# 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:** 287
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5755 "2026-10-14T00:25:36Z")
The kid was beaten up inside his own house. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5756 "2026-10-14T00:53:31Z")
But how is that a leopards eating faces thing? Did the kid vote for Trump? Did Trump make him wear a MAGA hat? ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5757 "2026-10-14T01:02:41Z")
šŸ¤·šŸ½ Search me. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5758 "2026-10-14T12:59:56Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Hatred \> Hunger. [Col. Andy Tanner](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000959/?ref_=ttqu_qu): All that hateā€™s gonna burn you up, kid. [Robert](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001367/?ref_=ttqu_qu): It keeps me warm. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5759 "2026-10-14T13:07:10Z")
Thatā€™s funny as hell! ---
**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:** [October 14, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5760 "2026-10-14T14:06:24Z")
It doesnā€™t belong in this threadā€¦ but Iā€™m glad I saw it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5761 "2026-10-15T16:59:30Z")
The leopards have been at it again. Back in May, Mrs. Uiline (ULine Industrial Supply, one of trumpā€™s top 5 donors leading up to the election) [was griping about leopards eating her face](https://i.imgur.com/Qiu2W2B.jpeg) because they canā€™t get enough workers. > [@Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5346): > > Remember how [Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_and_Elizabeth_Uihlein), owners of the massive Uline industrial supply company, were in Trumpā€™s top 5 donors ($59 million to Trumpā€™s campaign) in 2024? Well, in the latest catalog, in a full-page diatribe, Liz is PLEADING for workers, even via immigration reform, so that they can find enough workers to fill their warehouses. Evidently theyā€™re so short-staffed that theyā€™re begging for new employees. And theyā€™re not so happy about the low birthrate here and lack of immigrants tā€¦ Evidently, Liz had had some backlash that needed managing. From todayā€™s ULine catalog: [Paraphrasing] ā€œIā€™m not such a bad person! Iā€™m less conservative than my husband! Why canā€™t we all just get along?ā€ And not paraphrasing: > When and where did our country get so far apart? This isnā€™t about Donald Trump although he hasnā€™t helped the situation. Note: As of August 2026, the Uihleins had spent $69.5 million in support of Republican candidates in the [2026 United States elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_elections "2026 United States elections").[[49]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_and_Elizabeth_Uihlein#cite_note-49) [![](https://i.imgur.com/Byh35CZ.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Byh35CZ.jpeg) Oh, good grief, I happened across a 2024 newsletter where she gripes about how young people donā€™t stay at Uline long enough because of the Affordable Care Act. Their parents spoil and coddle them, and they have the nerve to think they can do better, and they have the luxury of being on their parentsā€™ ACA health insurance where they can (gasp) leave a job and still have health insurance! I wonder why they have such a hard time getting people to work for them??? [![](https://i.imgur.com/P8kbQkM.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/P8kbQkM.jpeg) They are truly deplorable people. > **[Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_and_Elizabeth_Uihlein)** > > Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein (/ĖˆjuĖlaÉŖn/ YOO-lyne) are American billionaire owners of business supply company Uline, heirs to the Schlitz brewing fortune, and major financial supporters of the Republican Party. Richard Uihlein was born to Schlitz beer founder descendant and noted conservative Edgar Uihlein and Lucia Ellis Uihlein. He graduated from Phillips Andover and from Stanford University with a BA in history. Until 1980, Uihlein worked in international sales for General Binding Corporati... Too much to list here, but: > Uihlein was a major financial backer for the rally that preceded the [January 6 United States Capitol attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack "January 6 United States Capitol attack").[[31]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_and_Elizabeth_Uihlein#cite_note-trib-31) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5762 "2026-10-15T17:15:24Z")
Occasionally when googling for something that Uline stocks, Iā€™d check it out. Their prices were outragesly high. When I heard about their political views, I made sure to not even check our their site anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5763 "2026-10-15T17:19:45Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > > When and where did our country get so far apart? This isnā€™t about Donald Trump although he hasnā€™t helped the situation. I find that rich from the ā€œFuck Your Feelingsā€ party. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5764 "2026-10-15T17:28:39Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I find that rich from the ā€œFuck Your Feelingsā€ party. Itā€™s part of the double standard at the core of conservatism. _We_ are supposed to be very concerned with their feelings and welfare; _they_ on the other hand arenā€™t supposed to have the least concern for ours. And they get all morally outraged over it, because they think privilege and double standards are how the world is _supposed_ to work. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5765 "2026-10-15T17:42:23Z")
You know, itā€™s actually refreshing to see some billionaire explicitly lamenting the end of feudalism. Who do these serfs think they are, finding a better job? ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5766 "2026-10-15T17:51:08Z")
