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Farm groups go on anti-tariff

artappraiser — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 03:12:33 +0000

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Farm groups go on anti-tariff blitz after Trump offers trade aid

By Adam Behsudi @ Politico.com, 07/26/2018 05:57 AM EDT

Farm groups are going on the offensive with a multimillion-dollar advertising and advocacy campaign against President Donald Trump’s tariffs just days after the administration rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers harmed by a mounting trade war [....]

“Agriculture is a giant, and it takes awhile to wake it up, but when it wakes up you better watch out,” said Brian Kuehl, executive director of Farmers for Free Trade, which is organizing the campaign.

The nonprofit group, which is backed by the American Farm Bureau Federation and major commodity groups like the National Pork Producers Council, is investing $2.5 million in the four-month campaign aimed at showcasing how the tariffs are causing pain among U.S. farmers and manufacturers because of Trump’s trade policies.

The centerpiece of the campaign is an advertisement set to run on Fox News, CNBC and CNN and in local television and radio markets in Iowa, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The ad calls out a July 19 remark by White House trade adviser Peter Navarro in which he called the impact of tariffs a “rounding error.”

“America’s farmers and factory workers are not a rounding error,” the ad says.

The organization will also deploy digital and print advertising as well as town hall events starting during the August congressional recess to get the attention of lawmakers back in their home states and districts [....]

So @ Politico there's a piece

artappraiser — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 05:22:13 +0000

In reply to Trump Plans Farm Bailout to Deal With Backlash to His Trade War

So @ Politico there's a piece attempting to compile who is in the anti-Soviet GOP club:

'Like a Soviet-type economy': GOP free traders unload on Trump

The president's $12 billion farm bailout gets an ugly reception among many Republicans in Congress.

By Burgess Everett @ Updated 07/24/2018 04:15 PM EDT

Interesting that it's their #1 most read story right now.

Too old. Wimpoid = Wimpy 2.0,

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 22:04:34 +0000

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Too old. Wimpoid = Wimpy 2.0, on opioids. "I'd gladly take a hamburger today 'fore I rip your teeth out". Not quite as soft 'n cuddly as used to be, but maybe after rehab will mellow out.

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artappraiser — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 21:52:50 +0000

In reply to "wimpoid tissue"? that's a

This is what the term brings to my mind, though that would be an effect on boomers only, I imagine:

Once upon a time a decent

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 20:25:08 +0000

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Once upon a time a decent burger chain as well

yeah, Ron wants his hands on

NCD — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 20:19:15 +0000

In reply to "wimpoid tissue"? that's a

yeah, Ron wants his hands in our national piggy bank along with Trump.... and the GOP donors.

wimpoid - medical terminology. it's the stuff that makes slippery slopes slippery.

"wimpoid tissue"? that's a

artappraiser — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 20:02:38 +0000

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"wimpoid tissue"? that's a new one on me. nice!

Edit to add: as for Ron, he was just signaling it all depends on who the commissars are, he might be okay with them. In any case, I just looked it up: no re-election probs until 2023, plenty o' time for constituents to forget all about it. After all, by then, there may be no farms in Wisconsin.

Ron Johnson and wimpoid

NCD — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:51:13 +0000

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Ron Johnson and wimpoid tissue Rand "drone the liquor store robbers" Paul will, of course, do nothing but talk.

They will though quietly seek some of the Big Ag corporate free speech "emergency" farm welfare big government bailout $$ for their campaign organizations.

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PeraclesPlease — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:30:27 +0000

In reply to fancy that, Sen. Ron Johnson

fancy that, Sen. Ron Johnson

artappraiser — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:11:59 +0000

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fancy that, Sen. Ron Johnson not as dumb as one might think:

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) tells @burgessev and me outside GOP lunch that $12 billion in trade assistance to farmers from Trump administration "this is becoming more and more like a Soviet-type of economy here" with "commissars" sprinkling around benefits.
— Alex Bolton (@alexanderbolton) July 24, 2018