# Doesn't Matt Gaetz HIMSELF look kinda like a Thumb? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 25, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519 "2022-07-25T13:31:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/41 "2022-07-27T19:33:52Z")
I’m not sure if he looks more like a thumb or a big toe. Either way, he’s old enough that he needs to stop acting like a frat boy. Arrested development isn’t a good look for anyone. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/42 "2022-07-27T21:10:31Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > [https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1551659615137550336?s=20&t=XaTUOVIAoGO8ON46ot69KQ](https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1551659615137550336?s=20&t=XaTUOVIAoGO8ON46ot69KQ) Sounds about right. In for a dime, in for a dollar. And it plays to whatever base he may have. “SUCK IT LIBS!” Like what would the point be in backtracking on those comments? That’s likely what his constituents want to hear: don’t apologize. It’s a culture/religious war. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/43 "2022-07-27T22:16:36Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > “SUCK IT LIBS!” Suck what, Matt? Aren’t republicans making that illegal? Not directed at you pulykamell. It just makes me chuckle when I here the MAGAt mantra. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/44 "2022-07-27T22:25:02Z")
An astute woman used Geatz’s inherent worthlessness for a good cause. > [@](#): > > Days after being publicly insulted by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Twitter, Olivia Julianna, a 19-year-old abortion rights advocate, wrote him a tongue-in-cheek thank-you note on the platform. > > “Dear Matt, Although your intentions were hateful, your public shaming of my appearance has done nothing but benefit me,” she wrote after his tweet about her spurred a load of harassment — as well as a flood of donations to her reproductive rights advocacy organization. > > In just about a day, she’s helped raise approximately $115,000 for the nonprofit Gen Z for Change… > > At a rally last weekend in Tampa, Gaetz had mocked abortion rights activists, calling them “disgusting” and overweight. Olivia Julianna, who uses her first name and middle name publicly because of privacy concerns, [criticized](https://twitter.com/0liviajulianna/status/1551271014809608192?s=21&t=MUCOHx5u8HwqUSMHu70ZvA) the remarks on Twitter, noting the [sex-trafficking allegations](https://apple.news/PwK3VyOheK5EqITswNY0drn) against Gaetz. In apparent retaliation, Gaetz then tweeted an image of her next to a news story that mentioned his comments from the rally. > **[19-year-old turns Gaetz insult into $115K abortion rights fundraiser — The...](https://apple.news/AJS5wB2TwS6abUfqE5aaOyA)** > > Olivia Julianna of the group Gen Z for Change had criticized Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for calling abortion rights activists “disgusting” and overweight. ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/45 "2022-07-28T19:39:41Z")
On behalf of the Thumb-American community, fuck you, Cal. low blow ---
**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:** [July 28, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/46 "2022-07-28T20:11:46Z")
1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a Thumb War. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/47 "2022-07-28T22:39:06Z")
I think Ol’ Matt knows full well that his former pal Joel Greenberg has fully flipped on him, and has handed over enough incriminating evidence to put Gaetz away for a very, very long time. So at this point, he’s just going “fuck it, I’ll say whatever I want like my Dear Leader Trump.” there is nothing but a long jail term in his future. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/48 "2022-07-29T10:56:22Z")
That’s not necessarily true. He could be killed in prison. Or commit suicide when he realizes that he can’t get underage conjugal visits. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/49 "2022-07-29T11:40:00Z")
I know the irony burns; it occurred to me, too. But even if Gaetz look like a supermodel, it would still be a hateful comment. But yes, in his world women are trophies and a man is judged in part by the trophies he wins. So a woman should be embarassed for being unattractive. A man shpuld be embarassed for being associated with an unattractive woman. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/50 "2022-07-29T15:24:15Z")
Her fundraiser broke a million dollars yesterday ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/51 "2022-07-29T18:51:51Z")
Sweet! > **[Teen Uses Matt Gaetz’s Body-Shaming Insults To Raise $1.1M For Abortion Access](https://deadline.com/2022/07/matt-gaetz-abortion-body-shaming-teen-1-million-dollars-1235080874/)** > > Matt Gaetz, 40, may have met his political match in a liberal, social-media savvy teen activist from Texas. On Saturday, at an event for an organization that advocates for conservative va… ---
**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:** [July 29, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/52 "2022-07-29T19:12:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > ## Sweet! > > [Teen Uses Matt Gaetz’ Body-Shaming Insults To Raise $1.1M For Abortion Access – Deadline](https://deadline.com/2022/07/matt-gaetz-abortion-body-shaming-teen-1-million-dollars-1235080874/) From the comments. > You’d think he’d know by now it’s not in his best interest to mess around with teenaged girls. ---
**Author:** ![irae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f0a364/32.png) [@irae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irae)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/53 "2022-08-01T15:02:02Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > 1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a Thumb War. 2, 4, 6, 8, I use this hand to masturbate. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/54 "2022-08-02T21:04:10Z")
$2.2 million now, shooting for a quarter million goal. Something tells me she’s going to make it. > [@](#): > > You’d think he’d know by now it’s not in his best interest to mess around with teenaged girls. His lesson can’t come fast enough. Can’t wait to see that fucker in prison. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/55 "2022-08-04T10:13:21Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > > [@Superdude](#): > > > > The actual George Carlin quote was: > > > > “Why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn’t want to fuck in the first place?” ⁢ > > Makes you wonder if Carlin could see the future? Unfortunately, it’s more that what was true in the past is still true today. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/56 "2022-08-04T15:07:05Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Her fundraiser broke a million dollars yesterday Currently over two and a quarter million, holy shit. They’ve raised the goal to two and a half, but I doubt it will stop there. Thanks, Matt Gaetz! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/57 "2022-08-04T15:53:27Z")
Maybe the only good thing he’s (inadvertently) done in his entire service in Congress. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/58 "2022-08-04T17:07:51Z")
Oh, I think he’s been servicing the country a lot (think stallions and mares). ---
**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:** [August 4, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/59 "2022-08-04T17:09:20Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Oh, I think he’s been servicing the country a lot (think stallions and mares). - He’s bi? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519/60 "2022-08-05T01:04:00Z")
‘You say that like it’s a bad thing. You’re making this Matt fella sounds like a stand-up guy to me!’ Carl Pasquale Pala ~~m~~ dino [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-matt-gaetz-himself-look-kinda-like-a-thumb/968519.md?page=2)