# The BBQ Pit **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-bbq-pit/11.md?page=110 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 111 --- ## [His handlers let Donald have his Twitter back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-handlers-let-donald-have-his-twitter-back/771461)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-handlers-let-donald-have-his-twitter-back/771461 "2016-11-11T20:59:24Z")
And hetweets that tens of thousands of protesters are paid. Conservatively there had to have been at least 100,000 of them across the country. At, say $10 per hour for a two hour gig that would be a cool two million. … --- ## [I'm Going to Say It. Misogyny Elected Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-say-it-misogyny-elected-trump/771230)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-say-it-misogyny-elected-trump/771230 "2016-11-11T17:01:28Z")
There, I said it. Misogyny Elected Trump. I’m not saying this because Hilary lost to a man. I’m not saying this because everyone who has been president has been a man. Although these facts certainly speak for themsel… --- ## [Underestimating the number of stupid assholes in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underestimating-the-number-of-stupid-assholes-in-america/634057)
**Author:** [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underestimating-the-number-of-stupid-assholes-in-america/634057 "2016-11-11T15:06:49Z")
I’ve been meaning to point this out for a while. I know I will not be able to make it exciting enough for a proper pit thread, but I still feel it needs to be said, and I am about to generally hate on half the country, s… --- ## [Would Trump be allowed to take office if he wins the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-trump-be-allowed-to-take-office-if-he-wins-the-election/770292)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-trump-be-allowed-to-take-office-if-he-wins-the-election/770292 "2016-11-11T12:58:30Z")
Or would he be deposed in a Musharraf-style coup? I know this sounds absurd in the context of American democracy, but we can’t assume that things will always stay consistent just because they have in the past. I can’t s… --- ## [I pit the MSM commentators who are trying to normalize Trump's ascendancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-msm-commentators-who-are-trying-to-normalize-trumps-ascendancy/771426)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-msm-commentators-who-are-trying-to-normalize-trumps-ascendancy/771426 "2016-11-11T06:05:48Z")
This is my new “must read” in reaction to Trump’s election. I urge all of you to keep Resnick’s (and Orwell’s) words in mind when you hear journalists and pundits try to normalize Trump’s coming presidency, spout pablum… --- ## [Might as well give in to despair. We're fucked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-as-well-give-in-to-despair-were-fucked/771253)
**Author:** [@Neo-Calredic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neo-Calredic)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-as-well-give-in-to-despair-were-fucked/771253 "2016-11-11T02:16:02Z")
What happened last night will negatively affect this country for decades. Misogyny, ignorance, hatred, and mindless fear of The Other all won last night, with Donald Trump as their avatar. More than half the country ha… --- ## [I pit the non-college whites flocking to vote for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-non-college-whites-flocking-to-vote-for-trump/771130)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-non-college-whites-flocking-to-vote-for-trump/771130 "2016-11-11T01:18:20Z")
I keep hearing commentators on TV and radio say that win or lose, Democrats are going to need to “reach out” to non-college whites after this election. I have done various jobs as a volunteer for the Democratic Party, bu… --- ## [I Pit Hillary Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hillary-clinton/771189)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hillary-clinton/771189 "2016-11-11T00:03:42Z")
For the past few months, I have been excoriating the Republican party, because they chose the one candidate in the field that couldn’t beat Clinton. I was wrong. The Democrats picked the candidate who couldn’t beat Don… --- ## [Trump is going to be our next President. I feel sick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-going-to-be-our-next-president-i-feel-sick/771172)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-going-to-be-our-next-president-i-feel-sick/771172 "2016-11-10T22:38:47Z")
So, we now have President-elect Trump. I feel like I’ve been grabbed by the pussy. Actually, I feel more like I’ve been stabbed in the pussy. Apparently, 48% of Americans think it’s just fine for a President of the Uni… --- ## [I Pit Where Liberalism Has Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-where-liberalism-has-gone/767811)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-where-liberalism-has-gone/767811 "2016-11-10T19:26:26Z")
