# 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:** 367
**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:** [September 4, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7321 "2019-09-04T17:40:54Z")
Marianne Williamson says we should use the power of our minds to turn aside the hurricane. > **[Marianne Williamson suggests using ‘the power of the mind’ to change...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marianne-williamson-suggests-using-the-power-of-the-mind-to-change-hurricane-dorians-course/2019/09/04/288fb94a-cf25-11e9-8c1c-7c8ee785b855_story.html)** > > The Democratic presidential candidate offered an unorthodox suggestion for dealing with the hurricane, which has Georgia and the Carolinas in its sights. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7322 "2019-09-04T17:56:22Z")
That works. She’s not a nobody with a stupid idea. Marianne Williamson is a presidential candidate whose claim to fame was once being Oprah Winfrey’s spiritual advisor. Not quite as scary as the man with access to nuclear weapons suggesting nuking hurricanes, nor one other moron making the internet rounds suggesting the navy ship in ice and the air force fly planes counter to the wind direction to stop the hurricane. But yeah, thoughts and prayers to change a hurricane’s path, because it works so well for everything else. At least she has absolutely no chance of being elected (this cycle). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7323 "2019-09-04T18:08:59Z")
She is a Democrat, and her wackjob idea is certainly stupid. Good catch. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7324 "2019-09-04T18:20:07Z")
Yeah, sure, Marianne. Get back to me when you use the power of your mind to get yourself above 2% in the polls… ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7325 "2019-09-04T18:55:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Marianne Williamson says we should use the power of our minds to turn aside the hurricane. > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marianne-williamson-suggests-using-the-power-of-the-mind-to-change-hurricane-dorians-course/2019/09/04/288fb94a-cf25-11e9-8c1c-7c8ee785b855\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marianne-williamson-suggests-using-the-power-of-the-mind-to-change-hurricane-dorians-course/2019/09/04/288fb94a-cf25-11e9-8c1c-7c8ee785b855_story.html) This is indeed stupid, and a worthy addition to this thread. If she had referenced the power of Jesus or quoted a religious text, she would have been in the clear. Alas, she failed to drop in the right magic words and accoutrements. Two minutes of meditation is useless. It’s not improved by the addition of a rosary. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7326 "2019-09-04T19:03:10Z")
She invoked prayer, and the power of the mind, which as you note are equally ineffective. If she called for these in place of proper preparation, then that is truly stupid. At best what she called for won’t do anything, at worst it could prevent proper action. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7327 "2019-09-05T01:22:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Marianne Williamson says we should use the power of our minds to turn aside the hurricane. > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marianne-williamson-suggests-using-the-power-of-the-mind-to-change-hurricane-dorians-course/2019/09/04/288fb94a-cf25-11e9-8c1c-7c8ee785b855\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/marianne-williamson-suggests-using-the-power-of-the-mind-to-change-hurricane-dorians-course/2019/09/04/288fb94a-cf25-11e9-8c1c-7c8ee785b855_story.html) Hey, I’m already using the power of my mind to reverse the effects of global warming, which will pretty much take care of the hurricane problem. Think bigger, people. Jeez. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7328 "2019-09-05T19:03:23Z")
Marianne Williamson doubles own on praying the hurricane away. People on the left shouldn’t mock those who believe in the power of prayer. [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/459987-williamson-left-shouldnt-mock-people-who-think-prayers-can-turn-away](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/459987-williamson-left-shouldnt-mock-people-who-think-prayers-can-turn-away)? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7329 "2019-09-05T19:19:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Marianne Williamson doubles own on praying the hurricane away. People on the left shouldn’t mock those who believe in the power of prayer. > [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/459987-williamson-left-shouldnt-mock-people-who-think-prayers-can-turn-away](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/459987-williamson-left-shouldnt-mock-people-who-think-prayers-can-turn-away)? People on BOTH sides should mock those who believe in the power of prayer. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7330 "2019-09-05T19:22:50Z")
Not being a condescending dick to Christians is actually a pretty good idea. Saying, as a matter of fact, that prayers or “mind powers” changed the hurricanes path is stupid. The the with MW is, she’s got some really profound insights (Her interview on The Daily Show illustrates that). But she also has some rather “eccentric” ideas as well. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7331 "2019-09-06T19:56:28Z")
