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[–] breadsmasher 135 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Captain Brainworms joining forces with some Weird Felon’

Name a more cursed duo

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 50 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Captain Brainworms & The Weirdos is an awesome band name

[–] CainTheLongshot 11 points 4 months ago

Or how about Bain Dead Kennedy's

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Or Dead Brainworm & The Creeps.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

"This is our new combined mega band, Weird Criminal Brain Parasites!!!" [pyros explode, ecstatically]

[–] aodhsishaj 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Man to be a worm in that brain when they're attempting to discuss policy, just think of how crazy the shit is they're unwilling to say in public. Like beyond lizard people space lasers. Plus they were both buddies with OJ and Epstein so lots of horrific details I bet.

Behind the bastards would eat for a YEAR on just one committee meeting between Trump and RFK

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[–] uberdroog 128 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Where is my shocked face? I mean, who didn't know he was a tRump operative the WHOLE time. This shit is so desperate. They are just trying everything other than you know...governing for the people.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The Trump team thought he was gonna pull more votes from the Dems. But it turns out he was mostly the same kind of crazy as the Trumpets and was at best splitting the votes evenly. Then Harris showed up and now that even vote split could doom Trump.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

#45 Was advised to let COVID19 run it's course, on the assumption it would be more harmful to Dems. Who could have predicted that GOP anti-vaxers / covid19 deniers would take the brunt of it? Anyone with 1/2 a brain. Still playing the same tired, callous, ignorant strategy.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/did-trump-kushner-ignore-blue-state-covid-19-testing-deaths-ncna1235707 "Most troubling of all, perhaps, was a sentiment the expert said a member of Kushner's team expressed: that because the virus had hit blue states hardest, a national plan was unnecessary and would not make sense politically. "The political folks believed that because it was going to be relegated to Democratic states, that they could blame those governors, and that would be an effective political strategy," said the expert."

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/how-jared-kushners-secret-testing-plan-went-poof-into-thin-air

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/21/donald-trump/trump-says-he-prevented-2-million-covid-19-deaths-/

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Anyone with 1/2 a brain

That leaves Kennedy clueless, as the worm ate most of it.

[–] [email protected] 94 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If the Kennedy campaign dropped out, Shanahan said she’d consider running for governor of California.

[–] Nuke_the_whales 23 points 4 months ago

I can hear this gif

[–] Fades 68 points 4 months ago

No shit, he literally went to Trump and then Kamala with an offer to "give me a job and I'll drop out and endorse you", both of which said no. This is so pathetic and embarrassing for him and for the entire nation.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean he always was supposed to be the spoiler candidate to bleed votes of the dems, but seems that lately they are, if anything bleeding votes of the reps, so their donors are probably redirecting them.

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[–] ikidd 56 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I don't think anyone stupid enough to vote for RFK could find the door out of their house to actually get to a polling booth. The net effect will be zero.

[–] Dorkyd68 39 points 4 months ago (9 children)

My coworker is relatively book smart individual. Bought his first house last week at 25, just got married to a dental hygenist. Etc. Politics came up the other day and I was like fuck, I'm about to out myself as liberal at my VERY conservative company. He said that he's not voting for Trump and doesn't want him to win. I was floored, and very enthusiastically started talking about how excited I was for walz. He looks me in the eye and starts going off about rfk Jr and how he's our best option. My view of this this kid instantly changed and I view him as rather dumb now. Cause in reality, he is. Sucks that political bs has divided us so much but anyone dumb enough to vote for Trump let alone fucking rfk is just so God damn stupid and that's facts

[–] Tilgare 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

RFK can appear very appealing if you don't look hard enough. Sit him down to watch the John Oliver segment and see what he thinks then. If he's a rational person, he might see the error of his ways.

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[–] stoly 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My brother is all over this stuff. He seems to be attractive to those who believe the both sides are bad narrative.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it's "I've discovered what the rest of people are too dumb to realize" kind of mentality.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil 11 points 3 months ago

I don’t think anyone stupid enough to vote for RFK could find the door out of their house

Terrible news for Joe Rogan

[–] plz1 46 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The fact that her name isn't prevalent enough for the headline vs. "RFK Jr. Running Mate" tells me this won't matter.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

I'll be honest, I've never heard of her and had no idea Mr Brainworms had a running mate. He was irrelevant, I've seen one sign for him and I thought it was a joke. (it still could be, idk)

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[–] Nuke_the_whales 43 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Does RFK only get to vote once? Or does the brain worm get a vote too?

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

All the rats jumping onto the same ship. I like it.

[–] expatriado 25 points 4 months ago

a rat vote still worth 1 vote, i would rather keep them in different ships

[–] dogslayeggs 26 points 4 months ago (30 children)

I get the appeal of Trump. I don't like it and can't fathom being the kind of person who would vote for him, but I understand why people vote for him.

I don't get Kennedy at all. Is it purely Q people still thinking he is the next savior or some shit?

[–] mutant_zz 20 points 4 months ago

Trump may flirt with anti-vaxx sentiment or climate denial, etc., but he can't fully support those ideas. They're very niche and he'd lose the centre if he did.

RFK Jr doesn't hold back on those issues. For conspiracy types he is closer to their beliefs than Trump.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe she can co-VP with vance, in case he needs some couch time.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] dhork 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So what Cabinet position did Trump offer him? My bet is on AG.

[–] FlyingSquid 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

John Oliver said Trump was considering making him HHS secretary.

[–] MegaUltraChicken 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

An anti-vaxer as HHS secretary is a public health policy nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

That has happened in Florida where DeSantis installed an anti vaxxer.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Natural resources. One morning someone will find Smokey in the national mall; victim to an apparent electric scooter hit and run.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

All 6 of them

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