You're spot on. Thank you for this excellent piece.
I am concerned that some of the Senators seem to have been elsewhere during the last four years. Did they not notice the disastrous handling of the Covid pandemic? Curious that they mentioned some books Bobby was involved with but did not mention The Real Anthony Fauci which has been read by millions. THAT book never came up. Maybe these folks were all on holiday with Kardashians or something because it does not seem to me that they were living here.
if you listen to Bret Weinstein's excellent interview with Walter Kirn about the hearings (and i'll have to check out his talk with Matt Taibbi) you'll learn that they were elsewhere even during the hearings. like actors backstage waiting for their cues, they only came to life when it was their turn to scream the obviously rehearsed scripts
Thank you for that. I listen on my phone so I didn’t have a link to share.
I’ll add as a footnote that I live in the same town as the Catch Me if You can guy, where he settled after serving his time. His son opened a clothing store here.
As a second footnote, when I lived in NYC, my costume shop worked on clothes for the musical based on his story
The RFK, Jr. confirmation hearings show just how corrupt Congress is.
The majority of senators are owned and controlled by Pharma, Big Food, Big Ag and Wall Street. That became crystal clear during the hearings.
The psychotic, over-the-top reactions to and attacks on RFK, Jr. by many of the committee senators are desperate efforts to cover and deflect from their own crimes and corruption.
Their irrational reactions scream “I’m guilty!”
RFK, Jr. has been 100% right on EVERY point he made before and during the hearings.
That’s why these corrupt senators lie, viciously attack and falsely discredit him. They’re doing everything they can to prevent him from ending their corrupt gravy train.
Yvonne, I think you might be my old IG friend from the rfkjr campaign days! My account was completely deleted by IG for stating on October First that Mr. Vance won the debate! Not kidding. I am still slowly trying to remember the good people I met there and reconnect. I will look you up there.
Yes, I’m still on IG, but I hooked up with RFK people on X; a beautiful group of farmers, warrior moms, health conscious, truth loving souls. Look us up!
And to add, Nicole Shanahan throwing down the gauntlet--hurray! Kennedy & Shanahan have played nicely, while the DNC has shat upon them. I was going to state that less profanely, but at this point, the behavior is despicable, deplorable & intolerable.
These government "representatives" no longer represent the people, only their own egos & bank accounts. You would think, for our children's sake, these "workers" would do the right thing. At this point the right thing would be to turn in their resignation or face firing.
And Nicole enacting, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" speaks for so many of us who are beyond the point of tolerating the malfeasance any more.
Scorned, marginalized, ignored & gaslit by arrogant contemptible, greedy PUBLIC SERVANTS & their MSM pharm funded minions. They are all selling their souls & NOT DOING THEIR JOB, SERVING THE PEOPLE.
As you point out, the American people got to witness the debacle and see for themselves just how knowledgable is RFK and how clueless the grifing Senators. That actually is a very very good thing. Shanahan has raised a club, in order to protect the cubs... Brilliant.
The senators that fight the confirmation of RFK JR are basically shining a light on their own corruption. This should be a signal to all of their voters. They should never win an election again. We need to clear congress of corrupt politicians!
Democrats will still vote for them regardless since they believe everything that comes out of their mouths. Currently Omar is spewing lies about the programs that should be cut and Trump is definitely a dictator. Honestly satan lives with them or they all have a brain disease . You wonder why such a circus over Kennedy…he knows too much, and he turned his back on them after such mistreatment from the party. He’s been studying health and food for years why on earth would they not wants answer of what would help to make America Healthy? Are they that evil? I think yes.
Thank you for saying what I was about to. I am dismayed by the total brain damage that afflicts such a large swath of our population. My frustration is I don't think it's in any way curable. I am a former Democrat and that party has abandoned me for the deranged
"Currently Omar is spewing lies about the programs that should be cut and Trump is definitely a dictator" This sentence is unclear. If you are stating that DJT is definitely a dictator you are 100% clueless, that is without clue. RFK did not "turn his back" on the DemonRats. He collaborated with the Visionary, DJT. You need help writing in any case.
