W. Niederhut

He has expressed no outrage about any of Trump's serious crimes, to my knowledge. But he did recently express some outrage about the trumped-up GOP Biden-Burisma nothing burger.

Sandy, As written, the headline could be construed as anti-Semitic, IMO. In our pluralistic society, it is generally considered inappropriate to specify a subject's religion or ethnicity in a headline story about something other than religion or ethnicity. As I mentioned, (above) would we consider it appropriate to write a headline like, "Presbyterian Spy Implicated in JFK Assassination Plot," or "Donald Trump's Grandfather Was a German Pimp?" And, BTW, some Jewish intellectuals have been accused by the ADL of Anti-Semitism, (e.g., Ron Unz and Alan Sobrosky) although, to my knowledge that sobriquet has not been applied to Kampeas.

It's not a theory, Ben. It's a fact. Do you know the difference between theories and facts? Obviously, you haven't studied the FBI files on the subject that have been posted here on the forum. Do some remedial homework.

I agree that the phraseology is inappropriate and anti-Semitic. Was Efron spying on behalf of Israel or the U.S.? If he was working for the Mossad, he should be referred to as an "Israeli spy." If he was working for the CIA, he should be referred to as an "American spy." As written, the lead post is like writing, "Presbyterian Minister's Son Created a Monster as CIA Director From 1953-61, or Sociopathic German-Scottish President Tried to Violently Overturn a U.S. Electon.

John, Much of what you quoted here is complete garbage-- including Goldacre's claim about allegedly small patient sample sizes in FDA drug trials. (Incidentally, Obama's FDA Director was a classmate of mine at Harvard-- an exemplary physician, like her father, whom I had an opportunity to meet back in the day. He was President of the Institute of Medicine.) The statistical power of any controlled medical treatment study is a direct function of n. That's Statistics 101 stuff. I don't want to hurt your feelings but, to be honest, I don't want to waste anymore of my time trying to converse with you about medical evidence and the scientific method. If you want to post some peer-reviewed data from reputable scientific journals, I'll take a look. Thousands of unvaccinated people, like you, died of COVID because they "did their own research" on YouTube and the internet. And, unfortunately, RFK, Jr. was a major propagator of anti-vax disinformation during that deadly world crisis.

Apologize for what, Mathew? Telling the truth? What "sin" are you referring to? Do tell. Meanwhile, my spiritual advice for you (and other MAGAs) is to focus on your own sins. If you are interested, I can list some rather glaring examples of GOP hypocrisy about sexual peccadilloes. (P.S. I'm Dr. Niederhut.)

Get a clue, Mathew. You completely missed the point I was making about the MAGA/Ben Cole double standard here regarding media coverage of sexual peccadilloes. Ben is morally indignant about press coverage of candidate RFK, Jr.'s sexual history, but said nothing about a MAGA Congresswoman showing d*ck pics of a private U.S. citizen (Hunter Biden) on the House floor, or the fact that Don Trump, Jr.'s home-wrecking girlfriend was fired by Fox News for sexually harassing her assistant. As for Operation Mockingbird, where were they before the 2016 election, when the public really needed to know about P*ssy Grabber Trump's sexual assault history and his extra-marital flings with Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal? Finally, my point about the film, Sound of Freedom, is that teen sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell's old buddy, Donald Trump, is the last guy on the planet who should be preaching about the evils of teen sex trafficking. Trump is a guy who used to walk unannounced into the girls' dressing rooms at his teen sex pageants-- and he has also been accused of having sex with underage girls. He has also made frequent sexual comments about his own daughter, Ivanka. In other words, my (above) comments weren't about sexual mores per se. They were about MAGA hypocrisy.

So, I was walking around the park early this morning when this song spontaneously popped into my head. It was playing on an internal tape to the tune of the Beatles' song, Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Bang! Bang! Jack Smith's silver hammer came down upon his head! Bang! Bang! Jack Smith's silver hammer made sure that he was dead!

Yeah, Kirk, MAGA Ben Cole continues to blame Operation Mockingbird for any negative press RFK. Jr. receives. Ben found the Op Mock hammer, and now he thinks everything is a nail. In the Donald Trump era, it's hard to imagine the public getting seriously worked up about any politician's sex life. Private citizens like Hunter Biden are another matter. Curiously, Ben has been dead silent about Marjorie Taylor Greene recently showing Hunter Biden d*ck pics on the floor of the House. In other news, I've never heard MAGA Ben whine about the fact that Don Trump, Jr.'s home-busting girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle was fired by Fox for sexually harassing her assistant. (Just another in a long list of Trump family sexual peccadilloes.) The real kicker is that the MAGAs are crowing about Trump endorsing the new QAnon flick, Sound of Freedom, without realizing that Trump is a convicted sexual predator and old friend of teen sex traffickers Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Compared to Trump, RFK, Jr. is practically a Puritan.

