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#PMT-2025-0414-5669
Big CatBig Cat

Donald Trump's weight claims are now just a bit to troll the media

He's actually lost weight. He's 224... 6'3" 224. So that is that's RG3... I think that he does that now. Like at first I think he was lying about it. Now he lies about it because he knows that people are going to make fun of him for lying about it.

Subjective analysis of public figure motives.
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Take Slip·Aug 19, 2024
#PMT-2024-0819-9415
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Current political polling is useless because voters cannot maintain a consistent opinion for more than three days

I think a snapshot of any polling number right now is the dumbest... the swings in a very short amount of time. It's because no one, no one side can keep their shit together for more than three days. I don't understand like, the polling of one phenomenon that we have. I don't know that the tides are turning nearly as fast as everybody's pretending as it does day to day.

This is a meta-commentary on media consumption and data validity, which is inherently subjective but reflects a common critique of polling.
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#PMT-2024-0722-13028
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joe Biden's political situation is identical to a backup quarterback entering a game

It is kind of like the backup quarterback situation. Kamala, are you really ready to see Trevor Siemian start? Let's go until he steps up and then throws three picks in the first half and you're like, 'fuck, I kind of miss Zach Wilson.'

This is a satirical metaphor and cannot be literally proven right or wrong.
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Take Slip·Jul 22, 2024
#PMT-2024-0722-13036
Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers

The US should have a 70 or 75-year-old age limit for political office

But just some common sense politics. Let's not let anybody over 75—the Packers have a rule, 70, you gotta retire. You go into a board of directors, it's 70, you gotta retire. That seems to make pretty good sense.

This is a policy opinion that has not been enacted.
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Take Slip·Jun 28, 2024
#PMT-2024-0628-15075
Big CatBig Cat

America loses the presidential debate because both candidates are 80 years old

America loses. Alright. We have a country of 360 million people and all we can find is two guys that are fucking 80 years old and America loses.

The ages of the candidates are factual, the 'America loses' part is a subjective political opinion.
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#PMT-2023-0626-16039
Big CatBig Cat

You cannot post shirtless workout videos while campaigning unless you can do at least 20 pushups

I also liked that RFK Jr. pushups. Those pushups were tough. And then you had people defending him being like, whoa. It was after a full chest workout. I understand but... that's like a political 101. You can't go down and start doing shirtless pushups unless you can at least get 20.

Subjective political advice.
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#PMT-2023-0201-10933
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

MrBeast is effectively providing single-payer healthcare to individuals

I think the objection should be the fact that there are so many people out there that need a simple surgery that costs like a thousand dollars that can't afford it... Be mad at how we do healthcare. Be mad at healthcare, not MrBeast. Correctly providing single-payer healthcare to these people as an individual.

This is a social/political opinion on a specific event.
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#PMT-2021-0505-18855
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Major Biden will likely attack and eat the new White House cat

Major Biden, the dog, the German Shepherd dog, is being socialized back into the White House with the help of a cat, and that cat is fucking dead. Oh, yeah. That dog is going to eat the shit out of that cat.

The cat (Willow) joined the White House in Jan 2022 and co-existed safely, though Major was eventually re-homed due to biting incidents with humans.
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Take Slip·Jan 27, 2021
#PMT-2021-0127-1377
Mike RoweMike Rowe

You can pull down all the statues you want, it won't change the facts of what happened in history

I'm also looking around and seeing people today convinced they can change our present by altering the past. You can pull down all the statues you want. It's not going to change the facts of what happened. We can't improve the future by shining up the past. It is what it is.

This is a philosophical viewpoint on the nature of history and symbolism.
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Take Slip·May 18, 2020
#PMT-2020-0518-7084
Karl MaloneKarl Malone

The US Postal Service should not deliver mail on Sundays; let the workers be with their families

why in the hell do the U.S. Postal Service deliver on Sunday anyway. Last time I checked, they broke as hell. So if anybody out there wants to know, I'm sending this to the U.S. Post Service. Please, our dear government, let the workers spend time with their family on Sunday... The U.S. Postal Service should not be delivered on Sunday anyway.

This is a policy opinion.
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#PMT-2020-0129-4812
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Michael Bloomberg's dog handshake is a major red flag

Michael Bloomberg... has been pictured twice now greeting dogs on the campaign trail by grabbing them around the top of their mouth and shaking them like it's a handshake... hand inside the mouth. And then going that's a handshake to the dog.

The footage exists and was widely mocked for its awkwardness.
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#PMT-2019-1120-3492
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joe Biden lost the youth vote by calling marijuana a 'gateway drug'

Joe Biden, he's running to be commander in chief, but he doesn't like weed. He says that it should remain illegal at the federal level because it's a gateway drug. Yeah, so he just lost the youth vote.

While Biden won the 2020 election, his stance on weed remains a point of contention with younger voters.
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#PMT-2018-0702-1194
Chris LongChris Long

Federal legalization of marijuana is an absolute 'layup' for the U.S.

Federally legalized marijuana. I mean, we're halfway there... I think one day we'll look back and look at this like prohibition and it'll look really fucking stupid.

As of 2024, it is still not federally legalized in the United States, though many more states have legalized it.
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#PMT-2018-0604-4733
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

No two nations that have McDonald's have ever had a war against each other

No two nations that have McDonald's have ever had a war against each other. Please credit Pardon My Take. Please credit us for inventing that economic principle.

