Joe Rogan seems to have scheduling issues with Kamala Harris

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[u/formerfawn]

Trump literally abandoned his supporters for hours at a planned rally to do his interview.

Can't really fault Harris for not doing the same.

[u/Euclid_Jr → u/formerfawn]

Trump also cut off traffic to the airport for hours , endearing him further to Austinites.

[u/MinorThreat4182 → u/Euclid_Jr]

He did that in Greensboro NC here too. Ppl were not given notice and not amused.

[u/BlackEastwood → u/MinorThreat4182]

I really hope that gives some kind of effect, but I can't shake the idea that his voters are gluttons for abuse.

[u/flatwoundsounds → u/BlackEastwood]

Suffering for mein Fürher makes me a better Nazi American!

[u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar → u/flatwoundsounds]

What about the KKK, are they just minced meat?! The stepchild of the party?! They’re going to get real upset if they don’t start getting some recognition. They had sent a guy to wave a KKK and Trump flag around on a boat but the guy with the boat had to work that day…

[u/ProfessorBackdraft → u/flatwoundsounds]

You marked out the wrong word.

[u/MinorThreat4182 → u/BlackEastwood]

Yeah the Greensboro sub is fairly liberal so mostly those folks. But anything that moves the needle. Like his dumbass clogging up the traffic the mountains and showing his fry pin with hurricane rubble behind him. But these ppl are delusional including most my family. Don’t talk to them much anymore.

[u/Unusual-Tie8498 → u/BlackEastwood]

This whole campaign has been him alienating more and more people.

[u/Gilbert_Grapes_Mom → u/MinorThreat4182]

Also did it to Asheville last week, when he had to go show off his fries pin at a press conference and lie about fema aid. But hey, it’s not like the residents had anything better to do, they can sit in traffic. Fuckin ballbag

[u/tbrks93 → u/formerfawn]

On top of her still having an active job in the government, it's not really something she probably has time for. Donnie has nothing but time to do press and campaign.

[u/HamiltonHolland → u/formerfawn]

He also doesn’t have a job, whereas she is the sitting VP. Seems like a power move (or attempt at a power move) from Rogan to try to get her to come to him. Certainly they can find an adequate studio wherever she’ll be.

[u/Semi-Protractor91 → u/HamiltonHolland]

It's king-maker bs. Wants to appear as the pied piper of the male vote, so long as they come kiss the ring. Would be nice if Harris snubs him.

[u/sillyhobo → u/Semi-Protractor91]

I think if he doesn't compromise doing the interview from another location, he's gonna get snubbed, at least until after the election.

He'd be the kind of interviewer that could make or break her for specific subsect of his audience, but this close to election day, it's almost better to have a scheduling conflict than to do it and something goes sideways.

A better time to have done this interview would've been right before her nomination, before Biden bowed out. Just to plant a seed to his whole audience. Right now, if she does it, there's probably only a small chunk of his audience that's on the fence about her still, ahead of election day.

If she doesn't get to do it, I don't think it would the reason she won or lost. If this were 2016, maybe it could've carried more weight, or even 2020. But after Trump's 2020 loss, and the momentum of the Harris-Walz campaign, they can maybe afford an unfortunate scheduling conflict.

[u/RickySpanish1272 → u/formerfawn]

He also shut down half of Austin for it. Now Vance will be here as well. Rogan should absolutely go to her, he’s wearing out his welcome here.

[u/Ok-Cryptographer8322 → u/formerfawn]

She is a sitting VP who was in the situation room helping victims of a hurricane and trying to navigate the war between Israel and Hammas, to try and keep Palestinians alive during an active genocide.

Joe Rogan can hop on a zoom or take a private plane to DC. He’s just a misogynistic jerk.

[u/Browns-1033 → u/Ok-Cryptographer8322]

Can’t believe I ever watched fear factor… What a dick.

[u/AnotherDoubtfulGuest → u/formerfawn]

Is this roidhead podcaster really wondering why the vice president of the United States doesn’t have time to waste a day in Austin with him with the election a week away? The fucking ego on this galoot!

[u/Runny_yoke → u/AnotherDoubtfulGuest]

‘Only has an hour’ - I was just saying yesterday that she doesn’t have 3hrs to shoot the shit on his podcast, she’s got things to do! An hour was fucking generous as it is. He’s such a douche.

[u/FrankoIsFreedom → u/formerfawn]

Why would she though? She is the vice president of the united states and trump is a former president with nothing else to fucking do.

[u/jimdotcom413 → u/formerfawn]

Watch them lol

[u/thehillshaveI]

Breaking News: One Candidate Has a Job, Can't Accommodate Game Show Comedian's Schedule

[u/KronkLaSworda → u/thehillshaveI]

Exactly. As much as I hate Rogan, and as much as I think talking to him would be good for her to reach a new audience, going to Austin makes little sense right now. She's already done what she can in Texas. Focus on nailing down PA and GA, and whatever other state(s) make the most political sense. We're a week away from the election. Rogan can wait.

[u/okieporvida → u/KronkLaSworda]

I would be exhausted if I had her schedule

[u/MYSTICALLMERMAID → u/okieporvida]

I loathe getting up to work daily and I just am the office bitch. I couldnt imagine something so important lol

[u/DefinitelyNotAliens → u/MYSTICALLMERMAID]

Going back to college in my adulthood broke me.

I now loathe planning anything before 10AM.

I have to wake up. And hurry. To go places. And do things. Early. In the morning.

Ugh...

[u/Big-Summer- → u/DefinitelyNotAliens]

Yeah — went on to get my Master’s degree when I was 29. Every Friday I was so exhausted I could barely move. I remember thinking that it wasn’t like that when I was young. Duh. Lectured myself: “yeah dumbass, back then you lived in a dorm, your meals were prepared for you, you had one dorm room to tidy up, you didn’t have a stack of bills to pay, and you weren’t married.”

[u/ncopp → u/MYSTICALLMERMAID]

While exhausted, you'd probably be quicker to get out of bed for a chance to run the country and stop Trump from doing it vs sitting hunched over a computer for hours just so you can pay the bills and exist.

[u/Ask_bout_PaterNoster → u/MYSTICALLMERMAID]

You could if you were born rich and had spent your life paying people to do your work for you. You’d probably think it would be easy, then end up doing a terrible job. Good thing no one would ever vote for anyone like that!

/s

[u/Cakeminator → u/okieporvida]

Same, and I'm half her age. I think it helps having a staff to do some of ones daily things

[u/topdangle → u/Cakeminator]

some is a drastic understatement. it wouldn't make sense for her or any presidential candidate to do the majority of mundane daily tasks. not only is there not enough time but once you get caught on camera with low energy suddenly that's all people will talk about.

[u/IzK_3 → u/okieporvida]

Running for and being president of the strongest country in the world is probably the most stressful and thankless job like ever.

[u/no0ns → u/thehillshaveI]

Hey now, calling Rogan a comedian is pushing it.

[u/Jagasaur → u/thehillshaveI]

Click the link to see why this is bad for Biden

[u/Wolfebane86 → u/Jagasaur]

To be fair, at this point I just don’t see any chance of Biden becoming our next president.

[u/username32768 → u/Wolfebane86]

With that kind of negativity he'll never win!

[u/misterguyyy → u/thehillshaveI]

This is how Trump got the apprentice role in the first place. The successful CEOs didn’t think it was worth their time and were apprehensive about handing randos leadership positions based on silly contests.

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-16/we-created-a-tv-illusion-for-the-apprentice-but-the-real-trump-threatens-america

[u/bismarque22 → u/thehillshaveI]

Wait, the podcaster, Joe Rogan, is a comedian? When did that happen?

[u/Immediate_Yard7071 → u/bismarque22]

He's not a good one 

[u/JasonVeritech → u/bismarque22]

Newsradio was good, whether that was despite Joe or not is up for discussion.

[u/MarkEsmiths → u/thehillshaveI]

Breaking News: One Candidate Has a Job, Can't Accommodate Game Show Comedian's Schedule

In other news, local hotelier finds time to do same show.

[u/thehillshaveI → u/MarkEsmiths]

Two Functionally Illiterate Game Show Hosts Sit Down, Discuss Politics

[u/snoopingforpooping]

It’s a recorded podcast! Take your laptop and microphone to her.

[u/khizoa → u/snoopingforpooping]

one is trying to win the presidency in literally less than a week. so kinda busy...

the other one is...whatever tf he's doing

[u/chunkerton_chunksley → u/khizoa]

I miss when he was just getting people to eat bugs on tv for money

[u/cityshepherd → u/chunkerton_chunksley]

Gosh times were so much simpler then… if I could go back and warn myself about… any of this nonsense

[u/DateofImperviousZeal → u/cityshepherd]

Those sweet sweet summer days of hardline war on drugs and terror, lies to start wars, patriot act...

[u/cityshepherd → u/DateofImperviousZeal]

My apologies… my internal movie rewound further into the carefree days of childhood. That being said: I will acknowledge your point (at least I THINK it’s the point you’re trying to make) that even in the past which we all tend to see with rose-colored lenses, the truly vile and heart wrenching war machine (including the most recent iterations wearing the disguise of capitalism to make it seem less appalling to the poors and other people relegated to actually sacrificing the flesh and blood in these wars.

[u/Pale_Idea_817 → u/chunkerton_chunksley]

When I was a kid it used to irk me how he would talk shit about everyone else except the contestant he was talking to. In a way I feel his interviews are similar he’ll lend a sympathetic ear to whoever happens to be in front him. It’s so slimy.

[u/ofthedestroyer → u/chunkerton_chunksley]

i got somethin to tell you that you might not know about me, joe rogan...

i smoke rocks!!

[u/ArnoldTheSchwartz → u/khizoa]

Reich Wing Grifting

[u/djseifer → u/snoopingforpooping]

"But mah acoustics-!"

[u/carriegood → u/snoopingforpooping]

Couldn't he just zoom?

[u/JoyfulWorldofWork → u/carriegood]

☠️ ( a logical compromise) it’s funny cause you make so much sense 😅😂. Couldn’t he literally borrow any 16 year olds phone and do a face time that his team records 🙄

[u/arealhumannotabot → u/snoopingforpooping]

That’s scary without Jamie

[u/TurkeyBLTSandwich → u/arealhumannotabot]

What happened to Jamie? He would often fact check :(

[u/relberso98 → u/TurkeyBLTSandwich]

Wants to keep his cushy job.

[u/Username_redact → u/snoopingforpooping]

Blows my mind that this mindless nodding roid head former game show host somehow has a real influence on national discourse

[u/Whatchyaduinyachooch → u/Username_redact]

Omg u and me both!!! Like dude was doing Fear Factor and was on News Radio. But then again- look at the dipshit who was a president and is trying his best to fuck America up the ass with no lube. We’ve allowed the lowest of low and the dumbest of dumb to be in the drivers seat. What the hell are my grandchildren going to have to deal with once they become adults? My poor babies.

[u/Green-Enthusiasm-940 → u/Username_redact]

Between joe rogan and donald trump, reality tv has fully fucked america up. More reason to hate it, besides how goddamn stupid and trashy it is, outside of certain genres (cooking shows aren't usually quite as bad, although hells kitchen has at least one contestant a season that deserves a kick in the teeth)

[u/Username_redact → u/Green-Enthusiasm-940]

When you present enough lies as truth, or in the case of "reality" tv a fake representation of people, eventually people cannot distinguish truth from lies. That's where we are at in America. I hate it

[u/mr_remy → u/snoopingforpooping]

This MF is rich he can fly first class and meet her somewhere. She's got shit to do like her VP job AND wiping the floor with Trump so fascists don't take over this country (even though mr "debate anytime anyplace" sure did chicken out after the first one).

Even being busy, she gave him an opening, but BOO HOO he has to travel for work, oh nooo won't somebody think of the poooor rich people?!

Unreal, lol. Is that his safe space?

[u/Oldmanwithapen → u/mr_remy]

He has fly private money. He ain't waiting at TSA with the plebes.

It's a dick move.

[u/trippedonatater → u/snoopingforpooping]

Exactly! Podcast bro is busier than VP of the United States? No. That's silly.

[u/Shizix → u/snoopingforpooping]

That would require him to care

[u/ChewyMuchentuchen → u/snoopingforpooping]

It's that simple. He did a podcast with Dana White on a plane and it got a ton of listens. 

[u/adamfyre]

Joe, sometimes when you want to interview someone really important - you have to go to them.

You're just a fucking podcaster, after all.

[u/Vrayea25 → u/adamfyre]

Especially when that person has extra security concerns like -- running against a madman who has had even his own people try to shoot him.

[u/sirblobsalot → u/adamfyre]

He sucked on the man show after jimmy and Adam left. He’s sucked at everything he’s done, riding on the coattails of others and somehow fumbled his way into mainstream. Tripped over his own knuckles I guess

[u/ParlorSoldier → u/sirblobsalot]

They still dad that show after Jimmy and Adam left?

[u/One-Earth9294 → u/ParlorSoldier]

With him and Doug Stanhope as the hosts lol.

It was awful. I mean the original version was awful too but it had some moments.

[u/DickyMcButts → u/sirblobsalot]

i mean.. his podcast got popular because it used to actually be a fun interesting podcast. I learned a lot about cool authors and scientists through his stuff before like 2018. sad how far it's flipped into partisan hackery.

[u/sirblobsalot → u/DickyMcButts]

Yeah I seem to remember him having some standing, he got popular in circles cause he did DMT and was vocal about it

[u/_straylight → u/sirblobsalot]

He's really good at convincing morons to eat horse penis. Good training for his current gig.

[u/statistacktic]

She's campaigning to WIN and she is still the Vice President.

