# Is this a Conservative or Liberal Forum? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 26, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783 "2009-08-26T16:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/61 "2009-08-27T18:13:26Z")
“Midnight snack”? Added advantage: you can say it in front of Grandma and she’ll just think he brought you a nice sandwich because you couldn’t sleep. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/62 "2009-08-27T21:35:22Z")
What do you call someone who takes his time but gives a cunt a good licking? [spoiler]Al Franken :D[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/63 "2009-08-27T21:40:32Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > What do you call someone who takes his time but gives a cunt a good licking? > > [spoiler]Al Franken > > :D[/spoiler] I don’t get it. You referring to his opponent in Minnesota? Slim B. Pickens? What? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/64 "2009-08-27T21:47:49Z")
Yes it was a cheap shot at Norm Coleman, posted mostly to tie the two parts of this thread together. Feel free to ignore it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/65 "2009-08-27T23:52:45Z")
[Moderator Hint]I think the Female Blowjob Dilemma should have its _own_ thread, don’t you?[/Moderator Hint] ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/66 "2009-08-28T00:19:30Z")
> [@glee](#): > > The boards are (by non-US standards) extremely right-wing and religious. I agree **glee** , but if I might rephrase: The US is (by non-US standards) extremely right-wing and religious. The 'Dope is by US standards left-of-center and less-religious. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/67 "2009-08-28T01:25:05Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > The boards are (by US standards) socially extremely liberal, economically moderately liberal. It is predominantly agnostic and atheist, with a substantial fraction of those atheists being the rabidly anti-religious sort. There is a sprinkling of libertarians and conservatives. I mostly agree, although I’d change the word “substantial” to “small but vocal”. Of course, “substantial fraction” is pretty ill-defined to begin with. > [@](#): > > A good many Dopers are in denial about all or some of the above. I disagree, except perhaps about the part about moderators, which I personally don’t have a strong opinion of. Do you think Dopers are in generally in denial that this is a liberal-leaning (by US standards) board? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/68 "2009-08-28T01:57:54Z")
It’s a libertarian forum. A gay libertarian forum. “The Straight Dope” is the one straight guy who posts here so everyone can mock him. I was that guy, now I pass the baton to you. 😃 No, really, it’s not politically affiliated. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/69 "2009-08-28T02:00:01Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > There is no poster on this board named “Conservative.” Make of that what you will. 😃 Yeah, but **Lib** is a Ludwig von Mises _classical_ liberal. ---
**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 28, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/70 "2009-08-28T02:00:55Z")
I’m with **Czarcasm**. When you ask “Is this a Conservative or Liberal Forum?” you leave unclear whether you are asking about the IMHO forum, where you have started this thread, or the SDMB, which comprises many forums (_fora_, if you prefer). So which is it that you’re asking about? ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/71 "2009-08-28T02:14:16Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Between the Left and the Right, I honestly can’t decide which America to hate more. Well if your looking to hate I think there is a clear choice for you 😛 ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/72 "2009-08-28T02:15:07Z")
Café Society is liberal (note the pretentious acute accent) IMHO is like a soccer mom, earnest & kind of politically vague The Game Room is Mitt Romney conservative Comments on Staff Reports is dry & academic, skewing a bit “intellectual” Comments on Cecil’s Columns is all over the place, of course, but like the readership of the column, skews social liberal About this Message Board will explain all of this to you MPSIMS is stripped of all political content by vicious mods The BBQ Pit is hard right, you betcha! if I had to guess, based just on their names. In reality, nah. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783.md?page=3)