# 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:** 1008
**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 19, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20142 "2015-03-19T15:08:54Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Why is it that Cairo never developed into a major city, anyway? It’s at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. It’s the name. Sounds all Mooslim. Can’t have that as a major city - people might get the wrong idea. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20143 "2015-03-19T15:10:31Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Why is it that Cairo never developed into a major city, anyway? It’s at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. It was a big deal in Mark Twain’s day – I guess when people started traveling by train instead of by riverboat, being situated on the river wasn’t all that anymore. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20144 "2015-03-19T15:29:54Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > I dunno if he’s actually smart, evil possibly. Ask yourself this: how different would he look and behave if he were actually that stupid and believed what he said? He would be Sean Hannity. I think \*\*Askthepizzaguy \*\*is right. Beck intentionally chooses some insane ideas as the horses he’s betting on, and makes crazy good money. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20145 "2015-03-19T16:44:28Z")
The thing about Glen Beck is that his entire shtick is pushing the envelope of craziness further. unlike Limbaugh and Hannity, who are more or less seating themselves comfortably in the center of the extreme right, Beck’s presented views are constantly changing to keep his act fresh. I have this gut feeling that over time Beck is going to push the envelope out beyond Libertarianism into full fledged anarchy, then circumnavigating the political globe until he eventually reaches pro labor Liberal populism. Its a long shot, but if it actually happens, you heard it here first. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20146 "2015-03-19T16:48:39Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > The thing about Glen Beck is that his entire shtick is pushing the envelope of craziness further. unlike Limbaugh and Hannity, who are more or less seating themselves comfortably in the center of the extreme right, Beck’s presented views are constantly changing to keep his act fresh. I have this gut feeling that over time Beck is going to push the envelope out beyond Libertarianism into full fledged anarchy, then circumnavigating the political globe until he eventually reaches pro labor Liberal populism. > > Its a long shot, but if it actually happens, you heard it here first. 😃 Don’t rule out a lateral move to fascism. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20147 "2015-03-19T16:49:59Z")
[All-white Fox News panel demands apology for school’s Black History Month event.](http://www.salon.com/2015/03/19/all_white_fox_news_panel_demands_apology_for_schools_black_history_month_event/) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20148 "2015-03-19T17:03:39Z")
[The Senate Pubs’ budget proposal is apparently . . . delusional.](http://www.salon.com/2015/03/19/gops_black_magic_budget_using_voodoo_to_conjure_trillions_in_savings/) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20149 "2015-03-19T17:06:49Z")
Marco Rubio’s op-ed [gets an F](https://www.facebook.com/RepMarkTakano/photos/a.265096313619446.62249.262447300551014/649787601816980/). ---
**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 19, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20150 "2015-03-19T17:59:02Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > I partly disagree. There seem to be two types of conservatives. The first think the poor are lazy and don’t deserve help from the government. The other thinks they wouldn’t be lazy if the government wasn’t helping. The end result is the same, of course, but the reasoning is different. 1. The second type could well be just using that reasoning as a cover for their malice. Look how catastrophic things get for the poor if they are wrong, yet they seem indifferent to that possibility. 2. A difference that makes no difference, is no difference. ---
**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 19, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20151 "2015-03-19T18:06:29Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Remember that story about Scott Admin forbidding employees in Florida state environmental agencies to mention “global warming” or “climate change”? > > [It turns out they actually meant it.](http://www.peer.org/news/news-releases/2015/03/18/scott%E2%80%99s-climate-change-gag-order-claims-a-victim/) An uncanny reminder of the way the old Soviet Union declared dissidents to be insane and then locked them in asylums where they received shock treatments and such for their conditions. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20152 "2015-03-19T18:35:24Z")
[How to balance the budget with Magickal Accounting](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/fiscal-hard-liners-vs-defense-hawks-budget-splits-16-hopefuls-116211.html): > [@](#): > > [Lindsey] Graham fired back: “I agree with Sen. Paul that one of the threats to our nation is the debt. But I reject the idea that defense spending has anything at all to do with that.” ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20153 "2015-03-19T19:37:42Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > That copy of the video has been marked private for some reason. Here’s one that plays for me. > > > I almost felt sorry for Santorum as the lady was ranting at him; until he responded. > > It’s disturbing how many people there are who are like this lady. She’s frantic and terrified over a bunch of crazy untrue bullshit. And every Republican politician is scared to death to actually rebut these crazy statements, because they might be accused of making sense. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20154 "2015-03-19T19:40:20Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [How to balance the budget with Magickal Accounting](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/fiscal-hard-liners-vs-defense-hawks-budget-splits-16-hopefuls-116211.html): “You know that thing i spend about 20 percent on my budget on? That has nothing to do with how much debt i’m in!” ---
**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 19, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20155 "2015-03-19T20:31:17Z")
A group of New Hampshire 4th-graders got [a lesson in sausagery](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/new-hampshire-republicans-kill-4th-graders-state-mascot-bill-after-unhinged-planned-parenthood-rant/) when Republicans in the lege turned their bill to designate the official State Raptor into some incredibly divisive crazystupid. Rep. Warren Groen (R) chose to use the moment to attack women’s reproductive freedom, saying, _“It grasps them with its talons then uses its razor sharp beak to basically tear it apart limb by limb, and I guess the shame about making this a state bird is it would serve as a much better mascot for Planned Parenthood.”_ Rep. John Burt opposed it because _there are already too many laws_. The children watched there hope crash on the rocks, 133-160. I guess it was an education for them – too bad they will not be able to take part in voting these fucks out till the mid-'20s. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20156 "2015-03-19T20:40:50Z")
So, Republicans don’t have a problem with sex education, it just has to involve scary monster metaphors aimed at children too-young for sex ed classes. The Brothers Grimm would be so pleased. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20157 "2015-03-19T22:09:10Z")
Six foot tall pile of longhorn manure passing as a human Louie Gohmert [really REALLY wants to bomb Iran.](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/gop-rep-louie-gohmert-cant-wait-any-longer-its-time-to-bomb-iran/) ---
**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 19, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20158 "2015-03-19T22:22:20Z")
Iraq was not a real concern for the US twelve years ago, Iran is not a real problem for the US today, these people need to understand that Americans are not very interested in attacking countries that are not threats. Of course, shitpile just wants to bomb, none of that troublesome fighting on the ground. I guess so Iran can be softened up for an IS takeover. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20159 "2015-03-19T22:37:46Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > So, Republicans don’t have a problem with sex education . . . Not at all, so long as they get to administer it personally, in one-on-one tutoring sessions. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20160 "2015-03-19T22:56:36Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Six foot tall pile of longhorn manure passing as a human Louie Gohmert [really REALLY wants to bomb Iran.](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/gop-rep-louie-gohmert-cant-wait-any-longer-its-time-to-bomb-iran/) Come on, it’s cheating to use Louie Gohmert in this thread. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/20161 "2015-03-19T23:42:39Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Don’t rule out a lateral move to fascism. [He’s already got the uniform.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/Arguing_with_Idiots.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1007) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1009)