# 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:** 227
**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:** [September 29, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4531 "2022-09-29T12:03:29Z")
I do know that rape is horrific no matter who it happens to, and that it’s a real problem in prisons (abuse happening from both prisoners and correctional staff) and it’s not something to joke about. I’ll refrain from commenting on it so lightly. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4532 "2022-09-29T12:48:57Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Lara Trump recorded and posted a video of herself forcing her five-year-old son to ride his go-kart in the middle of the pre-hurricane rainstorms, while he was crying, because it builds character. The video in question: [https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDXQvXDhAb/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDXQvXDhAb/) I’m super confused about what the issue is supposed to be. She says right in the video that “we thought we had a clear window” so this obviously wasn’t some sadistic experience she was putting him through intentionally. It’s also not clear that the boy is crying rather than simply shielding his face (wet from rain) from the rain and making faces of discomfort. Nor is it clear she’s laughing at him rather than at the unexpected uncomfortable situation they both find themselves in. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4533 "2022-09-29T12:56:05Z")
> [@tofor](#): > > Nor is it clear she’s laughing at him rather than at the unexpected uncomfortable situation they both find themselves in. - She’s a Trump. I know which choice I think it is. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4534 "2022-09-29T14:34:01Z")
The issue is that she voluntarily posted the video. (I think.) But she also once posted a video of herself applying makeup while her toadie of a husband stood behind her holding her makeup. And I don’t understand what she was trying to prove by posting that one either. But she married Eric Trump, so what more can you say? ---
**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:** [September 29, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4535 "2022-09-29T15:58:25Z")
> [@tofor](#): > > It’s also not clear that the boy is crying rather than simply shielding his face The child certainly seems to me to be pleading to be allowed to get off the thing and either be carried to cover or himself to run for it, and then she says “No, you can do it, let’s go!” The child’s gesture (loose fist lightly rubbing against one eye) seems stereotypical and kind of fake, but I think he is upset. The scenario seems to show that she is more concerned about the toy than about his unhappiness. Possibly she is just clueless. I agree that the laughing does not seem to be specifically at the child, although it certainly lacks any trace of sympathy. I also don’t see the point of her posting this, but lots of parents apparently post all kinds of pointless stuff with and about their kids. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4536 "2022-09-29T16:23:54Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > The child certainly seems to me to be pleading to be allowed to get off the thing and either be carried to cover or himself to run for it, and then she says “No, you can do it, let’s go!” I can’t actually make out what he said at all. What do you think he’s saying? ---
**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:** [September 29, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4537 "2022-09-29T17:22:59Z")
Fox anchor apparently doesn’t know that Puerto Rico is part of the US. > **[Fox News Anchor Makes Major Slip-Up During Hurricane Ian Coverage](https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-news-anchor-makes-major-062301350.html)** > > The mistake occurred as Martha MacCallum and other Fox News anchors discussed Hurricane Ian’s impact in Florida on Wednesday. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4538 "2022-09-29T17:34:40Z")
An idiot from the Massachusetts National Guard, who was off duty, pursued and tailgated a bus with a Tallahassee banner on its side because he assumed that it contained immigrants from Florida. He also livestreamed it. It was carrying senior citizens on a tour of Cape Cod. Once cops were called, the official report says it looked like he was impaired, but he denied it, and apparently they didn’t test him, though he was taken away by ambulance. The National Guard were not pleased. > **['He thought there were migrants on the bus': Guard officer pursues, confronts...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/thought-were-migrants-bus-guard-174123155.html)** > > A tour bus bringing senior citizens from Memphis, Tennessee, to Cape Cod was tailed by an Army National Guard officer, police said. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4539 "2022-09-29T18:10:04Z")
Not really stupid, but I don’t know where to put it. And maybe it’s just me. I’ve been hearing DeSantis’s voice a _lot_ more than I ever did before, and I’m finding just the sound of his voice hella annoying. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4540 "2022-09-29T18:14:34Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The National Guard were not pleased. The US Military is not an organization I’d ever want to piss off. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4541 "2022-09-29T19:08:17Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I do know that rape is horrific no matter who it happens to, and that it’s a real problem in prisons (abuse happening from both prisoners and correctional staff) and it’s not something to joke about. Like the death penalty, even if you’re against it there are constant challenges in your mind about whether an exception should be made. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > An idiot from the Massachusetts National Guard, who was off duty, pursued and tailgated a bus with a Tallahassee banner on its side because he assumed that it contained immigrants from Florida. Shades of Comet Pizza. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4542 "2022-09-29T19:15:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox anchor apparently doesn’t know that Puerto Rico is part of the US. “I thought Gluttonous Leader traded that for Greenland.” ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4543 "2022-09-29T20:00:48Z")
Really? No charges? I can see the bus driver not wanting the hassle, but no dangerous driving charges? ---
**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:** [September 29, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4544 "2022-09-29T20:52:24Z")
> [@tofor](#): > > I can’t actually make out what he said at all. What do you think he’s saying? I can’t either, it’s very faint in the background since the mic is on her. It’s mostly his manner and tone, and her response “No, you can do it, let’s go” that leads me to believe he is asking for relief of some kind. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4545 "2022-09-30T02:55:47Z")
Ginni Thomas testified before the January 6th committee and told them she still believes the election was stolen. > **[Ginni Thomas tells Jan. 6 panel she still believes false election fraud...](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/29/ginni-thomas-jan-6-panel-false-election-fraud-claims-00059627)** > > Rep. Bennie Thompson said the select committee may incorporate her testimony in their rescheduled hearing “if there's something of merit.” ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4546 "2022-09-30T03:34:17Z")
Are the Thomases going for The Grossest Couple Evar, easily blowing by the Boeberts and the McCloskeys? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4547 "2022-09-30T04:33:24Z")
nevermind plus words for discourse ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4548 "2022-09-30T04:50:56Z")
She’s just going by what her employer’s hero, 45, taught her. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4549 "2022-09-30T08:38:15Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > The National Guard were not pleased. > > The US Military is not an organization I’d ever want to piss off. And yet I have constant arguments on another site about how, since guerrilla tactics worked in Vietnam and the Middle East, the armed militias we have here in the States would absolutely, embarrassingly mop the floor with the US military. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/4550 "2022-09-30T19:09:29Z")
heres why everyone who takes a phone on a amusement ride after being told not to needs to have to pay for medical bills after jail > **[Cell Phone Falls From Amusement Park Ride and Smashes Into Teen's Head](https://www.insideedition.com/oklahoma-teen-hospitalized-after-cell-phone-falling-from-amusement-park-ride-smashes-into-her-head)** > > The phone that plummeted from a ride was believed to have hit speeds of up to 45 miles per hour before smashing into an unsuspecting Rebecca Gillespie. The 18-year-old was left dazed, confused and bleeding, and ultimately with a traumatic brain... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=226) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=228)