NEW: In an open letter to Joe Rogan, I explain how he got played by FBI director Kash Patel, when Patel was recently on his show. I hope Rogan gets a chance to read it and do his own research. Please pass this on—especially to Rogan fans you know. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Rogan is a virus! A propagandist.. a mysoginist..and an ignorant asshole who platforms every nazi grifter who can convince him to give them a voice! He is one of the most destructive creatures on the planet so WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HELPING TO NORMALIZE HIM? WTF?
With friends like you... yeah.. when Mother Jones is sucking up to monsters like Rogan we are in deep shit! We are in an age of cowardice!
You’re the expert, David, but it’s inaccurate to say Mueller found “no evidence” of a criminal conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign…Mueller said they didn’t find “sufficient” evidence to assure a conviction and that a major reason was Trump’s massive obstruction of the investigation!
Also, in addition to covering up Russia’s attack on our election, Trump reversed 70 years of US (and GOP) policy to support Putin’s primary goals: weaken NATO and our EU alliance, terminate sanctions, make Ukraine a Russian satellite, exit the Clear Skies treaty, add Russia back to the G8, etc…
Big macho Mr. Rogan seems easily "played." He endorsed Trump, didn't he?
Rogan is a right-wing ASSHOLE. He wasn't "played" by Patel. He was an active, knowing, enthusiastic participant in Patel's deceit.
Rogan can’t read
Lol Joe Rogan can’t read
Rogan - 'Whos keeping epstein list hidden?' Us - 'Trumps handpicked head of FBI and AG' Rogan - '...theres just no way to know...'
The intention is noble. However, Joe Rogan gets constantly played by his guests. He doesn't seem very bright and is not curious enough to actually scrutinize the things his many, many problematic guest claim without evidence, which is exactly why his podcast is so harmful.
The day we no longer need to be concerned with the artificially elevated opinions of sub-moronic mouth-breathers will be a great one.
Of course he got played by Kash Patel, Joe Rogan is an imbecilic idiot impersonating a mental minion for the mindless masses How could anyone of integrity or intelligence listen to his drivel?
you are counting on Rogan having a rationalist-based learning curve that is capable of checking automatic adherence to ideology. We shall see....
JR is a willing co conspirator. It’s all scripted. He’s an actor. He’s running a theatre and it’s perpetually booked for the foreseeable future by this entire admin. He knows exactly what he is doing and will do anything for money. Anything.
Does Rogan do research?
Tangential question. Why does he still have a podcast? Don’t we pay him for his full time job as deputy director of the FBI?
The first problem IS the fact that Joe Roidhead does his "own research"!!!
He can read?
Rogan is little more than a carnival barker/song and dance man -- it's his listeners who have been played.
Clearly, he either learned nothing from being played by McFelon in the lead up to the election or he’s just a typical arrogant male dumbass. Or both.
Great job David. Please report back to us if and when he replies.
Trump has the binder on the Russia investigation it disappeared at the end if trumps term ! Rogan spread the lie if school kids being cats and using a liter box it was a lie but it’s still out there. A lie spreads fast but the truth moves at a snails pace. Trump interfered in the 2020 election too.
Because Joe Rogan is a reasonable person, and will admit he was duped by Kash Patel.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair
He is a paid influencer, the only thing he cares about is money😉
His Foxcast….oops I mean podcast is always cloaked in intrigue and surprise for the guests info. Reporting or digging for facts or cornering a guest, especially MAGA’s, is just not done. They think they do but they don’t.
You're spot on, Paul! Rogan's endorsement of Trump says a lot about his character. He's not just a propagandist, but also a pawn in the hands of those who want to spread hate and misinformation.
Certain your protestations have been carefully placed in the circular file. Come on man…, do u actually think a guy who earns 100M gives a rats ass in regards to your stern letter. Power & politics are aphrodisiacs thus Joe Rogan who was a nothing 15 years ago ain’t listening to David Korn.
I transcribed your letter with a crayon and sent it to him so he can understand it.
Did you send him the crayon too in case he gets peckish?
I see, said the blind man.
... to his deaf wife, while their lame daughter ran up the stairs.
Thanks for re-upping this own little scandal by the note FBI Director. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Adorable that you think Rogan or his audience reads
Or that Rogan even cares
Yes, David, Keep elevating White men like Rogan who hold no political office & and betray the middle class & poc on the daily.
Research?! Rogan!? That's funny. 😂😂
Nobody accused Joe Rogan of being a journalist.
