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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was lampooned after his house husband, Chasten, whined about being forced to live in a one-bedroom apartment without a den (the horror!) because the rent is so high in Washington.
The Buttigiegs moved from a 2,500-square-foot, three-bedroom house in South Bend , Indiana, into an 800-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment in D.C.
The couple pay roughly $3,000 a month in rent, Chasten told The Washington Post on Tuesday.
The unemployed teacher groused in the fluff interview that “we couldn’t afford the one-bedroom-plus-den” even though Pete’s taxpayer-funded salary is a comfortable $221,400 . For reference, that’s $18,450 a month in pretax income.
Chasten said the couple chose to live in a smaller apartment in a fancy building in a nice part of town (instead of a bigger unit in a cheaper building in a less-exclusive part of the city) because it has around-the-clock security.
Good security is necessary in Democrat-run Washington, where crime has skyrocketed following the left’s “defund the police” frenzy.
Chasten expressed shock that rents are high in big cities and wondered how middle-class Americans manage their finances, which are under siege by soaring inflation .
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“We’re doing fine for ourselves, and [yet] the city is almost unaffordable,” he told the Post. “Which tells you how extremely unaffordable it is for many people.”
Chasten’s tone-deaf complaints illustrate how out-of-touch with reality today’s Democrats are.Wow, rents are higher in big cities than in small towns like South Bend (population: 102,136) where Buttigieg was mayor? Stop the presses for this breaking news!Chasten’s griping earned scorn from Twitter commenters, who were disgusted by his bellyaching.Abigail Marone, the press secretary for Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, tweeted: “Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities thanks to #Bidenflation but poor Pete & Chasten don’t get a den in their high-end building. Boo hoo.” Imagine being so far removed from the real world that you complain about your $4,500/mo apartment not having a den. Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities thanks to #bidenflation but poor Pete & Chasten don’t get a den in their high-end building. Boo hoo. https://t.co/id4F7RztKB — Abigail Marone (@abigailmarone) July 26, 2021 The […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker