Althouse: RFK Jr. tells Joe Rogan he's "gotta be careful" — he's "aware of" the danger of assassination, he's "not stupid," but he does not "live in fear, at all."

June 16, 2023

RFK Jr. tells Joe Rogan he's "gotta be careful" — he's "aware of" the danger of assassination, he's "not stupid," but he does not "live in fear, at all."

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52 comments:

Dave Begley said...: Bobby still hasn’t been to Iowa yet.; 6/16/23, 6:31 AM
Oh Yea said...: What did he do to Hillary?; 6/16/23, 6:50 AM
RideSpaceMountain said...: No way. Really? Now who would do something like that Robert? Surely you can tell us?

If it makes you feel any better Robert, I think you're safe. You're lower on the wetboy priorities list than say, Tucker Carlson or Elon Musk. It doesn't do your Kennedy ego much good sitting lower down the totem pole than Tucker Carlson, but the apple has fallen kind of far from the tree.

Frankly if I wanted to upset a Kennedy, I'd say you sat lower on the hit list than Donald Trump. That's what I'd say if I really wanted to push your buttons.; 6/16/23, 7:01 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: The same idiots who will vote Biden - believe the "wet market" BS and that Trump is a Russian spy.; 6/16/23, 7:06 AM
madAsHell said...: He might be smarter than Joe Biden, but he needs to keep his down!; 6/16/23, 7:13 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "No way. Really? Now who would do something like that Robert? Surely you can tell us?"

I didn't put it in the post, but it's explicitly in the video clip. Your sarcasm indicates that you didn't watch the clip. Tsk.; 6/16/23, 7:18 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: They don't need to assassinate him.

The mob has the vote "count" machine in place. 15% Husk-Puppet Biden will prevail!

phiminzerlframsinzuure.; 6/16/23, 7:39 AM
re Pete said...: "Say wait a minute boys, do you know who I am?"; 6/16/23, 7:47 AM
Sydney said...: What he is saying there perfectly explains the past 7 years. And more.; 6/16/23, 7:59 AM
John henry said...: Uncle murdered (by CIA?)

Father murdered (by CIA?)

FBI director testifying under oath last week that Brandon & Co. might resort to murder to protect the big guy.

Naaah... No reason at all for rfk Jr to fear Arkancide by the fascists currently running the govt.

Oh no. No reason at all.

John lgb Henry; 6/16/23, 8:08 AM
Bob Boyd said...: America needs a guy opposed to the Regime who's coming from the left, from the Democrat Party, a guy to remind Dem voters what their party used to at least pretend to stand for, civil liberties, 1st Amendment protections, individual rights, helping the working man and woman, protect the little guy, calling out the big corporations, peace not war, all those high-sounding values they have completely abandoned. RFK could be a real thorn in their side.

Would I vote for him? I'm certainly not there yet. It's really hard to put your faith in anybody these days. Maybe he's completely full of shit. I don't know. The Regime and their media tools will try to smear him as a wacko. They hate to see RFK held up next to their man, Joe. It's a terrible look for them.
If RFK is calling these bastards out and giving them all a huge headache, then he's helping, not hurting. So I say, fantastic! Go man go!; 6/16/23, 8:12 AM
Wince said...: The history is certainly more complex than RFK Jr posits.

A struggle for postwar global hegemony, bounded by practical constraints, will probably result in the escalation of a consecutive series of flash points, albeit sometimes occasioned by interests other than the true national interest.

Was it a conspiracy of greed or a state of permanent engagement meant to define the correlation of forces between superpowers? Are a series of proxy conflicts better than direct conflict between hegemons?

To RFK Jr's point, will China's debt influence campaign really work for them in developing countries when it comes time to pay or surrender sovereignty?

Unlikely JFK assassination was an inside job. RFK Jr seems to apply a "defund the police" approach to foreign policy using his uncle's assassination in much the same way George Floyd was used to define a martyr for the cause.

But indeed it should be an independent president rather than the hammer wielders in government who decide where and when a hammer looks like the right tool for the job.; 6/16/23, 8:14 AM
Lyle Smith said...: Trump and Kennedy should run together.; 6/16/23, 8:15 AM
Curious George said...: These remembrances from JFK inauguration are bullshit. No way he remember details from an event 60 years ago when he was 6.; 6/16/23, 8:19 AM
Kate said...: I listened to over 2 hrs of this interview but didn't make it to this part. I do worry for him because someone will find the notoriety of father/son tempting.

Most of the interview was vaccine discussion. Bobby has a lot of info at his fingertips, but it was strange. He's running for POTUS, something that was hardly touched on. I wasn't listening in order to hear his vax arguments.

