"After I told him I worked for the local congressman, Austin Murphy, he called me "Austin's boy," and that earned me a few freebies of his famously potent drinks. His "frog" voice was legendary, and it came, I assume, from cigarettes, and while it may have been rough around the edges, it was attached to a benevolent, gregarious man. Froggy died way too young, at 62, of emphysema."
"I tell you that story because Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also has a raspy voice that is much more grating than Froggy's ever was. But that's where the similarity ends. Froggy Morris's voice came from life and love, while the noise emanating from RFK Jr..is coming out of a selfish, crass, and very unlikable individual. Yes, you should tread lightly on mockery when a medical condition, spasmodic dysphonia, is the cause of his raspy rasp; however, here's the blunt truth."
"Kennedy's croak isn't quaint. It's nauseating, because it's married to misinformation and malevolence. It doesn't merely carry his words; it articulates his deadly poison. Kennedy ribbits not just into microphones, but into the nation's bloodstream, spreading lies and conspiracy theories, undermining public health, and doing lasting damage to the most vulnerable among us. His "frogginess" is a metaphor not for warmth, but for coldheartedness. His ribbits are rabid."
Steve "Froggy" Morris had a raspy, chain‑smoking voice that reflected warmth, generosity, and community; he died at 62 of emphysema. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also has a raspy voice, sometimes caused by spasmodic dysphonia, but that rasp is described as grating and weaponized. The raspy tone is portrayed as amplifying misinformation, conspiracy theories, and malevolence that harm public health institutions and vulnerable people. The rasp is framed as coldhearted rather than endearing. Kennedy testified for three hours before the Senate Finance Committee, where his croak proved particularly grating to observers.
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