# 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:** 1056
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21102 "2015-04-21T02:40:52Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > Is it just me, or are the Republicans doubling down on the willful stupidity lately? Is there an election coming up or something? > [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > My personal and unproven theory is that it has something to do with the phases of the moon. Someone should do some research on it. Fine, I’ll say it since no one else has- Yes, they’re a bunch of lunatics. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21103 "2015-04-21T13:35:28Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > Is there an election coming up or something? Assuming you’re in the US, then yes, there is \*always \*an election coming up. Starting the morning after the last one, and often even sooner. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21104 "2015-04-21T18:05:02Z")
[Right wing group Judicial Watch takes credit for preventing an ISIS attack on US soil](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/04/21/conservative-group-claims-it-thwarted-mexican-isis-camp-attack-on-u-s-dhs-says-nope/). The government says, “No, not so much.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21105 "2015-04-21T18:43:32Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > Is it just me, or are the Republicans doubling down on the willful stupidity lately? Is there an election coming up or something? The level of stupid increases as always. That being said there is a sheer fuckload of Republicans reporducing the Mad-Lib meme of " \ is just like \." ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21106 "2015-04-21T18:45:01Z")
A weird, double dose of stupid: [Michelle Bachmann says the Rapture is coming and blames Obama](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/michele-bachmann-the-rapture-is-coming-and-its-obamas-fault/ar-AAboZhG) Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t Christians WANT the Rapture to happen? They want Jesus to come back? By her own definition, Bachmann should be praising Obama for ushering in the end times! She doesn’t even fucking understand her own god damn religion! Or is she speaking for us heathens, telling us we should blame Obama for causing the Rapture, because Christians like her don’t really want Jesus to come back? What a fucking shithead ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21107 "2015-04-21T18:45:26Z")
[In Wisconsin, Scott Walker’s proposed budget scares **Republicans.**](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/scott-walkers-new-budget-is-so-brutal-even-republicans-are-afraid-of-it/) > [@](#): > > Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s new budget has such major slashes that even the GOP is getting nervous about it. Of course it does sport a number of characteristics one would expect Republicans to champion, like cuts to environmental programs and schools, but with the first votes looming on Walker’s two-year plan, it seems that local Republicans think he’s finally pushed too far when it comes to the disabled and the elderly. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21108 "2015-04-21T18:52:43Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t Christians WANT the Rapture to happen? Only a very prominent minority. There’s a very wide variety of Christians, including many who actually try to follow Christ’s actual Biblical teachings about loving and helping one another etc. Don’t tar them all as nutbars. The fundies who believe in the Rapture want it for _themselves_, not considering that if it were to happen, it might not include the sanctimonious, hypocritical, or judgmental. ISTM Bachmann is warning those of us, the bulk of humanity that is, that we’re going to be Left Behind without the chastening, civilizing, morality-giving True Christians to provide us guidance. And that will be the Kenyan Muslim Socialist’s fault. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21109 "2015-04-21T20:39:45Z")
[Ted Cruz and John McCain are sniping at each other.](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/04/21/ted-cruz-lies-about-john-mccain-john-mccain-burns-him-for-it/) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21110 "2015-04-21T23:42:10Z")
[Fox Host: To stop terror recruitment, we need a more “robust, manly” version of Christianity.](http://www.salon.com/2015/04/21/fox_host_terror_recruitment_would_end_if_we_had_a_more_robust_manly_version_of_christianity/) Hokaay . . . As Saul of Tarsus was on the road to Fire Island, he beheld a blinding light, and a voice shouted, “Saul! Saul! Thou shalt open thy mouth and close thy eyes!” . . . ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21111 "2015-04-21T23:44:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Ted Cruz and John McCain are sniping at each other.](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/04/21/ted-cruz-lies-about-john-mccain-john-mccain-burns-him-for-it/) With live rounds?! 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 21, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21112 "2015-04-21T23:46:57Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Fox Host: To stop terror recruitment, we need a more “robust, manly” version of Christianity.](http://www.salon.com/2015/04/21/fox_host_terror_recruitment_would_end_if_we_had_a_more_robust_manly_version_of_christianity/) > > Hokaay . . . > > As Saul of Tarsus was on the road to Fire Island, he beheld a blinding light, and a voice shouted, “Saul! Saul! Thou shalt open thy mouth and close thy eyes!” . . . that was kind of sucky ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21113 "2015-04-22T00:48:54Z")
