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All about Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by Salty, Aug 25, 2023.

  1. Salty

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    He has no previous political service (could be a good thing)
    Considers himself a Libertarian
    Close to becoming a billionaire
    Has supported both R's & D's
    He is a monotheistic Hindu (Hmmmmmm)
    Born in Ohio
    Went to a Catholic High School & was class valedictorian
    Graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in biology,
    Might consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a possible running mate
    Opposes affirmative action,
    Opposed to critical race theory.[80]
    Opposes abortion,[81][82] He supports state-level six-week abortion bans, with exceptions
    but opposes a federal ban.[81][83]
    abolish the Department of Education
    and eliminating the FBI & IRS
    Calls the Food and Drug Administration "corrupt" and vowed to "expose and ultimately gut" the FDA
    He has pledged to fire "at least half the federal workforce"[84]
    dismantle federal civil service protections and make federal employment at-will.[88]
    Called for an eight-year term for all government employees
    Pledged to revoke Executive Order 10988, the order issued by President John F. Kennedy that gives federal employees the right to collectively bargain.[88]
    Repeal the federal law that requires presidents to spend all the money Congress appropriates.[23]
    Raise the voting age to 25, with exceptions. Those 18 and 24 to vote only if the military, work as first responders, or pass the civics test required for naturalization.[
    Make Election Day a federal holiday.
    Referred to Juneteenth as a "useless" and "redundant" holiday.[92]
    "use our military to annihilate the Mexican drug cartels".[85]
    Favors federal legalization of marijuana.[93]
    Favors "major concessions to Russia" in the Ukrainian War.
    End U.S. military aid to Ukraine, excluding Ukraine from NATO, and allowing Russia to occupy regions of Ukraine in exchange for an agreement that Russia end its alliance with China.[98][99]
    He called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "bully".[99]
    He has expressed support for Taiwanese independence,[100] and floated the idea of "putting a gun in every Taiwanese household" to deter an invasion by China,
    The U.S. should not militarily defend Taiwan from Chinese attack after the U.S. achieved "semiconductor independence," which he pledged to achieve by 2028.[101][102]
    Not a climate denier,[7] he denies the scientific consensus on climate change.[103]
    "the climate change agenda is a hoax"[104][95] and asserted that "more people are dying from climate policies than actual climate change."[105][106
    has said that he accepts that burning fossil fuels causes climate change,[23] but described global climate change as "not entirely bad";[7] said that "people should be proud to live a high-carbon lifestyle";[7] and said that the U.S. should "drill, frack, burn coal."[23]
    Criticizes what he calls the "climate cult" & would "abandon the anticarbon framework as it exists" and halt "any mandate to measure carbon dioxide".[107]
    In 2022, urged Chevron to increase oil production[108]
    Criticized its support for a carbon tax.[7]
    Ramaswamy's company holds a 0.02% stake in Chevron.[108]
    He opposes subsidies for electric vehicles.[94]

    The above from this Wiki link

    His official campaign site
     
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    Did JFK get up the ladder too quick?
     
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    Naw, war hero!
     
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    I agree with most of that.
     
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    Who’s funny? You’re funny. Congrats. It’s NOT THE BEE, not the Babylon Bee. Same people, different day.
     
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    Huh? Speak de english?
     
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    Yeah, you? Pretty sure others here are up to speed on Not The Bee. You’re just making yourself look silly now. Maybe you could LOLOLOL some more to magnify your ‘point’.
     
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    Making myself look silly? Whatever.

    You're the weirdo show uses them as a source.
     
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    Name calling, tsk, tsk. Even when you’re wrong, you double down.

    From Not The Bee:

    We're glad you're here

    Not the Bee is a humor-based news, opinion, and entertainment site from the creators of The Babylon Bee and Disrn. Like the name suggests, it'll feature some absurd and hilarious (but real) news that seems like it should definitely be satire.

    It'll also have opinions, videos, personalities, memes, viral stuff, and more.

    We will write like we talk. It will be infused with humor. We will have a lot of fun doing it. It will probably become your favorite site on Planet Earth (along with The Babylon Bee and Disrn, of course).
     
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    Naw, a boozy, powerful, cutthroat dad with lots of political connections at home and abroad with an obsession of having a son become the "first Catholic president".

    The war hero presentation was just the mask for the man.
     
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    Yikes. JFK has been overblown into some kind of great president only because he had his head blown off.
     
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    Despite being a Democrat, JFK was a great President. Without his strength & resolve in the Cuban missile crisis the country could have been lost. The question is who was really responsible & why was he a victim of ‘wetworks’. RFK Jr has been trying to enlighten which could put a target on yet another Kennedy back. Seems those who wanted to weaken our country are still very active. Do not be deceived.
     
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    Even though I like Vivek, I don't think he can beat the Don. JFK will be forgotten as a has been president who was a womanizer galore.
     
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    I just read Vivic name rhymes with “cake” so “Vivake”?

    He also just referred to Nikki Haily by her full Indian name, disregarding her married name and the fact “Nikki” is a common middle name in India.

    Im starting to like him less and less.

    peace to you
     
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    "When a politician comes out of absolutely nowhere and rockets in the polls (cof-cof-OBAMA-cof) EVERYBODY should be asking questions about his life, and who or what is backing and guiding him."

    Actually, that sounds more like Trump. A rich businessman who is not a politician. Obama was a politician. And his position in the polls is close to (if not right on) Trump's at this stage in the campaign.

    The main difference is he, unlike Trump, was not born into wealth.
     
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