{"id":79441,"date":"2022-04-01T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T21:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=79441"},"modified":"2022-04-01T16:47:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T21:47:02","slug":"79441","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=79441","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My whole utility bill isn&#8217;t even close to $500. SloJoe&#8217;s senility strikes again<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/mike_miller\/2022\/04\/01\/another-day-another-clean-up-on-aisle-46-biden-drops-a-renewable-energy-whopper-n543820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another Day, Another Clean-up on Aisle 46: Biden Drops a Whopper on Renewable Energy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As sure as the sun rises in the east every day, two things are certain: First, Joe Biden \u2014 whose relationship with the truth is arm\u2019s length at best \u2014 is going to say something that makes no sense at all, make up something really stupid, exaggerate or minimize the hell out of something, or purposely lie his ass off.<\/p>\n<p>Bank it.<\/p>\n<p>Second, there will be another clean-up in aisle 46. A White House staffer or a senior member of the administration is going to \u201ccorrect\u201d or explain what Joe meant to say, or didn\u2019t mean to say, while the lapdog media flies wingman.<\/p>\n<p>Bank that, too.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s case in point, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/01\/white-house-corrects-joe-biden-gaffe-on-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0by the New York Post, the White House was forced to correct the claim Biden made during\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/bonchie\/2022\/03\/31\/joe-bidens-newest-plan-to-combat-high-gas-prices-is-a-mix-of-pointless-idiocy-and-communism-n543378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his remarks<\/a>\u00a0announcing the planned release of 180 million barrels of oil from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/31\/us-to-release-180m-barrels-of-oil-from-reserve-over-next-6-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Strategic Petroleum Reserve<\/a>\u00a0over the next six months: Americans who use renewable energy to power their homes could save \u201cabout $500 a month on average.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If your home is powered by safer, cheaper, cleaner electricity, like solar or heat pumps, you can save about $500 a month on average.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Just one problem. Not even close to the truth. Biden overstated the\u00a0<em>estimated<\/em>\u00a0savings by $5,500.<\/p>\n<p>Within hours \u2014 why hours? \u2014 the administration was forced to make a correction: it sent out a transcript of the bumbling Biden\u2019s remarks with the word \u201cmonth\u201d crossed out and the word \u201cyear\u201d added in brackets. According to the Post, the fact sheet sent to reporters prior to the speech contained the correct numbers.<\/p>\n<p>If I were a cynic, I\u2019d suggest Lyin\u2019 Biden does this crap on purpose, knowing full well that more people will see him say \u201cit\u201d than will see a corrected transcript. Nah, that\u2019s giving Corn Pop\u2019s pal far too much credit.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Biden was also criticized on social media for the following claim, as transcribed by the Post.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We can take advantage of the next generation of electric vehicles [so] that a typical driver will save about $80 a month from not having to pay [for] gas at the pump.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Um, Joe?<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NrZWxldG9uX2xvYWRpbmdfMTMzOTgiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiY3RhIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19zcGFjZV9jYXJkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9mZiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1509872896193318963&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fmike_miller%2F2022%2F04%2F01%2Fanother-day-another-clean-up-on-aisle-46-biden-drops-a-renewable-energy-whopper-n543820&amp;sessionId=feee29cf0df2c0e8f51a8bd99802a6df6b145e1d&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f9f80a909a60b%3A1648751432723&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1509872896193318963\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What Biden \u201cforgot\u201d to say was, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mediaroom.kbb.com\/2022-03-10-New-Vehicle-Prices-Decline-Again-in-February-Yet-Remain-Nearly-5,000-Higher-Than-One-Year-Ago,-According-to-Kelley-Blue-Book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly Blue Book<\/a>, the average price of a new electric vehicle in February was $64,685 \u2014 nearly 2.5 times the average price of a new compact car ($26,196) and almost twice the average cost of a new SUV ($33,732).<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s do a bit of math, shall we?<\/p>\n<p>Assuming that most people don\u2019t pay cash for new cars, here\u2019s a likely scenario, assuming a $30K non-elecric vehicle, 10% down no trade, 4.5% APR. In other words, apples to apples:<\/p>\n<p>$64,685 \u2013 6,485 = $58,200 = $1,327.16 @ 48 mos.<\/p>\n<p>$30,000 \u2013 3,000 = $27,000 = $615.69 @ 48 mos.<\/p>\n<p>Difference = $711.47 per mo. x 48 = $34,150.56.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you\u2019re a former financial planner (wink-wink), you\u2019d do the next calculation, which would assume saving that $711.47 per month in an interest-bearing account for 48 months, but I won\u2019t. Just a point.<\/p>\n<p>But the\u00a0<em>real point<\/em>\u00a0is Biden\u2019s \u201csave about $80 a month\u201d claim is not only disingenuous because it ignores \u201cthe rest of the story,\u201d but also because he \u2014 like all \u201cgood\u201d Democrats \u2014 thinks most \u201ccommon folk\u201d are too stupid to figure out the difference by doing the real math.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, Biden\u2019s pompous-as-hell energy secretary Jennifer Granholm told equally pompous-as-hell MSNBC host Chris Hayes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>People can buy electric vehicles, and don\u2019t worry about ever fill it [sic] up at the gas pump. One of things that I think is a really great example of this is, if you filled up your 15-gallon tank today, you\u2019d be paying about 62 bucks to go 300 miles. If you plugged in an electric vehicle in your garage \u2026 you\u2019d be paying about ten bucks\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Again, we could do the math.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NrZWxldG9uX2xvYWRpbmdfMTMzOTgiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiY3RhIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19zcGFjZV9jYXJkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9mZiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1509709294337417222&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fmike_miller%2F2022%2F04%2F01%2Fanother-day-another-clean-up-on-aisle-46-biden-drops-a-renewable-energy-whopper-n543820&amp;sessionId=feee29cf0df2c0e8f51a8bd99802a6df6b145e1d&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f9f80a909a60b%3A1648751432723&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1509709294337417222\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line:<\/p>\n<p>Personally? I don\u2019t give a damn who buys what kind of vehicle \u2014 or no vehicle at all. If electric vehicles float your boat, buy one. If a Porsche 911 GT3 is more your style? Dude, go for it \u2014 I\u2019m right there with you.<\/p>\n<p>That said, I\u2019ll listen to Biden and the Democrats preach to me about the benefits of electric vehicles and everything else that supports their various narratives, just as much as I\u2019ve listened to their hyperbolic \u201cwinter of severe illness and death\u201d COVID nonsense about lockdowns, vaccines, and mask mandates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My whole utility bill isn&#8217;t even close to $500. 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