Trump Job Approval
| Pollsters wrong in 2024: | 42.0 / 55.1 | -13.0 |
| Pollsters right in 2024: | 46.2 / 51.0 | -4.8 |
 | GOP | DEM |
| Democrats +3 | 216 | 219 |
Trump Job Approval
| Pollsters wrong in 2024: | 42.0 / 55.1 | -13.0 |
| Pollsters right in 2024: | 46.2 / 51.0 | -4.8 |
| GOP | DEM |
| Democrats +3 | 216 | 219 |
The Hedgehog Report - Phoenix Edition 
69 responses to “The bar is open for all the fun posters.”
Hola, MOOchachoes!
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I am the king of the fun posters.
GFYs.
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Cultist logic in the previous thread was hilarious.
It goes like this:
Reagan, an actual Republican and an actual conservative, who believed in free trade, free markets, free enterprise, personal responsibility as core principles, imposed (mistakenly and unfortunately) limited and temporary tariffs on targeted countries and products.
Trump, who is not a conservative and does not believe in free trade, free markets, free enterprise or personal responsibility and in fact believes in protectionism and isolationism as a core principle, has imposed permanent blanket tariffs om ALL US trading partners and just about every product.
Ergo, Reagan = Trump.
You gotta love Cultist logic.
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It is very funny that rabid Reagan haters like janzam keep trying to point out “similarities” between Reagan and Trump.
It it is some kind of perverse “penis envy”.
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MSM headline.
Over 1,400 “Hands Off!” protests broke out around the world as millions protested US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the duo’s shared political limelight in what “Hands Off!” demonstrators called a “hostile takeover” and attack on American rights and freedoms.”
I am wondering what “rights and freedoms” are being attacked.
The right to big government?
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PREGNANT Tesla owner in Vancouver was struck by a 2-pound rock that was thrown through her windshield, seriously injuring her. Police are currently investigating whether the rock was “intentionally or accidentally” thrown at the Tesla”
I am sure it was “accidental”.
This is because the Tesla drove into the rock.
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Hugh Hewitt
@hughhewitt
Headline from
@FT
three hours ago: “Donald Trump triggers race to offer US concessions before tariffs hit Nations prepare offers to Washington including weapons deals, dropping their own tariffs and moves against China” I’ve said a hundred times I have no idea if this will work out and that those of us raised on free trade theory have to put aside our instincts for a while to see if in fact the U.S. emerges on the other side stronger and more prepared for Cold War 2.0 which we are in. POTUS is forcing the world to choose: Does it want the U.S. to continue as its leader? If so, it cannot continue to treat it has the rich relation that can afford to cover their costs on matters like defense. It’s not 1947 with the Marshall Plan or 1991 after the U.S.S.R. fell. It is the era of U.S.-China face off. All analysis should begin with that framing because that is the fundamental reality of 2025.
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If you’re not a Manc you’re a wank this AM. ManU actually has a chance to beat Mancity here on this game.
Jason, while Reagan had a clearly more pronounced in his advocacy of free trade, to claim that his imposition of 100% tariffs on Japanese electronics and mandatory quotas along with significant tariffs on Japanese cars as “limited” is a stretch. 100% tarriffs are never “limited” by any definition. Moreover, the fact that the tarriffs were withdrawn after the Japanese fully capitulated, agreeing to build factories in the US and maintaining they’re “voluntary” import quotas, may be considered temporary in length, but they were not implemented as such.
We can argue about the extent of the policy similarities with President Trump, but it is undeniable that they were there. For example , prior to the 1980 election, much to the voiciferous consternation of free trade advocates within his party, Reagan ran on a policy of protecting American manufacturing and jobs. Here is a Washington Post article from just before the election, entitled “Reagan Vows to Try To Halt ‘Deluge’ of Japanese Autos” (September 3, 1980), where it specifically covers Reagan’s numerous protectionist promises to Detroit. His campaign promises led to the endorsement of teamsters union and many other manufacturing and trade unions. Moreover, numerous op eds in newspapers quoted economists, businessmen, and politicians as saying that his core protectionist trade policies will lead to higher inflation and trade wars (all of which never materialized). We have yet to see the outcome of President Trump’s latest moves but the criticism is strikingly similar. For reference, see The New York Times article entitled – “President Imposes Tariff on Imports Against Japanese” (April 17, 1987), which covers Reagan’s 100% tariffs on Japanese electronics. The piece particularly emphasizes the open ended nature of these tariffs, the potential consumer and retailer concerns about price hikes (Retailers predicted doubled prices for items like TVs and other electronics), and the negative effects of a trade war. It also quotes Reagan’s growing pool of Republican critics in Congress, who feared it risked “further retaliation”, a setback to free trade, and a betrayal by Reagan of his previously avowed conservative principles, despite Reagan’s claim of merely enforcing “free and fair trade.” This is also undeniably similar to what is happening now.