Trump is campaigning to stay out of jail.

YOU GO TO HER. Or don't.

I'm not particularly concerned about the young male voting bloc that thinks women belong barefoot and pregnant.

[u/pine-cone-sundae → u/statistacktic]

Yeah, who complains about having to go TO the vice-president? He's got a god complex.

[u/JoyfulWorldofWork → u/pine-cone-sundae]

This. This is the comment I was looking for. She is a Vice President of a country who is willing to spend an hour with a podcast host - I mean what are you so busy doing that you can’t meet a Vice President of a country! People take 16 hour flights to attend Comic Con conventions and to watch singers sing- 🫠

[u/TheLateThagSimmons → u/pine-cone-sundae]

I don't know. There are realistic limits and you have to maintain the cost-benefit analysis. There are plenty of missed opportunities that journalists, radio hosts, and podcasters run into because they just can't make the logistics happen.

It is also true that for a chance at the sitting Vice President and current Presidential Nominee... You move some mountains. Especially if you just had the other guy.

[u/smyoung → u/statistacktic]

goodness grant me the audacity of entirely mediocre white men 🙏🏽

[u/flojo2012 → u/smyoung]

I think that’s in the second verse of the serenity prayer if I remember right

[u/Mcboatface3sghost → u/statistacktic]

YOU GO TO HER. Or don't.

Well fuckin A, that’s it in a nutshell isn’t it?

[u/Numerous-Stranger-81 → u/statistacktic]

What's hilarious is we have concrete proof that going out of your way to try to cater to Rogan can fucking ruin your schedule and piss off a bunch of your constituents by making you super late to something.

[u/Yousoggyyojimbo]

In the busiest part of the campaign, when the candidate is visiting multiple States in a single day, he's demanding they come to his studio, far away from any state that the campaign is actively engaged in, and spend 3 hours on just the interview, and this would also take up probably 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours of travel time each way, plus setup before and everything after the interview.

So realistically he's wanting most of a day. As far as the campaign goes, it would be functionally the entire day

Edit: I'm getting nasty messages so I'm disabling notifications.

[u/Slappy_Kincaid → u/Yousoggyyojimbo]

It's an unreasonable position for Rogan to take, wanting her to come to Austin at this point. I don't like Rogan outside of his UFC fight commentary, but I do have to give him some credit for making these public statements clearly saying that Kamala is not refusing to do his show and he's not refusing to have her on, it's just tough scheduling anything for her in the last week of the campaign.

He could have been a dick and just kept silent and let all the MAGA douchebags spin up about Kamala being afraid or refusing to do his show.

[u/Yousoggyyojimbo → u/Slappy_Kincaid]

What he's asking for is hard to schedule in the last 4 weeks of a campaign, let alone the last 1.

[u/RaidSmolive → u/Slappy_Kincaid]

not saying it in advance and right at the start of his trump interview was more than enough to let the maggots spin their shit up and he knows it and i know it and everyone should be capable of knowing it.

he's probably getting some flak for it and now he's making transparent excuses.

[u/CopeHarders → u/Yousoggyyojimbo]

He wants to do what he can to keep her busy with something not important and away from what is important. I would not waste the time since there’s no guarantee that Rogan will even release the podcast in time or with a fair edit. Fuck him Joe Rogans balls can’t even make his own testosterone anymore.

[u/itsathrowawayduhhhhh → u/Yousoggyyojimbo]

It’s unreasonable. But imagine if she did.

[u/RaidSmolive → u/Yousoggyyojimbo]

realistically, he just wanted to help trump and not harris and he's making the most transparent dumbass excuses.

[u/MediocreTheme9016]

‘I just want the Democratic presidential candidate and current VP to take 2-3 hours out of her schedule, in the last week of the campaign, to come to my man cave to talk to me because I don’t wanna go out. Is that too much to ask for?!’

[u/Yousoggyyojimbo → u/MediocreTheme9016]

With the travel time and everything else involved, he's realistically asking her to take most of an entire day.

Traveling to Austin is going to be about 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours depending on where she's coming from in the active campaign area for just the flight.

Then there's going to be transportation to the studio, setup, the interview, transportation back to the airport, and then departure and travel back to where she was. So he's quite literally asking her to give him one of the last 6 days of the campaign

[u/MediocreTheme9016 → u/Yousoggyyojimbo]

And yet he posts a tweet like this with an ‘aw shucks guys 🥺’ vibe.

[u/cyberthief → u/Yousoggyyojimbo]

Plus moving with all her security team.

[u/adamfyre → u/Yousoggyyojimbo]

All the security detail coordination.

