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UNEXPECTEDLY: 

 

No Rally-around-the-Flag Effect for ‘Vibrant’ Biden So Far.

 

 

The Hamas attack on Israel was not a direct attack on the United States, but the attack killed at least 30 Americans, and to many of us, it was so heinous and bloodthirsty that it felt like an attack on America, or perhaps against humanity itself. In past crises, public-opinion polling has shown a “rally around the flag” effect — a surge in support for the head of state and reduced criticism for the leader of a country.

 

So far, that hasn’t happened for President Biden. Americans’ opinions of Biden appear pretty much the same as two weeks ago.

 

Meanwhile, as Dominic notes, Sky News asked Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen whether Joe Biden has the energy for another five years in office. She answered that Biden is “very involved, very vibrant.” When Americans think of Biden, I don’t think “vibrant” is the word that comes to mind.

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/no-rally-around-the-flag-effect-for-vibrant-biden-so-far/

 

 

 

 

When even Democratic Party operative with a lavaliere Scott Pelley describes the (p)resident as “tired,” you know the pilot light is completely out.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/this-just-in-biden-is-tired.php

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Of course.

 

Leading from behind.

 

 

 

THEY’RE CLOSING THE BARN DOOR AFTER SETTING THE HORSE LOOSE: 

 

Biden administration announces new sanctions against Hamas.

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/18/hamas-sanctions-treasury-qatar

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile: Biden Announces $100 Million in Aid That Will Likely Go to Hamas.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/10/18/biden-announces-100-million-in-aid-that-will-likely-go-to-hamas-n1735947

 

 

 

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On 10/17/2023 at 11:40 AM, B-Man said:

 

J-ass

 

Too soon! Joe Biden attempts to push gun control and Twitter quickly reminds him of current events

 

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https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2023/10/14/biden-100-rounds-big-gun-speaking-coughing-joe-biden-n2388549

 

 

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Do the PACS pay to put the advertising behind him?  why is he always speaking in front of Corporate (Military industrial right at the top of that one) PACS.  its like they own him or something

 

Corporate Partners - Human Rights Campaign (hrc.org)

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https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/biden-lifts-sanctions-venezuela-dictator-maduro-exchange-oil

 

 

Biden courting Dictators.   this dude is a failure on levels.

 

Biden Lifts Sanctions On Venezuela Dictator Maduro In Exchange For Oil

 

A panicking Joe Biden has realized that his best friends, now that oil prices are soaring again and the SPR remains largely drained, are tinpot banana-republic "dictators" (in the White House's own previous words) like Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, and on Wednesday the White House suspended sanctions on Venezuelan oil, gas and gold production. But since it would be too corrupt even for Biden to drop sanctions on Maduro in exchange for just a few barrels oil and nothing else, the White House pretended that the deal was in exchange for "promoting democracy",  and In return the Nicolas Maduro government promised a deal with the opposition that could see elections held next year. Which likely means 100% mail-in ballots and Dominion machines to "count" them.

“The United States welcomes the signing of an electoral roadmap agreement between the Unitary Platform and Maduro representatives,” Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson said in a news release.

“Consistent with U.S. sanctions policy, in response to these democratic developments, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued General Licenses authorizing transactions involving Venezuela’s oil and gas sector and gold sector, as well as removing the ban on secondary trading,” he added.

 

The statement cautioned that the Treasury reserves the right to revoke any or all of the newly issued licenses in case the “Maduro representatives” fail to stick to their word regarding a new electoral map for Venezuela. Of course, the Biden admin won't revoke the deal as long as it gets some oil; then once Biden loses the 2024 elections all bets are off.

Reports about the deal emerged earlier this month, following a string of signals from Washington it was ready to ease the sanction regime in return for commitments from the Venezuelan government to hold new elections.

The U.S. made the biggest move in that direction last year, when it granted Chevron a license to return to Venezuela, and that was without asking for commitments from the Maduro regime because imports of Russian heavy crude had to be replaced urgently with Venezuelan heavy.

Now, the new license regime would allow financial transactions involving PDVSA, which could boost Venezuelan oil exports significantly.

Crude oil exports from Venezuela last month topped 800,000 barrels daily, which was the second-highest monthly export rate since the start of the year. Most of the exports went to China, Reuters reported in early October.

So how much oil is Biden's deal unlocking? According to Bloomberg, Venezuela could be able to raise its crude oil production by 25% from current levels if the temporary U.S. easing of the oil sanctions becomes permanent.

Venezuela’s oil production currently stands at a paltry 800,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to various estimates. The eased sanctions would allow the South American country holding the world’s largest crude oil reserves to boost production by 200,000 bpd, analysts say, although the timing of achieving this increase remains uncertain.

Oil stocks will be in focus Thursday as crude fell after US suspended some sanctions on Venezuelan oil. Occidental Petroleum Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and Schlumberger N.V. are lower by about 1% in premarket trading.

 

Tyler Durdan

 

 

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51 minutes ago, BillStime said:


You’re a good simp 

 

 

Desperate AF 

 

This is an old Presidential trick. Who can forget President HW Bush riding around on his cigarette boat while the Iraq invasion was going on? It's just to show the other guys your confident, aren't scared, and can relax while they're pooping bricks.

 

Relax.

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11 hours ago, BillStime said:


Nope. Biden did more on a Sunday than Trump did on any weekend for four years.

 

Seriously - foh 

Under bidens watch we’ve been at war more than under trumps. If he’s working he’s not doing a great job lol

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Back to the thread   reality.

 

 

 

White House Report Card: Biden stumbles show weakness

by Paul Bedard,

 

Democratic pollster John Zogby graded the week a C+ and raised concerns that the U.S. has lost its leadership position in Middle East peace efforts. Conservative analyst Jed Babbin, pointing to Biden’s underwhelming appearance in Israel, said the week was a fumble at best. But, they noted, even Biden came off better than House Republicans who repeatedly failed to replace the speaker they fired.

 

John Zogby
Grade C+

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/white-house-report-card-biden-stumbles-show-weakness

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