{"id":1508122,"date":"2022-06-08T16:05:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T20:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1508122"},"modified":"2022-06-08T16:05:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T20:05:47","slug":"itd-be-cheaper-to-buy-cocaine-and-just-run-everywhere-louisianas-john-kennedy-delivers-a-classic-line-about-bidens-high-gas-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/itd-be-cheaper-to-buy-cocaine-and-just-run-everywhere-louisianas-john-kennedy-delivers-a-classic-line-about-bidens-high-gas-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019d Be Cheaper To Buy Cocaine And Just Run Everywhere\u2019: Louisiana\u2019s John Kennedy Delivers A Classic Line About Biden\u2019s High Gas Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fitd-be-cheaper-to-buy-cocaine-and-just-run-everywhere-louisianas-john-kennedy-delivers-a-classic-line-about-bidens-high-gas-prices%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1508122&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) has a reputation for telling it like it is, and the Oxford scholar delivered a classic line on Tuesday about the nation\u2019s record-high gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy joined Fox News\u2019 Jesse Watters to discuss soaring inflation and the Biden administration\u2019s dismal response to the economic woes that plague the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know about where you live, Jesse, but in my state, the price of gas is so high that it would be cheaper to buy cocaine and just run everywhere,\u201d Kennedy remarked at one point, as flagged by Townhall.com\u2019s Spencer Brown:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As only he can, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnKennedy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenJohnKennedy<\/a> breaks down the Biden administration&#8217;s already bad week, explains that &#8220;the price of gas is so high that it would be cheaper to buy cocaine and just run everywhere,&#8221; plus other reasons &#8220;President Biden is about as popular right now as a sinkhole.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wQVdsIaqqc\">pic.twitter.com\/wQVdsIaqqc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsSpencerBrown\/status\/1534334857639301120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-cost-of-gas-has-more-than-doubled-since-the-day-biden-took-office\">reported<\/a> that the average cost of a gallon of gasoline has more than doubled since President Joe Biden took office on January 21, 2021. On Wednesday, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/as-gas-prices-break-records-energy-secretary-reads-poetry-and-blasts-conservative-state-legislatures-in-pride-flag-ceremony\">noted<\/a> that a gallon of gas now costs drivers more than $5.00 in 16 states and Washington, D.C. Likewise, The Daily Wire also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americans-changing-the-way-they-buy-groceries-as-inflation-soars-study-finds\">reported<\/a> that inflation is crushing shoppers when it comes to things like groceries and other household products.<\/p>\n<p>The state of the economy has left many Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/increasingly-negative-views-on-national-outlook-and-economy\/\">feeling gloomy<\/a>, and \u2014 as described by Kennedy \u2014 a look into the inner workings of Biden\u2019s team in D.C. should not inspire much confidence that the negativity is going to end anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Washington, D.C., when I feel inadequate, I just look around. On really bad days I see liars and frauds and meatheads in every direction,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/spencerbrown\/2022\/06\/08\/kennedy-on-gas-prices-itd-be-cheaper-to-buy-cocaine-and-just-run-everywhere-n2608378\">told<\/a> the host of \u201cJesse Watters Primetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what President Biden\u2019s and Vice President Harris\u2019 Washington, D.C. has given the American people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who was also captain of \u2018Team Transitory Inflation,\u2019 announced that she\u2019s really sorry but inflation\u2019s not going to be transitory, it\u2019s going to be with us for a long while,\u201d he continued. \u201cIn other words, she does not have a solution to inflation but she really admires the problem \u2014 in other words, <em>get used to it.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile her boss, President Biden, continues to campaign for more economic chaos by trying to convince us in Congress to raise taxes by $3.5 trillion, by expanding an already generous welfare state, and by turning cops into social workers,\u201d Kennedy lamented.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the Louisiana senator will know that his latest comments are par for the course.<\/p>\n<p>In January, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-senator-if-aliens-landed-tomorrow-and-said-take-me-to-your-leader-it-would-be-embarrassing\">reported<\/a> that Kennedy, known for his sense of humor, mocked President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration has mismanaged COVID, it has mismanaged inflation, it has mismanaged the border, and it has mismanaged foreign policy, all in one year,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cIf the aliens landed tomorrow, and said, \u2018take me to your leader,\u2019 it would be embarrassing. Now President Biden is trying to change the subject by talking about race. And he is mismanaging that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KENNEDY: &#8220;If aliens landed tomorrow and said &#8216;take me to your leader,&#8217; it would be embarrassing.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7NvORBXtc4\">pic.twitter.com\/7NvORBXtc4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1483448619227361287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Kennedy also wondered whether or not Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was \u201cone of those people that tried Tide Pods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Kennedy:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sean, with respect, there are times, particularly recently, when I think Speaker Pelosi is one of those people that tried Tide Pods.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mdwdMbBTvx\">pic.twitter.com\/mdwdMbBTvx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1306076971592491010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2020<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) has a reputation for telling it like it is, and the Oxford scholar delivered a classic line on Tuesday about the nation\u2019s record-high gas prices. Kennedy joined Fox News\u2019 Jesse Watters to discuss soaring inflation and the Biden administration\u2019s dismal response to the economic woes that plague the country. \u201cI don\u2019t &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1508986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1508122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1508122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1508122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1508122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1508986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1508122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1508122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1508122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}