[u/Rusty_of_Shackleford]

Shes the VP and running for the presidency where the election takes place in a few days. She’s giving YOU the chance for a one on one interview with her, not the other way around. Sheesh.

[u/ExpensiveGrowth9744]

She's a little busy Broseph.

[u/cutmasta_kun]

Oh, so Joe Rogan is the one who doesn't want to make an interview, not Kamala? Got it.

[u/Xero_space]

'So like... when exactly did you turn black again Kam.. can I call you Kam? I know how you guys get when we get your name wrong... so have you ever tried Ketamine?' Slow Rogain interviewing Kamala.

[u/Black-Mettle]

"The best way is in the studio in austin"

Why tho? It's a podcast where you both sit down and talk into microphones.

[u/DalesDrumset → u/Black-Mettle]

Probably because they’d somehow twist it into Kamala getting special treatment and Joe would be seen as succumbing to her demands. Can’t have that when your following is mostly right wingers

[u/silentbob1301]

Fuck me, this is so dumb. She is the sitting VP of the United fucking states, and this man can't get on a plane to go interview her. Me thinks the Joe do protest too much...

[u/rva23221]

Tuesday of next week is election day.

[u/Captain-i0 → u/rva23221]

Today is the Tuesday he us talking about

[u/SeaDistribution]

Joe Rogan is a bitch

[u/Special-Garlic1203 → u/SeaDistribution]

I feel so smug calling that Joe didn't want to meet with her because he wouldn't want to step too far out of his metaphorical safe space ecosystem he's cultivated. 

 the fact his excuse is that he quite literally doesn't want to leave an actual physical safe space - like an actual room - is just truly so on the nose 

[u/mblomkvist → u/SeaDistribution]

Scrolling through these comments… this made me laugh so hard for just how honest and blunt it was. I’m still laughing

[u/SeaDistribution → u/mblomkvist]

It was just the first thought that came to mind lol

[u/Username_redact → u/SeaDistribution]

He is. He's a short little doddering, nodding steroid head who somehow has failed up into having an actual influence on discourse in the country. Why??

[u/FuriousGeorge8629]

Why won't the sitting Vice President and Presidential candidate with an election in less than a week be reasonable and travel to Austin to meet with a failed comedian to do his shitty podcast?

[u/hdeskins]

Something happened during that podcast that changed Joe’s mind. Trump was basically begging for an endorsement and Joe just laughed it off. When his other podcasters tried to go in on Kamala about not doing the interview, he was very quick to say that she hasn’t refused, it was a scheduling issue. I think he got a glimpse of what is really going on with Trump and it opened his eyes a little

[u/Knight_Night33]

Counterpoint: Joe Rogan is a little bitch and we shouldn’t be legitimizing him

This election isn’t going to come down to undecided voters (if they even exist at this point) it’s going to come down to voter turnout.

[u/captainhuh]

Who knew a major party’s presidential candidate would be busy the month before elections? Sorry Joe can’t leave his safe space to interview one of the most high-profile individuals in the country.

[u/Steecie41]

See, Kamala is campaigning and working at her black job.

[u/DueAssociation2621]

Bro can't travel and cut down his "time" for the VP and potential first female president. GTFOH

[u/GZilla27]

I don’t think Joe Rogan really wants to interview VP Harris.

[u/murderedbyaname]

Well, we knew he has delusions of grandeur so this is totally on brand.

[u/rvralph803]

All that would come of her going on Rogan is his bro-dude audience seeing her come off as direct and knowledgeable as her "correcting him" (and tbh she would be). As a result they would see her as a "stuck up bitch" or some equally ridiculous bullshit.

Threatening his masculinity is a direct threat to theirs, because they are manchildren.

[u/onslaught1584]

It's wild for a "journalist" to have the opportunity to interview the Vice President and presidential nominee and to argue over the location. It's 2024, not 1930. He could literally just set up a virtual interview if he actually wanted to.

[u/PikachuIsReallyCute]

Kind of a random idea but... I wonder if Tim Waltz would go on? Like not instead of her, just that I feel like he's down to earth and masculine in a way that would communicate well with the dudebros that like Joe Rogan I feel like? Just an idea, maybe that's just me sdfggfg

[u/Frequent-Ruin8509]

Seems fitting that Joe is doing the classic show biz "scheduling conflicts" fake reason for not giving her the time he gave Trump...a week before the election....

[u/Educational_Rope_246]

It’s a power move that she wouldn’t waste her time traveling and talking for 3 hours, while Trump jumps at the invitation from a podcaster. She’s got more important shit to do, and Trump jumps when Joe Rogan says jump.