The co-conspirators identified, to date, are Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Sidney Powell. I'm wondering about Michael Flynn and Roger Stone. There are also reports that the DOJ has evidence that Mark Meadows was in contact with Oath Keepers and Proud Boys during the January 5th Willard Hotel "War Room" conference (that Cassidy Hutchinson advised Meadows not to attend.)

John, I prefer to get my medical opinions from sources like the New England Journal of Medicine. I once had the privilege of dining with Dr. Arnold Relman, the late Editor-in-Chief of NEJM. Dr. Relman advised the medical students at the table to eschew owning stocks in pharmaceutical companies. I took his advice. Remind me again, if you will. What educational background does RFK, Jr. have in biology, medicine, and statistical analysis that qualifies him to disagree with highly trained, reputable experts in virology, immunology, and epidemiology? From what I have heard, his college roommate at Harvard wrote RFK, Jr.'s senior (political) thesis.

Geez...How much bile can a person jam into a single post, John? You have earned my vote for the 2023 Education Forum Dyspeptic Rhetoric Prize. BTW, is it considered a racist insult in Ireland to refer to leprechauns? Most of what I know about the subject comes from watching the 1959 movie, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, with my daughters when they were young. (Starring Sean Connery!) 🤥

John, Dr. Hotez is quite correct. Studying and discerning scientific facts isn't talk radio or politics. It isn't about rhetoric and public grandstanding. It's about scientific data and its proper statistical analysis. What background education has RFK, Jr. had in science and medicine that qualifies him to disagree with educated medical experts?

A long time coming...a year after the Congressional J6 Committee exposed Trump's involvement in the coup plot!!

An astounding 91% of Fox News viewers in a recent poll believe that Trump has not committed any crimes!

Yeah, the important thing is to impeach Joe Biden-- regardless of any evidence of misconduct. Trump has even threatened to primary any Republicans in the House who do not vote for a Biden impeachment. MAGA!! 🙄

Yes, curiously, Ben started a duplicate thread on the subject of the Datebook's authenticity, while simultaneously recommending that duplicate threads on the subject should be consolidated... 🙄

Yes, and we now have yet another forum thread-- a duplicate-- on the subject of the authenticity of the Lafitte Datebook, which has been discussed so eloquently on this thread.

Well, honestly, these reports raise a lot of serious questions for me about RFK, Jr.'s personality. Why would he now deny being an anti-vaxxer? Does he have a habit of not telling the truth? I wondered about this issue when I first read about Kennedy family members-- including RFK, Jr.'s own sister-- criticizing his anti-vaccine propaganda during the pandemic. Obviously, they know him better than we do. Why would they bash their own brother and cousin? And why are his key staffers mainly associated with his anti-vaccine organization? Is he getting any sound advice from informed people? He has also exhibited poor judgment, IMO, by declining to criticize Trump's blatant criminal conduct, (during and after his Presidency.)

Geez, John. Do you know more about my metaphorical intentions than I do? You must be remarkably clairvoyant. And your clairvoyance has even enabled you to discern my alleged anti-Hibernian racism (which, oddly, hasn't prevented me from learning a lot of Celtic music over the years, and being a James Joyce fan.) As for the thread topic, I'm genuinely puzzled by Biden's alleged decision to deny RFK, Jr. Secret Service protection, and would like to know more about it. I suspect that we haven't heard the whole story.

At present, the Koch Machine doesn't really have a viable GOP Presidential candidate for 2024. (Mike Pence has always been a Koch sucker, but no one likes him.) DeSantis has face-planted. I wonder if they'll try to bring back John Kasich. And Ted Cruz is always waiting in the wings.

Steve, On the subject of the revenge motive, (and Nazi bankers) I'm reminded of Prescott Bush reportedly saying that he "would never forgive" JFK for what he had done to Allen Dulles. Also, Cord Meyer, the former Yale Bulldog running Operation Mockingbird, must have resented JFK for his affair with Meyer's ex-wife, Mary Pinchot Meyer. FWIW, E. Howard Hunt had included Cord Meyer (and LBJ) in his death bed list of JFKA conspirators.

Georgia judge rejects another Trump bid to halt Fulton County election probe (nbcnews.com)

Trump is really decompensating lately, apparently, in response to all of the criminal indictments. Creepy stuff. Likely to precipitate deadly MAGA violence, IMO. Trump Calls Biden ‘Dumb Son of a Bitch’ at Pennsylvania Rally – Rolling Stone

John, The "little green men" was intended as a humorous metaphor for your delusional notions about American politics. As for your silly allegations about Biden's "murderous turpitude," I notice that you and Paul Rigby have been completely silent about your bona fide serial murderer and war criminal in the Kremlin-- the guy who throws his critics out of windows and launches missiles into residential buildings in Ukraine.