# 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:** 165
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3282 "2025-11-01T22:09:25Z")
I’m in the Lansing area. It’s raining right now. There goes the evidence!!! Poor Tom, no justice for him. Just like his constituents. Seriously, while campaigning he made a big deal of his military background. This just makes him look like a whiny idiot. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3283 "2025-11-01T22:20:26Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Oh look who spoke the truth Here’s a link to [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mike-johnson-steps-trump-official-180553625.html) with the videos. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3284 "2025-11-01T23:00:32Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3285 "2025-11-03T03:00:50Z")
Sorry if I missed it but has Kash Patel’s jetscapades been mentioned? For background, Patel is the Director of the FBI. Trump appointed him to the post earlier this year. Patel is 45. He has a 26 year old girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, who wants a career as a country singer. Last week, Patel and Wilkins flew a government jet from Washington to Nashville. This was so Wilkins could sing at a wrestling match. There was no official business in Nashville. This was just a recreational trip. At government expense. During a government shutdown. This made news today. Patel has fired Steven Palmer, who has been working at the FBI for twenty-seven years. Palmer is the head of the FBI’s critical incident response group. But he also is in charge of the FBI’s jet fleet. Not sure why Patel is blaming Palmer for a flight that Patel took. But Patel has fired several other high-ranking FBI officials, so maybe it’s just a coincidence. Patel also issued a public statement: _“I am proud of the work of this FBI. We’re taking violent criminals off the streets in record numbers, crushing the fentanyl crisis, dismantling cartels, saving children, hunting down terrorists - and so much more. Let me be clear: we will not be distracted by baseless rumors or the noise from uninformed internet anarchists and the fake news. I’ve always said - criticize me all you want. But going after the people doing great work, my personal life, or those around me is a total disgrace. The disgustingly baseless attacks against Alexis - a true patriot and the woman I’m proud to call my partner in life - are beyond pathetic. She is a rock-solid conservative and a country music sensation who has done more for this nation than most will in ten lifetimes. I’m so blessed she’s in my life. Attacking her isn’t just wrong - it’s cowardly and jeopardizes our safety. My love of family will always be my cornerstone, and you will never tear that down or keep me from them. I and this FBI will stay laser-focused on our mission and continue the reform we promised - rebuilding this Bureau from the ground up. And to our supposed allies staying silent - your silence is louder than the clickbait haters.”_ Patel did not elaborate on how taking his much younger girlfriend out on a government-expensed date night to further her country music career was part of the FBI’s laser-focused mission against violent criminals. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3286 "2025-11-03T22:03:09Z")
Or explain how criticising his potential misuse of resources is an attack on her. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3287 "2025-11-04T16:58:36Z")
Lots of angst over at Heritage Foundation, the right-wing think tank, after its president defended Tucker Carlson for interviewing flaming bigot and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. “Playing footsie with literal Nazis” is my new favorite tag line. > **[Exclusive | Heritage Foundation in revolt over Tucker Carlson defense after...](https://nypost.com/2025/11/03/us-news/heritage-foundation-in-revolt-over-tucker-carlson-defense-after-controversial-nick-fuentes-interview-footsie-with-literal-nazis/)** > > “I’m disgusted by this,” said one Heritage staffer. Beyond the spectacle of Heritage Foundation employees reaching their gag limit and resigning, you wonder if this fracture line will break up MAGA into warring factions in the future. On the one hand, there’s the evangelical wing, which supports Israel unreservedly because the Bible told them to. They’re now facing off against anti-Semitic bigots who’ve gleefully seized on the Gaza war as an excuse to denounce U.S. support of Israel and promote their Jews-control-everything hatemongering. Ugly, but might be entertaining to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3288 "2025-11-04T17:24:44Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > …because the Bible told them to. If only it told them to be good to their fellow men (and women). ---
**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 4, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3289 "2025-11-04T17:40:42Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Or explain how criticising his potential misuse of resources is an attack on her.. ANY critique of this administration is a terrorist attack. Questioning Dear Leader or one of his minions in any way is an attack. We now have de facto _Lèse-majesté_. The mere act of peacefully protesting is now being painted as “terrorism”. This is where we are now. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3290 "2025-11-04T17:51:24Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > If only it told them to be good to their fellow men (and women). That’s too “woke”. Liberal sissiness. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3291 "2025-11-04T19:29:56Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > The mere act of peacefully protesting is now being painted as “terrorism”. This is where we are now. They are clearly afraid of good and decent people. We are hard to combat. But we may surprise them yet. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3292 "2025-11-06T02:54:49Z")
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says that in response to Zohran Mamdani’s election he’s going to impose a tariff on people moving to Texas from New York City. What exactly does Abbott think he’s going to do? Has he given any details on how he thinks this is going to work? ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3293 "2025-11-06T03:13:09Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Texas Governor Greg Abbott says that in response to Zohran Mamdani’s election he’s going to impose a tariff on people moving to Texas from New York City. But aren’t these people fleeing the Islamic Socialist hellhole of NYC and escaping to the Utopia of Texas? I guess it’s typical GOP logic to tax these folks. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3294 "2025-11-06T03:17:37Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > What exactly does Abbott think he’s going to do? Has he given any details on how he thinks this is going to work? I think he’s just posturing. He knows there’s no way to do this, and that it wouldn’t hold up in court if he tried. He’s trying to sound like Trump, and he’s succeeding (in the worst way). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3295 "2025-11-06T03:26:18Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > I think he’s just posturing. I’m sure he’s just posturing. But there must be some people in Texas asking him for details on how exactly he thinks he can put a tariff on a person. And how he thinks he would collect this. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3296 "2025-11-06T04:14:49Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > He’s trying to sound like Trump, and he’s succeeding (in the worst way). While basically admitting that a tariff can be used as a way to punish people (or countries). ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3297 "2025-11-06T04:56:49Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I guess it’s typical GOP logic to tax these folks. Both of them? And I’d guess they’d be 1%ers, too. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3298 "2025-11-06T12:07:07Z")
Rich people will be able to buy a Texas VISA. The card will be gold-ish. Some restrictions (your guess here) apply. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3299 "2025-11-06T15:53:55Z")
Abbott said he’s imposing a 100% tariff on people moving from New York City. Which I guess means every person moving to Texas from New York City has to bring a second person along. Maybe we need a new thread titled “The Republican Party is the Party of Stupid”. ---
**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 6, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3300 "2025-11-06T16:07:59Z")
Eh, we already have “stupid R idea of the day”. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3301 "2025-11-06T19:43:05Z")
Aren’t people moving from New York to Texas trying to _escape_ the evil Muslim socialist agenda? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=166)