# 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:** 171
**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:** [March 11, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3402 "2026-03-11T01:41:04Z")
Andy Ogles, Republican Congressman and Nashville’s shame, is in the news again. He posted the following online yesterday: _“Muslims don’t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie.”_ He followed it up today with: _“Muslims are unable to assimilate; they all have to go back.”_ ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3403 "2026-03-13T17:18:47Z")
I’m seeing some online articles that Ted Cruz posted some joke online and is being criticized over it. But I can’t find the joke he posted. (The joke was about marines serving in Iran.) Any help? ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3404 "2026-03-13T17:47:39Z")
You know who can’t assimilate? Rednecks. They don’t bend an inch and demand some mythical idea of what the country they live in is like. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3405 "2026-03-13T23:08:51Z")
Here’s the “joke”: > > > Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine From what I see, Susan Collins posted on X about the seriousness of war and Congress’s role in approval. Graham Platner is a Democrat running against Collins for her Maine Senate seat. He’s a veteran. He posted a remark that her prayers wouldn’t be enough to stop the deaths of Amercans like his friends in the last war she approved. Cruz’s response was to say, “Did your friends have NAZI tattoos like you do?” 1. I’m not sure how that constitutes a joke. An insult, sure. But a joke implies something funny in some way. 2. NAZI tattoos? Where did he pull that from? 3. Dead American marines killed in the line of duty are great punchline material to insult your coworker’s opponent. 4. Because there is no way Collins is Cruz’s friend. So Yay Ted Cruz for once again demonstrating your strong American values and support for our troops. You are truly a role model. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3406 "2026-03-13T23:27:02Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Graham Platner is a Democrat running against Collins for her Maine Senate seat. Platner is running for the Democratic nomination. The primary will not be until June. > [@Irishman](#): > > Cruz’s response was to say, “Did your friends have NAZI tattoos like you do?” > > 1. I’m not sure how that constitutes a joke. An insult, sure. But a joke implies something funny in some way. > 2. NAZI tattoos? Where did he pull that from? Platner had a Totenkopf (Death’s Head) tattoo until he got it either removed or covered over by another tattoo. He got it while he was serving in the Marines, on leave in Croatia. The Totenkopf was a symbol used by the Nazi SS during WWII, and while he claims he did not know its history and symbolism, there’s been at least one report based on an anonymous source that claims he knew full well what he had on his chest. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3407 "2026-03-13T23:34:19Z")
That feeling when the worst person you know has a good point. I actually turned all the way around on Marjorie Taylor Greene the last couple months of her congressional tenure, and it would have made for one hell of a redemption story if not for the fact that she was rightly terrified of all the MAGA death threats. And I’m the OP of the thread “Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene MUST GO!”, which I posted almost the moment she was sworn in. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3408 "2026-03-14T00:20:34Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Platner had a Totenkopf (Death’s Head) tattoo until he got it either removed or covered over by another tattoo. For those who want more info and context, there’s a lengthy thread in P&E hashing out the whole Platner in Maine situation. It’s messy and the whole thing sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3409 "2026-03-14T18:26:48Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Platner had a Totenkopf (Death’s Head) tattoo until he got it either removed or covered over by another tattoo. Wait, this is _that_ guy? > [@ekedolphin](#): > > That feeling when the worst person you know has a good point. Maybe, but maybe not attack American service members who died in the line of duty? ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3410 "2026-03-14T20:12:06Z")
I’d say this is a good example of what happens when ideology is prioritized over reality: > **[2 DOGE staffers say 'no' regrets for people losing income, didn't reduce the...](https://abcnews.com/Politics/2-doge-staffers-regrets-people-losing-income-reduce/story?id=131050170)** > > Deposition videos are providing a look at two people responsible for the largest termination of federal grants in the National Endowment for the Humanities' history. From the article: “You don’t regret that people might have lost important income … to support their lives?” an attorney asked Cavanaugh about the grant cancellations. “No. I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit from $2 trillion to close to zero,” Cavanaugh said. “Did you reduce the federal deficit?” the attorney asked. “No, we didn’t,” Cavanaugh said. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3411 "2026-03-14T22:04:09Z")
FCC to the rescue of truth and honesty in reporting 🙄, Wait! What about Fox News? [![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/8465179d-daf2-4fa5-90c6-0893ac341acb) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/8465179d-daf2-4fa5-90c6-0893ac341acb) ---
