Umm...health economist here. The US healthcare system is NOT the envy of the world. One of the most expensive healthcare systems in the world with the worst health outcomes.
yup watching from Canada so many yrs and even before you lost roe poc and esp moms have 3rd world healthcare... and many die from childbirth or complications from it. women die of eclampsia in the usa... a "first world country" its broken. HELLL NO does any Canadian want to be American... OH we know how it is trump thinks we just don't know... OH WE DO its deplorable.. pay more... dropped if you have a preexisting condition OR they are tired of paying your bills... bankruptcy.
Destroyed orthopedic surgeon here. I can tell you everyone is lying in this arena. The lawyers, judges, even some ( or a lot) of the doctors. By lying I mean cover up for incompetence at best and corruption at worst. For an easy to isolate example of what goes on in the legal and medical system at the lowly trial court and state medical board level in KY and then NC and in Family Court system in KY, read my memoirs "My Medical Legal Back Pages." Archway pen name Bryce Sterling. Archway wouldn't let me write it as non fiction using actual names. Based entirely on actual events which are now effectively censored and shadowbanned so that the facts will never see the light of day. It is an incestous corrupt collective with rogue agencies everywhere.
The part that nobody's saying out loud is that 47 will do everything in his power to protect insurance industry profits. Anyone working for 47 will be fired if they don't comply.
Correction, the American healthcare system is NOT the envy of Canada, Europe, or anywhere else that does not have a for profit healthcare system. We do NOT want an American style healthcare system or to be the 51st state.
@@autisticlibertarian94 are you calling a Canadian an airhead because we know what our healthcare system is???? it is much better than what you have in the USA!!
This is the only news broadcaster which has played Amb. Kennedy’s video in full, with no edits. Democracy Now! is the true Fourth Estate. Thank you, and your journalist, Ms Goodman.
I am a American that lives in Europe . I had cancer my bill for all treatments , Meds and 2 a surgical operations . My Whole Bill out of pocket was $358.00 Now tell me how good the Healthcare is in America !
“The American healthcare system is the envy of the world!” ? WTH! That is untrue. We, Australians, do not envy the mess, which is your “healthcare system”. Ours is to be envied.
I believe that the US has excellent research facilities and state-of-the-art equipment but it lost its balance when it allowed a huge conflict of interest in the power and status granted to pharmaceutical companies. They don't appear to value the human biological system as intelligently designed as it is, don't appear to value the need for nutrition and exercise in preventing much ill-health, and prescribe far too many synthetic remedies, far too easily.
The US Healthcare system is the oddity of the world. Other countries cannot fathom nor understand how the supposedly richest country in the world has such poor social services for its citizens.
@vicm6561 well not just that we give it to other countries, helping other countries when done properly also helps us. The problem is that we funnel the money to corporations and the billionaire class...entities that don't need it.
@@vicm6561 Wrong (and utterly stupid and sad) answer: You think you are "suffering" because YOU ARE SOOOO RIGHTEOUS that you have given everything away for charity? Well, as no MAGA will ever see Heavens (1 Timothy 4), I'm gonna explain it to you (but you SHOULD have known this from a long time. Please, get some education): _you are suffering because your health industry is completely based around MONEY and profits for the big-BIG-fat-cats, and NOT for the regular people._ You are just a coward that's trying (once again) to blame others for the consequences of their OWN ERRORS, like the bully-minded stupid toddlers that are right now in power. Right now, as you say "Because we give it all to other countries ! No more !", the 1% RICH of the country is saying "Why we aren't even RICHER? Because we give it all to poor people (who are poor because they are not as great as ourselves)! No more !" and laughing at your suffering face.
US is 5% of the world population but takes 60% of the pharmaceuticals globally. Get your facts straight Ms Kennedy. We’re the sickest nation on the planet. Big Pharma loves us. They use vaccines and other pharmaceuticals to make us sick and stay sick. Anyone who is still provax in 2025 is either willfully ignorant or owned by Big Pharma. Back in the 90s, a patient took 5 medications was a lot. Now you can easily see patients take 20 to 30 medications. Do you think Big Pharma wants to give this up? People are brain washed by the Mockingbird media that anti-vaxxers are anti-science. We are health care professionals(esp pediatricians in functional medicine), lawyers, and parents with vaccine injured children.
Personally, I will respectfully disagree with probably everyone watching this video. She scares me - lauding our healthcare system; typical for someone wealthy enough to have the best care. Plus, anyone willing to ferret out the corruption and big Pharma stronghold on Health Policy - gets my respect. I cross my fingers for RFK jr.
The US health care system is not the envy of the world, except by those who can afford to access it. Having said this, thank you Caroline for your courage in coming forward to speak the truth about your cousin.
My God... this is who they chose to rule us... meanwhile I'm stalked and prayed on daily by locals and law enforcement as if I'm a criminal in a sundown town simply because of the color of my skin. This world is butt backwards but it'll figure itself out eventually. 🤷🏾♀️🙏🏾🌏
Let's see: Husband hospitalized in Peru for altitude sickness. Like my mother's maternity bills in the 1960s, we paid in full a few hundred dollars for overnight care and excellent treatment...including REAL chicken soup, fresh fruit and antimicrobial WOOL blankets. Mother-in-law: emergency appendectomy in the Philippines: state of the art everything. How arrogant to say the US healthcare is the envy of the world. In fact, what an egotistical insult to healthcare workers of the WORLD and to fellow Americans who lack Caroline's (Greek tycoon-endowed) privilege to go out and discover these differences for themselves.
I think when you speak to the fat cats in Washington, you have to make such jingoistic statements. Otherwise you’ll be labeled a whiny liberal, socialist or communist. She only threw one in, which ddmknstrates integrity in that crowd.
Well done, Caroline. It must have been difficult to do… while the American Healthcare system is definitely not the envy of the world, you are correct about everything else.
Agree with everything except the joke that the American health system is the envy of the world. It is the laughing stock of the world... And now even more so, with Bobby Kennedy. 😂
Vaguely diminishes her credibility if you ask me (which you don't). She's wealthy so her opinion of such matters would of course be heavily skewed. It makes you wonder what other opinions of hers are skewed
Hitlers cousin could have made very similar declarations to the Germans people in 1932, how that would have changed the world. This woman has honor and principles and has taken a leap that will forever change her status with the Kennedy family. Putting the welfare of both America's most vulnerable and the US's most valued health institutions ahead of family relations is testament to what a truly principled person looks like....we don't see this very often.
