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Elaborate? Out of the loop

jeffbee 5y ago
It's a game of "Spot the Fox News viewer". If you're a fan, you believe the largest ethical quandary facing the nation in the last quarter-century is that a person related to the President of the United States is selling a painting in an anonymous auction. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-ethics-chief-hunter-biden-art-deal-secret https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-ethics-chief-hunter-b...
- SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
  While I detest bias in all media (Fox included but in no way do they have a monopoly on)… Are you saying Hunter Biden (the son of, not just “a person related to”) hasn’t recently sold his artwork for $500,000 a pop to anonymous buyers?
  - jeffbee 5y ago
    As I understand it from reputable reporting, all such sales are hypothetical. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/deal-of-the-art-white-house-grapples-with-ethics-of-hunter-bidens-pricey-paintings/2021/07/07/97e0528c-da72-11eb-9bbb-37c30dcf9363_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/deal-of-the-art-whit...
- zepto 5y ago
  > a person related to the President of the United States The sitting president’s son, you mean?
- specialist 5y ago
  I vividly remember when Billy Beer was a scandal. Simpler times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Beer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Beer
cabaalis 5y ago
Here's an article from the NYT about how they are trying to ethically sell Hunter Biden's artwork. "Ethically sell" was a term I chose specifically because Hunter Biden is not an artist, and the question of why his paintings are being sold for half a million dollars and to whom is substance. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/politics/hunter-biden-art-sale.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/politics/hunter-biden-... Edit: Anyone can be an artist of course. Selling artwork for such a price would be quite an artist.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
  > Anyone can be an artist of course. Selling artwork for such a price would be quite an artist Quite an artist indeed. Here is a Picasso that sold last month for $150,000. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/104029896_pablo-picasso-1881-1973 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/104029896_pablo-picasso...

It's a game of "Spot the Fox News viewer". If you're a fan, you believe the largest ethical quandary facing the nation in the last quarter-century is that a person related to the President of the United States is selling a painting in an anonymous auction. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-ethics-chief-hunter-biden-art-deal-secret https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-ethics-chief-hunter-b...

SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
While I detest bias in all media (Fox included but in no way do they have a monopoly on)… Are you saying Hunter Biden (the son of, not just “a person related to”) hasn’t recently sold his artwork for $500,000 a pop to anonymous buyers?
- jeffbee 5y ago
  As I understand it from reputable reporting, all such sales are hypothetical. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/deal-of-the-art-white-house-grapples-with-ethics-of-hunter-bidens-pricey-paintings/2021/07/07/97e0528c-da72-11eb-9bbb-37c30dcf9363_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/deal-of-the-art-whit...
zepto 5y ago
> a person related to the President of the United States The sitting president’s son, you mean?
specialist 5y ago
I vividly remember when Billy Beer was a scandal. Simpler times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Beer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Beer

cabaalis 5y ago

Here's an article from the NYT about how they are trying to ethically sell Hunter Biden's artwork. "Ethically sell" was a term I chose specifically because Hunter Biden is not an artist, and the question of why his paintings are being sold for half a million dollars and to whom is substance. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/politics/hunter-biden-art-sale.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/politics/hunter-biden-... Edit: Anyone can be an artist of course. Selling artwork for such a price would be quite an artist.

SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
> Anyone can be an artist of course. Selling artwork for such a price would be quite an artist Quite an artist indeed. Here is a Picasso that sold last month for $150,000. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/104029896_pablo-picasso-1881-1973 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/104029896_pablo-picasso...