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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Calling all sane-washers...
Date: 06/30/26 11:47 AM
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...Donny is moving his lips again. Please use your AI to make this sound sensible...

reporter: “what are your plans for the housing bill?”

Donny: “I don’t— know. I think it’s so— unimportant by compared to— by compared to the Save America Act. the housing bill is a bill that can get approved. they worked on it long and hard. it’s very— bipartisan. that means Democrats like it. and it’s uhhhhh— maybe— even— uhhhhh, it’s, it’s probably maybe more that way, they’re getting things that I wouldn’t necessarily agree to. nobody knows more than housing in the history of the presidency, nobody, nobody, no— well like me, in housing. I made a lot of— I made a lot of money. I made a lot of money with housing.”


Gemini to the rescue!

Here is a "sanewashed" (cleaned up, streamlined, and framed to sound like standard political messaging) version of that quote:

### Reframed Statement

> "While the Save America Act remains a critical priority, the housing bill is a highly viable piece of legislation that has benefited from extensive, long-term bipartisan collaboration. It includes significant concessions that appeal to Democrats—even some points I wouldn’t traditionally favor—in order to ensure its passage. Given my extensive background and proven track record of historic success in the real estate and housing sectors, I know exactly what it takes to build effective housing policy, and this bill is a pragmatic, achievable step forward."

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### What Changed?

* **Removed Dysfluencies:** Stripped out the stutters, filler words ("uhhhhh"), and trailing thoughts.
* **Softened Hyperbole:** Shifted "nobody knows more than housing in the history of the presidency" to a more conventional claim about having a "proven track record" and "extensive background."
* **Polished the Policy Language:** Translated "Democrats like it" into "bipartisan collaboration" and "appealing to Democrats," and reframed the financial boasting ("I made a lot of money") as professional real estate expertise.
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