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moonshinegnomie

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Sun Aug 4, 2024, 10:40 PM Aug 4

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Left a Dead Bear in Central Park [View all]

Source: NY times

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, confessed on Sunday that he had left a dead bear cub in Central Park in Manhattan in 2014 because he thought it would be “amusing.”
Mr. Kennedy posted a video detailing the bizarre story on social media apparently ahead of an article in The New Yorker.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/04/us/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-bear-central-park.html



WTAF?????
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free link moonshinegnomie Aug 4 #1
And just how long had that parasite been chewing on his brain cells..."amusing"? n/t Backseat Driver Aug 4 #8
RFK Jr. and DJT are both such weird dudes IronLionZion Aug 4 #2
1st guy dumps bear cub carcass in Central Park, 2nd guy rapes a woman in Bergdorf's Blue Dotty Aug 5 #40
At least "Bob" tells the truth every now and then FakeNoose Aug 5 #47
What in the hell is wrong with these people? Srkdqltr Aug 4 #3
Anti-Social Personality Disorder Zoomie1986 Aug 5 #41
Which people? The Kennedys? maxsolomon Aug 5 #65
YES. Than brag about it. How stupid . Than wonder why people look at you like you're nuts. Srkdqltr Aug 5 #67
He wasn't bragging- he was getting ahead of an article womanofthehills Aug 5 #72
His legal next of kin have a responsibility here to get him into appropriate treatment. Think. Again. Aug 4 #4
How will they do that when he doesn't want to do it? travelingthrulife Aug 5 #48
pretty sure thats a crime Blues Heron Aug 4 #5
But is it still under the statute of limitations? Zoomie1986 Aug 5 #42
unfortunately probably not Blues Heron Aug 5 #43
I'm still having trouble believing this is for real... wcmagumba Aug 4 #6
And then talking about it? LT Barclay Aug 4 #15
Now that is WEIRD. What a sick, twisted little creep. Kittycatkat Aug 4 #7
Captain Cukoo Bananas! LovelyStuff Aug 4 #9
So is this disqualifying? MontanaMama Aug 4 #10
A woman in a van in front of him hit it. TwilightZone Aug 4 #19
Most criminals tell half truths that reduce their own culpability Prairie Gates Aug 5 #21
My thoughts exactly sunnybrook Aug 6 #77
Woman in van on front of him . . . Richard D Aug 5 #22
Apparently dead bear humor not for everybody. Sneederbunk Aug 4 #11
WTF is wrong w this guy. Bristlecone Aug 4 #12
This story is the gift that ust gives rpannier Aug 4 #13
He picked the dead cub up because he was... LudwigPastorius Aug 4 #14
I don't even want to know what he did during his Heroin years. Crowman2009 Aug 4 #16
I think this gave you a good idea Zoomie1986 Aug 5 #44
Still baffled as to how he managed to stay alive after frequenting the shooting galleries of Harlem and Alphabet city. Crowman2009 Aug 5 #69
He wasn't addicted to drugs when this happened womanofthehills Aug 5 #73
More details (free link to CBS) CloudWatcher Aug 4 #17
Dude is working with a brain that is mostly rotted cheese. NoMoreRepugs Aug 4 #18
And that is an insult to all the mostly rotted cheese everywhere, from here to Outer Mongolia. calimary Aug 5 #27
he's crazier than a shithouse rat... democratsruletheday Aug 4 #20
What the hell is wrong with this guy??? liberalla Aug 5 #23
it IS kind of a redneck-y stunt Kali Aug 5 #24
You know what's "amusing"? AZ8theist Aug 5 #25
This is called getting out in front of a bad press story. Now, people have his version firmly planted in their minds. If keopeli Aug 5 #26
Being "not drunk" is an excuse for reckless public health endangerment? No. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 5 #29
Allow me to clarify, please. By saying he was the only one "not drunk", he provides an excuse when the NYorker article keopeli Aug 5 #33
Thx. Insightful of you to discuss the "getting in front" aspect. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 5 #34
Very true! I imagine whatever explanation he provides won't fly with most. But, considering what people are willing keopeli Aug 5 #35
Curious wording. Zoomie1986 Aug 5 #45
Surprised he didn't barbecue it and photograph himself eating it rubbersole Aug 5 #28
RFK Jr: "This was a little bit of the redneck in me." riversedge Aug 5 #30
He can pander for the redneck vote with JD Vance IronLionZion Aug 5 #55
Thay guy is sick and sickening. Dave Bowman Aug 5 #31
Hes really messed up. Nt Figarosmom Aug 5 #32
youthful prank? lapfog_1 Aug 5 #36
Brain worm would have been the perfect VP pick for Trump as their a matched set. cstanleytech Aug 5 #37
"Bear Cub" Kennedy truthisfreedom Aug 5 #38
Calling 2024 Election for RFK Jr, he clearly has what we are looking for! Brainfodder Aug 5 #39
Tampering with a crime scene/obstruction of justice Zoomie1986 Aug 5 #46
I would have stopped for the bear cub, too, but only to see if I could save it. Vinca Aug 5 #49
This was not on my bingo card. yardwork Aug 5 #50
Bearaquiddick ?? bullimiami Aug 5 #51
. . . niyad Aug 5 #57
Is that story ever making the rounds on social media True Dough Aug 5 #52
For the love of Pete, no more venial confessions from RFK Jr. I don't like where this is headed. Run, don't confess. marble falls Aug 5 #53
Intentional self-sabotage, or mind-numbing tone deafness? SpankMe Aug 5 #54
He just Rebl2 Aug 5 #56
Isn't this the kind of thing for which you call Animal Control... 3catwoman3 Aug 5 #58
We call the sheriff around here. murielm99 Aug 5 #59
If I told a story like that in ANY social setting WHATSOEVER John Shaft Aug 5 #60
When even Rosanne is giving you a WTF look ... Doc Sportello Aug 6 #78
So, he had to attend a dinner and then... skypilot Aug 5 #61
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald trump Jr., cut from the same cloth, worthless MF'ers. IMO republianmushroom Aug 5 #62
! LudwigPastorius Aug 5 #63
He has one sick ass sense of humor Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 5 #64
Every time I think Bobby can't get any weirder... area51 Aug 5 #66
Got a deal for you, RFK Jr.: Paladin Aug 5 #68
Ick. He was a pretty good guy as far as I know 30ish+ years ago Pre Antivax electric_blue68 Aug 5 #70
RFK Jr. Admits He Left a Dead Bear in Central Park - This was not his idea..... SupportSanity Aug 5 #71
Of course not. Guys of his ilk are above the law. raccoon Aug 6 #74
See this week's John Oliver show on HBO for a savage RFK Jr. takedown. (nt) Paladin Aug 6 #75
This type of activity should get him MORE trump voters. oldsoftie Aug 6 #76
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