I think that Judy Brooks did what many of us do when speaking a truth that is also emotional for us. That is, to leave out one or two connecting words. In this case, I think it is clear from the totality of her statement that she is saying that Omar is spewing lies about programs and about Trump being a dictator. Which Omar is certainly doing. Context is everything when seeking to understand our fellow human beings.
This piece by Dick Russell is so close to my own many comments in the WaPo. I go there every so often over the last two years to defend RFKjr's platform, and indeed, his character (from my research). It's refreshing to read a piece that I didn't write, and with which I agree 100%. I'm so glad Mr. Russell wrote this in his Substack, and I can only hope thousands of Americans see it and read it. Beautiful weaving of RFKjr history and the writer's long held opinion. Bravo, and thanks for sharing this story.
RFK JR’s confirmation hearing is so disrespectful and disappointing to see our congressional senators behave so negatively roused, that yes, the question begs.. what are these people so afraid of?? Why are they so openly hostile, missing the whole narrative, asking Mr Kennedy directly, their constituents questions about Health in America?? I fine all this charade GUILTY to their very shallow thoughts! Shame embodies these congressmen, careless-behaviors! Congress is broken!
And so is 40% of our population! They watched these hearings with zeal and glee. Something has robbed them of logic, reason and compassion. They're not human
I’ve noticed the animosity among “friends”..even some family! These politicians, unfortunately have forgotten who elected them and don’t care who’s watching or listening?
Please earnestly and enthusiastically voice your support for RFK one more time before tomorrow's Senate Finance committee vote, so that he can do what he is called to do:
Reverse chronic illness that is disabling and bankrupting our country, and clean up the corruption that is creating the most toxic food supply in the world.
Here's a revised list of the most important calls to make, as of Mon Feb 3 afternoon:
For America to succeed we need term limits, no insider trading allowed, no tv advertising, no donations to campaigns from pacs or outside the US. RFK, Jr is part of the new revolution to make America better.
We need to do all we can to get the things done I mentioned including the term limits, etc and we just keep at it. In the past, on the right and middle politics have not been forceful and committed as the left, we must learn from it and use our voices together.
What are those Senators afraid of? Sure, they get lots of campaign $$$, but the point is that THEIR JOB IS TO PROTECT the 1%, in this country of the 1%, by the 1%, & for the 1%. The ruling 1% will not be happy if their ownership of the US medical-industrial-complex is crippled in any way, shape, or form. And, primarying opponents to current Senators is a 100% empty threat, as the votes get "counted" in secret. That's what the computers ARE FOR.
Please, Elon, buy MSNBC. The mainstream media is the biggest roadblock to people learning truth.
Please, Elon, do this so that the light of truth that lives on the pages of Substack and a few other places, can shine brightly, uncensored and unmanipulated, for the multitudes who only consume mainstream sources of news and information.
Thanks @Dick Russell for this accurate account of the democrats and their off putting behavior. Bobby is a human that we need in the White House. He’s really a breathe of fresh air. I’m glad that people like Sen Rand Paul snd Sen Ron Johnson had his back.
Ginger, he has been appointed by Donald J Trump the Visionary.
RFK has thanked DJT for giving him the opportunity to see his life's work come to fuition.
The reason Sens Paul and Johnson and countless others will vote to confirm is that they also serve under DJT. The Dem party is like the Titantic after it collided...
Jan 31st I wrote about a recent and nefarious “ROUNDTABLE” on Capitol Hill hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Other Democratic Senators were in attendance.
The purpose of the discussion, which included Dr. Paul Offit and others, was supposedly public health and vaccines, but in reality it was a coordinated attack on Robert Kennedy.
Instead of earnestly looking for answers about the disappearance of healthy children in America, their only goal here was to attack Kennedy’s appointment at HHS, saying it will lead to children dying.
These senators are not there for us or our children, and neither are their medical experts.
RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard are what the left stood for decades ago. They kept the faith while the Democrats morphed into a warmongering, kleptocratic, corporate, disinformation and censorship machine powered almost exclusively by virtue signaling identity politics. I'm sure that they look like apostates to the DNC these days, but they stayed true while the money changers took over the temple.
Yes. When I was young during the Vietnam War era, my positions aligned with those called commie pinkos. My positions haven't changed, but now they align with those called far right wingers. WTF?
RFK Jr. your leadership is a beacon of hope for real reform and transparency. You’ve stood against powerful opposition to protect the people, and we stand with you. Let’s make history!
You're spot on. Thank you for this excellent piece.
I am concerned that some of the Senators seem to have been elsewhere during the last four years. Did they not notice the disastrous handling of the Covid pandemic? Curious that they mentioned some books Bobby was involved with but did not mention The Real Anthony Fauci which has been read by millions. THAT book never came up. Maybe these folks were all on holiday with Kardashians or something because it does not seem to me that they were living here.
if you listen to Bret Weinstein's excellent interview with Walter Kirn about the hearings (and i'll have to check out his talk with Matt Taibbi) you'll learn that they were elsewhere even during the hearings. like actors backstage waiting for their cues, they only came to life when it was their turn to scream the obviously rehearsed scripts
Walter with Bret is EXCELLENT! just fabulous! equating the hearing with a 'magic show', all smoke and mirrors and slight of hand.
Here’s the link to that excellent interview! #confirmkennedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlE9ny_hvyM
Thank you for that. I listen on my phone so I didn’t have a link to share.
I’ll add as a footnote that I live in the same town as the Catch Me if You can guy, where he settled after serving his time. His son opened a clothing store here.
As a second footnote, when I lived in NYC, my costume shop worked on clothes for the musical based on his story
Wnen your job depends upon not noticing things, you don't notice.
The RFK, Jr. confirmation hearings show just how corrupt Congress is.
The majority of senators are owned and controlled by Pharma, Big Food, Big Ag and Wall Street. That became crystal clear during the hearings.
The psychotic, over-the-top reactions to and attacks on RFK, Jr. by many of the committee senators are desperate efforts to cover and deflect from their own crimes and corruption.
Their irrational reactions scream “I’m guilty!”
RFK, Jr. has been 100% right on EVERY point he made before and during the hearings.
That’s why these corrupt senators lie, viciously attack and falsely discredit him. They’re doing everything they can to prevent him from ending their corrupt gravy train.
Thank you for writing exactly what I would!
Yvonne, I think you might be my old IG friend from the rfkjr campaign days! My account was completely deleted by IG for stating on October First that Mr. Vance won the debate! Not kidding. I am still slowly trying to remember the good people I met there and reconnect. I will look you up there.
Yes, I’m still on IG, but I hooked up with RFK people on X; a beautiful group of farmers, warrior moms, health conscious, truth loving souls. Look us up!
I will!
Keihatsu ~perfectly stated.
And to add, Nicole Shanahan throwing down the gauntlet--hurray! Kennedy & Shanahan have played nicely, while the DNC has shat upon them. I was going to state that less profanely, but at this point, the behavior is despicable, deplorable & intolerable.
These government "representatives" no longer represent the people, only their own egos & bank accounts. You would think, for our children's sake, these "workers" would do the right thing. At this point the right thing would be to turn in their resignation or face firing.
And Nicole enacting, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" speaks for so many of us who are beyond the point of tolerating the malfeasance any more.
Scorned, marginalized, ignored & gaslit by arrogant contemptible, greedy PUBLIC SERVANTS & their MSM pharm funded minions. They are all selling their souls & NOT DOING THEIR JOB, SERVING THE PEOPLE.
Well stated! I agree completely. 🎯
I agree with you 100%
As you point out, the American people got to witness the debacle and see for themselves just how knowledgable is RFK and how clueless the grifing Senators. That actually is a very very good thing. Shanahan has raised a club, in order to protect the cubs... Brilliant.
