# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1000
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19982 "2015-03-16T14:17:52Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That is not the most troubling part: try pointing out teh stupid to them – their typical response is not to recant, apologize or even appear to recognize it, they double down, fist-pump triumphantly and exhuberate even more vehemently in it. These people will not be satisfied until the entire nation is drowning in bullshit so deep that it is flowing across our borders like implacable lava. The responses I have seen to pointing out the facts and the stupidity is a complete change of subject and spouting of a new brainless conservative meme. “Obama thinks he’s a dictator, he should be in jail!” OK, and that’s related to Republican senators sabotaging peace negotiations in Iran how, exactly?! ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19983 "2015-03-16T14:39:15Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > The more wrong, the more certain – their [willful ignorance](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Willful_ignorance) appears to have entered a self-reinforcing [backfire effect](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Backfire_effect) loop. I think it is because they know they are fighting an [ultimately doomed](http://www.salon.com/2015/03/13/the_end_of_white_christian_america_is_nigh_why_the_countrys_youth_are_abandoning_religious_conservatism_partner/) cultural/social rearguard action. It breeds ever-increasing desperation and requires ever-increasing audacity. So what you’re saying is, they have the audacity of dopes ? I’ll fetch my own tar and feathers, thankyouverymuch. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19984 "2015-03-16T14:43:15Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > The responses I have seen to pointing out the facts and the stupidity is a complete change of subject and spouting of a new brainless conservative meme. “Obama thinks he’s a dictator, he should be in jail!” OK, and that’s related to Republican senators sabotaging peace negotiations in Iran how, exactly?! Um, Benghazi?! Do I have bingo yet? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19985 "2015-03-16T15:03:43Z")
Benghazi is the free play in the center square. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19986 "2015-03-16T15:27:54Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > Religious right type people are terrified of “sharia law” because of the injustice and cruelty such a system would bring. This is where you are wrong. Religious types aren’t against injustice and cruelty. You said it yourself - they want the same sort of laws themselves. What drives the Bible brigade further around the bend is that sharia law would be punishing people for Allah instead of for Jebus. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19987 "2015-03-16T16:51:38Z")
> [@Wash](#): > > The Texas GOPpers have apparently realized they haven’t appeared in this thread for several posts, so here they are with their response to evidence coming to light of police brutality incidents throughout the country: [http://m.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Bill-restricting-rights-of-citizens-to-videotape-6130903.php](http://m.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Bill-restricting-rights-of-citizens-to-videotape-6130903.php) And it turns out [some conservative/libertarian Texans don’t like that one little bit](http://www.salon.com/2015/03/16/youre_a_tyrant_to_the_oath_you_took_why_texas_gop_is_locked_in_a_civil_war/). Shows a crack in the coalition. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19988 "2015-03-16T16:56:40Z")
[Woman who miscarried is convicted under Indiana feticide law, faces up to 70 years in prison.](http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-03-13/indiana-jury-says-purvi-patel-should-go-prison-what-she-says-was-miscarriage) Perhaps this belongs in a different thread, but I have no doubt Pubs are ultimately responsible. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19989 "2015-03-16T17:06:40Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > (whoops I posted this without seeing a whole bunch of posts since levdrakon’s confusion. Oh well. This message is addressing the levdrakon Bible vs Sharia law issue) > > You are completely missing the point. Let me try to clarify: > > Religious right type people are terrified of “sharia law” because of the injustice and cruelty such a system would bring. These same people would be in favor of Bible-based law, even though a lot of the same barbaric stuff in sharia law is prescribed by Old Testament Bible law. > > The number of stonings in the U.S. these days is completely irrelevant, not sure how that is confusing you. Your point seems to be that Christians are hypocrites because the bible says things about war and killing, etc. Except for some extreme types, Christians don’t believe in stoning people or selling their children or whatever gotcha you think you’ve got there. Most Christians are fully aware that we aren’t living in the ME, 2000 years in the past. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19990 "2015-03-16T17:21:54Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Okay, okay. Change the question to “See Russia from an island in Alaska.” Since there are no islands IN Alaska (they’re outside of it), the answer should be just as obvious. So is Oahu not “in” Hawaii? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19991 "2015-03-16T17:27:47Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Woman who miscarried is convicted under Indiana feticide law, faces up to 70 years in prison.](http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-03-13/indiana-jury-says-purvi-patel-should-go-prison-what-she-says-was-miscarriage) > > Perhaps this belongs in a different thread, but I have no doubt Pubs are ultimately responsible. …yeah, I gotta say that belongs in another thread, **BG**. To be sure, it seems downright evil, but it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Republican-ness (Republicanity?). ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19992 "2015-03-16T17:36:17Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Okay, okay. Change the question to “See Russia from an island in Alaska.” Since there are no islands IN Alaska (they’re outside of it), the answer should be just as obvious. Actually, it looks like there is a peak just east of Wales, on the tip of the mainland peninsula, where, if you stand on it and use binoculars, on a clear day, you should be able to see the tip of the Siberian peninsula across the strait. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19993 "2015-03-16T17:39:54Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Your point seems to be that Christians are hypocrites because the bible says things about war and killing, etc. Except for some extreme types, Christians don’t believe in stoning people or selling their children or whatever gotcha you think you’ve got there. Most Christians are fully aware that we aren’t living in the ME, 2000 years in the past. Look at the post immediately above yours and say that again. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19994 "2015-03-16T17:40:12Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > …yeah, I gotta say that belongs in another thread, **BG**. To be sure, it seems downright evil, but it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Republican-ness (Republicanity?). Republican-inanity. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19995 "2015-03-16T17:42:41Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > …yeah, I gotta say that belongs in another thread, **BG**. To be sure, it seems downright evil, but it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Republican-ness (Republicanity?). I was under the impression that the Republican Party was the anti-abortion, anti-woman party. Putting women in jail for miscarriages and being pro-rape is their turf. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19996 "2015-03-16T17:51:10Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > …yeah, I gotta say that belongs in another thread, **BG**. To be sure, it seems downright evil, but it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Republican-ness (Republicanity?). Maybe this part? > [@](#): > > The judge in Patel’s case, Elizabeth Hurley, was appointed by Indiana’s conservative Republican governor Mike Pence. She rejected defense arguments that Patel could not be charged with both neglecting a live baby and aborting her own fetus. The jury convicted Patel on both counts. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19997 "2015-03-16T18:03:15Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Actually, it looks like there is a peak just east of Wales, on the tip of the mainland peninsula, where, if you stand on it and use binoculars, on a clear day, you should be able to see the tip of the Siberian peninsula across the strait. Fine. With Binoculars. Let’s just omit the potential run for office quiz question and replace it with Name Three Supreme Court Decisions. (Partial credit for naming only two.) ---
**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:** [March 16, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19998 "2015-03-16T18:24:17Z")
[Senator Ron Johnson refused to vote to fun the VA’s treatment of veterans because it costs too much money.](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/22/1307971/-GOP-Sen-Ron-Johnson-It-costs-too-much-to-fund-the-VA?detail=email) ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/19999 "2015-03-16T18:27:18Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > This is where you are wrong. Religious types aren’t against injustice and cruelty. You said it yourself - they want the same sort of laws themselves. What drives the Bible brigade further around the bend is that sharia law would be punishing people for Allah instead of for Jebus. Don’t fall into the same trap as you criticize others for by being bigoted against Christians. The majority of them are not pro-cruelty as you seem to believe. Only the extremists and the ignorant. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20000 "2015-03-16T18:31:30Z")
[Ted Cruz to little girl: “Your world is on fire!”](http://www.salon.com/2015/03/16/your_world_is_on_fire_ted_cruz_terrifies_little_girl_in_nh_stump_speech/) ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20001 "2015-03-16T18:40:37Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Your point seems to be that Christians are hypocrites because the bible says things about war and killing, etc. Except for some extreme types, Christians don’t believe in stoning people or selling their children or whatever gotcha you think you’ve got there. Most Christians are fully aware that we aren’t living in the ME, 2000 years in the past. And most Muslims don’t support whippings/stonings/hand-chopping (although I’ll grant you that there is a larger percentage that support that ‘old-school’ than Christians that support it). But the various RFRA laws don’t differentiate that way, do they? And they certainly pave the way for the implementation of Sharia law in the US. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=999) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1001)