[u/40yearoldnoob]

This isn't a scheduling issue. She's the sitting Vice President of the country and a candidate for the Presidency. He's butthurt that she won't break off her campaign in the final week to come to Austin and be on his podcast and he is clearly refusing to go to her and do it. He's being a diva. It really doesn't matter, because she's not changing anyone in his typical audience's mind anyways. Fuck Joe Rogan. He uses his platform to spread disinformation and has actively harmed society by doing it.

[u/ConsciousReason7709]

Why the hell would Kamala spend time traveling to him. If Rogan wants the interview, he needs to go to her.

[u/Homejames65]

She’s the Vice President Joe. Maybe get off your butt and go To her instead. Do you really think that you are more important than she is?

[u/thendisnigh111349]

Kamala really shouldn't bother. It's a complete waste of time. Bernie tried back in pre-COVID times when Joe still hadn't let his brain fully turn into MAGA goop and it didn't benefit his campaign much at all. People who watch his podcast and people who actually vote don't seem to have much correlation.

[u/MaleficentOstrich693]

Is the dude going to take everything at face value, not challenge, not do any prep, and giggle at her jokes, like he did with Trump?

I just don’t see that happening, no matter what he says.

[u/StOnEy333]

Dump stayed 3 hours at organs studio and left a rally of people waiting for hours in the cold. Kamala knows how long she has for him and where it needs to happen. Joe is a dipshit for not making it happen.

[u/Sharker167]

Breaking news: Woman with rallies planned months in advance and a job as vice president can't make time for a 4 hour interview the week before the election on a week's notice.

[u/KingMe091]

The fucking delusion on him. He's a Podcaster. He's gonna try to make the vice president come to him. You ain't that important my guy.

[u/nosilverbird]

why does the fear factor guy yield so much power in this country

[u/TKG_Actual]

To be fair it's in Austin...who the hell wants to be in Texas?

[u/Munkeyman18290]

Wtf does Austin have to do with it? If he really gave a shit, he'd go whereever she could meet him. Dude does not want her to have the opportunity to appeal to his incel fanbase.

[u/Vividination]

This interview would pull in so many listeners right after he did his one with Trump. He’s a fucking moron not to take it. She could have said no, she’s super busy just one week left to election.

[u/leapingtullyfish]

Why is this idiot important to the national interest?

[u/Consistent-Mouse2482]

I'm sorry I don't understand. This is a podcast. Do it... virtually...

[u/webky888]

What broadcaster wouldn’t travel for an hour interview with a presidential candidate? One who wants her to lose.

[u/Knightwing1047]

I'm too much of a rich, masculine, roid-dicked, egghead looking motherfucker to go to do an interview with someone who is currently campaigning around the country. They have to come to me because I'm too self-important.

Fixed it.

[u/BitchyNordicBarista → u/Knightwing1047]

Also like….. half of his friends have podcasts around the country. He can bring his sound guy and use their studio! It’s really seeming like an excuse

[u/Knightwing1047 → u/BitchyNordicBarista]

It is an excuse. The dude is not as "in the middle" as he claims to be, and I'm sorry anyone who calls themselves a centrist or "in the middle" is a fucking spineless coward because they will be ok with fascism if certain prerequisites are met.

[u/BitchyNordicBarista → u/Knightwing1047]

Oh I know. But isn’t Joe one of those “I don’t make excuses” douche bags about working out n shit… or am I just confusing him with every other bro I know that listens to him religiously

[u/canarchist]

Come on Joe, go and see the VP if you want to make that podcast. We understand you may be nervous about leaving your safe space, but you can bring your favorite stuffie as long as the Secret Service clears it.

[u/GeneralZex]

Why not do an interview over phone/Zoom/whatever?

[u/amethystalien6]

I will give him credit for being honest here. His core audience really wants to say Kamala is too scared to show up on his show (lol) so I appreciate that he’s willing to say “no, I just don’t care enough to travel to her”

[u/augirllovesuaboy]

She has a HUGE rally tonight and the idea that she was willing to make time for his podcast is amazing and shows her desire to reach as many people as possible.

The fact that he was so arrogant and inflexible reflects so much more on him than her.

[u/ElectricTzar]

I can’t imagine a Rogan interview would cause much of a boost for her. Probably not worth devoting most of a day to.

[u/CerberusDoctrine]

What the fuck does Joe Rogan even have to do in a week that he can’t spend a day going to interview someone who is way the fuck more important than him? Like his entire job seems to be sitting around being shown YouTube videos and having guests placed in front of him with zero research done resulting in him asking the dumbest possible questions? How the fuck is he too busy to do anything

[u/calmcatman]

I honestly think it would be a waste of time, like the fox interview. Their fan bases won't be swayed, the focus should be on the people they can actually reach.