If he is so irrational, how did he ever win a single case against major global corporations, which have teams of outstanding lawyers? Has Caroline ever brought any cases against polluters? Working-class paralegal Erin Brockovich did more. 😒 The truthful way to handle this is to acknowledge the good, then calmly go through point by point on why he is nevertheless unqualified, and hammer it home. But that takes real work. This was a lazy smear. No wonder even Hegseth got in. What will it take to prove to you that these tactics *do not work?*
You'd never see one of the Trump clan speaking this honestly and accurately about a family member. That's because they are motivated by the Orange Lump's hatred, bigotry, lies, privilege, and gaslighting, all more self-serving and profitable than telling the truth. Thank you, Caroline. 🫡
Good for her for speaking sanity against the lunacy of RFK Jr. As she said, the healthcare system isn't perfect in the US, but it's good and it's science-based. And we have a lot we can lose, as we did by electing Trump. Don't lose it because it's not perfect. We have to move in the right direction, instead of regressing deeper into this plutocratic, deranged Trump hole.
I have to disagree they take an oath to do no harm THAT is a scam ! Yes, there are a few good ones but they are few and far between. Do you realize most doctors spend on average of 3-5 minutes with each patient and more times than not write a prescription for medication that a lot of times does more harm than good ?
@ He is the most qualified for the job of any of Trump's appointees. He has a very deep history of fighting the pharmaceutical industry, and before you use words like "dangerous," I suggest actually studying the topic more carefully.
@juliehodges5592 I thought this was appalling. This is exactly how they repelled so many people, by lying about Trump and being hypocritical, when a calm recitation of facts would have been sufficient. (The problem is, they agree with Trump when he favors the MIC and Wall Street.) (By the way, Uncle Teddy wasn't a "predator?")
A half truth is often actually a lie. As someone who has worked in bird rehab, including for hawks, it should be known that if a raptor comes in injured, orphaned or sick, one has to blend (soften) dead prey like tiny birds, mice etc to then tube feed the hawk, eagle or owl deep into their crop if they cannot feed themselves. Small birds and mice are exactly the natural prey for raptors so it is in fact the best food for their body and for a successful rehabilitation. It astounds me the lack of general knowledge humans have about our avian friends, which we all love and admire. It makes perfect sense if a very young Robert Kennedy had a sick, injured or an orphaned baby or juvenile bird in his charge he may have had to tube feed at times by softening DEAD mice etc. Bird rehabilitation is often not pretty, involves mess, dedication and hard work. Looking on as a layperson one could easily not 'get it' so I say shame on this woman for twisting what is obviously a gross misunderstanding and half truth.
Exactly! She states it as if he was blending up LIVE baby chicks and mice. This is when I knew without a doubt she was lying and trying to manipulate people. This was sad and pathetic, and the fact people are falling for it is a whole other story.
Pure jealousy. She's been sidelined for years. This is her big chance in the spotlight. Very petty. By the way, she had zero public service experience prior to her cushy ambassador posts.
@@synupps877DN has always been Dem no matter how evil, even with Genocide Joe. Amy was pressured to interview Green Party Dr. Jill Stein, and used the same talking points as corporate controlled media.
Democracy Now really has a vendetta against Robert Kennedy, I was considering voting for him even over Jill Stein. However, once his repellent views on Israel/Palestine came out I could clearly see that Jill Stein was the best choice!
Her lobbying for the pharmaceutical company’s is awesome isn’t it. Warren too big pharma getting their million dollars worth from their investments Elizabeth Warren AND Bernie yeah earn that money ! Nothing like a couple senators and a Kennedy to do your dirty work for ya.
@@l.w.paradis2108 neither is who runs the department Health and human services her problem. If it's her problem it's because her pockets are full of big pharma money. I wonder how much her doctor charges for a office visit ? I doubt you'll see her sitting in your doctor's office.
In Australia we loved having Caroline Kennedy as the US ambassador. She's intelligent, forthright and honest and is to be listened to when she speaks up like this.
We spend a trillion dollars more per year since the democrats gave us Obamacare . I’m not listening to a damn word these people have to say. They make money off Americans being fat and sick !
So wonderful to hear a sane opinion. Thank you, Caroline. I worked for an Irish lawyer who loved your father dearly. We had quite an argument one day when he said your mother shouldn't have German Shephard's. Apparently, he thought she wasn't strong enough to take care of them. I told him, "Well, if she can take care of 2 children, I guess she can handle a couple of German Shephard's." Nuff said!
If he is so irrational, how did he ever win a single case against major global corporations, which have teams of outstanding lawyers? Has Caroline ever brought any cases against polluters? Working-class paralegal Erin Brockovich did more. 😒 The truthful way to handle this is to acknowledge the good, then calmly go through point by point on why he is nevertheless unqualified, and hammer it home. This letter was nothing more than a lazy smear.
She lost me when she claimed the American healthcare system was the envy of the world. Be so for real. That American exceptionalism will always slip out.🙄
@warrenkelly7720 they send them to any nation. all countries send their children to Germany, India and other nations. America is not special in any good way.
Presumibly, RFK jr's problem is that he has malignant narcissism, as Trump does. The whole predator, animals in a blender to feed his birds, thing confirmed my suspicions.
Thank you Caroline Kennedy, your whole life filled with integrity and service make your statement uniquely impactful. This couldn't have been an easy decision, thank you for trying to protect the American citizens.
Amy so disappointing ive watched you for over 20 years all episodes and you were a hero of mine .you never attacked someone without allowing them to respond and allowed debate so the viewers could make up there own minds. now you only allow the voices on you agree with. you could easily have Kennedy on to debate these lies you and your cohorts are spuing. im suprised juan cohosts you when you do one of your many hatchey jobs you've done on Kennedy. If Kennedy gets the 1000 ingredients banned in Europe and so many other countries that were being fed banned here it will be more than has been done for our citizens in decades and no other politician has ever mentioned .and he wants to do much more and if someone watches 1 or 2, 1 hour interviews he's done you can see who the man really is.
