DNC Statement on RFK Jr Saying President Biden is a bigger threat to Democracy than TFG

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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[Orrex]

1. RFKjr alphas been an absolute crank for 20+ years

He used to enjoy a certain prestige here among our antivax contingent, but I’m pleased to see that DU has largely recognized him as the purveyor of bullshit that he is.

[Lovie777]

2. Pretty much........................

his goal is to deter the younger voters, which will not work and puts him with shithole.

[TBF]

3. He's just mad because he can't push his conspiracy theories on social media -

I wish he would listen to his family and not do this. But he has an ego and a lot of $$$, so he is being Ross Perot ...

[AllaN01Bear]

8. as somone pointed out here . this tomfoolery is going to get worse

[edhopper]

4. Why does nayone still question

that he is running just to help Trump.

[Shermann]

16. I think he will just split the Silly Party into the Silly Party and Very Silly Party. nt

[LakeArenal]

20. I think RF**K Jr will take more votes away from Trump than Biden.

His own huge family isn’t voting for him. That’s very telling to a lot of people.

[Elessar Zappa]

31. So do I.

He’ll mostly get the anti-vax loons and most of them are right wingers.

[LuvLoogie]

42. His VP pick will drive many back to trump.

[Omnipresent]

5. This 'Biden is bigger threat to Democracy' talk...

Seems to go more towards supporters of tfg.
Won’t remarks like that, take a few voters away from tfg?

[PurgedVoter]

6. Cause Biden invented my not getting to practice medicine without a license!

Under Trump you could make up medicines, they could be chemicals from the laundry or stuff from under the sink. You could use stuff for horses. It didn't matter, there was freedom and you could say anything about about medicine you wanted. They let you do it. Now they made up all these new rules that say stuff has to be proven and tested. That isn't how the founding fathers did things, none of it was proven or tested.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. ding

[LuvLoogie]

9. Fuck RFK

But the TikTok ban legislation is a stupid move. Very short-sighted.

[soldierant]

41. Politically, yes.

Considering national securoty, maybe not so much.

[ShazzieB]

50. Bingo.

He's not trying to get rid of TikTok anyway. He just wants TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to divest their U.S. assets, because of what many think are legitimate concerns about national security.

Is it politically popular? Of course not. That doesn't necessarily mean it's stupid.

[soldierant]

51. Thank you. That's it exactly.

And I am one of the many you mention.

[ShazzieB]

52. I am also one of those people.

National security is serious business. I think all of us here at DU have been very upset about Trump endangering our national security. Why anyone here would wave away TikTok as being of no concern is beyond me.

[soldierant]

53. Tunnel vision.

They see it as tomething fun and light hearted and nothing more. And that despite all the publicity about dat being stolen through all social netwotking sites. I know, you get it and I get it, but some just don't. Or they think it won't happen to them.

[Ohioboy]

10. Since when does Biden control social media platforms?

Plus, Biden wasn't even president during the time Trump was promoting things like Ivermectin.

[KS Toronado]

11. Wish his family could put more pressure on him to quit his campaign.

[CaptainTruth]

12. Social media censorship? WTAF???

The guy is delusional.

[patphil]

13. His name will take votes from President Biden, but his mouth will take votes from Trump.

In the end, I'm betting the mouth wins.

[Brother Buzz]

36. Word!

[no_hypocrisy]

14. Why would a 2020 Biden voter choose

RFK, Jr.?

[thesquanderer]

24. a non-Trump and socially-left alternative, who is not "too old"? n/t

[Quanto Magnus]

26. He's not socially left though... nt

[thesquanderer]

27. Mostly, I think he is...

i.e. see:

https://www.usatoday.com/elections/voter-guide/2024-11-05/candidate/robert-f-kennedy

environmentalism, pro-union, $15 minimum wage, expanded free childcare, police emphasis on de-escalation, etc.

[4lbs]

30. That's all nice and all, but USA Today is the National Enquirer of "newspapers".

What has he done in the last 10 years that has proven that "socially left" crap they are trying to spew?

What bills has he voted YES on in Congress that furthers that?

In 2017, he almost accepted a position in Dumpy's Admin.

Currently, he is very anti-vax and makes false claims to that effect.

EDIT:

Oh, and "not too old"? Dude is 70 years old.

But hey, 81 years is "too old" ?

GMAFB.

[thesquanderer]

37. You ask what bills has he voted YES on? He's not in congress, so he can't vote on bills.

And yes, to people who think 81 is too old, 70 can be more acceptable. Eleven years is not an insignificant difference. A 70-year old could coplete two terms and still be younger than Biden is today. It's also a perception thing... if you watch him, he seems substantially younger than Biden.