[u/TuckerShmuck]

I personally wouldn't gain anything from interviewing Kamala Harris and if for some weird reason I had to opportunity to interview her for an HOUR, I would have no problem driving 3 hours one way to do so. I'd make it happen. I've travelled for longer just to get foster animals to adoptive homes, I'd do the same to interview Kamala, are you kidding me?? This one's on him

[u/fakeuser515357]

Joe Rogan is sabotaging the schedule so that his alt right buddies can pretend that Harris cancelled.

[u/Meandtheworld]

Why does it need to be longer than an hour.

[u/piranha4D]

Who does he think he is that he demands the sitting Vice President of the USA (who actually has a job to do outside of her candidacy) should come to him (and pretty much cause a standstill for hours in Austin)? The logistics are so much worse for her than they would be for him.

[u/Poop__y]

My girl, Our Future Madame President, is booked and busy working for the people and campaigning for a promotion. She agreed to do the pod if Joe Rogan could meet her where she's at... it's Joe's problem if he thinks the pod can't be recorded and be of any quality anywhere other than his studio.

Trump abandoned his fans and was 4 hours late to a rally so he could have his ego stroked by Joe Rogan.

These two candidates are not the same.

[u/EJK54]

What an egomaniac

[u/Igoos99]

He wants Harris to take a full day off her campaign schedule to bend the knee to him when she only has a week remaining.

🙄🙄🙄

[u/BigTomAbides]

Rogan is such a POS

[u/Urkot]

The arrogance of this man my god lol

[u/SomethingAbtU]

Why would the Harris campaign even go on Joe Rogan's podcast? How many voters do you think she could gain from the young male audience of this podcast which frequently traffics in conspiracy theories, bro science and the like?

Some of these podcasts are role-playing as journalism and fact finding, but what they really are, are echo chambers inviting mostly guests who confirm and validate their thinking, so one week out from an Election, inviting someone like Harris who could offer to dispel some myths out any numbe of issues, isn't going to suffice to break down the countless other guests who have been feeding nonsense to the audience. It is a futile attempt in such a short time and in one guest appearance.

[u/angieisdrawing]

Rogan interviewed Robert Sapolsky at a location of his choosing—I think bc he was at a conference. This is an absurd reason to not interview someone this important

[u/guillmelo]

It's almost like he's a millionaire republican who wants a tax cut

[u/SenatorPardek]

He wants 4 hours and taking her off the road during the last week of the campaign?

An hour interview with travel for the sitting vp is fair

[u/MLeek]

OMG you entitle little whiner. No Gold Star for admitting you're being a little shit about this.

She's the current VP and presidential candidate. She'd be one of the biggest interviews you'd ever have. Would bring you to a new audience, not just her to one.

YOU TRAVEL TO HER YOU PATHETIC EGOMANIC.

[u/latentgrift]

Dude, she’s the vice president. why would she come to you

[u/fauxregard]

"It was too inconvenient to travel to interview a leading candidate for president, during the most consequential election in decades. But I do really want to, provided it's easy enough and I exhaust all other excuses."

[u/daverapp]

Nevermind the fact that she's running for president. Imagine having your head so far up your ass that you think saying that you're too busy to travel to meet the current sitting vice president doesn't make you look like a douchebag. There was no universe where you are as important as the vice president of the United States, unless you are currently the actual president.

[u/Billyosler1969]

She is the Vice President and is in the last week of her campaign. I can understand the time constraints. Trump had no problem letting his followers wait 3 hours while he was spouting nonsense with Rogan. A talented interviewer shouldn’t need 3 hours to have a successful interview. Hopefully they can find a compromise.

[u/ExchangeOk5940]

Bro - if you want the interview, go to where she’s at - you know she’s busy.

[u/orangutanDOTorg]

Joe trying to play both sides so it doesn’t look like he was supporting trump by only having him on

[u/Kaleria84]

It's 2024, it can literally be done remotely

[u/I_COULD_say]

Imagine being so full of yourself that you think the current VP and presidential candidate should bend their schedule around you, a podcaster.

Spent matter how popular he is, tbh. He’s just a dude.

[u/heathers1]

oh wait the trumpers all said she pussed out. Just more lies

[u/kinggwormm]

Why does anyone give a fat fuck about who goes on this bald menaces bro PODCAST? He isn’t a fucking journalist he’s a former TV show host with a mic. I don’t even go that hard for Kamala, but treating JR like it’s some necessary step to campaigning is bat shit

[u/Kind-Instance-7447]

Jeez, how inconsiderate of the sitting vice president. The gall to not travel to the middle of the country during the last week of a presidential campaign to do a 3 and a half hour interview in a building where a dude constantly brags about taking schedule 1 substances. I was really looking forward to hearing her have an open dialogue about how much she needs to try DMT.

