# 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:** 57
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1121 "2013-07-26T14:26:39Z")
My liberal crunchy granola parents didn’t want to squelch my self-expression by mandating societally-driven mores about indoor voices. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1122 "2013-07-26T14:53:29Z")
In deference to **Clothahump’s** hypersensitive hearing, which causes him to hear normal speech as a “scream”, I propose that all posts directed at him be made in “whisper mode”. Hopefully this will allow his hearing to repair itself in time, and he will eventually be able to understand what people are actually saying. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1123 "2013-07-26T14:58:13Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > In deference to **Clothahump’s** hypersensitive hearing, which causes him to hear normal speech as a “scream”, I propose that all posts directed at him be made in “whisper mode”. Hopefully this will allow his hearing to repair itself in time, and he will eventually be able to understand what people are actually saying. [sub]Don’t say “whisper mode”, it suggests stealth government helicopters, i.e. Blue Thunder[/sub] ---
**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:** [July 26, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1124 "2013-07-26T15:02:46Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > [sub]Don’t say “whisper mode”, it suggests stealth government helicopters, i.e. Blue Thunder[/sub] [sub]How about something friendly and comforting, like “hush puppy mode”?[/sub] ---
**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:** [July 26, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1125 "2013-07-26T15:07:15Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [sub]How about something friendly and comforting, like “hush puppy mode”?[/sub] [Hush Puppy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_39) > [@](#): > > The Model 39 was used by Naval Special Warfare units during the Vietnam War. The Model 39 was issued to officers-in-charge (OICs) of MST-2 detachments as their sidearm. SEAL Teams used either the Model 39 without modification or a modified version, the Mk 22 Mod 0, which was called the “hush puppy”.The modified pistol had a suppressor with a slide lock (which kept the slide from moving backwards upon firing, thereby decreasing produced noise) ---
**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:** [July 26, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1126 "2013-07-26T15:12:14Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Hush Puppy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_39) [sub]Please don’t scream.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1127 "2013-07-28T18:01:33Z")
I for one think it is cute that Clothahump actually believes that ObamaCare is a liberal idea. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1128 "2013-07-28T19:37:07Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > I for one think it is cute that Clothahump actually believes that ObamaCare is a liberal idea. Um, gonna appear stupid here apparently … why would conservatives want ObamaCare? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1129 "2013-07-28T19:43:23Z")
Because it was their idea. Obamacare is a Heritage Foundation proposal almost word for word. ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1130 "2013-07-28T19:58:10Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Because it was their idea. Obamacare is a Heritage Foundation proposal almost word for word. Republicans used to have actual ideas and not Issue Du Jour Tourettes ? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1131 "2013-07-28T20:01:39Z")
> [@sylmar](#): > > Republicans used to have actual ideas and not Issue Du Jour Tourettes ? Sometimes. But that was in the Before Time, when the Tea Party was not. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1132 "2013-07-28T20:08:03Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Sometimes. But that was in the Before Time, when the Tea Party was not. Wait, what? Next you will be saying there used to be moderate Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1133 "2013-07-28T20:35:24Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Because it was their idea. Obamacare is a Heritage Foundation proposal almost word for word. So you have a link to that proposal? I can’t imagine why conservatives would want to pay to provide health care to the masses. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1134 "2013-07-28T20:38:21Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > I can’t imagine why conservatives would want to pay to provide health care to the masses. Because it is cheaper than paying for healthcare to the masses at emergency rooms. Conservatives used to care about cutting costs. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1135 "2013-07-28T20:41:36Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > So you have a link to that proposal? [A National Health System for America, January 2, 1989](http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/1989/a-national-health-system-for-america) ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1136 "2013-07-28T20:54:52Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [A National Health System for America, January 2, 1989](http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/1989/a-national-health-system-for-america) Obvious disinformation from the same people who twisted the words of Jesus to suggest that He advocated giving to the poor. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1137 "2013-07-28T21:09:10Z")
[QUOTE=curlcoat] So you have a link to that proposal? [/QUOTE] > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [A National Health System for America, January 2, 1989](http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/1989/a-national-health-system-for-america) > [@](#): > > Chapters 2 and 3 describe the basic elements of a reformed plan. These include a major revision of tax treatment of health care costs that removes the current perverse incentives for patients and providers. \*\* Included to is a compact between government and citizens; a commitment to provide aid to any family genuinely unable to afford adequate health care; a legal obligation on all families to obtain a minimum level of protection against health care costs.\*\* Bolding mine. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1138 "2013-07-28T21:14:26Z")
You can read a pretty good (fact-wise; I do not endorse most of the author’s opinions) history of the Heritage plan [here](http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2012/02/07/the-tortuous-conservative-history-of-the-individual-mandate/). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1139 "2013-07-29T00:54:13Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Wait, what? Next you will be saying there used to be moderate Republicans. It was a wondrous time, the waters were full of gold. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086/1140 "2013-07-29T00:56:02Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Wait, what? Next you will be saying there used to be moderate Republicans. Believe it or not. You do have to go back still earlier than the TP to find those, but [the fossil record](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Republican) is indisputable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-liberal-idea-of-the-day/579086.md?page=58)