# 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:** 140
**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:** [June 15, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2782 "2024-06-15T01:35:02Z")
Wait, so he’s a sleight-of-hand disguise expert who pitted his illusionist skills against _Daredevil?_ That’s, like, bad luck _squared._ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2783 "2024-06-15T01:45:07Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > That’s, like, bad luck _squared._ [Still not the unluckiest guy to fight Daredevil.](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fouyaklv6gck21.png%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D5477b334386c169eade3e18d6a4faf5b10f442e6) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2784 "2024-06-15T09:22:39Z")
That is one of my favorite bits ever. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2785 "2024-06-15T16:57:15Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I really, really hope that the word trump becomes synonamous with ‘loser’. We should start a movement. I could get behind this, the 21st century quisling. Just look what Dan Savage did with [santorum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_for_the_neologism_%22santorum%22). > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > There’s also a Z-list supervillain called [The Trump.](https://www.writeups.org/trump-daredevil-marvel-comics/) Thankfully he never made it to the big screen. Quoting the site, > Trump is a physical coward and something of a weasel. But he is cocksure in his abilities to see him through confrontations. Oddly prescient. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2786 "2024-06-15T17:20:45Z")
Colorado state rep Richard Holtorf, running for US rep in district 4 (a race that includes Lauren Boebert), acknowledged on the House floor that he paid for his girlfriend to have an abortion in 1986. But he is now firmly against abortion, because everybody should ‘choose life’. Here’s an interview with Holtorf, conducted by Denver anchor Kyle Clark: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0PnbSMgry4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0PnbSMgry4); the abortion question starts at about 36:20. From [Huffpost](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/richard-holtorf-abortion-kyle-clark_n_666c6518e4b0dabf8cf78706) > Earlier this year, Holtorf revealed that he once provided financial support to a girlfriend amid her own abortion so she could “live her best life,” despite also sponsoring a failed 2020 measure that would have banned the procedure in the state after 22 weeks. > > “I respected her rights and actually gave her money to help her through her important, critical time,” Holtorf said in January. > > During the KUSA interview, reporter Kyle Clark pointed out the apparent inconsistency. > > “If abortion was the best choice for your girlfriend, why try to deny that choice to other women?” Clark blunty asked. > > Holtorf tried to wiggle out of a straight answer, saying he’s “a pro-life Catholic” who believes that “everyone should choose life.” But he eventually said that, yes, his girlfriend had made the choice to get an abortion. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2787 "2024-06-15T20:10:05Z")
“The only moral abortion is MY abortion” ---
**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:** [June 15, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2788 "2024-06-15T21:10:33Z")
> **[Wisconsin Republicans block PFAS cleanup until polluters are granted immunity](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/15/wisconsin-pfas-cleanup)** > > GOP-controlled committee thwarting distribution of $125m budgeted by legislature until polluter immunity approved > Wisconsin Republicans are withholding $125m designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only release the funds in exchange for immunity for polluters. > > The move is part of a broader effort by Republicans in the state to steal power from the Democratic governor, Tony Evers, the funding’s supporters say, alleging such “political games” are putting residents’ health at risk. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2789 "2024-06-15T22:29:58Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Yes its pretty clear that he’s wearing a blond wig as part of an overall Trump costume. He definitely nailed the facial expression: [![](https://www.pennlive.com/resizer/v2/FLTZHELX5NGXDH4XI6TWOBONMA.jpg?auth=6e0af74b3c0f8c87dff071c3c7ac45f3ecdd0234e1bf9967192859235c606410&width=1280&quality=90) ](https://www.pennlive.com/resizer/v2/FLTZHELX5NGXDH4XI6TWOBONMA.jpg?auth=6e0af74b3c0f8c87dff071c3c7ac45f3ecdd0234e1bf9967192859235c606410&width=1280&quality=90) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2790 "2024-06-16T12:07:37Z")
My (pro-Trump!) friend from the UK said “yes” when I asked him about the ‘trump means fart’ connection. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2791 "2024-06-16T13:38:41Z")
They’re farts made in America, so we can be proud of them! ---
**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:** [June 20, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2792 "2024-06-20T16:47:16Z")
[Is everyone ready for “white boy summer”?](https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/white-boy-summer-trump-convention-charlie-kirk-rcna157831) Yet more “subtle” racial dogwhistles? Flashcards? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2793 "2024-06-20T17:58:24Z")
Sounds like a bad ‘80s John Cusack film. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2794 "2024-06-21T18:52:47Z")
Republicans and their aversion to “Democracy” - previously I somewhat naively and humorously speculated that it was a simple branding attempt. They didn’t want to say “democracy” because it suggests the Democratic Party. Stress that the US is a “republic”, to highlight the Republican Party. I saw a story on CNN that explained what is happening, and it’s more insidious than I thought. There’s been a lot of talk about Trump and MAGA and even the Republican Party being a danger to democracy. The Jan 6 insurrection, limitation of voter access, gerrymandering, voter ID laws, etc. So the Republican talking point response is to say, “Well the US is a _republic_, not a _democracy_,” to rhetorically undercut the complaint. “A democracy is actually a bad thing, you wouldn’t want to live in one.” Totally flies in the face of historical usage. At the time of the US founding, they were used interchangeably. A democracy obtains its authority from the people. A republic is a representative form of government, as opposed to a monarchy. The US is a representative government that derives authority from the people. Democracy does not mean strict majority rule with no constraints. Republics do not have to have elected officials. Aristocracies have been considered republics. The low information voters get their talking points to repeat without understanding basic civics. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2795 "2024-06-21T20:06:13Z")
She isn’t a _dog_, she’s a _Border Collie_. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2796 "2024-06-22T01:04:57Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > [Is everyone ready for “white boy summer”?](https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/white-boy-summer-trump-convention-charlie-kirk-rcna157831) > > Yet more “subtle” racial dogwhistles? Flashcards? That’s such a cringy phrase that for a minute I thought I was in “misread thread titles”. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2797 "2024-06-22T01:10:40Z")
Isn’t there a song called Hot Girl Summer? Maybe its a play on that. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2798 "2024-06-22T01:13:43Z")
Yes, the article mentions that, and also said that some people then morphed the phrase into “Hot Boy Summer” which people then further morphed into “White Boy Summer.” The disagreement I have with the article is its opinion that “Hot Boy Summer” was also cringe: I mean, I don’t have an opinion on that one way or another, but it’s not more cringe than “Hot Girl Summer”. But infinitely less so than “White Boy Summer”. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2799 "2024-06-24T17:39:07Z")
And that same old “election fraud malarky) song begins again: > **[A federal lawsuit threatens to undermine Pa.’s 2024 election](https://whyy.org/articles/federal-lawsuit-pennsylvania-2024-election-trump-impeachment-lawyer/)** > > United Sovereign Americans argues Pennsylvania failed to meet federal standards for elections in 2022. Election experts are skeptical. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2800 "2024-06-24T18:20:29Z")
As I recall, the issue in 2020 was that counties were given some level of discretion in what votes to count, and urban counties used that discretion to count the maximum number possible. And the proposed remedy was to throw out all votes from those counties entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/2801 "2024-06-24T19:03:54Z")
If they’re sovereign citizens, fuck 'em. Let them worry about their own little sovereign elections. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=139) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=141)