What an exciting cast of characters in the new Trump administration. I hope it works out okay!
November 14, 2024
Trump picks RFK Jr. to head Health and Human Services.
Sample text: "In addition to his outside-the-mainstream views about medicine and health, he has been associated with a number of peculiar activities, like dumping a dead bear in Central Park and supposedly decapitating a whale. In interviews, some Republican senators said Mr. Kennedy gave them pause, but none ruled out voting for him."
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This is where I hold my tongue and if I can't say anything good I don't say anything.
I don’t know about his one….
It's called supporting your team. Even when the QB throws an interception.
or the coach punts on third down.
More BOOMS! For many, this is a bitter pill to swallow.
He's keeping his promises. I don't care for total vaccine skepticism, but the overall MAHA vibe is appealing to a lot of people.
Mitt “the President is entitled to his picks” Romney was unavailable for comment.
I’m in the healthcare industry, and not at a low-ranking or low-skilled position. I’ve been pretty scornful of anti-vaxxers in the past. But in the age of COVID-19 I’m giving RFK Jr. more respect and attention than I would have guessed in years gone by. I am not convinced that mRNA “vaccines” are safe or effective, and I have watched in dismay as it became apparent that the public health authorities have made one false or misleading statement after another, often to cover up their own involvement with unethical or even illegal activities. I will never again take the assurances of the likes of Fauci at face value.
Thank God.
Oh boy. Health is everything. As they say without your health the amount of your money is a useless factor.
I’ll take Bobby Jr’s leadership in Health policy as the best thing Trump has ever done. A winner nominated by the Winner of All Winners.
This is more than vaccines - this is Big Pharma and Big Food . reign it in, baby.
There are a lot of unicorns about to be killed.
I cannot wait for the truth on Statins and Ansel Keys to start coming out.
There are few institutions that have taken a more drastic turn to evil than our health and drug industries.
He convinced the government of Samoa that the measles vaccine causes measles, so they stopped vaccinating. Then 70 children died of measles. He killed a lot of children, and he doesn't care. The term "sociopath" gets thrown around in politics a lot, but on RFKJr it fits.
I'm generally not a Kennedy family fan, but I think RFK Jr may be on the right track. If his own family has a lot of issues with his ideas, that is a good omen, in my mind. So, I say "good" for this one, and expect he'll share all the data with us regarding the recommendations he puts forward. It's not like this was an unexpected nomination....
Squeee!
Reap the whirlwind, I recon. The main thing I want to hear is all the dirt on Covid, Afghanistan, FBI fisa warrants, and generals making promises not to go to war with china. Show me the alien corpses at Area 51. Release the Kennedy and Trump assassination files, why did they immediately cremate crooks body. I want it all. I want the media to be a parking lot, devoid of shareholder value.
I want the bureaucrats’ deeds to be ensconced in the halls of history never to be hidden again.
Wish I could post the meme of the side by side pic of bare chested rfk jr and “Rachel” Levine. Priceless.
exactly.
This feels like getting on a crowded toboggan at the top of a hill. Everyone's had at least 2 drinks. And nobody has given much thought to what's at the bottom of the hill. Might be lots of fun...
Dear goodness please no "bare chested" pics of "Rachel" Levine.
I also have doubts. Will he create more problems/damage than he solves? Who pays fr that damage? Well, us, of course.
RFKjr is an intelligent and driven man. I agree with some of his stances, but I recall one explanation he made that was completely wrong. It escapes me right now. I am not sure how good or bad he would be in this position, but, he has earned the nomination. If he turns out bad, I am not sure how much damage he could do.
It certainly is a great time to be alive!
I used to be a big supporter of the Pharma industry after several year of consulting with them (on the science side rather than the marketing weasels). After Covid, I find it nearly impossible to support Pharma.
okay…too specific an analogy but we get so yah!
