The week in whoppers: Kamala’s gas-price gaslighting, the NYT’s racism blame-game and more

Vice President Kamala Harris took credit score on Twitter for falling gasoline costs.
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This tweet:

Fuel costs have now dropped 69 cents per gallon during the last six weeks. This drop in gasoline costs is the quickest in over a decade. We are going to proceed to battle to decrease prices for the American individuals.

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) July 26, 2022

We are saying: Sorry, Madam Veep, however your “whopping” 69-cent drop pales compared to the $2.65 spike in gasoline costs — from $2.46 a gallon to $5.11 final month — because you and President Joe Biden took workplace. In reality, your crew has overseen the quickest such surge ever recorded in all of US historical past. And your piddling drop solely brings the worth 26% of the way in which again down.That is what you’re bragging about?

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This column:

Bryce Covert blamed opposition to welfare packages on racism in a New York Instances column.

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We are saying: Bryce Covert blames racism for opposition to new welfare packages, i.e., what she calls “good issues” (as if trapping individuals in lives of dependency is a “good factor”). Since minorities disproportionately profit from authorities assist, she causes, anybody who opposes such assist should be racist. Please: Folks can disagree with the knowledge of those packages — and object to their hefty value — with out harboring animosity towards minorities. Then once more, what doesn’t the Grey Woman blame on racism? 

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This comment:

The spinsters have taken their stations!

CNN's @JohnBerman on the recession: "That is the form of response that Jerome Powell would possibly need to see, which is issues cooling off slightly bit. pic.twitter.com/4r0h3hDKbp

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 28, 2022

We are saying: John Berman thinks Fed boss Jerome Powell is perhaps glad that financial development was unfavorable for the second straight quarter. Huh? Does Powell work for Russia or China or another US rival? Why would anybody suppose unfavorable development is an efficient factor? Sure, a cooling economic system would possibly assist mood inflation — however with a painful value: recession. And by the way in which, the stagflation of the ’70s proved that low development and hovering costs can sock the nation concurrently, with no upside in any respect. 

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This headline:

A Washington Submit column requested about “disappearing” a white child doll.

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We are saying: Hmm . . . Think about if somebody wrote about “disappearing” black child dolls from his dwelling.

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This tweet:

Fuel costs are so low Ted Cruz cancelled his flight and drove to Cancun.

Submit your finest #GasPricesAreSoLow

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 26, 2022

We are saying: Solely a privileged (and clueless) Democrat like Rep. Eric Swalwell would suppose the present $4.28-a-gallon worth for gasoline is “so low.” Sheesh! Some Dems make Marie Antoinette look compassionate. 

— Compiled by The Submit Editorial Board