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If you subtract the polling support that RFK jr is getting based only on his last name he would be around 2 or 3 percent. His presence on the debate stage would be an unnecessary distraction. Good on CNN for excluding him.

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Yes, exactly right. And can you think of having for a Vice President a Silly Con Valley trophy bimbo who slept her way to her riches (there are several articles about that). I doubt she knows the slightest thing about the way government works. Which makes them a matched pair of idiots.

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Be very careful of slanderous comments that have no ‘proof’ of validity, that can cost you money. Good examples for that are the two lawsuits Trump lost to the tune of millions of dollars.

It is your right to dislike a person but they have rights too.

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Go read the NYT article on her. It brings the receipts to prove the bimbo charge.

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Exactly this!

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Can nothing be done to force Cannon to step aside? To me, what she has been doing is so damned obvious. It is one of the most frustrating aspects of this entire circus!

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Let's be really direct here. The NY Times is a fine newspaper. But they didn't do anything to uncover this story. They simply reported it.

I hope there is a store selling adult Depends near the South Florida courthouse of Judge Cannon. She is going to really need them before the hearing tomorrow.

Where did the story come from? Well, it's pretty simple. The good judge was just cut-off at the knees by her own colleagues.

Her own chief judge in the circuit deliberately leaked this to be published the day before one of her phony hearings. Let me repeat it again, the story wasn't reported by the NYT. The head judge in her circuit deliberately leaked this story to make Judge Cannon look inadequate and unqualified.

It is no accident that this story was published tonight. The good judge isn't going to get a good nights sleep. She knows she is being watched by folks who know she is not qualified to handle this case.

I don't feel bad for her. I am certain she is going to be pooping in her pants tomorrow. She's accomplishing what she set out to do...delay the trial until after the election. She'll get rewarded if trump wins. She's put literally all of her eggs in that basket.

If trump loses, she has trashed her reputation forever.

Everything trump touches dies. Everything.

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Poor RFK. He is a victim of the idea that because his heritage includes brilliant leaders, he too must be a leader. He is burdened by a set of political ideas that are the antithesis of most things that his father and his uncle espoused. If he did not carry the Kennedy surname, then he’d be just another guy with a worm in his brain and an odd outlook. In Kennedy’s case,the apple fell so far from the tree,it is as if someone had tossed it away. He hasn’t got a prayer of winning the presidency, in 2024, or ever. No need to have him on the debate stage.

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Well, why not? Convicted Felon Trump claims to be a "stable genius" because eighty years ago he had an unclue who taught at MIT.

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Trump has half the voting public convinced that he is suitable for the presidency…he has the entire Republican Party Leadership kowtowing before him in adoration(even those who previously dismissed or insulted him)…that is certainly proof of some sort of genius. Perhaps not stable. Or MIT material.

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Chris and community,

Bear with me... I am in a bit if a rush here and can't spend the time to look up this citation. There was an article a few yrs ago that proposed that the problem with the "system" today was that the bosses actually were gotten rid of. In the past, normal people forced normal behavior on their parties. well, woohoo! look where we are now! JFK jr is a nut. we do not need more nuts spouting their nuttiness (thanks Trump) in front to the American people who are, kindly, referred to as "low information voters" . Can you even imagine what a sh*t show this would be? NO! Hamilton, De Tocqueville were right... Americans? ya, there are some problems here. We got rid of Civics in the schools and now we have all manner of loons on youtube videos demonstrating how GD stupid they are AND they get to vote.

Chris, I am generally with you on your analysis, this one? No. We do not need to cloud the water here. People need to see what we have before us, on old guy who is not insane and ... well. Trump.

thank you

A

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That worthless piece of shit should be stuffed in a bag with his Trophy Bimbo "vice president" and dropped over the side of the San Pedro Bridge here (it's nice and high). We need RFK Jr and his insane bullshit like we need a hole in the head. His father is spinning in his grave at the devilspawn he created.

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I think you’re holding back what you are really thinking.

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Hey, regarding RFK being right. So what? (I didn’t mean to use Chris’s title, but it fits here).

. Alito and Thomas should resign. Judge Cannon should not be on that case.

Fox News should be honest.

Putin and Netanyahu should be better people.

What else do you have for me?

The election is binary. Perot lost and made the result between two legit candidates less honest. Ditto with Ralph Nader.

Donald shouldn’t be allowed to lie.

The debate should be fact checked in real time and if a lie is told the liar should be zapped with 220 volts.

Let’s be real and practical and make sure that the fascist party doesn’t win.

We don’t need to overthink this.

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If Trump wins in November, I’d bet a lot of money that Judge Cannon gets elevated to the District Court of Appeals. He’s got to reward her somehow.

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I don't agree that RFK has enough cred to be a distraction on the stage.

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RFK is not worthy of the presidency not following in his fathers or uncle's footsteps in any way. Watching in New England, his antics have ostrazied him from all the "family". Its really sad to see him do this campaign. Camelot is certaintly over.

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Thank you for introducing us to Katie Krutchfield. Great voice/choice !

Got it in my iTunes collection now♥️

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I love that song too and the video!!!!

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RFK Jr is not in any way, shape or form a serious, credible candidate. At this point he is "none of the above" with a famous last name. The more people learn about this antivax crackpot, the lower his support will go. And that's not the only thing he's nuts about. Besides his endorsing the weird (and dangerous) rightwing fad for consuming raw milk, there's this:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/campaign-trail-rfk-jr-pushes-bonkers-theory-cias/story?id=111274658

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The map showing the states where RFK, Jr. has qualified for the ballot shows he has qualified in TN. In fact, he has only recently submitted his application and signatures which still must be verified by the TN Secretary of State. Once verified, he will officially actually be on the TN ballot.

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I also like the song.

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