# 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:** 66
**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:** [June 26, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1302 "2022-06-26T17:53:32Z")
What the absolute fuck: > **[Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex](https://news.yahoo.com/senator-2010-deposition-13-olds-152104735.html)** > > Before he became a leading voice for conservative causes on Capitol Hill, U.S. Senator James Lankford spent more than a decade as the director of youth programming at the Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center, a sprawling campground about 80 miles... As usual, all their hysteria about “grooming” is confessional projection. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1303 "2022-06-26T19:07:19Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > As usual, all their hysteria about “grooming” is confessional projection. Confessing to such things just makes supporters think it’s A-OK. No criminal penalties reinforces it. When’s the next insurrection anyway? Let’s do a tail gate party first. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1304 "2022-06-27T00:31:38Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > [Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex](https://news.yahoo.com/senator-2010-deposition-13-olds-152104735.html) The basis of many a marriage in Tennessee. ---
**Author:** ![SailorHG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SailorHG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailorHG)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1305 "2022-06-27T09:28:55Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > [Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex](https://news.yahoo.com/senator-2010-deposition-13-olds-152104735.html) He is not technically “wrong”, at least in Italy and Austria (probably others; I only checked European countries). A 13-year old _can_ consent but only if the age difference is less than 3 years between the partners. So sorry, senator, your maturity level may only be that of a 15-year old, but you still can’t have that nookie you are hoping for! ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1306 "2022-06-27T12:24:18Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [Black Baptist Minister Calls Fellow Pastors 'Political Whores' for Trump at Their Own Convention](https://jezebel.com/black-baptist-minister-calls-fellow-pastors-political-w-1849086613) Wait, what’s a Black minister doing _there_? Yeah, they’re racist. That’s kinda the history of that denomination’s founding. > [@Monty](#): > > You forgot to say _should_ before _beat_. Look at the Texas GOP’s new platform. They’re not chucking that in there because people in their state don’t believe the lies. The GOP is working very hard to remove the Republican office holders who had the integrity last time to stand up to the lies with folks who outright promote the lies. The truth is already handicapped right out of the gate by the fact that people will readily believe a lie that confirms their preconceptions and resist a truth that is counter to their worldview The next election will be run by gerrymandered districts with GOP officials who are ardent Trumpers and will lie about election fraud or do anything else it takes to win. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1307 "2022-06-27T13:35:47Z")
Well, this is stomach-churning. > **[Voters switch lopsidedly to GOP, in warning for Dems](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-covid-health-presidential-e50db07385831e67f866ec45402be8b9)** > > WASHINGTON (AP) — A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains in recent years are becoming Republicans. I have no words. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1308 "2022-06-27T13:38:49Z")
Low info voters who see the rising prices that feed the Dem stereotypes of excessive tax and spend. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1309 "2022-06-27T14:34:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Ben Smith, who lives in suburban Larimer County, Colorado, north of Denver, said he reluctantly registered as a Republican earlier in the year after becoming increasingly concerned about the Democrats’ support in some localities for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, the party’s inability to quell violent crime and its **frequent focus on racial justice**. The Grand Old White Power Party ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1310 "2022-06-27T15:01:54Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Low info voters who see the rising prices that feed the Dem stereotypes of excessive tax and spend. Biden increased the price of gas!11!!! That’s what they believe. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1311 "2022-06-27T15:13:44Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Ben Smith, who lives in suburban Larimer County, Colorado, north of Denver, said he reluctantly registered as a Republican earlier in the year after becoming increasingly concerned about the Democrats’ support in some localities for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, the party’s inability to quell violent crime and its **frequent focus on racial justice**. “As I get older, I find myself watching FOX News more and more…” ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1312 "2022-06-28T18:34:22Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > **frequent focus on racial justice**. Well yeah. What did racial justice look like? Pointing out racist actions and policies. Taking white people out of our comfort zone to confront our own biases. “Attacking those poor police officers who are just trying to keep those black people in line.” ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1313 "2022-06-28T19:37:07Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Biden increased the price of gas!11!!! > > That’s what they believe. _Intentionally_. It’s not his fault that gas prices are high, it is his _intent_ that gas prices are high. Or so I hear from my MAGA neighbors. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1314 "2022-06-28T19:52:35Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > _Intentionally_. It’s not his fault that gas prices are high, it is his _intent_ that gas prices are high. > > Or so I hear from my MAGA neighbors It’s almost refreshing to hear a MAGA conspiracy theory that could be plausibly argued: ‘Biden is keeping the gas prices high to try and force you to buy an electric car.’ That’s leaps and bounds more rational than ‘Democrats are running a baby eating ring in the basement of a pizza place.’ ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1315 "2022-06-28T20:04:20Z")
I actually wish he was that would show he was serious about combating climate change. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1316 "2022-06-28T20:19:10Z")
Right? Totally plausible, and I think I might even support it were it true. What a refreshing conspiracy theory! ---
**Author:** ![HorribleMutantBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/258eb7/32.png) [@HorribleMutantBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorribleMutantBoy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1317 "2022-06-29T17:36:28Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > reluctantly registered as a Republican I don’t buy it. Unless you’re up to your neck in conspiracy theories I can’t see anything the Dems are doing that makes voting for them over todays Republicans unconscionable. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1318 "2022-06-30T02:27:11Z")
See, I don’t get this. What’s wrong with buying an EV? Also, doesn’t the government give you a tax break if you have an EV or hybrid? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1319 "2022-06-30T03:25:12Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > What’s wrong with buying an EV? It’s part of the namby-pambization of the Manly Men! Real Men™ use fuels that can explode when you want them to! They want cars that leak oil! > [@](#): > > Also, doesn’t the government give you a tax break if you have an EV or hybrid? And that just makes it worse! What, they think Manly Men can’t afford to buy their own cars, or something?!?! ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1320 "2022-06-30T09:10:28Z")
Not just that, but the tend to say that an EV is _worse_ for the environment because of how the electricity is produced (“fossil fuels, i tells ya!”), and that the batteries tend to leak toxic chemicals, and so on. ---
**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 30, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1321 "2022-06-30T15:57:29Z")
The amount of FUD being created by the fossil fuel industries about EV’s and the willingness of the useful idiots to spread it around is just staggering. Recently I had a guy “prove” to me that lithium mines were terrible by posting a bunch of pictures of copper mines, coal mines, etc. that were posted by people pretending they were lithium mines. One was even a picture from a Snopes site debunking it! They don’t even know how to read their own cites. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=67)