Leopards, tigers, itā€™s all the same to me > **[Trump sparks outrage with AI video parodying zoo tiger attack](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16208031/Trump-AI-video-parody-Yorkshire-zoo-tiger-attack.html)** > > Donald TrumpĀ has sparked outrage after posting a 'tasteless'Ā AI video parodying the Yorkshire zoo tiger attack on social media, showing the president wrestling and taming the wildcat.Ā  Shame itā€™s only AI slop fake pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5767 "2026-10-15T18:45:39Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Itā€™s part of the double standard at the core of conservatism. _We_ are supposed to be very concerned with their feelings and welfare; _they_ on the other hand arenā€™t supposed to have the least concern for ours. And they get all morally outraged over it, because they think privilege and double standards are how the world is _supposed_ to work. For a lot of them, I think they genuinely see politics as separate from the rest of their life. Many of the MAGA I know simply canā€™t grasp how politics has caused a rift between them and their family and friends. They donā€™t realize the decisions they make at the voting booth follows people home into their real lives. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5768 "2026-10-15T18:48:10Z")
I donā€™t suppose they have considered offering higher wages and some benefits? ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5769 "2026-10-15T19:05:57Z")
Some kind of free market for labor? That sounds an awful lot like socialism! ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5770 "2026-10-15T19:28:46Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > But how is that a leopards eating faces thing? Did the kid vote for Trump? Did Trump make him wear a MAGA hat? Thatā€™s fair. But that meme boils down to ā€œsnark about MAGAā€ and this thread (among those available) seemed closest. Certainly youā€™re correct that the meme doesnā€™t specifically reference Trump voters. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5771 "2026-10-15T19:33:45Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > And not paraphrasing: > > > When and where did our country get so far apart? This isnā€™t about Donald Trump **although he hasnā€™t helped the situation.** (My bolding) She certainly deserves the _Understatement of the Week_ award. Of course these Trump voters need to find a way to justify their voting-booth choices. ā€œHe hasnā€™t helpedā€ is surely the very nicest-possible way of assessing Donald-the-Destructor. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5772 "2026-10-16T00:40:26Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > because they think privilege and double standards are how the world is _supposed_ to work. Thatā€™s where youā€™re mistaken, friend. To them, itā€™s not a double standard. To them, _privilege determines the standard_. Itā€™s a status-based order. Like feudalism. They simply imagine themselves as a higher status than anyone who might disagree with them. > [@muldoonthief](#): > > You know, itā€™s actually refreshing to see some billionaire explicitly lamenting the end of feudalism. Who do these serfs think they are, finding a better job? Holy shit. I didnā€™t even see your post until I penned my reply to DT. Great minds think alike, eh? ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5773 "2026-10-25T21:17:23Z")
Right. That side of the political aisle uses ā€œsocialismā€ as a catch-all boogeyman word to decry anything thatā€™s not basically libertarian or full-throated free market capitalism, or for that matter, anything thatā€™s collective _that they donā€™t like._ Collective stuff like fire departments libraries, and police (especially police) get the right-wing fawning adulation, but collective stuff like public clinics, rec centers, and stuff like that is evil socialism. Same thing for the military, social security, and medicare. I think it stems from this sort of strange fixation conservatives have for making sure there isnā€™t ā€œwasteā€ as far as how taxes are spent, and anything that benefits groups they view as undeserving is ā€œwasteā€, as are any programs that help people out who may have made bad choices, because they view that sort of help as enabling people who make bad choices and not deterring others from making the same bad choices. And a lot of it is driven by massive blind spots as far as the way the world works. In their eyes, everyone had the same sort of middle class upbringing that they did, so if someone is poor, uneducated, single parent, addicted to drugs, etcā€¦ itā€™s all viewed as entirely within their control and the consequence of bad choices. And they feel like helping that is enabling and subsidizing that sort of behavior. Which would be one thing if everyone did actually grow up in that sort of environment; Iā€™m not a big fan myself of subsidizing people who are just fuckups and canā€™t get their shit together. But most people in those situations arenā€™t fuckups, theyā€™re just starting from a much less advantageous position in money, education, cultural norms and mores, and expectations. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/5774 "2026-10-25T22:06:10Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Same thing for the military I was alerted that this is ā€˜1/1 free articles this monthā€™. > **[Our socialist U.S. Army - Arkansas Times](https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2011/06/17/our-socialist-u-s-army)** > > Retired Gen. Wesley Clark of Little Rock figures prominently in a column by Nicholas Kristof about how well the U.S. military functions. > ā€œItā€™s the purest application of socialism there is,ā€ Wesley Clark, the retired four-star general and former supreme allied commander of NATO forces in Europe, told me. And he was only partly joking. > > ā€œItā€™s a really fair system, and a lot of thought has been put into it, and people respond to it really well,ā€ he added. The country can learn from that sense of mission, he said, from that emphasis on long-term strategic thinking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=286)