# 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:** 254
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5061 "2016-07-22T21:10:21Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Contrary to the modern liberal belief, it is not breaking any laws you feel like as an expression of protest… You’ve been asked before to check your facts before you post. Or at least stop and read what you’ve written before you hit ‘submit’. That didn’t work, so how about another idea: Every time you catch yourself telling us what liberals believe, think “Hmmm, I’ve created a strawman here. And probably an offensive strawman. Why don’t I just take that phrase out? Because I care about whether I’m just making stuff up or not.” Now, if we’re being too idealistic and you actually don’t care, feel free to keep it up. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5062 "2016-07-22T21:22:01Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Contrary to the modern liberal belief, it is not breaking any laws you feel like as an expression of protest. Missed this earlier – I’ll add to **digs** pile on. What a load of fucking bullshit nonsense. Pathetic lazy cowardly crap. Stop with this straw-man shit. Why do you say this crap? Do you think it’s true when you’re typing it, or are you just trying to get a dig in on liberals? Stop it. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5063 "2016-07-22T21:35:22Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Every time you catch yourself telling us what liberals believe, think “Hmmm, I’ve created a strawman here. And probably an offensive strawman. Why don’t I just take that phrase out? Because I care about whether I’m just making stuff up or not.” Well he knows what Americans believe, want, feel, think, what they’re afraid of and who they trust. He tells us all the fucking time. Now, liberals being a subset of Americans, of course he can tell us what liberals believe. It’s like one of those QED thingies. ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5064 "2016-07-22T21:49:56Z")
stupid liberal idea of the day:Tim Kaine isn’t liberal enough to be on Hillary’s ticket. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5065 "2016-07-22T21:56:41Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Why do you say this crap? Do you think it’s true when you’re typing it, or are you just trying to get a dig in on liberals? It’s heartbreaking. Every time he has a moment of lucidity, letting us think the fever has finally broken, he relapses into this partisan-bubble yeehawing. But then he has another moment of lucidity, and our hopes are once again renewed. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5066 "2016-07-22T22:16:43Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > stupid liberal idea of the day:Tim Kaine isn’t liberal enough to be on Hillary’s ticket. You know, the whole thing with these “of the day” threads is you post a link to an example of the stupidity of the day. And usually, it is a politician or pundit being pilloried, not some faceless prole with a goofy opinion. If all you have is just a vague caricature of a liberal cribbed from a tighty righty radio show, it’s really not very entertaining, nor particularly vexing for your political adversaries. So why don’t you go back to Google News and try again. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5067 "2016-07-22T22:46:00Z")
If nominating Tim Whatshisface increases the chances of a total wipeout of TrumpCo in Nov. I am totally on board. Deal with the present emergency, squabble later. ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5068 "2016-07-22T22:50:40Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > You know, the whole thing with these “of the day” threads is you post a link to an example of the stupidity of the day. And usually, it is a politician or pundit being pilloried, not some faceless prole with a goofy opinion. If all you have is just a vague caricature of a liberal cribbed from a tighty righty radio show, it’s really not very entertaining, nor particularly vexing for your political adversaries. So why don’t you go back to Google News and try again. go on Daily Kos or DemUndergroud if you wanna see what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5069 "2016-07-22T22:57:52Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Contrary to the modern liberal belief, it is not breaking any laws you feel like as an expression of protest. Cliven Bundy: Modern Liberal. Scratch that… Cliven Bundy: Modern Liberal _Hero!_ ---
**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 22, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5070 "2016-07-22T22:59:23Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > go on Daily Kos or DemUndergroud if you wanna see what I mean. If it’s not worth linking to, then it’s not worth posting about. ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5071 "2016-07-22T23:03:32Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > If it’s not worth linking to, then it’s not worth posting about. here it is, from the [head of Daily Kos himself](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/22/1550997/-Clinton-to-announce-VP-this-afternoon-and-unfortunately-all-signs-point-to-Kaine). I used to be a hardcore Dem, until 2009. Because of this kind of purity thing, and I used to post there back in 2008-2010 (as well as opening my eyes to the true nature of radical Islam, which of course DKos is far-left on), I drifted to the center, tho not quite to the right. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5072 "2016-07-22T23:11:33Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > I used to be a hardcore Dem, until 2009. Because of this kind of purity thing, and I used to post there back in 2008-2010 (as well as opening my eyes to the true nature of radical Islam, which of course DKos is far-left on), I drifted to the center, tho not quite to the right. OK, I’ll bite; what is the far-left position on radical Islam? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5073 "2016-07-22T23:15:05Z")
Explain to me how not getting excited about Tim Kaine is stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5074 "2016-07-22T23:16:01Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > OK, I’ll bite; what is the far-left position on radical Islam? It’s peachy-keen; sharia law is A-OK; and terrorists should be coddled. Didn’t you get the memo? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5075 "2016-07-22T23:21:00Z")
And the more we let into the country, the better. ---
**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 22, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5076 "2016-07-22T23:22:44Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > here it is, from the [head of Daily Kos himself](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/22/1550997/-Clinton-to-announce-VP-this-afternoon-and-unfortunately-all-signs-point-to-Kaine). > > I used to be a hardcore Dem, until 2009. Because of this kind of purity thing, and I used to post there back in 2008-2010 (as well as opening my eyes to the true nature of radical Islam, which of course DKos is far-left on), I drifted to the center, tho not quite to the right. Thanks. Just to explain something, I went to the KOS front page. No Kaine story. Did a search for “Tim Kaine”. A long list of articles, several of which might have been what you were talking about. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5077 "2016-07-23T00:03:51Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Missed this earlier – I’ll add to **digs** pile on. > > What a load of fucking bullshit nonsense. Pathetic lazy cowardly crap. Stop with this straw-man shit. > > Why do you say this crap? Do you think it’s true when you’re typing it, or are you just trying to get a dig in on liberals? > > Stop it. But it’s what right wingnuts do. It’s all they have. Tune in to the Dem convention next week, and you will see them opposing actual Republican planks — tax cuts for the rich; restriction of voter rights, abortion rights, and LGBT rights; rollback of environmental and worker protection; etc. Tune in to the Rep convention last week, and you saw them opposing made-up bullshit ---- abolishing the second amendment; unrestricted terrorist immigration; gutting the military; and hating cops. Not to mention giving all our secrets to Russia and murdering our ambassadors. ETA: to be fair, they do oppose an actual thing, namely Obamacare. Why it enrages Republicans to see millions of previously uninsured Americans to have affordable health care, I don’t know, but it does. ---
**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 23, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5078 "2016-07-23T00:11:49Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > ETA: to be fair, they do oppose an actual thing, namely Obamacare. Why it enrages Republicans to see millions of previously uninsured Americans to have affordable health care, I don’t know, but it does. Why are Republicans so afraid to call it by it’s proper name-Romneycare? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5079 "2016-07-23T00:14:16Z")
Because its original name was Hillarycare. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/5080 "2016-07-23T03:01:45Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > I used to be a hardcore Dem, until 2009. Because of this kind of purity thing, and I used to post there back in 2008-2010 (as well as opening my eyes to the true nature of radical Islam, which of course DKos is far-left on), I drifted to the center, tho not quite to the right. I have it on good authority that the Democratic Party collectively cries its soft, feminine blue eyes out every night to have lost a leading intellectual light such as yourself, and is ready to move mountains to sway you back to their side. You and your vote are that important, Derek, and don’t you ever for one moment think otherwise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=253) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=255)