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    1210 months ago

    But RFK (In that leaked phone call) said his plan was to drop put and endorse Trump right before the election.

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      610 months ago

      Source? I completely missed that part. I just remember Trump’s bullshit anti-vaccine comments

      • Coelacanth
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        1210 months ago

        I don’t think RFK ever stated any such intentions, Trump on the other hand did insinuate a possible cabinet position for RFK [1]. Knowing Trump though, I assume it was one of his many off-hand lies and not reflecting his intention - or indeed anything connected to actual reality, as is his wont.


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        Not a fan of Joe, but not once in his career did he “get hit in the head for a living”.

        Unless you count him doing scoring points by landing a kick here and there at a handful of Tae Kwon Do tournaments when he was in his 20s or whatever (and you shouldn’t, because I don’t think they were allowed to strike the head, and he wasn’t doing it for a living).

        Joe was/is an expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a 100% grappling martial art, and anyone who would ever strike an opponent in the head, would no question be eliminated from the competition, and likely barred from ever participating again.

        Due to this intimate knowledge of BJJ, Joe’s job at the UFC was color commentary. He didn’t actually fight anyone. That’s not like meant as a dig, it’s just the truth.

        As someone who used to watch MMA back in the golden years (PRIDE NEVER DIE! Early 00s PrideFC is like nothing that has ever come before, or since. And nothing will ever match that shit again imo. Shogun’s 2005 tournament run? Fucking madness), Joe was a fantastic commentator. Shit, he wasn’t even a bad podcast host back then.

        Dunno if he smoked too much DMT with Eddie Bravo or something, but it’s a bummer to see such a previously (actually) curious and open minded man go down this path… Especially given how many young, impressionable listeners he has.

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      810 months ago

      I seem to recall Joe Rogan calling himself dumb with some regularity. I stopped listening to him years ago; has that changed?

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      410 months ago

      At this point Trump is the establishment choice for dyed in the wool assholes of whom there are many.

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    10210 months ago

    I guess we’re going to start seeing evidence that Joe Rogan is trans now from the people that “can always tell.”

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    Can anyone explain what those endorsements are for? Is it literally just people that garner clout for a living saying “Hey I would vote for this one” or do they have actual consequences. If the former, why would anyone care?

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      610 months ago

      People listen to other people’s opinions. You don’t care about joe rogans opinion, so his endorsement means nothing. Other people do listen to him and will take his endorsement into consideration. “I agree with what Rogan says alot, he’s probably more well informed than me, so if he says someone is worth the vote, well then I don’t have to think about it myself and can trust him”

      It’s newsworthy when a public figure throws their endorsement around, you just don’t care about the news

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      1210 months ago

      It is just a public statement of support. There are only consequences to the extent that people care about/respect the opinion and judgment of the person giving the endorsement.

      In this case, it’s valuable to RFK Jr in so far as individuals listening to Joe Rogan either think Joe has good insights into who should be president, or just want to be like him and will vote the way they think he will vote

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    510 months ago

    Wow, I was wrong. RFK, Jr can split the MAGA vote! President Harris should give him and Rogan a medal…

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      410 months ago

      Off topic but when watching the Monarch show I found it pretty fucking hilarious when Kurt Russell’s character was like “let them right? Really? That’s all we could come up with?”

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    410 months ago

    Like Rittenhouse, he abandons Trump and then after all the death threats and boycotts he scrambles to go back to him.

  • Hegar
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    17210 months ago

    “He’s the only one who makes sense to me”

    Ahahaha! Oh wait, you’re serious, let me laugh even harder.

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      It’s a very telling sign of having brain worms, when the official candidate of brain worms that polls at 4% is “the only one who makes sense”. Joe should probably have his brain scanned, and stop eating raw meat he shot himself… but the worms won’t let him.