SocraticGadfly: RFK Jr.'s brainworm and The Wrath of Khan

May 11, 2024

RFK Jr.'s brainworm and The Wrath of Khan

I'd heard plenty about this nuttery when it first broke, per the New York Times story.

Via Orac, I'd heard about Stephen Colbert's jokes.

And, yes, via Orac (setting aside his deep-fried #BlueAnon tribalism) there may be actual health issues that this caused.

Or deep-fried lying issues by Bob Jr. Per the NYT:

“I have cognitive problems, clearly,” he said in the 2012 deposition. “I have short-term memory loss, and I have longer-term memory loss that affects me.”

What that piece doesn't mention, but that Colbert and/or Orac do? That deposition was from Bob Jr.'s second divorce. Which, like his first divorce, was due to Kennedy pants-itis syndrome. That's why I said six weeks ago that current wife Cheryl Hines should watch out for Kennedy and his Veep choice, Nicole Shanahan.

That said? On to the header.

The first thing I thought of, as a good Trekkie, was this classic scene from near the start of "The Wrath of Khan":

Earworm for you, Bob?

To complete the picture, from the same movie? Picture RFK Jr:

"BIIIIIDEEENNNNN!"

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