without hearing protection will accentuate hearing loss. Ask any Heavy Metal musician if he's got hearing loss and their first response could be "Huh?"
SPL is the acronym for Sound Pressure Level and there are metering devices for measuring pressure. I've always heard sound pressure is measured in decibels for music loudness and for the purpose of this blog, any pressure musical or not, is considered the same. Sub-octave sounds below the threshold of human hearing are felt more than actually heard and can be described as pulsating air.
So what's the purpose of a 5,000 watt sound system in your SUV?
It doesn't follow logic, but in certain circles there is status for having 'more bass' much the same as someone on a Saturday night doing racing with the fastest car or the most horsepower.
The shootout is a competition event where vehicles are 100 yards (or more) from the judge who has a decibel meter. They play their best sound with hope of generating more SPL's at the greatest distance.
This style of competitive volume isn't limited to the United States, as many of the photos I've seen are from enthusiasts in European countries.
Because of the high power current draw, the vehicles have to be equipped with several alternators and batteries to generate sufficient wattage.
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Now that's dedication
Some attendees of frigid Chiefs game forced into amputations following severe frostbite, Kansas City hospital says
The Jan. 13 wildcard victory over the Miami Dolphins might have come at a terrible price for some spectators who endured sub-zero cold.
The Jan. 13 wildcard victory over the Miami Dolphins might have come at a terrible price for some spectators who endured sub-zero cold.
LVP - Luxury vinyl planking aka sticky planks
Anyone tried this, used this, have any tips to offer on this? I have hideous tiles in my kitchen / living room and decided after some research* that LVP was a good interim measure (right now I can't afford the kind of tiles I'd like) and I've got half the kitchen done (the easy half) and am beginning to think I bit off more than I chew. My usual expert for the tricky bits is ill, I've an enthusiastic husband (not my own) offering to help with the finishing (if DIY guy is still sick next week) (there's a deadline of 20th March, no pressure eh?) but he said cheerfully he knows nothing at all about LVP but how hard can it be 
So while I am taking a break and trying to stop my fingers sticking to the keyboard, I wondered if anyone has done it for real because it doesn't seem quite as straightforward as the videos with experienced DIY guys / girls made it look. They were gaily enthusiastic but there are breaks in the recordings which I am now eyeing with suspicion.
*I'd never heard of it before, I was looking at laminate click-together flooring and that led to vinyl click-together and then to the self-adhesive type. Shorter life but easier maintenance / repair / replace bits, and "So Easy To Lay". I am quoting.
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So while I am taking a break and trying to stop my fingers sticking to the keyboard, I wondered if anyone has done it for real because it doesn't seem quite as straightforward as the videos with experienced DIY guys / girls made it look. They were gaily enthusiastic but there are breaks in the recordings which I am now eyeing with suspicion.
*I'd never heard of it before, I was looking at laminate click-together flooring and that led to vinyl click-together and then to the self-adhesive type. Shorter life but easier maintenance / repair / replace bits, and "So Easy To Lay". I am quoting.
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Biden’s campaign speech to other Democrats: Fact Checked.
Before the fact checking, did I hear Biden say an illegal Alien killed a young American Woman and then he got this Woman's name wrong even though her name is clearly on the medallion he held up for others to see during his campaign speech on March 7, 2024?
Not wanting to be replaced as the democrat candidate for POTUS in 2024, mr Biden needed to show his Party last night that he is strong…. so he shouted almost everything. For the most part, It was so sad that Only his Party cheered during his campaign speech.
“While President Joe Biden largely stuck to the facts during his thirdState of the Union address political campaign speech Thursday March 7, 2024, on several occasions he overstated the truth, left out key context or was simply wrong.”
Ok back to fact checks…..
“In a wide-ranging speech on issues including inflation, border security and conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, Biden on multiple occasions attacked but never identified by name – his Republican opponent in November, former President Donald Trump. But in contrasting himself with his challenger and making his case for a second term, Biden occasionally strayed from the truth.
For example, in addressing the critical campaign issue of the economy, he touted the inflation rate in the U.S. as “the lowest in the world” – even though dozens of countries, including G7 nations Canada and France, have rates that are lower.
Here are other claims the USA TODAY Fact Check Team dug into.
-- Claim: Trump told Putin, ‘Do whatever the hell you want’
“Speaking at a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, on Feb. 10, Trump suggested he might not come to the aid of NATO member states attacked by Russia if they aren’t contributing enough money to the alliance, USA TODAY reported.”
– Claim: US inflation rate is the lowest in the world
“Inflation has dropped from 9% to 3% – the lowest in the world!”
However, the latest data from the International Monetary Fund shows the U.S. has a higher inflation rate than dozens of countries
Read more here:
Other observations (more later):
— President says America is safer today than when he took office. Meanwhile, the Democrat Governor of New York is sending the National Guard into the subway to protect folks.
