# Eenerms is pitted **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 17, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299 "2020-12-17T23:47:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/1 "2020-12-17T23:47:07Z")
I don’t know if you’ve noticed @eenerms propensity to drop the latest ONAN talking points, that he doesn’t even understand, into threads drive by style, but that’s not what this is about. He really, really wants there to be a thread about Eric Swalwell. [Rep. Eric. Swalwell and the CCP Spies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-eric-swalwell-and-the-ccp-spies/927663) Entire OP: “Rep. Swalwell political circle was infuriated by A CCP operative, The FBI reported at least two incidences.” “Infuriated,” huh? Thread closed for lack of substance. An hour later… [Swalwell ccp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swalwell-ccp/927671) This one was just a link. Closed Three minutes later… [Eric Swalwell and CCP spy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-swalwell-and-ccp-spy/927673) Same link plus, “Now here you go.” Closed. A week later… [Swalwel and the CCP who loved me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swalwel-and-the-ccp-who-loved-me/928222) Closed. @eenerms has some thoughts on Eric Swalwell… presumably… we may never know. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/2 "2020-12-18T06:03:40Z")
He definitely has some obsession going about Eric Swalwell there. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/3 "2020-12-18T08:10:32Z")
Does anyone know the reason for the warning being rescinded? ---
**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:** [December 18, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/4 "2020-12-18T08:30:24Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > He definitely has some obsession going about Eric Swalwell there. I’m pretty sure I’ve read an **eenerms** post suggesting that the poster is a woman. Might be better to use “they” until the situation clarifies. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/5 "2020-12-18T10:50:48Z")
Presumably this “look - a Democrat was in some way associated with foreign spies!” narrative is the right-wing attempt to deflect from the “look - [the US department with all the critical nuclear information has basically been hacked](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55358332), likely by the same people the Republicans have been working closely with for the past several years!” news. It’s the same reason we hear about Joe Biden’s “nepotism” and “connections to China” and “handsiness problem” in order to deflect from Trump’s use of his position to expand family businesses, including in China, and the two dozen women accusing him of sexual assault. Every accusation is a confession, when it comes to today’s GOP. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/6 "2020-12-18T11:03:45Z")
Also, this by **robby** in the third thread pretty much answers everything there is to say about the story: > [@](#): > > So a Chinese spy targeted Representative Swalwell back in 2014 (when he was a city councilman) and when the fact that the person was a spy was brought to his attention by U.S. intelligence officials in 2015, he immediately cut off all contact. Swalwell is not accused or suspected of any impropriety. Not seeing what the issue is. The reason for the “crickets” is not that anyone is “okay” with spying; it’s that Swalwell did nothing wrong at any point, the spy was caught, and nobody tried to excuse or cover up anything. I know Republicans love their investigations into Democrats (although funnily enough investigations into Republicans that turn up substantial evidence of multiple felonies always seem to be categorized as “a waste of taxpayer money”) but even by their usual weak standards there’s nothing more to investigate here. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/7 "2020-12-18T15:54:43Z")
That’s an important point that I didn’t bring up up in the OP. There isn’t even a hint that Swalwell did anything wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/8 "2021-02-09T05:13:06Z")
Here we go again. > [@So Time says what happened out loud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-time-says-what-happened-out-loud/932481): > > [http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-time-magazine-expose-on-the-conspiracy-to-elect-biden-is-not-what-you-think-it-is/ar-BB1drica](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-time-magazine-expose-on-the-conspiracy-to-elect-biden-is-not-what-you-think-it-is/ar-BB1drica) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/9 "2021-02-09T05:27:00Z")
And closed, with a warning for the OP. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/10 "2021-02-09T05:28:45Z")
Yeah, and it looks like again he posted a link without reading the link. Not only was it not the Big Exposé s/he thought it was, it pretty much undercut the Trumpublican talking points. … eta: Dudes, did I just make up a word just now? Naah, I’m sure someone’s used Trumpublican before… so no way I’m going to end up getting half a cent every time the media use it… …right? ---
**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:** [February 9, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/11 "2021-02-09T05:34:57Z")
The word I’ve seen is just Trumplican, which is what I use. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![yendis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ed8c4c/32.png) [@yendis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yendis)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/12 "2021-02-09T10:59:31Z")
> [@digs](#): > > eta: Dudes, did I just make up a word just now? > Naah, I’m sure someone’s used Trumpublican before… so no way I’m going to end up getting half a cent every time the media use it… > > …right? Not only has it been used before, but Trump tried to trademark it back in 2015. [https://time.com/3977181/donald-trump-trademark-trumpublican/](https://time.com/3977181/donald-trump-trademark-trumpublican/) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/13 "2021-02-09T11:08:41Z")
Wow, that Examiner article: > [@](#): > > “They got states to change voting systems and laws and helped secure hundreds of millions in public and private funding,” the report reads. “They fended off voter-suppression lawsuits, recruited armies of poll workers and got millions of people to vote by mail for the first time. They successfully pressured social media companies to take a harder line against disinformation and used data-driven strategies to fight viral smears.” > > The report adds, “They executed national public-awareness campaigns that helped Americans understand how the vote count would unfold over days or weeks, preventing Trump’s conspiracy theories and false claims of victory from getting more traction. After Election Day, they monitored every pressure point to ensure that Trump could not overturn the result.” > > Again, conservatives and Trump supporters were told they were paranoid to believe in such things, the idea that an alliance of powerful elites could work together quietly to influence the outcome of a presidential election. So Democrats worked to prevent voter suppression, block misinformation and keep a democratic election from being illegally overturned. It’s a conspiracy! And **eenerms** thought this was proof that the _Democrats_ were bad? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/14 "2021-02-09T11:55:49Z")
I count five posts on this non-issue that have been closed, at least one with a warning. I predict the next post from **eenerms** will be: [![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/033/866/Help_I'm_Being_Repressed_Banner.jpg) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/033/866/Help_I'm_Being_Repressed_Banner.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/15 "2021-02-09T13:34:09Z")
**Eenerms** is like a dumber version of **D’Anconia**. Drops one-line turds into threads that are even less relevant. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/16 "2021-02-09T14:08:52Z")
Cue the inevitable suspension. That will make what-3 pointless suspensions in the past week or so? When everyone knows that when these brands of trolls get the all-clear that they’ll instantly just go back to their schtick, and get banned for good. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/17 "2021-02-09T14:16:10Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > So Democrats worked to prevent voter suppression, block misinformation and keep a democratic election from being illegally overturned. It’s a conspiracy! > > And **eenerms** thought this was proof that the _Democrats_ were bad? Apparently the new strategy is to say “The Democrats said there was no conspiracy!” and then describe something that isn’t a conspiracy and convince a lot of dimwits who are easily confused. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/18 "2021-02-09T14:17:52Z")
Well, wouldn’t part of being “a fucking idiot” naturally include being “a slow learner”? Just sayin’ … 😈 ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/19 "2021-02-09T14:27:44Z")
It’s been discussed elsewhere, but IMO _Time_ was incredibly reckless with their headline choice. In 2021, you can count on 95% of people reading no further than that, and this is exactly the wrong thing the nation needs right now. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299/20 "2021-02-09T17:10:58Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Well, wouldn’t part of being “a fucking idiot” naturally include being “a slow learner”? It takes him/her an hour and a half to watch “60 Minutes.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eenerms-is-pitted/928299.md?page=2)