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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is the only way to reconcile the two different strains of brainworms inhabiting my boomer coworker's head. On the one hand, she comes from a family Republican cops and was excited to see the rise of Trump. On the other hand, she has an obsession with anybody named Kennedy just like everyone else from the Northeast over the age of 60. This is the synthesis she needs.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

After JFK’s head did that, Americans have this god like reverence for anybody whose name ends in -FK. The lack of materialism leads them to believe that the Kennedy family is full of rebels who will expose the deep state just because one of them flew too close to the sun lol. It doesn’t help that all the Kennedy’s after JFK and RFK are useless human beings who ride the coattails of their dead grandpa or whatever instead of creating their own legacy.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

Well, if I can't live in a just world, I'll be OK with settling for a funny one.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But he was supposed to bring JFK Jr. out of hiding pretending he died.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They mixed up a J for an R. Somebody spilled mayo on the proofs and smudged them a bit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

thanks patriot, I will trust the plan

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Genuinely brilliant move

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Yo dawg I heard you like fascism so I put some fascism in your fascism so you can fascism while you fascism!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Biden is going to get absolutely stomped in this election

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We'll see. He's got an enormous headwind and he's not nearly as popular in the Midwest as he was in 2016.

They're both deeply unappealing candidates with these deranged bases of support.

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

When was the last time there was an actually appealing candidate on the final ticket?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Obama 2008. And even then, only appealing to the segment of the population not biting through its own tongue trying not to say the N-word.

Also - and, admittedly, this was just during the primary - but I'm going to take a bold position and say I found Bernie Sanders appealing.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m old enough to remember Fox trying to convince the public that he is a “dEmOcRaT”

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I remember him running in 2000 with universal healthcare as a main plank. Trump's been known as the village racist in NYC for decades though

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

oh my god thats mind-crunchingly hilarous!

QUICK BIDEN! MAKE THE SAME OFFER!

Make the election a hundred times funnier by making a fucking kennedy the kingmaker!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

That would be a damn good move with how popular RFK is with non-affiliated voters and Right-Wingers. I know people people who hate Trump but like RFK for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Biden should choose Mike Pence as VP for retaliation

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Alternatively, I have an idea to address the age thing AND make sure She gets Her turn.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Would honestly work, apparently the RFK Jr. guy was polling at over 10% nationally at one point. The power of a surname folks. And terrible pop history about JFK.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This would be quite funny. Also, Haley would be a better VP pick.

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

I'm ok with either of them having a hit put out on them by Trump.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Haley wouldnt take it imo because most of her fanbase comes from not being Trump. She has more to lose and less to gain unless Trump dies, which isnt non-zero but damn she'd be essentially out of politics for 4 years if he didnt.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Lol, but also, to a lesser extent, lmao.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nonsense. It's clearly a kakistocracy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The House of Kennedy has failed to return America to the Holy Mother Church. We must all become Brandonites now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

isn't RFK running third party and the republicans are scared of him pulling votes?

i don't think he'll be VP but that would solve that dilemma

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

oh cool, two corpses instead of just one!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The orange duo.