Blake

Hold on. Now the people in the chat are saying they agree with Lord of the Rings being gay. I'm going to go to war against the chat.

Yeah, it's great. Okay, it's called male friendship, and it's a thing that existed long before...

Yeah, it's great. Okay, it's called male friendship, and it's a thing that existed long before...

like i never even thought of that until tyler just said it and i it's just if you go back and watch it now you're gonna be like grossed out by the entire thing no i actually watched it no it's not i read the books for the first time this year so i actually re-watched it and like no it's it's not gay i reject your interpretation i won the whole chat over the entire chat no it's not true no chat we are we're going to have a stern talking to with the chat they are going to get on side lord of the rings is straight and they're

like i never even thought of that until tyler just said it and i it's just if you go back and watch it now you're gonna be like grossed out by the entire thing no i actually watched it no it's not i read the books for the first time this year so i actually re-watched it and like no it's it's not gay i reject your interpretation i won the whole chat over the entire chat no it's not true no chat we are we're going to have a stern talking to with the chat they are going to get on side lord of the rings is straight and they're

Lord of the Rings is not a game.

Lord of the Rings is not a game.

Well, I'm definitely not surprised about it, Andrew, because you have to think all the factors that could come into play to make this a barn burner hearing are there. First of all, he is a former Democrat. He ran for president as a Democrat. So that means two things. They can be angry at him for being, you know, a traitor, not one of their own.

Well, I'm definitely not surprised about it, Andrew, because you have to think all the factors that could come into play to make this a barn burner hearing are there. First of all, he is a former Democrat. He ran for president as a Democrat. So that means two things. They can be angry at him for being, you know, a traitor, not one of their own.

It also means they have reason to think we can possibly sink this guy. He's not someone Republicans are naturally aligned with Republican senators, I should say. And so if they think they can take him out, they're going to go harder, I think. Also, he's plausibly the reason they lost the election. We won well enough.

It also means they have reason to think we can possibly sink this guy. He's not someone Republicans are naturally aligned with Republican senators, I should say. And so if they think they can take him out, they're going to go harder, I think. Also, he's plausibly the reason they lost the election. We won well enough.

I don't think you can say he was 100% needed, but he gave the Trump campaign a lot of energy right after the Democratic Convention, right around that time. Really built that coalition so they can dislike him for that reason. And, of course, there's also, lurking in the background, the economic reason. There's obviously, you know, there's reasons they can give to oppose all of Trump's picks.

I don't think you can say he was 100% needed, but he gave the Trump campaign a lot of energy right after the Democratic Convention, right around that time. Really built that coalition so they can dislike him for that reason. And, of course, there's also, lurking in the background, the economic reason. There's obviously, you know, there's reasons they can give to oppose all of Trump's picks.

But RFK is the one where you can say there is a large vested interest in the United States, both in government and in the private sector, that really, really badly does not want this to go through, which means they're able to spend...

But RFK is the one where you can say there is a large vested interest in the United States, both in government and in the private sector, that really, really badly does not want this to go through, which means they're able to spend...

millions of dollars on the oppo on the background networking like there can be this vast ad hoc apparatus to stop this nomination which means they're all going to have the opposition research they can draw on they can get like professional coaching from the lobbyists will say you need to do this you need to say this so They're going to make the full court press.

millions of dollars on the oppo on the background networking like there can be this vast ad hoc apparatus to stop this nomination which means they're all going to have the opposition research they can draw on they can get like professional coaching from the lobbyists will say you need to do this you need to say this so They're going to make the full court press.

And, you know, the pressure is on for Trump, for MAGA, for Maha to make it clear to Republicans that they need to make this confirmation because Republicans will look for an out on this if they can. And, you know, it's like the line from Star Wars, like fear will keep the rebel senators in line. Fear of fear of MAGA.

And, you know, the pressure is on for Trump, for MAGA, for Maha to make it clear to Republicans that they need to make this confirmation because Republicans will look for an out on this if they can. And, you know, it's like the line from Star Wars, like fear will keep the rebel senators in line. Fear of fear of MAGA.

Well, first of all, we're really seeing sort of the peril of existing in the modern age. Like, RFK, in this confirmation, to some extent, he's a victim of just being a famous person for decades on end with a consistent portfolio. He's been in the public arena. He's really gotten involved on medical questions, on other topics, too. But he's really been on the vaccine beat.