# The Republican Party is the Party of Evil **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 4, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187 "2021-03-04T17:43:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 101
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2002 "2023-04-22T07:24:38Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > One excruciatingly out-dated definition of good morals, predicated on the idea that sex is bad and women shouldn’t have any except to procreate. Those clowns probably think the Klopts [_The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_and_the_Glory_of_Commander_Suzdal) got it right. It can’t be otherwise, given how their positions show how much they hate and fear females. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2003 "2023-04-22T14:21:42Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > [_The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_and_the_Glory_of_Commander_Suzdal) got it right. Well, the last line said it wasn’t true! ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2004 "2023-04-22T19:20:15Z")
And the very first line told you not to read it! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2005 "2023-04-23T22:49:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It’s a terrible idea. It’s much less energy-intensive to throw them into deep space instead. Still too much trouble. Just send them into a slightly altered orbit. They’ll suffocate soon enough, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2006 "2023-04-27T13:34:32Z")
God, all you people worrying about _economics_ when you should be worrying about _ **spectacle!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2007 "2023-04-28T08:00:19Z")
> **[Rudy Giuliani Brags About 'Dirty Trick' He Used To Get Himself Elected](https://news.yahoo.com/rudy-giuliani-admits-dirty-trick-205710411.html)** > > “Republicans don’t do dirty tricks,” Steve Bannon protested before Giuliani replied, “Well, how about this one?” Speaks for itself. (This incident was already well known; the only change here is that Giuliani appears to have forgotten that he’s supposed to deny involvement forever.) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2008 "2023-04-28T17:32:13Z")
How about just send them to the bottom of the Merianas trench for significantly longer than 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2009 "2023-04-28T21:13:34Z")
Montana legislator says she would rather her daughter commit suicide than transition to male gender identity. > **[A Montana lawmaker suggested she’d rather risk her child’s suicide than let...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/montana-state-lawmakers-remarks-draws-backlash-rcna81983)** > > State Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe said in a floor debate in March that her daughter "was suicidal for three years" and when asked if she'd do anything to save her, her answer was "no." ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2010 "2023-04-28T21:50:37Z")
Mother’s day is going to be really fun in that household for years to come… ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2011 "2023-04-28T22:11:09Z")
Asshole Republicans have discovered a new tool to silence their opponents - censure for “decorum”. First the Alabama Three, now the Montana House expels Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the chambers for the rest of the session and won’t let her participate on any debate on legislation. > **[Republicans vote to censure Montana's first transgender state legislator](https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/republicans-vote-censure-montanas-first-transgender-state-legislator-rcna81580)** > > House Republicans voted to bar Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the floor for allegedly encouraging protesters to disrupt proceedings Monday. Congrats, Republicans, for once again demonstrating your commitment to democracy. You fucks claim to be in a panic to protect children from grooming, don’t give a shit when Matt Gaetz is caught cavorting with under age girls. You freak out about Rep. Ilhan Omar for “antisemitic remarks”, but don’t say a word about Marjorie Taylor Greene and her “Jewish space lasers”. You pay lip service to school security, then pass legislation to lower the age of access for assault rifles. But dems stand up for constituents and get banned, barred, or muzzled for “inciting the crowd”. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2012 "2023-04-29T13:33:10Z")
Meanwhile, in Kansas, a state senator would like to try to convert Muslims to his so-called Christian faith. [https://lawrencekstimes.com/2023/04/28/muslim-advocacy-group-steffen/](https://lawrencekstimes.com/2023/04/28/muslim-advocacy-group-steffen/) > Steffen’s comment came during a meeting with a group of young Kansans from Wichita and Hutchinson in his office on March 16. Rija Nazir asked how Steffen, a Hutchinson Republican, planned to represent non-Christian constituents. > > “I would be happy to try and convert you,” Steffen said. Steffen originally denied making the comment, offering to convert a reporter who asked him about it. But his words were recorded. Steffen garnered a lot of headlines in the past couple of years for his anti-Covid-vax positions. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2013 "2023-04-29T13:41:13Z")
Those fuckers in the Qliban party really don’t grasp the concept of SOCAS. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2014 "2023-04-29T16:31:25Z")
Oh those evil liberals and media are oppressing me for my christianity! Can I convert you, so you can be opressed, too? ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2015 "2023-04-29T21:45:19Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Montana legislator says she would rather her daughter commit suicide than transition to male gender identity. [The Republican Compassionate Theme Song](https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrFPtrBj01klLoh4QtXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?p=i%27d+rather+see+you+dead+pat+travers&type=E210US1439G0&ei=UTF-8&fr=mcafee&turl=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOVP.fEmzsyrXGr6dTxFWajdwAAHgFo%26pid%3DApi%26w%3D296%26h%3D156%26c%3D7%26p%3D0&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DHzaeX71FSdQ&tit=Pat+Travers+-+I%27d+Rather+See+You+Dead&pos=1&vid=7770146710c1dbc443c589cae183c83f&sigr=sTzUUoRoDXLN&sigt=jR4ylBYIuS0_&sigi=9PT48zljcYpf) I’d Rather See You Dead ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2016 "2023-05-01T00:34:22Z")
After the mass shooting Friday night in Cleveland, Texas, you may recall that Governor Abbott was noticeably silent, instead tweeting this: > After catching a deserved amount of flak for this tweet, Abbott finally weighed in on the shootings: > > Governor Greg Abbott today announced a $50,000 reward for a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) top 10 fugitive who is in the country illegally and killed five illegal immigrants in a shooting Friday night in Cleveland, Texas. Notice that the press release was sure to mention that both the shooter and the victims were illegal immigrants. Greg Abbott is an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2017 "2023-05-01T00:44:19Z")
I’m wondering how he managed to convince himself that it was a bad thing for the “illegals” to be killed and thus the killing “illegal” must be punished. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2018 "2023-05-01T00:54:26Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Notice that the press release was sure to mention that both the shooter and the victims were illegal immigrants. What a gigantic piece of shit! These dog whistles are so fucking easy to hear these days. Fuck Abbott! And fuck a state that has people apparently regularly shooting their ARs in their back yards. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2019 "2023-05-01T01:00:57Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I’m wondering how he managed to convince himself that it was a bad thing for the “illegals” to be killed and thus the killing “illegal” must be punished. A bad thing? He announced a $50,000 reward for the guy! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2020 "2023-05-01T01:20:33Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I’m wondering how he managed to convince himself that it was a bad thing for the “illegals” to be killed and thus the killing “illegal” must be punished. Usually quotes mean that you are directly quoting someone. Is there somewhere I missed in the press release where he called them the dehumanizing “illegals” instead of “illegal immigrants”? If only the latter, shouldn’t we be rewarding it by not putting words in his mouth? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2021 "2023-05-01T01:30:47Z")
There was no need to mention the immigration status of either killer or victims. He chose to do so because he’s a flaming asshole. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=100) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=102)