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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

you never know. a bunch of people canceled after I wrote an anti-RFK Jr. thing — but c'est la vie, you can't please everyone

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Kay-El's avatar

You write from the heart and a great sense of humor. Any one thinking RFK is the chosen one is a fucking idiot

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Rick Calegari's avatar

RFK Jr., the shit for brains candidate who sounds like he gargled with razor blades, needs to drop out the race. Phillips has already said he won't run for Congress again so what the hell is doing running for president? The odds will definitely improve for Biden if both of these clueless jerkoffs do the right thing.

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RV maxima's avatar

Amen. He is a millionaire at about $175M in net worth and Schmidt needed to make a boat payment. And allumoni and a few 2nd & 3rd house payments. Phillips was and is an easy mark.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Schmidt..big disappointment!

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Ransom Rideout's avatar

He needed more than a boat payment.

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RV maxima's avatar

Yes. And I hope he continues to receive the "more" by public humiliations.

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Rick Calegari's avatar

No it doesn't but he's been living in an alternative universe for a while now and he can't be trusted.

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marciam12's avatar

I saw RFK Jr. speak at our local university in a small town. He was wonderful. He didn't have trouble speaking then, or if he did I didn't notice it. He was kind and compassionate. He talked about how two entities controlled all the press in the U.S. and what we needed to do to change that and about the environment. He was very forward thinking and had that Kennedy charisma.

He seemed as normal as could be then, but that was at least 15 years ago. I left the university feeling there was hope for the Dems and that he should be one of the leaders of the party. Since then, of course, I've changed my mind.

RFK Jr. doesn't appear to be living in reality. He lives in an alternate universe where bad people poison Covid vaccines and Covid isn't real and all those things. I believe he's unhinged and needs extensive medical and psych help, and obviously he needs to drop out of the race. He seems to think the bad people, mostly Dems, are after him specifically. He could be schizophrenic; the meaning of that word is split from reality. He definitely checks the box on that.

Does anyone know if he's still married? Guess I could google it.

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

His family symbolizes the disdain I have for that guy

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David (Dave) Jaspers's avatar

Like you said, "there’s no room for error here."

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Wendy's avatar

Now I'm looking forward to the subject you write about that pisses me off! At least you'll make me laugh while my hot button is being depressed. I take humor very seriously, and laughing while pissed off - priceless.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

hey, tell me in advance what your hot-button issue is, I haven't yet decided on a topic for tomorrow's post

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Megan Ross's avatar

My hot-button issue is the so-called liberal media consistently bashing Joe Biden's age instead of touting his accomplishments. It REALLY pisses me off.🤬

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LizinMN's avatar

All those types of people care about is ratings and money. He is first and foremost an entertainer, and having large amounts of money exempts you from many of the consequences of one's behavior.

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RV maxima's avatar

Tell that to HBO's Bill Maher...he is really irrating the F out me of late. Starting and staying on the pandemic-equal in his mind to the common cold because enough people didn't die or become hospitalized.

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Megan Ross's avatar

I haven't watched Bill Maher in awhile. He's just pissed me off too many times to count. I love John Oliver though!

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Lorraine Parish's avatar

me too wtf?

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Megan Ross's avatar

I just remember how with-it both of my parents were into their 90s! They could've run circles around TRump. My Mom voted for Biden in November 2020 and sadly passed away in July 2021 at 93 after complications from an infection after an eye surgery. Dammit ! At least she got to see TRump defeated!

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Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

Jeff: I read a great piece about how WaPo & NYT pay scant attention to R & D policy issues but spend more ink on Biden’s a “alleged” feeble mindedness. I think you have written about this but more focus needed for sure

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HulitC's avatar

They make up Biden’s feebleness. Biden is in great physical shape. It’s amazing that DP thinks the Repub media (including NYT & The Wa Post) will promote him over a Repub if he wins the primaries. The media is doing its best to pretend Dems are only for Blacks & Trans, and “tax & spend.”

If trump had actually gotten us out of Afghanistan like he negotiated with the Taliban it would have been an even bigger shit show, but the media would have given him an A+ anyway.

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Carrie Duncan's avatar

Mine is the immediate thought on any announcement of anyone primarying Biden: how much is Putin paying them? Every new announcement feels like "the call is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE" and I can't shake the dread.

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Wendy's avatar

I have been racking my brain for a topic. The only two I can come up with are if you start defending the orange twat or decide to become a campaign consultant and run Bernie Sanders in 2024. That's it for national politics.

Some runners up in list form are defending any of these: farters in an elevator; spam phone calls; my retired, fundamentalist, busy-body neighbor who loves trump and sends him money; J6 inmates.

I'm feeling safe from any incoming homicidal rage induced by your newsletter. Damn it! I was SO hoping.

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Don'tBlameTheDog's avatar

The only excuse for running Phillips that I've heard from that corner is OLD. I think there is more to that story. I know, one for the investigative journos. Closet full of skeletons, Steve?

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Ronald P YYZ's avatar

I think if you badmouthed Canada, I might leave. We're all shitting our pants up here watching the shitshow south of the border - thanks for making it entertaining at least!

