# 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:** 402
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8031 "2023-07-14T01:34:48Z")
He doesn’t look anywhere near old enough – OK, he was born in 1980. That was considered a polite term in my mother’s youth. It has never been a polite term in Eli Crane’s lifetime. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8032 "2023-07-14T03:50:00Z")
As I posted on the article, he did not misspeak; he showed the world HIS true colors, that of a racist. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8033 "2023-07-14T06:21:27Z")
Yeah, don’t strike it from the record. Make sure it can be brought back up officially whenever possible to display this guy’s and probably the pub’s in general attitude. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8034 "2023-07-14T08:42:46Z")
Well, [US Presidential candidate RFK Jr. Is certainly surrounding himself with the best and brightest.](https://pagesix.com/2023/07/12/rfk-jr-press-dinner-explodes-in-war-of-words-and-farts/amp/) My favorite quote: “I apologize for using my flatulence as a medium of public commentary in your presence.” ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8035 "2023-07-14T13:41:33Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Well, [US Presidential candidate RFK Jr. Is certainly surrounding himself with the best and brightest.](https://pagesix.com/2023/07/12/rfk-jr-press-dinner-explodes-in-war-of-words-and-farts/amp/) My favorite quote: “I apologize for using my flatulence as a medium of public commentary in your presence" You know, you just _know_, the journalist was grinning from ear to ear while writing that. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8036 "2023-07-14T14:12:50Z")
oh my, that article is beyond words. so funny. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8037 "2023-07-14T15:44:24Z")
That HAD to be a fictional humour column. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8038 "2023-07-14T15:55:14Z")
I checked, Page Six of the _New York Post_ is a [gossip column](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post#Page_Six). So it’s not satire, and not fiction, but it’s also not anything trying to be straight journalism and consider the source (a conservative tabloid). It’s not going to be the most reliable. I wouldn’t doubt they took liberties with the facts, but I doubt it was completely fabricated. This is the “about the author” page for the author of this article. > **[Mara Siegler](https://pagesix.com/author/mara-siegler/)** > > Mara Siegler is a senior reporter at Page Six focusing on exclusive news with stories running in the famed print column and online. She has been at Page Six for a decade and covers a wide range of topics, digging up scoops on celebrities and... She’s not a humorist, this isn’t a _Borowitz Report_ kind of article. Here is _Vanity Fair_ reporting on the article, in a complimentary way. > **[This Story About the Farting RFK Jr. Fundraiser Is Politics Journalism Done...](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/07/farting-at-the-rfk-jr-fundraiser)** > > Whatta town. Other outlets are citing this article as well, so it seems that there is credence to the story, as bizarre as it is. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8039 "2023-07-14T16:23:02Z")
I loved: “(Regrettably, we may assure readers that there was no room for doubt that the climate changed in the immediate environs of the dinner table.)” ---
**Author:** ![PackerMan2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/packerman2/32/2894_2.png) [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8040 "2023-07-14T16:33:26Z")
This is the best line of the article: (He also asked us to refer to him either as a “gallivanting boulevardier” or a “beer-fueled sex rocket.”) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8041 "2023-07-14T16:40:46Z")
> [@](#): > > The room, which included a handful of journalists as well as Kennedy’s campaign manager, former Rep. Dennis Kucinich, was stunned, seemingly unsure about whether Dechert was farting at Haden-Guest personally or at the very notion of global warming. He may have just been farting in their general direction. Anthony Haden-Guest is the half-brother of Christopher Guest (5th Baron Haden-Guest). I can see that comedy runs in the family, albeit not remotely in equal quantities. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8042 "2023-07-14T16:50:52Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > He may have just been farting in their general direction. ``` Haden-Guest. Do you fart at us, sir? RFKjr. I do fart, sir. H-G. Do you fart at us, sir? RFKjr. [Aside to Kucinich] Is the law of our side, if I say ay? Kucinich. No. RFKjr. No, sir, I do not fart at you, sir, but I fart, sir. ``` ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8043 "2023-07-14T17:22:30Z")
“ **I take the utmost offense at you farting before my wife**!” “Uh, sorry… I didn’t know it was her turn.” - - National Lampoon Phono-Phunnies ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8044 "2023-07-14T17:36:42Z")
