# Todd Young running for Senate "Queer politicians have to go." **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 3, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019 "2016-04-03T02:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/1 "2016-04-03T02:17:04Z")
[Here’s the ad that Todd Young is running on TV now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF41ALWTtpc). It not his only ad, but it’s the one that made my jaw hit the floor. About 7 seconds in, he says, in regard to the legislature, “The queer politicians have to go.” !!! :eek: He repeats in all his commercials that he’s 1) “pro-life”; 2) a former marine; and 3) out to repeal “Obamacare.” That’s his whole platform. Well, he hammers home the point that he’s conservative, but, duh. He’s running for the seat vacated by Dan Coathanger-- I mean, Coats. He’ll probably win, unfortunately, but **if you live in Indiana, get out and vote against him, please.** He’s even more extreme than Coathanger, who got re-elected I don’t know how many times. Todd Young is scary. Honestly, he’s scarier than Trump, and if he were running for governor, we’d be moving to another state. If you don’t live in Indiana, but you know someone who does, urge them to go to the polls to vote against this guy. I don’t care if a rubber chicken or the corpse of Barry Goldwater is running against him. (It looks like it will be Baron Hill.) ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/2 "2016-04-03T02:24:37Z")
I suspect he’ll meet the same fate as Richard Mourdock ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/3 "2016-04-03T03:04:35Z")
It sounds like he’s probably nuts, but he said “career politicians,” not “queer politicians.” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/4 "2016-04-03T03:10:28Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > It sounds like he’s probably nuts, but he said “career politicians,” not “queer politicians.” Yeah, some of them queers make a career of it too. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/5 "2016-04-03T03:23:13Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > It sounds like he’s probably nuts, but he said “career politicians,” not “queer politicians.” I’m always amused by people who have spent their entire career in politics criticizing career politicians. So that they can continue their career as a politician. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/6 "2016-04-03T04:26:48Z")
So do we all. But the Republicans have helpful opinions on which restroom they should use. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/7 "2016-04-03T06:06:28Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > It sounds like he’s probably nuts, but he said “career politicians,” not “queer politicians.” It sounded like “queer” to me, too. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/8 "2016-04-03T08:41:38Z")
“Career politicians have to go” isn’t much better. Crafting the nation’s (or the state’s) laws is really not a job for amateurs. Especially when the lobbying groups get to use career schmoozers. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/9 "2016-04-03T09:01:31Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > It sounds like he’s probably nuts, but he said “career politicians,” not “queer politicians.” He’s definitely nuts. He’s also well on his way to being a career politician. Maybe he did say “career,” but it still sounds like “queer” no matter how many times I listen. Anyway. We need not to vote for this nut no matter what this one word is. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/10 "2016-04-03T10:35:14Z")
Maybe he’s incapable of pronouncing the letter “R”, like Elmer Fudd. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/11 "2016-04-03T13:11:04Z")
Most definitely career politicians (he’s slurring the r rather than gay politicians). ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/12 "2016-04-03T13:19:51Z")
His website says “career.” ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/13 "2016-04-03T14:01:45Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > It sounds like he’s probably nuts, but he said “career politicians,” not “queer politicians.” So, does he have a lisp, or is that a dogwhistle stuck in his mouth? ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/14 "2016-04-03T14:13:52Z")
I’m imagining Young and his campaign consultants doing take after take of that ad, trying to get just the right slurred pronunciation of “career” so it sounds like “queer” but they can claim he’s saying career. I live in Indiana and (IME) it is super right wing/conservative. If he plainly said queer I don’t think it would hurt him that much. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/15 "2016-04-03T15:55:38Z")
“Career” is what I hear. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/16 "2016-04-03T16:04:47Z")
He says “career.” I think you should go ahead and blame him loud and long all over the internet for saying “queer” anyway. Making shit up over which to smear political opponents is long American tradition. Once upon a time you could have smeared him for being homosexual, even if he wasn’t. Now, you can smear him for being homophobic, even if he isn’t. Yay 21st century! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/17 "2016-04-03T16:21:55Z")
He obviously said “career”. Sounds like he’s bad news on enough levels that you don’t need to make stuff up about him. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/18 "2016-04-03T16:24:38Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > [Here’s the ad that Todd Young is running on TV now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF41ALWTtpc). It not his only ad, but it’s the one that made my jaw hit the floor. > > About 7 seconds in, he says, in regard to the legislature, “The queer politicians have to go.” !!! :eek: > … He speaks with a mushmouth, and says “career” politicians. But so as to not misuse my time here in this pit thread, I would like to add: Fuck Indiana Republican politicians. Fuck their religious bigotry laws, and fuck them in general. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/19 "2016-04-03T16:29:01Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > He obviously said “career”. > > Sounds like he’s bad news on enough levels that you don’t need to make stuff up about him. Knowing he said “career”, it’s not hard to hear it. But hearing it the first time without warning, it sounds like “creer” with just the slightest slurring of the first syllable. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019/20 "2016-04-03T22:55:40Z")
To be Frank, it’s a relief to find out that he said “career”! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-young-running-for-senate-queer-politicians-have-to-go/751019.md?page=2)