Well, Facebook tried to censor me for the first time (most of my posts these days are reposts,sometimes annotated). The targeted post (from the group Government Sucks) focused on German taxes on tampons. I'm a bachelor; what do I know about tampons? What I didn't know is that this is a controversial issue which has been fact-checked, and Facebook is taking sides. Apparently years back Germany taxed tampons at a luxury goods rate of 19%. The Tampon Book was a workaround for which books were taxed at 7%. Finally Germany changed the tax rate in 2020. That seems to be what the kerfuffle is all about--the 19% tax is in the past. But it was a real thing, and a good example of how people work around bad public policy and sometimes forces its change.
Well, I'm back into single-digit followers, an annual low.
Not even Trump was stupid enough to call for regime change in Russia in a major speech overseas.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 27, 2022
#BidenWorstPresidentEver
The idea that you are entitled to/spend someone else's money is morally corrupt and economically perverse.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 27, 2022
"Rick Scott"
Nope. You are no doubt referring to the Azov regiment, which is not part of the Ukraine military but part of its National Guard. It was started by ultra-right nationalists around 2014 but has since been "de-ideologized". https://t.co/mBAeFksYLh
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 27, 2022
It's like choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea. I have never, and will never, vote for either.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 27, 2022
"Biden or Trump"
Politics of Envy rubbish with unconstitutional definitions of income, which would likely, even if enacted, result in intended consequences like lower investment and lesser job growth. https://t.co/UXMi5ezRZm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 27, 2022
We need to repeal the Jones Act, a corrupt protectionist act which costs the average American consumer and has made American shipbuilding globally noncompetitive.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 27, 2022
Maine
The US lost a lot of moral authority by torturing Gitmo detainees. Zelensky has got to know the documented abuse of Russian POW's by Ukrainians plays right into Putin's propaganda machine and undermines his credibility in the eyes of the global community.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 27, 2022
"POWs"
Hell of a March Madness tournament. St. Peter's Cinderella story came to an end, UCLA's brief trip reminded me of their dominance during my youth, and UH made its third straight Sweet 16 since the Phi Slama Jama years of my grad school days.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 27, 2022
Trump said that he could shoot someone on 5th Ave. and not lose a voter. Will Smith says, "That's nothing. I could slap the taste out of someone's mouth in front of a global audience, and no one is going to do a damn thing about it."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
"Assault"
I cannot believe how many hypocritical bastards are trying to rationalize assault.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
"Good for Will"
What kind of BS is this? Since when is a bad joke morally equivalent to violence?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
So comedian Chris Rock made a joke about Mrs. Smith playing lead in the sequel to (shaved head) GI Jane. Not a joke in good taste, but husband Will Smith lost his shit and assaulted Rock in front of a global audience. Not good.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
If that was "staged", Will Smith is a better actor than I give him credit for.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
Just another black-on-black crime statistic.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
I haven't gone to the movies much. How much do I know about recent movies? Well, when I heard Will Smith won for his role in "King Richard", I was impressed: a black actor doing Shakespeare? And then I found out that he played a tennis dad. Seriously, dude?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
I don't know why Will Smith lost his mind over the Chris Rock joke. I thought Mrs. Smith looked very attractive and feminine with her shaved head. I didn't know about her health condition, but I've got nieces who have colored their hair in unnatural colors.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
There is no doubt who won Oscar night. Chris Rock got sucker-slapped in the middle of his routine and maintained his composure. Will Smith gives a subsequent empty apology, explicitly omitting his assault victim's name; I don't know how many people the "Best Actor" fooled: not me
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
I didn't see the SOB comfort the assault victim.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
Chris Rock proves himself to be the better man. The Academy, on the other hand, needs to step up and not allow this precedent to stand.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
"Chris Rock Declines to File Police Report After Will Smith Slap at Oscars, LAPD Says"
My latest essay focuses on the KBJ SCOTUS nomination.https://t.co/RuI6NOhjQA
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
All these disingenuous excuses over Will Smith's assault of another entertainer. I didn't hear Rock making fun of say, some woman losing her hair over chemotherapy. The buzz cut for "GI Jane" was not for a woman in ill health; she was a strong woman.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
"Maybe Chris Rock"
For crying out loud, Chris Rock really didn't insult Mrs. Smith or mock her. He compared her to a strong female character.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
An insult would have been more like, "Jada, could you put on a hat? The lights are reflecting off the top of your head, and I can't see."
