Althouse: "Who is Bobby Kennedy?"

May 4, 2024

"Who is Bobby Kennedy?"

I like the way this begins with Bobby reading out mainstream media insults against him — he is nuts and clearly disturbed....

52 comments:

Leland said...: YouTube overlaying Biden’s political message over RFK’s.; 5/4/24, 8:00 AM
RideSpaceMountain said...: "Who is Bobby Kennedy?"

There was a party that had a Bob, and distraction was his name-o.; 5/4/24, 8:07 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 5/4/24, 8:08 AM
Old and slow said...: This clown thinks "climate deniers" should be jailed. Just because he is opposed by people you may also disapprove of does not make him a sane or viable choice. Does this really need to be said? He's a goddamn nut.; 5/4/24, 8:10 AM
rhhardin said...: Women never learn. They're women.; 5/4/24, 8:19 AM
Joe said...: Aren't insults a form of bullying?; 5/4/24, 8:35 AM
Yancey Ward said...: It isn't going to happen, but the Democrats would certainly do better if Biden dropped out and Kennedy were run in his place on the ticket, but Gavin Gruesome would fight for that spot were Biden to drop out.; 5/4/24, 8:41 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: That democrats flock to Crook liar Joe - instead of a Kennedy - shows us how far the radical left have fallen.
...and reveals how effective the Left's NBC affiliate Soviet-media endures.

Joe biden is liar, a plagiarist, an open border king-pin, and an international pay to play crook. Joe biden is corrupt, and he controlled by very corrupt people. Joe Biden and his family are compromised and above the law - and his apologists are OK with that.; 5/4/24, 8:44 AM
Aggie said...: And he's a better campaigner, too - because he talks about real stuff, instead of narratives that have been focus-group checked by a bunch of bell-jar insiders. I don't think that he's going to make a spoiler, though.; 5/4/24, 8:45 AM
mikee said...: He ain't no Ross Perot or George Wallace or Ralph Nader. More of a Pat Paulsen.; 5/4/24, 8:48 AM
doctrev said...: Bobby, for the love of God, fire your social media handlers. The average Trump post has more likes than views within the first few hours as YouTube fails to suppress his message. 600 likes in 17 hours? Those are rookie numbers, buddy!; 5/4/24, 8:50 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Woody Harrelson (Sp?) does some of the narration.; 5/4/24, 8:52 AM
narciso said...: Yes hes been right on one thing wrong on nearly everything else; 5/4/24, 8:53 AM
Bill R said...: I especially liked Kennedy reading "He speaks in a croaking rasping .. crack pipe voice" in a croaking, rasping crack pipe voice.; 5/4/24, 8:54 AM
Temujin said...: When I started this, I figured it was a 3-4 minute campaign blurb. It is a serious 30 minute production. I want to view it, but will have to come back to it. A couple of quick initial comments.

The fact that he feels like "this is something he has to do. He has a calling" is, of course, what runs through the heads of every Kennedy since Joe first got his hands on Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. Running for President is what they were bred to do, what they'd been told they'd do since they were put on this earth. It doesn't mean they should be doing it. But they do, or at the very least, think about doing it.

That said, RFK, Jr. is nothing if not smart, strategic in what he thinks...and says publicly (at least these days), and, when actually listened to in a room, can sway a lot of people. He would be a shake-up-Washington type of Kennedy. Not the usual stuff.

My take is that there are many things he says that I agree with, many approaches he talks about that I agree with. But on a couple major ones, I think he falls very short and comes off more as a 60s/70s Liberal. This world will eat up 60s/70s Liberals, and with them...us. I think he's too far into the Climate Cult and too soft on a strong military for me. But people sometimes have a different view from The White House.

I suspect he has little chance of winning. But not zero. He does have a chance. Things can yet happen. And he seems to be gaining regular momentum, as Joe is becoming even too awful for the people at MSNBC, and Trump is facing a daunting gauntlet of ridiculous lawsuits which have taken his eye off the ball (precisely what the Dems wanted).

I would not be pained too much if RFK, Jr. won. I love disrupters. I think he'd be one. Not my first pick and I won't vote for him, but I would view his Presidency as interesting as opposed to another term of Biden which I would view as catastrophic for this nation and the entire Western World.

My prediction: Ann Althouse will be voting for RFK, Jr. He's right in her sweet spot.; 5/4/24, 8:57 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: The "He's a kook!" is similar to this:

The left's effective hivemind loyalty media unison-creepiness - you will obey The Soviet-Democratic Narrative. No one is safe!

NBC Rich, Inga and Chuck obey.... easily.
They love above-the-law Crook Joe.; 5/4/24, 9:01 AM
Left Bank of the Charles said...: “This is his other uncle.”; 5/4/24, 9:02 AM
Left Bank of the Charles said...: “He was a heroin addict and an alcoholic.”; 5/4/24, 9:06 AM
doctrev said...: Temujin said...
"When I started this, I figured it was a 3-4 minute campaign blurb. It is a serious 30 minute production.

My prediction: Ann Althouse will be voting for RFK, Jr. He's right in her sweet spot."