💯
Agree 1000%. Is that a thing?
Yes it is! 😂
I think the literati prefer 100% to the 10th power, but, however you say it, yes, it is! Especially, now!
The senators that fight the confirmation of RFK JR are basically shining a light on their own corruption. This should be a signal to all of their voters. They should never win an election again. We need to clear congress of corrupt politicians!
Democrats will still vote for them regardless since they believe everything that comes out of their mouths. Currently Omar is spewing lies about the programs that should be cut and Trump is definitely a dictator. Honestly satan lives with them or they all have a brain disease . You wonder why such a circus over Kennedy…he knows too much, and he turned his back on them after such mistreatment from the party. He’s been studying health and food for years why on earth would they not wants answer of what would help to make America Healthy? Are they that evil? I think yes.
Thank you for saying what I was about to. I am dismayed by the total brain damage that afflicts such a large swath of our population. My frustration is I don't think it's in any way curable. I am a former Democrat and that party has abandoned me for the deranged
"Currently Omar is spewing lies about the programs that should be cut and Trump is definitely a dictator" This sentence is unclear. If you are stating that DJT is definitely a dictator you are 100% clueless, that is without clue. RFK did not "turn his back" on the DemonRats. He collaborated with the Visionary, DJT. You need help writing in any case.
I think that Judy Brooks did what many of us do when speaking a truth that is also emotional for us. That is, to leave out one or two connecting words. In this case, I think it is clear from the totality of her statement that she is saying that Omar is spewing lies about programs and about Trump being a dictator. Which Omar is certainly doing. Context is everything when seeking to understand our fellow human beings.
Great overview of the proceedings. You need to write more in this space. Thanks.
This piece by Dick Russell is so close to my own many comments in the WaPo. I go there every so often over the last two years to defend RFKjr's platform, and indeed, his character (from my research). It's refreshing to read a piece that I didn't write, and with which I agree 100%. I'm so glad Mr. Russell wrote this in his Substack, and I can only hope thousands of Americans see it and read it. Beautiful weaving of RFKjr history and the writer's long held opinion. Bravo, and thanks for sharing this story.
RFK JR’s confirmation hearing is so disrespectful and disappointing to see our congressional senators behave so negatively roused, that yes, the question begs.. what are these people so afraid of?? Why are they so openly hostile, missing the whole narrative, asking Mr Kennedy directly, their constituents questions about Health in America?? I fine all this charade GUILTY to their very shallow thoughts! Shame embodies these congressmen, careless-behaviors! Congress is broken!
And so is 40% of our population! They watched these hearings with zeal and glee. Something has robbed them of logic, reason and compassion. They're not human
They've also been robbed of their sanity.
It’s like they’re blind or hypnotized??
I’ve noticed the animosity among “friends”..even some family! These politicians, unfortunately have forgotten who elected them and don’t care who’s watching or listening?
Please earnestly and enthusiastically voice your support for RFK one more time before tomorrow's Senate Finance committee vote, so that he can do what he is called to do:
Reverse chronic illness that is disabling and bankrupting our country, and clean up the corruption that is creating the most toxic food supply in the world.
Here's a revised list of the most important calls to make, as of Mon Feb 3 afternoon:
Do not let up.
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Bill Cassidy (LA-R)
DC Number: (202) 224-5824
Email: https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/contact/get-in-touch/
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Susan Collins (ME-R)
DC Number: (202) 224-2523
Email: https://www.collins.senate.gov/contact
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Lisa Murkowski (AK-R)
DC Number: (202) 224-6665
Email: https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/contact
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Mitch McConnell (KY-R)
DC Number: (202) 224-2541
Email: https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm
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Thom Tillis (NC-R)
DC Number: (202) 224-6342
Email: tillis.senate.gov/email-me
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Cory Booker (NJ-D)
DC Number: (202) 224-3224
Email: https://www.booker.senate.gov/contact/write-to-cory
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Catherine Cortez Masto (NV-D)
DC Number: (202) 224-3542
Email: https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/contact/connect/
Making more calls/emails now.
