# Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia on Bill Maher: Jesus what a fucking dumbass **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 29, 2011, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394 "2011-01-29T08:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/101 "2011-01-31T05:30:09Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > But if you keep writing it in bold, that changes _everything_! And you don’t even want to know what magical changes occur if you put it in **BOLD ALL CAPS**! ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/102 "2011-01-31T11:38:56Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Creationism vs. Evolution, Global Warming and Black Ladies in Congress. I believe your count is slightly off. I didn’t give an opinion on the first one. I see you stopped reading as soon as you got to “black”. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/103 "2011-01-31T11:40:50Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Listen you mushed-brained disgrace to conservative thought, you were the one who brought up race and you’re the one who. . . Thou shalt not bring up race? Keep going please. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/104 "2011-01-31T12:26:44Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > I didn’t give an opinion on the first one. I see you stopped reading as soon as you got to “black”. Ok, clearly I’m arguing with a ten-year-old. That’s enough of that. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/105 "2011-01-31T14:06:18Z")
People wonder why a board that dedicated to fighting ignorance skews left - I think the rampant anti-science nature of the right might be a primary factor. In my own personal opinion, that could be what turns me off the most about the GOP. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/106 "2011-01-31T15:11:10Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > I don’t give a flying fuck about creationism or evolution but I will say that global warming isn’t as settled as you dumb fucks think it is and most of the black ladies in congress are dumber than our guys. Who would be “our guys”? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/107 "2011-01-31T15:15:22Z")
White men who aren’t in Congress, presumably. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/108 "2011-01-31T15:19:17Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Thou shalt not bring up race? > > Keep going please. You are what is wrong with conservatism. Proud ignorance and defiant racism. Degenerate. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/109 "2011-01-31T15:56:04Z")
But the conservatives WON in November. Maybe he’s what’s _right_ (as in “effective”) with conservatism. As frightening and depressing a thought as that is. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/110 "2011-01-31T16:06:00Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Who would be “our guys”? I don’t see why he/she felt to need to inject race into the discussion (though the two woman he mentioned are profound idiots), but I think be “our guys” he means republicans in congress. I also think it’s a stretch to say that all members on one side are smarter than two members on the other, but if you’re talking about the two he mentioned you’re on fairly safe ground. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/111 "2011-01-31T16:13:48Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > ::_wilts under the pressure_:: > > All right, all right, you’re on to me! I’m a racist! ::_sob!_:: We’re ALL racists! Damn you for exposing our horrible secret! There, there, **Stratocaster**. Have a tissue. There, there. If it makes you feel better, I’m a Democrat, and we’re all secret Communists. /hums "The Internationale/ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/112 "2011-01-31T16:16:36Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I don’t see why he/she felt to need to inject race into the discussion (though the two woman he mentioned are profound idiots), but I think be “our guys” he means republicans in congress. I also think it’s a stretch to say that all members on one side are smarter than two members on the other, but if you’re talking about the two he mentioned you’re on fairly safe ground. What, does Louie Gohmert not count or something? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/113 "2011-01-31T17:07:29Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > Mediocre people deserve representation, too. And have never in human history been denied it. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/114 "2011-01-31T17:19:26Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > What, does Louie Gohmert not count or something? Or Virginia Foxx? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/115 "2011-01-31T17:32:25Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > There, there, **Stratocaster**. Have a tissue. There, there. > > If it makes you feel better, I’m a Democrat, and we’re all secret Communists. > > … Up until _now_, Mr. Blabbermouth. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/116 "2011-01-31T18:25:56Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Yeah, and there are some things that are so blindingly and obviously stupid that a four-year-old would know better, and even a four-year-old would know that if you pass kids from grade to grade without learning anything, you are doing more long-term harm to their self-esteem than would ever occur because of whatever self-esteem they lose by blowing off their school work and getting an “F.” > > Unless of course you can explain how flipping burgers all your life supposed to result in wonderful self-esteem? > > How in hell such an idea ever got floated in the first place is mind-boggling enough, but it’s having found acceptance within the liberal community is a hell of a lot more stupid than anything some Republican politician believes about God. I’ve seen more kids get an “F” for blowing off their school work then I’ve ever seen pass from grade to grade without learning anything. Not sure your straw-man has actually “found acceptance within the liberal community.” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/117 "2011-01-31T18:54:13Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Not sure your straw-man has actually “found acceptance within the liberal community.” I wouldn’t be at all surprised it it were a predominantly conservative idea. Let’s take another look at the OP’s quote of Kingston saying “I don’t believe something crawled out of the ocean and turned into a human.” in the context of ego. Whose self-esteem is threatened by the teaching of evolution by natural selection in public schools? ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/118 "2011-01-31T19:01:57Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I’ve seen more kids get an “F” for blowing off their school work then I’ve ever seen pass from grade to grade without learning anything. But let me provide a data point in **SA** ’s favor: He was apparently allowed to graduate despite demonstrating (in this thread alone) alarming defects in reading, writing and reasoning abilities. (PS: Anyone have the over/under on **SA** posting his traditional “The fact that people are insulting me must mean that you can’t handle my arguments” twaddle?) ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/119 "2011-01-31T20:11:51Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Are **What the..**.. and **Starving Artists** duking it out for primacy, to be the number one reactionary Ricky Retardo? **Starkers** got the experience, time in grade, so to speak, a couple years. Also older, the stuff he remembers that never happened didn’t happen a long time ago. > > **What the…** works in short, pissy jabs, seldom more than twenty words in a post, whereas **Starkers** can rare back and hit you with a tidal wave of horseshit, but since neither ever really connect to anything outside a self-referential universe, its hard to judge the effect. Kind of like shadow boxing, but the shadow hits harder. > > Plus, Starkers experience shows in strategy, his rope-a-Doper ploy of dropping a turd into the punchbowl, then returning to his corner and sitting down before the bell rings. Gotta go tape another Most Interesting Man spot, gotta do a quick stint as Wilford Brimley’s stunt duouble. Then when you turn around, whap! nerf-ball rabbit punch, he’s back, no wait, he’s gone… > > About the same, footwork wise, neither of them ever, ever slips into the factual or the falsifiable. But \*\*Starkers \*\*relys on the massive, he doesn’t paint with a broad brush, but with a firehose. But **What the…** offers some variety in redumbdancy, he says a different stupid thing every once in a while, whereas **Starkers** could have cut and pasted a post from five years ago and we wouldn’t notice any difference. > > There can be only one. We hope. Two thumbs up from this reviewer. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394/120 "2011-01-31T20:24:05Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > I wouldn’t be at all surprised it it were a predominantly conservative idea. No, conservatives only believe in giving undeserved passing grades to the kids who are good at football. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rep-jack-kingston-of-georgia-on-bill-maher-jesus-what-a-fucking-dumbass/569394.md?page=7)