10 years ago, believing in abortion rights, gay rights, equal rights for non-majority racial and ethnic members, and keeping religion out of the public square was enough to make one a liberal here in America. You could a… --- ## [I pit the media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-media/771231)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-media/771231 "2016-11-10T17:21:39Z")
It’s the day to pit things. And I’m pitting the media, which was all in for Trump. “Huh?” I hear you saying. “They hated Trump! They loved Hillary! They couldn’t stop taking about how horrible Trump was!” Of course… --- ## [I PIT the excessive number of PITS after the Trumpocalypse !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-excessive-number-of-pits-after-the-trumpocalypse/771288)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-excessive-number-of-pits-after-the-trumpocalypse/771288 "2016-11-10T15:46:07Z")
Guys, calm down, time is on our side, the rust belt will continue to rust and wither, and degrade and have fewer and fewer votes. Healthcare costs and access and problems, even with an obamacare repeal and replacement w… --- ## [Bronx man charged with assault after beating wife's would-be rapist to death with tire iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233 "2016-11-09T19:46:23Z")
Story here What would you do in this situation? --- ## [Proof: Pollsters and Media Big Liars for Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-pollsters-and-media-big-liars-for-hillary/771128)
**Author:** [@Einstein\_was\_a\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einstein_was_a_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-pollsters-and-media-big-liars-for-hillary/771128 "2016-11-09T19:33:56Z")
The election results are proving what a bullcrap bunch of liars we have in the mainstream media and the pollsters were indeed sampling 75% democrats all along. Eat my feces you progressive losers. The Silent Majority is… --- ## [I'm an old Canadian and America is starting to freak me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-old-canadian-and-america-is-starting-to-freak-me-out/770546)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-old-canadian-and-america-is-starting-to-freak-me-out/770546 "2016-11-09T15:47:37Z")
Back in the 60s, my peers(baby boomers) in Canada and the US seemed so progressive. We united in opposition to Vietnam and support for civil rights . Thanks to Donald Trump it appears that a substantial group of these … --- ## [I Pit Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-islam/770932)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-islam/770932 "2016-11-09T07:06:22Z")
I pit this religion of Islam. Why? Because in human rights, women’s rights, LGB rights, etc. rankings, the bottoms of the lists are majority populated by Muslim majority countries. I pit Islam because of all religion-in… --- ## [Did you find everything you were looking for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-everything-you-were-looking-for/770936)
**Author:** [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-everything-you-were-looking-for/770936 "2016-11-09T02:27:01Z")
Fuck no I didn’t you asshole. I had exactly 5 fucking minutes to stop in this store and grab a few things I needed. I thought, “What the hey, I’ll pick up this and this too”. But noooooooo, because you assholes have to m… --- ## [I pit Spectre of Pithecanthropus' wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-spectre-of-pithecanthropus-wife/770314)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-spectre-of-pithecanthropus-wife/770314 "2016-11-08T14:16:31Z")
What is it with people? The moment they see anything different they freak out (I’m looking at you Donald Trump but also at Spectre of Pithecanthropus’ wife). I don’t think bugs feel pain, the bug in question did not gi… --- ## ["Why do you bother?"-posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-bother-posts/770949)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-bother-posts/770949 "2016-11-08T13:45:27Z")
Well why do you bother posting a “Why do you bother?”? You do realize you’re not going to have any more effect than we do, don’t you? I’d put more effort into this pitting, but I’m afraid it might provoke a serious “Wh… --- ## [Video of trump sexually humiliating woman on stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-trump-sexually-humiliating-woman-on-stage/769994)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-trump-sexually-humiliating-woman-on-stage/769994 "2016-11-08T00:29:21Z")