Thank you Senator Durban for your careful and measured analysis of this unfit candidate for Attorney General. You speak the truth and I hope others listen to your profound concerns and also vote no.
lol cause the people in charge last 40years are looking out for your health! Fatter and sicker than any other country! Most drugs prescribed than any other country combined . Yeah Health is going great ! I say give him a try ! What ya got to loose? A few pounds
I dont think it was courage. I voted democrat but i honestly think people are too hard on RFK jr and he brings up good points, which are taken out of context and sensationalized. Much of what she said was twisted. I couldnt believe what she said about feeding his animals mice. It sounded awful how she put it, but ive worked on farms my whole adult life, and its part of raising animals. People feed their snakes and other animals mice, which are sold in pet stores for that purpose. I watched a 60 year old very mentally healthy farmer, a woman whose family has been farming there in rural Colorado for hundreds of years, butcher many sheep, and one day she pulled a kidney out of a sheep and ate it raw. People are quite disconnected from where we get our meat in this country. Nearly everyone feeds their animals meat, they just get it out of a can from a factory that is about a thousand times more gruesome, and some people just raise that meat themselves. I found Caroline Kennedy to be extremely smug, and her points were not brave, they were meant to be damaging, bringing up his history of drug addiction from 40 years ago as if he has no business living a good life now, doing service to others. It was actually quite disgusting what she did.
She doesn’t even know anything about her own country’s health system. I wouldn’t trust her as far as I could throw her. I don’t believe anything she says.
It's not the American Healthcare System but those who owns these industries within the system. Yet, they care nothing about the people it claims to help.
I am not a Dem or Rep. but As I hear her talk about RK. She talks about a young man that made many of the mistakes most young people make. She talks about drugs etc… Was she there with him taking those drugs with him? Seems like her comment is very first hand. She calls him a Predator, but she doesn’t actually say why? That’s a BIG accusation to be made. Then she goes and says, she is proud that he was able to pull out of the wrong path of substance abuse. Of course, isn’t that what growing up and maturing means? Didn’t we most of us if not all of us made mistakes during our youth to then later on mature and change? When people are blinded by loyalty to their political party, the reason is thrown out of the window.
@@hjm5885 that’s how you feed a bald eagle( any bird ) that is being rehabilitated. You have to grind up the birds food for them in some instances . Astounding how few people know this.
Wasn't that the Carol Kennedy the one on the real housewives of New York. I mean she is not the full ticket if it is the same person because her behaviour on that show was disgusting and how can she ever claim to stand by any normal decent people in America? As an Irish woman I have no liking for the Kennedy family because those of us still in the old country know exactly what Joe Kennedy did to the people he travelled to America with. And while the sins of the father should not be visited on the children because of the fathers behaviour that entire Kennedy family are cursed. It seems Joe took money from the wrong old lady! However, while I do not like them I would not believe a word that dripped out of Carol Kennedy's mouth if she is the one from that preposterous TV series. She is most definitely NOT a role model for our daughters.
The point she is making is that whatever the flaws of our healthcare system her cousin Robert will make it worse, much worse all the while he will be benefitting from the actions he takes or does not take.
It can’t get much worse ! There is a pill for everything that ails you and then there is a pill for all those side effects ! Big Pharma big money ! Best thing you could ever do for yourself is stay away from doctors ! It’s not called a practice for nothing ! Fauci was the top doc enough said
More like Big Pharma and the alphabet agencies are very worried about him being appointed (instead of their usual puppets) and shaking things up. They’re desperate and so all these “critics” are coming out of the woodwork.
Seems like Caroline should have had a long talk with Bobby about family grievances decades ago. To bring up these bizarre allegations publically now is obviously politically motivated.
@@michaellovullo7363 Told the truth about her psychotic cousin, who knows nothing about health or medicine. Was has he ever done for anyone, except spread dangerous dis-information and put tiny helpless animals in a blender?
@@ashamed2Byt our food supply isn't exactly stellar. He knows more about big pharma than you will ever know. Why do you support big pharma? You do realize that pharmaceutical drugs are the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind cancer and heart disease, right.
@ashamed2Byt It was obviously relevant to her. The only concrete allegation she made is that Bobby is solely to blame for every addict in her family. We all know he used to be an addict. Most of us don't think that's relevant to his ability to do this job. If anything, given the rate of addiction, it's an asset.
It sounds like he's Pro-vaccine vigilance, comprehensive testing and liability/accountability, what's wrong with Vigilance and Accountability for children and adult consumers, Amy?
Revealing his abysmal ignorance, RFK Jr. testified that most people dislike Medicaid, because the premiums & deductibles are too high. Medicaid has no premiums & deductibles!
I remember the photos of Caroline Kennedy as a young child watching the funeral procession of her father. I was only a child myself. And I see her now as a woman in politics...her Dad would be proud of her. JFK would certainly admire her standing up to her addicted cousin who takes sides with a maniac. Thank goodness she hasn't sided with her cousin and the despicable Trump. Thank you for saying how it is Caroline. You are a strong Kennedy woman.
While I agree, we do not have an enviable healthcare system, I do not think RFK Jr has what it takes to lead our FDA. He has some good ideas but I fear he would go down a rabbit hole.
Greetings from Ireland, leaving emotional listening to Caroline Kennedy, as Americans are craving some intelligence and sanity and common sense from their politicians….. she makes us realise how utterly insane and heinous US politics and politicians have become 😢
Greetings back from an ex Bostonian. It's probably not a lack of intelligence, but US Pols are ALL self-serving, amassing vast generational wealth to hand down to their children. Look at our ex Presidents like Clinton and Obama...$$$$$$$$$$$$. Our Middle Class is buckling, the Democratic Party is truly bizarre (CA. leadership) and our current Federal government is an oligarchy. So with due respect, it's hard to know who to trust...they are all so immensely wealthy, including CK....(Greek tycoon $$, handed down from her mother). It's why so many Americans are not opposed to RFK Jr. questioning and hounding the industrial food and drug industries that have made so many American youngsters sick, fat, depressed, dull, et c. We're in trouble.
