# 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:** 116
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2302 "2023-11-15T17:08:52Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > So, when this story came on the news we had some questions about the body mechanics involved in _accidentally_ elbowing someone in the kidneys ……or, for that matter, purposefully elbowing someone in the kidneys. Can you even do that from a standing position? Was Burchett on a ladder? Was Kevin on his knees? The elbow isn’t that far above the kidney. Maybe 4 inches. Kevin McCarthy is 5’9". No one seems to know Burchette’s height, but if he is a few inches taller than McCarthy, it’s very consistent. Knee a kidney? I thought it was Sen. Mullins that was the MMA guy? Kidneys are about the same height as your belly button. Not an ideal spot for kneeing while passing in the hallway. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2303 "2023-11-15T19:54:05Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Republican Sen. Mullin challenges Teamsters president to fight during hearing Full Title: **GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for ‘Political Correctness’** > **[GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for 'Political...](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mullin-blames-political-correctness-senate-fight-1234879256/)** > > Sen. Markwayne Mullin blamed “political correctness” for the uproar over his attempt to fight a witness during a Senate hearing. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2304 "2023-11-15T20:04:55Z")
At this point, they may as well just swap the red ball caps for coffee can kepis. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2305 "2023-11-15T20:16:04Z")
Say what? ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2306 "2023-11-15T20:24:22Z")
Red ball cap: [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71oLDl0CD0L._AC_SX679_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71oLDl0CD0L._AC_SX679_.jpg) Coffee can kepi: [![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/S~0AAOSwHDRgbiPh/s-l1200.webp) ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/S~0AAOSwHDRgbiPh/s-l1200.webp) ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2307 "2023-11-15T21:41:01Z")
Political Correctness? Is that what they call manners, decorum, and self control these days? Apparently these people can’t tell the difference between an unsupervised playground and Congressional chambers. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2308 "2023-11-15T21:45:01Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Apparently these people can’t tell the difference between an unsupervised playground and Congressional chambers. - That’s what happens when you elect children passing as adults. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2309 "2023-11-15T21:58:24Z")
I’d bet on the Teamster. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2310 "2023-11-15T22:39:53Z")
If you can’t access it, Wanda Sykes is saying of the name Markwayne, “It’s what you hear on ‘COPS’.” [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=731679429004707&set=a.651777180328266](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=731679429004707&set=a.651777180328266) ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2311 "2023-11-15T23:28:54Z")
That … Is not Wanda Sykes. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2312 "2023-11-15T23:35:51Z")
Nope, it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2313 "2023-11-16T01:41:02Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Political Correctness? Is that what they call manners, decorum, and self control these days? It’s what they’ve been calling speaking measuredly since, like, the late 80s. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2314 "2023-11-16T01:47:31Z")
Leslie Jones said it on _The Daily Show_, so I just clicked on the link to verify. Yep, Leslie. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2315 "2023-11-16T02:32:08Z")
Sorry, you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2316 "2023-11-16T04:50:55Z")
Following in the footsteps of their dear leader the Republican party is starting to look more and more like a pro wrestling company. They’re even cutting promos on each other now. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2317 "2023-11-16T05:26:00Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > the Republican party is starting to look more and more like a pro wrestling company. The question now is, who is going to play the Heel, and who is going to be the Face? And will there be a Double Turn at some point? And they will have to make sure that the brawls in Congress are Kayfabe. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2318 "2023-11-16T05:42:04Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > The question now is, who is going to play the Heel,… All of them. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2319 "2023-11-16T07:24:07Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > and who is going to be the Face? Wrong end of the body. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2320 "2023-11-16T09:54:48Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > > and who is going to be the Face? > > Wrong end of the body. - 🎶 Doo, doo, doo, lookin’ out my back door… 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2321 "2023-11-16T11:20:19Z")
Yeah, me too. Unless you’re the Feds, don’t pick fights with the Teamsters. It only ends one way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=117)