Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:03 PM

Mr.Bill (20,224 posts)

Message for Senator Manchin on his yacht.

It was pertty bad optics when you stood on the upper deck of your yacht and talked down to the peasants in their kayaks. It would have been much better if you had taken the trouble to come down to the lower deck or just gone over to your bar and poured yourself a stiff one and ignored the whole situation.

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Message for Senator Manchin on his yacht. (Original post)	Mr.Bill	Oct 2021	OP
Now that you mention it, it really was sickening.	Eliot Rosewater	Oct 2021	#1
Imagine how much better it would have looked if he came down to the first deck,	Mr.Bill	Oct 2021	#2
This message was self-deleted by its author	Eliot Rosewater	Oct 2021	#6
I read that it isn't a yacht...	stillcool	Oct 2021	#3
The term Yacht does have a somewhat	Mr.Bill	Oct 2021	#4
Yeah, I read about it the other day...	stillcool	Oct 2021	#8
That's where he lives in Washington. Paid like $225K for it, which is	Hoyt	Oct 2021	#5
I'm not so much talking about the cost of it,	Mr.Bill	Oct 2021	#7
When you look at the numbers it's surprising Manchin actually a Democrat...	PoliticAverse	Oct 2021	#9
All the more reason to value Dem Majority Leader and Committee chairs.	Hoyt	Oct 2021	#10

Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:09 PM

Eliot Rosewater (30,155 posts)

1. Now that you mention it, it really was sickening.

I want to support the guy but we KNOW the reason he is against the bigger bill is coal.

We dont need any more scientific proof of the damage it is doing.

I still wish some super rich liberal would buy his company from him so he can do the right thing.

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Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:14 PM

Mr.Bill (20,224 posts)

2. Imagine how much better it would have looked if he came down to the first deck,

then asked the group to select two among themselves to come on board where he could discuss things with them.

What was also telling was when he said we are going to tax the rich and famous. WTF? Will there be a tax on being famous, or will they only tax the rich if they are also famous?

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Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:16 PM

stillcool (32,620 posts)

3. I read that it isn't a yacht...

but a house-boat, that he lives on, and that he bought used. Just sayin....

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Response to stillcool (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:20 PM

Mr.Bill (20,224 posts)

4. The term Yacht does have a somewhat

flexible meaning. If you're in a kayak, that was a yacht. I do understand it has living quarters and he does live in it when in Washington. Actually probably cheaper than any real estate you would purchase for that purpose.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:49 PM

stillcool (32,620 posts)

8. Yeah, I read about it the other day...

it certainly changes the optics, and it was made clear that the price range was no where near a yacht. Not that I would know. It certainly got my attention, but I didn't delve further to see if I was being played....again.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:21 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

5. That's where he lives in Washington. Paid like $225K for it, which is

dirt cheap for living space in DC.

Until there is another Democrat that can beat GOPers in West Virginia, I’m not sure hurting Manchin politically is in our best interest. I don’t find the thought of a GOPer Senate MAJORITY Leader appealing.

Just saying.

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Response to Hoyt (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 07:25 PM

Mr.Bill (20,224 posts)