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Laurel Ellis's avatar

How about some of the photo-shopped pictures (or artist's renditions) of Trump as a military hero (of all things!) or some sort of super hero? He loves to see himself portrayed like that.

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TJTarheel's avatar

Kim Jung Un does that too

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TJTarheel's avatar

If they can’t take a fuck-joke em.

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Ransom Rideout's avatar

I second, third and fourth Megan R's hot button issue. I've been wearing down my fingers typing my thoughts on that one.

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Sky 777's avatar

I too am waiting for Jeff to find my button that makes me unsubscribe. So far I agree with Jeff and a laugh in the morning is priceless. I think the only things that would get me upset would be if Jeff went to work for a presidential candidate not named Biden. That and if he dissed cats to the point of saying they should be hunted down and exterminated off the face of the planet.

I think both are unlikely, so I’m good. 😂👍

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Janine's avatar

How about my neighbor who has a 100 dollar bill with the orange fuckos face drawn over Benjamin Franklin portrait

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Wendy's avatar

It wouldn't surprise me if my neighbor bought trump bucks as she's a fundy xtian believing trump has been anointed by god. Jesus, that makes me throw up in my mouth any time I acknowledge that.

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Janine's avatar

Same here !

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Michael M's avatar

So the guy destroyed a $100 bill to own the libtards and show his neighbors. Totally on brand.

Best thing I heard in that realm was that the right would eat a shit sandwich if they knew the left had to smell their breath.

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Janine's avatar

that's some commitment eewwwww !!!!!!! Lol

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Sky 777's avatar

Oh thanks so much for that image. Ick. 🤮On the other hand, eating shit could kill them. Especially if someone 🤔🤫 were to add just a bit of shigella to the sandwich, a bit of garnish if you will.

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RV maxima's avatar

Just another moron that hasn't figured out yet that Trump & Co put $8T on the tab while said moron pays for their taxes. Better hang on to that $100.

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Janine's avatar

100% on point!

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HulitC's avatar

Eeww

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Megan Ross's avatar

Yikes 😬

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Janine's avatar

All these responses

PRICELESS!!!

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Little Nell's avatar

Aside from spewing bile and vitriol against any Repuke, anywhere at any time, I am practically useless. But it seems to me that a deep dive needs to be done into the money around Mr. Phillips campaign. Where’s it coming from? Who are his backers. Let’s nip this douche bag in the bud and expose his roots.

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Cathy Carrozza's avatar

I agree! Why would a person nobody has heard of and hasn’t done one thing in Congress just randomly run for president? Harlen?

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HulitC's avatar

He’s one of the wealthiest members of Congress. He really could self fund …

But a lot of corporate Dems do think Biden is too “anti-business” & would prefer someone more pro business.

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Cathy Carrozza's avatar

I am sick of hearing about what corporate America wants when they don’t even pay taxes!!

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SeekingReason's avatar

There are a truckload of trolls in every progressive post. If anyone was upset about the JFK Jr deluded people pool, they are more likely MAGAs.

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Elaine the Mean Old Feminist's avatar

I hate RFK Jr. If his dad or Ethel were still able to, that boy deserves a good ass whaling.

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Elaine the Mean Old Feminist's avatar

His brother David Kennedy, who died in 1984, had that role. Robert needs to sit down and shut up.

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Little Nell's avatar

What happened to David?

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Elaine the Mean Old Feminist's avatar

An overdose if I remember correctly.

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Patris's avatar

If they lack the critical thinking to not get that we are in a fight that transcends business as usual, it’s their problem, not yours.

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TJTarheel's avatar

RFK Jr.’s an idiot with a good name. His father’s rolling over in his grave.

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Mary Virginia Hughes's avatar

Along with the majority of his family. he says some of them agree with him but methinks they're just saying that so they can get away.

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SPW's avatar

You’ll really, really have to go over to the Dark Side for me to unsubscribe. I love your rants more than life-almost. But close.

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Janine's avatar

This guy needs to GTFO of the WAY. The country has no fuckin time for this guy to prove to himself he isn't a vagina.

Dean Phillips wanna help the country? Then.. GET THE FUCK OUTTA THE WAY!!!

STOP RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND

GO TO A FUCKING THERAPIST

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Joanne Filipo's avatar

Jeez, good riddance to them and like others have been quoting “there’s no room for error here”. We don’t need them here.

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MICHAEL OHALLORAN's avatar

HE A USELESS MORON.

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Mary Virginia Hughes's avatar

I really am shocked to hear that. But he is a much bigger fly who seems to find the ointment a very comfortable place to be along with the other weirdos in there.

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Lorraine Parish's avatar

well fuck-um if they can't take a joke. Except we're not joking.

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Donald Koller's avatar

I love it - that would be my take on people getting all hot and bothered about RFK. Plus, if one cannot absorb satire in stride and feels the need to lash out, oh well, and bye-bye. I am not a Biden ”fanboy” but he's exceeding expectations. I can still accept a Biden Methuselah joke, though.

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Susan Burgess's avatar

It was swell of the RFK Jr. folks to keep your garden weed free. In a recent post, probably Thanksgiving, you talked about how you managed to find your amazing motley crew of friends. That happened why? Because if you want to find your pack you have to learn to howl. (Not my quote) And howl you did. And we’re still here.

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