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Dulcinea

(10,064 posts)
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 07:26 AM Jul 2023

The Robert F. Kennedy Jr. boomlet is over

This week marked the official demise of a two-month stretch in which Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was treated as a relevant candidate worthy of significant national media attention. The cause of death: Significant national media attention. His campaign is survived by several of its favorite podcasts.

Thursday’s House appearance told the story. Kennedy was invited by Republicans probing weaponization of government to testify about online censorship of his vaccine takes. Democrats took the occasion to excoriate him over a video in which he suggested COVID-19 may have been bioengineered to avoid “Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese,” which he denied was antisemitic. Republicans have distanced themselves from the Jewish conspiracy part, but defended his overall value as a truth teller: “It’s why Mr. Kennedy is running for president, it’s to stop — to help us expose and stop — what’s going on,” Rep. Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, said.

https://news.yahoo.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-boomlet-014442401.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=0_00

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The Robert F. Kennedy Jr. boomlet is over (Original Post) Dulcinea Jul 2023 OP
"to help us" tanyev Jul 2023 #1
That tells it right there... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #3
+1 dalton99a Jul 2023 #6
I'm not all that smart, but I don't understand how Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese can be filtered out of Srkdqltr Jul 2023 #2
Well, DUH! AZ8theist Jul 2023 #4
If Gym Jordan thinks so highly of RFK Jr.... LiberalFighter Jul 2023 #5
Kick dalton99a Jul 2023 #7

tanyev

(49,250 posts)
1. "to help us"
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 07:48 AM
Jul 2023

Jim Jordan speaks the truth for once. RFK Jr is running for president to help the GOP.

Srkdqltr

(9,745 posts)
2. I'm not all that smart, but I don't understand how Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese can be filtered out of
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 09:43 AM
Jul 2023

A virus. It can't actually.

AZ8theist

(7,345 posts)
4. Well, DUH!
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 11:58 AM
Jul 2023

You don't have to be smart at all to know that assertion is the ravings of a lunatic.

RFK Jr is completely insane. Even his wife of 9 years barfs at his incoherent gibberish....

LiberalFighter

(53,544 posts)
5. If Gym Jordan thinks so highly of RFK Jr....
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 02:12 PM
Jul 2023

Why doesn't push to him on the GOP ticket against Trump?

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