Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses Hours Before Biden’s Visit

[Joe Elliott]

Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses Hours Before Biden’s Visit
At least 10 people were injured when a snow-covered bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday morning, hours before President Biden was scheduled to visit the city and speak about infrastructure.
The Wall Street Journal

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/pittsburgh-bridge-collapses-hours-before-biden-s-visit/vi-AATfxUV?ocid=msedgntp

The wisdom of President’s Biden policy on improving the nation’s infrastructure is clearly shown here. It’s not what I would have done if I was President. If I was President, I would have concentrated on prosecuting as many people as possible involved in the Presidential Coup attempt of 2020-2021. Better to have our bridges collapse then to have democracy collapse, which is still in major peril. The elections of 2022 and 2024 are critical. Still, President Biden has focused on an important issue that has been neglected for too long.

Questions:

How long before conspiracy theorists start saying the bridge collapse was caused by the government, similar to the claims made by the 911 Truthers?

How long before a member of this forum start pushing such a theory?

[Rick Plant]

I'm pretty sure we will hear that narrative from these right wing conspiracy theorists.

Improving American infrastructure is one of the most important actions from Congress and a President. Only about 12 Republicans supported revitalizing America, making our structures safe, and putting more Americans to work with good paying jobs. The rest of these right wingers opposed President Biden's Infrastructure Bill. They were openly threatening other Republicans to not support the Bill and Criminal Donald was working the phones calling Republicans to vote "no". He was trying sabotage this Bill from passing and keeping America from being successful. That's how evil and hateful Criminal Donald is just because he was an absolute joke and failed to get an Infrastructure Bill written and passed.

Criminal Donald used the joke of a slogan "America First". He only puts himself first and America was last under his failed lack of leadership including giving us the worst economic crisis since The Great Depression. Right wing Republicans did not put "America First" by voting against this important Infrastructure Bill.

The collapse of this bridge shows how important this Bill is needing to improve our crumbling infrastructure which hasn't been updated in decades. Some structures have never been repaired since they were built. 

The fact is President Biden and the Democratic Congress got this Bill written and passed. Republicans voted against it and some are now trying to falsely take credit for it because they are frauds and know how popular this Bill is even in red states. Republicans voted against President Biden's Infrastructure Bill because they are hateful partisan hacks and didn't want this President to get credit for passing the largest Infrastructure Bill in American history.

Well, the joke is on them, because President Biden did get it done and he was able to get support from 12 Republicans making it a bipartisan victory. This is another reason why the GOP will lose in 2022 and 2024. Republicans offer no issues and have no plans to improve the lives of Americans. All they do is obstruct and push phony conspiracy theories. When President Biden and Democrats were working hard to get this historic bill passed, Republicans were talking about Sesame Street and the useless "Critical Race Theory" to rile up their racist base. How does those conspiracy theories Republicans push help to improve people's lives? It doesn't...and it's why they are going to lose once again this November.

The simple fact is, we never would have had this Infrastructure Bill if it was up to Republicans. Republicans don't care about improving our country or the lives of working class Americans. They voted in 2017 to give billionaires tax cuts for owning a private jet but voted NO in 2021 for making bridges safe when they are now starting to collapse. No other President accomplished passing an Infrastructure Bill of this magnitude except for President Biden and he gets full credit for this amazing feat.                             

[Richard Smith]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/pittsburgh-bridge-collapses-hours-before-biden-s-visit/vi-AATfxUV?ocid=msedgntp

The wisdom of President’s Biden policy on improving the nation’s infrastructure is clearly shown here. It’s not what I would have done if I was President. If I was President, I would have concentrated on prosecuting as many people as possible involved in the Presidential Coup attempt of 2020-2021. Better to have our bridges collapse then to have democracy collapse, which is still in major peril. The elections of 2022 and 2024 are critical. Still, President Biden has focused on an important issue that has been neglected for too long.

Questions:

How long before conspiracy theorists start saying the bridge collapse was caused by the government, similar to the claims made by the 911 Truthers?

How long before a member of this forum start pushing such a theory?

Wisdom?  The collapsed bridge is more symbolic of Biden's failed promise to unite the country.  And his disastrous administration.  Almost none of the "infrastructure" money is going to infrastructure.  It is being spent on woke projects to enrich the lobbyists of establishment politicians. 

[Rick Plant]

Wisdom?  The collapsed bridge is more symbolic of Biden's failed promise to unite the country.  And his disastrous administration. Almost none of the "infrastructure" money is going to infrastructure.  It is being spent on woke projects to enrich the lobbyists of establishment politicians.

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Right wingers have zero interest in uniting since they have been trying to sabotage President Biden since the day he won the election trying to install lunatic Criminal Donald as a fake "president".     

