# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 328
**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:** [March 2, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6541 "2026-03-02T21:42:13Z")
AFAICT Platner is either a complete idiot or a secret Nazi… either way, as much as Mills sucks (and she really does suck, though in a Schumer-esque non-Nazi way), I’d vote for Mills in the primary right now (if I lived in Maine). One Nazi-adjacent foible for Platner would be bad enough, but he’s up to at least three. If he had any sense, and/or wasn’t sympathetic to Nazis, after the tattoo he would have been careful to check every social media post, and every interview request, to make sure they were Nazi free. That he hasn’t is disqualifying for the primary, IMO. For the general, he still appears to be less Nazi than Collins (since he’s not a Republican), so I guess he’s got that going for him. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6542 "2026-03-02T22:12:12Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > One Nazi-adjacent foible for Platner would be bad enough, but he’s up to at least three. You know, they say where there’s smoke, there’s fire. But what if there is smoke, _and_ flickering light, _and_ a crackling sound of flame…? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6543 "2026-03-03T06:32:29Z")
Barbeque time? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6544 "2026-03-03T06:38:55Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > AFAICT Platner is either a complete idiot or a secret Nazi I don’t think there’s anything “secret” about it at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6545 "2026-03-04T00:45:41Z")
Pierre Polievre blasts “medieval Marxist retellings” of… (checks notes)…the legend of Robin Hood. > **[Scott Robertson (@sarobertson.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/sarobertson.bsky.social/post/3mg6lkju4q32z)** > > POILIEVRE: "Canada and the United Kingdom share language, culture, parliamentary government, and most important of all, folklore, including the possibly fictional legend of Robin Hood. And by the way I don't mean the medieval Marxist of 20th century... ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6546 "2026-03-04T01:15:32Z")
59-year-old musician whose last Top 40 single was in 1996 says it’s the CIA’s fault that the kind of music he likes isn’t cool anymore. > **[Billy Corgan Claims Rock Was Deliberately Marginalized — Joseph Kahn Argues...](https://stereogum.com/2490878/billy-corgan-rock-music-joseph-kahn/news)** > > Last December on his The Magnificent Others podcast, Billy Corgan shared some insights about the apparent dark inner workings of the music industry. The Smashing Pumpkins bandleader claimed that George W. Bush’s White House tried to enlist him in an... ---
**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:** [March 4, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6547 "2026-03-04T01:26:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 59-year-old musician whose last Top 40 single was in 1996 says it’s the CIA’s fault that the kind of music he likes isn’t cool anymore. The Smashing Pumpkins has been my favorite band for 30 years, but I’ve never been a fan of Billy Corgan as a person. He’s less of an asshole since he had kids, but he’s still something of a nut. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6548 "2026-03-04T01:55:45Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He’s less of an asshole since he had kids, but he’s still something of a nut. I for one am still utterly baffled that, in his side hustle as a wrestling promoter, he decided to put the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on a Fox News pundit and KEPT it on him for nearly a year. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6549 "2026-03-04T17:48:37Z")
Question: What do Green Party candidates do when they’re not running as spoilers for the Democrats? Answer: “Uncover” the Jews behind the “rise in transgenderism” [![](https://lgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net/assets/2026/03/cynthia-mckinney-transphobic-antisemitic-1.png?width=772) ](https://lgbtqnation-wp.b-cdn.net/assets/2026/03/cynthia-mckinney-transphobic-antisemitic-1.png?width=772) This lady has been in the Green Party since 2007, but before that she was somehow elected to the House as a Democrat for _six terms_. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6550 "2026-03-04T18:06:27Z")
She’s clearly getting crazier with age. In fairness, though, she hasn’t been associated with the Green Party for a long time, as the Party felt the need to remind everyone in 2023 when she promoted a livestream with David Duke. How much of a crazy conspiracy theorist do you have to be to get the Green Party to feel like it needs to distance itself from you?! ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6551 "2026-03-05T23:33:03Z")
> He reportedly told investigators he didn’t know the devices were illegal. [https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article314932061.html](https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article314932061.html) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6552 "2026-03-05T23:46:13Z")
SC is getting Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk roads. [https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sc-house-votes-name-roads-after-charlie-kirk-donald-trump-over-democrats-protests](https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sc-house-votes-name-roads-after-charlie-kirk-donald-trump-over-democrats-protests) ---
**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:** [March 6, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6553 "2026-03-06T00:01:57Z")
Might be useful to both describe what you’re talking about and include a non-paywalled article. For other’s benefit: idiot plants bombs all over town then asserts post arrest that he had no idea bomb planting was illegal. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6554 "2026-03-06T00:27:18Z")
I’ll take the back roads, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6555 "2026-03-06T00:36:56Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > back roads That’s where they sell the best boiled peanuts. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6556 "2026-03-06T00:38:21Z")
I’ll take the roads leading AWAY from South Carolina! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6557 "2026-03-06T00:38:42Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > For other’s benefit: idiot plants bombs all over town then asserts post arrest that he had no idea bomb planting was illegal. He tossed all 20 into one trashcan, apparently not rigged to explode. So another way to put it could be “guy decides to throw away 20 home-made cherry bombs, gets arrested”. The original wasn’t paywalled for me, but here’s another. [https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article314932061.html](https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article314932061.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6558 "2026-03-06T00:40:33Z")
