The Q&Q For 3/15/24

This week’s quote (ok, well, phrase) comes to us from independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, Jr., who said that he’s been talking to Aaron Rodgers about joining his ticket “pretty continuously.”

1. Kennedy has considered several potential running mates. Who has NOT been on the list?

A) Sen. Rand Paul.

B) Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

C) Techie Andrew Yang.

D) Self-help guru Marianne Williamson.

2. In addition to Rodgers who made the short list?

A) Eli Manning.

B) Tom Brady.

C) Patrick Mahomes.

D) Jessie Ventura.

3. Which of the following things do Kennedy and Rodgers NOT have in common?

A) A dislike for needles.

B) A fascination with conspiracy theories.

C) A penchant for saying the damndest things.

D) The judgement to be president of a Rotary Club.

4. Who does RFK’s candidacy hurt more?

A) Biden because he comes from Democratic royalty.

B) Trump because he’ll erode his base among Americans with a tenuous grasp of reality.

C) Neither because Democrats who think they’re voting for his father and Never Trump Republicans who can’t bring themselves to vote for Biden but who still want to vote for somebody will cancel themselves out.

D) Neither because he’s running on a whole different plane of existence.

5. If Rodgers does join him, what will be their ticket’s slogan?

A) Four Weird Years!

B) Make America Strange Again!

C) New Leadership For a Parallel Universe!

D) We’re Not the Other Guys!

6. Which of these things did RFK’s father, Bobby Kennedy, NOT say?

A) “I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.”

B) “Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.”

C) “There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?”

D) “People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.”

7. If Rodgers is on the ticket will Wisconsinites vote for him?

A) Let us get through our month-long darkness retreat and then maybe we’ll let you know.

B) Did we vote? Yeah, we’ve been counted.

C) We thought Aaron would make a great VP, but now we’re thinking maybe Jordon Love could be better and with less maintenance.

D) We’ll announce it on the Pat McAfee show.

Answers

1: D

2: D

3: D

4: C. The reasons might be speculation, but a recent poll found that RFK would only increase Trump’s lead by one point, well within the margin of error. He pretty much takes equally from both candidates.

5: All are possibilities, but D might actually work for them.

6: Trick question. You probably thought it was D, but actually he said them all.

7. All answers are acceptable, but we like B the best.

Well, that’s all we’ve got for this week. It’s St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday. I’m making corned beef, potatoes, onions, carrots and (a Wisconsin touch) sauerkraut. Just throw a bunch of stuff in a pot of boiling water and eat a couple hours later. The Irish are culinary geniuses. One thing people don’t know about me is that I’m Irish. It was O’Cieslewicz, but it got shortened in one of those Ellis Island deals.

Anyway, see you Monday.