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Joe Rogan is now apparently the new Walther Cronkite of today's generation (Original Post) ansible May 2020 OP
I think he's a pig BannonsLiver May 2020 #1
+++ still_one May 2020 #20
I've only heard of him in the last 6 months Polybius May 2020 #2
Never heard of him before reading your post. Sogo May 2020 #3
Me neither. patphil May 2020 #22
probably more of a walter winchill. That's not a compliment mucifer May 2020 #4
Might be an insult to winchell even. empedocles May 2020 #6
Who? SoonerPride May 2020 #5
Sooner...... Sogo May 2020 #12
No I didn't. SoonerPride May 2020 #16
Well I lived in rural lower income places LakeArenal May 2020 #7
More money for him to push Obamagate for Trump dalton99a May 2020 #8
Yeah, I was going to post.. I saw a tweet.. Rogan Cha May 2020 #41
Yeah it cost Sanders votes IMHO. Demsrule86 May 2020 #83
Hack, below average IQ, loud, self righteous comedian who runs an MMA league and has a podcast. NightWatcher May 2020 #9
That's an insult to 3am radio xmas74 May 2020 #32
there's always been someone qazplm135 May 2020 #10
"Ditto" on what Triumph the Insult Comic Dog would say.💩 oasis May 2020 #11
Have you ever wondered what would happen Onyrleft May 2020 #13
30 years ago, it was Howard Stern... brooklynite May 2020 #14
To mention "that man" and MR. WALTER Cronkite in the same sentence Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #15
Joe Rogan Got Ripped Off Mosby May 2020 #17
Whachyoo talkin' bout Willis?? malchickiwick May 2020 #18
Remonder: Hillary Clinton won 3,000,000 more votes than Donald Trump greenjar_01 May 2020 #19
Fake progressives like him and raved about him endorsing Bernie. BlueLucy May 2020 #21
The jerk from "The Man Show" SixString May 2020 #23
I think you might mean Adam Carolla RhodeIslandOne May 2020 #26
He's a clueless stoner RhodeIslandOne May 2020 #24
His popularity will decline now that he's off YouTube and on Spotify Yavin4 May 2020 #25
Yeah, see post 17. nt Mosby May 2020 #28
Thanks for the link. Just like Rogan inherited Stern's audience, someone else will inherit Rogan's Yavin4 May 2020 #30
yahoo says hes gonna get $100 mil to be the new rush limbaugh on spotify nt msongs May 2020 #27
He's an Alex Jones supporter budkin May 2020 #29
Post removed Post removed May 2020 #31
He and Alex Jones are still pals...and Rogan is scum and a libertarian voting for Trump. those are Demsrule86 May 2020 #39
When Did Maher Or Moore Vote R? ProfessorGAC May 2020 #40
He hosts a podcast Jake Stern May 2020 #33
He is a racist, homophobic and sexist...a libertarian... and has proud boys on his show ...how many Demsrule86 May 2020 #38
I was mainly referring to his opinions about music and movies Jake Stern May 2020 #47
You still support the show by listening to any of it. Demsrule86 May 2020 #50
It is horrifying you agree with him on anything obamanut2012 May 2020 #60
hhahaahahahhahaha didn't even know who he was until a person on here mentioned him rockfordfile May 2020 #34
Never heard of him DFW May 2020 #35
He is a libertarian and has few admirers here...he was for a while praised because he kind of Demsrule86 May 2020 #37
Joe Rogan is not a news guy but a shock jock...and he is a piece of shit libertarian...this is Demsrule86 May 2020 #36
He sucked in the series 'News Radio' pecosbob May 2020 #42
I think he's trying to become the next Rush Limbaugh NameAlreadyTaken May 2020 #43
If Anderson Cooper can graduate from The Mole to his prime time CNN spot... aikoaiko May 2020 #44
We better hope not...and I do not believe Gen Z opr Millenials are drawn to this guy...the ones in Demsrule86 May 2020 #66
He's a celebrity entertainer who interviews interesting guests Azathoth May 2020 #45
Right ...and Alex Jones, proud boys are some of his 'interesting guests' Demsrule86 May 2020 #51
I'm sorry he interviewed guests you don't like Azathoth May 2020 #68