@Dave Begley -- Bobby came to Yuma, something that really impressed me. It was good politics and good info gathering. He needs to go to Iowa, though. Like the rambling of the Rogan interview, his absence shows he's not campaigning yet.; 6/16/23, 8:28 AM
Sydney said...: He’s basically confirming what Tucker Carlson says here:
https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1668747661028081664?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet; 6/16/23, 8:28 AM
Heartless Aztec said...: RFK Jr is, like Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson, a truth-teller. Are his politics mine? No, they are not. But he does tell the truth as he sees it. It's why Tucker and Joe both admire him. Even attempting to "smash the CIA into a thousand pieces" makes my heart beat fast.; 6/16/23, 8:29 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: CA R turns tables on leftist lies. It's The democrat party who are the Handmaid's tale.; 6/16/23, 8:31 AM
Inga said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 6/16/23, 8:38 AM
Inga said...: Howard Hunt’s buddies in the shadow world. I watched the series “Gaslit” on Stars and the series on Max, “White House Plumbers” recently, it was entertaining and enlightening especially in regard to the Bay of Pigs fiasco and Howard Hunt’s supposed involvement in it.; 6/16/23, 8:40 AM
rcocean said...: Its sad that Rogan felt the need to bring that up. RFK gave a good answer, I'm sure all the Kennedy's are big on security.

And his answers to Rogan's questions on why we get into endless wars are good ones. They're partly wrong, in my opinion, but if believing LBJ/CIA killed Kennedy is what you need to get liberal/leftists to stop loving wars, I guess its OK.

One thing JFK did was talk to Douglas MacArthur several times while POTUS. And Big Mac was completely against sending Troops to Vietnam. MacArthur, like Ike, was also very skeptical of the Military-Industrial complex. Ike however supported our escalation in Vietnam but wanted to go in there with full force, and was upset at LBJ's half-assed approach.; 6/16/23, 8:51 AM
Aggie said...: Having grown up in the NE, and having heard the tales of King Joe while seeing the antics of Ted, the 'Lyin' of the Senate', I can tell you I've had a lifetime belly full of the Kennedy's. They're just another set of Bidens, slightly smarter and from a better neighborhood. But having said that, I think Bobby was probably the best of the bunch. RFKJr has his father's idealism but he doesn't have a chance in this round, and he's got a history of too many ideas that have been branded 'crackpot'. Now, there are times when 'crackpot' is used as a dismissive term, backed up by slick clips and quotes that show what the target said in the worst possible context - I haven't researched RFKJr's list of crackpot offenses, so I can't comment on whether the term is accurate or manufactured. We could do worse, in fact we are, right now - much worse.; 6/16/23, 8:51 AM
Limited blogger said...: His voice isn't as grating as it was, that was a big problem.

Let RFK Jr. compete in the marketplace of ideas.; 6/16/23, 8:54 AM
cassandra lite said...: Where is this document allegedly JFK signed? It ain't in the Pentagon Papers, nor any known archive.

If it existed, wouldn't his brother, who hated LBJ, have screamed about it daily--even before he ran as an antiwar candidate--while LBJ was upping the ante?

Jr. is a fabulist.; 6/16/23, 8:57 AM
Gusty Winds said...: The military industrial complex is thriving under the full blessing of college educated white suburban women.

Who cares how much money we waste, and how many people die for profit?

We've got more important things to worry about. Get out your pussy hats. Happy Pride Month!; 6/16/23, 9:03 AM
Karen said...: The video clip is not live.; 6/16/23, 9:05 AM
Michael said...: They no longer need to assassinate you via a bullet. It's now done by media leaks, innuendo, appeal to "experts". That's how they took down Trump.; 6/16/23, 9:22 AM
Beth B said...: RFK Jr. is proof that if you spew your nonsense with enough confidence, the credulous will believe you.; 6/16/23, 9:34 AM
BIII Zhang said...: Let's remember that Kennedy was addicted to methamphetamines and was literally raping the interns in the White House secretarial pool on a regular basis, and then handing the girls down to his brother at the other end of the White House swimming pool. Out in the open; with the full knowledge of the press, which was covering it up for him.

Yeah, they murdered him and Bobby, and they certainly did Trump in for the same reasons (no wars). Trump's lucky to still be alive, but he won't be once they get him inside of Epstein's cell.; 6/16/23, 9:53 AM
Yancey Ward said...: If no one else enters the race in the Democrat primary, Kennedy could give Biden a lot of trouble given Biden's extreme unpopularity even in his own party. Sure, he is only at 20% right now, but that is an extraordinarily high percentage against an incumbent President.

