Today is Friday, August 23, 2024. With the electrifying DNC all but a memory now, the hard work to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as president begins in earnest. In the meantime, weird and outré candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who has estranged a good portion of his famous clan against him, has now suspended his campaign and has come out endorsing the Orange Turd. The implications of this endorsement by a fringe candidate like Kennedy are detailed in the online article by Aaron Pellish and Edward-Isaac Dovere entitled “RFK Jr. suspends presidential campaign and endorses Trump.”

Kennedy, Jr. made his not-too-surprising announcement at a news conference in Phoenix today that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing the deranged repugnican candidate.

At the news conference, the fringe candidate said, “In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path of electoral victory in the face of this relentless, systematic censorship and media control. So I cannot, in good conscience, ask my staff and volunteers to keep working their long hours, or ask my donors to keep giving when I cannot honestly tell them that I have a real path to the White House.” He then said he will now “throw my support to President Trump.”

Kennedy later appeared as a “special guest” at Dump’s own event in Phoenix.

The real reason for this endorsement is that Kennedy expects a role in Drumpf’s administration if the insurrectionist retakes the White House – God forbid!

Let’s hope this endorsement from a low polling presidential candidate does nothing for the Orange Turd. One previous supporter of the worm-eating-brain-compromised candidate, Casey Westerman, an Arizona-based Kennedy supporter, told CNN before Kennedy’s announcement she would happily vote for the former president again if Kennedy endorsed him.

Democratic National Committee senior adviser Mary Beth Cahill called Kennedy a “failed fringe candidate” and suggested his endorsement of Drumpf won’t benefit his campaign. She scoffed, “The more voters learned about RFK Jr. the less they liked him. Donald Trump isn’t earning an endorsement that’s going to help build support, he’s inheriting the baggage of a failed fringe candidate. Good riddance.”

Members of Kennedy’s family who criticized his presidential campaign and endorsed Harris enthusiastically condemned Kennedy’s endorsement of Dump.

Kennedy’s siblings Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Courtney Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Chris Kennedy, and Rory Kennedy said in a statement the endorsement marked “a sad ending to a sad story.” Boy, were they all cheering him on here!

They elucidated the betrayal they feel after their brother went over to the dark side, in this statement: “We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise, and national pride. We believe in Harris and Walz. Our brother Bobby’s decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story.” Here, here! Their father Robert Sr. should be turning over in his grave right now over the terrible decisions made by his son, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

A more amusing tidbit involving “cat lady” VP choice J.D. Vance has gone viral. Vance’s visit to a donut shop in Georgia has left the internet in stitches over how badly the visit went, with users calling it “awkward” and “cringe.” This is described in an online article by Kinsey Crowley for USA Today entitled “JD Vance’s donut shop visit goes viral, internet calls it ‘awkward,’ ‘cringe.'”

In a Thursday clip recorded by C-SPAN, Vance enters Holt’s Sweet Shop and thanks the woman behind the counter for letting his crew and him visit. Soon after she tells him, “I don’t want to be on film.” Not everyone wants to be an instant celebrity. Then the Ohio senator turns to his entourage and tells them, “She doesn’t wanna be on film, guys, so just cut her out of anything.”

After looking at the donut display case, he says: “I’m JD Vance, I’m running for vice president, good to see you,” putting on his phony folksy manner.

The donut worker’s one-word reply is “OK.”

Then Vance proceeds to ask those working in the shop how long they’ve worked there and how long the shop has been around.

When selecting donuts, he suggested a few flavors, and said, “whatever makes sense.” The clip was widely shared on X, with users calling it “awkward” and “cringe.”

A few users, including comedian W. Kamau Bell, indicated Vance’s team should have orchestrated a better visit. Bell suggested Vance fire his production team. He said, “They clearly hate you. This is TV production 101, and they failed it.”

This donut episode reminds me of the uproar that attended Dr. Mehmet Oz’s video of him shopping in a grocery store for crudités that was unmercifully mocked by his opponent, John Fetterman. We all remember who won that election in Pennsylvania. This could be an omen for the poor, deluded Vance as well, and for his declining, demented boss.

Have a nice weekend.

Stay safe and be well.