# 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:** 326
**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, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6501 "2017-12-29T17:26:40Z")
> [@Rutherford\_B](#): > > check out…“9 dumbest gun control quotes” > > It will make you wonder if liberals even realize what they are saying [Saint Ronny](https://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/reaganak47.asp) > [@](#): > > The horrors of the Stockton schoolyard shooting prompted renewed debate over restricting public access to weapons like the type Purdy had used at Cleveland Elementary School. On 6 February 1989, former president Ronald Reagan, then just a few weeks out of office, attended a 78th birthday celebration thrown for him at the University of Southern California, where he delivered a 22-minute address that touched on such topics as the federal deficit, the constitutional amendment limiting presidents to two terms, and the recent Cleveland School massacre. Of the latter topic, an Associated Press account reported that: > > ``` > Reagan received extended applause when answering a question about over-the-counter military weapons, such as the AK-47 assault rifle used to gun down five Stockton schoolchildren last month. > > “I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense,” he said. “ **But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.”** > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6502 "2017-12-29T17:31:28Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Publishing an article about how Trump teamed up with the Nazis to steal Christmas is certainly indicative of massive drug and alcohol consumption. > > [How Trump and the Nazis Stole Christmas To Promote White Nationalism - Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-nazis-stole-christmas-promote-white-nationalism-755991) This article doesn’t say that. Yes, those are roughly the scary words in the stupid headline, but the article doesn’t say that. At all. As an aside, I really hate how headlines and ledes have become more and more about clicks and less and less about concise and clear summaries of the content. ---
**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, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6503 "2017-12-29T17:32:16Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Are you too stupid or too lazy to actually link to it? I think he’s too banned to link 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, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6504 "2017-12-29T17:33:16Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > This article doesn’t say that. Yes, those are roughly the scary words in the stupid headline, but the article doesn’t say that. At all. > > As an aside, I really hate how headlines and ledes have become more and more about clicks and less and less about concise and clear summaries of the content. OTOH, it does let you know who reads past the headlines. ---
**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, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6505 "2017-12-29T17:54:30Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > OTOH, it does let you know who reads past the headlines. I don’t think **C’hump** even got as far as the end of the headline. Simply restated & quoted Stilton then posted the link to the article. ---
**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, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6506 "2017-12-29T18:51:13Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Lemme guess, you only read what Stilton had to say and didn’t bother with the actual article: You guessed wrong. But thanks for playing anyway. ---
**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, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6507 "2017-12-29T18:53:15Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > 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. Sigh. Given that I am the one posting the stupid liberal action that you are responding to, and you have no clue whatsoever about it, you might want to rethink which one of us is going to die stupid. Here’s a clue for you, since I know you won’t be able to figure it out for yourself: it’s not me. ---
**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, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6508 "2017-12-29T18:54:59Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > You guessed wrong. But thanks for playing anyway. OK, you didn’t _comprehend_ what the article said. ---
**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, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6509 "2017-12-29T18:56:31Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > You guessed wrong. But thanks for playing anyway. I very much doubt your capacity for understanding anything longer than 280 characters, written in orange English. Sad! ---
**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, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6510 "2017-12-29T18:58:45Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I very much doubt your capacity for understanding anything longer than 280 characters, written in orange English. Sad! That’s _English_? ---
**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, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6511 "2017-12-29T19:02:38Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > That’s _English_? Jawohl! ---
**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, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6512 "2017-12-29T19:12:44Z")
“I am the one posting the stupid Republican strawman that you are responding to, and I have no clue whatsoever about it.” FTFY ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6513 "2017-12-29T20:37:34Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I very much doubt your capacity for understanding anything longer than 280 characters, written in orange English. Sad! > [@running\_coach](#): > > That’s _English_? > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Jawohl! You misspelled _Da!_ ---
**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:** [December 29, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6514 "2017-12-29T20:44:00Z")
> [@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. As usual, Stilton says it best: > [How Trump and the Nazis Stole Christmas To Promote White Nationalism - Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com/how-trump-nazis-stole-christmas-promote-white-nationalism-755991) 1-What makes this liberal? 2-What makes Newsweek liberal? I know the answers, though. You disagree with them, therefore they must be liberal. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6515 "2017-12-29T21:51:35Z")
> [@Rutherford\_B](#): > > check out…“9 dumbest gun control quotes” > > It will make you wonder if liberals even realize what they are saying You won’t \*BELIEVE \*#7 - - - **#OUTRAGEOUS!!!** ---
**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, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6516 "2017-12-29T22:08:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > 1-What makes this liberal? > 2-What makes Newsweek liberal? > > I know the answers, though. You disagree with them, therefore they must be liberal. Actually, they kinda agree with him. Paraphrasing the article: “Trump hasn’t gone nearly as far as the Nazis in promoting his vision of the holidays and there are major flaws in describing Trump as a Nazi-like figure.” He’s so ingrained with the Trumpeteers that he can’t see that. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6517 "2017-12-29T23:08:59Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Sigh. Given that I am the one posting the stupid liberal action that you are responding to, and you have no clue whatsoever about it, you might want to rethink which one of us is going to die stupid. Here’s a clue for you, since I know you won’t be able to figure it out for yourself: it’s not me. Ah the “I know you are but what am I” gambit to which there is no counter. I have not seen it played with such finesse and artistry in 30 years\*. I am smote to the core and must bow before your rhetorical skill. Well done sir! Well done! \*I believe it was Billy Salzman and the debate in question centered around who was a poopy pants. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6518 "2017-12-30T00:18:32Z")
See, this is the problem with humpy; Even if you want to be generous and give him the benefit of the doubt, do you assume he: [ul] [li]Didn’t read the article and that’s why he’s misstating it?[/li][li]Read the article but didn’t understand it?[/li][li]Red the article and understood it but chose to ignore it?[/li][/ul] So, at best you have to believe he’s a liar about reading the article, too stupid to comprehend it, or an immoral partisan hack who consciously chooses to repeat the lies he hears. Honestly the guy makes it impossible to cut him any slack. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6519 "2017-12-30T02:45:54Z")
**C’hump** ’s standard conclusion is that whoever didn’t get the same meaning from the article as he did is stupid. He expresses this by reusing dinosaur-era comebacks. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6520 "2017-12-30T03:19:21Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I very much doubt your capacity for understanding anything longer than 280 characters, written in orange English. Sad! As usual, you would be wrong. But don’t let that stop you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=325) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=327)