# Train full of Republicans hits truck **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892 "2018-01-31T16:58:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/21 "2018-02-01T00:44:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alex Jones thinks it was an intentional attack on Republicans and Jerome Corsi thinks it was done by the Deep State to keep the Nunes memo from being released. > [Alex Jones: Train Crash Was 'Kamikaze' Attack On Republicans | Crooks and Liars](https://crooksandliars.com/2018/01/alex-jones-train-crash-was-kamikaze-attack) Mark my words: if these loons keep babbling on about the “deep state” (now including Amtrak! :rolleyes:), eventually some other loon with guns instead of a microphone will shoot up a government office. :eek: He won’t go in “investigating” like the Pizzagate loon, he’ll walk in guns-a-blazing. Aaaaand the microphone loons will immediately disavow the murderous loon by calling the shooting a false-flag operation. :rolleyes: This crap practically writes itself. Returning to the real world, “train hits truck” is about as non-news as “dog bites man.” It’s only The Man that got bit which makes this one news. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/22 "2018-02-01T01:06:48Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Someone asked on another thread what things shouldn’t be joked about. I believe this qualifies. Yes, I agree. I also think there are a lot of times when whatever your political affiliation is, it doesn’t make a damn difference. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/23 "2018-02-01T01:09:34Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > Mark my words: if these loons keep babbling on about the “deep state” (now including Amtrak! :rolleyes:) (post shortened) Amtrak? I would think that the truck’s driver would under more suspicion of being “deep state”, Muslim, Nazi, Russian agent, Christian extremist, Democrat, white, communist, Hillary-worshiper, socialist, redneck, or Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/24 "2018-02-01T02:10:51Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Someone asked on another thread what things shouldn’t be joked about. I believe this qualifies. You’re joking, right? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/25 "2018-02-01T05:35:57Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > …eventually some other loon with guns instead of a microphone will shoot up a government office… Already happened: James Hodgkinson. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/26 "2018-02-01T06:06:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alex Jones thinks it was an intentional attack on Republicans and Jerome Corsi thinks it was done by the Deep State to keep the Nunes memo from being released. > [Alex Jones: Train Crash Was 'Kamikaze' Attack On Republicans | Crooks and Liars](https://crooksandliars.com/2018/01/alex-jones-train-crash-was-kamikaze-attack) Of course they do. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/27 "2018-02-01T06:28:07Z")
Well, the county-level map of the presidential election shows Albemarle (where the collision happened) as light blue, so, whatever that means. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/28 "2018-02-01T08:38:02Z")
Ours news had a short piece on it at 11. What surprised me, for a rather better station, the first thing was the “possible terrorist” angle they took. Trains don’t crash into cars every day, especially not trains full of politicians, but does that have to be the first thing someone speculates about these days? Accidents still do happen often enough. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892/29 "2018-02-01T08:53:23Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Trains don’t crash into cars every day, especially not trains full of politicians, but does that have to be the first thing someone speculates about these days? Trains actually do hit cars every day, on average. [Several times.](https://oli.org/about-us/news/collisions-casulties) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-full-of-republicans-hits-truck/807892.md?page=1)