Didn’t see this posted anywhere else, so if it is, mods plz feel free to move it. Can you sit through the entire video and have no reaction? Let me know in the comments of this thread. Trump prefaces what he’s about to… --- ## [Has the FBI been corrupted by the KGB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-fbi-been-corrupted-by-the-kgb/770599)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-fbi-been-corrupted-by-the-kgb/770599 "2016-11-07T15:47:20Z")
OK, it’s only commonly know nowadays as the KGB, but that’s what it is. So now the KKK, FBI and KGB are all supporting the same candidate. From my reading it appears more like a good number of agents felt that Clinton … --- ## [I pit airline certain passengers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-airline-certain-passengers/769992)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-airline-certain-passengers/769992 "2016-11-07T14:35:30Z")
The ones who hold up the evacuation of a plane when its ON FIRE! because they want their overhead luggage. It happens all the time. WTF are they thinking?! I’d punch you right in the face if you did that in front of me.… --- ## [92-yo woman shot in Atlanta no-knock raid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-yo-woman-shot-in-atlanta-no-knock-raid/770823)
**Author:** [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/92-yo-woman-shot-in-atlanta-no-knock-raid/770823 "2016-11-07T13:04:50Z")
I tried searching for this old thread (apparently 2006) but the boards would not cooperate. I don’t recall ever seeing a resolution to this case on the board, but I, today, found some information that I would like to sh… --- ## [Citing Catholic Rules, Doctor Turns Away Bleeding Woman With Dislodged IUD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-catholic-rules-doctor-turns-away-bleeding-woman-with-dislodged-iud/764325)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citing-catholic-rules-doctor-turns-away-bleeding-woman-with-dislodged-iud/764325 "2016-11-06T04:22:08Z")
This is complete bullshit. If you’re going to be a healthcare worker than leave your religion outside of work. If you can’t do that then choose a different profession. And entire insurance networks sure as hell shoul… --- ## [Intolerance, hypocrisy, and stoopid. Coincidence? I think not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerance-hypocrisy-and-stoopid-coincidence-i-think-not/693035)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerance-hypocrisy-and-stoopid-coincidence-i-think-not/693035 "2016-11-05T18:06:33Z")
Intolerance, hypocrisy, and a good dose of stoopid. That’s what this\* New York Times article describes, with most of that unholy trinity radiating out from the brain of one Gail Wiesner. (\*I assume it’s full, free text … --- ## [Harry Reid is a dirty liar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-reid-is-a-dirty-liar/770353)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-reid-is-a-dirty-liar/770353 "2016-11-04T06:20:37Z")
I’ve never understood how Democrats can have this prick as their Senate leader. Dirtiest guy in the Senate. He lied about Romney’s tax returns, and not two days after making false accusations against Trump and the FBI… --- ## [God certainly has a mean sense of humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-certainly-has-a-mean-sense-of-humor/770449)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-certainly-has-a-mean-sense-of-humor/770449 "2016-11-04T02:22:58Z")
And the Lord said, “Every four years the voters of the United States of America will choose the most powerful person on the planet.” Here are the choices God gave us for 2016: In one corner, Donald Trump Source: http… --- ## [Good lord, if this aint the biggest double talk bullshit.. (Susane Rice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143 "2016-11-03T20:13:48Z")
Awkward video I know it’s common courtesy to give a summary when providing links. But seriously, I don’t even know HOW to describe what I just watched. All I can say is, if you want to see CNN’s Soledad O’brien hand a … --- ## [Screw you China Eastern airlines and the great firewall of china](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-china-eastern-airlines-and-the-great-firewall-of-china/769851)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-china-eastern-airlines-and-the-great-firewall-of-china/769851 "2016-11-02T22:02:40Z")
Currently two hours from landing in SF after a long trans pacific flight. Why the hell would an international airline provide in flight wifi on a long haul international flight and then run it through the great firewall… --- ## [Hollow Halloween (Mini-)Ranting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollow-halloween-mini-ranting/767395)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollow-halloween-mini-ranting/767395 "2016-11-02T03:57:02Z")
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