Money is already being allocated for infrastructure projects in states and right wingers that voted against this historic infrastructure bill are falsley trying to take credit for it.

President Biden implemented the most historic infrastructure bill in American history.


Hinson Takes Credit for Infrastructure Funds She Labeled as ‘Socialist,’ Voted Against

US Rep. Ashley Hinson compared the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to socialism, but that didn’t stop her from taking credit for funds from the legislation that she voted against.

The US Army Corps of Engineers allocated $829.1 million from the infrastructure bill to modernize the lock and dam system on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers. The Mississippi River runs alongside a portion of Hinson’s congressional district.

In sharing a press release from her office about the project, Hinson tweeted “BREAKING: We secured $829 million in federal funding to upgrade locks & dams along the Upper Mississippi River.”

While it is true Hinson has advocated for targeted infrastructure updates on Iowa’s waterways, the Republican freshman legislator not only voted against the infrastructure act that’s funding the Mississippi River project, she slammed it as “Washington Gamesmanship” when it passed.

“Too often in Washington, the potential for important, bipartisan policy is torpedoed by partisan politics,” Hinson said in a Nov. 8 release. “The need to make meaningful investments in our nation’s real infrastructure—roads and bridges, locks and dams, and broadband—was sacrificed to advance a partisan, socialist spending spree.”

The release came three days after Hinson voted “no” and delivered a floor speech in the US House criticizing the bill. Hinson also compared the infrastructure bill to Marxism in her Nov. 8 press release.

“It’s the biggest leap toward socialism this nation has ever seen—it takes the Marxist ideology that once only existed in textbooks and makes it law in the United States of America,” she said.

Hinson, who is up for reelection in the fall, is being challenged by Democrat Liz Mathis to represent Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Mathis, an Iowa state senator, called out Hinson’s news release as an attempt to “mislead Iowans.”

“Despite Ashley Hinson’s attempt to claim credit for this much-needed investment, she voted against the bill that made it possible,” Mathis said. “This is yet another example of Ashley Hinson claiming that she supports investments that benefit Iowans, but voting along party lines against their best interests in Washington. Iowa’s 2nd District deserves a representative who will work across the aisle to pass legislation and secure funding that directly benefits the district she represents.”

Of Iowa’s six federal delegates, only Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne and Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley voted in favor of the infrastructure bill.

The Infrastructure act will allocate about $5 billion to Iowa and is expected to create a plethora of good-paying jobs.

According to a White House fact sheet, over five years Iowa will receive $3.4 billion for roads, $638 million for water-quality projects, $432 million for bridge repair and replacement, $302 million for public transportation, $120 million for airports, $100 million for broadband, $51 million for an electric vehicle charging network, and more.

https://iowastartingline.com/2022/01/19/hinson-takes-credit-for-infrastructure-funds-she-labeled-as-socialist-voted-against/     

[Richard Smith]

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Right wingers have zero interest in uniting since they have been trying to sabotage President Biden since the day he won the election trying to install lunatic Criminal Donald as a fake "president".     

Money is already being allocated for infrastructure projects in states and right wingers that voted against this historic infrastructure bill are falsley trying to take credit for it.

President Biden implemented the most historic infrastructure bill in American history.


Hinson Takes Credit for Infrastructure Funds She Labeled as ‘Socialist,’ Voted Against

US Rep. Ashley Hinson compared the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to socialism, but that didn’t stop her from taking credit for funds from the legislation that she voted against.

The US Army Corps of Engineers allocated $829.1 million from the infrastructure bill to modernize the lock and dam system on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers. The Mississippi River runs alongside a portion of Hinson’s congressional district.

In sharing a press release from her office about the project, Hinson tweeted “BREAKING: We secured $829 million in federal funding to upgrade locks & dams along the Upper Mississippi River.”

While it is true Hinson has advocated for targeted infrastructure updates on Iowa’s waterways, the Republican freshman legislator not only voted against the infrastructure act that’s funding the Mississippi River project, she slammed it as “Washington Gamesmanship” when it passed.

“Too often in Washington, the potential for important, bipartisan policy is torpedoed by partisan politics,” Hinson said in a Nov. 8 release. “The need to make meaningful investments in our nation’s real infrastructure—roads and bridges, locks and dams, and broadband—was sacrificed to advance a partisan, socialist spending spree.”

The release came three days after Hinson voted “no” and delivered a floor speech in the US House criticizing the bill. Hinson also compared the infrastructure bill to Marxism in her Nov. 8 press release.

“It’s the biggest leap toward socialism this nation has ever seen—it takes the Marxist ideology that once only existed in textbooks and makes it law in the United States of America,” she said.

