# Ask the conservative asshole **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 25, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299 "2017-09-25T19:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/321 "2017-09-27T22:13:08Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Reality proves me right. We reject your reality and substitute the real world. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/322 "2017-09-27T22:13:55Z")
Funny how people who don’t support the likes of Trump never have to explain how the words they use aren’t _really_ racist. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/323 "2017-09-27T22:14:09Z")
Now look up “wetback”. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/324 "2017-09-27T22:52:43Z")
People who aren’t racist rarely need to argue at length that they aren’t racist. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/325 "2017-09-27T22:55:09Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > And when I hear the term wetback, I understand it to mean what was explained earlier - somebody who swam the river to get in. Deal with that fact as well. Do you perhaps imagine that an ethnic Swede who came off a ship in Puerto Vallarta, trekked to the Rio Grande and swam across into the US would ever be called a “wetback” in south Texas? Even if he walked down the streets of San Antonio loudly declaiming that he just swam the river? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/326 "2017-09-27T22:59:36Z")
Haven’t we already done this dance with the **Humpster**? Can we get back to **billfish** explaining what he agrees with Trump about? I would like to know. Granted the last time we danced this dance, **Humps** got suspended. Win-win I suppose. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/327 "2017-09-27T23:03:57Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Reality proves me right. A reality in which you do not google, apparently. (Which does not surprise me, if you were the least bit intellectually curious you wouldn’t be this fucking stupid.) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/328 "2017-09-27T23:29:18Z")
So bill, do you think “wetback” is a racist term? Also, did you believe clot’s story about the liberal environmentalist jogger who harassed him while he was mowing his lawn with an electric motor? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/329 "2017-09-28T00:23:28Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Sigh. I am not a racist. Deal with that fact. I know libs love to scream racistracistracist like parrots on crack whenever they disagree with someone, but you should at least try to understand the proper meaning of the term: > > And when I hear the term wetback, I understand it to mean what was explained earlier - somebody who swam the river to get in. Deal with that fact as well. This is what it’s like to be so emotionally fragile and ignorant of fact that the merest suggestion of being proven wrong sends one into self defensive cognitive dissonance. It’s severe mental illness, folks. This type of stupid that can’t be fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/330 "2017-09-28T00:29:17Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > This is what it’s like to be so emotionally fragile and ignorant of fact that the merest suggestion of being proven wrong sends one into self defensive cognitive dissonance. > > It’s severe mental illness, folks. This type of stupid that can’t be fixed. It’s amazing to watch. Like, how much stupider can he get, and the answer is, there is no known natural limit! I wish I could stop reading him, but I can’t. I keep expecting the punch line, but it never comes. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/331 "2017-09-28T00:51:05Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Do you perhaps imagine that an ethnic Swede who came off a ship in Puerto Vallarta, trekked to the Rio Grande and swam across into the US would ever be called a “wetback” in south Texas? Even if he walked down the streets of San Antonio loudly declaiming that he just swam the river? wettbök? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/332 "2017-09-28T01:09:30Z")
So is Milo Yannannapolis OK for a gay guy? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/333 "2017-09-28T05:18:17Z")
Oh, right - this: > [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > Definitely one of the faster moving threads! > > Well, shit off the top of my head, anyway - > > Do you support Sessions’s views on increasing mandatory-minimum sentences on non-violent criminals who meet the following criteria - (a) the relevant conduct didn’t involve death, violence, a threat of violence or possession of a weapon; (b) the defendant wasn’t an organizer, leader or manager of others within a criminal organization; (c) there were no ties to large-scale drug trafficking operations; and (d) the defendant didn’t have a “significant” criminal history (i.e., prior convictions)? > > What are your thoughts that Sessions, originally a shill for Big Tobacco, feels that pot is “only slightly less awful” than heroin? > Or this statement: “The creating of knowledge that [pot] is dangerous, it cannot be played with, it is not funny, it’s not something to laugh about, and trying to send that message with clarity, that good people don’t smoke marijuana.” > Or that real thigh-slapper that he thought the KKK were “ok until found out they smoke pot”. > Even if you smoke (but not pot), do you still see any validity in those statements? > > He’s Trump-crazy about the wall. Are you? > > He thinks the ACLU and NAACP are “un-American” and “communist-inspired”. > Discuss. > > In 