TV impresses some people, no doubt, especially with the high production values you get with Kennedy money. And yet when you track how much of the first five minutes is JFK/ RFK rememberberries, you realize that RFK fundamentally isn't nimble enough to break through the algo. Not without major help from dissident influencers like Jimmy Dore, but they are appalled by RFK's Israel stance.

People will tell you that anyone can build the popularity of Donald Trump, but this is a lie. Even with the unprecedented lawfare against his team, from Cambridge Analytica to Rudy Giuliani, Trump is still putting out content. On the platform he owned and grew, no less- Truth Social.; 5/4/24, 9:09 AM
doctrev said...: The Duran is a small pro-Russian Internet channel run by a former British diplomat and a bearded Greek. Neither have the detailed knowledge of Military Summary Channel nor the screen charisma of Judge Andrew Napolitano. They're not heavily funded. They're not remarkable.

https://youtu.be/x90Nbd2b-1I

Their content is still doing much better after one hour than RFK Jr. is after half a day.; 5/4/24, 9:14 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: RH rounds out the "Women haters for Trump" vote.; 5/4/24, 9:15 AM
Narr said...: I watched the whole thing through, which kind of surprises me. It hasn't moved the needle for me--I'm no more or less likely to vote for him--but he clearly has a brain, unlike Biden.

Now I'll back up and see what others have said.; 5/4/24, 9:22 AM
Narr said...: I watched the whole thing through, which kind of surprises me. It hasn't moved the needle for me--I'm no more or less likely to vote for him--but he clearly has a brain, unlike Biden.

Now I'll back up and see what others have said.; 5/4/24, 9:24 AM
Left Bank of the Charles said...: “He was a heroin addict and an alcoholic.” Was, that’s reassuring.; 5/4/24, 9:26 AM
Rusty said...: I think we've had enough Kennedy drama.; 5/4/24, 9:34 AM
Original Mike said...: "— he is nuts and clearly disturbed...."

Well, when your campaign workers are afraid of microwave ovens (as was recently reported), yes, there is some nuttery going on.; 5/4/24, 9:39 AM
Levi Starks said...: I watched the first 4 minutes, I’ll finish it later.
If elected, he would as has been mentioned be a far greater disruptor that Trump ever dreamed of being.
So naturally I’ll be voting for him.; 5/4/24, 9:51 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Left bank..

Might as well beat the corrupt liar Soviet left to the punch, and own up to past mistakes.

Sadly - none of us are as pure as plagiarist, crook, above the law husk-puppet Joe.; 5/4/24, 9:58 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 30 minute political ad before.

RFK jr wrote a book about vaccines. If he was truly a crank, why aren’t the pharmaceuticals suing him?

It’s clear, to me, we’re not getting the whole story.; 5/4/24, 10:00 AM
Amexpat said...: I only watched the first few minutes and stopped and when I saw it was 30 minutes.

He clearly is a politically savvy guy and if he didn't have his speech condition, I think he could have gained some real traction. It's telling that they switched to a different voice after the initial segment. I think most people find it difficult to listen to him speak for long stretches, including those who are favorably disposed.

One think that didn't work for me was the question to Cheryl about why he wanted to run. She hesitated too long. My sense was that her non answer was saying; it's a crazy, inexplicable thing my husband wants to do, but hey he's my husband so I'll go along with it.; 5/4/24, 10:13 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: If something happens to Trump, and I prey it doesn’t, Bobby is my backup.; 5/4/24, 10:14 AM
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The Real Andrew said...: I feel about him as I did about Ross Perot: it’s nice to have someone interesting in the race, who doesn’t fit the usual paradigm.

But as with Perot, he does come across as a bit nutty, and he has no chance of winning.; 5/4/24, 10:25 AM
Narayanan said...: Well, when your campaign workers are afraid of microwave ovens (as was recently reported), yes, there is some nuttery going on.
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could it be that they have watched Steven Segal Under Siege and how easy to set up exploding situation with microwave ovens around + Kennedy tradition of off'ing and getting off'd; 5/4/24, 11:07 AM
Kate said...: "Bobby, for the love of God, fire your social media handlers. The average Trump post has more likes than views within the first few hours as YouTube fails to suppress his message. 600 likes in 17 hours? Those are rookie numbers, buddy!"

I follow Bobby on YouTube and didn't see this video in my subs, so I clicked through on the Althouse vid. This isn't Bobby's channel, but someone who has 300 followers and appears to have created the account recently specifically for this documentary. Those like numbers are pretty good, considering.; 5/4/24, 11:09 AM
Kakistocracy said...: Kennedy is a conspiracy nut and anti-vaxxer. It seems like a lot of modern Republicans would find that appealing.; 5/4/24, 11:15 AM
Joe Smith said...: I have never heard anyone call him 'Bobby.'; 5/4/24, 12:05 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: NBC Rich rushes in the with left's cookie cutter hivemind response. LOL.

