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bill wolfe's avatar

I am not an electoral politics person, but can you tell me any other candidate that is even talking about affordable housing, criticizing corporations and greed, and proposing solutions that are adverse to the politically powerful FIRE sector? How many "progressive" and "left" groups are doing homeless and affordable housing work? Holding politicians and media accountable for the crisis?

Like dozens of other issues Jr. is putting on the table, almost all from a left perspective, he gets zero recognition, but is slammed for the Israel issue (one I've criticized him for).

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Crapp's avatar

Cornell?

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bill wolfe's avatar

Typo - asshole. I've been reading him since you probably were inn grammar school

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Crapp's avatar

Hey Bill, what the fuck? You put up an opinion, i responded to it, you asked a question, i answered. So i mistyped his name. I’m nearly 50, on a phone and my eyes are not great. So i typo a lot. And i’ve been reading him a long time too. But this isn’t a bookshelf measuring contest mate.

Way to be balanced with someone. Particularly a subscriber who reads your work. So yeah, nice Job Bill. I would have thought someone, like me, born before the internet became common place, would have maintained some old school graces and not descend immediately into name calling. Apparently not... but it’s not a good look, particularly when you know absolutely zero about me, and i have done nothing to offend you personally.

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bill wolfe's avatar

Sorry, I thought you were criticizing MY typo! I thought you were an asshole for that. But it looks like I am! hahahaha!

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Mike Fish's avatar

Good to apologize, Bill.

But, what about brother West? He’s not a shill for the Zionazis, the way RFK Jr is, and he’s definitely not a warmonger, or a silver spoon baby.

RFK Jr, in addition to being an unhinged supporter of Isra-hell, Yuck-crane, and the United Snakes, also advocates for confining addicts to a work camp for five years of “treatment”?.

And, his repeated references to “my Uncle, my Dad”, almost feel like he’s trading on the legacies of two American icons for legitimacy.

I’ll tell you Bill, when I listened to “Bobby” discuss his plan for addiction rehabilitation, it sent chills down my spine. Lockin’ up the junkies, and puttin’ them to work, so they can be happy warriors for the “higher power”. Gabor Mate has a handle on the origins of addiction. Gabor’s an MD, with decades of clinical experience. “Bobby” is a lawyer. RFK May, or may not, be a good man. But, his positions on Israel and addiction mitigation, reside in the “crockpot” realm, as far as I’m concerned.

And, he “identifies as” a democrat. Ever since “slick Willy” Clinton, the Democrats have been feeding us a nonstop succession of candidates who are the scum of the earth. Hillary, Bill, Obama, and Biden. And, by extension, “cookies” Nuland, Snake Sullivan, and “stinkin” Blinkin, the architects of the Maidan coup, and the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

I don’t trust them anymore.

But, what do you say about Cornell West, Bill?

He might not be elected, but he could upset the apple cart.

Too much vitriol on these damn intertubes, don’t you agree, Bill? I’d much rather banter with you at the local restaurant, or coffee shop.

I sincerely doubt that there’d be even one “fuck you”. Probably just a disagreement about who would pick up the check.

Have a splendid Sunday, sir. I’ll be talking to you, as it appears that we’re all caught in “the Net”.

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JackSirius's avatar

This election has already been gamed out by the DNC’s AI (located in the subbasement of the Clinton Foundation HQ in Little Rock). After 666 million iterations, here’s what the DNC AI spit out:

Gavin Newsom announces his candidacy. Soon after that, Biden resigns the presidency for "health reasons" (before corruption charges become unavoidable). President Harris, of course, announces her candidacy. In the primary, the DNC engineers Newsom’s dramatic squeaker over both President Harris and RFK, jr. (Then, Newsom, in a move to cement party solidarity, immediately announces he will make President Harris his Attorney General and RFK his Interior Secretary.) Meanwhile, Green Party Candidate Cornell West gets 10% or more of the popular vote, as will Ramaswamy (who by then is on the Libertarian ticket), which helps Newsome win a second even more dramatic nail biter over “Jailhouse” Trump (who will no doubt be serving time in Leavenworth by then). MSNBC’s ratings go through the roof. And the Empire marches on.

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bill wolfe's avatar

I've written her several times that I by far prefer West's platform, character, brilliance, and commitment. He's way beyond any political candidate in my lifetime. I've read his works and loved him for years.

I keep highlighting RFK Jr.'s statements because I want the ISSUES and analyses he is offering given some attention - I am not "supporting" him in the typical electoral sense. I don't do electoral politics. I want to build public awareness and challenge people while exposing the corporate Dems as frauds (which RFK is doing)..

I agree with your criticisms of RFK, and he's really bad on border and migration issues too. I've even criticized his positions on the environment and climate (far too neoliberal corporate, which is ironic, because he spent his career suing corporate polluters who violated laws and regulations that the captured government agencies failed to enforce). He recently tweeted in a way that undermined climate activists.

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CarbonCopy's avatar

Vivek Ramaswamy he was on Glenn Greenwald's Rumble after the RNC debates. He outright states he is going after the "Deep State" and return to the 1776 definition of the constitution. He doesn't take war dollars and has even used his own funds for his campaign. I personally am going to watch how far down the rabbit hole he is willing to go. I got a laugh when he told one of the warmongers to enjoy her job with Boeing.

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bill wolfe's avatar

have you seen his 10 truths? disqualifying garbage.

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CarbonCopy's avatar

I took a good look at his "X" Twitter page and I'm glad you said that. While I can't get his "10 Truths" image to enlarge enough for me to read it clearly I do see some of it and what I see = what you said "garbage"!

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CarbonCopy's avatar

I am starting to think he is just another trojan in a different suit.

