# Is Sidney Powell insane? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 22, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169 "2020-11-22T04:25:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![paulmarkj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@paulmarkj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulmarkj)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/21 "2020-11-22T17:34:05Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > No - these people genuinely thought Trump was headed towards a sure _ **landslide victory.** _ Yes, I had conversations with people who were talking about Trump getting 65% of the overall vote. Media is now an echo chamber for populists. (Yes, I know the obviousretirt, but I don’t visit ANY midle-ground or left-wing website except this one, I prefer to be challenged). ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/22 "2020-11-22T18:00:08Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > Has anyone asked her–or any other Trump enabler–why, if the D’s are so good at fixing elections that they can change 7 million votes, they didn’t fix a few senatorial and house elections? My best guess as to her response would be: 1. Democrats were solely fixated on the big prize, the presidency, and didn’t put effort into hacking the downballot races; or 1. Democrats _ **did** _ try to fix the downballot races, and if it weren’t for such Democratic cheating, the Republicans would have won even more Senate and House races. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/23 "2020-11-22T18:05:25Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > Has anyone asked her–or any other Trump enabler–why, if the D’s are so good at fixing elections that they can change 7 million votes, they didn’t fix a few senatorial and house elections? > [@Velocity](#): > > My best guess as to her response would be: > > 1. Democrats were solely fixated on the big prize, the presidency, and didn’t put effort into hacking the downballot races; > > or > > 1. Democrats _ **did** _ try to fix the downballot races, and if it weren’t for such Democratic cheating, the Republicans would have won even more Senate and House races. #2 is correct. If you can stand to listen to her, the video I provided features her claiming multiple times that 35,000 votes were added to every Democratic candidate _in the nation_. The hosts press her on it (“_every_ race?”) but she is so busy Gish Galloping that she just keeps running her mouth. Clearly adding 35,000 votes to a candidate in a small town would raise some flags. “Okay, results for Mayor of Podunk are in. I’m glad to see all 4,000 of us turned out to hear them; that’s America! Okay, let’s see… Republican candidate Johnny McJohnjohn got 1,985 votes… and Democratic candidate Shirley Bunhair recieved 37, 015 votes… Shirley wins!” 🤔 ---
**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:** [November 22, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/24 "2020-11-22T18:08:42Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > > [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > > > Has anyone asked her–or any other Trump enabler–why, if the D’s are so good at fixing elections that they can change 7 million votes, they didn’t fix a few senatorial and house elections? > > My best guess as to her response would be: My best guess is her response would be something like “Why do you hate the truth?” I’ve noticed when right wingers get asked a legitimate question about their claims, they attack the questioner. Because they don’t have a good answer. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/25 "2020-11-22T18:24:54Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Many Republicans, including Georgia governor Kemp and Georgia SOS Raffensberger, are secretly on Dominion’s payroll and doing their nefarious bidding. Bernie Sanders was robbed of the 2016 nomination by Dominion, and knows it, but is also on their payroll. It seems to be quite easy to get on Dominion’s payroll. Does anyone know how I can sign up? Is there an application form? I can use the spare cash, what with the holidays coming up and all. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/26 "2020-11-22T18:28:08Z")
You know why it’s called “Dominion”, don’t you? It’s a nefarious Canadian attempt to take control of the US. (oops - shhh!) Just go down to your local ~~Dominion~~ federal government “Find a Job” office and you should be good. > **[Find a job - Canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/opportunities.html)** > > Find public and private sector job opportunities and hiring programs, apply or extend a work permit, get a Social Insurance Number, a criminal record check or a security clearance. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/27 "2020-11-22T18:29:50Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > It seems to be quite easy to get on Dominion’s payroll. Does anyone know how I can sign up? Is there an application form? I can use the spare cash, what with the holidays coming up and all. You’re Canadian, aren’t you? I thought all Canadians were already on the Dominion\* Voting Systems/Hugo Chavez/George Soros payroll. \*And what **Northern Piper** just said! * * * I am still reasonably confident we’ll be rid of Trump himself at 12:01 P.M. on January 20, 2021. But it is rather depressing to contemplate what we’re going to do with his millions and millions of followers. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/28 "2020-11-22T18:50:15Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > You know why it’s called “Dominion”, don’t you? It’s a nefarious Canadian attempt to take control of the US. (oops - shhh!) So what you’re saying is, there’s an army of Canuck Jem’Hadar waiting to storm across the border? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/29 "2020-11-22T20:17:28Z")
