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[–] [email protected] 90 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I know 0 Democrats that ever considered him, but I know plenty of right leaning Joe Rogan types that did / still are.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago

He was always going to appeal to the low info swing voters.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Didn’t Joe Rogan endorse RFK?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Yep. "He just makes sense to me" or something similar is what he said. Hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

Joe Rogan is just one example why it is unwise to give idiots an audience no matter how much money it makes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I like weed too, but I can't stand the "whoa dude, think about it" type stoners.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm a little bit of that type of stoner, I just try not to be a cruel asshole who's wrong about everything all the time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But I'm guessing your high daydreams are somewhat grounded in reality, not conspiracy theories and misinformation. I do it too about future space travel, but I know FTL and matter teleportation is impossible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I wish y'all and I could pass a bong and create a space opera on a sunny afternoon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Was there a Fear Factor where you had to put your head in a box full of brain worms for like 60 seconds?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

He did, and then walked it back after Trump got super pissy at him lol

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hadn't heard he walked it back. That's funny. That's what a Joe Rogan endorsement is worth. No surprise to me, but now it's on full display for everyone.

"Vote for this guy. It's taken a lot of time and deliberation to decide but he's definitely our... nope, wait..."

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Time and deliberation? In the context of Joe Rogan?

lol. Lmao, even.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Eh, not at all surprised. Just like that cry-baby murderer, little Kyle

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

For now till the Hate Mill starts transvestigating him. He'll flip back crying like a bitch just like Kyle the Murderer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

He did, but then he took it back when MAGAts started turning on him for disloyalty to Trump.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 10 months ago (4 children)

You know, I'd be perfectly fine if he became the defacto conservative vote. He's probably a better candidate than Trump, lol

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It'd be hard to be a worse one.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

That guy has the moral fiber of the shark in Jaws, but with none of the charisma.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's glorious. The bar is so low we don't even have to talk about policies or anything. We just need literally any non felon who speaks English in an understandable manner. A potato would literally be a viable choice over Trump. The noble tuber.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

LOL I have never seen this before and it's hilariously appropriate

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

Brain worm vs syphilis brain ! Speaks volume about Republicans

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

At least he has some environmental protection cred.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 10 months ago (1 children)

People were saying this months ago. RFK has always been a psychotic asswipe with brainworms who appeals to braindead boomers. Nothing has changed. He isn't suddenly hurting either party more, he has always been a low draw that only appeals to anti-vax morons. That is his entire shtick. No one else cares.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's the swing voter though. Salt of the earth. The common clay. You know, morons.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Aww. Mongo like Sheriff Bart!

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes... Yes... Split that Republican vote... Yes...

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Why is your .mov resolving as a url? When TF did .mov become a TLD?? WHOSE IDEA WAS THAT‽

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

What the fuck. I thought it was just boost being strange

My bad. Lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Ah you've never seen redtube.mov

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Kennedy was a spoiler meant to target Biden. Now that Biden is out, Kennedy will magically drop out and officially endorse his followers to trump as election nears.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

the pool of brainworm-leaning voters is limited

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

Charlie and Frank are driving down a country road and stop to pick up some road kill for dinner only to be beaten to it by a man who appears to have had more brain worms than Charlie.

…The gang support RFK Jr

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But isn’t this the same guy who could possibly drop out and then just go back to endorse trump?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Rats swimming away from an "unsinkable" Titanic.

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

I hope he stays in the race. My worry is that he tries to get a bunch of weird anti-vax concessions from Trump in exchange for an endorsement.