I love the dichotomy between the stupid ideas threads. Liberal: Yes, s/he is a Democrat and yes, the idea is stupid. Republican: The idea isn’t stupid, s/he is a RINO, that doesn’t represent Republicans, etc. Stupid ideas are stupid ideas. No group has a monopoly on them nor is any group free of them. Currently, the left elect far fewer promoting stupid ideas, whereas the right see it as a selling point. Doesn’t mean that a quarter century from now that it will remain that way. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7332 "2019-09-06T20:27:24Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > However dumb a liberal idea might be, it’s still smarter than the smartest conservative idea. Conservative during Civil Rights Act-“Hold on we can’t give black people more rights and leave white women behind. We need to include women also.” Dumb liberal idea-“We need to start looking into cannibalism to save us from climate change” ---
**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:** [September 7, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7333 "2019-09-07T02:03:22Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I love the dichotomy between the stupid ideas threads. Liberal: Yes, s/he is a Democrat and yes, the idea is stupid. Republican: The idea isn’t stupid, s/he is a RINO, that doesn’t represent Republicans, etc. Notice that most of the contributions have come from the resident liberals. Apparently, the conservatives haven’t found much that liberals do that’s stupid. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7334 "2019-09-09T07:49:56Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Notice that most of the contributions have come from the resident liberals. Apparently, the conservatives haven’t found much that liberals do that’s stupid. Go back and read **Clothahump** ’s posts. The problem is that “the conservatives” just assume everything liberals do is stupid, and therefore are unable to separate genuine stupidity from just stuff they disagree with. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7335 "2019-09-09T07:50:51Z")
Also: they are overwhelmingly, often unforgivably stupid. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7336 "2019-09-09T16:22:55Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Go back and read **Clothahump** ’s posts. … Faced with a choice of doing that, and going out to the garage to bash myself in the face with a claw hammer, I’m going to the garage. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7337 "2019-09-09T16:36:24Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Faced with a choice of doing that, and going out to the garage to bash myself in the face with a claw hammer, I’m going to the garage. Man, remember how he stuck around for 18 years? Good times. 😃 ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7338 "2019-09-11T00:13:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Unsettled by recent mass shootings across the nation, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution this week declaring the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization. > > [NY Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/us/san-francisco-nra-terrorist.html) This isn’t just someone whining, it’s a resolution that was passed unanimously by the board. The NRA is terrible and the day they no longer exist will be a good one. But it means nothing even according to the Supervisor who introduced the resolution: > [@](#): > > While the resolution has no practical effect, Ms. Stefani said in an interview on Wednesday, “I firmly believe that words matter, and I think this is a step in fighting the negative impact of the N.R.A.” However it does inflame gun owners to feel like they are being called terrorists and are inflaming a beast and donors at a time when it’s been losing the PR battle and [falling apart due to self-inflicted missteps](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/6/30/1835971/-The-NRA-is-falling-apart-one-bad-shot-at-a-time). This resolution does nothing good, won’t help change any minds, but it sure will allow the NRA to claim victimhood (they are even [suing over this](https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/759333549/nra-sues-san-francisco-after-lawmakers-declare-it-a-terrorist-organization)) and probably squeeze more donations out of rubes at a time they can use it. Also I am not sure that calling the NRA a terrorist organization is not a slippery slope that would demonize other groups. The NRA can be terrible without having that specific branding, a branding that means nothing for all practical purposes. They’re bringing attention to something but it’s also got the attention of gun fetishists. Seriously, San Francisco, you’re not helping. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7339 "2019-09-11T09:24:46Z")
Yeah, that’s just virtue signalling with a dash of trolling the NRA. It was not well thought out. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/7340 "2019-09-11T14:28:52Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > probably squeeze more donations out of rubes Wayne LaPierre ought to express his appreciation, perhaps by giving the board members some of his cast-off suits. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=368)