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BJ's avatar

I "had been" a huge supporter and advocate of RFK Jr. For the first time in my life I felt he was the only person capable of saving what little is even left of this Country!

No one knows more about politics - how the game is played and where all the skeletons are buried (corruption) better than the Kennedys. He came out of the starting gate with all the right answers and solutions and then something changed, drastically! I suspect it's his wife - just a gut feeling! The work-out video was an atrocity straight out of Hollywood!

He went from being the least bit rehearsed to now, the very most! It's like listening to a broken record - every single interview is the exact same as the last! The same stories, verbatim! With all that's wrong with this Country why is he talking about the same things over and over and over?

Words that had been synonymous with his name (honesty and integrity) no longer exist! He's made to many mistakes and contradictions!

The entire focus of his campaign should be and have remained the corruption - how and why he is the only candidate who possesses the overwhelming experience (he's been suing the government for decades) and knowledge to at least staunch it! That's what had set him apart from the rest! His ability to actually accomplish it!

NOTHING ELSE matters (nor can you fulfill any promises) until you address and abolish it! I truly beleive he's vying for attorney general rather than the presidency - amassing a constituency that he will then use to barter - whoever the nominee is.

He had a great message and blew it entirely! Kucinich is the wrong person to be advising him - Obama succeeded because his campaign was completely different!

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bill wolfe's avatar

I agree with you on the way RFK has changed, and I only become aware of his campaign activity on a random basis, I don't "follow" his work.

His rhetoric and positions have been carefully calibrated to appeal to right wing populist views - I saw a recent tweet where he said there was too much focus on carbon and climate. He does similar things on border and immigration and other issues. At the end of the Tucker interview, he talked about a dinner with Pompeo and his friends. I was reminded of the Liberty League's dinner with Smedley Butler where they sought to recruit him to lead a military insurrection to coup FDR.

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BJ's avatar

BUT he was never like this which is why he immediately started at 20%! He was never ever rehearsed and now? That's ALL he is. His two greatest and most prominent assets were his honesty and integrity which now comes into serious question! His rhetoric is such BS! All he does is talk about his uncle and father which NOW does come off as exploitation! He starts telling these rambling stories - that he has told relentlessly - so much so that he stumbles remembering the lines which is what has destroyed his credibility!

I have watched him from Day One and said to all he's running for POTUS and no one believed me, until he did! Why? Because I saw the change! And now I see it again - but sadly this time it's for the worse.

He had what no one else did and now, he's nothing more than a total blur amongst all the others! His claim to fame was that he had what no one else did!!!!

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Mike Fish's avatar

Obama succeeded?

He was a f*cking nightmare.

Killer, liar, corporate stooge.

If “Bobby” is another Obama, he’s my adversary, not my advocate.

Any friend of Isra-hell is no friend of mine.

If gawd wanted me to vote, he’d a give me worthy candidates. Either there is no gawd, or he’s/she’s a feckless fake. Kinda like “fake news”. Kinda like that other shameless self promoter, the big orange cheat-toe.

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BJ's avatar

NO NO NO NO you missed my point! Obama's succeeded with his campaign because it was new fresh and different!

Bobby started out great - what he had no one else could compete with - honesty and integrity, intelligence, experience, knowledge and he wasn't a politician although his family was - he was never ever rehearsed - never employed platitudes.

All of that has now been eviscerated and his campaign has become like every other we've witnessed! It's has to be Kucinich that he's following the same ole same ole playbook!

He had it all and blew it! I always felt by next year at this time there would be so many deaths and injuries from these lethal injection everyone would become anti-vax which would catapult him into the WH which is why I also felt he ran but now he seems to be backing away from that as well!

Oh well . . . it was a nice dream but now I agree with everyone that he doesn't stand a chance and following him is a total waste (of my time). If he had just stuck to abolishing the corruption and educating people!!!

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Mike Fish's avatar

Ok, BJ. These office seeking conmen get me all turned around, sometimes.

I’ve kinda given up on that whole ballot thingy anyway.

Only Nader and Stein have been worth my time.

BJ, don’t be precipitous.

I think that the mask, and the vax, are gonna be back, with a vengeance, before you know it. Event 201.1. Schwab and friends aren’t satisfied with the results of the initial round of this scam.

As for them tracking devices, I’ve got one. But, I know what it is, and try to treat it accordingly.

Good to hear from you BJ.

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BJ's avatar

{I think that the mask, and the vax, are gonna be back, with a vengeance, before you know it. Event 201.1. Schwab and friends aren’t satisfied with the results of the initial round of this scam.}

Already started I read Mass General in MA has already implemented masks again! Lets watch and see how compliant people are this time? Fool me once, fool me twice?

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BJ's avatar

Re: Obama

No truer words were spoken then when Bill Clinton said he's the greatest fairy tale ever told! His entire existence is a total farce! And of course his chef was murdered! Whether he saw heard or knew something or perhaps even having an affair with Obama as the

love letters to his ex-girlfriend solidified his sexual feelings for men!

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bill wolfe's avatar

The original emphasis on corporate power and regulatory capture had waned. Or has it disappeared?

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BJ's avatar

Yes but that was the beauty of his campaign - not only did he bring it to light - he educated everyone how rampant it is! He was such an insider from all his years of suing the government and knowing everyone in politics because of his heritage. You had to ask yourself who else but him can talk like this? Named names of those responsible in every single agency and who he would immediately terminate! And then it just stopped and he moved on to things that can and will never change until you abolish the corruption or at least staunch it!!!

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Crapp's avatar

Shit happens! Minus tone and body language, it’s a fucking miracle we can communicate about anything like this. :)

I am a total asshole, btw! ;)

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