# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 219
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4362 "2022-09-03T18:19:35Z")
He would probably say overweight women are less likely to be raped. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4363 "2022-09-03T18:24:38Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > > [@Chronos](#): > > > > The families “have what they need”? They need their children back, you son of a bitch . > > Word. How many more people, how many _children_ have to die for someone’s right to possess an AR-15? It makes me so angry we can’t accomplish that much in this country. - “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of parents and children.” / s ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4364 "2022-09-03T18:49:07Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Greg Abbott says that women who are raped can just go to the pharmacy and get Plan B. Except that fucking repugs want to ban that, too. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4365 "2022-09-03T19:04:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Greg Abbott says that women who are raped can just go to the pharmacy and get Plan B. Wasn’t he the one promising to eliminate rape? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4366 "2022-09-03T19:06:06Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > Greg Abbott says that women who are raped can just go to the pharmacy and get Plan B. > > Wasn’t he the one promising to eliminate rape ? “If rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it.” –Some Republican somewhere, probably ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4367 "2022-09-03T19:10:14Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > “If rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it.” > > –Some Republican somewhere, probably > **[Michigan GOP candidate says he tells daughters to ‘lie back and enjoy it’ if...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/08/gop-candidate-rape-2020-election/)** > > Robert Regan, a Republican favored to win a seat in the Michigan House, made the comments while trying to make an analogy about abandoning efforts to decertify the 2020 election. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4368 "2022-09-03T19:39:13Z")
Check out the @JordanDLGforTX twitter page. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4369 "2022-09-03T19:42:35Z")
I think that’s an old Bobby Knight line. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4370 "2022-09-04T00:12:44Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Wasn’t he the one promising to eliminate rape? Simplest thing in the world to do. Legislate it away. If there’s no longer any such thing in law as rape, then it’s been eliminated, right? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4371 "2022-09-04T02:00:36Z")
Individual 1-endorsed candidate for Governor of Wisconsin calls for his supporters to take up pitchforks and torches against the “liberal media”. > **[GOP candidate calls for 'pitchforks and torches' as he fumes over the...](https://www.rawstory.com/tim-michels-wisconsin/)** > > The Trump-endorsed GOP candidate for Wisconsin governor called for people to take up “pitchforks and torches” in reaction to a story that detailed his giving to anti-abortion groups and churches, News8000 reports. Tim Michels, who faces Democratic... ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4372 "2022-09-04T02:27:44Z")
Congressman Doug Gilliam says if a 12 year old is raped, she can get an ambulance to take her to Walmart for Plan B. > **[Raped 12-Year-Old Could Take an Ambulance to Walmart for Plan B, SC...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/raped-12-year-old-could-take-an-ambulance-to-walmart-for-plan-b-sc-representative-says)** > > Representative Doug Gilliam has angered many after saying if a girl was raped by her father she could simply go to Walmart to get Plan B. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4373 "2022-09-04T02:30:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Congressman Doug Gilliam says if a 12 year old is raped, she can get an ambulance to take her to Walmart for Plan B. Gee, I wonder why this is happening: > **[Opinion | Women Are So Fired Up to Vote, I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It...](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/03/opinion/women-voters-roe-abortion-midterms.html?unlocked_article_code=RVwIkFNRAjZI0-2rD1q1Z1dMS6gUPfMOSjAjhZnvQzI7Dip-f_HYW8bEY3MTM3IK46uQHruMVm2Z6jRi5q8bN_nn2sRvFWK5_-fbtRCXqD_jcui1fagByPcjqN7oDml2DMl4Vis6lfP7fQYvXNlbVPx35PKjfaJt2AVlqLoJQd0NB2IuGmyvsGR_dfAJCA_uHbceIKMIA_QwJh3IceoIcNI36OZRa4-wNuYAkOp5wBHoOtE55tvBWSDS-KiV8ERqDwebCsdXsAQTPFkbI7apTKN4jAufqNIE7yfGcYo3tdfpVBlsmdAcRsfkQjqnCHcYvUtEqptlSm7lKBClF6GuCUJonrClHrmS6R7mJwY&smid=share-url)** > > Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, women have registered to vote in incredible numbers. Gift link. It’s characterized as an opinion piece, but the author is a Democratic strategist, and he cites good stats for his opinion. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4374 "2022-09-04T02:34:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Lady G is threatening violence if Dear Leader is held responsible for his actions Coming in very very late, and perhaps I’m missing your targeted humor, but calling a rumored closeted gay dude “Lady G” - an effeminate slur - is just not okay. I fucking hate Lindsey Graham for a lot of reasons, but I don’t need more reasons and neither should you. If you meant it some other way, fine and I apologize, but this kind of shit is not okay. Call him an asshole (definitely), sleezebag (yup), whatever. But please have the courage to call him those things, not a homophobic slur. Thanks. And if this is a bit strong I apologize and thanks for reading. On edit I softened this a little, but seriously, calling someone a girlyman? Not okay. Thanks, @Smapti Honestly, if LG is closeted, that has to be a weird and lonely place for the man. His self hatred and/or fear and/or denial must be immense. But not my business _at all_. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4375 "2022-09-04T02:40:41Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Coming in very very late, and perhaps I’m missing your targeted humor, but calling a rumored closeted gay dude “Lady G” - an effeminate slur - is just not okay. I don’t think it counts as a slur if, as purported, it’s the actual nickname he uses for himself in the DC gay community. > **[Lindsey Graham accused of hiring gay sex workers, asking them to call him...](https://www.dailydot.com/debug/lindsey-graham-lady-g/)** > > Sen. Lindsey Graham, aka Lady G, is being accused of hiring gay sex workers. Now, people are calling him out for his 'hypocritical' words. > [@](#): > > Harding stated [at least two others](https://twitter.com/SeanHardingXXX/status/1268729389602279426) are willing to speak out. “Fellow sex workers I invite you to stand with me during this crucial time. EVERY major news network is in my inbox including high profile lawyers willing to take this case. There’s strength in numbers,” he wrote. > > “Ohhhhh I know soooo many people who he’s hired,” one [wrote](https://twitter.com/HungerFF/status/1269009133044449280) in response. > > “Lady G is a very open secret here in DC….” another [added](https://twitter.com/sexlocke/status/1268714366179987456). > > With permission, Harding shared another claim made by a sex worker also alleged to be hired by Graham. The man [said via his Twitter account](https://twitter.com/spunkchili/status/1269026146529742850) that he’s “not really willing to discuss 2013/2014 adult services with journalists at this point. I will not be crucified by our media alone.” He [added](https://twitter.com/spunkchili/status/1269100995675643904) that he “never signed a NDA” after Graham was also accused of making some of the men he hired sign non-disclosure agreements. > > People began commenting on how Graham allegedly likes to be referred to as “Lady G” by the men he hires. And if it isn’t, then frankly I’m not concerned about calling out a closeted gay man who uses his position of authority to actively hurt and make life harder for other LBGT people. [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/mike-rogers-outed-gay-republicans-108368/](https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/mike-rogers-outed-gay-republicans-108368/) ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4376 "2022-09-04T02:46:11Z")
> [@](#): > > [Raped 12-Year-Old Could Take an Ambulance to Walmart for Plan B, SC Representative Says](https://www.thedailybeast.com/raped-12-year-old-could-take-an-ambulance-to-walmart-for-plan-b-sc-representative-says) Umm, Doug? That’s not how ambulances usually work. You’re thinking of a taxi or something like an Uber. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4377 "2022-09-04T03:08:23Z")
And it’s certainly not how any kind of transportation is going to work when the republicans finally get around to enacting the same restrictions on women and girls that the other Taliban have enacted. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4378 "2022-09-04T04:10:38Z")
And then what, she can go back home and get raped by her father again? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4379 "2022-09-04T04:37:14Z")
More Nick Adams: “President Trump’s home is sacred hallowed ground, the FBI should not be allowed to conduct illicit raids on any Trump properties.” > ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4380 "2022-09-04T04:51:55Z")
I didn’t realize Trump was a Highlander. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/4381 "2022-09-04T07:24:31Z")
I clearly remember when all of this was reported and getting a lot of buzz. What I’ve never understood or heard a good explanation for is why it all suddenly went _POOF_ and the story vanished and Harding shut up about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=218) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=220)