The lovely woman at my doctor’s office was threatened on the phone by a pharmacist for trying to order ivermectin. A few passes from the napalm jets is okay with me…
Vaccines (i.e. sterilizing inoculations) are part of a risk management protocol. In the public interest, a vaccine has to demonstrate both safety, efficacy, and relevance. The vaccine schedule is an integral aspect of its administration. MAHA
Just remember, Trump has to pay off some campaign promises. He never promised the Senate would approve RFK.
This is why we have Senate confirmation hearings. So we can see if this is a good pick. If it isn't, the obvious will emerge.
I'm afraid that the New York Times is still predicated on the dominance and continuance of some bizarre monoculture.
He's out back the bathroom trying to figure out his underwear.
If Musk can convince him and Gaetz to jail Fauci for his felony crimes it will be a good thing.
More gas for the dumpster fire.
Another sign of the re-alignment in American politics proceeding apace.
Remember how Kamalalalala promised to put "a Republican" in her Cabinet? Seems like the ex-Dem who is President-elect is putting other ex-Dems into his Cabinet in key places.
Someone needs to find a way to curtail Medicare and Medicaid spending before more Boomers get old and sick, or the govt will soon go bust, since Fauci didn't get enough old people killed. I doubt RFK is that man, but maybe DOGE can. I suspect a large chunk of Medicaid goes to nursing homes.
I have half year old twin granddaughters. Before they are through getting vaccinated they will have received forty-two jabs. And all of the vaccinations are perfectly safe? For the sake of my grandchildren they’d damned well better be!
How many millions are dead because the US Government created the food pyramid and convinced everyone that fat, meat, and cholesterol are dangerous? How many people died because they couldn't leave their homes during COVID?
I love it when some person who threatens the establishment killed some kids somewhere. It is the perfect bad faith argument.
"If he turns out bad, I am not sure how much damage he could do."
It's had to imagine visiting more damage upon us than Fauci et al.
The best I can say is that I like the fact that so many nominees are major critics of the departments they’ll be running.
Sounds like a good thing to me too.
I can see dumping a dead bear in Central Park--after you'd bothered to pick up a dead bear. But tell me--how does one man--any man--decapitate a whale. I call some shenanigans on that claim. Whoever made it has some 'splaining to do.
Big Mike, my wife and I had the same reaction when our daughter was a baby. I’m all for the big stuff, but they are treating our children like pin cushions and not all of the vaccines required for enrolment in school are actually addressing serious illness. If they are careless in what they require, how can we not be concerned about what else they may be careless about?
What a great Althouse ending comment. Man, I love this place.
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Now do DDT. Enviromentalists have slain legions of Africans,
Great Pick by 47. Rah Rah Rah. Keep them coming. I am waiting to see who will bull doze the FBI too.
@Hassayamper. Our primary care physician suggested we not get any Covid shots for the reasons you gave. Not enough testing for safety. That mRNA was unproven and likely unsafe. That there are correlations to heart issues.
I have a heart issue and don't want another one...thank you. Our lifestyle (rural) keeps us fairly isolated from other people. Plus...I have never had the flu in my life (unless it was as a child) Never had a flu shot. SO... we opted out. When I had major surgery in 2020 and another one in 2022, I informed the hospital that I was not and will not be vaccinated. They were OK with that.
Actually, the only thing I wish to keep from the Covid Era...is the 6 foot distancing. Stay away from me you people. Back OFF!
Excellent!
Of course it won't all work out OK. It never does. But a little disruption might shake something loose.
Could he be any worse than whoever holds the office now?
The CDC is where power resides. Can RFK Jr uncover what really happened from over at H&HS?
How about millions of legions
More gas for the dumpster fire.
Rachel Levine fanboi complains about Trump's pick.
The only way to do that is to reduce the cost of health care.
Health care can be made cheaper. But the health care industry doesn't want to make less money so the result is lying and unhinged accusations.
A big problem with the medical establishment is they come from a pro-drug and appeal to authority perspective.
With the covid jab, my doctor didn't tell me why I should get the covid jab. Instead he asked my why I wouldn't get it as if it was self evident that I should take an experimental and unproven drug for a disease from which I faced a very low risk of severe illness.
