# Beto O'Rourke gives a heckler a piece of his mind **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 11, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516 "2022-08-11T23:18:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516/21 "2022-10-17T02:40:54Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > “According Cal Jillson, professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University, O’Rourke’s kneejerk reaction shows he’s passionate, which is good, but dropping an f-bomb in a room with elderly attendees and kids, not so much.” That guy is an idiot. If I were there, my words would be “I am elderly, and I approve this message.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516/22 "2022-10-17T14:44:00Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > What kind of reactions did you get? I got accosted! Some dipshit woman literally attacked me during the speech, grabbing my arm so she could grab my sign. As I mentioned to Cathy, my date, later, the entire experience was an unintended experiment to see who spent their social media time on Twitter (these people got it and took pictures) vs those who spent their time on Facebook, or not at all, (they had no idea what the sign was referencing). Beto gave his speech, got sweaty, and then posed for pics. We didn’t want to wait 45 minutes, we were 10 feet from him as he spoke, that was enough: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52434602141_1fc10f40e7_b.jpg "20221016\_173859") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/52434602141/) He had a live band which did me no favors as live music is _always_ played at volumes which I find overwhelming. There is a reason why I’ve been to more showings of _Don Giovanni_ in specific than live rock concerts in general, and this did nothing but reinforce it. It’s completely me, I get it, but I literally do not understand why people like music at 90, 100+ decibals. You may as well take a sledgehammer to my brain, and the idea of holding a conversation at that volume is beyond my comprehension… or abilities. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516/23 "2022-10-17T15:18:56Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > It’s completely me, I get it, but I literally do not understand why people like music at 90, 100+ decibals. It’s not completely you. I went to an Elton John concert last night with my wife and my ears are still ringing. I should have brought earplugs, dammit. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516/24 "2022-10-17T16:45:39Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > the entire experience was an unintended experiment to see who spent their social media time on Twitter (these people got it and took pictures) vs those who spent their time on Facebook, or not at all, (they had no idea what the sign was referencing). You could count this benighted foreigner as one who’d appreciate an explanation… ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516/25 "2022-10-17T17:26:22Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > You could count this benighted foreigner as one who’d appreciate an explanation [Dark Brandon meme.](https://www.vox.com/culture/23300286/biden-dark-brandon-meme-maga-why-confusing-explained) ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516/26 "2022-10-17T19:47:03Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > He had a live band which did me no favors as live music is _always_ played at volumes which I find overwhelming. There is a reason why I’ve been to more showings of _Don Giovanni_ in specific than live rock concerts in general, and this did nothing but reinforce it. It’s completely me, I get it, but I literally do not understand why people like music at 90, 100+ decibals. You may as well take a sledgehammer to my brain, and the idea of holding a conversation at that volume is beyond my comprehension… or abilities. It isn’t just you. Many years ago I went to an ice show and had to stick my fingers in my ears for the whole show. I wonder whether the overkill arises in part because so many people damage their hearing by playing their music way too loud all the time. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516/27 "2022-10-18T05:54:55Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > [Dark Brandon meme.](https://www.vox.com/culture/23300286/biden-dark-brandon-meme-maga-why-confusing-explained) Thanks. I was reminded of the [UK right’s attempt to demonise Blair](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Labour,_New_Danger) - but that was before internet memes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516.md?page=1)