Joe Rogan? Overly credulous with a right-wing guest? Knock me over with a feather!
I suspect Joe Rogan knew he was being played and was quite content to be played.
Rogan’s a piece of shit ignoramus who does no research on anything he spews he’s guts out for clicks and subscribers.
He’s easy to play.
Rogan is a caustic, cancerous idiot.
David Corn, I wouldn't hold my breath...
Joe Rogan is a putz. I can't believe he is so relevant. He is exactly like Trump, a host of a TV show.
I LOVE a journalist who links his sources. ♥️
He stands to lose too much if he challenges right wing orthodoxy now. His audience are basically alt-right meatheads and his other gig involves Dana White and he has made his views clear.
Don’t expect a reply, Rogan pretends to care about issues. He just wants to sit in his comfy studio, smoke cigars and crap on and get paid stupid money to do that. He should wear Melanoma’s jacket, “I really don’t care, do U?”
What has happened to the ethics in this country? His first term was bad enough, but now, we really won’t recover. Ps. I have 9,686 followers. I’d love to get to 10k!
Fuck off Joey You supported this you told people to vote for this You knew this was coming just own it Karma is coming for you too Joey Oh excuse my language, but fuck you, Joey 🙄🙄🙄
The real question is, does Rogan care, as long as he gets viewers and therefore more advertising revenue? My guess is no.
A propagandist knows how to play their mark: use your mark’s passing knowledge of an issue by having facts that back your narrative but bury any facts that undermine it; anticipate counter arguments and use selective evidence to parry; exude self-confidence. Rogan got played.
Rogan believes the lies. Even if he didn’t his so called pride would never allow him to admit he could be duped.
Tbh Joe is not that smart
"Joe, if you’ve gotten this far, you’re probably tiring from all these details." ... Know Your Audience might've suggested this all be presented in coloring book format. Rogan is none too swift.
Keep us posted as to his response please.
Rogan gets played by every right wing guest he has on his show. That's why they love him, flatter him, and go on there. He gives them an uncritical platform to espouse their dumb shit ideas under the guise of free speech, and he doesn't know enough to offer any sort of pushback to what they say.
It's obvious that he generally agrees with most of the issues they bring up.
Bc if you don't know any better, their reasoning sounds plausible when you accept their bullshit premises. He doesn't know enough to refute or question them, and there's no one with an opposing viewpoint to easily shoot holes in their nonsense.
Unquestioned beliefs are the real authorities of any culture. If you slip premises by people without them questioning or challenging them, then it's easy to reason out horrifying ends. The things we just accept as true that are not are doing the heavy lifting.
Rogan fans only listen to Rogan, and Rogan is not an intellectual creature; he just follows where his money takes him. The man claimed the other day that a graph in a science article claimed global warming wasn't happening when the TITLE of the article said the opposite. "I'm a fking idiot" Rogan.
Agree, pass it on! I don’t think we need our own Joe Rogan, WE NEED JOE ROGAN!
What?
Yes and why not? He’s clearly not a scholar, which is his appeal; and he’s not evil…at least doesn’t appear to be.
Shocking!😆
Joe Rogan can't read
That’s way too many words for Joe Rogan.
Seems to me Joe Rogan is not a serious interviewer.
I'm sure he got played. But he is prone to being played, because he's dumber than a box of rocks. Just like the 77 million other people who voted for Trump.
Even if Rogan "did his own research" and pushed back on all of Patel's disinformation, waht would it achieve? The right is so far down the rabbit hole on their lies that they just can't turn back. As others have said, the lies form their identity. They cannot walk away from that.
Yes, they reside in an alternate reality now. There is no way to fix some of these broken minds.
Like alcoholics, they must 'hit bottom' and really go through some things...which their 'Dear Leader' is about to serve up.
Getting played every day ... and laughing all the way to the bank.
This article is one of the best I’ve ever read that lays down the facts of “Russiagate” and the disinformation and corruption that heavily influenced the 2016 election. And the disinformation lives to this day by the likes of people such as Kash Patel.
The five stupidest words in the English language: I did my own research. 🥸
I'd be shocked if he read it, and even more shocked if he cared. Not that I disagree with you, but your post isnt about informing rogan, but of posturing. I think we are at the point now where posturing is the height of irrelevance.
What gets me is the absolute personnel night mare we have going on in the White House and the origin of the man who is running the Office of Personnel, we know is Russian, but the rest is a mystery apparently. But all over our government we have incompetent people place there by Trump.
