# Stupid Democratic Idea of the Day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 7, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618 "2011-06-07T12:22:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/161 "2011-07-22T16:53:03Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Nitpick: oil companies’ overall revenues and profits are mostly tied to overseas extraction (and overseas jobs). The fact that they made money despite reduced US operations doesn’t mean that reduced US operations aren’t costing us tax and employment dollars. No, I’m fully aware of that. My point, however is that they made record profits despite some increased regulation on offshore drilling. So oil companies have the ability and money to hire additional workers if they chose to do so. So it’s incumbent upon Clothahump to prove that opening up offshore drilling would literally quadruple the number of extraction jobs in existence when access to offshore drilling hasn’t done crap in terms of employment numbers before 2010. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/162 "2012-02-10T00:52:53Z")
[Found another one](http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/09/10364409-gulf-of-mexico-try-gulf-of-america): Mississippi State Rep. D Stephen Holland (D- Umbass) has introduced a bill to > [@](#): > > provide that for all official purposes within the state of Mississippi, the body of water located directly South of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties shall be known as the ‘Gulf of America’; and for related purposes. Yep, if this guy gets his way the Gulf of Mexico is going to be called the “Gulf of America”, at least in Mississippi. Keep it up, Dems - we’ve got a lot of catching up to do! ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/163 "2012-02-10T01:52:01Z")
It was a joke. Not a very good one, mind you, and still perhaps stupid, but hardly worth chortling over in “look at the silly Democrats!” glee. [http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633620/miss-lawmaker-gulf-of-america.html](http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633620/miss-lawmaker-gulf-of-america.html) What’s next? Quoting something out of The Onion as real? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/164 "2012-02-10T13:24:56Z")
Dammit, Democrats! We need more overt stupidity! I’m really trying here, but thus far all I’ve got is Weinergate. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/165 "2012-02-10T14:07:43Z")
Which, admittedly, is enough stupid for several threads. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/166 "2012-02-10T15:01:37Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > It was a joke. Not a very good one, mind you, and still perhaps stupid, but hardly worth chortling over in “look at the silly Democrats!” glee. > > [http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633620/miss-lawmaker-gulf-of-america.html](http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633620/miss-lawmaker-gulf-of-america.html) > > What’s next? Quoting something out of The Onion as real? 😉 It’s Mississippi. I make no apologies for our rush to judgment. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/167 "2012-02-10T16:05:00Z")
I think I have a mancrush. > [@](#): > > The longtime legislator is known for his sense of humor. Holland is a funeral director, and his funeral home gives out insulated beverage sleeves that say “We’ll be the last to let you down.” ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/168 "2012-02-10T16:39:25Z")
Hey, what’s a few felonies between friends? > [@](#): > > **Top Pennsylvania House Democrat Convicted of Five Felonies Vows to Remain in Office** > Do you believe that a person convicted of 5 felonies should be allowed to hold political office? > > Pennsylvania House Democratic leader Bill DeWeese was convicted by a jury on Monday of five felony charges of theft and conspiracy. DeWeese proclaims his innocence and vows to remain in his House seat and to seek re-election. [http://godfatherpolitics.com/3587/top-pennsylvania-house-democrat-convicted-of-five-felonies-vows-to-remain-in-office/](http://godfatherpolitics.com/3587/top-pennsylvania-house-democrat-convicted-of-five-felonies-vows-to-remain-in-office/) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/169 "2012-02-10T17:04:05Z")
As always, the comments in these things are gold. “Weasel De Weese is a primary candidate for an obummer appointment to any of his Nazi agencies.” “Obummer”. Who says these guys have no sense of humor? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/170 "2012-02-10T17:24:21Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Dammit, Democrats! We need more overt stupidity! > > I’m really trying here, but thus far all I’ve got is Weinergate. Wasn’t much -gate action going on in there. Then again, as I understand it, there was a whole lot of Weiner. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/171 "2012-02-10T17:31:21Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Hey, what’s a few felonies between friends? > [http://godfatherpolitics.com/3587/top-pennsylvania-house-democrat-convicted-of-five-felonies-vows-to-remain-in-office/](http://godfatherpolitics.com/3587/top-pennsylvania-house-democrat-convicted-of-five-felonies-vows-to-remain-in-office/) While he certainly qualifies as a stupid Democrat, I’m not sure this situation qualifies as a stupid Democratic _idea_. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/172 "2012-02-10T18:04:16Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > While he certainly qualifies as a stupid Democrat, I’m not sure this situation qualifies as a stupid Democratic _idea_. Baby steps. At least we got **Clothy** to post a link to an actual Democrat behaving stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/173 "2012-02-10T18:32:26Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Baby steps. At least we got **Clothy** to post a link to an actual Democrat behaving stupid. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Bite me. Here’s another: Obama is buttfucking the corpse of the US Constitution. Today, the Idiot-In-Chief announced that he’s backpedaling on the contraception issue. His solution: “Capping weeks of growing controversy, Obama announced he was backing off a newly announced requirement for religious employers to provide free birth control coverage even if it runs counter to their religious beliefs. Instead, workers at such institutions will be able to get free contraception directly from health insurance companies.” Here’s the most telling point of this entire matter: “Officials said Obama has the legal authority to order insurance companies to provide free contraception coverage directly to workers. He will demand it in a new rule.” NO, GODDAMMIT - HE DOES NOT!!! The President has NO Constitutional authority whatsoever to order a private business to provide goods or services to anyone free of charge. And it won’t be free - they will have to raise their premiums to everyone else to subsidize this latest piece of socialist idiocy. (quotes from [http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap\_on\_go\_pr\_wh/us\_birth\_control\_politics](http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_birth_control_politics)) ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/174 "2012-02-10T18:59:03Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Yeah, yeah, yeah. Bite me. > > Here’s another: > > Obama is buttfucking the corpse of the US Constitution. > > Today, the Idiot-In-Chief announced that he’s backpedaling on the contraception issue. His solution: “Capping weeks of growing controversy, Obama announced he was backing off a newly announced requirement for religious employers to provide free birth control coverage even if it runs counter to their religious beliefs. Instead, workers at such institutions will be able to get free contraception directly from health insurance companies.” > > Here’s the most telling point of this entire matter: “Officials said Obama has the legal authority to order insurance companies to provide free contraception coverage directly to workers. He will demand it in a new rule.” > > NO, GODDAMMIT - HE DOES NOT!!! > > The President has NO Constitutional authority whatsoever to order a private business to provide goods or services to anyone free of charge. And it won’t be free - they will have to raise their premiums to everyone else to subsidize this latest piece of socialist idiocy. > > (quotes from [http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap\_on\_go\_pr\_wh/us\_birth\_control\_politics](http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_birth_control_politics)) What is more likely: A constitutional scholar and his administration are wrong, or you, a simpering man-child who has traded reason for rage, and blindly believes anything right-wing radio tells him is wrong? I’m going with the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/175 "2012-02-10T19:40:23Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Yeah, yeah, yeah. Bite me. > > Here’s another: > > Obama is buttfucking the corpse of the US Constitution. Well gosh, if you’ve conceded the death of our Constitution, then I guess everything is fair game, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/176 "2012-02-10T19:47:42Z")
I can see why the Catholic employers are freaking out, but is it really a religious freedom issue? The employees are free to avail themselves of contraception or not, so that’s where the freedom is, and where it should be. If it wasn’t paid for by insurance, it would be covered by the employee’s salaries, also from the the Catholic employer. I assume it would be illegal for the employer to fire an employee for using contraception. Higher premiums? That would only be true if the medical costs associated with large families were lower than the costs associated with contraception. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/177 "2012-02-11T04:01:31Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Obama is buttfucking the corpse of the US Constitution. How tall is the Constitution? I’m not sure that’s physically possible, but once I empty the roll of paper towels I can model it to be sure. Has anyone paid attention to the sound that removing paper towels from the holder makes when the cardboard tube is a bit flattened? It’s got a sort of rhythmic nature to it, almost like slapping flesh. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/178 "2012-02-11T16:19:34Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > I assume it would be illegal for the employer to fire an employee for using contraception. Don’t assume. I remember when I was in high school (Catholic, 1986), a teacher was fired for divorcing his wife. The law may have changed since, though, as the “treat your adjunct facilities’ employees like secular businesses do” movement is fairly recent. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/179 "2014-05-21T16:57:36Z")
[Democrat congressman: We’ve proved that communism works](http://dailycaller.com/2014/05/21/dem-congressman-weve-proved-that-communism-works/) > [@](#): > > “And two of the safest cities in America, two of them are on the border with Mexico,” Garcia continued. “And of course, the reason is we’ve proved that Communism works. If you give everybody a good government job, there’s no crime.” I won’t try to tar all Democrats with this brush. Such dumbness is beyond party. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618/180 "2014-05-21T17:01:24Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > [Democrat congressman: We’ve proved that communism works](http://dailycaller.com/2014/05/21/dem-congressman-weve-proved-that-communism-works/) > > I won’t try to tar all Democrats with this brush. Such dumbness is beyond party. Or you could read the whole quote instead of taking it out of context like the Daily Caller. The only dumb idea there was in his naively giving his political opponents a nice out of context sound bite for the next election cycle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-democratic-idea-of-the-day/584618.md?page=10)