@@julieb7785thanks for that, yes of course you’re right, CK is another very rich lady from a very rich family, why would ordinary Americans trust or listen to her. It’s so obviously all about money greed and power, no decency or humanity in US politics, and it’s becoming more Orwellian bit by bit
I worked at a nature center animal rehab center. This is just basic science, feeding predators! Guess what, unless you are strict vegan, you are biting into animal muscle, and wearing animal skin on your feet. If you are as rich as this Kennedy, you probably line your sofa and car seats in animal skin. This is a new low for DN, Amy. Palestine is one of the only things you cover well. PS: I'm a scientist and educator.
Hope you’re a vegan or else you’re a hypocrite. Cant eat a 20 pc chicken nugget from McDonald’s and complain about what a pet owner must do to feed their carnivore pet. Different process same result.
Umm...health economist here. The US healthcare system is NOT the envy of the world. One of the most expensive healthcare systems in the world with the worst health outcomes.
Bravo ..from one with an Econ background.
..also, she owns millions in Pharma stocks...Conflict of interest 101 there.
She is a LIAR....
yup watching from Canada so many yrs and even before you lost roe poc and esp moms have 3rd world healthcare... and many die from childbirth or complications from it. women die of eclampsia in the usa... a "first world country" its broken.
HELLL NO does any Canadian want to be American... OH we know how it is trump thinks we just don't know... OH WE DO its deplorable.. pay more... dropped if you have a preexisting condition OR they are tired of paying your bills... bankruptcy.
@@valeriemccarthy7357 both of them are!
Destroyed orthopedic surgeon here. I can tell you everyone is lying in this arena. The lawyers, judges, even some ( or a lot) of the doctors. By lying I mean cover up for incompetence at best and corruption at worst. For an easy to isolate example of what goes on in the legal and medical system at the lowly trial court and state medical board level in KY and then NC and in Family Court system in KY, read my memoirs "My Medical Legal Back Pages." Archway pen name Bryce Sterling. Archway wouldn't let me write it as non fiction using actual names. Based entirely on actual events which are now effectively censored and shadowbanned so that the facts will never see the light of day. It is an incestous corrupt collective with rogue agencies everywhere.
Our healthcare system is most definitely not the envy of all the world.
envy of the 3rd world, I think she meant. :)
The part that nobody's saying out loud is that 47 will do everything in his power to protect insurance industry profits. Anyone working for 47 will be fired if they don't comply.
Correction, the American healthcare system is NOT the envy of Canada, Europe, or anywhere else that does not have a for profit healthcare system. We do NOT want an American style healthcare system or to be the 51st state.
exactly!!! I am glad to be a Canadian, especially now when a nazi wanna be puts down our beautiful country
Oh yes because those places have doctors that work for free out of the goodness of their hearts. Airhead
I was just going to say the same, All was sounding right until then!
More like they don’t have insurance company execs in the way and there are caps on salaries.
@@autisticlibertarian94 are you calling a Canadian an airhead because we know what our healthcare system is???? it is much better than what you have in the USA!!
America's health care system is no the envy of anyone!!!
This is the only news broadcaster which has played Amb. Kennedy’s video in full, with no edits.
Democracy Now! is the true Fourth Estate. Thank you, and your journalist, Ms Goodman.
She is awful. 🥴
I'm glad she has allowed that scumbag to expose herself as the rancid liar she really is
This much is certain, the health care service in the US is not the envy of the world, not by a long way!
it never will be , never has been and 4 years of who cares about you .
I agreed with most of her positions in this video except that. She drank the neoliberal Kool Aid, but then what do you expect?
I am a American that lives in Europe . I had cancer my bill for all treatments , Meds and 2 a surgical operations . My Whole Bill out of pocket was $358.00 Now tell me how good the Healthcare is in America !
“The American healthcare system is the envy of the world!” ? WTH! That is untrue. We, Australians, do not envy the mess, which is your “healthcare system”. Ours is to be envied.
I believe that the US has excellent research facilities and state-of-the-art equipment but it lost its balance when it allowed a huge conflict of interest in the power and status granted to pharmaceutical companies. They don't appear to value the human biological system as intelligently designed as it is, don't appear to value the need for nutrition and exercise in preventing much ill-health, and prescribe far too many synthetic remedies, far too easily.
The human body isn’t intelligently designed. It’s constantly breaking down through wear and tear.
American health care is great for millionaires like you. Fit the rest of us, not so much.
We the people pay with everything we have to make them millionaires.
Well stated 👏
US health care is appalling
Do you really think President Trump would pick someone better if RFK jr is not confirmed?--do you want another Fox anchor?
The US Healthcare system is the oddity of the world. Other countries cannot fathom nor understand how the supposedly richest country in the world has such poor social services for its citizens.
Because we give it all to other countries ! No more !
@vicm6561 well not just that we give it to other countries, helping other countries when done properly also helps us. The problem is that we funnel the money to corporations and the billionaire class...entities that don't need it.
@@vicm6561 Wrong (and utterly stupid and sad) answer: You think you are "suffering" because YOU ARE SOOOO RIGHTEOUS that you have given everything away for charity? Well, as no MAGA will ever see Heavens (1 Timothy 4), I'm gonna explain it to you (but you SHOULD have known this from a long time. Please, get some education): _you are suffering because your health industry is completely based around MONEY and profits for the big-BIG-fat-cats, and NOT for the regular people._ You are just a coward that's trying (once again) to blame others for the consequences of their OWN ERRORS, like the bully-minded stupid toddlers that are right now in power.
Right now, as you say "Because we give it all to other countries ! No more !", the 1% RICH of the country is saying "Why we aren't even RICHER? Because we give it all to poor people (who are poor because they are not as great as ourselves)! No more !" and laughing at your suffering face.
The American state spends more per capita on medical care than anywhere else. Try again state worshipping cultist
@@machsimillian14 Yeah, our funding of Wuhan was a real help to the world all right. The scores of biolabs in Ukraine are as well, I am sure.
Wow. He had his own children vaccinated.