2015 the supreme court legalized gay marriage. Sessions called this “unconstitutional”. Do you agree? > > Meanwhile De Vos’s idea of school reform is to “advance God’s kingdom”. (along with conversion therapy and intelligent design - I hope you know what those are) You’re on board with all of this, right? > Her lack of knowledge of even the most basic education policies, constantly dodging softball questions from the media, and diverting money (already set aside for public school) to discriminatory private schools - are any of these things of concern to you? > > I’m sure you’re well aware of Pruitt repeatedly suing the EPA prior to his heading that body. Does that not strike you as egregiously fucked-up? > Are you comfortable with his close ties to the fossil fuel industry? > He thinks fracking has nothing to do with groundwater contamination. Agree? (There’s also studies showing strong links to a huge increase in seismic activity in fracking areas as well) > He wants to slacken regulations curbing Mercury and Phosphorous effluent. Cool? > Well, you asked me to be more specific, and I coulda asked TONS more, but I didn’t want you to feel too homework-y. Hope you’re not on the east coast, because that’s getting late - still - I’d like you to address each and every thing I’ve asked here. Thanks. If you think this is like answering some homework essay assignment, I’m gonna reach through your fucking computer screen, **Billfish678** , grab you one-handed by the throat, lift you all up and down, shake you around a bit like a raggedy ann doll, and then fling you into that dumpster over there as the lid slams down on top of you. Really? You can’t just…answer this shit off the top of your head? Do you have to _research_ something? Don’t worry - I won’t be expecting any cites, ok? This means you’re free to answer all these questions however you wish - it’s like I’m letting you have the run of the liquor store - feel free to imbibe, gluttonously, on _all_ of these soupcons of wonder, and so…your welcome, for that, obviously. Also - after paying Sarah Huckabee Sanders $50 to sit on your face, how long would you be able to: a.) comfortably support her weight before the phosphenes kick in? b.) breathe? When you respond, you CANNOT answer just that one. _Maybe_ [THE best post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20501270&postcount=244) I’ve come across in my year and a half at the dope so far. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/334 "2017-09-28T07:04:33Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > That was the original usage and is still the most common. I’ve heard the term being applied generically to anyone who illegally enters the country by any means, but that doesn’t make a lot of sense. > > And no, it is not an ethnic slur. There’s no indication of the skin color or point of origin of the person performing the illegal entry. “Redneck racist shit-for-brains” doesn’t apply to all white guys from Texas either. Only the ones who call Mexicans wetbacks. They are literally redneck racist shit-for-brains so it isn’t a slur. > [@Miller](#): > > Go wild, dude. > [@billfish678](#): > > Just might. > > Should be interesting. That’s sure to be almost as riveting as this desperate bid for attention has been. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/335 "2017-09-28T12:21:08Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > So is Milo Yannannapolis OK for a gay guy? Well, I wouldn’t kick him outa bed… ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/336 "2017-09-28T12:23:45Z")
Who would be top? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/337 "2017-09-28T12:26:05Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > After thinking about it some, the only things I think that Trump personally stands for are: > > 1. Praising him > 2. Loyalty to him > 3. Him getting money > 4. Him not paying money he owes > 5. Nobody getting away with insulting him > 6. Him having dictatorial power (as a business owner has) > 7. Grabbing pussies > 8. Being racist > 9. Supporting racists > 10. Supporting dictators > > I’m willing to concede that I’m a bit biased. But that’s why I asked _you_ what you agreed with. If anyone knows what you agree with it’s you; I shouldn’t have to play a guessing game. Again. Ask about an actual policy/decision Trump has/made and I’ll tell you why I’m for it or agin it. And 10 questions? Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/338 "2017-09-28T12:28:11Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I know libs love to scream racistracistracist like parrots on crack whenever they disagree with someonell. Parrots on crack. That’s comedy gold right there. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/339 "2017-09-28T12:32:37Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > The number one thing Trump stands for (besides his self-adoration) is banning Muslims from the United States of America. He has proven that beyond the shadow of doubt to any thinking person. Now, you have two choices in your answer:? He banned people from countries with a serious terrorist problem. One’s that were on OBAMAS list of problematic countries. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299/340 "2017-09-28T12:36:17Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > He banned people from countries with a serious terrorist problem. One’s that were on OBAMAS list of problematic countries. Yes, and a much smarter person wouldn’t have called it a “Muslim ban”…repeatedly. Not too bright. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-conservative-asshole/797299.md?page=18)