— I never heard knew Kamalala was in charge of WH office of gun violence.
— Catholic Joe segues into "reproductive freedom." Ten o'clock mass tomorrow?
— Joe says he's creating American jobs right here in America. Okay, then.
Bill’s a Patriot so see more facts:
etc
Not wanting to be replaced as the democrat candidate for POTUS in 2024, mr Biden needed to show his Party last night that he is strong…. so he shouted almost everything. For the most part, It was so sad that Only his Party cheered during his campaign speech.
“While President Joe Biden largely stuck to the facts during his third
Ok back to fact checks…..
“In a wide-ranging speech on issues including inflation, border security and conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, Biden on multiple occasions attacked but never identified by name – his Republican opponent in November, former President Donald Trump. But in contrasting himself with his challenger and making his case for a second term, Biden occasionally strayed from the truth.
For example, in addressing the critical campaign issue of the economy, he touted the inflation rate in the U.S. as “the lowest in the world” – even though dozens of countries, including G7 nations Canada and France, have rates that are lower.
Here are other claims the USA TODAY Fact Check Team dug into.
-- Claim: Trump told Putin, ‘Do whatever the hell you want’
“Speaking at a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, on Feb. 10, Trump suggested he might not come to the aid of NATO member states attacked by Russia if they aren’t contributing enough money to the alliance, USA TODAY reported.”
– Claim: US inflation rate is the lowest in the world
“Inflation has dropped from 9% to 3% – the lowest in the world!”
However, the latest data from the International Monetary Fund shows the U.S. has a higher inflation rate than dozens of countries
Read more here:
Other observations (more later):
— President says America is safer today than when he took office. Meanwhile, the Democrat Governor of New York is sending the National Guard into the subway to protect folks.
— I never heard knew Kamalala was in charge of WH office of gun violence.
— Catholic Joe segues into "reproductive freedom." Ten o'clock mass tomorrow?
— Joe says he's creating American jobs right here in America. Okay, then.
Bill’s a Patriot so see more facts:
etc
Bad Leadership updates: for those 50 Million who will vote for Democrats .....
..... for those 50 Million who will vote for Sleepy Joe please think again.....
by the way, NOTE: This thread is about the Joe Biden's bad leadership. All unrelated post will be towed away sooner or later.
"So here's what I don't understand. President Biden is obviously having a very hard time governing, but millions of Americans don't seem to mind. If the country voted tomorrow, Mr. Biden would get more than 50 million votes. He would lose with that, but 50 million is A LOT, as Donald Trump might say.
And it is the specter of another Trump presidency that is Biden's strongest asset.
Joe is not Don.
But think about it for a moment. What kind of leader creates a disaster like the open border? Who does that? Even Warren Harding didn't do anything that foolhardy, and Warren was a dunce.
And what kind of leader slaps onerous regulations on the fuel industry in the name of global warming, failing to understand that higher energy costs will ignite inflation? Who does that? Not Herbert Hoover. As bad as he was with the great depression, he didn't start it.
And what kind of leader calls the Afghan withdrawal a complete success? Jimmy Carter didn't come close to doing that, and his foreign policy was brutal.
So, for all you Biden voters, a simple request: Please think about what the deuce you are doing.
Thanks for reading the message." ~B 'O'Reilly
by the way, NOTE: This thread is about the Joe Biden's bad leadership. All unrelated post will be towed away sooner or later.
"So here's what I don't understand. President Biden is obviously having a very hard time governing, but millions of Americans don't seem to mind. If the country voted tomorrow, Mr. Biden would get more than 50 million votes. He would lose with that, but 50 million is A LOT, as Donald Trump might say.
And it is the specter of another Trump presidency that is Biden's strongest asset.
Joe is not Don.
But think about it for a moment. What kind of leader creates a disaster like the open border? Who does that? Even Warren Harding didn't do anything that foolhardy, and Warren was a dunce.
And what kind of leader slaps onerous regulations on the fuel industry in the name of global warming, failing to understand that higher energy costs will ignite inflation? Who does that? Not Herbert Hoover. As bad as he was with the great depression, he didn't start it.
And what kind of leader calls the Afghan withdrawal a complete success? Jimmy Carter didn't come close to doing that, and his foreign policy was brutal.
So, for all you Biden voters, a simple request: Please think about what the deuce you are doing.
Thanks for reading the message." ~B 'O'Reilly
Have you ever wondered why girls are the way they are?
Many girls on dating sites get acquainted in order to extort money from their boyfriend... and in fact, our society has come to the point that we cannot meet a truly honest and amazing person
And I’m very sorry that when you write to some person, and all he has on his mind is sex and something else that doesn’t coincide with the thoughts of that person who wants to meet and build a really strong family
What do you want?
