# I Pit the Audience of the GOP Debate **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 23, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331 "2011-09-23T14:48:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/21 "2011-09-23T16:16:08Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > he committed the abominable offense of adultery? :mad::mad::mad: Abominable, huh? Crap, I’ve done something abominable! ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/22 "2011-09-23T16:18:10Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Abominable, huh? Crap, I’ve done something abominable! Are you a Republican? Because if so it’s OK. Jeebus forgives Republicans. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/23 "2011-09-23T16:18:51Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I wish more people would call folks on this type of hateful behavior\*. Yes, like the candidates this audience came to hear. I guess it’s too much to expect one of these hateful people to say “you may not like the law, or homosexuality, but this soldier puts his life on the line for our security, you can afford him some respect.” A quick little note to Sen Santorum. If sexual activity has no place in the military, then why do you care what kind of sexual activity a soldier prefers? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/24 "2011-09-23T16:24:49Z")
Ugh, Santorum pulls out the same tired argument of allowing openly gay soldiers to serve is creating a “special” class for them. Why does this argument infuriate me so much? Edit: @Cheesesteak - No shit, eh? He says it “shouldn’t be an issue.” So then why exclude people based on it if it shouldn’t be an issue, asswipe? ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/25 "2011-09-23T16:25:02Z")
The social conservative agenda is pretty straightforward, Qin. Oppose homosexuality, oppose abortion, support Christianity in government and schools, get tougher on crime, and close the borders. Those issues are pretty much what defines a social conservative, so it’s pretty strange that you’d be surprised or upset that a room full of social conservatives would cheer or boo when these issues are addressed by political candidates. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/26 "2011-09-23T16:26:36Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Abominable, huh? Crap, I’ve done something abominable! Abominable crap? I think I had one of those this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/27 "2011-09-23T16:28:15Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > The social conservative agenda is pretty straightforward, Qin. Oppose homosexuality, oppose abortion, support Christianity in government and schools, **get tougher on crime** , and close the borders. Those issues are pretty much what defines a social conservative, so it’s pretty strange that you’d be surprised or upset that a room full of social conservatives would cheer or boo when these issues are addressed by political candidates. Depends on who is committing the crime now doesn’t it? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/28 "2011-09-23T16:32:16Z")
C’mon QIN , those are your peeps. That is where the haters live. Listen to the boos . Think of who you are and who they are. The cheered the potential death of a person without healthcare. They booed a soldier on the front lines ,fighting for the country because he is gay. They cheered the execution of people maybe guilty of capital crime. Those are your peeps. Enjoy them. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/29 "2011-09-23T16:44:13Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Are you a Republican? Because if so it’s OK. Jeebus forgives Republicans. > > -Joe Nope, not a republican. And I wasn’t asking for forgiveness. Jeebus can go fuck himself. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/30 "2011-09-23T16:55:15Z")
Texas put to death over 200 people since you became gover… _CHEERS_ This soldier is gay and… _BOOOOOOHHH_ Should we kill all muslims in this country and… _CHEEEEERS_ A 14 year old girl was raped and wants an abortion so that… _BOOOOOH_ These people are a class act. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/31 "2011-09-23T16:56:31Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Nope, not a republican. And I wasn’t asking for forgiveness. Jeebus can go fuck himself. Well, as long as Jeebus isn’t married to someone else, fucking himself wouldn’t be adultery, now would it? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/32 "2011-09-23T17:00:15Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Well, as long as Jeebus isn’t married to someone else, fucking himself wouldn’t be adultery, now would it? Well, there’s that whole trinity issue… ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/33 "2011-09-23T17:00:40Z")
Yes, the audience members who booed were despicable, but there a jackholes in every group And I am sure much of the audience would have liked to boo, but I could care less about that. What is much more upsetting is the fact that not one candidate had the guts to tell those people to go fuck themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/34 "2011-09-23T17:08:00Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Yes, the audience members who booed were despicable, but there a jackholes in every group. No, there are not. Only in Republican/conservative corners. Allegedly. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/35 "2011-09-23T17:18:24Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > No, there are not. Only in Republican/conservative corners. > > Allegedly. No, no. I’m pretty sure everyone here would agree that jerkishness transends all political bounds. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/36 "2011-09-23T17:21:46Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Yes, the audience members who booed were despicable, but there a jackholes in every group And I am sure much of the audience would have liked to boo, but I could care less about that. What is much more upsetting is the fact that not one candidate had the guts to tell those people to go fuck themselves. Yeah, at least McCain contradicted his constituent in the audience that claimed Obama was a sekrit Moozlim, and appeared to recoil slightly at the cries of “KILL 'IM!” Then again, look how far that got him. They could benefit from some heckler training. “I don’t come down to YOUR rallies and knock the HOOD off your head…” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/37 "2011-09-23T17:23:43Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > No, there are not. Only in Republican/conservative corners. > > Allegedly. Omg, a black strawman! ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/38 "2011-09-23T17:36:14Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Nope, not a republican. And I wasn’t asking for forgiveness. Jeebus can go fuck himself. Ah. Well in that case you’re not a “real American” -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/39 "2011-09-23T17:38:17Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > No, there are not. Only in Republican/conservative corners. > > Allegedly. If it was a democratic debate and audience members boo’d a soldier, folks like you’d be calling them traitors. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331/40 "2011-09-23T17:59:40Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Yes, like the candidates this audience came to hear. I guess it’s too much to expect one of these hateful people to say “you may not like the law, or homosexuality, but this soldier puts his life on the line for our security, you can afford him some respect.” Amen. Say what you will about McCain (mostly for bringing Palin into the world’s radar. . .:mad:), but at least he would do things like call out the morons in the audience for being just that. Of course, we can see where that got him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-audience-of-the-gop-debate/597331.md?page=3)