So, did the president at the time. They showed pictures of Ivanka getting shots in arm.
she lost me at "envy of the world," comment. NO WAY
US is 5% of the world population but takes 60% of the pharmaceuticals globally. Get your facts straight Ms Kennedy. We’re the sickest nation on the planet. Big Pharma loves us. They use vaccines and other pharmaceuticals to make us sick and stay sick. Anyone who is still provax in 2025 is either willfully ignorant or owned by Big Pharma. Back in the 90s, a patient took 5 medications was a lot. Now you can easily see patients take 20 to 30 medications. Do you think Big Pharma wants to give this up? People are brain washed by the Mockingbird media that anti-vaxxers are anti-science. We are health care professionals(esp pediatricians in functional medicine), lawyers, and parents with vaccine injured children.
"It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society." J Kristhnamurti
highest cost/patient------47th in outcomes--shameful--corruption/greed
If someone cant see things NEED CHANGED THEY'RE BLIND.
More like they are profiting off it
Well there goes family Christmas dinner in the Kennedy house hold…
This is another one of TRUMPS "BEST & BRIGHTEST"??? Really??? "MOST QUALIFIED"??? Really??? TRUMP has the nerve to attack, DEI??? What a JOKE.
Well what qualifications did Carolyn have to be an ambassador? Zero.
This is the worst coverage ever. Caroline Kennedy is out of her mind.
Personally, I will respectfully disagree with probably everyone watching this video. She scares me - lauding our healthcare system; typical for someone wealthy enough to have the best care. Plus, anyone willing to ferret out the corruption and big Pharma stronghold on Health Policy - gets my respect. I cross my fingers for RFK jr.
THANK YOU for being sane and ethical!!!
The US health care system is not the envy of the world, except by those who can afford to access it. Having said this, thank you Caroline for your courage in coming forward to speak the truth about your cousin.
I agree. It was the only misstep in what she said though. The rest was spot on.
Yes, speaking the truth, except for all the lies she spouted.
My God... this is who they chose to rule us... meanwhile I'm stalked and prayed on daily by locals and law enforcement as if I'm a criminal in a sundown town simply because of the color of my skin. This world is butt backwards but it'll figure itself out eventually. 🤷🏾♀️🙏🏾🌏
Figure itself out ?
Our specis is doomed !
We can figure out us much as we want.
@ana-OM 😆 great. What the heck did I get out of bed for? Getting some cereal and watching looney tunes episodes. 👌🏽 ✌🏾
Thank you Caroline Kennedy for speaking out. Lord have mercy on the USA
Let's see: Husband hospitalized in Peru for altitude sickness. Like my mother's maternity bills in the 1960s, we paid in full a few hundred dollars for overnight care and excellent treatment...including REAL chicken soup, fresh fruit and antimicrobial WOOL blankets. Mother-in-law: emergency appendectomy in the Philippines: state of the art everything. How arrogant to say the US healthcare is the envy of the world. In fact, what an egotistical insult to healthcare workers of the WORLD and to fellow Americans who lack Caroline's (Greek tycoon-endowed) privilege to go out and discover these differences for themselves.
That letter will not help. Da furor wants him in that space. And there's no republican senator with balls to think independently.
Good to see our senators caring more for big corporations and pharmaceutical companies…than for the constituents they were elected to represent
Wait what?! American health care is exemplary?!???!! Has she ever heard of Sweden or Cuba??!!!!!!
Well, she's wealthy. So...
Cuba sucks .....
Sadly, this one-sided view of the healthcare system undermines some of her credibility :/
I think when you speak to the fat cats in Washington, you have to make such jingoistic statements. Otherwise you’ll be labeled a whiny liberal, socialist or communist. She only threw one in, which ddmknstrates integrity in that crowd.
She is a liar..
Shame on you Amy! I used to respect you…sad!
Pitiful, isn’t it? 👎👎👎👎👎
Thank you, Caroline. RFK is a clear and present danger.
true
With the exception of Caroline herself 😅
Well done, Caroline. It must have been difficult to do… while the American Healthcare system is definitely not the envy of the world, you are correct about everything else.
Really?
Classic, we are always there for each other.Then she runs him under the bus.
All too funny
The fda and our sick care system work hand in hand ✋️ 🙃
This woman, Caroline Kennedy, profits off this.
If only we had someone so persuasive to speak against Hegseth!
Agree with everything except the joke that the American health system is the envy of the world. It is the laughing stock of the world... And now even more so, with Bobby Kennedy. 😂
It’s enviable but not equitable!
Vaguely diminishes her credibility if you ask me (which you don't). She's wealthy so her opinion of such matters would of course be heavily skewed. It makes you wonder what other opinions of hers are skewed
@@ResistanceQuestoh, it’s not like poverty or low income doesn’t skew one’s opinion.
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It's enviable if you're a billionaire.
I believe what Noam Chomsky said about JFK's presidency in a video about crimes of US presidents.
JFK was one of the worst.
With cousins like her who needs mother-in-laws!
It's mothers-in-law babes
Hitlers cousin could have made very similar declarations to the Germans people in 1932, how that would have changed the world. This woman has honor and principles and has taken a leap that will forever change her status with the Kennedy family. Putting the welfare of both America's most vulnerable and the US's most valued health institutions ahead of family relations is testament to what a truly principled person looks like....we don't see this very often.
The American "most valued health institutions" are predatory & ruthlessly connected to Big Pharma. Otherwise I completely agree with your post.
If he is so irrational, how did he ever win a single case against major global corporations, which have teams of outstanding lawyers? Has Caroline ever brought any cases against polluters? Working-class paralegal Erin Brockovich did more. 😒
The truthful way to handle this is to acknowledge the good, then calmly go through point by point on why he is nevertheless unqualified, and hammer it home. But that takes real work.
This was a lazy smear. No wonder even Hegseth got in. What will it take to prove to you that these tactics *do not work?*
Honor? She's a paid Pharma shill.
Sorry, you're a useful idiot.
Well said.
You'd never see one of the Trump clan speaking this honestly and accurately about a family member. That's because they are motivated by the Orange Lump's hatred, bigotry, lies, privilege, and gaslighting, all more self-serving and profitable than telling the truth. Thank you, Caroline. 🫡
Robert Kennedy, would disown JR, he’s nuts. He’s as brain dead as Trump.
