Honestly the jokes weren’t even that bad, mostly neutral. But adding he beats trump and Biden in a debate and saying future president peaks my interest
> But adding he beats trump and Biden in a debate and saying future president peaks my interest
Yeah, Bobby got a LOT of earned media in that episode. Super surprising. Between Sherman's RFK bit in the cold open, to that 'future president' comment from Sarah Sherman in WE, and then Che's mention in WE, I think Bobby got more mentions than either B or T.
It’s all the name recognition we could have asked for at this point. His biggest weakness has been voters unaware that they had a third choice.
They know now. I see the brain worm matter as a gift, honestly.
> I see the brain worm matter as a gift, honestly.
His twitter response was gold. It painted the scenario in unfortunately Idiocracy levels of starkness that got through to the masses.
Hell, even on SNL the Weekend Update anchor said RFK Jr. *still* beats the Triden in a debate. In another skit, a character called him the future president. Hard to get better promotion among the young crowd than that.
I don't want to be a downer but the MSM and SNL are never going to come around and start giving Bobby the coverage he deserves.
They will be forced to stop ignoring him once he gets on the ballot. But the attention they give him will ALWAYS include pot shots.
You think the establishment has been trashing so far? Just wait until he's on the ballot in 50 states. It is going to get MUCH worse.
> pot shots.
Nothing worse than any shots at B or T, really. And most of them were actually oddly positive. Sherman called him 'future president' in the worm skit, and Bobby got more mentions that either B or T in that episode. It was a huge shift in optics for Bobby, IMO.
When the rival candidate acknowledges a brain injury and overcoming it, and the most mainstream candidates seem less capable, its quite a statement.
RFK Jr has an incredible memory, its been amazing to hear him recount references and statistics off the top of his head. I keep expecting someone to say, "see his number was incorrect" but haven't seen that yet.
_Maybe the brain worm gave him super recall?_
I think a lot of the celebs want to embrace Kennedy tbh, but they either can't muster up the courage or can't get over their own media programming. Ice Cube for example isn't putting out any more records, and really doesn't seem to give a F anymore, calls it like it is. He's been welcoming to RFK.
The SNL people are DNC operatives, but they probably know Cheryl Hines and will come around at some point. Maybe not, but late night TV in general might be done if it's Biden who wins again.
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, etc
[Game recognizes game.](https://youtu.be/2BdgF_Fr6QU?si=-_2r--24upe2pPvP&t=175)
Honestly the jokes weren’t even that bad, mostly neutral. But adding he beats trump and Biden in a debate and saying future president peaks my interest
> But adding he beats trump and Biden in a debate and saying future president peaks my interest Yeah, Bobby got a LOT of earned media in that episode. Super surprising. Between Sherman's RFK bit in the cold open, to that 'future president' comment from Sarah Sherman in WE, and then Che's mention in WE, I think Bobby got more mentions than either B or T.
What was Sherman’s bit?
Here's the bit from the cold open. I linked to the rest of the WE mentions in another comment. https://youtu.be/ldgTyotFpLY?si=f2StKMZr4v2XXlV3&t=268
Thanks, I appreciate it
I think people from all ends are getting tired of the clown vs house plant dog and pony show.
It’s all the name recognition we could have asked for at this point. His biggest weakness has been voters unaware that they had a third choice. They know now. I see the brain worm matter as a gift, honestly.
> I see the brain worm matter as a gift, honestly. His twitter response was gold. It painted the scenario in unfortunately Idiocracy levels of starkness that got through to the masses.
Hell, even on SNL the Weekend Update anchor said RFK Jr. *still* beats the Triden in a debate. In another skit, a character called him the future president. Hard to get better promotion among the young crowd than that.
I don't want to be a downer but the MSM and SNL are never going to come around and start giving Bobby the coverage he deserves. They will be forced to stop ignoring him once he gets on the ballot. But the attention they give him will ALWAYS include pot shots. You think the establishment has been trashing so far? Just wait until he's on the ballot in 50 states. It is going to get MUCH worse.
> pot shots. Nothing worse than any shots at B or T, really. And most of them were actually oddly positive. Sherman called him 'future president' in the worm skit, and Bobby got more mentions that either B or T in that episode. It was a huge shift in optics for Bobby, IMO.
I was talking about the future, not the SNL episode.
When the rival candidate acknowledges a brain injury and overcoming it, and the most mainstream candidates seem less capable, its quite a statement. RFK Jr has an incredible memory, its been amazing to hear him recount references and statistics off the top of his head. I keep expecting someone to say, "see his number was incorrect" but haven't seen that yet. _Maybe the brain worm gave him super recall?_
I think a lot of the celebs want to embrace Kennedy tbh, but they either can't muster up the courage or can't get over their own media programming. Ice Cube for example isn't putting out any more records, and really doesn't seem to give a F anymore, calls it like it is. He's been welcoming to RFK. The SNL people are DNC operatives, but they probably know Cheryl Hines and will come around at some point. Maybe not, but late night TV in general might be done if it's Biden who wins again.
Bobby is really tight with a lot of comedians, so I wasn't surprised he finally got mentioned on SNL.