# Stupid liberal idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 20, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086 "2011-04-20T15:35:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/661 "2012-04-06T15:06:15Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > “Bitch Set Me Up” is still winning elections? Jesus DC, what the hell’s your problem? He was reelected to the City Council within months after being released from prison, was mayor again for four years, and after a short gap has been on the council again since 2004. Yeah, go figure. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/662 "2012-04-12T16:29:09Z")
Hilary Rosen is a [moron](http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/12/11161001-first-thoughts-romney-struggles-to-close-the-gender-gap-but-catches-break?lite). Thank you so very much for giving Romney such a gift. You’ve single-handedly cost Obama about 10 points in the polls. Stupid bitch. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/663 "2012-04-12T16:43:30Z")
> [@MSNBC](#): > > While we expect Romney to stay silent on this anniversary, it’s worth reminding everyone that the Obama White House was a bit silent on the second anniversary of its health-care law. How can the White House be a “bit _silent_”? Anyway, while I agree that it was very poor form from the woman and that raising five children cannot be easy, according to [ontheissues](http://www.ontheissues.org/mitt_romney.htm), Romney suggested this: > [@Romney](#): > > Replace jobless benefits with unemployment savings accounts. I’m not sure what that means, but assuming that Anne Romney wasn’t married to a millionaire, wouldn’t that mean she’d be incapable of raising her children? There’s also this: > [@Romney](#): > > Reform entitlements by negotiating behind closed doors. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/664 "2012-04-12T16:48:18Z")
> [@gamerunknown](#): > > I’m not sure what that means, but assuming that Anne Romney wasn’t married to a millionaire, wouldn’t that mean she’d be incapable of raising her children? It wouldn’t make any difference one way or the other. Eligibility for unemployment benefits is based on one’s employment history, and if you’ve never been employed, you cannot be eligible for unemployment benefits. Depending on Ms. Romney’s hypothetical net worth, she might still have been eligible for TANF, food stamps and Medicaid. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/665 "2012-04-12T16:52:51Z")
Rosen wasn’t wrong, she just didn’t frame it right. Ann Romney didn’t \*choose \*to stay home to raise five kids. It’s not like she had a prime gig lined up at the dollar store, but she had to dash those career dreams to raise her children. She would would have been a stay-at-home-wife, if she weren’t a stay-at-home-mom. The point is, the woman has zero clue what actual women who \*have \*made sacrifices to be stay-at-home-moms have had to deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/666 "2012-04-12T17:17:16Z")
Have a bit more faith in the guys that smell good. They aren’t that fucking stupid, except that they hang out with us. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/667 "2012-04-12T18:48:38Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Hilary Rosen is a [moron](http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/12/11161001-first-thoughts-romney-struggles-to-close-the-gender-gap-but-catches-break?lite). Thank you so very much for giving Romney such a gift. You’ve single-handedly cost Obama about 10 points in the polls. > > Stupid bitch. Don’t be ridiculous. Do you really believe that that woman’s comment is going to make women vote for Romney? Jesus how airheaded do you think _anybody_ is much less the women that “were” going to vote for Obama? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/668 "2012-04-12T18:50:47Z")
It gives Romney ammo and just might convince an independent idiot. We have this election in the bag if we don’t get cocky and start making stupid mistakes. Like this one. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/669 "2012-04-12T22:01:39Z")
Election day is a long, long way from here. Nothing, but nothing, is in the bag but bag. Karl Rove just by himself has enough PAC money to buy three third-world countries, retail. You can buy a lot of highly skilled professional cynics for that kind of money. And when things are shitty, people blame the head guy in charge. We can’t help it, its our tribal instinct, back when you could become chief if you insisted on it, and people would do what you say, but if the thistle crop fails, we sacrifice you to Og. Crude, but effective balance of power. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/670 "2012-04-12T22:44:37Z")
It is a demonstrable fact that Karl Rove has never publicly denied taking a large sum of money from Al Qaeda to destroy the American political process. Republicans: Refute that statemen if you can. And then consider: that is precisely what is wrong with his style of politics. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/671 "2012-04-13T02:20:54Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > Don’t be ridiculous. Do you really believe that that woman’s comment is going to make women vote for Romney? No, but I’ve read arguments that it does unite _conservatives_ behind him, which helps overcome the issues he’s had getting them in line during the primaries. And we all know how much THAT difficulty has been discussed in the media. If Rosen has negated that disadvantage, Obama will have a harder time of it in November. (Then again, there’s many months for Romney to remind conservatives who were squishy about him just why they were squishy. OTOH, if this helps sway independents…) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/672 "2012-04-13T02:28:49Z")
