Gender gap perpetuates itself, as does human race

In a surprise reversal from just a week ago.

Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Healthcare Costs for Americans

Friday, July 7, 2023

I thought I knew a hell a lot about healthcare and — (laughter) — no, I’ve been a sig- — (microphone feedback) — sorry.  (Laughter.)  I’ve been a significant consumer, and my family has as well.

If you can — a point — a point of personal privilege, as we used to say in the Senate — I was telling my staff that I li- — I was raised — it was a middle-class family.  We weren’t poor.  We lived in a three-bedroom house with four kids and a grandpop, a split-level home, and — and my — “the boys” — quote, unquote — now, the princess, my sister, had her own bedroom — (laughter) — as she should have.  But the three boys were — there were four — there were two sets of bunks in the other room.  And there was a closet that ran — as your walked down the — you walked up the stairs, you walk straight down the hall, you went into, quote, “the boys’ room.”  The three of us.  And on the left, there was a closet in that whole wall.  My parents’ bed, headboard, was against that — where that closet was. 

And every once in a while, rarely, my — you could hear — you could hear sort of a restlessness going on.  You know, like, the — just — and one — one morning, I get up, and I ask — I said, “What’s wrong with dad?” 

my administration is cracking — (coughs) — excuse me — cracking down

But get this: Some healthcare providers are trying to get around the rule by putting in place — putting in place a — a — the rule we put in place by prevent — to prevent the surprise billings.

The travel industry figured out how to — how to charge customers $90 a night in resort fees for hotels that aren’t resorts.  (Laughter.)  You think I’m kidding.  (Laughter.)

We’ve been trying to get this done for decades.  I don’t know how many times I made this speech on the floor of the United States Senate.  (Laughter.) 

AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Many.  [Or, possibly, “Freebird!”]

THE PRESIDENT:  I’m on- — (laughs) — yeah, many — (laughter) — along with many others, but now.  (Laughter.)

And it’s why I can honestly say I’ve never — I really have — I — I — I know I don’t look like it, but I’ve been around a while.  (Laughter.)  But all kidding aside . . .

God bless you all and (inaudible).  (Applause.)  Thank you.

Girls He’s Met, With Hairlines, Quietly Go Into Therapy

Democrats and Media: “We think there’s been a plant in the White House.”

Republicans: “Yeah, for about two and a half years.”

China To Sell Mini Electric Car in Vietnam
VN Express | 5/20/23 | Tan Phan

Chinese electric car company Zhidou plans to begin selling its mini electric A01 car model at an expected price of VND100 million ($4,260) in Vietnam within the next three months.

You’d think that an author named Tan Phan would like global warming.

“Those mean bullies on Vespa Scooters keep pussing me off the road.”

Per Scotty T:

🎵

The lot of the memers
At best its quite hard,
We work for good laughs
Get called a r–ard
We scarcely can live,
And not a cent more,
Since we’re paid off in likes
For the IMAO store

Those great blog monopolies
Are growing apace,
Their posts in the millions
By ignoring this place
Unto their high prices
The people pay toll,
While they pay not a cent
For datamining this gold

You load sixteen jokes and what do you get
Maybe one like and a night of regret
Saint Peter don’t you call me ’cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to IMAO’S company store…

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Jennifer Garner, IMAO candy striper, got a laugh out of this: