Jill Biden to meet second plane of baby formula at Dulles....[why?]

[PeteS in CA]

Fauxto-op.

Is this more of the specialty hypo-allergenic formula that will go to pharmacies and doctors and such (i.e. not store shelves)? I don't object to the specialty formula being given priority, but to pols and MSM pretending that first flight would have store-shelf impact, I do object.

Notice how LIEden's focus is on PR events, not getting US production and distribution back on track.

[240B]

co-President Jill is there for two reasons. First: She wants to make sure everyone thinks that SHE did this. co-President Jill is bringing formula to the masses by right of her divine magnificence.

Second: She wants to make sure that it all (or most of it) goes straight to the illegals on the Southern border.

[Hoodat]

First Lady Jill Biden staged a media photo-op with pallets of baby formula on Wednesday, as store shelves remain empty.

These are pallets of baby formula that normally would have been available for sale in stores, but has instead been appropriated by the federal government.  Now, government bureaucrats will be in charge of handing out doses one bottle at a time.

[240B]

These are pallets of baby formula that normally would have been available for sale in stores, but has instead been appropriated by the federal government.  Now, government bureaucrats will be in charge of handing out doses one bottle at a time.

That's right. Create a shortage and then impose government oversight to decide where it goes and who is allowed to have it. You can add fuel, ammunition, on the ever growing list of things which used to be freely available. Soon, milk, eggs, meat, and bread, will join the government allocation list. Just like it was in the old Soviet Union, which the Liberals want to revive and bring back. Welcome to the new USSA.

[Hoodat]

The military plane is taking off from Ramstein Air Base in Germany and is expected to transport more than 100,000 pounds of infant formula, or roughly 1 million 8-ounce bottles of Nestlé formula, the White House said in an announcement Tuesday. FedEx Express, which is operating the flight, will then move the formula to a Nestlé distribution center in Pennsylvania.

A couple of things here do not add up.  First, why would FedEx Express be flying a C-17 military transport plane?  And secondly, 8 million ounces of milk would weigh 520,000 lbs, not 100,000 lbs.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

That is one ugly dress!

My thoughts exactly and reminiscent of another "first lady"!

[Wingnut]

My thoughts exactly and reminiscent of another "first lady"!

Big Mike?  Queen of the boob belt?

[240B]

All of this is leading to Federal Control and distribution of baby formula. And it is only the first step. Camel's nose under the tent. Never let a crisis go to waste.

"IT'S AN EMERGENCY!! WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD!!", says co-President Jill.

[240B]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnMxL4PM-Cw

[Hoodat]

DAY 98 of Sturgis plant closure.

[Hoodat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnMxL4PM-Cw

Good video.

[Hoodat]

This was four days ago:

More baby formula coming off 'factory lines' and appearing on shelves 'this week'

Max Thornberry  |  May 22, 2022  |  11:05 AM

Relief is coming for anxious parents looking for baby formula on shelves that have been sparse for months.

Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council, told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday morning that “because of actions we’re taking right now,” the shortage should be alleviated this week.

“We’re going to see more formula coming off factory lines,” Deese said. “And more formula in stores starting as early as this week.”

Deese didn’t share any details about what actions the Biden administration is taking to improve domestic output, but he did say that the first international delivery of “specialty medical grade formula” from Germany arrived in Indiana on Sunday morning. That flight alone will provide 15% of the volume the country needs.

What appears to be the single largest factor in the country’s formula shortage was the shuttering of a baby formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, in February. Abbott reached a deal with the Food and Drug Administration this week to open its plant again after regulators determined that bacteria found in the plant was not connected to any infant illnesses.  .  .  .

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/more-baby-formula-coming-off-factory-lines-and-appearing-on-shelves-this-week

First of all, the week is almost over, and there are zero signs that the shortage has been "alleviated".  Secondly, when they say "15% of the volume the country needs", are they talking about volume for a single day?  And thirdly, we are still faced with the fact that the largest plant in North America has been shut down for 98 days despite the FACT that there is zero connection between that plant and the infections incurred by four babies.  The FDA openly admits this, yet the plant remains closed.

[mountaineer]

Secondly, when they say "15% of the volume the country needs", are they talking about volume for a single day?

I believe so - but I don't believe it constitutes anywhere near 15% of what is needed, even for that one day.

[jafo2010]

This clown act is beyond belief, and yet, the idiots that voted for these morons stand by them, and will vote again for them.  And if they don't, the ones and zeroes will be rearranged again for these clowns to win again.  Our republic was seized and no one has done a thing. 

With JIT, don't be surprised when there is no food.  PERIOD!!!

What then?  Are you prepared to protect what you have?  There are those that will attempt to take it  from you, and there will be no police to protect you.  NONE!!!  Total anarchy is two weeks away from any moment with this clown act in charge.

[Hoodat]

DAY 103 of Sturgis plant closure.

[Elderberry]

My daughter received infant formula from Europe 2 weeks ago without any help from the Bidens.

[PeteS in CA]

This blogpost has pertinent excerpts from a study from the Cato Institute, https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/05/infant-formula-revisited.php . An over-simplified summary would be that protective tariffs, FDA regs, and WIC program formula marketplace dominance set up the US for shortages of infant formula should any significant producer be shut down more than briefly for any reason.

[Smokin Joe]

That is one ugly dress!

What is it with Democrat women and stripping the fabric off the breezeway sofa cushions to make dresses?

At least Scarlet O'Hara used the drapes (better material).

[Wingnut]

What is it with Democrat women and stripping the fabric off the breezeway sofa cushions to make dresses?

At least Scarlet O'Hara used the drapes (better material).

S0 did Carol Burnett.

[PeteS in CA]

What is it with Democrat women and stripping the fabric off the breezeway sofa cushions to make dresses?

At least Scarlet O'Hara used the drapes (better material).

HilLIARy, Moo-chelle, and Dr. Jill didn't/don't have much fashion sense. It's a tradition among Dem First Ladies, probably going back to Rosalyn Carter, or maybe only to HilLIARy.

[GtHawk]

HilLIARy, Moo-chelle, and Dr. Jill didn't/don't have much fashion sense. It's a tradition among Dem First Ladies, probably going back to Rosalyn Carter, or maybe only to HilLIARy.

My recollection of Rosalyn Carter was that she always dressed well and received good advice, this clown show started with Hillary and her piss poor fashion sense along with a devotion to pantsuits especially her favorite, Old Crusty.

[Kamaji]

What is it with Democrat women and stripping the fabric off the breezeway sofa cushions to make dresses?

At least Scarlet O'Hara used the drapes (better material).

[Hoodat]

DAY 105 of Sturgis plant closure.


(Still zero evidence linking this plant with any infant illnesses)

[sneakypete]

DAY 105 of Sturgis plant closure.


(Still zero evidence linking this plant with any infant illnesses)

@Hoodat

Just out of curiosity,does anyone know if the plant owner/CEO votes Dim or Republican,and is active in politics?

Also,this CAN'T be the only plant in the US manufacturing baby food/formula. Why close them and nobody else?

[PeteS in CA]

@Hoodat

Just out of curiosity,does anyone know if the plant owner/CEO votes Dim or Republican,and is active in politics?

Also,this CAN'T be the only plant in the US manufacturing baby food/formula. Why close them and nobody else?

Per Open Secrets, https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/abbott-laboratories/C00040279/summary/2022 , Abbott Labs usually donates R more than D, though it's close to even. Of course, Dems expect 100% loyalty. Also, Abbott produces BinaxNOW, one of the earliest rapid antigen Covid tests, which was a threat to Dem politicization of Covid (considering how the FDA has F'ed with Moderna and J&J, and is foot-dragging Novavax's Covid vaccine, I think there is evidence of Dem resentment toward companies that worked with Trump's Operation Warp Speed, which was much broader than "just" vaccines).