Still, shows a terrible lack of discipline and focus for Obama to go around appointing random media women to make policy pronouncements for his campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/673 "2012-04-13T02:51:09Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Still, shows a terrible lack of discipline and focus for Obama to go around appointing random media women to make policy pronouncements for his campaign. You take your czars wherever you find 'em! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/674 "2012-04-13T06:27:30Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > Don’t be ridiculous. Do you really believe that that woman’s comment is going to make women vote for Romney? Jesus how airheaded do you think _anybody_ is much less the women that “were” going to vote for Obama? Well, any woman who thinks that being a SAHM is as much work as actually going to an office for eight hours and then coming home to do all the things she has had all day to do… ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/675 "2012-04-17T12:23:41Z")
A Democrat State Senator in Oklahoma has proposed an amendment to a personhood bill: > [@](#): > > However, any action in which a man ejaculates or otherwise deposits semen anywhere but in a woman’s vagina shall be interpreted and construed as an action against an unborn child. She withdrew the amendment after her betters pointed out that this denies men control over their own bodies. Still, what will liberals think of next? :dubious: The [same news article](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/oklahoma-senator-constance-johnson-satirical-amendment-ejaculation_n_1268768.html) mentions that > [@](#): > > Virginia State Senator Janet Howell introduced a bill that would have forced men to receive a rectal exam to receive erectile dysfunction medication. It doesn’t say explicitly whether Howell has the Big D-for-Dumb by her name, but we all know it’s the liberal donkeys who are statist and authoritarian, so I’ll bet that way. (BTW, I’m sure those of us who believe in the Rights of Life are proud that American legislators are finally recognizing that human life begins with a healthy ovum. But that ovum will die unless it is fertilized. ☹ I hope these laws are written to make clear that women who fail to fertilize their healthy ova are committing manslaughter.) ---
**Author:** ![Sinaptics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Sinaptics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaptics)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/676 "2012-04-17T12:49:55Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > A Democrat State Senator in Oklahoma has proposed an amendment to a personhood bill: > > She withdrew the amendment after her betters pointed out that this denies men control over their own bodies. Still, what will liberals think of next? :dubious: > > The [same news article](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/oklahoma-senator-constance-johnson-satirical-amendment-ejaculation_n_1268768.html) mentions that > > It doesn’t say explicitly whether Howell has the Big D-for-Dumb by her name, but we all know it’s the liberal donkeys who are statist and authoritarian, so I’ll bet that way. > > (BTW, I’m sure those of us who believe in the Rights of Life are proud that American legislators are finally recognizing that human life begins with a healthy ovum. But that ovum will die unless it is fertilized. ☹ I hope these laws are written to make clear that women who fail to fertilize their healthy ova are committing manslaughter.) Hello Poe’s Law. I’m not sure if this is a parody or not. Just in case, you do realize that these were just protest amendments in response to the laws that women have to get an invasive exam prior to an abortion, and were not meant in seriousness, right? ---
**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:** [April 17, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/677 "2012-04-17T12:53:53Z")
Oh Poe’s Law…is there any American political discussion you don’t apply to? ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/678 "2012-04-17T13:58:30Z")
I’m pretty sure Septimus is in on the joke… ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/679 "2012-05-24T00:00:35Z")
> **[San Francisco Official Turns to Ouija Board Before Vote](https://www.newser.com/story/146616/san-francisco-official-turns-to-ouija-board-before-vote.html)** > > ... and says the spirit of Harvey Milk responded > [@](#): > > A city supervisor says he consulted a Ouija board before voting on a measure to honor slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. What’s more, John Avalos swears Milk responded and guided him through the message, “Good Riddance DADT,” as in Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/680 "2012-05-24T00:09:20Z")
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