# Joe Walsh is a fucking hypocrite (big surprise) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 30, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798 "2011-07-30T01:54:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/21 "2011-07-30T09:55:00Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > To be fair, he is talking about making his children _pay_ a debt left by their parents, where as the child support is a debt \*he \* owes to them. But yeah. Either way, they are out the money. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/22 "2011-07-30T13:40:28Z")
> [@jamiemcgarry](#): > > I’m having a hard time clearly discerning your point here. Seems to me you don’t _want_ to talk about it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/23 "2011-07-30T14:27:29Z")
I’m gonna walk away from this… ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/24 "2011-07-30T14:34:43Z")
I always liked the Confessor. On the bottom words are shallow, on the surface talk is cheap, you can only the judge the distance by the company you keep. Fuckin’ awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/25 "2011-07-30T14:40:10Z")
Maybe he’s just taking his time, choosin’ his line, tryin’ to decide what to do. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/26 "2011-07-30T14:45:18Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Maybe he’s just taking his time, choosin’ his line, tryin’ to decide what to do. Maybe he should just walk away. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/27 "2011-07-30T14:49:01Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Maybe he should just walk away. Seems to me you may be right. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/28 "2011-07-30T14:52:41Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > To be fair, he is talking about making his children _pay_ a debt left by their parents, where as the child support is a debt \*he \* owes to them. But yeah. It’s ashame he doesn’t have accountants to pay for it all. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/29 "2011-07-30T16:24:28Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Maybe he should just walk away. What, and leave the ladies crying 'cause the story’s sad? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/30 "2011-07-30T16:35:23Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > It’s ashame he doesn’t have accountants to pay for it all. As long as his fans write letters telling him he’s great, he’s likely to remain tea-tarded. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/31 "2011-07-30T17:50:29Z")
Ok, ha ha, we get it, Joe Walsh is the name of both a rockstar and ultra conservative Congressman. And so for a minute can we put fun and games aside, get this thread back to something resembling a serious conversation, and answer this one question: The Eagles suck balls, right? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/32 "2011-07-30T18:18:21Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Ok, ha ha, we get it, Joe Walsh is the name of both a rockstar and ultra conservative Congressman. And so for a minute can we put fun and games aside, get this thread back to something resembling a serious conversation, and answer this one question: The Eagles suck balls, right? That’s it get outta my cab! ---
**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:** [July 30, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/33 "2011-07-30T18:22:17Z")
Wasn’t he also the “you lie!” guy? Or was that a different TP dipshit? > [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Ok, ha ha, we get it, Joe Walsh is the name of both a rockstar and ultra conservative Congressman. And so for a minute can we put fun and games aside, get this thread back to something resembling a serious conversation, and answer this one question: The Eagles suck balls, right? Just thinking about Hotel California makes me want to punch somebody in the face. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/34 "2011-07-30T18:22:59Z")
Joe Walsh also gets [big fat slabs of pork](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-29/tea-party-lawmakers-against-debt-deal-gain-from-big-spending-in-districts.html)doled out from Washington: The government spent $1.3 billion on contracts performed in Walsh’s district last fiscal year, according to Bloomberg data. Top vendors were Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC), with contracts valued at $935 million, and Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH), with $264 million in federal business, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Tea Partiers in Congress generally seem extremely welcoming of federal spending when their districts benefit. From the same Bloomberg link: Sixty House members backed by the Tea Party, whose opposition to federal spending helped bring on an impasse over raising the U.S. debt ceiling, represent districts that last year received $43 billion in government contracts. In 16 of those constituencies, spending exceeded $1 billion each – more than twice the median amount for all House districts, Bloomberg Government reported today ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/35 "2011-07-30T18:32:26Z")
I’m just happy I don’t get any of the lyrical references, 'cause Joe Walsh’s music sucks shit. ---
**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/36 "2011-07-30T18:41:15Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Wasn’t he also the “you lie!” guy? Or was that a different TP dipshit? Nah, that was [Joe Wilson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Wilson_%28musician%29). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/37 "2011-07-30T20:15:15Z")
The thing about people like Walsh is that you just can’t argue with a sick mind. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/38 "2011-07-30T20:28:38Z")
I got two words for Joe Walsh. Don-_fucking_-Henley. oh… er, that doesn’t work… at all. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/39 "2011-07-30T20:50:10Z")
How many rock stars of the 70s and 80s have forgotten to pay a little child support? Chances are those kids grew up in Hollywood mansions and seaside villas while their groupie mother snorted away their college savings and now she’s back demanding more. No wonder he is reportedly back in the studio working on his first solo album in almost 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![beartato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@beartato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beartato)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798/40 "2011-07-30T22:05:46Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > I’m just happy I don’t get any of the lyrical references, 'cause Joe Walsh’s music sucks shit. Hey, man. You oughta take it easy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-is-a-fucking-hypocrite-big-surprise/590798.md?page=3)