Neither Sanders nor Osterholm should ever go on a show that also interviews Alex Jones, Demsrule86 May 2020 #70
So he should be banished because he's a libertarian? Azathoth May 2020 #71
hahahahhaha the guy is a right-wing thug. That just shows some people have no life rockfordfile May 2020 #73
lol, so anyone who listens to Rogan is a mall shooter... Azathoth May 2020 #86
Why would any Democrat listen to a Liberatarian who is attacking Pres. Obama Demsrule86 May 2020 #88
lol do you even hear yourself? Azathoth May 2020 #91
listen to what you want...but he is who he is: a Trump supporting Libertarian who Demsrule86 May 2020 #95
This is Democratic Underground and we have no use for Libertarians who are voting for Trump...and Demsrule86 May 2020 #82
lol I'm so glad you speak for Democratic Underground Azathoth May 2020 #87
Try posting his shit and see what happens... Demsrule86 May 2020 #89
He is voting for Trump...and that it for me. You seem to have a different opinion...but Demsrule86 May 2020 #90
Or he might not Azathoth May 2020 #92
He said he would vote for Trump and has not taken it back...so unless you have a link that says Demsrule86 May 2020 #97
I dig how you quickly jumped over rational thought, and went right to the "banning!!!" cry. LanternWaste May 2020 #96
lol, I dig how you think accusing me of being irrational Azathoth May 2020 #98
I'm down the middle, but Obamagate is scary. Im down the middle but Hillary Clinton GusFring May 2020 #46
Right, Rogan is a right winger. Demsrule86 May 2020 #52
lmaoooooo WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #48
Complete bullshit. You could ask 1,000 people who Joe Rogan is and they would have MerryBlooms May 2020 #49
He has a large following including some of the most despicable people on earth. He did a blow job Demsrule86 May 2020 #65
I literally know him most from his hosting of Fear Factor back in the 00s. Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #53
this thread is illustrative of a large (probably age-driven to a large degree) social disconnect Celerity May 2020 #54
DU is a senior citizens center on the web Nature Man May 2020 #55
Why though? Celerity May 2020 #57
Age has nothing to do with encouraging racist scumbags... Rogan is a Libertarian. he is voting for Demsrule86 May 2020 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2020 #77
The guy is just another right-wing thug on the internet. There are others. rockfordfile May 2020 #74
that is not what I was referring to, I was referring to the lack of knowledge of who he even is Celerity May 2020 #78
I think someone has no fucking clue who Walter Cronkite was and how insulting the comparison is. MrsCoffee May 2020 #56
YEah, agreed obamanut2012 May 2020 #61
My very young coworkers listened to him on their phones. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #58
"They like him for whatever reason" Codeine May 2020 #62
Oh! Well, that makes sense! Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #63
A misogynistic, transphobic, racist, homophobic piece of shit obamanut2012 May 2020 #59
Is that you Joe? maxrandb May 2020 #64
He's influential Johnny2X2X May 2020 #69
Not true rockfordfile May 2020 #72
He doesn't hate Trump and is voting for him...he is not a liberal and is currently spreading Demsrule86 May 2020 #75
That's kind of like a tattoo for life. rockfordfile May 2020 #76
Yep, some who post his shit here will be sorry...just saying. Demsrule86 May 2020 #84
How exactly is he "influential"? brooklynite May 2020 #79
He has millions of viewers Johnny2X2X May 2020 #80
He has said he will vote for Trump Demsrule86 May 2020 #85
I could care less how many viewers he has... brooklynite May 2020 #93
Hates Trump?! He's fucking voting for Trump! Codeine May 2020 #81
A niche audience among the hipster tide-pod crowd does not a journalist make. LanternWaste May 2020 #94