Well sure. That’s clearly not the correct receptacle for explosives. His town takes sorting one’s trash seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6559 "2026-03-06T00:54:45Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > So another way to put it could be “guy decides to throw away 20 home-made cherry bombs, gets arrested”. Which is why he was only charged with twenty counts of possession of an illegal explosive. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6560 "2026-03-06T01:26:05Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > That’s clearly not the correct receptacle for explosives. His town takes sorting one’s trash seriously. He needed to place it in the clearly-marked bin for explosives. [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rd-gg-dl/AOI_d_8uruhv4lJi4_gqfDR-Y0Evdiv4QFsA34bEgIykjaDjnVP2YwIse4X8k2kkISYU55ofOmyQssiqRbozELYfyJK93XtvQkuyOPsNG84p1wripqdzzAk1VtsNh3O4jMGsVv8d_rm-U3FmiW-SNTPucMO4kqFZeDYciulE-mj3_9OLvGU17PaawRaDjAG1rltqIGbtFkpkCJ4i0p-DijLX_ZgFrbxGJbabMQfw4ytVkC54Hxy-eNIeTGlWdGOu9tX1qYYppnNy4IWjAZny3QD8AeaaAVLsi4cCmDIGoKrNffUkz__VUs0DnsKW-A8hIodCHfKjGwI2CHOOem4YgE3jSZiB9wgeWiEKZIS0SO3ZdbJwzng3y52ddRWg1UV4VcbXJE35-ILrq4tkA_Pg4p1b7dclgAtZHqY10PwjuntZcBNiLk3P9mPpSNDnMcZXDBEHq3iS-_aJG_vdxzAdSqrU_t5piotkMFChfgDev4nX3eDcsdoqOxpJw8PyouAht9Z4FMzvxPHA7KUIAiX85bZTuXAnVR_h5EiU45DyBlhwf2rhpPCI4aX5jbMBqgIFD7WA7PfYm-0y5VQQQ3CPZ9r-_glTioFXhi-SGMws1lHnGwXL6lcTwCBXyLiyD4OrJVE3ixGAdJn5MI8p8fYAebcaoIzTKY-niMouRKQ3Kux_Wu8-qgCfXFzWFGE18izFK8I-WN1I4zjWLjv8rKNjKBt63eV9q82O70RpzYbXoBftQVGHZVwLXosasSu28-1oU8xbUvvlkBA7ZZw6NqRPiPVF5h514OwZAHhPmVQnCOVdBzSylifapNTijXKcosUXvoRPrgcSu47DnGYtEHF2PcV8ew8xxzbhea_isyFCPYiQc61xkL5t8mmuEo5hDSpSTdc4mVjHtEKR9_3grQIV99fG855Pb3hXF6lzPQRw601v-rhTq7VcS2ivl8iQ0IOJRf8nktDKql-sGLKhPrF9py14Inxjxhx5S62HU-aLRAD8oBRPKHYD_564Q3BAb-HFrPQZHJEHWMajmlN02TiOVVvBIZnG_QUaBE9XAz9Y1y8-4fyzRkoqZV1KnYIEDAce58I905BZcToJppphvku-B8_Z-TCzGWQImocCTqQs-Beu7VNk-8fK-zgraViCWUc40Fjv5bHaWiycAicatFKFnYmeU-Zmg-ykZnSnv3_6SMDEnHZGlGJo0dvST1noGY7iFlEyJdQkNw6EfrkFC0llTlBCAgI6OA=s1024-rj) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rd-gg-dl/AOI_d_8uruhv4lJi4_gqfDR-Y0Evdiv4QFsA34bEgIykjaDjnVP2YwIse4X8k2kkISYU55ofOmyQssiqRbozELYfyJK93XtvQkuyOPsNG84p1wripqdzzAk1VtsNh3O4jMGsVv8d_rm-U3FmiW-SNTPucMO4kqFZeDYciulE-mj3_9OLvGU17PaawRaDjAG1rltqIGbtFkpkCJ4i0p-DijLX_ZgFrbxGJbabMQfw4ytVkC54Hxy-eNIeTGlWdGOu9tX1qYYppnNy4IWjAZny3QD8AeaaAVLsi4cCmDIGoKrNffUkz__VUs0DnsKW-A8hIodCHfKjGwI2CHOOem4YgE3jSZiB9wgeWiEKZIS0SO3ZdbJwzng3y52ddRWg1UV4VcbXJE35-ILrq4tkA_Pg4p1b7dclgAtZHqY10PwjuntZcBNiLk3P9mPpSNDnMcZXDBEHq3iS-_aJG_vdxzAdSqrU_t5piotkMFChfgDev4nX3eDcsdoqOxpJw8PyouAht9Z4FMzvxPHA7KUIAiX85bZTuXAnVR_h5EiU45DyBlhwf2rhpPCI4aX5jbMBqgIFD7WA7PfYm-0y5VQQQ3CPZ9r-_glTioFXhi-SGMws1lHnGwXL6lcTwCBXyLiyD4OrJVE3ixGAdJn5MI8p8fYAebcaoIzTKY-niMouRKQ3Kux_Wu8-qgCfXFzWFGE18izFK8I-WN1I4zjWLjv8rKNjKBt63eV9q82O70RpzYbXoBftQVGHZVwLXosasSu28-1oU8xbUvvlkBA7ZZw6NqRPiPVF5h514OwZAHhPmVQnCOVdBzSylifapNTijXKcosUXvoRPrgcSu47DnGYtEHF2PcV8ew8xxzbhea_isyFCPYiQc61xkL5t8mmuEo5hDSpSTdc4mVjHtEKR9_3grQIV99fG855Pb3hXF6lzPQRw601v-rhTq7VcS2ivl8iQ0IOJRf8nktDKql-sGLKhPrF9py14Inxjxhx5S62HU-aLRAD8oBRPKHYD_564Q3BAb-HFrPQZHJEHWMajmlN02TiOVVvBIZnG_QUaBE9XAz9Y1y8-4fyzRkoqZV1KnYIEDAce58I905BZcToJppphvku-B8_Z-TCzGWQImocCTqQs-Beu7VNk-8fK-zgraViCWUc40Fjv5bHaWiycAicatFKFnYmeU-Zmg-ykZnSnv3_6SMDEnHZGlGJo0dvST1noGY7iFlEyJdQkNw6EfrkFC0llTlBCAgI6OA=s1024-rj) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=327) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=329)