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Orrex

(66,000 posts)
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:21 AM Sep 4

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

berniesandersmittens

(12,481 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
Sep 4

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

Klarkashton

(3,930 posts)
2. It wouldn't be so irritating were it not for the horrible
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:25 AM
Sep 4

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

True Dough

(24,346 posts)
3. Do he and Susan Collins have the same condition?
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:26 AM
Sep 4

Spasmodic dysphonia?

Scrivener7

(57,106 posts)
6. His sounds like crack pipe voice.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:29 AM
Sep 4

SheltieLover

(73,573 posts)
10. Yup
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:33 AM
Sep 4

Ms. Toad

(37,658 posts)
27. Yes.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:38 PM
Sep 4

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

(68,397 posts)
28. Hear! Hear!
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:43 PM
Sep 4

TexLaProgressive

(12,600 posts)
29. And Diane Rehm
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:48 PM
Sep 4

JustAnotherGen

(37,000 posts)
4. It's annoying
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:27 AM
Sep 4

sop

(15,963 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
Sep 4

And his insane ideas only make his voice less bearable.

Ms. Toad

(37,658 posts)
30. Then don't.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:48 PM
Sep 4

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

(127,087 posts)
7. He has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia,
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:29 AM
Sep 4

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

electric_blue68

(23,798 posts)
17. His grandmother Rose Kennedy had it, too, I think
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 11:32 AM
Sep 4

SheltieLover

(73,573 posts)
8. Yes, as are all of this admin's voices.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:33 AM
Sep 4

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

I agree about the worm.

milestogo

(21,736 posts)
9. Why can't he heal himself?
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:33 AM
Sep 4

That's what he wants everyone else to do.

SheltieLover

(73,573 posts)
11. Great point, Miles!
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:35 AM
Sep 4

sop

(15,963 posts)
12. Jesus said, "Physician, heal thyself" (Luke 4:23)
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:41 AM
Sep 4

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

(33,776 posts)
20. Someone should ask him!!
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:22 PM
Sep 4

tetedur

(1,331 posts)
13. The wheezing is getting to me.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:50 AM
Sep 4

Ms. Toad

(37,658 posts)
32. It's not wheezing. It's a disability that affects his voice.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:53 PM
Sep 4

He has spasmodic dysphonia.

tetedur

(1,331 posts)
37. I was referring to the sounds he was making when he wasn't speaking.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:13 PM
Sep 4

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

spanone

(140,123 posts)
14. His lies are worse then his voice... He's absolutely insane
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 10:50 AM
Sep 4

Blue Owl

(57,320 posts)
15. The raspy tone combined with the toxic content spewing out is too much to take
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 11:14 AM
Sep 4

Intractable

(1,289 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
Sep 4

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

La Coliniere

(1,558 posts)
23. Yes, it's a sad journey that guy's been on.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:33 PM
Sep 4

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

(1,543 posts)
25. he's getting PUMMELED today and I friggin' LOVE it....
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:36 PM
Sep 4

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

(68,397 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
Sep 4

... 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

(33,776 posts)
19. Perfect voice for Trump's "Make America Unhealthy"
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:19 PM
Sep 4

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

purr-rat beauty

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

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

(66,000 posts)
38. I also don't listen to hm for those reasons
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:29 PM
Sep 4

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

carpetbagger

(5,357 posts)
22. It's not as bad as the mumps.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:30 PM
Sep 4

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

La Coliniere

(1,558 posts)
24. Hard to look at as well.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:35 PM
Sep 4

A Gila monster has healthier looking skin.

democratsruletheday

(1,543 posts)
26. My son works for a construction company and his older supervisors look
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:38 PM
Sep 4

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

(11,157 posts)
35. Jfk jr is a tanning addict
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:11 PM
Sep 4

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,157 posts)
36. Spmeone on redfit described him as looking like a catchers mitt
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:13 PM
Sep 4

Justice Brandeis

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

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

Ms. Toad

(37,658 posts)
33. I thought criticizing people because of disabilities wasn't cool here.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 12:58 PM
Sep 4

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

(66,000 posts)
39. Wait, that's a disability?
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:32 PM
Sep 4

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

(37,658 posts)
40. It's the same condition Diane Rehm has.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:40 PM
Sep 4

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

(66,000 posts)
41. Thank you for educating me.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:47 PM
Sep 4

I’ll delete.

Katinfl

(499 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
Sep 4

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

(66,000 posts)
42. RFK Jr's voice is unbearable
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:49 PM
Sep 4

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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