There is so much more but I need to get another Guinness pour and focus on this game. Dont be a Wanc, pull for Man U!
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Have to say that trumps peeps are on message this am. Very impressive.
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/winning-more-than-50-countries-have-contacted-white/
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Remember when the freepassers told us that MACARONI was a moderate?
French companies tell Macaroni to phuq off- hey are not removing investments from the USA.
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Inflation down and gas has fallen.
@amuse
TARIFFS: Trump hasn’t increased a single tariff and yet America’s 50 biggest trading partners are offering to reduce tariffs on US exports – some nations proposing taking them to zero. In the meantime he received a record jobs report and consumer spending is spiking as a result of accelerated purchase of autos, washers/dryers and refrigerators.
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https://x.com/NolteNC/status/1908913370134085667?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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Free trade and tariffs….which brings us back to NAFTA. BTW, the idea of NAFTA was Ronald Reagan’s during his 1980 presidential campaign.
Did anything positive come out from NAFTA other than it cost America millions of manufacturing jobs and increased the trade deficit with both Canada and Mexico?
FYI-not a slam against Reagan but calling balls and strikes.
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Vietnam, Taiwan Capitulate: Offer To Remove All US Tariffs, Boost Investment
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Tina wrote – Have to say that trumps peeps are on message this am. Very impressive.
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Tina can you give some examples or post some vids?
They are only running the ManU game and the islander game (where this guy Ovi is set to break Gretzky’s record) on all the TVs.
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Hate to root against Ovechkin, because he is a great player, but hoping he breaks the record in his next game, just not against MY Islanders!
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Soccer – the worlds greatest game…..after Ice Hockey and Pickleball.
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A fairly well balanced article at Redstate on tariffs.
“Truth be told, we may not know the full effects for years. But already, there have been at least some positive signs that Trump’s approach is working. In February, Apple — the largest company in the world by market capitalization — announced it would invest $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. Johnson & Johnson has pledged $55 billion in U.S. investment, Nvidia allegedly plans to invest “several hundred billion” dollars in electronics manufacturing. Other recent examples abound, and we should expect the trend to continue.
That is not to say that all is fine with the Trump tariff rollout, though. The tariffs unveiled thus far in this second term, culminating in Wednesday’s “Liberation Day” Rose Garden speech, are directionally correct but markedly over-inclusive. There is a tremendous difference between slapping punitive tariffs on China and Canada, for example. It is emphatically the case that China has robbed America every which way for decades, and we are far too economically dependent on the nation that is also our top geopolitical threat this century. But what is the issue with our friendly northerly neighbor, exactly? If anything, Trump’s tariffs on Canada — combined with the recurrent reckless talk of annexation — seem to have caused the political collapse of Canada’s Conservative Party on the precipice of a crucial national election.
There is also the issue of consistency. The administration’s tariff rollout has given off the distinct impression of being done in a scattershot, shoot-from-the-hip manner. Markets value stability and predictability — and it is likely the instability or unpredictability of the tariff policy, even more so than the tariffs themselves, that has spooked so many on Wall Street.
Americans don’t elect economists as our leaders to monolithically pursue the most “efficient” policies possible. And thank goodness for that. Instead, we elect leaders who will exercise prudence, discernment and sound judgment to pursue the common good. Tariffs absolutely do have a role to play. But while a thunderous jackhammer of a policy disruption may be appealing, sometimes a mere scalpel will suffice.”
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Personally, I could use a couple more days of Jason, Bitterlaw and BillW crying about the market going down……..as if that had never happened before!
