Did RFKjr destroy himself?

I really don’t know much about RFKjr and I don’t believe he has a chance to get to the White House.
But if these stories are true, he is done.

As recently as last year, he was talking about getting the country off foreign oil and ending subsidies to oil companies that would drive the price of gasoline up to $22/gallon.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. previously expressed support for higher gas prices for consumers, which he argued would force a market shift toward electric vehicles. 

Kennedy made the argument in a number of media appearances, as well as at least one speech, going back to 2003, claiming that ending subsidies to oil companies and forcing them to cover certain costs related to oil production, would lead to gasoline costing its "true price" of up to $22 per gallon.

“The No. 1 thing we need to do as a nation, more important than the moonshot, more important than anything else, is to get off of foreign oil, whatever it takes, and I think if we had true markets, we'd spend $5.2 trillion a year on subsidies to the carbon industry, and that doesn't include the $8 trillion that we spent on wars protecting essentially oil pipelines," Kennedy said during an interview last year.

“If those companies were forced to internalize those costs, gasoline would cost its true price, which is about $22 a gallon, and we would be figuring out using American initiative and our industrial genius other ways to get around," he added.

IMO, if that’s his actual stance, he is freaking nuts.

Electric cars are only a niche market and they will never be mainstream like combustion engine vehicles are.
The massive infrastructure for charging EV’s in every area of the country is never going to happen with our crumbling power grid.
EV batteries turn into oversized bricks in cold weather areas of the country and that will never change.
And last but not least, the price of EV’s is ridiculous and that isn’t going to change either.

Trump had us pumping oil everywhere in the country and gas was below $2/gallon and in some places well below.
Nobody is going to vote for a clown that wants gasoline to be $22/gallon, that would actually be dumber than voting for Biden, which is rock bottom stupid as it is.

www.foxnews.com...

a reply to: RazorV66

RFK got paid off to say that by democrats so they can get back his support.

Two cents.

a reply to: RazorV66

Dude has done so much flip flopping and revisions of his positions that I lost interest.


Well, lost interest when his first position on firearms was made known but I think you get the point.

a reply to: RazorV66

So far, in like 4 years, the federal government has managed to build 8 of the 500,000 they promised by 2030 for 25 billion. Of course, that money isngone and they eant 500 billion more... whoch should bring the total to less than 30 by 2030 lol. At least someone is getting rich. 10% for the big guy, of course.

a reply to: DBCowboy

Wouldn’t surprise me one bit, the Dems would sell their own mothers for more power.

a reply to: JinMI

I’ve never heard a word he said about guns, haven’t followed him at all.

a reply to: Boogerpicker

Another money laundering operation.

a reply to: RazorV66

He lost me when during an interview he said all abortions should be allowed-even full term. He said he doesn't personally believe abortion is the right choice, but it is a woman's right. A right to kill a full term baby, just because it's their body, their choice.

I'm wondering how long it will be before retroactive abortion becomes legal.

originally posted by: Boogerpicker
a reply to: RazorV66

So far, in like 4 years, the federal government has managed to build 8 of the 500,000 they promised by 2030 for 25 billion. Of course, that money isngone and they eant 500 billion more... whoch should bring the total to less than 30 by 2030 lol. At least someone is getting rich. 10% for the big guy, of course.

The number of EV charging stations in the US basically doubled from about 80,000 in 2019 to about 160,000 at the end of 2023. Private enterprise is by far the largest investor in EV charging.

www.energy.gov...

The government program to build EV chargers is mainly to put chargers in areas that are underserved. Those are the areas that private enterprise doesn't find as profitable.

a reply to: Boomer1947

The Biden-Harris Administration opened applications today for a historic $1.3 billion funding opportunity for electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure in urban and rural communities and along designated highways, interstates, and major roadways. This is the largest single grant funding opportunity for EV charging in the nation’s history and it will accelerate public and private investment in clean transportation in the places where people live, work, and play.

Mmmhmm, ok....suuuure.

Dumping taxpayer dollars into same failed strategy that Obama tried.

We know how this goes and know how it ends.

originally posted by: Boomer1947

originally posted by: Boogerpicker
a reply to: RazorV66

So far, in like 4 years, the federal government has managed to build 8 of the 500,000 they promised by 2030 for 25 billion. Of course, that money isngone and they eant 500 billion more... whoch should bring the total to less than 30 by 2030 lol. At least someone is getting rich. 10% for the big guy, of course.

The number of EV charging stations in the US basically doubled from about 80,000 in 2019 to about 160,000 at the end of 2023. Private enterprise is by far the largest investor in EV charging.

www.energy.gov...

The government program to build EV chargers is mainly to put chargers in areas that are underserved. Those are the areas that private enterprise doesn't find as profitable.

Big F’ing deal.

I wouldn’t own an EV if you gave it to me for free, I live in a state that has cold winters.
I wouldn’t put up with this crap one time.

Charging stations have essentially turned into car graveyards in recent days as temperatures have dropped to the negative double digits, Fox Chicago reported.

"Nothing. No juice. Still on zero percent," Tyler Beard, who had been trying to recharge his Tesla at an Oak Brook, Illinois, Tesla supercharging station since Sunday afternoon, told the news outlet.
"And this is like three hours being out here after being out here three hours yesterday."

www.foxbusiness.com...

RFK done a good job on the vaccination issues, with the rest sounds like he is trying to get on board with the democratic agenda. Initial impression with his run was getting the Bernie Sanders treatment.

a reply to: RazorV66

Man its not just about getting around! I'm so sick of these elitist snobs who are so wealthy they are totally out of touch with reality and they have no idea anymore how the world works

What happens to food prices when diesel is 25 bucks a gallon ROBERT? WHAT THEN? what about all the other things that rely on gas or diesel to get to consumers.

Yeah they want us all homeless eating bugs. Or maybe he actually is that stupid but I doubt it. Can anyone explain why no democrat either sane or insane has the balls to stand up to Biden? Stop Biden campaign anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

originally posted by: nugget1

He lost me when during an interview he said all abortions should be allowed-even full term.(

^^ That. Ditto.

If he takes more votes away from biden than he does from Trump, and I think he will, then I'm all for him. Crazy or not, he has some value.

originally posted by: Hakaiju
If he takes more votes away from biden than he does from Trump, and I think he will, then I'm all for him. Crazy or not, he has some value.

JFK & Chase Oliver (the pro grooming, pro vac, pro mask, pro censorship candidate that is causing most of libertarians to back away from the party after the party chose him) will ALSO pull left/D voters.

Looking good for Trump. Except for Dominion voting booths, and shadow campaign registering mass amounts of dead people.

RFKjr will pull independents and many RINOS from trump. The trump whine is growing very old.

originally posted by: Hakaiju
If he takes more votes away from biden than he does from Trump, and I think he will, then I'm all for him. Crazy or not, he has some value.

Good point; I hand't thought of that!

If it looks like it's going to be too hard to convince the populous of a Biden win I expect a cyber attack or grid failure taking out the ability to tally the votes and then a major red flag of some sort to try and rally enough Joe support to convince us he won.

This won't be a fair election. I want to go back to paper voting where the results were known by the next morning, instead of days to weeks later.

a reply to: pianopraze
I talk up RFKj in pro Palestine forums. These people are looking for an alternative to biden.

originally posted by: lilzazz
RFKjr will pull independents and many RINOS from trump. The trump whine is growing very old.

With the promise of $22/gallon gas?

Only Biden voters are that stupid.

I think the brain worm thing did him in over anything.