For America to succeed we need term limits, no insider trading allowed, no tv advertising, no donations to campaigns from pacs or outside the US. RFK, Jr is part of the new revolution to make America better.
It's just so damn hard to get the foxes to make rules protecting the hen house.
This is why we, in this time, need a very strong Executive, because those benefiting from all the corruption won't do it themselves.
We need to do all we can to get the things done I mentioned including the term limits, etc and we just keep at it. In the past, on the right and middle politics have not been forceful and committed as the left, we must learn from it and use our voices together.
What are those Senators afraid of? Sure, they get lots of campaign $$$, but the point is that THEIR JOB IS TO PROTECT the 1%, in this country of the 1%, by the 1%, & for the 1%. The ruling 1% will not be happy if their ownership of the US medical-industrial-complex is crippled in any way, shape, or form. And, primarying opponents to current Senators is a 100% empty threat, as the votes get "counted" in secret. That's what the computers ARE FOR.
How sad that politics is more important than health, esp children's health. If health cannot unify us, what can?
heck, I was half expecting Bernie to start channeling Joe McCarthy and ask if he (Bobby) was ever a member of the Communist Party! bleeeeee.
Wait! I could have sworn he said that. I must have just been mesmerized . . . LOL!
Please, Elon, buy MSNBC. The mainstream media is the biggest roadblock to people learning truth.
Please, Elon, do this so that the light of truth that lives on the pages of Substack and a few other places, can shine brightly, uncensored and unmanipulated, for the multitudes who only consume mainstream sources of news and information.
I strongly suspect the best decision is to let it and other Fake news agencies go bankrupt.
Easier to start from scratch than rebuild a termite infested building
.
Thanks @Dick Russell for this accurate account of the democrats and their off putting behavior. Bobby is a human that we need in the White House. He’s really a breathe of fresh air. I’m glad that people like Sen Rand Paul snd Sen Ron Johnson had his back.
Ginger, he has been appointed by Donald J Trump the Visionary.
RFK has thanked DJT for giving him the opportunity to see his life's work come to fuition.
The reason Sens Paul and Johnson and countless others will vote to confirm is that they also serve under DJT. The Dem party is like the Titantic after it collided...
Jan 31st I wrote about a recent and nefarious “ROUNDTABLE” on Capitol Hill hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Other Democratic Senators were in attendance.
Bernie Sanders holds roundtable to derail RFK at HHS https://annedachel.substack.com/p/bernie-sanders-holds-roundtable-to
The purpose of the discussion, which included Dr. Paul Offit and others, was supposedly public health and vaccines, but in reality it was a coordinated attack on Robert Kennedy.
Instead of earnestly looking for answers about the disappearance of healthy children in America, their only goal here was to attack Kennedy’s appointment at HHS, saying it will lead to children dying.
These senators are not there for us or our children, and neither are their medical experts.
Anne Dachel
Age of Autism https://www.ageofautism.com/media/
Loss of Brain Trust https://www.lossofbraintrust.com
I attended a primary to vote for the Berner many years ago...
Dems were overtly passing out "extra" ballots out back in the party area...
I was horrified, knew many of them.
Sanders is a grifting weasel, whose hand has long been in the cookie jar
As a 30yr resident of Vermont I couldn't agree more.
Completely whole heartedly agree with Keihatsu. Great bit.
Apostate isn't quite correct.
RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard are what the left stood for decades ago. They kept the faith while the Democrats morphed into a warmongering, kleptocratic, corporate, disinformation and censorship machine powered almost exclusively by virtue signaling identity politics. I'm sure that they look like apostates to the DNC these days, but they stayed true while the money changers took over the temple.
Yes. When I was young during the Vietnam War era, my positions aligned with those called commie pinkos. My positions haven't changed, but now they align with those called far right wingers. WTF?
RFK Jr. your leadership is a beacon of hope for real reform and transparency. You’ve stood against powerful opposition to protect the people, and we stand with you. Let’s make history!