# 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:** 325
**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:** [October 11, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6481 "2017-10-11T18:22:40Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > … in a free world market, the American leagues are simply the place you play for most team sports. Soccer seems to be the lone exception. “Most team sports”? Do rugby league, rugby union, cricket, [field] hockey, handball, water polo and volleyball not count, or something? The American leagues are the “place you play” _American_ sports. You might as well argue that Ethiopia is the world leader in restaurants because it has the most Ethiopian restaurants. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6482 "2017-11-22T19:32:13Z")
Having a Redskins game on Thanksgiving makes the NFL owners Racist!!! [https://www.thenation.com/article/by-having-the-washington-rdskins-host-a-game-on-thanksgiving-nfl-owners-show-their-true-colors/](https://www.thenation.com/article/by-having-the-washington-rdskins-host-a-game-on-thanksgiving-nfl-owners-show-their-true-colors/) The Crisis Continues. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6483 "2017-11-22T20:04:46Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Having a Redskins game on Thanksgiving makes the NFL owners Racist!!! Actually, simply having a team called the Redskins is what makes NFL owners racist. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6484 "2017-11-22T20:10:44Z")
What was it that DC’s basketball team used to be called? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6485 "2017-11-22T20:11:53Z")
Why not the Minnesota Whiteboys? Sure, some are, some aren’t. but it makes just as much sense as the Redskins. And Vikings? “Oh, look, the Vikings are here for a surprise visit! Yay!” said nobody ever. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6486 "2017-11-22T20:16:10Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > What was it that DC’s basketball team used to be called? The Bullets. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6487 "2017-11-22T21:01:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Bullets. They went from a name that evokes death and inner city violence, to one that evokes the Klan. Smooth move. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2017, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6488 "2017-11-23T07:14:53Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Actually, simply having a team called the Redskins is what makes NFL owners racist. So one team name makes all of the NFL owners racist? ---
**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:** [November 23, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6489 "2017-11-23T08:35:53Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > So one team name makes all of the NFL owners racist? No, idiot. When i said owners, i meant the owners of the Washington Professional Football Team. Although the fact that the other owners, and the League, allow the name to remain suggests that they’re OK with a little bit of racism. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6490 "2017-11-23T22:49:51Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > No, idiot. When i said owners, i meant the owners of the Washington Professional Football Team. > > Although the fact that the other owners, and the League, allow the name to remain suggests that they’re OK with a little bit of racism. No asswipe. The author of the article was obviously referring to the entire League, no just the owners of one team. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6491 "2017-12-29T16:48:31Z")
As the year winds to a close, Newsweek makes a valiant effort to win the thread. And damned if I don’t think they will win the Liberal Idiots Of The Year Award for 2017. Publishing an article about how Trump teamed up with the Nazis to steal Christmas is certainly indicative of massive drug and alcohol consumption. It sure isn’t indicative of anything even remotely resembling journalism. As usual, Stilton says it best: > [@](#): > > This is not journalism. It isn’t even an editorial. It’s an ugly, hate-filled, foam-at-the-mouth screed by people whom Trump would unsubtly but accurately describe as “losers.” > **[How Trump and the Nazis Stole Christmas](https://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-nazis-stole-christmas-promote-white-nationalism-755991)** > > "Committed white nationalists love Trump's bring back Christmas campaign almost as much as evangelicals," says sociology professor Randy Blazak. ---
**Author:** ![Rutherford\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Rutherford\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rutherford_B)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6492 "2017-12-29T16:55:46Z")
Worst liberal idea? Diane Feinstein for saying that a shooter will put down his gun if he notices no one else is armed. The fact that many shootings happen in a “gun free” zone debunks her theory. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6493 "2017-12-29T16:58:38Z")
