# 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:** 125
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2482 "2024-01-20T13:19:52Z")
Wrong link? ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2483 "2024-01-20T14:43:34Z")
I would guess so, but I couldn’t find the right one in the Aviation thread ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2484 "2024-01-20T15:06:07Z")
dang it! > **[Christian Ziegler: Ex-Florida Republican chair cleared of rape](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68038603)** > > Christian Ziegler was cleared of rape but will be charged with recording a sex act without consent. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2485 "2024-01-21T19:32:05Z")
Listening to Senator Tim Scott being interviewed over his endorsement of Donald Trump was disgusting. The usual Republican spin about how things were better under Trump is bad enough. Then he was asked about statements from his campaign launch where he contrasted “Victimhood or Victory?” and “Grievance or Greatness?” Sounds a lot like a contrast to Trump, but now he says he meant Biden. Then he talked about DAs in some cities choosing not to prosecute some low level crimes, and that Biden is just letting that happen. Right, he is, because that is a State issue, not a federal one. You know, states’ rights and all that crap that Republicans claim is important to them? Until states do something they don’t like. The interviewer could barely get him to say that the Jan 6 rioters being prosecuted under the law are not “hostages” like Trump says. And she should have pushed harder about Trump’s promise to Pardon them all. Typical politician. Typical Republican. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2486 "2024-01-21T20:30:23Z")
He wants a job. As the GQP tacks directly into overt racism (that ship has already sailed Steve - oooh, another boating reference), his South Carolina voters will torpedo his future there. So he’s trying to board the SS Trump for one final cruise before the rats leave. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2487 "2024-01-21T21:33:23Z")
VP candidate? I mean, they’re not a racist party. (I’m semi- serious about the VP question.) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2488 "2024-01-21T21:33:28Z")
At this point, with all the shit that has happened, all the lies that have been told and all the instant kissing of Trump’s ass from former candidates, is there any reason to respect Republicans out in the world or even on this board? At this point _their_ idea of compromise is “I’m in Seattle and you’re in Brooklyn, so lets meet in the middle…in Tacoma.” ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2489 "2024-01-21T21:37:01Z")
Nah, the Republican idea of compromise would be somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2490 "2024-01-21T22:46:46Z")
For us, while they stood on the shore throwing us anchors. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2491 "2024-01-21T23:10:08Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > He wants a job. As the GQP tacks directly into overt racism (that ship has already sailed Steve - oooh, another boating reference), his South Carolina voters will torpedo his future there. So he’s trying to board the SS Trump for one final cruise before the rats leave. They ain’t gonna grift themselves! ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2492 "2024-01-24T12:09:08Z")
The founder of “Libs of TikTok” has been named to the library advisory committee of Oklahoma’s Department of Education. There have also been bomb threats against a school and _a children’s hospital_ attributed to her account after she “called them out”. > **[Libs of TikTok creator accused of inspiring school bomb threats named to...](https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/libs-tik-tok-bomb-threats-oklahoma-library-committee-rcna135369)** > > Chaya Raichik, who runs the inflammatory Libs of TikTok social media account, was named an adviser to the state Education Department’s library committee. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2493 "2024-01-24T19:42:54Z")
So this non-librarian, non-educator, non-Oklahoman has been appointed as an advisor to the Oklahoma Board of Education’s library committee. I guess anyone can be an advisor. You know, the right is always yelling about the left’s “woke agenda”, but they are the ones pushing a political agenda. I also wonder how you make school libraries safe for children with **bomb threats**. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2494 "2024-01-24T21:03:04Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > You know, the right is always yelling about the left’s “woke agenda”, but they are the ones pushing a political agenda. The phrase “every accusation is a confession” rings true yet again. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2495 "2024-01-24T22:10:21Z")
I take it “Libs Of Tik Tok” are actually insane conservatives. Clever. Very clever. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2496 "2024-01-25T00:24:45Z")
Yeah, it’s a personified strawman. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2497 "2024-01-25T08:53:42Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > So this non-librarian, non-educator, non-Oklahoman has been appointed as an advisor to the Oklahoma Board of Education’s library committee. > > I guess anyone can be an advisor. But if you were to mention this to them, they’d rebut with Hunter Biden and Burisma. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2498 "2024-01-25T12:56:51Z")
Sure, but it’s irrelevant. Burisma was a foreign corporation, not a US state agency. State agencies are bound by different laws than corporations. But I answered my own question. While Board membership may be defined and controlled, I think it’s probably standard for committees to get outside advisors. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2499 "2024-01-25T16:48:04Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > libraries safe for children with **bomb threats**. Well, if the kids aren’t allowed in the library, it’s perfectly safe. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2500 "2024-01-25T17:03:23Z")
This one’s both evil and stupid: allegedly Nancy Mace (I don’t know how trustworthy The Daily beast is) wanted to leave her office on Jan 6th and get “punched in the face” for the cameras. A real go-getter for media attention. > **[Nancy Mace’s Bizarre Jan. 6 Plan: ‘Get Punched in the Face’](https://www.thedailybeast.com/nancy-maces-bizarre-jan-6-plan-get-punched-in-the-face)** > > “She literally begged us to let her leave the office and head to the floor so she could ‘get punched in the face’ and ‘get media attention,’” one former aide said. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2501 "2024-01-25T22:33:41Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > allegedly Nancy Mace (I don’t know how trustworthy The Daily beast is) wanted to leave her office on Jan 6th and get “punched in the face” for the cameras. A real go-getter for media attention. First question is if she’s a Republican firebrand, why does she think they would want to punch her? Second, she sounds very competent to provide the motivationto punch her in the face, but then Third, what would limit them to just punching her in the face? Or just one punch? Seems a real deep thinker. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=124) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=126)