"Don Rickles"
"I'm not going to tell you. Why would I tell you?" -- Biden to Peter Doocy"
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
Because Biden made a public statement, and the press has an obligation to follow up. That's the whole purpose for a press conference. A "smart" Biden might argue that premature disclosure is unwise.
Assault is a crime. Telling a joke isn't. Idiots shouldn't tweet.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
I need to consult with a biologist to determine if KBJ fulfills Biden's promise of appointing a black woman to SCOTUS. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
My position as a consumer is to boycott any company which confounds its role in providing goods and services with divisive political activism alienating half of its consumer base.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
Wow, I wrote a tweet about Trump's getting away shooting someone on 5th Ave. and Smith's assault of Rock in front of a global audience, and Stern makes a similar comparison. I'm starting to question my judgment.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 28, 2022
"Howard Stern"
Shut up! You've spent more money per year than any POTUS in history. Your so-called deficit plan does NOTHING about the 70% of the budget of entitlement spending, you don't really cut a goddamn thing. You propose an unrealistic Politics of Envy tax hike which kills growth.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 29, 2022
My oldest niece once slapped my face hard for correcting her spelling. Thank God I never tried to tell her a joke.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 29, 2022
The idea that Sinema would vote against a female nominee is ludicrous. This is all a BS talking point because Sinema refused to capitulate to removing the filibuster, a double-edged sword.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 30, 2022
Yes, Biden is a "Russian Asset" by calling for a regime change in Russia, playing right into Putin's hands.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 30, 2022
I could argue intolerant leftists aren't liberal.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 30, 2022
But this obsession of calling anyone who disagrees with you as a racist is a special kind of stupid.#LiberalismIsAMentalDisease https://t.co/JaAbNpaMCC
Economically illiterate and morally corrupt. The Eisenhower Administration proved that when you legalize visiting workers, unauthorized migrations dropped by over 90%. This SOB is rationalizing corrupt Big Government--never mind he's a poor excuse for a human being.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 30, 2022
OK. I was confused. I understand why she wanted to drop her ex's surname, but why not take back her maiden name? Isn't Brianne a girl's given name? Yup. Her born middle name.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 30, 2022
"Kelly Clarkson has officially changed her name to Kelly Brianne"
My latest essay looks at old men in politics, in particular Biden's unscripted brain fart in a speech last weekend.https://t.co/IAvt1nhphj
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 30, 2022
I'm glad to see Will Smith finally made a real apology to Chris Rock.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 31, 2022
Still, it amazes me how someone could sabotage his hard-earned image in seconds. I just read a forum discussion where the person wrote 'It took all I had not to Will Smith him'.
Well, Joe Rogan at least has protection against horse parasites,
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 31, 2022
Ivermectin
What a surprise! Politically correct hypocrites are trying to compare Will Smith's criminal assault to the reception of a Native American political activist representing an actor who played a stereotype of an Italian-American.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 31, 2022
"Clint Eastwood"
Nope. Pro-liberty folks do not oppose voluntary aid from the private market (charity). The issue is morally hazardous government policy, using money from government theft of other Americans to enable persistent undue dependence on government handouts.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 31, 2022
Ha, ha! Progressive trolls are upset that a token GOP hire threatens their monopoly of the mainstream media. The same network who hired Rather who attacked a former GOP President using unvetted sources.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 31, 2022
#BoycottCBSNews
It looks like only "193 Republicans" are economically literate in the House, realizing price caps on insulin result in shortages, not in the best interests of diabetics. What you need is more market competition and less government meddling.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
The usual pathetic leftist trolls are out targeting Pence again, trying desperately to link him with Trump. Never mind the person the Trumpkin mob on Jan. 6 wanted to hang wasn't a Dem political whore but Pence who had put his faith in the Constitution above Trump.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
"Mike Pence"
Identity politics is boring. I just read some rant over some South Asian Oscar co-winner feeling ethnically dissed by comedian Chris Rock referencing him as one of 4 white guys. Dude, he's a comedian, and your award was for individual achievement, not group identity.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
Central planning of the economy is a fatal conceit.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
What other trans person is a featured commentator in mainstream media? I don't see how hiring an openly trans person reflects bigotry. What is humiliating is that a Democrat in the People's Republic of California faced a recall in the first place.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
Almost as bad as hiring Mick Mulvaney by CBS to prove you have balanced coverage.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
It's almost as bad as you work very hard to earn a living and some thieving Democratic Socialist bastard thinks he's entitled to a cut of your proceeds,
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
"She took the White House photos. Trump moved to take the profit."
