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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:24 PM Original message |
What is wrong with RFK Jr.'s voice? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. No, he has a condition that causes it to sound odd like that. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. He has a neurological disorder that affects his voice. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. I'd guess it's not curable |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. It is always like that. He has a neurological disease that causes it. |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Diane Rheim on npr has it also. |
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crossroads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Thank you for this explanation! I hope it can be cured... |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. He always sounds like that on Ring of Fire |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Umm....That is the same guy. nt |
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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Thanks guys. I read his Wiki entry and found nothing. |
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kevin881 (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. He has a condition called Spasmodic Dysphonia (link inside) |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. There was a woman on the DC public radion station |
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SallyMander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Diane Rehm probably? |
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Vadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Diane Rheme is the one you are thinking of .... I wonder if stem |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. That's it! |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. We need a sticky note for democrats that don't know RFK jr. |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. It is a shame because he has so much to say. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Al Gore's Earth Day... he was brilliant and passionate to the crowd |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. He is brilliant. And - |
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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. I'm glad I saw him on Rachel Maddow's show tonight |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. When this election is over and we win.... the battle only begins |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. Here's the only thing I found on that... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. I always thought he sounded like Katherine Hepburn. Distinctive though. n/t |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Katherine Hepburn had the same vocal affliction as RFK Jr. does. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. No, Kate got all quavery from Parkinson's, IIRC. |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Well, then wikipedia is incorrect. |
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byronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. I suspect his voice will work fine for his role as head of the EPA, or as a Supreme Court Justice. |
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143tbone (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Oh, yess! n/t |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. EPA head for a few years, followed by SCJ!! |
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kaiden (811 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. His vocal chords are basically paralyzed. He uses Botox to release them. |
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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
25. Let me reiterate something: |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
26. I think his condition is getting worse |
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Sugarcoated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I thought he sounded slightly better than he did in the past. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. There is no cure and it gets worse over time |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
34. I dont care HOW his voice sounds, all I know is...... |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Yup, had the same RFK moment too. Kinda sad and touching. n/t |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-21-08 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
35. Wow, that is quite sad. Can the Kennedy family ever get a break? |
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