# Covington Catholic High (in case it hasn't been mentioned already) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090 "2019-01-20T02:23:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/41 "2019-01-20T14:47:38Z")
Of course this had to be from a school in my hometown area. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/42 "2019-01-20T14:59:45Z")
[Black Muslims were responsible for all of this.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/maga-hat-donald-trump-native-american-covington-catholic-nathan-phillips-black-muslims-a8737186.html) I bet they also left their prayer rugs laying around so that people would trip over them! ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/43 "2019-01-20T15:31:58Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#): > > Those kids make some pretty convincing pro-abortion arguments. And that ball is way back, way back, outta here, grand slam!!!🆒 Post of the thread. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/44 "2019-01-20T15:33:34Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > [Black Muslims were responsible for all of this.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/maga-hat-donald-trump-native-american-covington-catholic-nathan-phillips-black-muslims-a8737186.html) > > I bet they also left their prayer rugs laying around so that people would trip over them! Yes, in Sarah Palin style, “We shitstain bigots are the REAL victims.” Jesus fucking Christ! Didn’t half these mother fuckers say they were gonna leave the country if Obama got re-elected in 2012? ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/45 "2019-01-20T15:36:25Z")
Another narrative falling apart. Those shouts of ‘n_gger’ and 'f_ggot’ weren’t coming from the schoolkids. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/46 "2019-01-20T15:47:21Z")
Weren’t there school chaperones there? What were they doing through all of this? Let’s fire them all. As for Smirky McSmirkface, put his name out there so that employers know who not to hire, ever. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/47 "2019-01-20T15:52:27Z")
Young men _think_ that old men are fools. Old men _remember_ that young men are fools. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/48 "2019-01-20T15:55:29Z")
You’re not suggesting Trump supporters think, are you? ---
**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:** [January 20, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/49 "2019-01-20T16:13:58Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > You’re not suggesting Trump supporters think, are you? At a very low level, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/50 "2019-01-20T16:19:49Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Of course this had to be from a school in my hometown area. > > Sigh. Florida needed a break, so Kentucky stepped up. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/51 "2019-01-20T17:09:43Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](#): > > Another narrative falling apart. Those shouts of ‘n_gger’ and 'f_ggot’ weren’t coming from the schoolkids. Dream faster. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/52 "2019-01-20T17:15:07Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > This goes along well with a video I just watched about the things the Church needs to talk about. They mention how churches completely stay away from issues that might be seen as too political, despite us all knowing that they tend to lean a certain way. It’s an interesting idea that the political is overriding the religious in these areas because religion refuses to talk about it. > > In other words, there’s a reason they think that being anti-abortion also means mistreating those who are different from them, even though there is no actual connection. The connection is just “this is what the Republican positions are,” not something that flows from one to the other. > > They’re Catholic, so I expect them to be pro-life. But they should also be pro-charity, pro-foreigner, and pro-love for their fellow man. But they’re not being taught that. If anything, they’ll get a message on abortion, and that’s it. And then tribalism takes over. > > And, yes, they need to learn that they are the anchor baby immigrants relative to the Native Americans. That might help, too. My folks would have kicked my ass for acting like that. Also, that bit about churches staying away from politics is fucking bullshit. I used to go to church. They DID try to tell the suckers (I mean faithful) how to vote. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/53 "2019-01-20T17:23:20Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Dream faster. I don’t need to dream when I can simply watch the extended video and not edited highlights. Slurs such as ‘crackers’ and ‘school shooters’ we’re shouted by African American adults towards teen schoolkids. I suggest posters on here watch more than brief clips on CNN if they wish to fight their own ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/54 "2019-01-20T17:37:02Z")
Here, let me help. Post the link after reviewing it, and then add the timer settings. So, when you got the black adult yelling “Cracker!” at time point 1:14, we can scoot right to it and verify! You can do it, we have every confidence! (Somebody actually yelled “School shooter!”? Maybe it was “melonfarmer!”?) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/55 "2019-01-20T17:37:27Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > My folks would have kicked my ass for acting like that. > > Also, that bit about churches staying away from politics is fucking bullshit. I used to go to church. They DID try to tell the suckers (I mean faithful) how to vote. My experiences with Catholic church is that it depends on the parish and pastor, but I don’t ever remember any of the churches I’ve attended say anything explicit about voting one way or another. Only one parish I remember being in, somewhere in the Eau Claire region of Wisconsin, did the homily come around election time stress the importance of being pro-life. Around here in Chicago, the ones I’ve attended tend to be pro-immigrant (and some are almost what I would characterize as socially liberal–like I said, there’s a big range), so you’re not likely to hear anything about voting any particular way in any election, no matter how tangentially. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/56 "2019-01-20T17:37:53Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](#): > > I don’t need to dream when I can simply watch the extended video and not edited highlights. Slurs such as ‘crackers’ and ‘school shooters’ we’re shouted by African American adults towards teen schoolkids. I suggest posters on here watch more than brief clips on CNN if they wish to fight their own ignorance. Yes, I know of them. That’s why Phillips went over there to try and diffuse the situation. You can complain about his naivette but not his bravery. Of course, it was these kids who got into this shouting match with a group known for heavily abusive confrontation in the first place. They were the ones who decided wearing racist MAGA hats would go over well in the big city. Their chaperones are the ones who let the whole thing ride. Once they surrounded, blocked, mocked and chanted racist shit at Phillips your post-Charlotteseville attempt to rewrite the story goes out the window. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/57 "2019-01-20T17:53:03Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > My experiences with Catholic church is that it depends on the parish and pastor, but I don’t ever remember any of the churches I’ve attended say anything explicit about voting one way or another. Only one parish I remember being in, somewhere in the Eau Claire region of Wisconsin, did the homily come around election time stress the importance of being pro-life. Around here in Chicago, the ones I’ve attended tend to be pro-immigrant (and some are almost what I would characterize as socially liberal–like I said, there’s a big range), so you’re not likely to hear anything about voting any particular way in any election, no matter how tangentially. Different parish, different sermon. Like you said, it all depends… ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/58 "2019-01-20T17:59:15Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Yes, in Sarah Palin style, “We shitstain bigots are the REAL victims.” What’s the difference between Sarah Palin’s mouth and her vagina? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/59 "2019-01-20T18:07:10Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > My experiences with Catholic church is that it depends on the parish and pastor, but I don’t ever remember any of the churches I’ve attended say anything explicit about voting one way or another. Only one parish I remember being in, somewhere in the Eau Claire region of Wisconsin, did the homily come around election time stress the importance of being pro-life. Around here in Chicago, the ones I’ve attended tend to be pro-immigrant (and some are almost what I would characterize as socially liberal–like I said, there’s a big range), so you’re not likely to hear anything about voting any particular way in any election, no matter how tangentially. My sister’s priest said it would be a mortal sin to vote for Hillary. I suppose the voting coercion varies by parish and/or diocese. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/60 "2019-01-20T18:11:14Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > My sister’s priest said it would be a mortal sin to vote for Hillary. I suppose the voting coercion varies by parish and/or diocese. As I wuz just sayin’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090.md?page=4)