Another Republican woman, who apparently has bought into the idea that women will lie about being a victim of rape or incest to get an abortion because, after all, [it’s not verifiable](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/tennessee-lawmaker-tables-abortion-bill-exceptions-because-rape-and-incest-not-verifiable). ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21114 "2015-04-22T01:03:26Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > ISTM Bachmann is warning those of us, the bulk of humanity that is, that we’re going to be Left Behind without the chastening, civilizing, morality-giving True Christians to provide us guidance. Is there a downside? ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21115 "2015-04-22T03:01:27Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Another Republican woman, who apparently has bought into the idea that women will lie about being a victim of rape or incest to get an abortion because, after all, [it’s not verifiable](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/tennessee-lawmaker-tables-abortion-bill-exceptions-because-rape-and-incest-not-verifiable). Yes, because DNA tests are often failed because the questions are so hard, and rape kits are just things you use to, um … build … rape? ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21116 "2015-04-22T03:03:21Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > Is there a downside? Looks like a win win… ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21117 "2015-04-22T07:16:50Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Another Republican woman, who apparently has bought into the idea that women will lie about being a victim of rape or incest to get an abortion because, after all, [it’s not verifiable](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/tennessee-lawmaker-tables-abortion-bill-exceptions-because-rape-and-incest-not-verifiable). Much as I hate to defend someone I really really want to punch in the face just by seeing her picture ; she’s kind of got a point there : if you (Republicans you) restrict abortions in all cases except rape & incest, you’re going to see a lot of women who are going to jump through the newly minted rape hoop (that’s my band’s name, don’t steal plz) in order to get access to an abortion. So her objection is not stupid. Her being on board with a bill that would make that an issue _to begin with_, on the other hand… ETA : oh wait, it appears the hoop in question is a 48h waiting period rather than a flat NO. Then yeah, OK, she’s cray-cray through and through. Yes Sheila, women are totally gonna subject themselves to the social stigma of rape just to get their troublesome foetus yanked out a couple days earlier. That is totally a thing that would happen, yes. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21118 "2015-04-22T08:22:15Z")
America has some of the richest deposits of stupidity in the world. Communities rely on this stupidity. Without it, entire industries would collapse. The Republicans have been selfishly exploiting these reserves for their own political gain. Stupidity is a renewable resource, but it’s not infinite. At current rates of consumption we’ll hit peak stupidity by 2037. Our first priority should be a cap and trade system, but until then we’ll need to rely on substitution. For example, instead of seeing Islamic conspiracies under your bed or misunderstanding elementary school science you can fall down the stairs, hit your thumb with a hammer, or say your political opponents have cooties. Don’t forget to reuse and recycle. Old stupidity can be just as effective as new, especially with a bit of refurbishing. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21119 "2015-04-22T11:06:16Z")
I think we’re still reusing 1950’s stupidity already! ---
**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:** [April 22, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21120 "2015-04-22T11:25:28Z")
Well, yeah. There’s still a lot of fossil stupidity reserves we can tap. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21121 "2015-04-22T13:24:30Z")
A school nurse in Carlisle PA refused to treat a student who wouldn’t stand for the pledge of allegiance. The reports don’t say she’s a Republican, but she has the mindset. [http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/atheists-condemn-school-nurse-refusing-treat-student-who-wont-stand-pledge](http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/atheists-condemn-school-nurse-refusing-treat-student-who-wont-stand-pledge) > [@](#): > > “Why didn’t you stand for the Pledge?” the nurse reportedly asked loudly. The student said that she explained that she had the right not to participate. > > “Fine! Then leave! I have the right to not service you!” the student said the nurse shouted in reply. > > “The student reports that she left the nurse’s office in tears and went to the administrative offices to call her mother,” Miller wrote. A secretary then led the student to an office, but at that time the same nurse appeared again, saying, ‘She isn’t calling a parent until I have a long conversation with her!’” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1055) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1057)