# 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:** 154
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3062 "2025-01-01T16:23:06Z")
(Points at threat title) Carter was by all accounts a good person. Therefore, the Republicans need no other reason to hate him as he opposed everything they stood for just by existing. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3063 "2025-01-14T16:29:36Z")
> **[Tuberville says California doesn’t ‘deserve’ funding after wildfires unless...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/tuberville-says-california-doesn-t-001709889.html)** > > Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Monday that California doesn’t “deserve” funding after wildfires unless they “make some changes.” “If you go to California, you run into a lot of Republicans, a lot of good people, and I hate it for them, but they... Speaks for itself. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3064 "2025-01-14T18:00:04Z")
> “If you go to California, you run into a lot of Republicans, a lot of good people, and I hate it for them, but they are just overwhelmed by, by these inner-city woke policies with the people that vote for them,” Tuberville said Could you blow that dog ~~whistle~~ foghorn any harder Tommy? Tommy? Trump is President now, you can say _niggers_ without fear! ---
**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:** [February 20, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3065 "2025-02-20T19:58:35Z")
I don’t know how likely it is to pass, but I hope it doesn’t give anyone ideas. > **[Governor Mike Braun Signs Executive Order to cut Medicaid costs for ABA Therapy](https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/governor-mike-braun-signs-executive-order-to-cut-medicaid-costs-for-aba-therapy?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1HbHLNNDVKMYzAvRHB7xxY83LbykbBPgDjhQ543A0y-L4bX4cp4Ks53rs_aem_5CA1itKhiUo1bAZVm4ZG_A)** > > Wednesday, Governor Mike Braun signed an executive order aimed at containing the Medicaid costs for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3066 "2025-02-20T22:41:04Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > l don’t know how likely it is to pass, but I hope it doesn’t give anyone ideas. It’s an Executive Order, not a law (at least, that’s how it’s characterized in the headline). But I’m not well-versed in Indiana’s legislative protocols. Do gubernatorial EOs need to be endorsed by the legislature? (My point being that _passing_ would appear, at first glance, to be immaterial.) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3067 "2025-02-21T14:36:04Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I don’t know how likely it is to pass, but I hope it doesn’t give anyone ideas. First, it’s an executive order, so if he signed it, it “passed”. Second, the headline is overly dramatic and somewhat misleading. His EO dies nothing to the budget now or to any part of the service. It is an EO to form a committee to evaluate the best processes and the right approach to deliver quality ABA while cutting down on the improper payments. Now the outcome of this committee may lead to reduced access or coverage, but nominally it’s just a committee to find solutions to a real financial problem. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3068 "2025-02-21T18:58:33Z")
Behold: evil. > ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3069 "2025-02-21T20:29:38Z")
I dodged a bullet by getting my passport renewed in December. “Fuck!” is right. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3070 "2025-02-22T02:32:00Z")
And another republican in office hits the news for “[a private matter](https://www.aol.com/news/washington-d-c-police-investigating-180720583.html)” at a residence. (The link agoes to _AOL_.) > Washington, D.C., police said they are investigating Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., over a report of an alleged assault at an apartment building this week. > > In a statement, the Metropolitan Police Department said officers “were called to the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue, Southwest around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday for the report of an assault,” adding that an “active criminal investigation” is underway. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3071 "2025-02-23T22:23:53Z")
There is currently a public consultation (three, actually) on the gender marker changes, open until March 17. Reddit thread with links here: [Reddit - Dive into anything](https://www.reddit.com/r/Passports/comments/1it0ko3/public_comment_on_us_passport_form_changes/) I would recommend that if you choose to comment you resist the urge to post angry profanity and instead word it in line with the criteria of the consultation: > [@](#): > > We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to: > > - Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department. > - Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. > - Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. > - Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. And given that the proposed change fails on every metric, makes the job of passport control officers more difficult and offers no benefit whatsoever in return, it’s not a difficult statement to make. And you can use the same comment for all three, and post anonymously if you prefer. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3072 "2025-02-23T22:28:20Z")
I forgot to add that the passport nonsense is nothing compared to what is happening with regard to trans women in prison: > **[Trans Women Federal Prisoners Told They Will Be Housed With Men](https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/21/transgender-federal-prisoner-transfers)** > > After a minor change in a judge's order, the Trump administration arranged to move over a dozen transgender women to men's facilities. At this point the phrase “the cruelty is the point” is insufficient to describe what they are doing. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3073 "2025-02-24T11:55:49Z")
It’s consistent with the idea “trans isn’t real” and “sex is determined by anatomy/ chromosomes/dangly bits - whichever gives the ‘correct’ answer”. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3074 "2025-03-09T15:35:37Z")
In 2011, Pat Buchanan released a book entitled _Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?_ He may not be a prime suspect, but at the very least, he should be a person of interest. > **[Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?: Buchanan, Patrick J.:...](https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Superpower-Will-America-Survive/dp/0312579977)** > > Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? \[Buchanan, Patrick J.\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? ---
**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:** [March 9, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3075 "2025-03-09T19:22:51Z")
Now I’ve heard everything. I stopped reading and/or liking on X. Good thing. I decided to take a peek. It was worse than I’d thought. A Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh were discussing that Derek Chauvin is innocent and should be freed. A lot of people were agreeing. I can’t even.😡 ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3076 "2025-03-09T20:46:25Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Now I’ve heard everything. > I stopped reading and/or liking on X. > Good thing. > I decided to take a peek. > It was worse than I’d thought. > A Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh were discussing that Derek Chauvin is innocent and should be freed. > A lot of people were agreeing. > I can’t even.😡 What the heck is up with this? It’s mind boggling. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3077 "2025-03-10T13:59:34Z")
A non-partisan, non-profit grassroots group of statisticians alleges widespread irregularities in swing states that could have flipped the 2024 election from Harris to Trump. A forty-minute video with lots of detailed statistical analysis that I couldn’t completely follow. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AWSWqn7UHYM/hqdefault.jpg "Election Discrepancies: Unveiling the Truth, Nathan Taylor from Election Truth Alliance") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWSWqn7UHYM) This is the group’s website: > **[Election Truth Alliance](https://electiontruthalliance.org/)** > > Explore the consequences of election fraud and the importance of safeguarding the voting process for a healthy democracy. I hope to Og that they’re wrong, because if not, that’s the end of democracy in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3078 "2025-03-10T22:53:59Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > I hope to Og that they’re wrong, because if not, that’s the end of democracy in the US. Don’t worry. Even if they are wrong about 2024, Democracy in America is still over. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3079 "2025-04-12T15:27:19Z")
Erik Prince - Blackwater - Prisons. Just a wonderful guy. > The proposal includes sample language for a “Treaty of Cession” so that a portion of the prison complex can become U.S. territory, arguing that “transferring a prisoner to such a facility would not be an Extradition nor a Deportation.” Once the land is owned by the U.S., the proposal says it will be leased back to El Salvador to run the prison complex and urges the Homeland Security secretary to “suspend the ICE detention standards” to avoid questions about detention standards established by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Prisons. [https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/military-contractors-prison-plan-detained-immigrants-erik-prince-00287208](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/military-contractors-prison-plan-detained-immigrants-erik-prince-00287208) What’s surprising is that “ICE detention standards” exist?? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3080 "2025-04-12T15:58:58Z")
He’s going after El Salvador too? Holy smokes this asshole boils my blood. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3081 "2025-04-13T15:41:38Z")
And the Orange Asshole floated the idea of deporting US citizens. There’s no hyperbole in the projections of how bad this is going to get. If I said we’re headed for a major outright totalitarian regime like the USSR or NAZI Germany, it may only be an opinion, but it’s not ridiculous such as proposing lightning is going to strike Donald Trump dead, or a piano is going to fall on JD Vance’s head. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=153) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=155)