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Orrex

(65,927 posts)
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:21 AM Thursday

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I know he truly can't help it, but it's hard to listen to him. berniesandersmittens Thursday #1
It wouldn't be so irritating were it not for the horrible Klarkashton Thursday #2
Do he and Susan Collins have the same condition? True Dough Thursday #3
His sounds like crack pipe voice. Scrivener7 Thursday #6
Yup SheltieLover Thursday #10
Yes. Ms. Toad Thursday #27
Hear! Hear! marble falls Thursday #28
And Diane Rehm TexLaProgressive Thursday #29
It's annoying JustAnotherGen Thursday #4
We're not supposed to make fun of others' infirmities, but his voice sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. sop Thursday #5
Then don't. Ms. Toad Thursday #30
He has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia, Ocelot II Thursday #7
His grandmother Rose Kennedy had it, too, I think electric_blue68 Thursday #17
Yes, as are all of this admin's voices. SheltieLover Thursday #8
Why can't he heal himself? milestogo Thursday #9
Great point, Miles! SheltieLover Thursday #11
Jesus said, "Physician, heal thyself" (Luke 4:23) sop Thursday #12
Someone should ask him!! LeftInTX Thursday #20
The wheezing is getting to me. tetedur Thursday #13
It's not wheezing. It's a disability that affects his voice. Ms. Toad Thursday #32
I was referring to the sounds he was making when he wasn't speaking. tetedur Thursday #37
His lies are worse then his voice... He's absolutely insane spanone Thursday #14
The raspy tone combined with the toxic content spewing out is too much to take Blue Owl Thursday #15
Hard to believe this is the same guy I used to listen to on Air America 22 years ago. Intractable Thursday #16
Yes, it's a sad journey that guy's been on. La Coliniere Thursday #23
he's getting PUMMELED today and I friggin' LOVE it.... democratsruletheday Thursday #25
That is the least of his problems and one that don't bother me in slightest. What's next, he ties his ties overhand ... marble falls Thursday #18
Perfect voice for Trump's "Make America Unhealthy" LeftInTX Thursday #19
It's his condition purr-rat beauty Thursday #21
I also don't listen to hm for those reasons Orrex Thursday #38
It's not as bad as the mumps. carpetbagger Thursday #22
Hard to look at as well. La Coliniere Thursday #24
My son works for a construction company and his older supervisors look democratsruletheday Thursday #26
Jfk jr is a tanning addict BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #35
Spmeone on redfit described him as looking like a catchers mitt BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #36
I think that comes from his long history of drug abuse Justice Brandeis Thursday #31
I thought criticizing people because of disabilities wasn't cool here. Ms. Toad Thursday #33
Wait, that's a disability? Orrex Thursday #39
It's the same condition Diane Rehm has. Ms. Toad Thursday #40
Thank you for educating me. Orrex Thursday #41
I cannot stand to listen to him but I have had it on all morning for some reason. Katinfl Thursday #34
RFK Jr's voice is unbearable Orrex Thursday #42

berniesandersmittens

(12,405 posts)
1. I know he truly can't help it, but it's hard to listen to him.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:24 AM
Thursday

I'm going to have to use captioning. Important hearing. The committee refused to swear him under oath.

Klarkashton

(3,801 posts)
2. It wouldn't be so irritating were it not for the horrible
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:25 AM
Thursday

Shit he croaks out. He's a smarmy piece of shit that does nothing but spread nonsense and crap.

True Dough

(24,210 posts)
3. Do he and Susan Collins have the same condition?
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:26 AM
Thursday

Spasmodic dysphonia?

Scrivener7

(57,019 posts)
6. His sounds like crack pipe voice.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:29 AM
Thursday

SheltieLover

(73,306 posts)
10. Yup
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:33 AM
Thursday

Ms. Toad

(37,634 posts)
27. Yes.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:38 PM
Thursday

This is the second thread/post I've come across this morning ridiculing him for a disability. (Not you - you are just asking a question.)

I'm disappointed to see it on DU.

marble falls

(67,965 posts)
28. Hear! Hear!
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:43 PM
Thursday

TexLaProgressive

(12,598 posts)
29. And Diane Rehm
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:48 PM
Thursday

JustAnotherGen

(36,877 posts)
4. It's annoying
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:27 AM
Thursday

sop

(15,812 posts)
5. We're not supposed to make fun of others' infirmities, but his voice sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:28 AM
Thursday

And his insane ideas only make his voice less bearable.

Ms. Toad

(37,634 posts)
30. Then don't.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:48 PM
Thursday

Would you make a similar comment about the visual appearance of someone living with cerebral palsy being hard to watch?

He is a vile human being, but leave his disability out of it.

Ocelot II

(126,929 posts)
7. He has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia,
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:29 AM
Thursday

and it's about the only thing that's wrong with him that isn't his fault.

electric_blue68

(23,650 posts)
17. His grandmother Rose Kennedy had it, too, I think
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 11:32 AM
Thursday

SheltieLover

(73,306 posts)
8. Yes, as are all of this admin's voices.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:33 AM
Thursday

I truly cannot stomach looking at or hearing any of them.

I agree about the worm.

milestogo

(21,689 posts)
9. Why can't he heal himself?
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:33 AM
Thursday

That's what he wants everyone else to do.