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Remember when the freepassers told us that MACARONI was a moderate?”
No.
Who said that?
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.as if that had never happened before!”
Actually it hadn’t happened…..
“U.S. stocks see biggest 2-day wipeout in history as market loses $11 trillion since Inauguration Day”
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Nobody at HHR said
Macron was moderate.
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NyMike, your Islanders are looking good so far. Maybe they will deny Ovi this game. Lots of crazy Islander fans here
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Did anything positive come out from NAFTA”
There are many positive aspects, and the goal of integrating the North American economies in the face of the European Union is something that we should support.
“More relevant when evaluating a free trade agreement are economic outcomes — and from that perspective, NAFTA looks pretty good. From the date of the agreement to the present day, per-capita GDP has nearly doubled in Mexico and almost tripled in the United States, and US manufacturing output, median wages, and median household income have all experienced healthy gains.”
and
“NAFTA has also played a role in bolstering the resilience of the US auto industry at a time of rising global competition, especially from Asia. The elimination of duties between the United States and Mexico has provided additional export opportunities for both US automakers and auto parts producers as well as a more competitive source of crucial inputs. The result: a more competitive North American auto industry, with the United States at its center. Indeed, it is for this reason that the Center for Automotive Research warned in 2017 that Detroit would be hard hit by a US withdrawal from NAFTA.”
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I like my Macaroni al dente, not moderate
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The pros and cons of Nafta, there are more pros.
https://smartasset.com/mortgage/the-pros-and-cons-of-nafta
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Fla2025 – you definitely just jinxed the Islanders. They blow more leads than Corning Glassworks.
Ovechkin only needs a quick moment and the puck will be in the net.
Love that game!
Walt – you gotta lace up the skates next winter and try it out!
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LOL! Right after I typed that!
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We can argue about the extent of the policy similarities with President Trump, but it is undeniable that they were there.”
No, actually it is not “undeniable” at all.
There are NO similarities between Reagan’s vision of free trade and Trump’s. None. Zilch. Nada. Reagan believed in free trade and free markets, Trump does not. Reagan did not believe in protectionism and isolationism, Trump has steadfastly defended those policies for 60 years. Using Reagan’s tariffs to try to deny that fundamental difference is intellectual dishonesty.
And there really are no “similarities” between the scope, nature, size and intention between Reagan’s short lived, limited, targeted (and wrong) tariffs and Trump’s sweeping, permanent, massive and universal tariffs as a mater of CONVICTION.
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I like my Macaroni al dente”
Actually about 2 minutes less than “al dente” is even better.
In many parts of Italy they cook it less than what is considered “al dente” in the US.
Almost crunchy.
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Regarding the political cartoon posted earlier about “The New Liberal Game Show where facts don’t matter” …..I think Jason’s name should be added as the host of that show.
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Here is what the great Milton Friedman once said about tariffs…
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Trump should listen to Elon Musk:
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hink Jason’s name should be added as the host of that show.”
janzam, addicted to fake news and Gateway Pundit lies, believes in facts?
Who knew?
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Jason wrote – .as if that had never happened before!”
Actually it hadn’t happened…..
“U.S. stocks see biggest 2-day wipeout in history as market loses $11 trillion since Inauguration Day
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Tie ! You’re both right. Jason is repeating leftist MSM talking point about the 2 day decline. However, those of us who follow the markets know that due to the current high values, viewing the decline on an unadjusted inflation basis and also not on a market percentage basis is meaningless. When you adjust for inflation and look at it on a percentage basis , as is proper in this context, NYCMike is right. –
.from Wikipedia- “The largest back to back two-day inflation adjusted percentage decline for the S&P 500 occurred during the 1929 stock market crash, with the market falling roughly 25 percent over two consecutive days, October 28 and 29, 1929”.
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sorry NYC Mike. He got it. People are going crazy here! The islanders will go down in history along with Ovi
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Hat tip to the islanders fans in the stadium for applauding him along with Gretzky. Very classy.
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Jason writes – Here is what the great Milton Friedman once said about tariffs…
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If only you saw what Friedman (one of my economic hero’s) had to say about Reagan and the trade policies that were central to his administration in his first term…. Oh vey, brutal stuff
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Always cheer greatness! Ovechkin has been a thorn in Islanders/Rangers/Devils side for almost 20 years, but what a player!
