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TheRickles

(3,275 posts)
8. Big difference whether the toilet seat incident happened last week or 40 years ago.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:01 AM
Feb 14

Why not give him credit for working every day to control his addiction? Of course it's easy to make fun of the extreme things he did decades ago, but if he's modeling successful recovery from substance abuse, that is to his credit. You don't need to agree with his stance on vaccines to acknowledge this aspect of him. Life, and people, are more complex than this black vs. white framing. He's not endorsing cocaine use, just admitting past mistakes.

And his statement about germs could be read as belief in his own immune system, though stated in somewhat macho terms. Germs are everywhere, but we don't need to live our lives in constant fear of them. Our natural protections usually work, unless we undermine them with lifestyle factors like poor nutrition, chronic stress, and substance abuse - and a whole range of socio-economic protections that Trump is busy undermining. So I admire some things about RFK Jr., and intensely dislike his boss's policies. Shades of gray....

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Geez.....he said 'used to'....... Red Mountain Feb 14 #1
He probably meant 10 minutes before the interview as the last time he did it. travelingthrulife Feb 14 #14
Iirc UpInArms Feb 14 #2
Your memory is correct. niyad Feb 14 #13
Hunter Biden wasn't put in charge of HHS. yardwork Feb 15 #48
Seriously? You are equating the two? The circumstances are not even remotely equal. Srkdqltr Monday #53
I know ... a private citizen UpInArms Monday #54
Ewww. No wonder he has a brain worm Nululu Feb 14 #3
Ewww. No wonder he has a brain worm ironman99 Feb 14 #4
Hilarious that his wife was out trying to convince us what a normal guy he is maptap22 Feb 14 #5
How can a man who lacks the basic knowledge of biology and medicine be in charge of our Health Care? Botany Feb 14 #6
Stop the world. I want to get off. raccoon Feb 14 #20
The last sentence is spot on vapor2 Feb 14 #33
"It is as if the rich fuckers like Thiel, Musk, Trump, and others want us to die." Dulcinea Feb 14 #45
Great question. ck4829 Monday #49
and this... myohmy2 Feb 14 #7
Big difference whether the toilet seat incident happened last week or 40 years ago. TheRickles Feb 14 #8
I applaud anyone who successfully rehabs Dr. T Feb 14 #12
ummm, do you actually believe he is "working every day to control his addiction"?? niyad Feb 14 #15
I made that assertion in response to this quote: TheRickles Feb 14 #24
But these incidents are not from decades ago. The whale head he cut off and the bear travelingthrulife Feb 14 #16
Those examples imply hallucinogenic mushrooms. Dr. T Feb 14 #25
I don't see a lot of evidence supporting a "successful recovery from substance abuse" Torchlight Feb 14 #18
No, sorry Cirsium Feb 14 #38
Yes but.... cannabis_flower Monday #51
Probably left the seat up afterwards, too Orrex Feb 14 #9
Did this happen before or after he went swimming in polluted water? Vinca Feb 14 #10
Come on guys. This is comedy gold. It's funnier than Trump shitting himself on tv. 3Hotdogs Feb 14 #11
WHY would anyone "snort cocaine off a toilet seat"? I admit that I niyad Feb 14 #17
You get some in a nightclub, you need a flat surface in a somewhat private place to snort it drray23 Feb 14 #43
brainworm said "toilet seats", not "toilet seat covers". niyad Feb 14 #44
I predicted Chump would fire him before the end of last year FakeNoose Feb 14 #19
The crazier his entourage is,the saner he thinks he appears to be. BattleRow Feb 14 #26
So proud of being a depraved imbecile!! Hope22 Feb 14 #21
RFK Jr.: "Brown cocaine is best" dalton99a Feb 14 #22
What I don't get Blue Owl Feb 14 #23
Delicate flowers. Turbineguy Feb 14 #27
Resign? Never in a million years. ificandream Feb 14 #28
Most Repukes in Congress don't think he has killed enough Americans yet. Justice matters. Feb 14 #29
MEANWHILE, CBS is featuring him in an upsoming 60 minutes segment. CousinIT Feb 14 #30
COME ON, PEOPLE. He totally abandoned usonian Feb 14 #31
The rapid increase in measles should make him resign vapor2 Feb 14 #32
He's proud of it. Arrested development and entitlement. Proud of his heroin use in college as well. We are fucked if we Evolve Dammit Feb 14 #34
What a freak. LudwigPastorius Feb 14 #35
and people sat in prison for smoking pot............ twodogsbarking Feb 14 #36
Hmm, isn't losing your ability to realize you're saying things you shouldn't Rocknation Feb 14 #37
Rjr is a seriously sick person. I mourn for those who died from drug overdose. Clouds Passing Feb 14 #39
It makes me wonder where he's snorting from now? KewlKat Feb 14 #40
This is something you say at NA RainCaster Feb 14 #41
Talking nonchalantly about abusing purr-rat beauty Monday #52
RFK Jr IS a toilet seat. calimary Feb 14 #42
He should but he won't. Initech Feb 15 #46
Trump's Health Sec Admits Doing UNTHINKABLE On Toilet Seat - Really American Rhiannon12866 Feb 15 #47
Yeah, he really needs to go ck4829 Monday #50
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