The theory (by Thomas Friedman) was already proven false (e.g., 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia). Furthermore, the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, where both had McDonald's, definitively ended the theory's viability.
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Take Slip·Mar 9, 2018
#PMT-2018-0309-12751
Von MillerVon Miller

Every state in the US will eventually legalize marijuana

Every state is going to be legalized. It's just a matter of time.

Legalization has spread to dozens of states since 2018, though it is not yet universal or federal.
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#PMT-2018-0117-19265
Liam (Bubba)Liam (Bubba)

Donald Trump's physical measurements put him in the same athletic category as Jay Cutler and Mike Trout

It came out today, Trump's physical... He was 6'3", 239. And on Twitter all day, I've seen people making legit professional graphics comparing him to Jay Cutler, Tim Tebow, Mike Trout. The best athletes of all time.

The measurements (6'3", 239 lbs) were the official results released by Dr. Ronny Jackson, though many observers at the time questioned their accuracy.
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Take Slip·Nov 3, 2017
#PMT-2017-1103-7445
Anthony ScaramucciAnthony Scaramucci

Leaks in the White House have decreased since I was fired

We fired or resigned or got rid of four of the major, major leakers. So of course the leaks are down. Right. And if there are leaks now, because there's always leaks in the administration, there are more constructive leaks, there are more trial balloon leaks.

Leaks remained a constant and major issue for the Trump administration for the next three years.
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Take Slip·Nov 3, 2017
#PMT-2017-1103-7446
Anthony ScaramucciAnthony Scaramucci

Millennials are less politically polarized and will save American society

I'm not blaming the millennials. I actually think the millennials are the guys that are going to save it. You guys are less politically motivated, less polarized... in general, my guess is you guys are going to do the right thing politically.

Political polarization has arguably increased significantly as millennials have aged into the primary voting demographic.
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#PMT-2017-0816-6119
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Guam is on the Cool Throne because North Korea backed down from their missile threats

Cool throne is Guam. The island of Guam. People forget that exists. Yeah, North Korea, they turned their missiles away. They cucked out big time. They said, guess what? We're going to point our missiles at our own belly buttons or something stupid.

In mid-August 2017, North Korea did indeed pause its plan to fire missiles toward Guam.
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Take Slip·Jun 28, 2017·Media
#PMT-2017-0628-17396
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US needs to replace Uncle Sam with James Harrison as its national rebrand

The US is in need of a rebrand. Uncle Sam, I'm kind of sick of Uncle Sam, like the tall guy with the beard. Just put James Harrison in the Uncle Sam outfit. No country will fuck with us.

OpinionPoliticsMediumSarcastic
The US government has not officially rebranded using James Harrison.
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#PMT-2017-0621-4555
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joe Biden will eventually run for President

The big one is Joe Biden... He said, I have no intention of running for president, but I'm a great respecter of fate. So that is, I love that line. I too am a great respecter of fate... Joe Biden is only running for president if God tells him he should. And then once God tells him he should, well, what are you going to do?

Joe Biden did run for president in 2020 and won.
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#PMT-2017-0410-14783
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Don King was the most obvious pro-Trump celebrity of all time

Don King was the most obvious Trump celebrity of all time... he's a showman.

This is a subjective observation on public personas.
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Take Slip·Dec 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-1216-8436
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Donald Trump only appoints tall people to his administration

Senator Corker... did not get the Secretary of State job because the guy that got it is taller than Corker. Apparently Trump fancies tall people who are billionaires... Apparently if you're short, you're going nowhere in the Trump administration.

While a funny observation, many Trump appointees (like Jeff Sessions or Reince Priebus) were not particularly tall.
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Take Slip·Oct 19, 2016
#PMT-2016-1019-17364
Big CatBig Cat

Curt Schilling loses his man card for needing his wife's permission to run for Senate

Curt Schilling said today that he is running for the U.S. Senate. He's made his decision. He's going to run, but he hasn't talked to his wife yet. And, yeah, he has to ask her permission... Man card on Curt. Hand over your man card.

Schilling ultimately did not run for Senate in 2018.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0420-12294
Big CatBig Cat

Bill Belichick would be the best NFL coach to serve as a Vice President

Bill Belichick would be a damn good one, too. Because he actually – Bill Belichick would actually instill confidence in a candidate like Donald Trump, right? You'd be like, well, Donald Trump doesn't know what he's doing, but Bill Belichick does. I mean he knows what he's doing basically anything.

This is a hypothetical political scenario.
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Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0420-12295
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jeff Fisher is the perfect Vice Presidential candidate because he is consistently mediocre

I think I'm going to have to go with your boy, Jeff Fisher, just because, like, he proves that he is a guy that will stick around. In fact, at the very, very least, if you take Fisher, you're getting an average candidate, right? He's consistent. He's not going to commit any huge gaffes, but he's also not going to win over any votes. So he's basically going to keep your approval numbers exactly what they are. Jeff Fisher's only hole is the glaring hole that he's entirely mediocre.

This is a satirical take on Fisher's coaching record applied to politics.
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Take Slip·Apr 8, 2016
#PMT-2016-0408-1383
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Trump would be a great shot in a duel because he is good at everything

Don't say that about Trump. Trump is good at everything. And he has experience. He went to military school. ... Trump would be a good shot because he's good at everything.

This is a hypothetical claim about a person's general competence applied to a duel.