# Only speak good of the dead. Lindsey Graham is dead. Good **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 12, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619 "2026-07-12T12:01:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/41 "2026-07-13T20:51:07Z")
It’s good to see that the governor carefully vetted all the possible candidates by doing whatever Trump wants. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/42 "2026-07-13T20:52:52Z")
Yes, there will be no ketchup thrown at the walls tonight!!! ---
**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 13, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/43 "2026-07-13T21:13:46Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > It’s good to see that the governor carefully vetted all the possible candidates by doing whatever Trump wants. Either that, or Trump asked what the governor was going to do so that he could then announce it as his choice to make it look like it was his pick. Either way, fuck them. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/44 "2026-07-13T21:18:40Z")
I think it would be a fun twist if she ended up essentially voting with the Dems. The writers of this timeline have thrown so much crap at us, maybe they’ll throw us a bone. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/45 "2026-07-13T21:19:22Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Either that, or Trump asked what the governor was going to do so that he could then announce it as his choice to make it look like it was his pick. That’s my guess. I mean, what are the odds Trump had ever even heard of her before this? ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/46 "2026-07-13T21:34:45Z")
Yeah, but is she also allergic to Polonium-210, and falling out of windows? ---
**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:** [July 13, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/47 "2026-07-13T22:27:32Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Well, it’s in the Times, now. > > (Gift link) > > [Lindsey Graham’s Sister Appointed to Finish His Senate Term](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/trump-graham-sister-south-carolina-senate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xVA.k90Y.2ED2lyiQqvaA&smid=url-share) > > From the article: > > > Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina said on Monday that he would appoint Senator Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to finish his Senate term, after [Mr. Graham’s death](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html) on Saturday. > > > > **“It is my honor to ask his little sister, Darline Graham,** to finish his work for him now,” Mr. McMaster said at a news conference held in the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. > > > > Ms. Nordone, standing next to Mr. McMaster, said it would be a “privilege to get to finish” some of her brother’s work. - _Little_ sister? Could the asshole be any more condesending? ---
**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 13, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/48 "2026-07-13T22:49:14Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > _Little_ sister? It implies braided pigtails, a gingham dress, and she skips everywhere she goes while humming nursery rhyme songs. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/49 "2026-07-13T22:56:29Z")
And will vote as she’s told by Big Serious Men. Republican Men. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/50 "2026-07-13T22:59:47Z")
I’m confused about something. In Carolinas politics, can you _have_ two Grahams without **[inviting Madison Cawthorn to the party](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/29/cawthorn-orgies-freedom-caucus-00021548)**?? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/51 "2026-07-13T23:43:51Z")
NBC News this evening led with an announcement that the FBI was searching Graham’s house. I would rather not know what they may possibly be looking for. [https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/fbi-investigating-at-home-of-deceased-senator-lindsey-graham/65-00a0c3d6-6b18-4881-8aa0-b4823841b2ce](https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/fbi-investigating-at-home-of-deceased-senator-lindsey-graham/65-00a0c3d6-6b18-4881-8aa0-b4823841b2ce) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/52 "2026-07-14T00:07:10Z")
Any valuables. So they can be forwarded to the Criminal in Chief. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/53 "2026-07-14T01:52:29Z")
> **[Paramedics Praised For Being Too Late To Save Lindsey Graham](https://theonion.com/paramedics-praised-for-being-too-late-to-save-lindsey-graham/)** > > WASHINGTON—Emphasizing that every second counted during a cardiac episode, doctors on Monday praised first responders for being too late to save Lindsay Graham from an aortic dissection. “Paramedics had a very short window to save Sen. Graham, and... ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/54 "2026-07-14T02:32:45Z")
And this was in “Trending” off to the side. > **[‘Time To Become Immortal,’ Announces RFK Jr., Exposing Perineum Atop Solar Tower](https://theonion.com/time-to-become-immortal-announces-rfk-jr-exposing-perineum-atop-solar-tower/)** > > SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA—Tugging down his blue jeans as tens of thousands of heliostat mirrors angled the noonday sun in his direction, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was reportedly overheard saying “Time to become... ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/55 "2026-07-14T03:30:51Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > And this was in “Trending” off to the side Maybe you meant that for a different thread where it might have had something to do with anything. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/56 "2026-07-14T08:48:34Z")
It was a favor he asked of Trump in case of his sudden demise. Empty the contents of his nightstand and clear his search history. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/57 "2026-07-14T13:23:09Z")
The comedian George Wallace does a good bit about this. > **[Yuurrtv on Instagram: "The house is sick.🤣🤣🤣🤣 Comedian:...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C26LapsgiJq/)** > > 5,864 likes, 99 comments - yuurrtv on February 3, 2024: "The house is sick.🤣🤣🤣🤣 > > Comedian: @therealgeorgewallace > \- > \- > \- > \- > \- > \- > \- > \- > \- > \#georgewallace #reels #reelsinstagram #jokes #laugh #comedy #funny #standup #standupcomedy". > A man died on an airplane and they said it was an untimely death. When is a good time to die? I wanna hear something on the news like ‘Senator Jesse Helms died today and its about god damn time’ I cannot wait for the true Big Beautiful Obituary. Graham and McConnell are just appetizers. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/58 "2026-07-14T13:25:22Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > And we’ve got our first concrete accusation from an AMAB who says Lady G paid them for sex. These accusations have been going on for years. They called him ‘senator ladybug’ because he has a bunch of moles around his taint area. My recollection was one of the accusations was he wanted to pay a male sex worker to live with him and pretend to be his son. ---
**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, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/59 "2026-07-14T13:35:13Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > My recollection was one of the accusations was he wanted to pay a male sex worker to live with him and pretend to be his son. Mike Johnson and Matt Gaetz: “Go on…” ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619/60 "2026-07-14T14:17:58Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > They called him ‘senator ladybug’ because he has a bunch of moles around his taint area. I’m pretty sure the person who spread that rumor admitted that he made it up. Because of his effete manner, coupled with his anti-gay career, there was surely a tendency to spread malicious rumors about Graham within the gay community. Having said that, I have no doubt that Lindsey was gayer than Liberace’s penis. Ladybugs or not [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-speak-good-of-the-dead-lindsey-graham-is-dead-good/1031619.md?page=4)