# 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:** 345
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6881 "2018-03-01T02:34:37Z")
Guess this store owner isn’t being… - puts on sunglasses \* …penny wise. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6882 "2018-03-01T03:02:32Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Once again, liberals do **Clothy’s** job for him. Somebody has to. He is shit at it. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6883 "2018-03-01T10:25:53Z")
I wonder if they sell adapters for my “psychic gateway to technology”. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6884 "2018-03-01T10:40:20Z")
I was just surprised it _wasn’t_ Portland, Oregon. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6885 "2018-03-01T16:27:03Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Computer store in Derry, New Hampshire will no longer serve Republican customers:[http://www.nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/this-nh-business-won-t-serve-republicans](http://www.nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/this-nh-business-won-t-serve-republicans) Certainly a bad business decision, especially in trying to be so public about it. If it were a more reputable company that had good reviews and customer loyalty, rather than terrible reviews as well as some legal issues, they may be able to get away with it. That said, I don’t think that they are actually breaking any laws. Political affiliation is not a protected class at the fed level, and a brief skim of NH’s laws, I didn’t see that it was there either. Definitely something to consider if you are in “liberal utopia”, if you want to make a statement, but their decision probably put the final nail in their business, which really should have been under a while back anyway. I’d say it’s a poor attempt at getting publicity, than a sincere position. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6886 "2018-03-01T16:36:01Z")
> [@](#): > > How can they tell which customers are Republican? Well, they just know, store owner Billy Williams told NH1 on Tuesday. Something tells me this was a hail-mary gamble for some free media exposure. I am sure that this store will closing soon. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6887 "2018-03-01T17:46:35Z")
It’s a stupid liberal idea but it’s based on a [stupid conservative raison d’être](https://www.cato.org/policy-report/marchapril-2016/libertarianism-right-discriminate). If conservatives were actually consistent, they would respect this business owner’s decision on what to do on his property and let the free market sort out whether he gets to stay in business or not. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6888 "2018-03-01T18:25:30Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > … Definitely something to consider if you are in “liberal utopia”, if you want to make a statement … As I recall, New Hampshire was being targeted by the glibertarians as the place to move to _en masse_ in order to gain a political majority, take the place over and prove the undeniable merit of their ideals (though, Wyoming would make more sense, since it is three-quarters of the way there already). ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6889 "2018-03-01T18:39:20Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Certainly a bad business decision, especially in trying to be so public about it. If it were a more reputable company that had good reviews and customer loyalty, rather than terrible reviews as well as some legal issues, they may be able to get away with it. I would think the exact opposite. If the store was making good business then such a move could potentially turn off customers who might otherwise come to your store. But it your business is failing, then doing this in a very public way might be the hail Mary that keeps you alive another month. A large number (the majority) of customers might be turned off by this, but they weren’t visiting your store anyway. On the other hand there may be some angry liberals who after reading about you on the interwebs decide to patronize your establishment out of a sense of solidarity. Worst case scenario you go out of buisiness next month as expected. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6890 "2018-03-01T20:41:15Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I wonder if they sell adapters for my “psychic gateway to technology”. You mean a USB-to-reiki adapter? I can slowly wave my hands over your computer, yeah. Costs $25, though. (My browser froze when I googled “reiki” to see if I was spelling it correctly. I almost but didn’t quite touch it, and the browser was fixed. I take that as complete proof of my amazing powers.) ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6891 "2018-03-01T22:00:22Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I would think the exact opposite. If the store was making good business then such a move could potentially turn off customers who might otherwise come to your store. But it your business is failing, then doing this in a very public way might be the hail Mary that keeps you alive another month. A large number (the majority) of customers might be turned off by this, but they weren’t visiting your store anyway. On the other hand there may be some angry liberals who after reading about you on the interwebs decide to patronize your establishment out of a sense of solidarity. Worst case scenario you go out of buisiness next month as expected. It’s possible he’s cribbing from the conservative wing nut playbook – you’re headed for bankruptcy, you make some controversial political statement, you go out of business, and then you blame liberals. The politics are flipped in this case, but the insanity is the same. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6892 "2018-03-01T23:47:12Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Definitely something to consider if you are in “liberal utopia”, if you want to make a statement, but their decision probably put the final nail in their business, which really should have been under a while back anyway. And New Hampshire is certainly not a liberal utopia. ---
**Author:** ![burrunderthe\_saddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@burrunderthe\_saddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burrunderthe_saddle)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6893 "2018-03-03T23:27:20Z")
Promise program, Obama’s School-Leniency Policy is Stupid to the Nth degree > **[Behind Cruz's Florida Rampage, Obama's School-Leniency Policy](https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/02/28/obama_administration_school_discipline_policy_and_the_parkland_shooting.html)** > > Despite committing a string of arrestable offenses on campus before the Florida school shooting, Nikolas Cruz was able to escape the attention of law enforcement, pass a background check and purchase ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6894 "2018-03-04T13:01:48Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > And New Hampshire is certainly not a liberal utopia. The southern tier, where Derry is (and Londonderry, the next town over - take that, you Irish!)\* is\* suburban Boston, full of transplants who brought their values with them in search of lower real estate prices. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6895 "2018-03-04T13:45:11Z")
> [@burrunderthe\_saddle](#): > > Promise program, Obama’s School-Leniency Policy is Stupid to the Nth degree > [Behind Cruz's Florida Rampage, Obama's School-Leniency Policy | RealClearInvestigations](https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/02/28/obama_administration_school_discipline_policy_and_the_parkland_shooting.html) A ha! It’s Obama’s fault that the Florida school shooter passed his background check. Nice angle, seriously. The ways in which conservatives can blame Obama are sometimes impressively creative. ---
**Author:** ![burrunderthe\_saddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@burrunderthe\_saddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burrunderthe_saddle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6896 "2018-03-04T15:57:53Z")
Stupid beyond the pale. Rep. Waters asserted, “And guess what this liberal will be all about. This liberal will be all about socializ… uh, uh … would be about [long pause] basically taking over, and the government running all of your companies.” ---
**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:** [March 4, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6897 "2018-03-04T16:00:27Z")
> [@burrunderthe\_saddle](#): > > Stupid beyond the pale. > Rep. Waters asserted, “And guess what this liberal will be all about. This liberal will be all about socializ… uh, uh … would be about [long pause] basically taking over, and the government running all of your companies.” Okay, if need be, we can open this up to “stupid liberal idea from a decade ago”, if that’s what it takes to move any traffic in this thread. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6898 "2018-03-04T16:06:42Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Okay, if need be, we can open this up to “stupid liberal idea from a decade ago”, if that’s what it takes to move any traffic in this thread. OK, that explains why he ‘neglected’ to include a link. Got it. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6899 "2018-03-04T16:08:36Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Okay, if need be, we can open this up to “stupid liberal idea from a decade ago”, if that’s what it takes to move any traffic in this thread. It has been five years since Hitlary was Sec-State, but it seems like just yesterday she still trying to get our troops killed by isis or something. The concept of “stupid liberal idea of the day” has to include nuttiness from Adlai Stevenson, because that was just the other day. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/6900 "2018-03-04T16:15:46Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > OK, that explains why **he ‘neglected’ to include a link.** Got it. [Snopes](https://www.snopes.com/politics/business/waters.asp)-True Don’t know why, he was actually telling the truth. I’ll bet he thought it was fake. He done got snookered. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=344) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=346)