Polybius

(15,428 posts)
2. I've only heard of him in the last 6 months
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:12 PM
May 2020

I had no idea his following was that huge. I rarely when I do, it's about non-political topics, such as Mike Tyson wanting to make a comeback.

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
3. Never heard of him before reading your post.
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:13 PM
May 2020

I'll have to research his work and get back to you....

LakeArenal

(28,820 posts)
7. Well I lived in rural lower income places
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:16 PM
May 2020

and we all have heard of those news outlets.

Fuck Rogaine and the narcissist he rode in on.

Cha

(297,289 posts)
41. Yeah, I was going to post.. I saw a tweet.. Rogan
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:27 PM
May 2020

thinks Obamagate is real and he's voting for trump.

So he's a gaslighting rumphumper.

Oh and Sanders embraced his endorsement but that didn't seem to help.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
9. Hack, below average IQ, loud, self righteous comedian who runs an MMA league and has a podcast.
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:17 PM
May 2020

He thinks the sounds that his mouth makes are special and superior to everyone else.

Just another dude who should be doing am radio at 3am and that's all

qazplm135

(7,447 posts)
10. there's always been someone
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:21 PM
May 2020

who "educates" the masses that we have had to overcome.

He's just the next one.

Onyrleft

(344 posts)
13. Have you ever wondered what would happen
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:24 PM
May 2020

If you went back in time and gave an annoying football jock from your old high school ten hits of acid and a copy of Journey to Ixtlan?

Well, it halfway works.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,107 posts)
15. To mention "that man" and MR. WALTER Cronkite in the same sentence
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:30 PM
May 2020

should be punishable with jail time. JK, but it should be something that makes ya puke.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
19. Remonder: Hillary Clinton won 3,000,000 more votes than Donald Trump
Mon May 25, 2020, 02:36 PM
May 2020

Joe Rogan attacked her non-stop, sooooooooooo.....

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
26. I think you might mean Adam Carolla
Mon May 25, 2020, 03:07 PM
May 2020

Joe Rogan was on the Man Show after those guys left.

But Adam Carolla is a full blown smarmy sarcastic righty dickhead also with a podcast. He's probably smarter than Rogan in the sense he knows enough to realize he has to frame shit a certain way to make his libertarian views not sound so fucking dumb.

Yavin4

(35,441 posts)
25. His popularity will decline now that he's off YouTube and on Spotify
Mon May 25, 2020, 03:04 PM
May 2020

YouTube is the reigning monster in the platform/streaming media wars. People spend more time on it than they do watching TV, and now with education turning more towards online learning, YouTube will grow even more as educators will put their lessons on it as a free, centralized location.

Yavin4

(35,441 posts)
30. Thanks for the link. Just like Rogan inherited Stern's audience, someone else will inherit Rogan's
Mon May 25, 2020, 03:29 PM
May 2020

People will move to the free podcaster just like when they moved from "subscription needed" Stern to free Rogan. It's extremely difficult to get people to pay for something that they were getting for free. As soon as you move to a subscription model or an advertisement heavy model, they will switch to the free content provider.

Response to ansible (Original post)

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
39. He and Alex Jones are still pals...and Rogan is scum and a libertarian voting for Trump. those are
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:17 PM
May 2020

the facts...he is homophobic, anti-transgender, anti woman (the blow job one was hilarious really and Racist. And he supports Trump.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
38. He is a racist, homophobic and sexist...a libertarian... and has proud boys on his show ...how many
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:13 PM
May 2020

new recruits did he help them get I wonder...so I agree with nothing that he says.

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)
47. I was mainly referring to his opinions about music and movies
Mon May 25, 2020, 08:11 PM
May 2020

I turn it off when the political comes up.

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)
34. hhahaahahahhahaha didn't even know who he was until a person on here mentioned him
Mon May 25, 2020, 05:54 PM
May 2020

Turns out he's just some right-wing thug. Today's generation is in trouble if they listen that bozo.

Cronkite wasn't a racist un-American right-wing thug. Not even close to Cronkite.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
37. He is a libertarian and has few admirers here...he was for a while praised because he kind of
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:11 PM
May 2020

endorsed Sanders...but he is now voting for Trump...so why am I even reading about him here?

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
36. Joe Rogan is not a news guy but a shock jock...and he is a piece of shit libertarian...this is
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:10 PM
May 2020

Democratic Underground, we do not promote homophobic, racist sexist libertarians here. You should delete.

pecosbob

(7,541 posts)
42. He sucked in the series 'News Radio'
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:27 PM
May 2020

He was an annoyance in an otherwise great ensemble of Phil Hartman, Stephen Root, Patrick Warburton, Vicki Lewis, Maura Tierney and Jon Lovitz. He has zero credibility as a journalist.

Not even to be mentioned in the same sentence as Cronkite.

aikoaiko

(34,170 posts)
44. If Anderson Cooper can graduate from The Mole to his prime time CNN spot...
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:30 PM
May 2020


...anything is possible.


Rogan is flawed, but in a way that seems consistent with the Millenials and Gen Z-types that watch and listen to him.


Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
66. We better hope not...and I do not believe Gen Z opr Millenials are drawn to this guy...the ones in
Tue May 26, 2020, 12:26 PM
May 2020

my family hate Rogan as he is homophobic, sexist, racist anti- transgender piece of garbage. He appeals to incel's and the anti-politically correct crowd,mostly guys-a and libertarians...he was big Ron Paul supporter. He is a libertarian who will vote for Trump and has attacked Biden as he attacks all Democrats. There is no place for Rogan on this site IMHO...not when his best bud is Alex Jones and he encourages Proud Boys and other racists.

Azathoth

(4,610 posts)
45. He's a celebrity entertainer who interviews interesting guests
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:33 PM
May 2020

And his favorite topics -- AI robots taking over the world, MMA and martial arts, chimpanzee attacks, pop science, weed and alternative "supplements", etc. -- are the kinds of subjects that draw Youtube clicks.

I give him credit for interviewing an incredibly wide range of guests. No other comedian would spend an hour interviewing Roger Penrose.

He's filling the gap left behind by the death of mainstream talk radio. If you're the kind of person who normally gets his/her information about the world via that format, he's a better option than some of the alternatives.

That said, the piece is written by Bari Weiss, who has made a career out of being a publicist for the "intellectual dark web", so her experiences with people who want to talk to her are definitely a case of selection bias.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
51. Right ...and Alex Jones, proud boys are some of his 'interesting guests'
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:41 AM
May 2020

You couldnt post the shit he says here. He is a libertarian voting for Trump.

Azathoth

(4,610 posts)
68. I'm sorry he interviewed guests you don't like
Tue May 26, 2020, 12:31 PM
May 2020

He also interviewed Bernie Sanders, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Michael Osterholm.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
70. Neither Sanders nor Osterholm should ever go on a show that also interviews Alex Jones,
Tue May 26, 2020, 02:07 PM
May 2020

Proud Boys among other scumbags. He is a libertarian and is now busy promoting 'Obamagate'. I can't believe any Du'er would listen to or support this guy. He is a libertarian voting for Trump.





Azathoth

(4,610 posts)
71. So he should be banished because he's a libertarian?
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:27 PM
May 2020

Which in and of itself is kind of a tenuous label since he's talked positively about things like universal healthcare and the need to address wealth inequality.

He interviews a wide range of guests and gives them plenty of time to express themselves, something that almost never happens in the msm now. For every guest that you don't like, he'll have one you do. No one says you have to listen to every episode.

His opinions and IQ frankly change depending of the guest he's interviewing. He plays to his audience. When Bernie is on, he's concerned about healthcare. When a conservative entertainer is on, he's concerned about sjw's and whatever right-wing conspiracy theory is trending on twitter that week. When someone with a tech background is on, he's concerned about Skynet enslaving humans.

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)
73. hahahahhaha the guy is a right-wing thug. That just shows some people have no life
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:03 PM
May 2020

Concerned? "His opinions and IQ frankly change depending of the guest" that's just a flim-flam artist.

I think it's losers that like to go shoot up malls etc.. or hates on women that listen to crap like that.

Azathoth

(4,610 posts)
91. lol do you even hear yourself?
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:37 PM
May 2020

This is 1984-level ranting.

"Rogan is not double plusgood and anyone who has ever listened to an interview he did must be shamed and banished!!"

lol I mean come on.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
95. listen to what you want...but he is who he is: a Trump supporting Libertarian who
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:18 PM
May 2020

hates women, Gays, Transgender and People of color. No reason to discuss anyone like that here...and now he is attacking Pres. Obama. He is the epitome of a right winger... I have no clue why any Democrat would support someone like Rogan. And I have read 1984...not a great comparison.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
82. This is Democratic Underground and we have no use for Libertarians who are voting for Trump...and
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:16 PM
May 2020

you know what, I would NEVER listen to a Libertarian on any podcast nor would I promote them on Democratic Underground. He is a fucking Trump voter.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
89. Try posting his shit and see what happens...
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:30 PM
May 2020

This is Democratic Underground...not Libertarian Underground.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
90. He is voting for Trump...and that it for me. You seem to have a different opinion...but
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:33 PM
May 2020

a libertarian voting for Trump is of no interest to me...It is not any different than listening to Fox or Limbaugh.

Azathoth

(4,610 posts)
92. Or he might not
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:40 PM
May 2020

He changes his mind a lot. He made a comment in the midst of a long conversation after his guy Bernie lost. He hasn't endorsed Trump so far as I know.

