# 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:** 277
**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:** [December 15, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5531 "2022-12-15T21:09:04Z")
All sorts of stupidity here: > **[Kankakee City Police make arrest in alleged car theft](https://wvli927.com/2022/12/15/kankakee-city-police-make-arrest-in-alleged-car-theft/)** > > Kankakee City Police say a report of a missing car ended with an arrest. Reports say officers were called to a... Too much to explain or even sum up. At least not without running afoul of fair use. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5532 "2022-12-15T21:19:16Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Too much to explain or even sum up. I would start by saying that I can’t understand someone who leaves a car running with the keys in it while you go into a store and shop. That’s insane. You might as well put a “steal me” sign on the windshield. That doesn’t excuse the crime at all, but come on. Have a thimble full of common sense here. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5533 "2022-12-15T22:39:25Z")
We seem to be talking at cross purposes. You are talking about publishing (what companies do); I am talking about journalism (what individual people do). A journalist is a person who digs out a story and writes it. What happens to that story, and what other kinds of stories, puff pieces, and opinion pieces are published with it or instead of it, is out of his or her hands. Those decisions are made by publishers. My previous answer was incomplete, in that I did not specify this relationship. When I wrote that newspapers “could afford to spend money on actual journalism” it meant only that, they could do so if they chose, and not go out of business. Some newspapers made a point of having very good journalism, and sold their advertising on the basis of the quality of customers that good journalism draws in. Some did the opposite, and some did whatever was expedient. In any case, there was actual journalism that was available to be published. By the way, newspapers and most other news media are businesses not public services. That’s a difficult relationship at best, if we are to depend on them for accurate and intelligent reporting. Even more difficult now, when so many people seem to think they should not be obliged to pay for their news, and those folks are getting the quality they are willing to pay for. The publicly-supported model, like NPR, seems to work reasonably well, and that’s where I tend to go for reliable reportage. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5534 "2022-12-15T22:49:52Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > The publicly-supported model, like NPR, seems to work reasonably well, and that’s where I tend to go for reliable reportage. Me too. A lot of my news comes from NPR these days. I’m a subscriber for my local affiliate because I appreciate what they do. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5535 "2022-12-16T00:40:35Z")
Somebody needs to construct a Hitler-tRump and a KKK-tRump NFT. I have Photoshop but not the mad skillz for that. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5536 "2022-12-16T00:41:26Z")
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maga-rioter-can-t-believe-he-s-going-to-jail-for-trump-after-watching-trading-card-stunt/ar-AA15kc3R?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=7f02649f8cc34c1e9657e94e0b2ab9ce](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maga-rioter-can-t-believe-he-s-going-to-jail-for-trump-after-watching-trading-card-stunt/ar-AA15kc3R?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=7f02649f8cc34c1e9657e94e0b2ab9ce) > Gionet, who earlier in the day said he believed Trump’s digital card gambit means [he “can’t win” in 2024](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-digital-trading-cards/), wrote a follow-up missive in which he questioned his own decision to storm the Capitol building on January 6th, 2021. > “I can’t believe I’m going to jail for an NFT salesman,” [he lamented](https://twitter.com/bakedalaska/status/1603475492618702848). Maybe while he’s in the pokey he can think about how to be a better judge of character in the future. Or not. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5537 "2022-12-16T00:47:02Z")
> [@](#): > > “I can’t believe I’m going to jail for an NFT salesman,” he lamented But you could believe you’re going to jail for an frozen steak salesman I asked. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5538 "2022-12-16T00:55:35Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Maybe while he’s in the pokey he can think about how to be a better judge of character in the future. > > Or not. _Although Gionet was once a major Trump supporter in his first two presidential campaigns, he has now apparently switched his allegiance to rapper Kanye West, who has taken to openly praising Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and denying the Holocaust._ Definitely not. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5539 "2022-12-16T01:09:23Z")
Yep. It’d be funny if it weren’t for, well, everything in those few short paragraphs. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5540 "2022-12-16T04:10:25Z")
Florida man arrested for being naked in an apartment inhabited by two women. He swore that his wife was there, but he couldn’t identify which of them was his wife. He isn’t married. > **[Residents find naked stranger in Gainesville college apartment complex](https://www.wcjb.com/2022/12/13/residents-find-naked-stranger-gainesville-college-apartment-complex/)** > > A college student is behind bars after two residents, who did not know him, found the man naked in their apartment in Gainesville ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5541 "2022-12-16T07:33:14Z")
Cocaine’s a hell of a drug. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5542 "2022-12-16T16:35:23Z")
Does Florida add it to the water supply like fluoride? ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5543 "2022-12-16T20:28:38Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Maybe while he’s in the pokey he can think about how to be a better judge of character in the future. > > Or not. > [@silenus](#): > > Definitely not. Well, he could think about changing his handle. “Half-baked Alaska” sounds more appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5544 "2022-12-16T21:11:18Z")
[https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/prosecutors-iowa-police-chief-lied-buy-machine-guns-95387551](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/prosecutors-iowa-police-chief-lied-buy-machine-guns-95387551) > A small town Iowa police chief has been indicted on federal charges that he abused his position to purchase more than two dozen machine guns. > Brad Wendt is charged with exploiting his position as chief of police to unlawfully obtain and sell guns for his own personal profit ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5545 "2022-12-16T22:01:44Z")
Cop who own gun store violates the FFA? Inconceivable! Their paperwork is impeccable! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5546 "2022-12-16T22:04:58Z")
And the internal investigation shows no wrong doing. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5547 "2022-12-16T22:07:35Z")
Naturally. None of the weapons can be linked to a crime. We’re good to go! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5548 "2022-12-16T22:08:40Z")
A man needs machine guns in Iowa in case some Capone guys from Chicago hiding out try to muscle the locals. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5549 "2022-12-16T22:28:30Z")
Haven’t you seen _Red Dawn_? Imagine what the Wolverines could have done if they started off armed with machine guns! ---
**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:** [December 16, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/5550 "2022-12-16T22:41:15Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Imagine what the Wolverines could have done if they started off armed with machine guns! Been killed quicker? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=276) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=278)