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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Stephanopolous: How to Fail on live TV
Date: 10/22/25 5:30 PM
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Anyone who watched bubblevision over the years, knows CEOs can lie with great dexterity. Under the current regime, every CEO will be eager to fit the regime's narrative, lest they suffer consequences. So, was he fibbing? Did George have solid data backing what he said? We Proles don't know.

You're speculating that he's lying.

Why don't we look at some prices?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Butterball-Frozen-Whole...

That's a whole turkey, 10-16lbs, and it sells for #13.14. 97 cents per pound. Both the turkeys are priced at 97 cents per pound. Let's use that as our yardstick.

In 2019, turkey was
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/youll-pay-part-than...

2019 price: $20.80

The centerpiece of the typical Thanksgiving dinner — a 16-pound turkey — costs about $1 less than last year, when the average price was $21.71. Today's retail turkey prices are said to be the lowest since 2010.


That's $1.30 per pound compared to 97 cents per pound.

So I'd say he's right, as least as far as the price of turkey goes.

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