Weekend News Round Up – RFK Jr. Reaches Out to African Americans While Ballot Drive Gains Momentum

“Forty-one percent of the Black-owned businesses shut during COVID will never reopen. And a lot of these businesses had generations of equity in them.… We need to get capital back into the Black communities.” – RFK Jr.

RFK Jr.’s focus on Black America:

“Specifically, Kennedy’s event slated for Saturday night in Atlanta was publicized to the media as one that would discuss ‘pressing issues facing Black America,’ including ‘the Black maternal health crisis, media censorship, gender in sports, gun violence, and the advancement of Black-owned businesses.’” – RFK Jr. Hosts Roundtable With Black Women As Polling Shows More Black Voters Supporting 3rd-Party Bids | NewsOne

Following are two segments of Kennedy’s interview with Comic Pierre addressing issues in the Black community:

• Robert F Kennedy Jr reveals how he feels about a Black Hate bill & what he’d do if he were President | Comic Pierre

• Robert F Kennedy talks COVID Effects on Black Americans | Comic Pierre

Comedian Pierre Edwards

More Kennedy news:

Political independents continue to constitute the largest political bloc in the United States, with an average of 43% of US adults identifying this way in 2023, tying the record high from 2014. Independent identification has been 40% or higher each year since 2011, except for the 2016 (39%) and 2020 (39%) presidential election years. Equal 27% shares of US adults identify as Republicans and Democrats, with the Democratic figure marking a new low for that party in Gallup’s trend. – Independent Party ID Tied for High; Democratic ID at New Low | Gallup

“An irony is that virtually no Americans seem satisfied with their likely choices for president. A New York Times headline has called 2024: The Biden-Trump rematch that nobody wants. One Congressman has decried it as ‘the rematch from hell’.… For that reason alone, a third-party contender who catches fire, or gains even a modicum of momentum with the politically ‘homeless’, could provoke a wild and unpredictable election night.” – US election: third party candidates can tip the balance in a tight race – here’s why Robert F Kennedy Jr matters | The Conversation

Ballot drive update:

• “Democrats fear Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will cause significant damage to President Biden in this year’s election – assuming the independent candidate can get on enough ballots.” – RFK Jr.’s insurgent bid collides with issues over ballot access | The Hill

• “American Values 2024, the super PAC supporting Kennedy, formally contracted three firms to collect voter signatures in Arizona, Georgia and Michigan, according to Tony Lyons, a co-founder of the group.” – RFK Jr.’s super PAC hires signature-gathering vendors as ballot effort ramps up | NBC News

• “‘For one, it’s kind of anti-freedom kind of basis. Like I said, they have a right to be on the ballot. I mean, I’m not going to vote for Trump, but he should still be allowed to be on any state’s ballot because it’s unfair when you start censoring people. And R.F.K. Jr. has, he speaks out against it because it’s against freedom and civil liberties,’ said Cairy. As of now, Cairy says the main cry is ballot access. The campaign needs 4,000 North Dakota signatures by September 1 to achieve its goal.” – Locals fight to get RFK Jr. on the North Dakota ballot | KXNET

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeking signatures to get on presidential ballot in NC | CBS17

What is it like on the Kennedy campaign trail? Listen to this crowd:

Here’s more: Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Live from North Carolina

Baffling Biden:

• Bidenflation Steady At 16.6%, With No Signs of Easing | Tipp Insights

• Biden issued warning from own party that he risks huge loss to Trump unless he takes action | GBN

Finally, Joe Biden Faces Backlash After Refusing to Call Southern Border a ‘Crisis’ | Newsweek. “On Saturday while speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn, the president was asked if he would call the situation at the southern border a ‘crisis.’” Biden’s response: “No, but I wish they would react. I’ve been pushing them – my Republican colleagues – since I got into office.”

Kennedy presents solutions for the crisis: RFK Jr.: Fixing the Border Isn’t Expensive | TeamKennedy24

“A wise border policy is both compassionate and strict. President Biden’s policy is neither. Mine will be both, and it starts by making the border impermeable to illegal immigration.” – RFK Jr.

We wrap with this segment from Tucker Carlson’s interview with Bret Weinstein:

“There are a lot worse things than dying. And living like a slave is one of those.” – RFK Jr.

Louis Conte, Headlines Editor

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