# Republicans attempt to rape Healthcare Reform **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266 "2011-01-20T00:19:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/1 "2011-01-20T00:19:58Z")
245 out of 245 Republican representatives demonstrated lockstep prowess today and passed the “[Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act](http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/19/health.care/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1).” In other news, the Dems did almost as well voting to maintain the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but failed to rein in 3 of their own. Give 'em credit, they’re still just learning how to play as a team. With luck the Democrat-controlled senate can still shoot it down. If not, Perhaps the president will remember to use the VETO stamp. So yeah, nothing really new here, I guess. Republicans demonstrate, once again, teamwork on a scale indicative of mind-control. Democrats fail to do so. And the GOP gets to say they tried, by Gaw they tried! to rid us of this turbulent legislation when the reality is that they never had a chance and the move was purely grandstanding. Fury = 14 easy bake ovens. Maybe 17 if I can get some coffee. Mostly I just wanted to start another rape thread. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/2 "2011-01-20T00:23:41Z")
Re: thread title… not nearly as clever as you think it is. Although the word repeal does have rape in it, I guess you could claim it was your iphone’s autocorrect feature hurrhurr ---
**Author:** ![ajb867](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ajb867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ajb867)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/3 "2011-01-20T00:24:27Z")
I’d shake your hand but ya know… ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/4 "2011-01-20T00:34:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Three Democrats voted against their party in the mostly symbolic vote: > > – Dan Boren of Oklahoma > > – Mike McIntyre of North Carolina > > – Mike Ross of Arkansas > > All three are members of the Blue Dog coalition [http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/19/three-democrats-who-voted-to-repeal-health-care-law/](http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/19/three-democrats-who-voted-to-repeal-health-care-law/) ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/5 "2011-01-20T00:37:14Z")
Will the repeal the repeal bill be called the “Stop Killing of Fuzzy Kittens By Republicans That Hate NASCAR” bill? ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/6 "2011-01-20T01:03:27Z")
Soooo… does this mean we DON’T get Obamacare? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/7 "2011-01-20T01:22:30Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > Soooo… does this mean we DON’T get Obamacare? No. The repeal effort just passed the House of Raperesentatives. The Senate can still kill it and President Obama can still Veto it. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/8 "2011-01-20T01:27:42Z")
It’s a publicity stunt. I can’t imagine that there are more than five or six people in the entire country that don’t realize it’s nothing but a publicity stunt. Just like the title of this thread is a publicity stunt. Big fucking deal. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/9 "2011-01-20T01:56:32Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Republicans attempt to rape Healthcare Reform Well, just look at her. She was asking for it. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/10 "2011-01-20T01:59:00Z")
It seems the subject of rape is coming up more and more often on the board. I think that a lot of 'dopers have, um, some real issues that they seriously need to work out. Could the thread title be more over the top? -XT ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/11 "2011-01-20T02:01:06Z")
How fucking stupid are any of you to think any politician gives a shit about you? They only care about furthering their own interests. Don’t bother voting cause the candidates are all the same sort of scum. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/12 "2011-01-20T02:06:30Z")
Yeah! Down with that sort of thing! ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/13 "2011-01-20T02:20:08Z")
1. I mostly agree with post #11 2. I know you’re mainly rehashing the point about how the Democrats lack party discipline, but that’s the cost of having any Democratic representation in the hur-hur regions of this country. Restricting Democratic membership to people who 100% espouse what is regarded as the “Democratic” positions on issues like abortion, gun control, SSM, etc. will render these Democrats unelectable in aforementioned hur-hur regions, and will completely neuter the D’s on a national level. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/14 "2011-01-20T02:35:06Z")
> [@Xan](#): > > How fucking stupid are any of you to think any politician gives a shit about you? They only care about furthering their own interests. Don’t bother voting cause the candidates are all the same sort of scum. Howzabout you come back when there’s another election on the horizon (instead of back past that last ridge), and favor us with your wisdom so we can use it while it’s still fresh enough for us to remember? :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [January 20, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/15 "2011-01-20T02:45:58Z")
Rape and rape, what is _rape_? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/16 "2011-01-20T03:26:42Z")
Well, you see, Norm, when a Republican tries to bugger a piece of legislation, then what you got there is your _statutory_ rape… ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/17 "2011-01-20T03:31:07Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Howzabout you come back when there’s another election on the horizon (instead of back past that last ridge), and favor us with your wisdom so we can use it while it’s still fresh enough for us to remember? > > :rolleyes: You can pretend the government has your best interests at heart all you want but that doesn’t make it true. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/18 "2011-01-20T03:31:26Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > It seems the subject of rape is coming up more and more often on the board. I think that a lot of 'dopers have, um, some real issues that they seriously need to work out. > > Could the thread title be more over the top? > > -XT Well, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/19 "2011-01-20T03:42:49Z")
> [@Xan](#): > > How fucking stupid are any of you to think any politician gives a shit about you? They only care about furthering their own interests. Don’t bother voting cause the candidates are all the same sort of scum. Thanks for the “I’m so much smarter than the rest of you sheep” schtick. I hadn’t had my share of it in…8 hours, since I taught my first freshmen of the semester today. In all seriousness, while yes, there are corrupt aspects to government and politicians, you’re acting like politicians are a different species than the rest of us. They’ll definitely vote in their interests, but sometimes voting in their interests (getting re-elected) means voting in their constituents’ interests. Plus, politicians are, you know, human beings, and they therefore might have friends, family members, and loved ones that would be affected by their votes, and they might, actually, you know, consider that. Rather than acting like the Borg, come to conquer and assimilate. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266/20 "2011-01-20T03:44:35Z")
Well, I thought the thread title was mildly amusing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-attempt-to-rape-healthcare-reform/568266.md?page=2)