SheltieLover

(73,306 posts)
11. Great point, Miles!
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:35 AM
Thursday

sop

(15,812 posts)
12. Jesus said, "Physician, heal thyself" (Luke 4:23)
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:41 AM
Thursday

Last edited Thu Sep 4, 2025, 11:42 AM - Edit history (1)

RFK Jr.'s not a doctor, but he did stay stay at the Holiday Inn Express.

LeftInTX

(33,564 posts)
20. Someone should ask him!!
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:22 PM
Thursday

tetedur

(1,318 posts)
13. The wheezing is getting to me.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:50 AM
Thursday

Ms. Toad

(37,634 posts)
32. It's not wheezing. It's a disability that affects his voice.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:53 PM
Thursday

He has spasmodic dysphonia.

tetedur

(1,318 posts)
37. I was referring to the sounds he was making when he wasn't speaking.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:13 PM
Thursday

The labored breathing especially when he was listening to Democrats ask him questions.

spanone

(140,020 posts)
14. His lies are worse then his voice... He's absolutely insane
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:50 AM
Thursday

Blue Owl

(57,247 posts)
15. The raspy tone combined with the toxic content spewing out is too much to take
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 11:14 AM
Thursday

Intractable

(1,272 posts)
16. Hard to believe this is the same guy I used to listen to on Air America 22 years ago.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 11:31 AM
Thursday

Back then, he was a truth teller with a raspy voice. Now, he's an extreme narcissist with an agenda.

La Coliniere

(1,544 posts)
23. Yes, it's a sad journey that guy's been on.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:33 PM
Thursday

I also was a frequent listener of Ring of Fire back in the day, but even then he was expressing skepticism of childhood vaccines and believed the vaccines caused childhood autism. However, his ideas about environmental issues seemed worthwhile and based on science. Even back then I was not convinced by his vaccine nonsense. The man is dangerous and needs to resign.

democratsruletheday

(1,490 posts)
25. he's getting PUMMELED today and I friggin' LOVE it....
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:36 PM
Thursday

long past due and you know when Repukes are joining in that it's really bad. So he's bad enough but my wife wondered aloud recently how Cheryl Hines can stay with this reptile. What a pair they are.

marble falls

(67,965 posts)
18. That is the least of his problems and one that don't bother me in slightest. What's next, he ties his ties overhand ...
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:09 PM
Thursday

... vs Full Windsor.

I am much more outraged at his classic Dunning Kruger approach to health and vaccination policy that is demonstrably killing people.

LeftInTX

(33,564 posts)
19. Perfect voice for Trump's "Make America Unhealthy"
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:19 PM
Thursday

Heroin addict, carrion eater, worm brain., looks like he crawled out of a manhole....

purr-rat beauty

(773 posts)
21. It's his condition
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:28 PM
Thursday

But it doesn't change the fact that he's a horrific fit for his role. I don't like to listen to him not because of his voice, but rather his warped thinking, conspiracies, and lies.

Orrex

(65,927 posts)
38. I also don't listen to hm for those reasons
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:29 PM
Thursday

But when I am forced to hear him, I reflect upon how unpleasant it is.

carpetbagger

(5,353 posts)
22. It's not as bad as the mumps.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:30 PM
Thursday

And it's not the voice. It's the worm speaking. Sherrod Brown said things that made the voice not irritating.

La Coliniere

(1,544 posts)
24. Hard to look at as well.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:35 PM
Thursday

A Gila monster has healthier looking skin.

democratsruletheday

(1,490 posts)
26. My son works for a construction company and his older supervisors look
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:38 PM
Thursday

like that through blood, sweat and tears. This nepo clown looks like that from too many afternoons on the family's yachts. Such a POS

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,043 posts)
35. Jfk jr is a tanning addict
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:11 PM
Thursday

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,043 posts)
36. Spmeone on redfit described him as looking like a catchers mitt
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:13 PM
Thursday

Justice Brandeis

(196 posts)
31. I think that comes from his long history of drug abuse
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:52 PM
Thursday

In any case, he deserves all the mockery he gets.

Ms. Toad

(37,634 posts)
33. I thought criticizing people because of disabilities wasn't cool here.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:58 PM
Thursday

RFK Jr. Has spasmodic dysphonia. He can't help how he sounds. So criticizing him for how he sounds is like criticizing someone with cerebral palsy because seeing how they move is unbearable for you.

Orrex

(65,927 posts)
39. Wait, that's a disability?
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:32 PM
Thursday

I thought it was just a byproduct of a lifetime of shitty behavior and I’ll-advised health choices.

But if it’s legit beyond his control, then you’re right; not ok to mock.

Ms. Toad

(37,634 posts)
40. It's the same condition Diane Rehm has.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:40 PM
Thursday

She was able to use Botox to be able to continue her radio career - but even right after a treatment she still seemed to struggle when she was speaking.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279176/rfk-voice-spasmodic-dysphonia


Orrex

(65,927 posts)
41. Thank you for educating me.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:47 PM
Thursday

I’ll delete.

Katinfl

(474 posts)
34. I cannot stand to listen to him but I have had it on all morning for some reason.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:59 PM
Thursday

I am not watching per se, just have it on as I go about my business in the house. Somehow I am almost getting used to it. And that’s scary.

Orrex

(65,927 posts)
42. RFK Jr's voice is unbearable
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:49 PM
Thursday

He’s actually less pleasant to hear than Rapist47.

I don’t know how the worm put up with him for so long.

(reposting the OP to own it before deleting.)

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