Hinson, who is up for reelection in the fall, is being challenged by Democrat Liz Mathis to represent Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Mathis, an Iowa state senator, called out Hinson’s news release as an attempt to “mislead Iowans.”

“Despite Ashley Hinson’s attempt to claim credit for this much-needed investment, she voted against the bill that made it possible,” Mathis said. “This is yet another example of Ashley Hinson claiming that she supports investments that benefit Iowans, but voting along party lines against their best interests in Washington. Iowa’s 2nd District deserves a representative who will work across the aisle to pass legislation and secure funding that directly benefits the district she represents.”

Of Iowa’s six federal delegates, only Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne and Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley voted in favor of the infrastructure bill.

The Infrastructure act will allocate about $5 billion to Iowa and is expected to create a plethora of good-paying jobs.

According to a White House fact sheet, over five years Iowa will receive $3.4 billion for roads, $638 million for water-quality projects, $432 million for bridge repair and replacement, $302 million for public transportation, $120 million for airports, $100 million for broadband, $51 million for an electric vehicle charging network, and more.

https://iowastartingline.com/2022/01/19/hinson-takes-credit-for-infrastructure-funds-she-labeled-as-socialist-voted-against/   

The right wingers did not run on a promise of uniting the country.  Old Joe did.  That is something that Old Joe said he would do.  He didn't place any caveats on that promise.  He said he could do it based on his long experience in Congress.  If it was not possible, then he should not have promised that he could do it.  Much like his promise to "shutdown" the virus.  He campaigned on having the ability to do that.  Perhaps he had a magic wand.  He didn't say there were factors beyond his ability to end the pandemic.  He promised to do it. 

The fact that Biden ran on false promises is his own fault and no one else.  He is now playing out the time-honored political establishment excuses.  Make promises, fail to deliver, and then blame your opponents as though you didn't anticipate that they might object to your agenda.  Repeat endlessly.  The so-called "infrastructure" bill was nothing more than a pork bill for cronies of the political establishment.  It had little to offer in the way of what most consider to be infrastructure.  It is the oldest trick in politics to give a bill a friendly sounding name but then include every manner of pork.  The republicans were complicit in Biden's fraud as they used the bill to pay off their own cronies.  Change is coming though.  Soon. 

[Rick Plant]

The right wingers did not run on a promise of uniting the country.  Old Joe did.  That is something that Old Joe said he would do.  He didn't place any caveats on that promise.  He said he could do it based on his long experience in Congress.  If it was not possible, then he should not have promised that he could do it.  Much like his promise to "shutdown" the virus.  He campaigned on having the ability to do that.  Perhaps he had a magic wand.  He didn't say there were factors beyond his ability to end the pandemic.  He promised to do it. 

The fact that Biden ran on false promises is his own fault and no one else.  He is now playing out the time-honored political establishment excuses.  Make promises, fail to deliver, and then blame your opponents as though you didn't anticipate that they might object to your agenda.  Repeat endlessly.  The so-called "infrastructure" bill was nothing more than a pork bill for cronies of the political establishment.  It had little to offer in the way of what most consider to be infrastructure.  It is the oldest trick in politics to give a bill a friendly sounding name but then include every manner of pork.  The republicans were complicit in Biden's fraud as they used the bill to pay off their own cronies.  Change is coming though.  Soon.

Same old talking points and nothing of substance. And this is the change that 81 million Americans voted for and want and will continue to support. You are in the minority. 

Sorry, uniting is a two way street. Republicans tried to steal an election from President Biden via an illegal coup just like they are sabotaging his efforts to end this pandemic.

Criminal Donald LIED and promised that Mexico would pay for a "big beautiful wall" from California to Texas. That was nothing but b.s. and you believed it. He also lied and said he would end all crime and immigration. Another lie. He also said he would have a GDP over 4 and that was a lie too. But President Biden got it to over 5 in just one year.     

President Biden ran on "Build Back Better" and that's exactly what he did. He completely turned around Criminal Donald's economic disaster and created 6.4 million jobs which is the most created by any President in history in under one year. He also created the greatest economy on record and passed the most historic infrastructure bill in American history and cut child poverty in half.

Once again you are posting 

The infrastructure bill revitalizes American cities and American infrastructure. There is no "pork" and it's why right wingers are falsely trying to take credit for the Bill after they voted against it because they know it's popular with Americans

As usual, you post no sources or links for your debunked talking points.

I invite everyone reading this thread to check out your state government website and you can look up yourself how much money is going to your state and which infrastructure projects will be funded. It's all itemized and the money is going to repair roads, bridges, ports, dams, removing lead pipes, and for new construction projects that states already had plans for but needed the money to fund.               