And if you don't like USA Today, fine, pick your source. He is consistently lefty on numerous social issues, particularly economic and environmental policy,. (Obviously, all bets are off when you get to the vaccine lunacy.)

Look, I'm not defending him, I'm certainly not going to vote for him. But the question was why someone might. Don't shoot the messenger.

[DLCWIdem]

40. He is a nut.

He was acting like he was the left progressive to the young until they found out he was not for a cease fire in Gaza and for Nutty ahoo.

[twodogsbarking]

15. The guy is a piece of shit. He has proven this many times. Media?

[Seasider]

17. Conspiracy theories can get people killed.

RFK Jr should know this as his antivax rhetoric caused the deaths of several children in American Samoa.

[IronLionZion]

18. RFK Jr. and Trump can compete for the kooky conspiracy vote

They both have the dumbest supporters susceptible to manipulation and paranoia.

[JohnSJ]

19. This is the same garbage Susan Sarandon was saying about Hillary

They can both go to hell

[Cha]

34. That's what I just posted.. RF jr is so GD Unoriginal and BORING!!

[JohnSJ]

35. +++

[keep_left]

21. Thank God for "deplatforming". Because most of the social media companies did the right thing...

...we're all a little saner and safer, without constant threats of violence and revolution all because someone online didn't like vaccines or free elections. "Deplatforming" even rid of us of losers like "Roosh V" who finally had to grow up and get a job once the MRA/PUA gravy train came to a dead end. (He's also an admitted sex tourist/rapist, so it put an end to that as well). I for one am glad for the weeping and gnashing of teeth of incels and fascists the world over now that they don't have an easy platform to watch the world burn--and to contribute to the conflagration.

[malthaussen]

22. What is wrong with this guy?

That's rhetorical, BTW. He's not the sort to hide his light under a bushel.

-- Mal

[Arthur_Frain]

32. But it's a great time to point out the importance of not enabling mental illness with complacency.

He’s mentally ill. There’s a great deal of untreated mental illness in our nation, and we should use examples like rfk and tfg to point this out endlessly.

[Warpy]

23. They should have cut to the chase

:RFK, Jr. says a lot of really stupid things. Intelligent people know not to listen."

[BootinUp]

25. RFk jr. really got my pressure up with that one nt

[kellytore]

28. Back in 2018 I ran for State Rep. in Ga.

I ran into quite a few MAGA crazies at different events I attended, but the anti vax folks were the most outrageous. They worked closely together to interrupt and cause distractions where ever the Democratic Party of Georgia had meetings. This was my very first encounter with these folks and I had never realized how brainwashed these people are. I would say at least 90% of them were Trump voters.

[mcar]

29. Fck this guy

[Cha]

33. Fucking GD RF Jr. So full of Rat Fucking Shit.

Thata's what Fucking Sarandon said about Hillary... MFS

[betsuni]

43. Same Hillary-Is-More-Dangerous-Than-Trump stuff we saw everywhere in 2016 resurrected.

Fewer suckers this time, though.

[Cha]

46. YES. Same Rat Fuckers in a big Rat Fucking Nest.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

44. Henceforth, when I see "RFK Jr", I will read it as "Rat FucKer Jr".

[Cha]

47. That's what I've been doing

since he started his Gaslit Shit Against Our Dem Party.

[hueymahl]

38. You know, instead of cursing him and calling him a nut (which he is)

We should probably be trying to understand why he is attracting an audience..

[TBF]

39. I think it's mostly because he's younger - his policies aren't really all that radical

except for the looney anti-vax stuff. The rest is pretty typical democratic platform stuff. He just thinks the country needs a younger alternative, similar to Nicki Haley's reasons for running.

But the parties have been very clear about who their candidates are, so I don't see the point for him now. I think it's just his ego refusing to give in.

[NanaCat]

48. Because the stupid is rampant in this country.

Stupid people have stupidly bought our stupid media's stupid lies about Biden being so old and feckless.

Now figure out how to get the stupid to stop.

Good luck.

[NanaCat]

45. Anyone who promotes anti-vax rot

Isn't merely a threat to democracy, but a threat to all living beings on the planet.

He's a genocidal scumbag.

[Mr. Evil]

49. So, Biden is a bigger threat to Democracy than TSF.

Did any reporter bother to ask him, "In what way?"

Enough with the fucking psycho's in this world! The only reporting I care to see regarding RFK, Jr. now is that someone beat the ever-loving-shit out of him!
Fuck that scumbag!