Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is the Anti-Vax Candidate, Whether He "Leads" With It Or Not

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running for president. You may already knew that. He is not leading his campaign with scaremongering around vaccines, as one of the leading figures in the modern anti-vax movement. Or, he said as much during a hike detailed in a profile by NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny, though he doesn’t make a compelling case that it’s actually true.

Kennedy blames his spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that causes halting and shaky speech, which he developed in the 90’s, on a flu shot. Kennedy’s said he can’t watch or listen to himself on TV for this reason. (But again, he says he’s not leading with vaccines.)

His recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, included conspiracy greatest hits like vaccines causing autism and the dangers of 5G networks. It also led pediatrician and vaccine expert who developed a low-cost vaccine to treat COVID-19, Dr. Peter Hotez, to face a wave of online harassment, with one guy showing up at his house to demand he debate RFK Jr.—which Rogan first suggested on Twitter. It all seems rather vaccine-forward.

Despite all this, Kennedy is running as a Democrat—polling surprisingly well but still far behind Biden. But he’s received enthusiastic support from the right, including Alex Jones and Tucker Carlson.

https://www.gq.com/story/robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-the-anti-vax-candidate

[RockRaven]

1. He's the "leaky brain" candidate.

Those are HIS words, from the Joe Rogan interview. I'm not calling him names.

[Initech]

12. He's the "Alex Jones and Steve Bannon have an inside plant" candidate.

This whole operation is just to get clickbait so Steve Bannon can have some advertising fodder to gaslight some swing voters in the primaries into voting against Biden, it's a truly evil tactic.

[Mr.Bill]

2. I'm betting all other things aside,

Americans are done with presidents that have never held any elective office.

It's been a long time since I've heard anyone say we need a businessman to run the country.

[CentralMass]

3. I really don't want to dislike the guy but him f..king up the election would do it.

[NewHendoLib]

5. we don't really care what you want. They probably have it in the library that you haunt.

[GP6971]

8. So what?

I'm guessing you're a preprer.

[GP6971]

11. Good for you.

I've welcomed you hundreds of times, but not once have you've said Thank You. Why is that?

[GP6971]

7. Welcome to DU

I guess.

[marble falls]

9. I think you're confusing it with 6-1/2G. Hit the Library and check it out. Look up a pizza recipe...

.... while you're at it.