Here is President Biden's Infrastructure Law that was voted on and it's not "pork" which Richard falsely posted. It details everything that will transform America and put this country first. 

President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
https://www.whitehouse.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/

[Richard Smith]

Same old talking points and nothing of substance. And this is the change that 81 million Americans voted for and want and will continue to support. You are in the minority. 

Sorry, uniting is a two way street. Republicans tried to steal an election from President Biden via an illegal coup just like they are sabotaging his efforts to end this pandemic.

Criminal Donald LIED and promised that Mexico would pay for a "big beautiful wall" from California to Texas. That was nothing but b.s. and you believed it. He also lied and said he would end all crime and immigration. Another lie. He also said he would have a GDP over 4 and that was a lie too. But President Biden got it to over 5 in just one year.     

President Biden ran on "Build Back Better" and that's exactly what he did. He completely turned around Criminal Donald's economic disaster and created 6.4 million jobs which is the most created by any President in history in under one year. He also created the greatest economy on record and passed the most historic infrastructure bill in American history and cut child poverty in half.

Once again you are posting 

The infrastructure bill revitalizes American cities and American infrastructure. There is no "pork" and it's why right wingers are falsely trying to take credit for the Bill after they voted against it because they know it's popular with Americans

As usual, you post no sources or links for your debunked talking points.

I invite everyone reading this thread to check out your state government website and you can look up yourself how much money is going to your state and which infrastructure projects will be funded. It's all itemized and the money is going to repair roads, bridges, ports, dams, removing lead pipes, and for new construction projects that states already had plans for but needed the money to fund.               

Here is President Biden's Infrastructure Law that was voted on and it's not "pork" which Richard falsely posted. It details everything that will transform America and put this country first. 

President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
https://www.whitehouse.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/

Don't take my word for it.  Check the polls.  When Old Joe left his basement to go to Pittsburgh, none of the local Dem politicians wanted to be seen with him.  They had "scheduling conflicts."  They were too busy to meet the President.  He is that toxic.  Biden gets down on his bony, old man knees every night and prays for the republicans to win back Congress in 2022.  That will allow him to roll out Rick's excuses for his failures by blaming the republicans.  Again, if uniting the country or shutting down the virus was beyond his capabilities, he should not have promised that he could do so.  Just another failed establishment politician.  That is why you got Trump in the first place.  The public is disgusted by these life-long career bureaucrats who lie and enrich themselves at the public's expense.  Biden had his chance to prove them wrong.  He has failed. Miserably. So when you get Trump again in 2024 there is no one to blame but Old Joe.

[Rick Plant]

Don't take my word for it.  Check the polls. When Old Joe left his basement to go to Pittsburgh, none of the local Dem politicians wanted to be seen with him.  They had "scheduling conflicts."  They were too busy to meet the President.  He is that toxic. Biden gets down on his bony, old man knees every night and prays for the republicans to win back Congress in 2022.  That will allow him to roll out Rick's excuses for his failures by blaming the republicans.  Again, if uniting the country or shutting down the virus was beyond his capabilities, he should not have promised that he could do so.  Just another failed establishment politician.  That is why you got Trump in the first place.  The public is disgusted by these life-long career bureaucrats who lie and enrich themselves at the public's expense.  Biden had his chance to prove them wrong.  He has failed. Miserably. So when you get Trump again in 2024 there is no one to blame but Old Joe.

More words, more nonsense, more falsehoods. Richard never posts any documented sources or evidence for his false claims, just like his nonsense about the Infrastructure Bill being "pork" because it's all false right wing propaganda in order to smear President Biden. The desperation here is pathetic.           

'We've got to move': Bridge collapse provides backdrop for President Biden's infrastructure talk in Pittsburgh

Several elected officials took the podium before Mr. Biden, with Gov. Tom Wolf saying the bridge collapse “was a real tragedy” due to the injuries inflicted and the damage to a major thoroughfare, and he assured that the commonwealth is working to fix it. He emphasized that it could have been prevented with investment in infrastructure.

“It made me feel proud that the president of the United States had our back,” Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said, referring to Mr. Biden’s detour to visit the site of the bridge collapse.

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2022/01/28/President-Biden-will-make-second-visit-of-his-presidency-to-Pittsburgh-today/stories/202201280059

President Biden created 6.4 million jobs which is the most jobs created in American history. He turned around Criminal Donald's economic disaster.

President Biden passed the largest Infrastructure Bill in American history.     

Nobody can argue against that.

Criminal Donald will be in prison for treason by 2024 and 81 million Americans who defeated Criminal Donald will not vote for a fascist GOP Trump stooge.