He wasn't played by Patel, he was playing along.
Joe Rogan got played? Joe Rogan plays, and it is staggering how many seemingly intelligent people get played by him.
It's such a sad comment on our current political climate that a rather dim former comedian/martial artist is the "authority" for millions of voters. smdh...
Can someone be “played” if they want to be played?
dude is wasting his time. rogan says whatever keeps people coming back and listening to his horseshit. if he woke up tomorrow and thought doing a 180 on Trump would make him more money than he makes now, he would do it without a second thought.
Getting played is what Rogan does. It’s his business model
The Know Rogan Experience is a fantastic podcast that dissects an interview a week exposing the lies, the fallacious arguments, and the conspiracy theories of his RW guests. The only topic Rogan ever pushes back on is human evolution—everything else goes unchallenged unless his guest is a Democrat.
Maybe Kash Patel can explain in detail why the trump campaign was in routine clandestine talks with Russian intel and Kremlin officials in 2016 while lying to the FBI about all of their contacts. And maybe explain why Manafort passed US voter targeting data to Rus Intel. What was the purpose?
Krash and Bingo will soon need a safe space Why is Bongo's head the size of a toaster?
Fuck Joe Rogan
Again: the job no one wants.
Yeah ewww
The phrase "useful idiot" comes to mind.
Bold assumption that Rogan can actually read
Excellent summary. But 4 Rogan TLDR. U had him @ “So OK Trump 2 use Russian information stolen from DNC but not Dems benefit indirectly from overzealous FBI?” Where is the engineering? Trump’s side or Clinton? Remember: these are the same peeps who took bleach, not vax, on DJT’s hint. KoolAid much?
Now to my pet peeve: Misuse of “perpetuate.” The Right has decided to use it instead “perpetrate.” Have these dweebs never seen a police procedural? Do they not know what a “perp walk” is? Do they think it’s “St. Perpetration” in the Catholic church? “Lord, what fools these morons be!” MND 3.2
They don't read. They only listen to what some roided out chud vomits onto a podcast.
Hasn't he already done enough of his "own research"?
Rogan & fools don't research shit. They slammed Biden over the "civil war air bases" comment, not realizing it was actually a Trump comment. When corrected they wrote it off. They. Don't. Care.
He knows. He wants that to happen. Keeps the rubes engaged.
That’s kind of you, David, but Joe Rogan LETS his guests play him, it’s part of the deal.
Awesome letter - thank you for writing.
Getting played is the point of his show. Platforming lunatics. If he didn’t act credulous in the face of bullshit his show wouldn’t exist.
Would a guy like Rogan begin to understand the complexities going on here?
Gets played? Rogan is in on it.
Can we start with the definition of collusion and the definition of conspiracy? Trump and some members of his campaign are very much guilty of collusion and collusion is not a crime. Conspiracy is. He had no problem with Russia providing him assistance. And far from being a hoax. Time to end this
I’m no expert on Joe Rogan, but I doubt he would ever read all that. He seems like more of a vibes guy.
Listen to Rogan’s interview with RFKjr. It’s full of inaccuracies and conspiracy theories with no push back from Rogan. Either Rogan is willfully ignorant and easily hoodwinked or he doesn’t mind spreading misinformation as truth as long as he rakes in money. Either way, he’s a scourge on society.
Thanx. But no thanx.🤢
Joe Rogan is built for little else. He is the political and cultural equivalent of Snot, cousin Eddie's Rottie that rolls over on your feet, exposing its diseased package, to demand getting played with.
Rogan just asks questions, he doesn't do research or try to find answers
Joe Rogan is always full of excrement
You listening @joerogantop.bsky.social
He is not
No one wants to hear anything from Joe Rogan nor see him . Let him sit in his own dumb sauce.
Does Rogan know how to read?
Bingo. Mr. Corn: RU pulling our leg addressing this to Rogan? “Mr. TLDR”?🤭
Oh, bless your heart! You really believe that Joe CARES what he's airing? Come the fuck ON, yo! Joe only cares about getting listeners, NOT in whether what he airs is factual! When will you people wake up?
Rogan and his show have to be two of the most overrated entities on the internet. What does Rogan know? Just because he's popular, that of course means nothing. He's not savvy
Demographics: Half the population is of below average IQ. That’s 185 million. Sizable audience to exploit.
Joe don’t care, he is an influencer. More clicks more revenue.
Uh no, we don't do Rogan in this tribe, but thanks anyway.
