# The Tea Party is not socially conservative my ass **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 11, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760 "2010-10-11T06:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/581 "2010-10-21T20:34:10Z")
> [@villa](#): > > Well I wasn’t planning on having gay sex, but I guess I will wear a rubber in case. Not sure how I am going to pee though. Everyone knows that condoms don’t prevent AIDS. So just poke a hole in one end. ---
**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/582 "2010-10-21T20:34:30Z")
> [@Morella](#): > > …buying things like furniture, electronics, and computers that are made somewhere else…there’s a start. And shipped to them by truck… ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/583 "2010-10-21T20:35:58Z")
> [@villa](#): > > Even those hemophiliacs and others who received tainted blood transfusions were probably taking it up the ass on the side. Hemophiliacs have asses on their sides? ---
**Author:** ![Morella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Morella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morella)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/584 "2010-10-21T20:41:25Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Except for all those bits of the Constitution that they don’t like. Such as fags being treated like human beings. Oops. I don’t recall any mention of homosexuals in the Constitution, nor do I think that it is fair to attribute the stupid comments of one person to an entire group of people. > [@](#): > > Please share with us, in detail, what parts of the Constitution are currently being violated. Anything that Congress does, that it does not have the power to do, is a violation of the Constitution. If you don’t understand that, then you need to further your education before we can discuss it. Obamacare, social security, medicare, the Department of Energy, are a good start. This discussion is going to get very large, and very boring, if I try to bring up everything the government is doing that it should not be, so let’s start with these four things. Please, tell me which enumerated power justifies them. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/585 "2010-10-21T20:47:36Z")
> [@Morella](#): > > Anything that Congress does, that it does not have the power to do, is a violation of the Constitution. […] Obamacare, social security, medicare, the Department of Energy, are a good start. Please enumerate why you believe that Congress does not have the power to do these things. ---
**Author:** ![Morella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Morella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morella)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/586 "2010-10-21T20:49:17Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Do you realize how dumb this post is? > > The three teabaggers I’ve met are John Smith, Nancy Stuebens, and Paul Huzagudkitty. Prove me wrong. It is every bit as dumb as saying, “All of the tea baggers I’ve met feel this way”, which was exactly my point. Stupid comment deserves a stupid response. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/587 "2010-10-21T20:52:23Z")
> [@Morella](#): > > It is every bit as dumb as saying, “All of the tea baggers I’ve met feel this way”, which was exactly my point. Stupid comment deserves a stupid response. Cite for where I said “all of the tea baggers I’ve met feel this way” you lying whore. ---
**Author:** ![Morella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Morella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morella)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/588 "2010-10-21T20:53:42Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Ah, truthiness. When [reality](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_tax_revenue_by_state) just doesn’t fit with what you want to believe, go with what your gut tells you instead. Your link provides no information whatsoever about what percentage of people pay taxes. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/589 "2010-10-21T20:55:56Z")
> [@Morella](#): > > And one-third of whom claim to be hetereosexual. The other two-thirds are smart enough not to bother lying about it. Ah, so you _are_ a complete fucking idiot. Goodbye. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/590 "2010-10-21T21:01:29Z")
> [@Morella](#): > > Your link provides no information whatsoever about what percentage of people pay taxes. No, but it does point out that blue states tend to pay a hell of a lot more in federal tax per person than red. Which means this: > [@Morella](#): > > I will just venture to guess that the majority of them live in those blue areas of urban sprawl, so I really doubt that you have a point here. is irrelevant even if true, and most likely BS. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/591 "2010-10-21T21:01:56Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Ah, so you _are_ a complete fucking idiot. It took you until \*just then \*to figure it out? Really? _Really?_ P.S. I invited \*\*Bricker \*\*to come play with the claims of various things being unconstitutional. I really hope he shows up. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/592 "2010-10-21T21:02:04Z")
I’d guess the percentage of people who don’t pay taxes is way over 47%. I mean look at all those children running around all over the place. I’ll bet you not one of those fucking free loaders has ever even filled out a W2 let alone filed an income tax return. And don’t get me going on the severely handicapped. ---
**Author:** ![Morella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Morella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morella)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/593 "2010-10-21T21:02:21Z")
> [@emacknight](#): > > Well, so much for personal responsibility. > > So you claim that you’re in the business of motor freight, but you don’t understand axle load and what it does to the roads? That wasn’t the point of my message, but if you can’t respond to my point, OK, we can argue this instead. Why don’t you enlighten me? Explain what 35,000 over the tandems does to the roads in 200 miles of driving, and why this hard-working driver should have been forced to pay for a ticket? I assume that if you had a reason why the highwaymen at the scales should feel implelled to try to double this driver’s fine by withholding the documentation of his accusation, you would have responded to that, so I’ll show you some pity and let you slide on that part of it. Consider it your sympathy fuck for the day. > [@](#): > > You also loath the government, but at the same time expect them to provide scales and assistance free of charge? That’s like saying, “You loath the government, yet you expect the prosecutor to produce evidence when he charges you with a crime”? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/594 "2010-10-21T21:08:59Z")
I know there are non-stupid conservatives out there. But why don’t they ever come here? ---
**Author:** ![Morella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Morella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morella)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/595 "2010-10-21T21:10:46Z")
> [@The\_Weird\_One](#): > > :dubious: So you don’t believe that straight people get HIV? > > And why are you so opposed to paying specifically for AIDS? There are other diseases, too. I’m opposed to government control of health care, not specifically paying for it, but that’s beside the point. The paradox is, the homos want the government to pay for AIDS, but they don’t want the government to tell them that they can’t have anal sex with each other. I’m saying that they can’t “have it both ways”, so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/596 "2010-10-21T21:13:40Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Morella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Morella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morella)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/597 "2010-10-21T21:15:20Z")
> [@villa](#): > > Well I wasn’t planning on having gay sex, but I guess I will wear a rubber in case. Not sure how I am going to pee though. I am reminded of a government-sponsored medical advertisement in which we were told that women should urinate both before and after sex. _Ouais, ça te bande, n’est-ce pas?_ Your tax dollars at work. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/598 "2010-10-21T21:16:21Z")
> [@Morella](#): > > I am reminded of a government-sponsored medical advertisement in which we were told that women should urinate both before and after sex. _Ouais, ça te bande, n’est-ce pas?_ Your tax dollars at work. Found that cite yet, you lying whore? ---
**Author:** ![Morella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Morella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morella)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/599 "2010-10-21T21:16:46Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Please enumerate why you believe that Congress does not have the power to do these things. Please disprove a negative. ---
**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/600 "2010-10-21T21:17:24Z")
> [@Morella](#): > > That wasn’t the point of my message, but if you can’t respond to my point, OK, we can argue this instead. Why don’t you enlighten me? Explain what 35,000 over the tandems does to the roads in 200 miles of driving, It degrades the roads at a faster rate than planned, costing more money in repairs. Money that the state and federal government ends up having to pay. Unless you think highways are an unconstitutional abuse of federal powers? > [@Morella](#): > > and why this hard-working driver should have been forced to pay for a ticket? Because he broke the law. If he was speeding because the client wanted it there faster, it would still be his fault. We have a society with rules, the driver failed to follow those rules. I’d tell you more, but it’s very complicated, and you wouldn’t understand. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760.md?page=31)