I think it's pretty obvious your beef with him is a lot deeper than him being a "libertarian" who once offhandedly said he'd rather vote for Trump than Biden.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
97. He said he would vote for Trump and has not taken it back...so unless you have a link that says
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:22 PM
May 2020

otherwise. And he is pushing Obamagate...I posted a link.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
96. I dig how you quickly jumped over rational thought, and went right to the "banning!!!" cry.
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:21 PM
May 2020

Bit of an enthusiast, eh?

I get it... we circle our wagons around our favored entertainers to better absolve them of their idiocy, and pretend people are arguing "you have to listen to every episode..." in order to maintain a thin veneer of relevance.

Azathoth

(4,610 posts)
98. lol, I dig how you think accusing me of being irrational
Tue May 26, 2020, 09:10 PM
May 2020

is a winning strategy while the posters I'm responding to are claiming to speak on behalf of Democratic Underground and suggesting that anyone who listens to Rogan is a mall shooter.

I get it, I get it, you want to virtue signal how righteous you are by quickly joining the mob and shouting the loudest, but at least try to bear in mind that everyone can read what I wrote, so you have to be a little less clumsy with your ad-hominems.

 

GusFring

(756 posts)
46. I'm down the middle, but Obamagate is scary. Im down the middle but Hillary Clinton
Mon May 25, 2020, 07:39 PM
May 2020

Killed that guy. Rogan. God help us.

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)
49. Complete bullshit. You could ask 1,000 people who Joe Rogan is and they would have
Mon May 25, 2020, 08:21 PM
May 2020

zero clue. You could ask 1,000 people who Chris Arnade is, and they'd have zero clue. Random shit from random people, who mean absolutely Nothing to the average voter. Complete waste of energy. Meh.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
65. He has a large following including some of the most despicable people on earth. He did a blow job
Tue May 26, 2020, 12:09 PM
May 2020

segment about Hillary Clinton...Rogan is dangerous. He has influence...and he is purely evil. Listen to one of his podcasts or read up on some of the things he has done and said.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
53. I literally know him most from his hosting of Fear Factor back in the 00s.
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:24 AM
May 2020

The cheesy reality competition show where he dared people to do stunts like eat bugs.

I know he had his show and now a podcast but it barely seems to have dented my consciousness much.

He seems kind of self-important if you ask me.

At very best he might end up a pop culture figure of a certain time, like Howard Stern or Don Imus or Jerry Springer; Stern peaked in the 90s and while he’s still on today, he’s hardly relevant anymore except to maybe a diehard band of leftover fans.

He certainly doesn’t have any of the actual significance or gravitas of Cronkite.

Celerity

(43,408 posts)
54. this thread is illustrative of a large (probably age-driven to a large degree) social disconnect
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:31 AM
May 2020

on here. I really feel at times like I enter a bubble when I come on here, but I completely accept that, and I often gain perspectives here I do not get from other facets of my life.

I know of almost no one in my age cohort (18-30, I am dead in the middle) who doesn't know who Rogan is, and a so many listen to him on occasion. This includes a large variety of political outlooks, ethnic backgrounds,income/educational levels, and includes people in the EU, the UK, and the US, even some people from Asia and South America. He gets over 200 million listens/views per month across all platforms. Currently Rogan has the second-ranked podcast on Apple Podcasts. It’s often ranked first. I think it (the 200 million monthly downloads) is likely far more, as people often repost him, and that is not included in those numbers. My BIL and pretty much all his friends (especially the 4 other blokes he lives with here in Stockholm) listen to him religiously and they all are so not RW. I myself am not a huge fangirl, but he has some interesting shows I have listened to.

He obviously holds some views that go against the TOS of DU, so I suggest his content should be banned, but do not think for a minute that changes anything in terms of his popularity with a vast and varied group of people, a group that is by nature going to have very little interaction on DU. Many heads would explode (of DUers) if they were cut off from their social set and locked into mine for a few months, as although almost all of my set is vehemently anti-RW, they deffo are not like many on here at all in other aspects (be that for better or for worse.) Like I said at the beginning, it is an age-driven thing to a very large degree IMHO.

.https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213017831

Celerity

(43,408 posts)
57. Why though?
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:51 AM
May 2020

My gens (I am a Zennial, born in 1996, so the swing year between Millennials and Gen Zers) are very active on chat platforms, and there are millions of Democrats under 35 years of age, and this (as far as I can tell) is the biggest Democratic chatboard. Yet so so few under 30 or 35yo hear, unless they just read and never post (which is SO unlikely if you are talking about us, lolol.)