He's a stupid GOP shill. Let Rogan rot!
Good for you, David Corn. It seems that Rogan's been showing some awakened gray matter of late. Boy do we need it.
Rogan likely does not care that he was “played”. He is a character, his whole show is a hollow performance. Intellectual discourse doesn’t seem to be a thing that matters to him in the least.
Joe Rogan would have to have people distill this information. He would be open to hearing it, but he would need some major help understanding the events and background. I hope he has you on.
@joeroganhq.bsky.social @joerogantop.bsky.social
Rogan is a washed up game show host that uses being stupid and want to be tough guy to bring in listeners to then spew his stupidity. I doubt he will read your letter.
He’s not the brightest bulb on the MAGA tree.
I can’t see him reading that
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I really don’t think Rogan cares about the truth. If he such a student of truth, why is he only oooo’g ahhh’g the likes of Patel? The truth is there, has been for 8+ years. Just not his truth 🙄
If Rogan was gonna fact check, he would have done it by now. He can afford to hire a team to double blind fact check everything he says but he prefers to blather first, then look for stuff on the internet to prove his steroid fueled hypothesis are true afterwards.
EXCELLENT article, David!! Well done, indeed. Thank you.
Just boycott Rogan he is useless, make his online presence irrelevant permanently.
Cmon. Rogan has a huge following at Texas A&M. Proof enough for me that he's an Idiot.
Rogan loves to play the credulous simpleton. If he’s actually pretending.
Excellent piece, David. It's 5-star work and still hugely important. I am convinced Putin is the reason so many voters in this country are in the cult of MAGA - the impact of overwhelming disinformation. Nothing matters more than the truth, and MAGA are incapable of seeing the real truth.
Rogan’s mammoth Spotify contract was allegedly underwritten by Putin so wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for him to retract anything he or Patel said. Trump lifted some Russian sanctions today after massive bombings of Ukraine. Trump is likely a Russian asset.
Dear Mr. Corn, but then He-man, manly man Joe would have to do the one thing He-men manly men don’t do for fear of being weakling, meek unmanly men. Admit he was wrong.
I’m curious why Rubio, well aware of the details, is still happy to be Trump’s lapdog? Is it as simple as lacking a soul or is there more to his game? The fact that Manafort was involved at all should’ve tipped off red flags for everyone.
He doesn’t care. He knows he’s a right wing gateway. He doesn’t care.
Can't cheat an honest man.
Excellent summary of the whole smarmy 2016 election mess. Question for Patel: why is Trump so enamored of Putin and so antagonistic to Zelenskyy? Could it be that Trump has a dream of building a Trump tower in Moscow? And that Zelenskyy beat Putin's pawn Poroshenko?
Rogan agrees with anybody sitting in front of him.
Two guys made of the same cloth.
😳😳😳
Not the first. Rogan is a stand up comedian and a game show host.
A great summary, David. That's the real service done by your piece. As for Rogan and his 21st century 'dittoheads', I suspect this is casting your pearls before swine. Nevertheless, thanks for this.
I think it's his viewers that got played, David...
It's almost like Rogan is a stupid person's idea of a smart person.
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Hey Joe Rogan, maybe you can just read the DC National Guard website to help learn why 10,000 or 20,000 guardsman must be bs. The DC NG is the only national guard unit that reports directly to the president. They don't have 20,000 guardsman. They have less than 3,000. dc.ng.mil/About-Us/
You can even read Christopher Miller's Jan 4th memo. commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...
It would also be good if Rogan read this article by Emptywheel. www.emptywheel.net/2022/02/13/k...
The difficulty with asking someone like Rogan to read voluminous reports is that they won't. Might be better to volunteer to be on his podcast, figure out how to reduce your message to simple-to-understand bullet points, like Rubio being in change of the senate intelligence report and what it said.
He needs Reaganesque flash cards, backed up by video clips under 60 secs.
It’s not hard to play someone who immediately believes whatever you tell them
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Chris Wray was recommended to Trump for the FBI by Chris Christie after Wray defended him during the Bridgegate crimes. www.wnyc.org/story/when-c...
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I hope Beto goes on Joe Rogan.
Rogan has a high school education and has been abusing booze, heroin, coke, steroids etc etc for about 4 decades so he didnt get played, he’s just really really fucking dumb
You mean RFK Jr!?
Right?!? Fucking country is doomed
Excellent article. Thanks for sharing.
Joe Rohan is another uneducated and stupid individual.
