# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945 "2021-01-31T21:25:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/362 "2021-04-10T04:53:32Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > The abuses described in that article, if accurate, are horrific. Because if you attack the US Capitol with murderous intent, you should be treated with kid gloves, but if you [fail to use your turn signal, you should die in jail](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/newly-aired-sandra-bland-cellphone-video-shows-traffic-stop-her-n1002756). (I do no mean to excuse assholery under any circumstances on the part of jail/prison guards, but come on, let us have some perspective here.) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/363 "2021-04-10T11:47:50Z")
> **[MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Investigates Fox News for Not Having Him as Guest](https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-investigates-fox-news-not-having-him-guest-1582563)** > > MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell suggested that Fox News failing to invite him on air to discuss false election fraud claims against Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems was suspicious during a Friday appearance on former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's... His head is as soft as his MyPillows. From the article: > “Well, you know, I’m going to have those answers soon, because I’ve hired private investigators and I’ve spent a lot of money on them to investigate everything,” responded Lindell. “The bots and trolls, who’s behind them? Why is [Facebook](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/facebook) involved, Wikipedia involved? And then the big question: why isn’t Fox having people on? Why isn’t Fox on there talking about Dominion and Smartmatic and the election fraud?” He doesn’t understand that Fox is keeping mum because they’re also being sued, and don’t want more evidence against them aired and reused in court. In wondering who’s behind the “bots and trolls,” he’s just now figuring out that it was a bad thing when Russia did it, so he’s hoping he can deflect blame to them for his own implosion. He thinks Facebook and Wikipedia are purposely trying to smear him instead of making his fairy tale dreams come true. How did this shit-for-brains get rich? ---
**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:** [April 10, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/364 "2021-04-10T16:40:50Z")
Or, perhaps he simply recognizes that the best way to become a high-earning RW media talking head and grifter is to just keep up a continuous patter of JAQing about nebulous misdeeds of the nefarious lefties and their evil commie lapdog MSM. He is selling _exactly_ what his audience is craving. Perhaps he’s not nearly so stupid as he is evil. Definitely rather megalomaniacal, but that’s common enough in entrepreneurs both successful and failed. See also Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Elizabeth Holmes. This guy is just farming his trade in the political fake propaganda sphere, not the IT, e-commerce, or medical sphere. Which is far more societally harmful, but not really so different when viewed strictly as a business model / revenue generating scheme. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/365 "2021-04-10T20:58:19Z")
As fun as you make it to speculate, you’re making the same assumptions about the MyPillow guy as many of us did about Trump. He _can’t_ be that stupid. He _has_ to be faking it. You’re forgetting that these guys got rich by appealing to Joe Six Pack. They’re master salesmen. That quality requires charisma, not brains. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/366 "2021-04-11T01:54:13Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > The abuses described in that article, if accurate, are horrific “if accurate” being the operative words. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/367 "2021-04-11T03:59:39Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > They’re master salesmen. That quality requires charisma, not brains. It also requires a modicum of business sense and, of course, some good fortune. A person may hit upon an idea for a product and figure out how to market it properly, hire the right people to manage the business, introduce it to the public at just the right time, and make a fortune. You don’t have to be a genius, as you say you might not even be particularly smart in a general sense. Bands can have one hit and then have nothing else (one hit wonders) and so can entrepreneurs. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/368 "2021-04-14T20:36:35Z")
I haven’t seen anything explaining what his beef is with Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/369 "2021-04-14T20:37:30Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > He doesn’t understand that Fox is keeping mum because they’re also being sued No, he acknowledges that but says, if they’re being sued, then why stop saying the things they’re already being sued for? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/370 "2021-04-14T20:44:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I haven’t seen anything explaining what his beef is with Wikipedia. He claims that Wikipedia blocked him from promoting his election fraud “documentary”. > **[MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Announces Probe Into Zuckerberg, Dorsey](https://www.newsweek.com/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-announces-probe-zuckerberg-dorsey-says-theyre-going-jail-1576661)** > > "You're going to jail along with Jack Dorsey, you know you are," Lindell said. "I have big teams investigating." ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/371 "2021-04-14T22:19:31Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > They should not be happening to anyone of any race. They shouldn’t, but they do. And as far as I’m concerned, until such a day as everyone gets protected in jail and prison, these guys can just suck it. They can dish it out, but they can’t take it. Sucks to be them. Maybe they should hook up with the skinhead nazi gangs, get a prison swastica tattoo for protection. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/372 "2021-04-14T23:27:47Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > He claims that Wikipedia blocked him from promoting his election fraud “documentary”. I used to be one of the main conflict of interest people on Wikipedia, and helped form some of the procedures there. I practically ran the Conflict of Interest Noticeboard (COIN). When I got nominated administrator, a lot of it was from my COI work. Promoting stuff is definitely not okay there. I mediated with a number of celebrities (mostly their PR people) and some political campaigns. (Including Newt Gingrich’s campaign guy once upon a time, who believe it or not was pretty cool and very reasonable.) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/373 "2021-04-14T23:45:07Z")
Give Donald Trump credit for making empty bluster acceptable again. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/374 "2021-04-15T01:31:44Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Promoting stuff is definitely not okay there. Yeah, I know; I was practically invited to be an admin but decided I don’t have the right mentality for that. Still, there is zero evidence that Lindell even tried to edit anything there. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/375 "2021-04-17T18:29:15Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I used to be one of the main conflict of interest people on Wikipedia, and helped form some of the procedures there. I am reminded of [this cartoon](https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/12/16). ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/376 "2021-04-17T18:58:57Z")
Individual 1 supporter charged with making threatening and lewd calls to the district office of Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, calls her office again to apologize and begs her to stop the prosecutors. > **[Trump supporter charged with harassment after threatening phone calls to Rep....](https://www.inquirer.com/news/madeleine-dean-harassment-calls-stephen-cilurso-20210412.html)** > > Stephen Cilurso, 68, said he made the calls while angry over news reports of President Trump's second impeachment trial. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/377 "2021-04-17T21:01:34Z")
I love PA. 😃 The sad thing is that the cartoon isn’t too far off from some of the conflicts I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/378 "2021-04-17T22:21:31Z")
[McEnany: Biden’s two-question press conference was a ‘joke’ (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/mcenany-biden-s-two-question-press-conference-was-a-joke/vi-BB1fJQeu?ocid=msedgntp) Irony, thy name is McEnany. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/379 "2021-04-17T23:22:50Z")
You made me click on Fox News? Bastard. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/380 "2021-04-18T20:21:17Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > And as far as I’m concerned, until such a day as everyone gets protected in jail and prison, these guys can just suck it. They can dish it out, but they can’t take it. Sucks to be them. if only there were a way to determine if someone did something worth punishing. Some sort of process where you could follow to make sure you are given the rights you are due. Whatever would we call such a process? Since that’s obviously impossible, I guess we should just support equal violence for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/381 "2021-04-18T20:53:12Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > if only there were a way to determine if someone did something worth punishing. Some sort of process where you could follow to make sure you are given the rights you are due. Whatever would we call such a process? Since that’s obviously impossible, I guess we should just support equal violence for everyone. If only there was some way to give equal treatment under the law. Some sort of guiding document for the country’s legal system. Where all people are treated with respect and fairness. Since we don’t have a system like that, I guess we should just accept some people get to go to trial, and some get shot in their cars. Until that day, I fully support priviledged white boys experienceing the judicial system equally to how persons of color experience it. If we can’t have fairness and justice, let’s at least have equality. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=20)