# Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 12, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166 "2024-11-12T19:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 247
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4955 "2026-01-03T21:39:11Z")
First as farce, then as dumber farce: > **[New York election mixup: 'Osama' on ballot](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna27122742)** > > Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama." ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4956 "2026-01-05T08:43:07Z")
In The NY Times: > Some Republicans are asking how Mr. Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela squares with his past pledges to avoid foreign entanglements and nation building. > > Candace Owens, the right-wing commentator and conspiracy theorist, [wrote to her 7.5 million followers on X](https://x.com/RealCandaceO/status/2007490154508788003) that the C.I.A. had “staged another hostile takeover of a country” at the behest of “globalist psychopaths.” She compared the incursion to U.S. actions in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. > > “VENEZUELA is not about drugs; it’s about OIL and REGIME CHANGE,” Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a longtime thorn in Mr. Trump’s side, wrote on social media. “This is not what we voted for.” ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4957 "2026-01-05T10:26:34Z")
Even a broken clock, blah blah blah… ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4958 "2026-01-05T14:21:34Z")
Except it absolutely is “what [they] voted for.” ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4959 "2026-01-05T14:33:46Z")
In the sense that he lies about everything, sure. But I think a lot of his asskissers (Tulsi Gabbard in particular) hooked their support for him onto his frequent claims that there would be no new wars. Idiots, yes. But consistent idiots. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4960 "2026-01-05T14:43:57Z")
The claim was “no new wars.” But also lots of bullying other countries using the military as well as economic force. Oddly enough, doing military bullying often results in a shooting conflict. It almost doesn’t matter what topic we choose to talk about. Idjit trump has at one time or another said he intended to do one thing, and also do it’s opposite, about that topic. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4961 "2026-01-05T17:41:57Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > But I think a lot of his asskissers (Tulsi Gabbard in particular) hooked their support for him onto his frequent claims that there would be no new wars. Idiots, yes. But consistent idiots. Inconsistency is perfectly fine with them. They’ll change their tune in a heartbeat. “We have always been at war with Oceania.” ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4962 "2026-01-05T18:26:45Z")
My point is, some of them don’t on specific topics. The Epstein files, for example. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4963 "2026-01-05T20:04:57Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > The claim was “no new wars. It’s not a war. It’s a Police Action. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4964 "2026-01-05T20:54:42Z")
And don’t forget making their infrastructure great again or something. You know, for the oil companies. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4965 "2026-01-06T11:08:38Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > It’s not a war. It’s a Police Action. Not a “special military operation”? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4966 "2026-01-06T11:17:49Z")
That, too. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4967 "2026-01-06T17:38:00Z")
As inept and Russian-controlled as our current criminal regime is, I’m actually surprised some spokesperson or pol didn’t use that exact phrase. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4968 "2026-01-06T20:43:48Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Inconsistency is perfectly fine with them. They’ll change their tune in a heartbeat. “We have always been at war with Oceania.” Yes. It’s _faith based politics;_ logic and a concern for facts are disdained or actively condemned, what batters is showing that you believe. Publicly, obviously contradicting yourself isn’t a flaw, it’s a public display of virtue; you are showing that you are a believer, that you have Faith. The more obvious it is you are lying, the more you are demonstrating your virtue. People pointed out for decades that this _is_ what the American admiration of faith as a virtue was heading towards, and here we are. A society devoted to the denial of reality, even to the point of self destruction. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4969 "2026-01-06T22:24:40Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > what batters is showing that you believe It certainly has that effect on me! ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4970 "2026-01-18T22:01:46Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Hey, don’t be unfair to Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who takes second to no one in the Senate when it comes to cowardice and being played for a fool. So naturally: > **[Trump exacts revenge on Bill Cassidy by backing possible Republican challenger](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/trump-senator-bill-cassidy-primary)** > > Trump’s support of Letlow comes after Louisiana senator voted to convict president in second impeachment trial > **[Trump encourages Rep. Julia Letlow to primary Sen. Bill Cassidy](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-encourages-rep-julia-letlow-primary-sen-bill-cassidy-rcna254633)** > > Letlow previously said she hadn't decided if she would run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4971 "2026-01-18T22:57:55Z")
And Cassidy was so certain that his groveling before Trump and MAHA would keep his Senate seat safe. > [@](#): > > Cassidy has been telling fellow Republicans for months that senior White House officials had pledged to him that the president would stay neutral in his race — a promise first reported by POLITICO last year. [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/18/louisianas-letlow-prepares-senate-bid-00735697](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/18/louisianas-letlow-prepares-senate-bid-00735697) The field for the GOP primary is already crowded and Cassidy has shown vulnerability. Having a Trump endorsement probably makes Letlow the favorite. Poor Cassidy. Selling his soul and likely to get nothing out of it but more humiliation. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4972 "2026-01-18T23:39:00Z")
How does Bill remember to breathe with that small a number of brain cells? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4973 "2026-01-18T23:52:37Z")
‘Dumber than that, and they die.’ ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4974 "2026-01-27T14:46:43Z")
While no one mentions voting for Trump in this article, farmers tend to vote that way. I love the quote “We’re not handout-takers”. Farmers can be the ultimate handout-takers! > **[Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance - KFF Health News](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jan/26/farmers-now-owe-a-lot-more-for-health-insurance/)** > > More than a quarter of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, a much larger share than the overall percentage of U.S. adults. After a tough year for farmers, the loss of enhanced ACA subsidies is... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=248)