Right now, I am just uncertain how serious Kennedy is about this race, but it really is early days yet. If he spends lots of time of campaigning on the ground this coming Summer in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, then he is serious. If the Joe Rogan show and similar appearances are the bulk of his campaign, then he isn't serious.; 6/16/23, 9:54 AM
Lincolntf said...: I just finished the podcast. Pretty good, overall. RFK comes off as level-headed and confident in his facts and figures. He also accurately points out that "his Party", the Democrats, have become the Party of war, censorship, big Pharma, etc.; 6/16/23, 10:33 AM
Richard said...: "He is aware of the danger of assassination - He is not stupid" said the man who wants Sirhan Sirhan released from prison.; 6/16/23, 10:50 AM
Gusty Winds said...: Wince said...Unlikely JFK assassination was an inside job. RFK Jr seems to apply a "defund the police" approach to foreign policy using his uncle's assassination in much the same way George Floyd was used to define a martyr for the cause

You believe the single bullet theory in the Warren Commission Report?; 6/16/23, 11:08 AM
rcocean said...: I don't want to get into the Kennedy Asssassintions, but it is amazing how people simply refuse to accept the truth about it. And love spinning absurd tales. The mafia killed him. The CIA/FBI killed him. LBJ Killed him. "They" killed him.

Lee Harvey Oswald, a Communist, killed him. He shot Kennedy because he disliked Kennedy attacking Castro. Guess that's not sexy enough. Or its too "Rightwing", doesn't suit the narrative.

If you cant accept that, look into Jack Ruby. He killed Oswald to either (1) shut him up or (2) because he wanted to be a vigilante. If its (1) that's your clue. But he sure as hell wasn't working for the CIA or LBJ.; 6/16/23, 11:09 AM
Jupiter said...: It's interesting he doesn't mention the Israeli connection. I'm sure he is aware of it, although he may not credit it. The Israelis were determined to build an atomic bomb. JFK was determined to stop them.; 6/16/23, 11:17 AM
tommyesq said...: If he spends lots of time of campaigning on the ground this coming Summer in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, then he is serious. If the Joe Rogan show and similar appearances are the bulk of his campaign, then he isn't serious.

Not sure that is true, JoeB spent virtually all of the last campaign in his basement avoiding interviews. Of course, he did lose NH and Iowa (we think)...; 6/16/23, 11:48 AM
KellyM said...: I have no strong opinion on RFK Jr.'s platform, or whether it will be effective. But until he starts openly talking about the levels of domestic surveillance that exist in this country (to wit: the senate hearings with Josh Hawley) then nothing he says matters. Surely, he must be aware of it.

And Rogan should already know that he's on a list and likely under some level of surveillance. And honestly, his whole Spotify deal was nothing more than a way to sideline his exposure and limit his levels of influence on the normies. Anyone could watch Rogan on YouTube and hear his random thoughts and sometimes skepticism (particularly over COVID) but Spotify means a subscription and that means fewer eyeballs.; 6/16/23, 12:38 PM
Political Junkie said...: Nice post Gusty Winds.; 6/16/23, 12:51 PM
Temujin said...: I'm about half-way through the interview. I find that I like listening to RFK Jr. Which is pretty remarkable because a few years ago the sound of his voice grated on me and I thought he was a looney-tune. He's anything but that. He's pretty brilliant and...civil. He can disagree vehemently with someone but still give them respect, albeit minimal on certain people. He's civil, but not a pussy. I find that a remarkable character plus in this day and age.

Here's what I'd say. I am attracted to disrupters. Trump is/was a disrupter. Ron DeSantis is a disrupter. I find it funny when some call him a RINO. They clearly missed his work in the state of Florida. He did so much here the Gov of California can't quit talking about DeSantis.

Robert Kennedy Jr. is a massive disrupter. And if you give him the time of day, you realize he does his homework- and then some. He is not well versed in many areas he will need to be. But then, look at our current President, Congress. What we know of RFK is he has the brains to devour new information, make rational decisions on them. My worry on him is he's a Democrat, so he'll probably bring in a boatload of the same or DC Dems that have destroyed this country. My hope, if he gets the Dem nod, is that he states out loud he'd bring in the best people from both parties, all parties. I could see him doing that.

I swore off Democrats in 1972. I've posted here that no Dem should be elected for at least two generations- they are that fucked up. But RFK has me listening. I like a lot about him. I don't agree with a number of his views, and I suspect he may be too extreme on climate and not free-market enough for me on the economy, but...I agree with enough of him that I keep listening. Frankly, I don't agree with all of DeSantis's or Trump's views either. And that's fine. I wouldn't want me as President.

