# 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:** 303
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6041 "2017-08-30T01:05:20Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > People are talking about her shoes because it does actually matter as much as Trump going. He went on vacation before the storm, and now he’s going for a photo op. It’s just grandstanding. > > He lost any benefit for actually going when he went on vacation when he knew this was about to start. Merely making an appearance, especially after he’s been told many times to do so, doesn’t count. He didn’t show up when it started, either. > > Plus, Trump is a narcissist by his own actions before, so he doesn’t get any benefit of the doubt. Honestly, I suspect Melania didn’t know she needed shoes and they had to give them to her. > > The thing is, **Clothahump** , you keep finding to defend an actually evil person. Someone much worse than even what you made up about Obama and such. So we generally think of you as a bad person. > > That’s why it was hard to even get people to care about you in the hurricane. You were facing this, and yet more people wanted to attack you than care. And not people who are generally awful. > > Why in the world won’t you take inventory of yourself and figure out what it is that makes people hate you so much, and try to become a good person? I don’t mean you can’t piss people off. I do it all the time. But can’t you at least demonstrate some sort of caring? > > Or are we all just liberals you can attack? Even when you are in the midst of a hurricane, you’d rather attack all of us? And the Big Tard Lecture Series continues. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6042 "2017-08-30T01:10:51Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > And the Big Tard Lecture Series continues. So worthless he had to say it twice. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6043 "2017-08-30T03:05:00Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > So worthless he had to say it twice. Do you tell your buddies that their posts are useless when they use the same exact words? Didn’t think so. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6044 "2017-08-30T03:11:11Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Do you tell your buddies that their posts are useless when they use the same exact words? > > Didn’t think so. My buddies don’t forget within minutes what they posted. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6045 "2017-08-30T03:34:40Z")
Yeah, no one has ever made a duplicate post on this message board, usually because of the crappy software here. Go away, it’s past your bedtime. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6046 "2017-08-30T03:42:46Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Yeah, no one has ever made a duplicate post on this message board, usually because of the crappy software here. > > Go away, it’s past your bedtime. Sure, blame something other than yourself. Eight minutes apart. Are you claiming the board kept your post in limbo that long or did you forget you posted the first one? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6047 "2017-08-30T03:57:43Z")
Like I said, it’s well past your bedtime. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6048 "2017-08-30T04:09:25Z")
So, brush your teeth, get into your jammies, and get ready, Uncle D’Anconia will come and read to you from _Atlas Shrugged_. You’ll be screaming in no time! ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6049 "2017-08-30T04:13:19Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > So, brush your teeth, get into your jammies, and get ready, Uncle D’Anconia will come and read to you from _Atlas Shrugged_. You’ll be screaming in no time! Uncle D’Anconia will not be happy. I don’t wear jammies. Or anything else. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6050 "2017-08-30T04:28:10Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Uncle D’Anconia will not be happy. I don’t wear jammies. Or anything else. Brain Bleach Needed!!!1 ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6051 "2017-08-30T04:45:35Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Brain Bleach Needed!!!1 Wouldn’t be the first thing you needed bleached out of your brain… ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6052 "2017-08-30T04:57:53Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Uncle D’Anconia will not be happy. I don’t wear jammies. Or anything else. > [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Brain Bleach Needed!!!1 “When my age, you reach… Look as good, you will not.” ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6053 "2017-08-30T08:43:14Z")
I did see some minor sniping about Melania wearing inappropriate footwear to a disaster area but it was nothing more than that. Most of the outrage has to do with Trump going on and on about how “exciting” the hurricane was and how it was the biggest one ever and how big the crowds were that came out to see him and all the other ways in which he made a natural disaster which killed several people and caused millions in damage all about him. C’mon, **Clothahump** , this is ludicrous. You were in the freaking middle of the disaster, genuinely concerned that you would lose your home and livelihood, and yet here you are rushing to the defense of a man whose only reaction to the hurricane is how cool it was and how good it would make him look. That’s really rather sad no matter what your political persuasion. But here - let me cheer you up by posting a link to Nancy Pelosi’s [recent epic metaphor mangling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92sXx-s-qkg). I know you love that sort of thing. Enjoy. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6054 "2017-08-30T10:51:53Z")
Personally, I think it’s a bad idea for a president, any president, to tour a disaster area, especially in an ongoing crisis. His presence is a distraction and diversion of resources, when he _should_ be in Washington, pressuring legislatures to approve relief funding and signing the legislation as it crosses his desk. The first lady’s shoes, though… those were worth a brief chuckle. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6055 "2017-08-30T14:21:57Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > People…the President is visiting a disaster area. And all the press can do is whine about his wife’s shoes? > > Or maybe that’s what you guys think is real news reporting these days. Actually, it’s indicative of a more alarming trend. Twitter threads are making headlines because news sites want to attract more shallow and vacuous audiences. It’s like they have 15-year olds in their employ who get to decide what clickbait will get the most attention because they’re more social media savvy. It’s far worse than a liberal thing. It means stupid is the new smart. ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6056 "2017-08-30T14:28:35Z")
It means stupid people tend towards spending their money unwisely. And the love of money is the root of all evil. At high tide. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6057 "2017-08-30T14:28:36Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > People…the President is visiting a disaster area. There’s no flooding or even rain in Corpus Christi, where he actually went. What he visited was another campaign rally. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6058 "2017-08-30T15:06:25Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > There’s no flooding or even rain in Corpus Christi, where he actually went. What he visited was another campaign rally. This is true, although the storm is still well and truly in progress, so if he went to Galveston or Houston or one of the other heavily-hit areas, he probably would have been criticized for getting in the way during an emergency. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6059 "2017-08-30T15:19:51Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Actually, it’s indicative of a more alarming trend. Twitter threads are making headlines because news sites want to attract more shallow and vacuous audiences. It’s like they have 15-year olds in their employ who get to decide what clickbait will get the most attention because they’re more social media savvy. It’s far worse than a liberal thing. It means stupid is the new smart. It’s worse. CityPages has a disturbing trend recently of an entire article simply being someone’s Facebook comment. No commentary, no explanation - just copy-paste-publish…not even a “by your leave” to the original author. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6060 "2017-09-01T01:01:24Z")
Fake news, indeed. CNN busted for faking a story that one of their reporters pulled off an “heroic” rescue. [http://conservativefighters.com/news/cnn-busted-sharp-eyed-viewers-notice-something-odd-rescue/](http://conservativefighters.com/news/cnn-busted-sharp-eyed-viewers-notice-something-odd-rescue/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=302) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=304)