# 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:** 54
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1062 "2022-04-13T00:25:49Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Is there a lawsuit against the hospital waiting here? I’m very curious about this too, since it increasingly sounds like some shitass at the hospital made some assumptions about what turned out to be a stillbirth. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1063 "2022-04-13T02:17:08Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Can someone add a rider that also bans sending vasectomies via the mail? And [_teledildonics_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teledildonics) is right out. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1064 "2022-04-13T05:03:32Z")
Good. Reminds me of… a CSI? episode where a guy ran over another guy, the other guy was inside the car via a broken front windshield and up and coming guy left other guy to bleed out. (Other guy turned out to be suicidal, driver went to jail for letting other guy die to protect himself.) Ravnsborg killed a pedestrian while driving in September 2020. Ravnsborg initially told police he had hit a deer but discovered the 55-year-old Boever’s body the following morning after returning to the scene of the crash. (both running from a DUI… well, alleged for this guy vs the nice certainty of a TV show.) > **[South Dakota House votes to impeach AG Jason Ravnsborg | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/politics/jason-ravnsborg-south-dakota-impeachment/index.html)** > > The South Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to impeach state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg regarding his conduct surrounding a 2020 crash that left a pedestrian dead. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1065 "2022-04-13T05:22:01Z")
Ravnsborg, who needs to buy another vowel or two for his name, was either thoroughly intoxicated at the time of the accident, OR he was outrightly lying by saying he thought he hit a deer, OR both. It’s unimaginable that the could have been sober and truly thought he had hit a deer. Either way, he was ALSO guilty of hit-and-run. He OUGHT to be in much deeper shit than merely being removed from office. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1066 "2022-04-13T10:45:16Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > {…} Reminds me of… a CSI? episode where a guy ran over another guy, the other guy was inside the car via a broken front windshield and up and coming guy left other guy to bleed out. {…} > **[Murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gregory_Glenn_Biggs)** > > On October 26, 2001, 25-year-old nursing assistant Chante Jawan Mallard murdered 37-year-old Gregory Glenn Biggs, a homeless man, with her automobile, in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. The force of the crash lodged Biggs into the windshield. Mallard then drove home and left the man lodged in the windshield of her car, parked in her garage. He died several hours later. Mallard was convicted and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment for her role in his death but will be eligible for parole in 2027. > Gregor... _Mallard’s case was later adapted as an episode of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (“Anatomy of a Lye”, aired May 2, 2002)_ ---
**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:** [April 13, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1067 "2022-04-13T13:14:10Z")
Also adapted as an entire season of Fargo, starring Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons. Hey, neat, googling his name to check the spelling shows pictures of them together. Apparently they’ve been a couple ever since Fargo. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1068 "2022-04-13T15:24:44Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Mallard’s case was later adapted as an episode of the CSI Law and Order, too (Darwinian, season 14), though in that case, the drunk driving was a secondary case ti the main one about how the homeless person ended up in the street to be able to be run over by the drunk driver. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1069 "2022-04-13T21:45:44Z")
And they’ve got two kids. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1070 "2022-04-14T00:23:46Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons Somehow I wouldn’t have paired them off the bat, but glad they’re happy. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1071 "2022-04-14T04:20:31Z")
Thank you. I know many CSi or L&O cases come from actual happenstances but seldom do I know exactly where they changed just enough to make a show. The Liza Minnelli episode (Jon Benet Ramsey) and a NY obvious Michael Jackson one… I “got” right off the bat. Others that pique my interest usually don’t have an actual case to read about (a Stone Baby a CSi one… such a sad thing but interesting when you think about how a human body can work.) ETA (added a “y” … why? the vs they.) ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1072 "2022-04-14T06:28:24Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > Glad to see he’s over that Lydia tramp. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1073 "2022-04-14T16:04:29Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > I know many CSi or L&O cases come from actual happenstances but seldom do I know exactly where they changed just enough to make a show. There was one fascinating meta episode about an actress that was murdered in her apartment by a worker that was based on a real case of the murder of an actress that had been on a previous L&O episode. So you can watch the actress at work one day, and see the RFTH episode about her murder another. > **[Adrienne Shelly](https://lawandorder.fandom.com/wiki/Adrienne_Shelly)** > > Adrienne Shelly is an American actress known for being both a guest-star on the Law & Order franchise and the inspiration for a "ripped from the headlines" case. In 2000, Shelly first guest-starred on the Law & Order episode "High & Low"... ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1074 "2022-04-14T16:14:59Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Mallard’s case was later adapted as an episode of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (“Anatomy of a Lye”, aired May 2, 2002) Also turned into a feature film by Stuart Gordon, starring Stephen Rea and Mena Suvari: [Stuck (2007 film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuck_(2007_film)) ---
**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:** [April 18, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1075 "2022-04-18T16:52:57Z")
I just got an email “ from”John Stossel. I know there are (or were?) fans of the man here, but his new “Stossel in the Classroom” series looks kinda iffy. I guess Republicans are against teachers unless they use [certain sources.](https://stosselintheclassroom.org/both-sides/) Or maybe I’m wrong and this is legitimate stuff kids should see? ---
**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:** [April 20, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1076 "2022-04-20T10:17:25Z")
[A war of words between Michigan lawmakers.](https://amp.freep.com/amp/7371767001) It’s also sad that “groomer” might lose the ability make people pay attention if RW assholes keep using it as a way to raise money and votes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1077 "2022-04-22T14:16:46Z")
No surprise here. > **[Fact check: New David Perdue TV ad tells two election lies at once | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/politics/fact-check-david-perdue-2020-election-brian-kemp/index.html)** > > David Perdue, the Republican former US senator from Georgia, is trying to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp with a primary campaign heavy on false claims about the 2020 election. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1078 "2022-04-22T19:01:51Z")
The irony is that I’m pretty sure if David Perdue had been the governor of GA at the time of the 2020 election and Brian Kemp had been the soon to be unseated Georgia senator, Brian Kemp would be spouting the exact same shit about Perdue that Perdue is now saying about Kemp. It’s all performative. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1079 "2022-04-27T00:32:06Z")
[https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-local-election-chief-threatened-by-republican-leader-seeking-illegal-2022-04-23/](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-local-election-chief-threatened-by-republican-leader-seeking-illegal-2022-04-23/) > [@](#): > > Senter, chair of the Surry County Republican Party, told elections director Michella Huff that he would ensure she lost her job if she refused his demand to access the county’s vote tabulators, the North Carolina State Board of Elections said in written responses to questions from Reuters. Senter was “aggressive, threatening, and hostile,” in two meetings with Huff, the state elections board said, citing witness accounts. > [@](#): > > Exactly how Senter planned to retaliate against Huff remains unclear. He claimed to have the backing of Surry County commissioners, all five of whom are Republican, to take action against her. But neither Senter nor the commission has any official power over her job, which rests with the state election board. The state board has three Democratic members and two Republican members. Sure, blowing smoke, but toxic-as-fuck smoke that will motivate other evil R. fucks to try similar shit. The next batch of spaghetti just might stick to the wall next time. > [@](#): > > Reuters has documented more than 900 threatening or hostile messages aimed at election officials in a [series of investigative reports.](https://www.reuters.com/investigates/section/campaign-of-fear) Gee, wouldn’t ya know that the link shows threats that - odd - seem to coming only from the Republican side. ::scratching head:: Who’d a thunk. ETA: And another nine excellent links at the bottom of Campaign of Fear page. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1080 "2022-04-27T00:50:10Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > Glad to see he’s over that Lydia tramp. Kirsten seems very sweet, even if she prefers Florida to NJ. Getting over people who never have ( and never will ) ever give two sh-ts about you is just a part of life. Should we wish that women were never beautiful? Of course not. But when they climb into some other rich guys UBER… then we need to let them go. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1081 "2022-04-27T03:12:14Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Gee, wouldn’t ya know that the link shows threats that - odd - seem to coming only from the Republican side. ::scratching head:: > Who’d a thunk. They’re not Republicans. It’s Antifa dressed up as Republicans. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=53) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=55)