# Stupid liberal idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 20, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086 "2011-04-20T15:35:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 153
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3041 "2015-02-03T21:09:09Z")
> [@Askthepizzaguy](#): > > [https://screen.yahoo.com/liberal-sports-writer-politics-race-125734488.html](https://screen.yahoo.com/liberal-sports-writer-politics-race-125734488.html) > > This is a stupid idea, coming from a supposedly liberal sports writer. And how dumb it is, is not open for debate. > > There you go, Republicans. Found one for you. That is a really good one. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3042 "2015-02-03T21:11:10Z")
As I’ve mentioned before, I think the premise behind this thread is a really good idea. Point out supposed liberals who are giving the rest of us a bad name because they are obviously dumbasses. It’s called internal housekeeping. Republicans should try it sometime, and I don’t mean throw out all the moderates. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3043 "2015-02-03T21:11:54Z")
I’d say about 80% of the time a liberal says something stupid it’s because the political correctness circuits have gone haywire. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3044 "2015-02-03T21:19:13Z")
That reminds me of a scene from an old Eddie Murphy movie where he and his friends are discussing the racist overtones of pool (billiards). ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3045 "2015-02-03T21:37:43Z")
> [@Askthepizzaguy](#): > > [https://screen.yahoo.com/liberal-sports-writer-politics-race-125734488.html](https://screen.yahoo.com/liberal-sports-writer-politics-race-125734488.html) > > This is a stupid idea, coming from a supposedly liberal sports writer. And how dumb it is, is not open for debate. > > There you go, Republicans. Found one for you. If David Zirin had really made the argument that Carroll’s play-calling was a result of racism and an anti-Marshawn Lynch conspiracy, it would indeed be really fucking dumb. But you know what else is really dumb? Relying on a 42-second Yahoo/Daily Caller video to provide an accurate summary of [Zirin’s article](http://www.thenation.com/blog/196697/conspiracy-theory-surrounding-seahawks-last-play). I challenge anyone to read that article and conclude that Zirin actually believes and supports the idea that Pete Carroll made that play call because of racism or an anti-Marshawn Lynch policy. Zirin reports what the conspiracy theory is, explains that it comes from people inside the Seahawks’ locker room, and also says that it has been reported by other news outlets. He concludes the story: > [@](#): > > Given that Carroll himself was basically in a state of post-traumatic stress after the game and didn’t really explain much of anything, it may be a long time before we ever know what he was thinking. But in a locker room like Seattle’s where they truly do feel like it’s them against a world and an NFL power structure that wants to put them down, this is one theory that we can expect to find purchase in the months ahead. Tragically, it all overshadows a terrific comeback by the New England Patriots and a game for the ages, a game that reminds us why, despite every scandal, every NFL corporate crime and all the incompetence that swirls around Roger Goodell’s leadership, the sport still reigns supreme. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3046 "2015-02-03T21:41:51Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I’d say about 80% of the time a liberal says something stupid it’s because the political correctness circuits have gone haywire. Interesting. What’s your excuse? ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3047 "2015-02-03T22:47:56Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I’d say about 80% of the time a liberal says something stupid it’s because the political correctness circuits have gone haywire. And 76% of those times, the original point of view is being misconstrued or caricatured. 97% of the time, the statistics are made up on the spot. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3048 "2015-02-26T06:09:38Z")
[Obama vetoes Keystone.](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/us-usa-keystone-idUSKBN0LS2FH20150224) The Stupid is incredibly strong with this one. I would mark it on the Another Obama Fuckup Wall, but there isn’t any room left. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3049 "2015-02-26T11:05:07Z")
Gosh **Clothy** , we had such high hopes you were finally catching on to the difference between stupid and “things that make me mad”. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3050 "2015-02-26T12:29:17Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Gosh **Clothy** , we had such high hopes you were finally catching on to the difference between stupid and “things that make me mad”. Cite? ---
**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:** [February 26, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3051 "2015-02-26T14:02:57Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > [Obama vetoes Keystone.](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/us-usa-keystone-idUSKBN0LS2FH20150224) > > The Stupid is incredibly strong with this one. I would mark it on the Another Obama Fuckup Wall, but there isn’t any room left. Are you objecting because you have some sort of well-thought out rationale that you accidently left out of your post, or simply because Obama? ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3052 "2015-02-26T14:07:34Z")
My money’s on the latter… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3053 "2015-02-26T14:13:57Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Are you objecting because you have some sort of well-thought out rationale that you accidently left out of your post, or simply because Obama? **Clothy**?! A rationale?! Really? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3054 "2015-02-26T14:29:31Z")
Over/under on, if forced to answer, we read something like “The pipeline reduces our reliance on foreign oil”? CMC fnord! ---
**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:** [February 26, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3055 "2015-02-26T14:42:17Z")
There really ought to be a word for “foreign, but not _foreign_ foreign, like controlled by brown people.” I bet it would save entire pages in GOP manifestos. ---
**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:** [February 26, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3056 "2015-02-26T14:56:28Z")
Maybe he’s just mad about those 35 jobs it would have created. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3057 "2015-02-26T17:17:47Z")
Well, c’mon, we do all have to admit that continuing reliance on petroleum is a no-brainer, right? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3058 "2015-02-26T18:27:49Z")
from **Clothahump** ’s link, > [@](#): > > “The president’s veto of the Keystone jobs bill is a national embarrassment,” said … Boehner. “Keystone jobs bill”?? ---
**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:** [February 26, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3059 "2015-02-26T18:31:44Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > [Obama vetoes Keystone.](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/us-usa-keystone-idUSKBN0LS2FH20150224) > > The Stupid is incredibly strong with this one. I would mark it on the Another Obama Fuckup Wall, but there isn’t any room left. Do you know that once it’s constructed, Keystone would have [35 permanent jobs](http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/feb/10/van-jones/cnns-van-jones-says-keystone-pipeline-only-creates/)? No, you didn’t know that. Because you RW media has deluded you into believing nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/3060 "2015-02-26T19:04:04Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Maybe he’s just mad about those 35 jobs it would have created. Well I’ve always said there would be plenty of jobs for lawyers to litigate over oil spills. Can’t forget those in the equation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=152) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=154)