All I can say is … wait for it … I, for one, welcome our new Canadian overlords!!1!!1! May they bring civilization, the milk of human kindness, basic common decency, and plenty of maple syrup. We’re sadly lacking in all these staples of human life. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/30 "2020-11-22T20:27:47Z")
I think the whole idea is to generate lots of heat, but absolutely no light. There’s no there, there. Even more cracks are starting to show amongst The Faithful: [Chris Christie calls Trump’s legal team a ‘national embarrassment’ - CNNPolitics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/22/politics/chris-christie-donald-trump-election/index.html) > “Quite frankly, the conduct of the President’s legal team has been a national embarrassment,” he said, singling out Trump attorney Sidney Powell’s accusations against Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. > “This is outrageous conduct by any lawyer,” Christie said Sunday, noting Trump’s attorneys have levied wild accusations in public but have not, so far, raised them in court, where there are consequences for providing false information. > “They allege fraud outside the courtroom, but when they go inside the courtroom, they don’t plead fraud and they don’t argue fraud,” he said. > “Listen,” Christie concluded, “I have been a supporter of the President’s. I voted for him twice, but elections have consequences, and we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn’t happen.” ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/31 "2020-11-22T20:27:58Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I, for one, welcome our new Canadian overlords!!1!!1! > > May they bring civilization, the milk of human kindness, basic common decency, and plenty of maple syrup. We’re sadly lacking in all these staples of human life. Does the Canadian milk of human kindness come in a bag? ---
**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:** [November 22, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/32 "2020-11-22T20:49:11Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I, for one, welcome our new Canadian overlords!!1!!1! > > May they bring civilization, the milk of human kindness, basic common decency, and plenty of maple syrup. We’re sadly lacking in all these staples of human life. Don’t forget universal public health care, gun control, a strong social safety net, affordable housing integrated into established communities, a sane political system, an apolitical Supreme Court, no government meddling in abortion matters, and a federal government department called the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (the name “Ministry of Environment and Other Chinese Hoaxes” was rejected). And yes, maple syrup, too. 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 22, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/33 "2020-11-22T20:51:06Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > Does the Canadian milk of human kindness come in a bag? Probably still does, but in deference to our American brethren, it also comes in ordinary cartons. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/34 "2020-11-22T21:19:42Z")
But all formats have the volume in metric. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/35 "2020-11-22T21:25:49Z")
Voting for Trump twice is not evidence of a crack. Christy has always talked out of both sides of his ass. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/36 "2020-11-22T21:27:22Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > It seems to be quite easy to get on Dominion’s payroll. Does anyone know how I can sign up? Is there an application form? I can use the spare cash, what with the holidays coming up and all. You have to prove your worth by attending a certain number of paid protests, pretending to have covid so Trump will look bad, then Hunter Biden will contact you for a meeting at Comet Pizza. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/37 "2020-11-22T21:30:40Z")
True, but to those weighing the pros and cons of emigration, I should point out that all temperatures related to cooking are still expressed in Fahrenheit, although everything else is Celsius. It’s one of those things that can’t really be explained – they just are. Like the fact that the Toronto Maple Leafs suck, and have sucked for as long as anyone can remember, yet it’s still virtually impossible to get single-game tickets, nor season tickets, for that matter. Canada is not all roses. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/38 "2020-11-22T21:41:33Z")
My god, is that where Mark Halperin ended up? I assume he’s desperate for money, but man does he look awkward there. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/39 "2020-11-22T22:05:33Z")
I somehow wound up on [Brian Kolfage’s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kolfage) mailing list. (It’s just too perfect for words that his emails are addressed to “Karen”). I haven’t seen the specific claim of 35,000 votes added to the Democratic candidate in every race, but claims that the numbers of votes cast in a particular jurisdiction exceeded the number of registered voters or even the number of inhabitants are a frequent feature of his “emergency alerts”. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169/40 "2020-11-22T22:45:28Z")
[Trump’s team just released a statement distancing themselves from Sidney Powell.](https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1330638702062825472) LOL [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169.md?page=3)