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JHB

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19. Romney was attempting to indicate the scale of "trillion" as an excuse for knuckling under as usual

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 09:38 PM

Oct 2021

...and voting against the "Build Back Better" bill. Naturally he failed to mention that the military budget over the same span of time is twice the BBB bill.

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Mitt: "A trillion seconds ago, Neanderthals were on the earth." [View all] dchill Oct 2021 OP

What are you talking about? (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #1

Romney was attempting to indicate the scale of "trillion" as an excuse for knuckling under as usual JHB Oct 2021 #19

Gee, wonder why he wasn't saying that Haggard Celine Oct 2021 #2

and Republicans have evolved little since then. rurallib Oct 2021 #3

Ok. So with no context the quote is useless. Srkdqltr Oct 2021 #4

Mitt is gifting us with "some perspective" on the price of Build Back Better. dchill Oct 2021 #5

Still doesn't. Srkdqltr Oct 2021 #6

I think he's trying to relate the size of "trillion." dchill Oct 2021 #8

Yes but the title doesn't say any of that. Nor does anything else. No context. Srkdqltr Oct 2021 #14

Expecting a full explanation on Chris Hayes... dchill Oct 2021 #15

I Get It! ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #7

I mean to offend no actual Neanderthals. dchill Oct 2021 #9

In Mitt's case MOMFUDSKI Oct 2021 #10

31,710 years. krispos42 Oct 2021 #11

Mitt wants to be the first trillionaire. dchill Oct 2021 #12

Did you subtract for Leap Year? panader0 Oct 2021 #13

Then they invented fire and now carry Tiki torches. keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #16

Somebody else discovered it, they stole it. dchill Oct 2021 #17

Yeah mitt, explain it to your supporters who are too stupid to know what 1 trillion is Walleye Oct 2021 #18

...and fail to mention we already plan to spend twice that on the military budget. JHB Oct 2021 #20

I know, right? Walleye Oct 2021 #21

Isn't a trillion seconds ago, around 32,000 years ago... Silent3 Oct 2021 #22