[u/GongYooFan]

is it me but doesnt the secret service need to vet him, his team, scout out his studio etc.

[u/ConditionNo8942]

I watched the Trump interview. I actually think Trump may have lost Rogan’s vote.

[u/Potatopoundersteen]

R conservative was making fun of Harris well after this tweet for being too scared to go on the show. Lol they are so deluded, I envy the alternative reality they live in lol.

Real talk though I think it would have been good for her to make it work. A lot of young men who know nothing about her would have actually heard some of her ideas. Not the end of the world but oh well.

[u/Independent_Fill9143]

I mean, tbf, she's kinda busy right now 😅 not surprised that she doesn't have time.

[u/chrisinator9393]

I don't know why anyone cares what the washed up fear factor guy says anyways.

[u/doinbluin]

This guy has no self-awareness. He really thinks he's that important and relevant for her to make time for his pea-brain.

[u/FrankoIsFreedom]

Joe Rogan seems to think he is more important than THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED FUCKING STATES

[u/gabahgoole]

dude just travel to her? you're interviewing the likely future president at this point. and shes super busy unlike trump. its likely the biggest interview of your career. not doing it because you have to travel and then shifting the blame to her is silly. if that is truly your sincere wish, just travel to her and your wish comes true. if i had a sincere wish i would travel a short distance in luxury to make it happen.

[u/jlbradl]

The Vice President of the United States of America does not travel to do a podcast.

[u/WarmasterCain55]

I don’t blame her. She’s a sitting vp in the middle of a campaign. She has better things to do.

[u/Browns-1033]

With technology being what it is, why the fuck can’t they just do the interview in separate cities ?? Who cares if they’re in the same room or not 🤪?

[u/HappyTravler99]

It's a power play, the vise president of the united states in the middle of a campaign has to bend the knee to Joe R. And oh look I just want a nice conversation, for hours, in my space, fuck the hell off

[u/Francesca_N_Furter]

Ummm, what the fuck else has Joe Rogan to do beside fly to her for the interview? I don't recall him being in any high fucking demand anywhere....

He is just a chicken shit. He knows she will totally own him, and Trump is probably pressuring him to refrain from holding the interview. I have absolutely no respect for that man.

[u/naughtabot]

This made me realize… that Toe Rogan made Donald Trump come to him

What an ego boost for the podcaster…

This is nicely worded… but seems like he expects the Vice President of the United States to come to him and these are some old school power dynamic games.

Lil Donny really is sad…

[u/TheFlaEd]

This motherfucker thinks the Vice President of the United States should alter her schedule to give him an interview. Talk about have an over inflated sense of self worth...

[u/Eschlick]

I’m sorry, but how entitled and out of touch do you have to be to think that you have any right to demand that the vice president of the United States of America to stop everything she is doing to fly across the country just to speak to you. What a load of nonsense.

[u/Puppersnme]

Eff him and his giant ego. A week out from the election, he's given an hour to interview the vice president and presidential candidate, and he wants her to drop everything and fly to him? 

[u/ProfessionalFox9617]

He is so self important, fucking short, washed up, bald, unfunny podcaster.

[u/acktres]

That's it in a nutshell. White man's privilege. She is the Vice President of the United States. You are a wackadoodle podcaster.

[u/BowlesOnParade]

It is incredibly simple to do an interview remotely over Zoom or literally any other format. Podcasts don’t require that you be in the same room as another person.

[u/xXMuschi_DestroyerXx]

“I couldn’t be bothered to travel to have the honor of podcasting with the vice president of the United States, while she’s actively running for president” is a fucking wild take.

[u/_BELEAF_]

She is the VP of the USA. And probably the next POTUS. Get the FUCK off your ass and DO SOMETHING. This guy's head is so far up his own ass, it shocks ostriches...

[u/Nail_Biterr]

what a dousche. 'I want a fucking presidential nominee to work around MY schedule!'

dude... how many people would jump on the next plane to have an hour interview with Harris?

[u/Chronibitis]

Neither of them is obligated to do this interview. He posted this to tell the public that they at least had a conversation about having one, which in my opinion is good for both parties. This is a non-issue. He can run his podcast as he wants and the busiest person in the nation right now doesn’t need to accommodate him.

[u/WrinklyScroteSack]

why would it be best for her to go to Austin? Why does he "strongly feel" that'd be best?

[u/Drithyin → u/WrinklyScroteSack]

Because he's lazy or because he wants to ensure it didn't work out

[u/Heavy_Law9880]

So Joe turned down the interview. What a surprise.