Good for her for speaking sanity against the lunacy of RFK Jr. As she said, the healthcare system isn't perfect in the US, but it's good and it's science-based. And we have a lot we can lose, as we did by electing Trump. Don't lose it because it's not perfect. We have to move in the right direction, instead of regressing deeper into this plutocratic, deranged Trump hole.
I think RFK is right regarding vaccines.
I'm sorry did she say putting LIVE ANIMALS INTO A BLENDER
American healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, etc) are the best there are. The system itself, is definitely broken though
I have to disagree they take an oath to do no harm THAT is a scam ! Yes, there are a few good ones but they are few and far between. Do you realize most doctors spend on average of 3-5 minutes with each patient and more times than not write a prescription for medication that a lot of times does more harm than good ?
A very powerful statement from Caroline Kennedy. Thank you so much for speaking out. We appreciate your courage and integrity.
Courage and integrity? To slander someone?
That isn't slander. That is the truth. He is dangerous and not qualified for the job.
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@ He is the most qualified for the job of any of Trump's appointees. He has a very deep history of fighting the pharmaceutical industry, and before you use words like "dangerous," I suggest actually studying the topic more carefully.
@juliehodges5592 I thought this was appalling. This is exactly how they repelled so many people, by lying about Trump and being hypocritical, when a calm recitation of facts would have been sufficient. (The problem is, they agree with Trump when he favors the MIC and Wall Street.)
(By the way, Uncle Teddy wasn't a "predator?")
A half truth is often actually a lie. As someone who has worked in bird rehab, including for hawks, it should be known that if a raptor comes in injured, orphaned or sick, one has to blend (soften) dead prey like tiny birds, mice etc to then tube feed the hawk, eagle or owl deep into their crop if they cannot feed themselves. Small birds and mice are exactly the natural prey for raptors so it is in fact the best food for their body and for a successful rehabilitation. It astounds me the lack of general knowledge humans have about our avian friends, which we all love and admire.
It makes perfect sense if a very young Robert Kennedy had a sick, injured or an orphaned baby or juvenile bird in his charge he may have had to tube feed at times by softening DEAD mice etc. Bird rehabilitation is often not pretty, involves mess, dedication and hard work. Looking on as a layperson one could easily not 'get it' so I say shame on this woman for twisting what is obviously a gross misunderstanding and half truth.
Exactly! She states it as if he was blending up LIVE baby chicks and mice. This is when I knew without a doubt she was lying and trying to manipulate people. This was sad and pathetic, and the fact people are falling for it is a whole other story.
She shouldn't have included several things she said that were irrelevant to the issue.
@@Melissa.Reeves It sounds as if he was blending them live.
She has it in for him
What happened to the old Democracy Now? It use to be so good. Is it taking foundation or corporate funding?
yeah...i stopped watching when Amy took big pharma money. she and juan are livin high on the hog!
They were probably threatened to be taken over by Rush Limbaugh’s ghost.
Yes
Well then, those accusations/adjectives sound alot like slander! How about defamation of character?! RFKjr should have a field day on that!
Pure jealousy. She's been sidelined for years. This is her big chance in the spotlight. Very petty. By the way, she had zero public service experience prior to her cushy ambassador posts.
Dangerous and predator are basically job requirements for this administration
MAY GOD BLESS YOU CAROLINE FOR YOUR COURAGEOUS SPIRIT.
... such a nice woman ... 😣
I'm saddened to see DN! become yet another DNC platform
Democracy Now! hasn't done that.
@@synupps877DN has always been Dem no matter how evil, even with Genocide Joe. Amy was pressured to interview Green Party Dr. Jill Stein, and used the same talking points as corporate controlled media.
Wow!!!
The Kennedy clan was not so upstanding, please who would listen to this old bitter woman.
Is she on the take too? What a shame
Let him fix our food
He's not going to "fix our food."
He was responsible for 83 deaths in Samoa, mostly children cause he advocated anti vaccine. Yet his own kids are ALL vaccinated.
Did our food by blending chicks and mouses? This guy had a worm in his brain and eats roadkill.
So why did Caroline wait 40 Years to Vomit up this information on RFK Jr.
She is bitter he is associated with the Republican party. just my opinion
...because now is a crucial moment when RFK Jr. could be given the ability to majorly harm the US and the public? Just a wild guess 😐
you have no class.
It’s her family and he has never been in this position!
@@TerriKnight-x3s Oh Please, stop with the Family Secrets bullshit, this is Politics.
It took courage to say these things. She put Americans ahead of herself. Thank you.
Why talk about his personal life so long ago, makes me question your motivation
Because she wants to protect us!
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@@astralarchaeology5840bullshit 😂
American Health Care is not the envy of the world, far from it. Other than that, good to hear her opion.
all she said, is a lie...
Scathing!!
Democracy Now really has a vendetta against Robert Kennedy, I was considering voting for him even over Jill Stein. However, once his repellent views on Israel/Palestine came out I could clearly see that Jill Stein was the best choice!
Thank you very much
Mrs Caroline Kennedy ❤
Thank you? She's a Pharma shill.
Her lobbying for the pharmaceutical company’s is awesome isn’t it. Warren too big pharma getting their million dollars worth from their investments Elizabeth Warren AND Bernie yeah earn that money ! Nothing like a couple senators and a Kennedy to do your dirty work for ya.
She should look at statistics on world health.
THE US RANKS LAST AMONG THE 10 RICHEST COUNTRIES WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHCARE.
Conspiracy theory.
Not her problem.
@@angelabennett8245 Google it yourself or perhaps you don't think for yourself so forget about it.
@@l.w.paradis2108 neither is who runs the department Health and human services her problem.
If it's her problem it's because her pockets are full of big pharma money.
I wonder how much her doctor charges for a office visit ?
I doubt you'll see her sitting in your doctor's office.
@@l.w.paradis2108 How is it not her problem when she made the claim? Don't believe in accountability? Maybe you should work for Trump.
Thank you Caroline ❤💪🇺🇸
How many millions of $$$$$ of stocks does she own???
And??
In Australia we loved having Caroline Kennedy as the US ambassador. She's intelligent, forthright and honest and is to be listened to when she speaks up like this.
