Other than the analogy of hitting the economy as hard as you can, this is nonsense. - ThreadSky

kairyssdal.bsky.social • 10 days ago

Other than the analogy of hitting the economy as hard as you can, this is nonsense.

Mike Johnson's tariffs/billiards analogy, answering a question about whether Trump's moves are hurting the economy.

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Sure that’s my strategy. Whenever I’m fixing a problem, I hit it as hard as I can then evaluate all the havoc I’ve wrought and say what’s the best way to fix this fuck up I cause. As do all world leaders, I’m sure.

eigerbird.bsky.social•10 days ago

All the GOP can do is break and tear down.

rosariovpendleton.bsky.social•10 days ago

This is just pull stuff out of your butt nonsense!

jwr99.bsky.social•9 days ago

The goal of pool is to get all of the balls off the table. So the analogy would be that he's trying to get rid of the economy.

sqornshellous.bsky.social•10 days ago

Oh I dunno. Something about sinking each ball into a black hole rings true.

acctname2024.bsky.social•10 days ago

It works. You go from a state of amicable order to maximum chaos. Then you go around picking your favorites while ignoring the rest until one side wins and the other side loses. Fun in games like pool but society has generally tried to stop playing that way with our lives...

mlovers.bsky.social•10 days ago

Sounds more like some dude mansplaining to his date how to play pool than an analogy about the economy.

pitasmom10.bsky.social•10 days ago

Let’s shake up Johnson and all the other lame ass self- serving assholes….

sactosteve.bsky.social•10 days ago

The REAL question is, “Who does it benefit?”
There is an answer. And it’s NOT “We the People”.

victor-laszlo.bsky.social•10 days ago

Mike Johnson is only repeating WHAT he's told to!

mattstern.bsky.social•10 days ago

Well, they are hitting the Republic as hard as they can and trying to send the pieces into the pockets of billionaires. So in that sense...

tobellz.bsky.social•10 days ago

This is what you do when you're terrible at pool, don't understand how the game works at all, and just want to make a big noise.

And he's openly saying this is Trump's approach to the American economy? President Business?

jstowage.bsky.social•10 days ago

You're cruising along in a plane, right? Smooth as can be, no turbulence. Making good time. What do you do? You start banging on the engines with hammer. You dump fuel fuel. Jam the flaps. Point the nose at the ground. You can't fly without cratering the plane into earth.

zonderpaard.bsky.social•10 days ago

Not a good approach to the economy or home repair or driving or dog training or anything?

joesegal.bsky.social•10 days ago

I remember a woman at the supermarket explaining why she intended to vote for Trump. "He's like tossing a grenade into Washington" she said. Yeah, but its more like tossing it into room we are all in together I replied.

thurstonsam.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's not how a good player plays the break either. So we know Johnson doesn't understand the economy AND doesn't play billiards.

robpollard45.bsky.social•10 days ago

Excellent point.

It seems illogical to me that a great player would try to hit the balls as hard as he at the start in a known formation bc that would add randomness.

An actual expert would try to prepare & hit the ball in a specific spot & speed each time, so he has a great idea of the result.

jamesbenton.bsky.social•10 days ago

The more Johnson talks, the dumber I feel. Sanctimonious on top of vapid and sycophantic. His lack of awareness could fill a black hole. How is this the guy in charge of anything?