# Liberal media's stupid outrage of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 26, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672 "2016-12-26T23:37:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/41 "2016-12-27T14:31:45Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Agreed. They’ve really made fools of themselves over this one. You’d be the expert, clownfart. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/42 "2016-12-27T15:17:28Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Mary’s Boy Child. Very popular for the past sixty years, especially the Harry Belafonte version. It’s probably a typo. They meant to say: "Over two millennia ago, a new hope was born into the world, a Savior who would offer the promise of salvation to all mankind. Just as the three wise men did on that night, this Christmas heralds a time to celebrate the good news of a new **Boy Child**. We hope Americans celebrating Christmas today will enjoy a day of festivities and a renewed closeness with family and friends. " ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/43 "2016-12-27T15:20:09Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > There’s nothing being heralded today, this Christmas, there is no news to speak of that has anything to do with Jesus. The only news today, the only new leader of any kind the RNC is happy about, is Trump. There is no logical way to read this that doesn’t refer to our President-elect. What do you think “gospel,” means, exactly? [The Gospel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_gospel): > [@](#): > > “Good News” is the English translation of the Koine Greek εὐαγγέλιον euangélion (εὖ eû “good” + ἄγγελος ángelos “messenger” + -ιον -ion diminutive suffix). The Greek term was Latinized as evangelium in the Vulgate, and translated into Latin as bona annuntiatio. > In Old English, it was translated as gōdspel (gōd “good” + spel “news”). The Old English term was retained as gospel in Middle English Bible translations and hence remains in use also in Modern English. The written accounts of the life and teaching of Jesus are also generally known as “Gospels”. **Cheesesteak** , are you telling me that this business from the RNC is the first time you’ve ever heard the term “news” in relation to information about Jesus? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/44 "2016-12-27T15:25:05Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > If this tweet came from some Christian, or Christian-affiliated organization, then that might be the most likely interpretation. But what does it mean when the Republican National Committee uses the phrase “new King”? It means, “We want to keep Christians aware that only one major political party is a legitimate recipient of their votes by explicitly adopting a Christian message on a Christian holiday.” > [@](#): > > 2000 years, but he still has that new-King smell. And this means, “Remember, Christians, the _other_ major party thinks you’re idiots!” I regard both as insulting, quite frankly. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/45 "2016-12-27T15:27:57Z")
I don’t see any actual “outrage”, but I agree that the message is innocuous, and most of the opposition and criticism is for strategic political purposes. I also think the message, and similar explicitly pro-Christian messages from a political party, are probably unwise in the long term as America becomes less Christian. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/46 "2016-12-27T16:51:28Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Sorry, missed the earlier post. Withdrawn. “She was only a banker’s daughter, but there was a _substantial_ penalty for early withdrawal.” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/47 "2016-12-27T16:53:41Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > …I regard both as insulting, quite frankly. What Would Jesus Tweet? ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/48 "2016-12-27T16:54:37Z")
Well being as many religious types are republicans, it makes sense that the Republicans would say things to keep their “sheep” in the flock! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/49 "2016-12-27T17:19:51Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > What Would Jesus Tweet? Jesus H. Christ @realSonOfGod RT @Leviticus19\_18: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” #nohomo 10:15 AM - 20 Jun 32 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/50 "2016-12-27T17:26:21Z")
" ‘Love my neighbor as I love myself’? What, I gotta go next door and jerk him off too?" - Late, lamented Rodney Dangerfield ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/51 "2016-12-27T17:30:00Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > And this means, “Remember, Christians, the _other_ major party thinks you’re idiots!” > > I regard both as insulting, quite frankly. > [@elucidator](#): > > What Would Jesus Tweet? Not Jesus, but clearly a good number of deluded and/or hypocrite evangelicals already explained why they supported Trump. > **[For This Christian N.C. Man, Candidates' 'Morality Issues' Give Pause](https://www.npr.org/2016/10/13/497531552/for-this-christian-n-c-man-candidates-morality-issues-give-pause)** > > Dan Meyer has a strong faith and believes the country must return to biblical principles. For him, the 2016 election presents "a tough, tough choice." > [@](#): > > In his Bible-study group, Meyer stops short of discussing presidential politics, but he drops hints. “You know,” he told his students in his recent class, “the Old Testament is full of situations where God used even evil men to accomplish his will.” So, no **Bricker** , your party has many deluded people. It should really be insulting to you on how they are taking over, we will see if they are insulting enough to you going forward. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/52 "2016-12-27T17:33:02Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > “She was only a banker’s daughter, but there was a _substantial_ penalty for early withdrawal.” "She was only a banker’s daughter, but they kept losing interest on her.’ ---
**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:** [December 27, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/53 "2016-12-27T17:37:22Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Not Jesus, but clearly a good number of deluded and/or hypocrite evangelicals already explained why they supported Trump. > > [Christian Man In North Carolina Struggles To Choose A Presidential Candidate : NPR](http://www.npr.org/2016/10/13/497531552/for-this-christian-n-c-man-candidates-morality-issues-give-pause) > > > [@](#): > > > > In his Bible-study group, Meyer stops short of discussing presidential politics, but he drops hints. “You know,” he told his students in his recent class, “the Old Testament is full of situations where God used even evil men to accomplish his will.” If god does it, it isn’t evil. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/54 "2016-12-27T17:45:45Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > If god does it, it isn’t evil. That’s absolutely what a lot of them believe. I know I’ve heard something similar from many of them directly. Or if God commands it. That’s why dashing the heads of children on the rocks in the OT was “moral”. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/55 "2016-12-27T17:58:31Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > If god does it, it isn’t evil. More precisely, if it’s something you really want to do to someone else, then just tell yourself that God wants you to do it. He’s a ready excuse for anything. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/56 "2016-12-27T17:59:03Z")
They’re always in such a rush to credit god, they hardly ever give the devil his due. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/57 "2016-12-27T18:00:07Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > "She was only a banker’s daughter, but they kept losing interest on her.’ “Did you hear about the Trump bond? No principal, no interest, no maturity.” Yes, that was a Quayle joke once, I know. Gotta keep your material up to date. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/58 "2016-12-27T18:25:41Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > It means, “We want to keep Christians aware that only one major political party is a legitimate recipient of their votes by explicitly adopting a Christian message on a Christian holiday.” “And if you’re not a Christian, you better _watch the fuck out_.” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/59 "2016-12-27T18:30:38Z")
No dear, if you’re not a Christian you will respectfully be quiet and participate in our Christian Rituals. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672/60 "2016-12-27T18:41:08Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > No dear, if you’re not a Christian you will respectfully be quiet and participate in our Christian Rituals. Colbert: “Though I am a committed Christian, I believe that everyone has the right to their own religion, be you Hindu, Jew or Muslim. I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-medias-stupid-outrage-of-the-day/775672.md?page=4)