Whoa. I hadn’t seen any fairly close photos of RFK Jr lately. He really has the face he deserves, doesn’t he? Sour and glum. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8045 "2023-07-14T18:14:37Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Other outlets are citing this article as well, so it seems that there is credence to the story, as bizarre as it is. And may I say upon reading that coverage, _that_ is the New York Post we knew and (?loved?). Maybe not in a league with “Headless Body In Topless Bar” but then what could be? … And it seems to convey a message that nobody paid attention to whatever harebrained message Junior was delivering, for which I thank the old farts. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8046 "2023-07-14T20:29:25Z")
Trumpster voted twice in 2020 and 2022 “by accident” > **[Shaker Heights attorney, a Trump supporter, tells judge he voted twice in...](https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2023/07/shaker-heights-attorney-a-trump-supporter-tells-judge-he-voted-twice-in-last-two-elections-by-accident.html)** > > James Saunders, a 56-year-old former attorney for the Internal Revenue Service, did not mean to commit a crime when he cast ballots in both Cuyahoga County and Broward County, Florida, counties where he owns property and has been registered to vote... “I forgot armed robbery was illegal” - Steve Martin ---
**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:** [July 14, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8047 "2023-07-14T23:16:00Z")
The brain trust was out in force recently. Here’s a quick round-up: - [Karine Jean-Pierre called ‘Buckwheat’ by radio host who insists he was giving her a ‘compliment’](https://news.yahoo.com/karine-jean-pierre-called-buckwheat-202540085.html) - - And how do we know he meant it as a compliment. Well, he didn’t call her…let’s let his own words speak for him: - - - > “Buckwheat in ‘Little Rascals’ is not some stereotypical old song of the South Darkie. He is a very admirable, smart, capable person.” - [Charlie Kirk Says Michelle Obama Among Black Women Who ‘Steal A White Person’s Slot’](https://www.yahoo.com/news/charlie-kirk-says-michelle-obama-212205680.html) - - You may remember him for this bit of stable genius commentary: - - - > Naturally, he has also espoused [conspiracy theories](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/politics/fact-check-election-voter-fraud-conspiracies/index.html) about [Donald Trump](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump)’s failed presidential reelection bid in 2020. Kirk once [revealed his ignorance of basic U.S. politics](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/charlie-kirk-twitter-math_n_5fe0c905c5b60f82885885c8) when falsely claiming that the number of counties a candidate wins is more important than the number of votes. - [Chicago man who stole items from Pelosi’s office during US Capitol assault gets 51 months in prison](https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-man-stole-items-pelosi-190600416.html) - - - But, hey, he did get one thing right while committing treason: - - - > “We’re storming the Capitol building,” he said, according to the statement. “I guess we’re all going to jail.” - - - - Good guess. He’s going to jail for four years and three months. - [Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision](https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-judge-refuses-marry-same-112121928.html) - - She’s being championed by that nutter Jonathan Mitchell, the dude who doesn’t want any health care covered for anyone if said healthcare can help Gay people. p.s. Discourse’s bulleting sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8048 "2023-07-14T23:33:13Z")
**Antelope Valley Dopers** > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > A man died after jumping out of the CHP cruiser he stole. At about 50 miles per hour. Was there a denouement? Results of an investigation? @nightshadea @Spice_Weasel ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8049 "2023-07-15T00:01:34Z")
You may have me confused with someone else. I’m in Michigan. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/8050 "2023-07-15T01:22:57Z")
And the Feds’ greatest hits keep [coming](https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-music-teacher-sentenced-6-223752285.html)! > Florida music teacher sentenced to 6 years in prison for Jan. 6 felonies One person made this comment on that article: > Her sentence is music to my ears. To which, I responded: > How about some lyrics for that music, railroaded? > > “Doh! I screwed up my life. Ray, a golden piece of sunshine coming through the bars on the cell window. Me, a moronic traitor. Fa, a note to follow me. So, what’s taking the real current president Trump so long to pardon me? T for Trump whose lies I believe because I’m incapable of critical thinking, which brings us back to DOH! I’m a dummy who’s going to prison for a conman.” Apparently my comment “is awaiting approval”. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=401) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945.md?page=403)