Great for him!
Great for hockey!
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Cheers. Off to a wake.
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Jason-with all due respect, you should lay off the Reagan Kool-Aid for a while.
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Jason wrote – We can argue about the extent of the policy similarities with President Trump, but it is undeniable that they were there.”
No, actually it is not “undeniable” at all.
There are NO similarities between Reagan’s vision of free trade and Trump’s. None. Zilch. Nada.
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I think the info I provided with actual citations to news articles as examples, speaks for itself. Anyone coming here can read it and draw their own conclusions at this point. You and I will just have to respectfully agree to disagree, Jason. I appreciate the civil exchange of views with you and tip my hat to you as the only other person on this board with the good sense to appreciate the finer points of soccer. .
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Yeah. Keeping your hands at your side, running, kicking, and pretending to be injured must have a lot of finer points.
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https://x.com/amuse/status/1908939342070026545?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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In other news, President Trump does what Biden couldn’t or wouldn’t do and defeats the Houthis, getting the Iranians to walk away. MSM silent of course –
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/04/a-great-conversation-a-perfect-conversation.php
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https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/04/06/sunday-talks-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-vs-nbc-kirsten-welker/
Scott Bessent takes on Kirsten Welker.
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https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/04/06/sunday-talks-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-vs-insufferable-margaret-brennan/
Howard Lutnick vs Margaret Brennan – one of the worst interviewers on the Sunday Circuit talk shows!
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https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/04/06/nec-director-kevin-hassett-more-than-50-countries-have-reached-out-to-the-president-to-begin-a-negotiation/
A very pleasant Kevin Hassett discussing how other countries are reacting to the new tariff structure.
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thanks Jan. Good stuff
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/us/national-parks-underground-railroad-harriet-tubman/index.html
So Trump wanted to remove a black Republican from prominence?
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The Americas is a fascinating nature show.
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You guys will be the first to know when I see one.
No, no need to thank me, it’s what I do.
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You and I will just have to respectfully agree to disagree, Jason.”
F–k off.
I don’t respectfully disagree with anybody.
I don’t have respect for those to stupid not to agree with me.
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Reagan Kool-Aid for a while.”
Zzzzz…
Reagan was the greatest President in my lifetime by far.
But the Reagan haters think admiration for Reagan is “Kool-aid”.
Not a surprise.
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The tariffs and trade war lovers keep posting articles about how some countries are being bullied into “submission”.
It doesn’t mean this is a good policy or that the long term effects will be positive.
Some kids give their lunch money or their lunch to bullies. It doesn’t mean it makes them friends.
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Walt – you gotta lace up the skates next winter and try it out!
No way, Joe-Say!
(I was tricked once back in the winter of 1969 or 1970. My two “pals” lied to me and said they had never skated either. They were experts and I was a wobbly calf on ice. Lucky I did not break something.
One and done.
Oldest son and all his family in WI ice skate…
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I guess Walt walked instead of skating the land bridge between Asia and North America.
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I don’t have respect for those to stupid not to agree with me.
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LOL! Got it. Interesting perspective for an internet persona on a discussion blog.
In real life, I bet you’re in charge of mediations at the bitter law firm. LOL!
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https://www.history.com/articles/harriet-tubman
Any good reason to take her out of a prominent place on the National Park Service website?
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Irony meter explodes as Fla2025 has no respect for anybody outside the Cult or who does not drink alcohol.
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Not true, bitter. I respect you. You ran for public office. That’s highly admirable. I just disagree with you at times. However, We have far more in common than not. I also like the other people here from the various parts of the country. That bu u guy seemed a little weird but I think he went away
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typing on the iPhone stinks. Buu = Bunu
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“Reagan was the greatest President of my lifetime by far”.
You mean comparing him with Clinton, the two Bushes, Biden or going in reverse to include Carter and Nixon?
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Spoiler alert – Don’t tell Trump but the Tuskegee Airmen were all black.
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Jason and I think Reagan was the best President of our lifetimes. Trump said Bill Clinton was the best President of his lifetime and that Hillary would be a great President.
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TNT
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