This is a rerun, but I laugh every time I run it. This is THE construction we need to survive the end of the world — which I think is about to pop up any day now. This piece of real estate could solve all our problems. No zombies gonna make it into this “residence.”
The above-ground home is 2,000 square feet. But if you use the keypad entry to the basement, you’ll find 2,300 more square feet that were a former launch control center. It has been converted — with dining and entertainment space and two bedroom suites — complete with marble bathrooms. It has 10-foot tall ceilings, simulated daylight — and what we all need in our post-apocalyptic home — an open floor plan.
Another view of the house.
Aerial shot of the property.
Views from the property.
Your own personal runway.
Great media room!
Basement entrance. Good solid construction.
Inside the basement house. it’s a whole new world!
Comfy bathroom.
Stairway to the silo.
Tunnel to the silo. This could use a little work. Maybe some paneling?
Inside the missile silo is a 9-story structure, currently empty. Consider it would be perfect for underground condos. Bring your friends on board and recycle that air!
It used to be selling for a mere $1.7 million. If it hasn’t sold by now, maybe we could make a deal?
Let’s get right to the point, something political speeches usually do not do. The pronouncements made by the occupant of the White House fall into basically two categories: Lies, and True, but misleading. It is not unusual for political leaders to take a tidbit of truth and spin it into something it is not. They like to take any positive news and make the most of it. It is another thing, however, to just lie to the American people and expect to get away with it.
Believe me, folks.
Certainly, 45 and his minions must have known that the fact checkers would be scrutinizing everything he said, especially given his history of daily lies. That did not seem to stop him from telling some whoppers designed to fire up his fan base. Followers do not care how much he lies, much to the amazement of many Americans and people around the world.
A vast array of news outlets and independent agencies found a long list of falsehoods and misleading statements by the orange one. Almost all posted a list of lies except one, the state-friendly FOX News. They thought the others were just “nitpicking” in their comments on Trump’s supposed “facts.”
While I was reluctant to call the following statements “lies,” rather than “false,” “misstatement,” “error,” or “miscalculation,” I decided that “lie” will work just fine. After all, the SOTU is an address that is planned well in advance. The WH has an army of staffers.
Certainly, many of them are checking the facts and cautioning 45 not to say anything too inflammatory or incorrect. That did not stop him. Maybe it is just more of his “willful ignorance,” but whatever it is, he certainly knows better, or should have.
“The U.S. economy is growing almost twice as fast today as when I took office, and we are considered far and away the hottest economy anywhere in the world.”
Lie.
The economy slowed in the fourth quarter last year and is expected to show that it slowed even more in January. Further, a list of countries has shown greater improvement of economies: Poland, China, India, Latvia. Even Greece, struggling economically for many years, showed greater growth.
“We recently imposed tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods — and now our Treasury is receiving billions and billions of dollars.”
Misleading.
This is not a good thing as 45 seems to imply. The US importer pays these extra duties and tariffs. Usually they are passed along, so in reality, it is the American consumer who is being punished by tariffs. Even more than this, previously profitable companies are hurting due to extra costs. GM and Ford both claim to lose about a billion dollars each to tariffs.
“My administration has cut more regulations in a short period of time than any other administration during its entire tenure.”
Lie.
Both the Carter and Reagan administrations cut regulations at a faster pace in a number of industries.
“We have created 5.3 million new jobs and importantly added 600,000 new manufacturing jobs — something which almost everyone said was impossible to do, but the fact is, we are just getting started.”
Lie.
Certainly, the White House has better access to the Bureau of Labor Statistics than we do. His numbers are inflated and the pace of job growth is on par with a two-year period of the Obama administration. Don’t tell him that, he will go crazy (crazier?).
“More people are working now than at any time in our history.”
Misleading.
The reason is by sheer numbers. There are more people living here “now than at any time in our history.”
“The border city of El Paso, Tex., used to have extremely high rates of violent crime — one of the highest in the entire country, and considered one of our nation’s most dangerous cities.”
Lie.
El Paso did not have a high crime rate. Prior to the 2008 border barrier, they were second lowest among cities of similar size. It is about the same today.
“As we speak, large, organized caravans are on the march to the United States.”
Misleading.
Many plan to stay in Mexico due to new policies there regarding visas. Some said they will try to enter the US. They did not say they would try “illegally.”
“Lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother’s womb moments from birth.”
Lie.
“Cheered with delight?” Cruel to even suggest this happened. NY state passed a state law to protect the right to choose in case the Supreme Court, now with two Trump extreme right wingers on board, should strike down Roe v. Wade. Abortion after 24 weeks would remain very restricted.
“We had the case of the governor of Virginia where he stated he would execute a baby after birth.”
Lie.
Worse than the lie above.
This is just a handful of the false or misleading statements handed out by 45 in the 82-minute marathon. There are plenty of sources for checking the facts if you think there is any point to it. If you are to the left of the aisle, you probably figure most of the SOTU was not true. If you are a supporter of 45, you likely ate up every word of it. It makes you wish the president would go back to the practice of submitting the address in writing.
“Do you believe that size matters? Please explain your response.”
Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.
It matters from a health perspective because not being heavy is healthier than carrying too much weight. You also look better in fashionable clothing. If you have arthritis, bad hips, or a damaged back, less is more.
That’s all the difference it makes. Being fat doesn’t make you a slob, disgusting or any of the words people use to describe fat people. No one is fat from simply overeating. You also need the right genetic structure. I have been so thin it was frightening and I have also been very heavy.
I look better in-between. My brain didn’t change when I gained weight or lost it. The last gain was because of all the medication they gave me when I had cancer that knocked my metabolism through the floor. Now I’m losing a little weight again, so maybe it’s “coming up” again. I don’t worry about it anymore.
When this was taken, I weighed 93 pounds. An XXS was too big for me. I wore a size zero and it was loose. It was not an attractive look.
I wear a lot of loose clothing that will fit me whether I’m fat or thin or whatever. Garry proposed to me when I was at my heaviest after which I lost a lot of weight and then gradually gained more, then lost a lot and then a lot more … and then so much that I was hospitalized. At which point, they removed most of my innards because of the ulcers that were eating my stomach and my small intestines.
So I can’t eat much at all because I don’t have a stomach, despite which I’ve put on 25 pounds and it certainly isn’t from overeating. It’s because I have no metabolism.
Big? Little? The difference? My back feels better when I weigh less. Everything else is the same.
Flu shot as a prompt? Don’t take this the wrong way because I am very much in favor of flu shots, but it sounds like a public service announcement. Still, I don’t mind being a public service announcer.
Since we started getting flu shots every year, we haven’t gotten the flu. Not once. It doesn’t mean I don’t get sick with other stuff, but not the flu.
Don’t forget your flu shot …
Actually, I tell everyone to get the flu shot because the flu is not your everyday cold. It’s a big deal that even if you are young and healthy, will keep you out of work for a couple of weeks and has a knack for becoming the gateway for pneumonia and other breathing problems. And it really makes you feel like holy hell.
So I’m all for it.
We get flu shots every September and with the except of one year when there was another flu going around — yes, they are human and don’t always get it 100% right, but they do pretty well.
Now, all we need are people who don’t believe the anti-vaxxers more than they believe in science and doctors and we are home free!
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