Tonight on Real Time with Bill Maher: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chris Caldwell, Ana Marie Cox, Liz Mair

[applegrove]

and Eddie Huang

[sabrina 1]

1. Robert F Kennedy Jr. a great Democrat and Environmentalist. Thanks for

letting us know!

[NuclearDem]

2. And an anti-vaxx asshat.

He'll be right at home with Maher.

[Octafish]

14. Instead of wondering why RFK Jr gets censored for saying RFK thought Warren Commission was shoddy...

...you smear him. Sad thing for anyone to write, especially on DU.

For those interested in learning what RFK Jr. was talking about:

Mass Media ignoring 'RFK Believed in Conspiracy' shows corrupt nature of America's Press

[NuclearDem]

15. Octafish, I could care less about the JFK assassination or the Warren Commission.

In fact, I respect RFK Jr for his work on the environment.

But on vaccines, he's an anti-vaxx asshat who compared the alleged vaccine-autism connection to the Holocaust.

Even if I did care about the JFK assassination, this is about his stance on vaccines, not his opinion of the Warren Commission. He might right about the latter, but he's dead wrong about the former.

[Octafish]

16. So if you have so much respect, why call him a name?

People who don't know all the good things about him, will remember him being an asshat.

As for what his father said about the Warren Commission, all Americans, starting with those who call themselves Democrats, should care.

[NuclearDem]

17. On vaccinations, he's an anti-vaxx asshat.

If we doesn't want to be remembered as an asshat, he should stop acting like an asshat.

JFK and the Warren Commission have absolutely nothing to do with this issue about vaccination.

[4now]

3. I loved his father

But isn't he an anti-vaxer?

[sabrina 1]

6. He has become a target of Big Pharma for expressing concerns

over some vaccines. Anti-vaxx is, to quote Monalisa Vito again, from My Cousin Vinney, an 'industry term'

Not being a scientist myself, I don't know whether he is right or wrong.

I don't read anything that contains personal attacks, epithets or name calling of any kind on subjects that deserve to be taken seriously.

Never been swayed by people who reduce their arguments to name calling.

However if I ever see a cogent, respectful analysis of his position on vaccines here, I will read it.

I support using vaccines btw. I also support being certain that any drug, vaccine or medical treatment, is safe. So I'm interested in adult discussions which provide credible information.

Definitely turned off by epithets and name-calling.

If your argument is good, you don't need them.

[trumad]

8. "Not being a scientist myself, I don't know whether he is right or wrong. "

You do know that this is the go-to quote for Republicans regarding Climate change.

Because you're not a science you can't figure out that Anti-Vaxxers are dangerous and assholes?

Dude is top of the heap for Anti-Vaxxers. He repeats over and over again that thimerosal in vaccines causes autism, a claim that's been thoroughly debunked.

Great article showing what a quack this guy is.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/06/robert_f_kennedy_jr_vaccine_conspiracy_theory_scientists_and_journalists.html

Personally I think anyone who defends this quack is most likely an Anti-Vaxxer.

[beam me up scottie]

9. "Personally I think anyone who defends this quack is most likely an Anti-Vaxxer."

Yep, they just won't come out and admit it on DU.

Wow, look at that: "a cogent, respectful analysis of his position on vaccines"

Oh, but I'm pro-"safe" vaccine...

[trumad]

10. But his position has been debunked 100 percent.

You can put lip stick on a pig but it's still a pig. I believe that some DU'ers have plenty of lipstick.

[beam me up scottie]

11. They're still waiting for all the "facts".

Those evil scientists and pharmaceutical corporations lie about everything, why should we believe them when they say vaccines don't cause autism?

[Godhumor]

12. Plain and simple he is a shithead

Period.

[sabrina 1]

13. Well, that was informative. Thanks for a perfect illustration of what I just stated

in my comment. I'm way more knowledgeable now that I was before I read your post.

[NuclearDem]

18. I await the Mehmet Oz take on this.

[femmocrat]

4. Thank you!

[wheniwasincongress]

5. Is RFKJr

going to be the first interview, one-on-one like he has something important to say? bleh Bill get it together!

[beam me up scottie]

7. I'd have loved to see Bill tear into RFK for comparing vaccines to the Holocaust

But his opinion on vaccines is fucked up too.

He doesn't think you need them.

"Stop calling these people “kooks and liars"

Sorry, Bill, that's what they are.