Many of their arguments in favour of jab have turned out to be not only false, but never even tested - i.e. it was never tested to see if it reduced transmission despite protection of the vulernable being a major argument. It was also never tested on pregnant women despite pregnant women being told it was perfectly safe. Even today this little gem is not widely known.
The onus is on the medical profession to justify their advice, not me on to justify why I won't follow it.
That's what I was wondering. It looks like the answer is yes.
https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/orgchart/index.html
After everything the government put us through with the Chinese Flu, I think I'm on board with this pick. It's long past time to starting flipping over tables and kicking some ass.
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
Who?
Find me ever commenting on that. I'll wait.
Hopefully the GOP will block this nomination and a few others.
Sometimes going too far is just enough.
What an exciting cast of characters in the new Trump administration.
If Harris had won, we would've gotten the usual gang of lefty apparatchiks.
I hope it works out okay!
Me, too.
RFK is only the latest in Trump's absurd choices for key administration positions. Trump's imbecilic buffoonery is no longer amusing, as if it ever was. His "best people" will put our national security and health at risk. We can only hope that the deep state professionals are strong enough to ward off the barbarians at the gate.
Remarkable how Trump manages to find the comically least qualified person for each job. It's all about "owning the libs".
Definitely not enough popcorn of this administration. 🍿🍿🍿🍿
I'm convinced mRNA shots are unsafe and ineffective. Prior to the real world testing that proved they were unsafe, I was 100% certain they would be ineffective. Why? mRNA had been tried on many things, and every experiment failed, and every previous attempt at creating a coronavirus vaccine for humans or animals had previously failed, and some for animals made the problem worse. Take two things with 100% failure rates, put them together, and calling it the greatest thing since sliced bread doesn't make it so without solid proof. Once I found out how the mRNA vaccine worked- forcing the body to make the spike protein, a known pathogen, I had one question- "What turns it off?" The answer, apparently, is nothing.
I'm with you Professor! It's going to be an interesting 4 years.
That’s lame, even for you.
It's like the back of a Golden Age comic book:
Before.
After.
No one's gonna kick sand in our faces now.
As to high costs, the answer is every bill paid by Health Indurance is 10 times higher than a real bill to pay for the free care given to the uninsured Didn’t you know that basic fact?
That’d be like a combination of Ben Franklin and Doug Schoen with breastesses! Yikes!
"His "best people" will put our national security and health at risk."
Like Fauci's best people?
YippeeKayee MF'er! Welcome to the party!
I'm very interested to see what RFK does...if he gets the job. I expect Senate Republicans will defend the status quo.
No more ridiculous than nominating Kamala Harris for President.
I understand what you're sayin' tcrosse and Bob Boyd, but don't be so negative. This is a step in the right direction. Give DJT and JFKjr the chance because I see a real desire to fix the ails of the country rather than just political talk. If there's Republican speedblocks then that can be handled separately.
God forbid we let RFK Jr. be in charge of HHS, otherwise he might do something crazy like fund experimental gain-of-function research in Chinese laboratories and cause a global pandemic
Oh wait
Moments ago I learned that RFK, Jr. is a licensed master falconer. That fact alone ought to give anyone confidence in the wisdom of this appointment. Falconry takes dedication, patience, gentleness, precision, and consistency taken to a degree very, very few people can summon. He's going to be legendary in that office. Americans yet unborn will revere him for his achievements in public health.
You guys be very happy about RFK Jr until he tells you fat fucks you have to go on a diet
Don't worry this comment will be deleted so it doesn't hurt your feelings for too long
Since Jordan Peterson is still Canadian, this will have to do.
But then dieting and losing weight is a good thing, Howard. Eisenhower and JFK both pushed a physical fitness program which, if you look a kids today, would still be a good thing. Nothing wrong with that.
AP: He got a chainsaw, cut off the whale’s head and strapped it to the roof of their minivan for a five-hour drive home.
Taking a chainsaw to a Leviathan?
Metaphor alert!
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