# US Capitol under siege **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830 "2021-01-06T20:27:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 44
**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:** [January 16, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/862 "2021-01-16T19:46:59Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > A clip of Lauren Boebert speaking on the morning of the sixth > > [https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1350458779217907713](https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1350458779217907713) > > She seems to have an odd speaking style, gapping between every 2 or 3 words. It is not pleasant. - In her mind, she’s racking the slide for emphasis. Spewing bullets on the floor the way she’s spewing words. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/863 "2021-01-16T20:07:03Z")
Interesting choice if words " …my separate but equal obligation…" ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/864 "2021-01-16T20:14:12Z")
He reported the shooting almost immediately to Anderson Cooper. Is that what a supporter of the riot does, give video evidence of a justifiable shooting by the police of someone on your side. No, of course not. It instantly took away what would have been a gray area of the battle for boths sides to argue and spin. This sets him apart from the people who only posted on social media or told their friends. Or are being forced by the police to turn evidence by legal means. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/865 "2021-01-16T20:54:30Z")
Before anyone decides Sullivan was just reporting should watch his fucking video where he makes his position on storming the Capital pretty clear and repeatedly offers assistance to its furtherance. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfiS8MsfSF4) (And yes, if I had to watch the whole damned thing you can too.) ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/866 "2021-01-16T22:01:05Z")
His hair is like the bright light on a lighthouse. He was in phila, about 2 blocks away from my office. As it was after work I figured I’d take a look on my way home. Traffic was blocked all over the place and a huge crowd of people were crowded into a 4-5 block area around where he was to speak. Many in handmaiden gear. When he got out of the car and walked to the building, I said to the person next to me: “ with that hair, the secret service should have him wearing a Kevlar hat”. I didn’t think I would be able to tell where he was as I was 3 blocks away, and I am seriously myopic, but man, that hair is a serious beacon. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/867 "2021-01-16T23:19:52Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > She seems to have an odd speaking style, gapping between every 2 or 3 words. It is not pleasant. > [@running\_coach](#): > > In her mind, she’s racking the slide for emphasis. Spewing bullets on the floor the way she’s spewing words. Naw. She’s having to edit out all the profanity she’d normally be using. I guarantee you that “fuck” is her favorite noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/868 "2021-01-17T00:48:22Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Naw. She’s having to edit out all the profanity she’d normally be using. I guarantee you that “fuck” is her favorite noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. I guess I do not belong in the House. Having to refrain from profanity would be a major challenge. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/869 "2021-01-17T02:43:25Z")
Man - those videos are so wild. The juxtaposition of the lawbreakers amid cops. I’d be scared shitless if I were the rioters, but they are belligerent towards the cops, and the cops are more solicitous that I could imagine. Just unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/870 "2021-01-17T05:21:57Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > A Congressman makes this stunning tweet: > [https://twitter.com/jsolomonReports/status/1349851359970004999?s=20](https://twitter.com/jsolomonReports/status/1349851359970004999?s=20) > > His link is broken – if you want to see to page, you have to remove “breaking” from the end Whenever I see John Solomon, I pretty much call bullshit without going any further. He’s the Hunter Biden hunter, a disinformation tool. I guess if I saw something from him that seemed marginally plausible, I might look around to see if any respectable sites had picked it up, but I don’t give him any journalistic credence. Right wing talking heads love him, though. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/871 "2021-01-17T15:11:56Z")
Smuggle him out dressed as Ofmike. They won’t be looking for a handmaid. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/872 "2021-01-17T18:36:34Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Ofmike ? (Must be still early in the morning for me.) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/873 "2021-01-17T18:39:32Z")
In The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood novel, later a TV miniseries) women were named according to the men who owned them. The protagonist was named “Offred,” i.e., “of Fred.” Really creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/874 "2021-01-17T18:50:06Z")
Ah, I see. Thanks. So, with the Skids song [“Of One Skin”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7CwWMXTU0s) (which _so rocked ass_ back in the day, btw) _THT_ could’ve maybe used that as a reference point for describing _family_ as chattel? Spitballin, here. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/875 "2021-01-17T19:20:27Z")
Sorry, you can’t really ask me about any song (or any group, for that matter) after about 1975. 😜 Maybe someone under age 50 can answer. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/876 "2021-01-17T19:51:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Sorry, you can’t really ask me about any song (or any group, for that matter) after about 1975 Yep, that’s about right for me too. Unless it’s classic folk, Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/877 "2021-01-17T23:24:59Z")
“Right Side Broadcasting” [posts videos of a D.C. walkthrough](https://www.rawstory.com/richg-side-broadcasting-security/), pointing out blocked streets and security measures for Wednesday and offering advice on how to get around them. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/878 "2021-01-18T10:28:37Z")
Post-positive adjectives galore! ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/879 "2021-01-18T13:11:26Z")
Georgia just graduated to the civilized world. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/880 "2021-01-18T14:21:21Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Georgia just graduated to the civilized world Let’s hope it doesn’t have a relapse like Florida. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830/881 "2021-01-18T14:36:19Z")
Jimmy Carter was from Georgia. He was not as far-right as Reagan, but only just. Definitely less of an asshole. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830.md?page=43) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-under-siege/929830.md?page=45)