Kennedy Hearing
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Anonymous
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Rfk Jr is insane. I have so much pity for those medical professionals forced to work with him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/us/politics/kennedy-senate-hearing-vaccines-cdc.html “What we’re going to do is reorganize C.D.C.,” he said, adding: “We are the sickest country in the world. That’s why we have to fire people at C.D.C. They did not do their job. This was their job to keep us healthy. “ Speaking for the first time about the meeting that led to Dr. Monarez’s dismissal, Mr. Kennedy told senators that he ousted her because she responded “no” when he asked her whether she was “a trustworthy person.” In an opinion article published early Thursday in The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Monarez, an infectious disease researcher, accused the secretary of “a deliberate effort to weaken America’s public-health system and vaccine protections.” After the hearing, her lawyers called Mr. Kennedy’s claims “false and, at times, patently ridiculous.” The removal of Dr. Monarez, just one month after she was confirmed by the Senate, has irked senators of both parties, who say it negates their own role in the confirmation process. Among them is Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader. “We go through all the work and confirm somebody to one of these important posts, and then a month later they’re gone,” Mr. Thune told reporters on Wednesday, in advance of the hearing. He added, “The person, whoever ends up in that position, it shouldn’t be disqualifying to be in support or in favor of vaccines. |
Anonymous
| I keep hearing "the sickest country in the world". Based on what data? Why is no one questioning this statement that is being constantly repeated by MAGA? |
Anonymous
Because these are entirely rhetorical debates. All medical discussions are without numbers, because numbers might get people to think instead of react. |
Anonymous
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It can’t be about cutting government spending.
Why is the Trump administration ANTI Public Health? He likes to destroy everything, but why is he anti health and safety? |
Anonymous
LOL. MAGA has never needed receipts. |
Anonymous
Revenge. He is so filled with hatred and shame. I see nothing in him that resembles compassion, kindness, or good. |
Anonymous
It affects his base though, too. I think he really hates the US. 🤷♀️ |
Anonymous
You always have to follow the money. It always seems a lot of what he does is to get some kind of financial benefit for himself or his family and friends. I think he did get some calls for him to get a Nobel prize from at least one big pharmaceutical company, but maybe that's not enough. Somebody needs to pay up and maybe they're not doing it to his satisfaction. |
Anonymous
| I like his claim that a Trump appointee answered "no" when asked if they were trustworthy and then fired her for it. I'd have blushed telling such a blatant lie. |
Anonymous
from another thread (below.) Looks like everything is going as planned:
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Anonymous
If they hate it here they should just leave. Both Trump and RFK Jr. have enough money to set up themselves elsewhere. |
Anonymous
Trump needed the MAHA folks to win, it was purely transactional. He doesn’t care what RFK does unless his actions make Trump look bad. RFK is a psychopath. Nothing more. |
Anonymous
This. They won't completely ban vaccines, just make it difficult for the poor and uninsured to get them. Rich Republicans are still going to vaccinate themselves and their children because they don't want them to die or be maimed. |
Anonymous
Spicy! RFK is the new Elon Musk. Dems always gotta have someone to attack as they stand on the outside looking in. 
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Anonymous
I'll remember your grinning emoji as MAGA take RFK Jr seriously and watch their children die from whooping cough. |