Very frustrating it is at times.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
67. Age has nothing to do with encouraging racist scumbags... Rogan is a Libertarian. he is voting for
Tue May 26, 2020, 12:29 PM
May 2020

Trump.

Response to Demsrule86 (Reply #67)

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)
74. The guy is just another right-wing thug on the internet. There are others.
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:16 PM
May 2020

Age doesn't mean anything.

Celerity

(43,408 posts)
78. that is not what I was referring to, I was referring to the lack of knowledge of who he even is
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:12 PM
May 2020

I laid out why already

MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)
56. I think someone has no fucking clue who Walter Cronkite was and how insulting the comparison is.
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:41 AM
May 2020

So there’s that.

obamanut2012

(26,080 posts)
61. YEah, agreed
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:05 AM
May 2020

I've hated Rogan for decades now -- to compare him to an actual journalist is bonkers. He is a hack and a troll, and a bad MMA commentator.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
58. My very young coworkers listened to him on their phones.
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:54 AM
May 2020

I wouldn't have known about him otherwise.

Not impressed at all, but they seemed to like him for whatever reason.

Another libertarian butthole imo.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
62. "They like him for whatever reason"
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:15 AM
May 2020

Weed. His popularity is 100% weed-driven. As long as you champion marijuana you’ve got automatic popularity with a huge number of people regardless of whatever other garbage you spout.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
63. Oh! Well, that makes sense!
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:17 AM
May 2020

All of them smoked marijuana!

And the biggest fan at that company was the young guy who talked like "Spicoli" from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".

obamanut2012

(26,080 posts)
59. A misogynistic, transphobic, racist, homophobic piece of shit
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:02 AM
May 2020

Who believes every Alt-Right out there CT. Who is known for brigading his minions against women MMA writers so they are doxxed, threatened with rape and death, etc.

He is a huge piece of shit, as much as Trump.

He also sucks as an MMA commentator, but Trump's buddy Dana White will never put someone like Julie Kedzie or Laura Sanko in the seat instead.

maxrandb

(15,334 posts)
64. Is that you Joe?
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:47 AM
May 2020

I'm pretty sure that a lot of these "he's the new so and so" actually come from the new "so and so".

A bunch of insignificant little pissants that use social media bots to make them seem more powerful and influential than they ever will be, or should be.

A self-hyping little shit blogging from his mom's basement is the new Cronkite?

And Donovan was the "new" Dylan.

And zuck, if you're fucking listening, a reckoning is coming.

I advise you, Dorsey, and the other 21st century versions of Nazi propagandist to begin making your exit plans.

When the turn against trumpism comes, it's going to be fast, far reaching, relentless and will take no prisoners.

It's coming.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
69. He's influential
Tue May 26, 2020, 12:32 PM
May 2020

He's flawed, and gives a platform to extremists, but often times argues the liberal side effectively. He's also prone to believing wacky conspiracy theories.

He hates Trump! This guy is very influential and I think more liberals need to go on his show.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
75. He doesn't hate Trump and is voting for him...he is not a liberal and is currently spreading
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:24 PM
May 2020

Obama-gate.He is a fucking libertarian and is not a liberal.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
80. He has millions of viewers
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:38 PM
May 2020

8 million subscribers a month and 190 Million downloads. He’s got note listeners than Howard Stern or Rush Limbaugh.

And he does hate Trump and won’t vote for him.

But he’s a conspiracy theorist too who believes some wacky stuff.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
85. He has said he will vote for Trump
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:26 PM
May 2020

I won't post his shit here but here he is promoting Obamagate

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-news-its-illegal-joe-rogan-believes-barack-obama-used-the-fbi-to-spy-on-donald-trump/

Here he says he will vote for Trump and not Biden...so stop promoting things that are not true. Facts are facts.

https://thepostmillennial.com/joe-rogan-trump-biden

Send a link where he says he won't vote for Trump and will vote for Biden or delete the post...I can't find it.

brooklynite

(94,592 posts)
93. I could care less how many viewers he has...
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:03 PM
May 2020

Show me evidence that any of his viewers follow his lead on political choices.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
81. Hates Trump?! He's fucking voting for Trump!
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:54 PM
May 2020

Ferfuxsake, if goddamned Nixon himself said nice things about Bernie and weed he’d gain a fucking fanclub here overnight.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
94. A niche audience among the hipster tide-pod crowd does not a journalist make.
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:17 PM
May 2020

Nor does mere anecdotal data support Arnade's conclusion.

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