# The Union's in a state **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 24, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923 "2026-02-24T04:33:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/181 "2026-02-25T03:18:26Z")
What a shitshow. Erika Kirk mouthing, “god bless you”. Really?? ---
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/182 "2026-02-25T03:18:42Z")
The leader of the 6 January 2021 insurrection just said we must reject political violence of any kind. This, of course, was while he was hailing Kirk as a saint. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/183 "2026-02-25T03:19:12Z")
Moving on to religion. Charlie Kirk (show his wife in the gallery), and his martyrdom. Yep, you heard me right. Not murder, martyrdom. America is one nation under God. We love religion, and we love bringing it back. So much for separation of church and state. Another “nobody’s ever seen,” for those keeping track. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/184 "2026-02-25T03:20:00Z")
I’m not doing the math, but it sure seems as though every other paragraph of this, as I called it upthread, Slur of the Union, is an attack on immigrants. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/185 "2026-02-25T03:20:15Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > What a shitshow. Erika Kirk mouthing, “god bless you”. Really?? I’m disgusted at the thought of Erika Kirk mouthing anything 😱 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/186 "2026-02-25T03:20:35Z")
Unless you’re the Ukranian immigrant who he just called out. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/187 "2026-02-25T03:21:02Z")
The SOB who released the insurrectionists _en masse_ just told Congress they need to pass legislation to keep violent offenders incarcerated. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/188 "2026-02-25T03:21:55Z")
Now about calling out the national guard (or whoever) to Washington DC, and the other cities. They no longer have crime! “I did that!” ---
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/189 "2026-02-25T03:23:21Z")
He just said the man who killed a soldier involved with the martial law in DC should never have been in our country. Correct me if I’m wrong here, but wasn’t he vetted for entry under the felon’s first term? Another “sir” story with the obligatory “nobody’s ever seen” nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/190 "2026-02-25T03:24:22Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > And thanks to you, too, @ThelmaLou. You’re still hanging in there, huh? I bailed about the time you posted that. Watched an old episode of _Hercule Poirot_ instead. Better for my mental health, don’tcha know. He isn’t still talking, is he? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/191 "2026-02-25T03:24:38Z")
Stick Your Goddamn Facts in Your PieHole! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/192 "2026-02-25T03:25:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > He isn’t still talking, is he? Yep, still going. I’ll need another Scotch. Back in a few. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/193 "2026-02-25T03:27:55Z")
Fuck me. He just granted the Purle Heart, an award for sustaining injuries in combat against a foreign enemy to a soldier who was shot while involved in the military occupation of Washington, DC. It’s no longer rhetoric. He really is carrying out a war on America. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/194 "2026-02-25T03:28:38Z")
I won eight wars! President of Pakistan would have been killed if it wasn’t for me! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/195 "2026-02-25T03:29:30Z")
Still only 8? Fuckin’ Slacker! Should be up to a Baker’s Dozen by now. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/196 "2026-02-25T03:30:40Z")
Geez, the military boffins don’t look terribly impressed by the guff. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/197 "2026-02-25T03:32:05Z")
Yet another “sir” story, this time about Israeli hostages. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/198 "2026-02-25T03:33:06Z")
Another “nobody thought.” Jeez, if you had a Bingo card with nothing but “nobody thoughts,” you would have filled it by now. Oh, and Russia and Ukraine would never be at war if I had been President. Naturally, no explanation as to why. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/199 "2026-02-25T03:33:49Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > It’s no longer rhetoric. He really is carrying out a war on America. As Putin’s proxy, he’s been carrying out a war on America for more than a decade. I’ve yet to see him do anything that benefits Putin less than the American people. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/200 "2026-02-25T03:33:49Z")
I have the sound off, but I notice holy mike’s head bobbing like a puppet and with a stupid smile on his face. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923.md?page=11)