I personally have been on this site not so long ago, but I constantly come across perverts, but I want normal communication and nothing more
If you are a good person, write to me, I would like to have a normal conversation
I accept everyone as friends, for communication and maybe more
And I’m very sorry that when you write to some person, and all he has on his mind is sex and something else that doesn’t coincide with the thoughts of that person who wants to meet and build a really strong family
What do you want?
I personally have been on this site not so long ago, but I constantly come across perverts, but I want normal communication and nothing more
If you are a good person, write to me, I would like to have a normal conversation
I accept everyone as friends, for communication and maybe more
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The online dating scene is rough.
Picture this - you match with someone on a dating app and get talking. It goes quite well, and you joke around while still maintaining a somewhat serious getting to know each other type of conversation.
At some point - silence. Not a peep for three days. You begin to form a message in your head like "Hey, did I say or do something you didn't like or approve of? Because if so, I am sorry", only to be met with "profile deleted".
That happened to me - and it's not the first time, which makes me wonder if there's something wrong with me, or if I have to change my whole approach to talking to people online. The only thing I can think I did wrong is jokingly say "I am available at that day. Just saying!" when she named the food she was going to make. Again - it was a joke. I would never force anyone to meet me if they didn't want to. I also made that clear to this person.
I have also experienced being ghosted several times, and being asked for money a few times. One person asked me if my family was rich. When I said no, I was blocked.
Maybe online dating isn't for me. The last time I met someone on a dating app, we went for a coffee but she decided that nothing more would come of it, because of what she called "multiple red flags" - which left me pretty dumbstruck, since I didn't do anything red flag stuff. We walked and talked for an hour, so I am not entirely sure why multiple red flags were shown.
Maybe it was my video gaming, the way I talked or what I ate. I simply don't know, because she refused to say what those red flags were.
Maybe I'll just stay single. It's working out pretty well so far, anyway
At some point - silence. Not a peep for three days. You begin to form a message in your head like "Hey, did I say or do something you didn't like or approve of? Because if so, I am sorry", only to be met with "profile deleted".
That happened to me - and it's not the first time, which makes me wonder if there's something wrong with me, or if I have to change my whole approach to talking to people online. The only thing I can think I did wrong is jokingly say "I am available at that day. Just saying!" when she named the food she was going to make. Again - it was a joke. I would never force anyone to meet me if they didn't want to. I also made that clear to this person.
I have also experienced being ghosted several times, and being asked for money a few times. One person asked me if my family was rich. When I said no, I was blocked.
Maybe online dating isn't for me. The last time I met someone on a dating app, we went for a coffee but she decided that nothing more would come of it, because of what she called "multiple red flags" - which left me pretty dumbstruck, since I didn't do anything red flag stuff. We walked and talked for an hour, so I am not entirely sure why multiple red flags were shown.
Maybe it was my video gaming, the way I talked or what I ate. I simply don't know, because she refused to say what those red flags were.
Maybe I'll just stay single. It's working out pretty well so far, anyway
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I cannot recall having the desire to mingle.
Probably 25 years ago, I was on POF and the woman I was dating suggested we go to their dating site advertised meeting at a local restaurant to 'mingle' but my thought was "If we were dating, why would there be a need to mingle?"
Okay, some people like to socialize... I get that, but the meeting wasn't organized. I expected an announcer or someone to greet the members, as they say 'break the ice' with introductions, expectations, locations... maybe not name tags with profile names, but something to actually attract people to converse as a starting point.
Instead, it was some guys or girls who came alone or with a friend and didn't really mingle.
Unsuccessful at best.
Matchdoctor had a small group of members who were on the forums and successfully had a few meet & greet events that worked. I went to one and to my surprise met some nice folks!
One lady was 20 miles from me and working in health care. She was accepted to a nursing program in Alaska and relocated. We messaged a few times and after a few years I lost contact with her.
Hopefully, she found what she was looking for...
Probably 25 years ago, I was on POF and the woman I was dating suggested we go to their dating site advertised meeting at a local restaurant to 'mingle' but my thought was "If we were dating, why would there be a need to mingle?"
Okay, some people like to socialize... I get that, but the meeting wasn't organized. I expected an announcer or someone to greet the members, as they say 'break the ice' with introductions, expectations, locations... maybe not name tags with profile names, but something to actually attract people to converse as a starting point.
Instead, it was some guys or girls who came alone or with a friend and didn't really mingle.
Unsuccessful at best.
Matchdoctor had a small group of members who were on the forums and successfully had a few meet & greet events that worked. I went to one and to my surprise met some nice folks!
One lady was 20 miles from me and working in health care. She was accepted to a nursing program in Alaska and relocated. We messaged a few times and after a few years I lost contact with her.
Hopefully, she found what she was looking for...
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What is this new "PREMIUM?"
What is this new "PREMIUM?" I am seeing it more often, what is the difference?
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