Whatever you do, NBC Rich - stay loyal to the corrupt left.; 5/4/24, 12:15 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Stick with the Hivemind, NBC Rich.; 5/4/24, 12:21 PM
chickelit said...: Rich said...”Kennedy is a conspiracy nut and anti-vaxxer. It seems like a lot of modern Republicans would find that appealing.“

I’m guessing he has far greater appeal to traditional Dems who oppose Biden’s nutty immigration policies, Biden’s loving embrace of DEI policy, and Biden’s Ukrainian slush funding. Plus Biden’s only in it for the election. His plan is to install Kamala and to then step aside.
Biden’s other plan is to keep denying Kennedy’s Secret Service protection in order to outsource the “problem.”; 5/4/24, 12:22 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: NBC Rich - Stick with the horrid and vile Biden family. Stick with vile crime supporting brain dead Kamala.
they are just your speed.; 5/4/24, 12:25 PM
Lloyd W. Robertson said...: OK, go ahead, tamper with the process somehow, ballot counting or the Electoral College, throw it into the House of Representatives. Some state delegations may shy away from supporting Trump or Biden. The country could do worse than Bobby Jr.

On the assassination of JFK: please, I just hope this can go away. The assassination of Bobby Sr. is a different matter; Bobby Jr. speaks with clarity about this. Sirhan Sirhan was shooting at Bobby, but didn't fire the fatal shot.

Fear of microwaves? This would be more the running mate, Nicole Shanahan, fear of electromagnetic radiation, which of course is now everwhere that there are people. The Charles character in Better Call Saul. I'm not buying it, so if Bobby is elected, I may have to hope his running mate doesn't take over. Not the first time.

His entry into attacking Big Pharma may have been "mercury in childhood vaccines--autism." The big papers by the Brit, Wakefield, were complete bullshit, and were retracted after ten years--much too late. As Bobby says, he was never against vaccines per se, but there is no evidence that thimerosal did or does any harm, and Bobby surely contributed to anti-vaxxism in general. Now he turns out to be correct about Covid vaccines, and fear of vaxx is so widespread, along with lockdowns, everything the public health officials say is greeted with skepticism.

I don't know about the Hudson River, but a lot of environmental progress was made because poor people will put up with pollution for the jobs, whereas rich people demand some fairly pristine landscapes. Also some pretty bad plants in Western countries have been replaced by terrible plants in Third World countries. Lots of trees growing in North America now.; 5/4/24, 1:31 PM
loudogblog said...: It's sad to see so many of the commenters, who have obviously not watched the entire video, that have fallen into the anti-Kennedy propaganda trap that he specifically tells us about in the video.

It's OK to disagree with RFK Jr. on various issues, but the insults and name calling is inappropriate and childish. (And it demonstrates successful propaganda indoctrination.)

The two major parties have put up two terrible candidates. We need something better.; 5/4/24, 2:05 PM
Maynard said...: Kennedy is a conspiracy nut and anti-vaxxer. It seems like a lot of modern Republicans would find that appealing.

Yet, he is a long established member of the Democrat elite. His family name is more elite than any other Democrat family name.

Can't you do any better, Rich?; 5/4/24, 2:25 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Rich did not click on the video. That is obvious.

Leftists obey and stay incurious.; 5/4/24, 2:30 PM
Clyde said...: After watching the whole thing, I still have my doubts about RFK, Jr., on the issues. I don't think he would do what needs doing on our southern border and deporting a big chunk of the illegals who have invaded our country over the past three-years-plus. I suspect that he would run into the same problem that Trump ran into, which is that the Swamp is well-entrenched and does not want to be drained. Finding trustworthy people to implement policies of change may be impossible in Washington, D.C. Trump at least would know going into a second term that the bureaucracy is his enemy and needs to be cleaned out. The border and the Washington parasites that are eating our country alive are our biggest problems. Can Kennedy deal with them? Can Trump, for that matter? Or are we just fucked?; 5/4/24, 4:01 PM
PM said...: No one with that voice can get elected.
It's wrong but it's right.; 5/4/24, 4:06 PM
rehajm said...: He’s not gonna have sex with you. Take a lap.; 5/4/24, 4:17 PM
Aggie said...: I watched the whole thing, but.....2 minutes in, there's the family relations being trotted out yet again. The most popular man in America. The man who knows how to do almost everything. etc. etc. etc. But not a single position or plan of attack on a single burning issue affecting the well-being of Americans right now. No fan club badge for me, but I'll keep listening.; 5/4/24, 4:38 PM
Josephbleau said...: At one time I thought we should not elect crazy people to the Presidency because it would create a disaster for the country. But RFK seems nice and I remember JFK something, too.; 5/4/24, 6:58 PM
Rocco said...: Joe said...
"Aren't insults a form of bullying?"

Or comedy
- Don Rickles; 5/4/24, 10:06 PM
Skg3359 said...: Funny thing about comments like "he wanted climate deniers jailed" is these people believe lies coming from MAGA EXACTLY like people on the left believe lies coming from DNC and allied media. If you watch the full unedited clip from 2014, Kennedy is actually talking about Koch brothers and how they stole money from taxpayers by falsifying studies and bribing politicians. Use your brain and block anyone who posts cropped smear clips to push their propaganda. Both parties do it to Kennedy; 5/5/24, 10:44 AM