WH tweet about saving sixteen cents on July 4th cookout food turns controversial

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It looks like the complaints are coming from the people who would complain about the administration no matter what it does.

Hey GS-11 confidential assistant: You sound like an extreme partisan whose mind can’t get around the fact that NORMAL PEOPLE DONT CARE ABOUT 16 CENTS! This sounds like a Soviet bread line advertisement. “Look how great we are giving you absolutely nothing but higher prices and calling it a discount!”

I'm the PP you're responding to, and unfortunately I am far from being a GS-11. Though it was flattering of you to call me a GS-11, I have to question your judgemental abilities.
Also, normal people don't complain on Twitter about 16 cent savings on a 4th of July cookout. Only a partisan looking for something to complain about would conflate the neglible savings with something else unrelated.

[Anonymous]

Did you hear? Chocolate rations are increasing to 20 grams a day!

[Anonymous]

But you know what’s good about it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you hear? Chocolate rations are increasing to 20 grams a day!

And the lentils aren’t even that moldy. My cardboard heeled boots are holding up quite well now that the weather is warm enough to go barefoot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?

You know who cared about Obama’s tan suit? The media and DC insiders. You know who still thinks about Obama’s tan suit and talks about it? The media and DC insiders.

Meanwhile, the regular people who don’t care about anybody’s suit have to pay a lot more for food, and gas, and everything else. That’s what is happening in real life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?

I think you are missing the big picture.

“Inflation is all around us. The latest Consumer Price Index from BLS tells us prices have climbed by 5 percent year over year, the largest jump since 2008. Sharp rises in energy costs (29 percent) are a major factor behind that number, as anyone who filled a car with gas recently can likely attest.

The prices we pay for our food are right at the top of the list of greater expenses. On a global scale, the BLS numbers sound downright reasonable. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization recently estimated that the global Food Price Index has jumped 30.8 percent above last year’s figure, to its highest level since 2014. Higher costs for oils, meats, dairy, and cereal products all contributed to the rise — and the increasing worries about food insecurity that come with them.

That sobering picture makes the 2.2 percent number from BLS sound almost reasonable. But for anyone who does the daily shopping, the reality behind that innocent-sounding figure quickly gives way to an immediate and personal recognition of just how significant 2.2 percent can be — especially as part of a steady stream of superficially innocuous annual increases.“

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.agdaily.com/insights/look-u-s-grocery-prices-high-right-now/amp/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?

You know who cared about Obama’s tan suit? The media and DC insiders. You know who still thinks about Obama’s tan suit and talks about it? The media and DC insiders.

Meanwhile, the regular people who don’t care about anybody’s suit have to pay a lot more for food, and gas, and everything else. That’s what is happening in real life.

I'm flattered to hear you think that I'm a media and/or DC insider, but the Obama tan suit reference is an illustration that people like you will stop at nothing to contrive fault where there is none. Kudos to you for turning a pun-filled tweet about the stability of food prices since the single largest disruption of the labor market and supply chain into your daily Two Minutes Hate. Hope it was cathartic, at least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?

You know who cared about Obama’s tan suit? The media and DC insiders. You know who still thinks about Obama’s tan suit and talks about it? The media and DC insiders.

Meanwhile, the regular people who don’t care about anybody’s suit have to pay a lot more for food, and gas, and everything else. That’s what is happening in real life.

I'm flattered to hear you think that I'm a media and/or DC insider, but the Obama tan suit reference is an illustration that people like you will stop at nothing to contrive fault where there is none. Kudos to you for turning a pun-filled tweet about the stability of food prices since the single largest disruption of the labor market and supply chain into your daily Two Minutes Hate. Hope it was cathartic, at least.

Ok, then if you are not a DC insider or media professional, you are just mired in meaningless outrage and can’t move on to things that really matter, and generalize that things you care about, everyone else cares about. We all eat food and use our money to live. We don’t all carry the vestiges of a non-scandal close to our chest and whine about it years and years later. I don’t know where “hate” comes into this discussion, it’s about economics. Weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?

You know who cared about Obama’s tan suit? The media and DC insiders. You know who still thinks about Obama’s tan suit and talks about it? The media and DC insiders.