Totally agree. She was the Best!🦘
LilBobby is no RFK, he's always been a weird duck. Ty Caroline!!
What the people need is healthcare free at the point of delivery. Nobody should be worried about the cost. Humanity for all should be a human right.
We spend a trillion dollars more per year since the democrats gave us Obamacare . I’m not listening to a damn word these people have to say. They make money off Americans being fat and sick !
So wonderful to hear a sane opinion. Thank you, Caroline. I worked for an Irish lawyer who loved your father dearly. We had quite an argument one day when he said your mother shouldn't have German Shephard's. Apparently, he thought she wasn't strong enough to take care of them. I told him, "Well, if she can take care of 2 children, I guess she can handle a couple of German Shephard's." Nuff said!
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Greetings from Ireland, was thinking the same thing, so lovely to her some intelligence and sanity coming from the US, more of Caroline Kennedy ❤
If he is so irrational, how did he ever win a single case against major global corporations, which have teams of outstanding lawyers? Has Caroline ever brought any cases against polluters? Working-class paralegal Erin Brockovich did more. 😒
The truthful way to handle this is to acknowledge the good, then calmly go through point by point on why he is nevertheless unqualified, and hammer it home. This letter was nothing more than a lazy smear.
@@nualamartyn4918If you speak French, I recommend listening to Clémence Guetté. Find out what real intelligence sounds like.
Should of had Irish setters then there wouldn't have been a problem.
She lost me when she claimed the American healthcare system was the envy of the world. Be so for real. That American exceptionalism will always slip out.🙄
YET ALL THE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD SEND THEIR MEDICAL STUDENTS TO AMERICA TO BE TAUGHT AND TRAINED
@warrenkelly7720 they send them to any nation. all countries send their children to Germany, India and other nations. America is not special in any good way.
@@warrenkelly7720 you mean those medical schools that don’t know what a woman is !
What is wrong with RFKjr?? This father would be would disturb. Caroline, you are 💯 correct!
Presumibly, RFK jr's problem is that he has malignant narcissism, as Trump does. The whole predator, animals in a blender to feed his birds, thing confirmed my suspicions.
Another grifter added to the mix
Thank you Caroline Kennedy, your whole life filled with integrity and service make your statement uniquely impactful.
This couldn't have been an easy decision, thank you for trying to protect the American citizens.
So Caroline who do you recommend ?
Amy so disappointing ive watched you for over 20 years all episodes and you were a hero of mine .you never attacked someone without allowing them to respond and allowed debate so the viewers could make up there own minds. now you only allow the voices on you agree with. you could easily have Kennedy on to debate these lies you and your cohorts are spuing. im suprised juan cohosts you when you do one of your many hatchey jobs you've done on Kennedy. If Kennedy gets the 1000 ingredients banned in Europe and so many other countries that were being fed banned here it will be more than has been done for our citizens in decades and no other politician has ever mentioned .and he wants to do much more and if someone watches 1 or 2, 1 hour interviews he's done you can see who the man really is.
So disappointed by amy goodman...she's become so corrupt, it's sad.I still remember the wbai times but that was another Amy Goodman then...
Thank you Senator Durban for your careful and measured analysis of this unfit candidate for Attorney General. You speak the truth and I hope others listen to your profound concerns and also vote no.
coward.
lol cause the people in charge last 40years are looking out for your health! Fatter and sicker than any other country! Most drugs prescribed than any other country combined . Yeah Health is going great ! I say give him a try ! What ya got to loose? A few pounds
Fantastic. I admire her courage in speaking out. Hats off.
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She is scared to lose all the money she makes from big pharma.🤔
I dont think it was courage. I voted democrat but i honestly think people are too hard on RFK jr and he brings up good points, which are taken out of context and sensationalized. Much of what she said was twisted. I couldnt believe what she said about feeding his animals mice. It sounded awful how she put it, but ive worked on farms my whole adult life, and its part of raising animals. People feed their snakes and other animals mice, which are sold in pet stores for that purpose. I watched a 60 year old very mentally healthy farmer, a woman whose family has been farming there in rural Colorado for hundreds of years, butcher many sheep, and one day she pulled a kidney out of a sheep and ate it raw. People are quite disconnected from where we get our meat in this country. Nearly everyone feeds their animals meat, they just get it out of a can from a factory that is about a thousand times more gruesome, and some people just raise that meat themselves. I found Caroline Kennedy to be extremely smug, and her points were not brave, they were meant to be damaging, bringing up his history of drug addiction from 40 years ago as if he has no business living a good life now, doing service to others. It was actually quite disgusting what she did.
you have no class either
I don’t admire her at all and I think this transparent, personal made HER look bad. Smearing someone does not take courage
Thank you, DN, for this public service, and to Ambassador Kennedy for such a thoughtful civic message.
She doesn’t even know anything about her own country’s health system. I wouldn’t trust her as far as I could throw her. I don’t believe anything she says.
Do you believe what Trump says? If so, you might just be a partisan hack.
It's not the American Healthcare System but those who owns these industries within the system. Yet, they care nothing about the people it claims to help.
I am not a Dem or Rep. but As I hear her talk about RK. She talks about a young man that made many of the mistakes most young people make. She talks about drugs etc… Was she there with him taking those drugs with him? Seems like her comment is very first hand. She calls him a Predator, but she doesn’t actually say why? That’s a BIG accusation to be made. Then she goes and says, she is proud that he was able to pull out of the wrong path of substance abuse. Of course, isn’t that what growing up and maturing means? Didn’t we most of us if not all of us made mistakes during our youth to then later on mature and change?
When people are blinded by loyalty to their political party, the reason is thrown out of the window.
sounds like you have chickens in YOUR blender
Stop gaslighting
@@hjm5885 that’s how you feed a bald eagle( any bird ) that is being rehabilitated. You have to grind up the birds food for them in some instances . Astounding how few people know this.
Sad to see Caroline playing dirty politics.