As of today, I know I'd be willing to vote for DeSantis, or if not him, Trump. Maybe. But I am not tossing out RFK at this time. A 'civil' person who is smart enough to do deep homework on things, and battle giant mega corporations and government entities gets my attention.; 6/16/23, 1:14 PM
PM said...: Once again, as with DeSantis, a nominee's speaking voice is crucial - and Kennedy's is raspy bad. Hillary set the unlistenable bar, but these two aren't very good.; 6/16/23, 1:23 PM
Leland said...: I listened for just a moment or two but couldn't get past how frail RFKJr sounded. If I had listened to just audio and someone said that was his death bed confession, I might believe them. Otherwise, I didn't buy the notion that Kennedy wanted to avoid wars. Also, what more could the military industrial complex ask than the moonshot funding? Apollo was 4.4% of the entire federal budget back then, which is a greater share than all of the DoD gets now.; 6/16/23, 1:28 PM
RBE said...: RFK jr. seems like a good man, as far as politics go, more like his dad and a lot less like uncle Ted. I probably don't agree with some of his ideas but the fact that he seems honest might just be enough for me.; 6/16/23, 1:32 PM
Drago said...: Lincolntf: "I just finished the podcast. Pretty good, overall. RFK comes off as level-headed and confident in his facts and figures. He also accurately points out that "his Party", the Democrats, have become the Party of war, censorship, big Pharma, etc."

To be perfectly precise, the democraticals along with far too many GOPe-ers have become the UniParty of war, censorship, big Pharma, etc.; 6/16/23, 2:09 PM
Free Manure While You Wait! said...: "RFK Jr. tells Joe Rogan he's "gotta be careful" — he's "aware of" the danger of assassination, he's "not stupid," but he does not "live in fear, at all."

This is what delusions of grandeur actually look like. Seriously. Who'd shot this idiot? The overwhelming majority of folks who still care about the Kennedys died years ago.; 6/16/23, 2:10 PM
Drago said...: Russia Collusion Truther and Hillary/FBI Hoax Dossier Dead Ender Inga: "Howard Hunt’s buddies in the shadow world. I watched the series “Gaslit” on Stars and the series on Max, “White House Plumbers” recently, it was entertaining and enlightening especially in regard to the Bay of Pigs fiasco and Howard Hunt’s supposed involvement in it."

Would you say all this new found "knowledge" of yours has made you an even better mindreader and foreign intelligence services analyst?; 6/16/23, 2:12 PM
Eva Marie said...: I listened to the podcast yesterday:
1. If the podcast is too long, you can speed it up. Kennedy is a fast talker so I only speeded it up to 1.25, usually I listen at 2 X the speed.
2. Kennedy spent so much time on his vaccine views because on other platforms he is either censored and/or the interviewer gets in trouble with YouTube. I had never heard a full explanation so this was enlightening for me.
3. “No way he would have remembered” the Kennedy inauguration. I’m the same age he is and I remember the Nixon Kennedy debate in detail (we only watched the first one). If my uncle had been inaugurated that year, you bet I would have remembered it in detail.
4. He didn’t slam Trump or Reagan and I appreciated that.
5. He’s a falconer and he used to raise pigeons. What’s not to like?
6. It was a great interview. I hope he stays safe.; 6/16/23, 2:59 PM
gspencer said...: "But, unlike most Kennedys, I'm a superstitious man, and if some unlucky accident should befall me, if I should get shot in the head by a police officer, or if I should hang myself in a jail cell, or if I'm struck by a bolt of lightning, then I'm going to blame some of the people at he CIA or the FBI."; 6/16/23, 4:55 PM
Lincolntf said...: Not really, Drago. Look at the last few years. Who has opposed war, censorship, Big Pharma? Republicans. You might hate them as much as you hate the Dems but the two are not the same.; 6/16/23, 6:12 PM
Bob Boyd said...: @ Temujin, 1:14pm

Agreed. Well said. God save the queen, Man.; 6/16/23, 7:24 PM
Bunkypotatohead said...: "Let me tell you: You take on the intelligence community — they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,"

Or so I've been told.; 6/16/23, 8:42 PM
Kirk Parker said...: Lincolntf,

"Not really, Drago. Look at the last few years. Who has opposed war, censorship, Big Pharma? Republicans"

Nonsense. It isn't "Republicans" who have opposed these, it's "a few Republicans".; 6/16/23, 11:39 PM
Drago said...: Lincolntf: "Not really, Drago. Look at the last few years. Who has opposed war, censorship, Big Pharma? Republicans. You might hate them as much as you hate the Dems but the two are not the same."

Kirk Parker: "Nonsense. It isn't "Republicans" who have opposed these, it's "a few Republicans"."

Kirk, Lincolntf is having a difficult time internalizing the reality of todays uniparty reality.

And the idea that I hate all republicans is simply moronic.; 6/17/23, 7:42 AM