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- politics@lemmy.world
A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota suggested that Americans should cut back on daily costs amid the economic strain caused by the U.S. military operation in Iran.
Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya acknowledged how “frustrating” and “hard” rising gas prices are for consumers during a Wednesday radio interview, but she suggested Americans should minimize some of their spending to support Trump’s actions in the Middle East.
“I think right now at least just kind of keeping a stiff upper lip. Maybe you take one less trip to Starbucks and so that gas goes a little further,” she told Tennessee’s KWAM radio host Todd Starnes.
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You could afford a house if you stopped drinking lattes!
It’s always a smartass reply.
Someone needs to shoot back, “I don’t drink Starbucks bitch”
Or I only drive to work, so one less trip to work?
How retarded are these people
pretty fucking
Oh so she’s made of bitch then.
Buy Starbucks and you are funding the illegal Israeli settlements in the West bank. Tafoya, the pedo protecting MAGA, can piss in the wind.
You, because I’m going to starbucks in a different state using this sweet ass jet
Fewer.
Giving real jimmy carter energy. At least Carter was pointing to things outside of consumerism to focus on like community, health, environmentalism. The only thing trump was promising was cheap gas and watching his goons harass immigrants.
On the one hand, she did start with sympathy before she made her stupid ass comment.
On the other hand, it was unbelievably stupid and in support of a pointless war in the middle east.
But for context, I can’t imagine any Republican winning in Minnesota this year, so maybe she’s just running a sacrificial lamb campaign to launch her career as a right wing grifter.
She was a popular sports radio host and former MNF sideline commentator. I think it’s going to be tighter than I like.
maybe she’s just running a sacrificial lamb campaign to launch her career as a right wing grifter.
Yeah, given that her former job is “NFL reporter”, there’s almost no doubt that this is an attempt to get a gig on Faux News, OAN, Newsmax, or the like.
Imagine telling that to people who can’t even fathom being able to afford going to Starbucks.
There is a group, unfortunately large, in the political sphere that can’t fathom there being people too poor to go to Starbucks. Their world view is that the poors are only making 80k a year (which is poor to them). We have some really old, really wealthy, and really out of touch people in leadership positions in this country.
Doesn’t even realize that Starbucks is a stop you make on the way to somewhere else.
Starbucks isn’t gonna like that.
Also. Who the fuck can still afford to go to Starbucks? Out of touch idiot
I mean we all like $11 lattes don’t we
I don’t really think we have time for a handjob, Joe
And she should spend less time with her plastic surgery. Can save money.
Maybe you should forego one more donut a day michele.
What about the dude yesterday that just suggested we just need to increase our take home pay.
I guess the answer was right in front of me all along…