**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:** [March 15, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3412 "2026-03-15T00:06:12Z")
An unidentified PAC has been [offering $1500 to people to talk shit](https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/03/03/city/digital-ad-from-another-super-pac-with-apparent-aipac-ties-attacks-abughazaleh/) about Democratic Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh. The PAC’s source is unidentified, but is widely speculated to be supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the largest pro-Israel PAC in the United States. ETA: The article doesn’t mention the $1500. I got that info from [this video on his YouTube channel](https://youtu.be/2nJTPic1uqo?si=wcotBMxvV06FIQR8). ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3413 "2026-03-20T03:46:20Z")
Newest enrichment shenanigan… > **[Trump team accused of $1 billion immigration ‘fraud’ through visa approval...](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-travel-ban-immigration-fraud-b2942099.html)** > > Recent Trump administration policies have stalled visa and legal status applications for citizens of 92 countries, hitting nations that send half of all legal immigrants to the U.S. > [@](#): > > The Cato Institute study alleges that a combination of Trump administration policies, including freezing visa and status applications for citizens of 92 countries, has resulted in the government collecting more than $1 billion in fees for immigration petitions it never plans to finalize. > [@](#): > > The alleged fraud originates from a group of new restrictions, according to the analysis. They include the Trump administration’s expanded[travel ban](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-travel-ban-countries-list-b2715975.html) affecting 40 countries; a freeze and ex post facto review of applications for [immigration benefits](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-biden-refugees-uscis-afrikaner-b2871778.html) such as employment authorization and permanent residency; and a recently announced State Department policy [pausing visa processing for 75 countries.](https://x.com/StateDept/status/2011478657680757214?lang=en)The Trump administration alleges migrants from these 75 countries draw excessively from the U.S. welfare system. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3414 "2026-03-20T21:27:15Z")
Before: Social media post by Sen. Butler in May 2022 identifies “Kyle Lewter” as his campaign chairman and financial records show he was paid for administrative work. Records show that Butler’s office paid Lewter over $10,500 in both 2022 and 2023. # **Now:** **[Alabama man charged with murder, sexual torture deemed fit to stand trial, status hearing set.](https://www.waff.com/2024/10/15/madison-county-man-fit-stand-trial-murder-sexual-torture/?outputType=amp)** ---
**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:** [March 20, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3415 "2026-03-20T23:54:02Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > The Cato Institute study alleges that a combination of Trump administration policies, including freezing visa and status applications for citizens of 92 countries, has resulted in the government collecting more than $1 billion in fees for immigration petitions it never plans to finalize. It gets worse. It’s not just past fraud; It’s ongoing. They will _ **continue** _ to collect fees from applicants who will never even have their applications looked at. > “The government took their money, and now it [won’t even adjudicate their applications](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-board-peace-countries-trump-travel-ban-b2906484.html)—in many cases, it refuses even to issue denials,” Cato immigration expert David J. Bier writes in the analysis. “The State Department is actually telling consular officers **not to notify future applicants that the government has banned them.”** ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3416 "2026-05-11T00:03:58Z")
So close to saying it out loud. [![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/jexc18dksrstfsvvognt) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/jexc18dksrstfsvvognt) ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3417 "2026-05-11T01:04:04Z")
The Supreme Court absolutely cannot “overturn” any part of the Constitution. Right? …Right? ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3418 "2026-05-11T01:36:16Z")
Legally, no. But they don’t want the rule of law, they want a dictatorship where the law is what the dictator says it is. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3419 "2026-05-11T02:32:29Z")
They can interpret the 14th Amendment to mean whatever they want it to mean. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3420 "2026-05-11T03:01:17Z")
Holy shit. Not that any of these bigots are trying very hard to hide their hatred, but this idiot salivating over the prospect of Black people losing citizenship? Please let this bad acid trip I’m on end already. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/3421 "2026-05-11T03:37:43Z")
AND Tennessee is heard from [![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/nqk0qzu7xyvvc631ittz) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/nqk0qzu7xyvvc631ittz) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=170) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=172)