Meanwhile, the regular people who don’t care about anybody’s suit have to pay a lot more for food, and gas, and everything else. That’s what is happening in real life.

I'm flattered to hear you think that I'm a media and/or DC insider, but the Obama tan suit reference is an illustration that people like you will stop at nothing to contrive fault where there is none. Kudos to you for turning a pun-filled tweet about the stability of food prices since the single largest disruption of the labor market and supply chain into your daily Two Minutes Hate. Hope it was cathartic, at least.

Ok, then if you are not a DC insider or media professional, you are just mired in meaningless outrage and can’t move on to things that really matter, and generalize that things you care about, everyone else cares about. We all eat food and use our money to live. We don’t all carry the vestiges of a non-scandal close to our chest and whine about it years and years later. I don’t know where “hate” comes into this discussion, it’s about economics. Weird.

If only you had an ounce of self-awareness...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Amazing comments. There’s literally nothing this White House does right.

What?

Try again

The last guy has creditors calling him daily because he doesn't pay his bills. He defunded the police all over the country. Killed 600,000 Americans, wrecked the economy, never did anything he promised in the campaign, where is that health plan to replace ACA. Tried to have the VP hung, killed 5 police officers, many more hospitalized, and literally stole 100's of millions of dollars from taxpayers.

You are a complete moron.

Nah. You can parrot the WH's bullshit attempt to reverse the polls that are crushing Democrats on crime but it ain't gonna stick. That message is laughable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?

You know who cared about Obama’s tan suit? The media and DC insiders. You know who still thinks about Obama’s tan suit and talks about it? The media and DC insiders.

Meanwhile, the regular people who don’t care about anybody’s suit have to pay a lot more for food, and gas, and everything else. That’s what is happening in real life.

I'm flattered to hear you think that I'm a media and/or DC insider, but the Obama tan suit reference is an illustration that people like you will stop at nothing to contrive fault where there is none. Kudos to you for turning a pun-filled tweet about the stability of food prices since the single largest disruption of the labor market and supply chain into your daily Two Minutes Hate. Hope it was cathartic, at least.

Ok, then if you are not a DC insider or media professional, you are just mired in meaningless outrage and can’t move on to things that really matter, and generalize that things you care about, everyone else cares about. We all eat food and use our money to live. We don’t all carry the vestiges of a non-scandal close to our chest and whine about it years and years later. I don’t know where “hate” comes into this discussion, it’s about economics. Weird.

If only you had an ounce of self-awareness...

The WH thinks sixteen cents is something to crow about; that’s awful. And pretending outrage about it is manufactured outrage shows how awful you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet.

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?

You know who cared about Obama’s tan suit? The media and DC insiders. You know who still thinks about Obama’s tan suit and talks about it? The media and DC insiders.

Meanwhile, the regular people who don’t care about anybody’s suit have to pay a lot more for food, and gas, and everything else. That’s what is happening in real life.

I'm flattered to hear you think that I'm a media and/or DC insider, but the Obama tan suit reference is an illustration that people like you will stop at nothing to contrive fault where there is none. Kudos to you for turning a pun-filled tweet about the stability of food prices since the single largest disruption of the labor market and supply chain into your daily Two Minutes Hate. Hope it was cathartic, at least.

Ok, then if you are not a DC insider or media professional, you are just mired in meaningless outrage and can’t move on to things that really matter, and generalize that things you care about, everyone else cares about. We all eat food and use our money to live. We don’t all carry the vestiges of a non-scandal close to our chest and whine about it years and years later. I don’t know where “hate” comes into this discussion, it’s about economics. Weird.

If only you had an ounce of self-awareness...

The WH thinks sixteen cents is something to crow about; that’s awful. And pretending outrage about it is manufactured outrage shows how awful you are.

+1. You don’t have to feign outrage to be disgusted by the fact that the WH thinks we should thank Biden for sixteen cents when there are thousands of us who have lost our jobs in the past year only to see prices skyrocket in the meantime. The Onion can’t even come up with this s***.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for sharing the link to the original tweet. The replies are hilarious!! (And eye-opening)