> [@Rutherford\_B](#): > > Worst liberal idea? > > Diane Feinstein for saying that a shooter will put down his gun if he notices no one else is armed. > > The fact that many shootings happen in a “gun free” zone debunks her theory. Cite? I searched Google News for “Dianne Feinstein gun” and nothing like that came up. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6494 "2017-12-29T17:06:08Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > As the year winds to a close, Newsweek makes a valiant effort to win the thread. And damned if I don’t think they will win the Liberal Idiots Of The Year Award for 2017. > > Publishing an article about how Trump teamed up with the Nazis to steal Christmas is certainly indicative of massive drug and alcohol consumption. It sure isn’t indicative of anything even remotely resembling journalism. Lemme guess, you only read what Stilton had to say and didn’t bother with the actual article: > [@](#): > > “Because Americans have enjoyed a relatively stable political system, Christmas in the U.S. has been relatively immune to the overt politicization of the holiday,” Joe Perry told Newsweek. He is the author of the book Christmas in Germany: A Cultural History, which examines the way Nazis used Christmas to spread fascism. > > “But not completely immune. The far right’s engagement in the ‘war on Christmas’ explicitly posits that there is one single true or correct Christmas. The holiday’s true nature is somehow under threat from outsiders and liberals who act as forces of degradation, multiculturalism and secularization,” Perry continued. > > In this context, Trump has been using the so-called war on Christmas to wage a culture war that pits multicultural liberals against Christian conservatives. He began doing this long before Christmas. Meanwhile, some members of the religious right support Trump’s most nationalist, race-baiting form of political rhetoric, including his reclaiming of Christmas. > > Likewise, Nazi Germany’s propagandists rooted their idea of Christmas in visions of ethno-nationalism. They rewrote the lyrics of Christmas carols, promoted Nazified holiday traditions and launched numerous Christmas charity events for poor Germans. The ultimate goal was to draw a clear line between those who belonged and those who should be excluded and not benefit from the joys of Christmas. > > Trump’s rhetoric differs from that of Nazi Germany’s, most notably because he has never advocated genocide. But Trump’s talk about Christmas coexists with re-emerging white identity politics, Randy Blazak, a sociology professor who studies white nationalism, told Newsweek. > > “Committed white nationalists love Trump’s bring back Christmas campaign almost as much as evangelicals,” he said. “His followers see this as gospel and a rebuking of multiculturalism and political correctness, and the growing influence of Jews, Muslims, atheists and other non-WASPs.” > > Perry said that Trump hasn’t gone nearly as far as the Nazis in promoting his vision of the holidays, and he sees major flaws in describing Trump as a Nazi-like figure. But there are some clear parallels. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6495 "2017-12-29T17:13:56Z")
> [@Rutherford\_B](#): > > Worst liberal idea? > > Diane Feinstein for saying that a shooter will put down his gun if he notices no one else is armed. > > The fact that many shootings happen in a “gun free” zone debunks her theory. Snopes says [Nopes.](https://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/feinstein.asp) > [@](#): > > Unfortunately for those who have since looked to determine the quote’s veracity, the Palookaville Post site is now defunct, and the original article is therefore offline ([save for archived versions](https://web.archive.org/web/20130210084023/http://www.palookavillepost.com/2013/02/07/feinstein-and-boxer-ask-californians-to-lay-down-their-weapons-during-statewide-manhunt/)). > > Unfortunately for those who have since looked to determine the quote’s veracity, the Palookaville Post site is now defunct, and the original article is therefore offline (save for archived versions). > > Suffice it to say the Palookaville Post was a satirical site that published fake news, one example of which was the made-up story about Senators Feinstein and Boxer referenced above. Other examples of its work included articles claiming President Obama had granted himself a $100,000 pay raise and an Oklahoma teacher had been fired for praying when a tornado hit her school. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6496 "2017-12-29T17:18:55Z")
> [@Rutherford\_B](#): > > Worst liberal idea? > > Diane Feinstein for saying that a shooter will put down his gun if he notices no one else is armed. > > The fact that many shootings happen in a “gun free” zone debunks her theory. Did she also talk smack about your lawnmower? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6497 "2017-12-29T17:20:53Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Lemme guess, you only read what Stilton had to say and didn’t bother with the actual article: In fairness to C-hump, he’s come this far in life without reading anything that would remotely challenge his ignorance. He’s not about to break that streak now. He’s in the home stretch of dying as stupid as he lived. ---
**Author:** ![Rutherford\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Rutherford\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rutherford_B)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6498 "2017-12-29T17:21:38Z")
check out…“9 dumbest gun control quotes” It will make you wonder if liberals even realize what they are saying ---
**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:** [December 29, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6499 "2017-12-29T17:24:33Z")
> [@Rutherford\_B](#): > > check out…“9 dumbest gun control quotes” > > It will make you wonder if liberals even realize what they are saying Are you too stupid or too lazy to actually link to it? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6500 "2017-12-29T17:24:35Z")
> [@Rutherford\_B](#): > > check out…“9 dumbest gun control quotes” > > It will make you wonder if liberals even realize what they are saying Says the guy that just posted a debunked rumor from a defunct parody site. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=324) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=326)