Snip: How was your weekend?
Snipe: It was fine, got a few laughs. Spend most mornings watching BREAKING NEWS.
Snip: What channel is that?
Snipe: All of them. It’s the latest grabber. The programmers seem to think that if you call it something that sounds immediate, viewers will stay tuned in.
Snip: I have noticed that they all say that all day, breaking the same news hour after hour. But what did you find humorous?
Snipe: Mostly administration officials and ranking Republicans trying to justify the trade wars. Spinning more than the cycle of your washing machine. (Made me think mostly of a different definition of rank.)
Snip: What are they saying?
Snipe: The smiling steno of money saying uh…, er…, well…, uh… with each response. Well, uh, ….it takes er, …uh, …takes time. But, uh,… er… people are buying things so it’s ah, good.
Snip: Are people buying things?
Snipe: Yes, many are purchasing bit ticket items currently in inventory before the tariffs drive up the price. Shopkeepers will tell you that when the shelves empty out they will either stay empty or prices will jump significantly.
Snip: I heard one businessman say he was going to lose his business.
Snipe: Won’t be an unusual story if this craziness doesn’t stop. Because, no matter what orange felon thinks, WE pay the price. The tariffs aren’t paid by the shippers, they are tacked on to the price of the goods. Who gets hurt the most? As usual, those who can least afford it.
Snip: That’s what this businessman said. He has to import most of his supplies and many of the products he sells are made overseas. It’s suggested that he should just build a factory to overcome that problem. He says he has not the money to build a factory nor will he accumulate enough in profit to do so. Even if he had the money, the time it would take makes it impossible
Snipe: And, the smiling spinners never mention how much time is involved in building a factory and getting it up and running. Can be years. Find the land, get the zoning, hire the builders, build the equipment, test the operation, acquire the raw materials to build your product. Not a blink and it’s done.
Snip: So, what other humorous topics were covered?
Snipe: The issue of safety. Personal phones used to relay DOD information. I thought the party-line phones went out in the 50s. Seems almost anyone can tune in – from the press to the hackers and probably foreign surveillance.
Snip: Even I was amused to learn one of those responsible for our safety had a purse stolen while out in public. Everyone in my circle of friends knows enough to make sure that can’t happen when dining out. Yikes.
Snipe: Maybe the tight tee-shirt attire worn to prisons distracted the security personnel who were there.
Snip: Like a coat with a message worn to the border about 6 or 7 years ago, clothing can make a statement.
Snipe: The assault on morality and the unexplainable obsession with sex seems to always be at the forefront of one party.
Snip: I’ve heard that they propose to give $5,000 to new mothers.
Snipe: Wow, sounds like a lot of money. It could be used to pay for about 3 or 4 months of child care. After that you’re on your own. Snip: Guess if you need money, having a baby might not be the best way to get it.
Snipe: The 5K stipend seems to be the opinion of the two fathers of 18 children by who knows how many women, many born out-of-wedlock. Where’s the moral basis for that?
Snip: Those kids are lucky their bio dads have money. They won’t have to scrape for the food and clothes made more expensive by tariffs.
Snipe: The current agenda is becoming clear – control the population. How? Make sure they are;
1. Less healthy – HHS cuts taking care of that one
2. Less educated – Dept of Education and Executive Orders working on that
3. Less safe – Phone calls and inattention to surroundings making strides there
4. Less well fed – FDA cuts and tariffs working together here
5. Less secure – job losses and increased costs lining up for this
6. Less confident in the future – DOJ bowing to orange responsible here
7. Less healthy children as DOGGIE team cuts food and aid programs. Food kitchens fear they will have to shut down
Snip: Is this the “Great America” aim? The agenda touted by the orange felon’s supporters?
Snipe: Sounds more like the America of mid-1800s. Or, some country run by a dictator.
Snip: Sort of lost the humor of the weekend.
Snipe: I’m sure there will be more idiocy to laugh at next week. Stay tuned.
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