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Biden orders Secret Service protection for RFK Jr. following Trump assassination attempt
(www.cbsnews.com)
Your move, brain worms.
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They'll be sending in some Secret Service brain worms dressed in tiny black suits and itty bitty sunglasses to protect the OG. Rest assured, it will be safe.
Sir! They're already inside the perimeter!
You know what?
Good on RFK Jr. 50 years ago just the thought of him being able to escape the political shadow of the previous generation of Kennedys would have been laughable.
But when I saw this headline I legitimately forgot about his dad and uncle both being assassinated. My brain went straight to the brain worms.
It's honestly kind of crazy he's not just a Jeb! type guy whose only notable feature is his last name.
whose only notable feature is his last name.
"Running for president despite the brain worms" is also quite notable.
If we judge a man on the content of his character instead of judging him on the worm content of his brain… we’ll judge Kennedy worse
Jeb¡
Yeb¡
yeah Jeb! should've shit his pants on stage so he would be remembered as the guy who shit his pants on stage rather than just a Bush.
sometimes not being notable is the better outcome
Secret Service had to be punished for their screw up.
"screw up"
Either way you look at it they screwed up
What a completely random thing to do.
It makes sense to me. Biden and Trump have Secret Service detail already. RFK does not. Biden wants to make sure that it at least looks like all 3 candidates are being protected from more violence.
But why ~~J~~RFK Jr and not Jill Stein or Cornell West?
Because more than three people will vote for RFK Jr.
Also, JFK Jr. is dead.
The mainstream media only wants you to think JFK Jr. is dead.
We were told not to discuss that in the last Q drop.
Banned from next drop for leaking 😠
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For probably 2 or 3 reasons:
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To bring attention to RFK Jr to help remove votes from Trump
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RFK Jr is much more known to right wingers, who are also more violent. They don't even really know of Cornell West or Jill Stein enough to care. RFK Jr is running opposite of Trump on the Right wingers side, whereas the other two will only strip votes from leftwing/Biden side
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Kennedy Curse, they shouldn't have lobotomized Rosemary Kennedy. So anything could happen to ol brain worms
Because neither of them have polled high enough to qualify for it, neither has the libertarian candidate, even RFK Jr. wasn't polling well enough for it, which is why Biden had to order this, and it wasn't done automatically.
He's also a Kennedy, so his chance of being assassinated is probably higher than your average candidate.
Assassination is hereditary!?
For the Kennedys it certainly seems so
Just look at what happened to the European royal families …
Just his name makes him a copy cat magnet tbh.
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But imagine the consequences of not doing it, and him getting assassinated! Not worth the risk. Also, i assume this is the future standard Trump is looking into. Competition being legal targets for the sitting president
Worm beat them to it
Kennedy is still trying to appear on ballots across the country, and his presidential aspirations are a long shot.
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I guess they'll have to shoot the brain worm out
I get it, but I mean... their track record isn't so great with Kennedys assassination attempts.
Only RFK and not other candidates?
I'd bet the vast majority of Americans can't name any candidates besides Biden and Trump and that some could not name them either.
Trump already has the SS.
Yeah, I think this Kennedy is probably pretty safe unless you count questionable life choices.
He's so desperate for attention he'd jump in front of a bullet
The worm is going to have a dedicated agent
Should've had secret service protection long before now. The guys had to relatives assassinated.
I understood that reference
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