# Republicans take their ball and go home... Can anyone defend this? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 25, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711 "2010-03-25T03:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/61 "2010-03-25T21:26:31Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > It’s funny because you’re a twatwhistle. I almost spat on my keyboard. Hearts to you! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/62 "2010-03-25T21:32:31Z")
Thank the Goddess they can’t whistle, if they could, guys would hear it for a quarter mile or more and drive our cars right off the road! ---
**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:** [March 25, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/63 "2010-03-25T22:08:16Z")
I saw what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/64 "2010-03-25T22:26:10Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Honeyplease. We get “barb-trading” (what the fuck are you, a catfish?)–yours are just terrible. Well seeing that you consider yourself “smoking hot”, forgive me if I take your opinion with about twelve-ty billion grains of salt. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/65 "2010-03-25T22:38:59Z")
> [@CircleofWillis](#): > > Well seeing that you consider yourself “smoking hot”, forgive me if I take your opinion with about twelve-ty billion grains of salt. Ohhhh, another burning insult, while completely ignoring his point about how “they’re all the same” Good one! The Republican leadership has gotten itself much too involved with Far Right movement politics as well as media entertainers like Rush, Beck and Coulter. The result is that they have lost control, and the clowns are now in charge of the circus. They painted Obama as a socialist, muslim, evil incarnate country destroying dictator who was not even born in the USA, and may be the AntiChrist. They cannot compromise now - how can they compromise when they’ve convinced their base that he is evil? How do you compromise with evil? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/66 "2010-03-25T22:41:55Z")
I’d be happy if they’d just manage to compromise with Mssrs. Sane, Rational and Reasonable.\* - And the foreigner Senor Non Obstructionist ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/67 "2010-03-25T22:42:23Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > So, what you’re saying here is: “I don’t have anything, but maybe if I just throw a bunch of insults out, people won’t notice my startling lack of content”. > > You see, I can point out that you’re one of the sub-educated, who also cannot spell “preferably”. However, I also have the ability, which you apparently lack, of making a cogent point while I do so. > > Here’s your chance to step up and explain how you’re right; until then, we shall all continue to assume that your history of being a complete retard explains your poor communications skills. > > ETA: this reminds me of that one thread where some poster who is also a moron claimed he had this brilliant point, but that we had to post it first, because, you know, then that would prove his point. Or something. Jesus, Mary, Joseph and all the camels who rode through the desert. Look numbfuck, the point of the post was to NOT give an “explanation” because a) I have already given my explanation half a dozen times and b) Student bringing the wrong answer to a teacher… You know what? Fuck this. You reallyt are this fucking stupid. You aren’t doing it intentionally. So what’s the deal? Extra chromosome? Subdural hematoma? AVM? Krylon? Help a brother out. BTW congrats on the See ‘N’ Say with the spellcheck. Have a birthday? Learned not to poop on the floor in front of company? By the way in case you haven’t gotten to the end of it yet. The cow says, “Moo.” You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![ivn1188](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/68 "2010-03-25T22:59:52Z")
Wow. That was a well-crafted and intellectually sound piece of rhetoric there. You must have been watching too much Fox news while masturbating furiously to Ann Coulter’s big feet cover photo, so I’ll give you a pro tip: intentionally and diligently _not_ making a point is not the best way to, well, make your point. (Also, the cow is not at the end, it’s usually right around 7 o’clock, but then again, I don’t expect fact checking from someone who claims his argument, that he didn’t make, wins, because he didn’t make it.) ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/69 "2010-03-25T23:14:55Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > Wow. That was a well-crafted and intellectually sound piece of rhetoric there. Yes, because again the Hockey Helmet Kid misses the point. Hint: it’s NOT the one on top of your head. > [@ivn1188](#): > > You must have been watching too much Fox news while masturbating furiously to Ann Coulter’s big feet cover photo, so I’ll give you a pro tip: intentionally and diligently _not_ making a point is not the best way to, well, make your point. You’re a professional masturbater? Colour me unsurprised. Though I can’t imagine that being any more successful for you than “staring intently at her until she gives in.” > [@ivn1188](#): > > (Also, the cow is not at the end, it’s usually right around 7 o’clock, but then again, I don’t expect fact checking from someone who claims his argument, that he didn’t make, wins, because he didn’t make it.) I bow to your superior experience with the new See ‘N’ Say models. ---
**Author:** ![sleeping](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/70 "2010-03-26T02:34:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Senate Republicans fuming over the passage of health care reform are now refusing to work past 2 p.m. – a tactic they can employ by invoking a little-known Senate rule. The GOP: lazy, shiftless, living on the public dole. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/71 "2010-03-26T04:57:20Z")
Willis, the Dems don’t do this and it’s perfectly fine to get mad at the Pubs for becoming worthless lumps of shit by doing no work and stopping other people from working. Until you cite when the Dems have not only stopped their own work, but the work of non Congressional staff by witholding consent for meetings with have FUCK ALL to do with their dispute, then you’re simply blowing smoke out your ass. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/72 "2010-03-26T14:49:22Z")
Worst insult thread _ever._ ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/73 "2010-03-26T15:20:53Z")
I love this thread. It very nearly perfectly parallels the entire political discourse that is going on in the country today. We start with a valid point (i.e. the Republicans are acting like angry little children because they aren’t getting things their way and are increasingly transparent in their lack of any moral compass) and then we have a random loon jump in (I’m looking at you here **CircleofWills** ), start flinging irrelevant accusations around and somehow managing to completely redefine the terms of the debate. I want to know just how much longer the left is going to continue to fall for this and play into this. It’s not like we don’t know that it is happening. How about we say enough already? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/74 "2010-03-26T20:06:58Z")
Well if that is the case, Hillary is going to come along and take all your balls and go home. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/75 "2010-03-26T20:09:56Z")
Well, just one. And you get to pick! ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/76 "2010-03-26T20:20:20Z")
> [@Binarydrone](#): > > I love this thread. It very nearly perfectly parallels the entire political discourse that is going on in the country today. We start with a valid point (i.e. the Republicans are acting like angry little children because they aren’t getting things their way and are increasingly transparent in their lack of any moral compass) and then we have a random loon jump in (I’m looking at you here **CircleofWills** ), start flinging irrelevant accusations around and somehow managing to completely redefine the terms of the debate. > > I want to know just how much longer the left is going to continue to fall for this and play into this. It’s not like we don’t know that it is happening. How about we say enough already? It’s in the title of this message board: “Fighting Ignorance Since 1973” And yeah, it is taking longer than we thought. Some people are willfully thick. Nevertheless it is what we do. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711/77 "2010-03-27T17:22:33Z")
> [@ivn1188](#): > > (Also, the cow is not at the end, it’s usually right around 7 o’clock, but then again, I don’t expect fact checking from someone who claims his argument, that he didn’t make, wins, because he didn’t make it.) I thought it wasn’t over until the fat lady sang. Now there’s a cow that shows up and moos at 7 pm? Why do I never get these memos!?! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711.md?page=3)