Russian bot. Ignore
Wasn't that the Carol Kennedy the one on the real housewives of New York. I mean she is not the full ticket if it is the same person because her behaviour on that show was disgusting and how can she ever claim to stand by any normal decent people in America? As an Irish woman I have no liking for the Kennedy family because those of us still in the old country know exactly what Joe Kennedy did to the people he travelled to America with. And while the sins of the father should not be visited on the children because of the fathers behaviour that entire Kennedy family are cursed. It seems Joe took money from the wrong old lady! However, while I do not like them I would not believe a word that dripped out of Carol Kennedy's mouth if she is the one from that preposterous TV series. She is most definitely NOT a role model for our daughters.
The point she is making is that whatever the flaws of our healthcare system her cousin Robert will make it worse, much worse all the while he will be benefitting from the actions he takes or does not take.
It can’t get much worse ! There is a pill for everything that ails you and then there is a pill for all those side effects ! Big Pharma big money ! Best thing you could ever do for yourself is stay away from doctors ! It’s not called a practice for nothing ! Fauci was the top doc enough said
More like Big Pharma and the alphabet agencies are very worried about him being appointed (instead of their usual puppets) and shaking things up. They’re desperate and so all these “critics” are coming out of the woodwork.
Ouch!!! 🤕👈😳
Does Caroline Kennedy eat hamburger? --She showed who she is, by going after him that way. I think it is terrible that she did this.
Envy of the world? Idontagree.
Wait just a second! ... but he wears a 1960s skinny neck tie so that makes me think he is like his Dad.
Seems like Caroline should have had a long talk with Bobby about family grievances decades ago. To bring up these bizarre allegations publically now is obviously politically motivated.
This is not about a family grievance. His psychopathy was never relevant until now. This is about the health of over 330 million people.
@ashamed2Byt look up his record on environmental issues. What has this woman done for anyone?
@@michaellovullo7363 Told the truth about her psychotic cousin, who knows nothing about health or medicine. Was has he ever done for anyone, except spread dangerous dis-information and put tiny helpless animals in a blender?
@@ashamed2Byt our food supply isn't exactly stellar. He knows more about big pharma than you will ever know. Why do you support big pharma? You do realize that pharmaceutical drugs are the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind cancer and heart disease, right.
@ashamed2Byt It was obviously relevant to her. The only concrete allegation she made is that Bobby is solely to blame for every addict in her family. We all know he used to be an addict. Most of us don't think that's relevant to his ability to do this job. If anything, given the rate of addiction, it's an asset.
Never forget, Shamika Hale, the best singer in the USA, sang the national anthem for RFK Jr!
lie steal and cheat that qualifies him even more in our preverse world 😢
.....nor will I tolerate those that do....The resolve of a higher standard of morality.
Seems too, yep.
Just as Trump was voted in, so too will RFKjr.
Envy of the world? Come and have a look here in Belgium. Still, a brave and necessary exposé.
We deserve better!!!!!
like MORE FAUCI ? ENJOY!
Hey Caroline how much did you take 💰 💰🤑🤑 from Pharma lobby.
My thoughts exactly. Her personal attack on him is a bad reflection on her
It sounds like he's Pro-vaccine vigilance, comprehensive testing and liability/accountability, what's wrong with Vigilance and Accountability for children and adult consumers, Amy?
That “vigilance” is already done via years of research and going through approval processes. 🤦🏼♀️
Conspiracy theories aren’t “vigilance” - they’re propaganda.
Revealing his abysmal ignorance, RFK Jr. testified that most people dislike Medicaid, because the premiums & deductibles are too high. Medicaid has no premiums & deductibles!
I remember the photos of Caroline Kennedy as a young child watching the funeral procession of her father. I was only a child myself. And I see her now as a woman in politics...her Dad would be proud of her. JFK would certainly admire her standing up to her addicted cousin who takes sides with a maniac.
Thank goodness she hasn't sided with her cousin and the despicable Trump. Thank you for saying how it is Caroline. You are a strong Kennedy woman.
Her own daddy wasn't such a good boy either lol .
give me a break!
“Ask Not “ All the women the Kennedy’s have destroyed , by Maureen Callahan you should read it !
Sorry Caroline that you had to be one to point him out in the crowd
what a sick comment. you have NO CLASS.
@ dearcatlover I feel sorry for you
While I agree, we do not have an enviable healthcare system, I do not think RFK Jr has what it takes to lead our FDA. He has some good ideas but I fear he would go down a rabbit hole.
Greetings from Ireland, leaving emotional listening to Caroline Kennedy, as Americans are craving some intelligence and sanity and common sense from their politicians….. she makes us realise how utterly insane and heinous US politics and politicians have become 😢
Emotion doesn't equate to policy.
She's a manipulative Pharma shill.
Greetings back from an ex Bostonian. It's probably not a lack of intelligence, but US Pols are ALL self-serving, amassing vast generational wealth to hand down to their children. Look at our ex Presidents like Clinton and Obama...$$$$$$$$$$$$. Our Middle Class is buckling, the Democratic Party is truly bizarre (CA. leadership) and our current Federal government is an oligarchy. So with due respect, it's hard to know who to trust...they are all so immensely wealthy, including CK....(Greek tycoon $$, handed down from her mother). It's why so many Americans are not opposed to RFK Jr. questioning and hounding the industrial food and drug industries that have made so many American youngsters sick, fat, depressed, dull, et c. We're in trouble.
@@julieb7785thanks for that, yes of course you’re right, CK is another very rich lady from a very rich family, why would ordinary Americans trust or listen to her. It’s so obviously all about money greed and power, no decency or humanity in US politics, and it’s becoming more Orwellian bit by bit
Blending baby chicks, what a sicko.
I worked at a nature center animal rehab center. This is just basic science, feeding predators! Guess what, unless you are strict vegan, you are biting into animal muscle, and wearing animal skin on your feet. If you are as rich as this Kennedy, you probably line your sofa and car seats in animal skin.
This is a new low for DN, Amy. Palestine is one of the only things you cover well.
PS: I'm a scientist and educator.
To feed hawks ! Pets ! People feed pet snakes live rats and mice .what do you think is in dog food ?
American insurrectionists? Epstein's pedophile billionaire friends? Maybe one day Putin and Elon?
Insurrectionists? Because I think of them every time I see something exit a dog.
Hope you’re a vegan or else you’re a hypocrite. Cant eat a 20 pc chicken nugget from McDonald’s and complain about what a pet owner must do to feed their carnivore pet. Different process same result.