As Franco-American (French Canadian descent), I am not aware of many well-known Francos. I think Madonna's late mother was Franco, and recently retired wrestler Paul "HHH" Levesque has a Franco surname. But I'm an average singer and a lousy athlete. https://t.co/8aY3XlvivP
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
Canadian oil can be transported in multiple ways--to many different import country economies, with or without a shared pipeline. What is indisputable is that Biden's anti-fossil fuel policies contribute to energy inflation and risk dependence on other suppliers.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
Keystone XL https://t.co/cuXyTLpNiJ
You're welcome. Robbing someone at gunpoint, like the government does, is grossly immoral. Thanks for proving my point.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
We have yet to reach pre-pandemic job numbers and long-term jobless are not included in the unemployment number. Reopening businesses shuttered by government policy, never mind offering people more not to work, does NOT mean Biden's policies are "working".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
#BidenBoom
Yawn. Leftist trolls continue their repetitious attacks on Todd who sometimes doesn't repeat their talking points. They are continuing their state of denial of Biden's 40.8 job approval. He didn't have coattails with 51% of the vote. Leftists are in real trouble.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
"Chuck Todd"
Luckily, I don't live in NY and never will.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
"Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to form company’s first union in US"
As a libertarian, I've never participated and never will in that market. But this comes under state health and police power responsibility, not the US government. Long overdue.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 1, 2022
"US House lawmakers just voted to decriminalize marijuana — here's what you need to know"
Anything to get her out of the government. MSNBC is a toxic waste field I've never watched anyway.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
Only an economic illiterate thinks government can make healthcare "affordable".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
Government should PERMANENTLY eliminate all loopholes and special privileges to businesses meddling in divisive political issues.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
Or maybe KBJ really can't define a "woman".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
Nope, you greedy thieving bastard. He should pay the same rates as anyone else.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
Clap for the Fed, man
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
He gonna make inflation high#sarcasm
Hell no, you morally corrupt thief. Apparently whoever taught you "economics" didn't point out the difference between assets and income. If you have to have a tax, it should be flat and low. Progressive tax rates distort economic decision making in a perverse manner.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
Mike Lee was a Republican when Trump was still a registered Dem. Trump had nothing to do with Lee's elections in deep red Utah and often targeted Lee's libertarian-conservative colleagues. His endorsement of Lee is like getting kissed by your crazy old uncle.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
Day xxx and Rogan still hasn't developed heartworm. I guess the ivermectin worked. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 2, 2022
Rogan
Asking who is the best WH Press Secretary is like naming your favorite poison.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 3, 2022
"Jen Psaki"
You're simply a Politics of Envy judgmental bastard. Why don't you focus on the wealth of Comrade Bernie, who hasn't done a goddamn thing to bring goods and services but has made his fortune being a political whore, you hypocrite!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 3, 2022
I suppose the stupid son of a bitch might say I spell my surname G-U-I-L-L-E-M-E-T-T-E but pronounce it Gillmet. What kind of spelling is that? French Canadian, you moron. This coming from a guy whose own surname likely evolved from the German Drumpf. https://t.co/lR9E6yju3B
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 3, 2022
One of Chevy Chase's best known bits is "Franco is still dead". And UBL is still dead. He was killed during Obama's first term. No, not by a group of partisan Dems, but American soldiers. Barry claimed credit but third POTUS to target him.https://t.co/8LzKFiNZpq
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 3, 2022
"Bin Laden"
Cody Rhodes is obviously playing tribute to his dad, "the American Dream". I was delighted to see him slip in some of his dad's patented moves, including the bionic elbow, late in the Rollins match.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 3, 2022
#AmericanNightmare
I have to say the Lynch-Belair match was probably the best match I've ever seen, male or female.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) April 3, 2022
#Wrestlemania
