Someone — or several someones — is trying like heck to make RFK Jr happen. Guy feels like an obvious chaos-agent puppet.
It seems evident he’s not in charge of his campaign. So who is?
Follow the money (if you can find its source).
Politico has an analysis of RFK’s donors:
New donors and Republicans are powering RFK Jr.’s 2024 campaign - POLITICO
He’s now walking back the walkback.
https://www.meidastouch.com/news/rfk-jr-defends-january-6th-insurrectionists-in-new-statement
So much walking back! He’s sure to get his 15K steps today!
“But I am just talking out of my ass based on nothing”
If only there was a comprehensive investigation of the incident by house members from both parties with testimony, documents, and video and even more video; he could have examined the evidence. If only there were trials of individuals that he could have seen in person, or read transcripts of. If only there were confessions of individuals involved in the insurrection. …WAIT !!!
Oh, and he’s also now declaring that there is no war in Ukraine and Putin is just trying to get rid of the Nazis.
https://lamag.com/news-and-politics/rfk-jr-repeats-russian-propaganda
What’s the actual difference between RFK Jr. and Trump?
RFK has bigger hands.
All the more useful for collecting grift.
He probably still cares about the environment more than Trump.
This is a good question.
He talks a lot differently from Trump, but so does everyone.
Kennedy says he is an environmental lawyer. But his priorities there do not seem to be as focused on carbon as Biden’s:
This is different:
If I spent a lot of time, I’m sure I could come up with a lot more differences.
On foreign policy, they both strongly lean to bringing troops home, even from safe NATO bases. Both sound isolationist, which is, to me, a tremendous similarity.
No true insurrection. Is that like no true Scotsman? Well it’s a good thing no one was charged with insurrection. They were charged for their specific actions on that day.
Kennedy is from a distinguished family of unquestioned loyalty to, and distinguished service to, the United States. That family has now largely abandoned him.
Trump is… well, you know.
The king of chaos, Steve Bannon, was I believe the one who talked RFKJr into running.
Bannon? That figures.
And less belly fat.
But he has Trump beat when it comes to insane beliefs, which is no small achievement.
I had to mute one of his accounts on Twitter after it started braying about how Junior’s presidency would be “transformational”.
Which I suppose is true, if you want your leaders transformed into raving loons burrowing deeply down the rabbit hole.
Hilarious take-down of RFK, Jr. by Frank Bruni in today’s NYT, if you’re a subscriber.
“I’ve been around government and studying government since I was a little boy,” Kennedy said, not so subtly stressing his bloodline — he’s a septuagenarian nepo baby — and casting proximity as seasoning. It’s not. I’ve been “around” many physicians in my life. You do not want me performing your appendectomy."
That’s a popular opinion with the Qanon idiots I know. I have a feeling that Junior is still hiding a lot of crazy.