# 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:** 1065
**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:** [April 29, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21282 "2015-04-29T13:00:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Oklahoma state legislator threatens to set himself on fire on the grounds of the state Supreme Court if court employees get raises](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/oklahoma-republican-threatens-to-light-himself-on-fire-at-courthouse-to-protest-abortion-rulings/). Because, abortion. > [@running\_coach](#): > > He gave himself an out. > > > [@](#): > > > > If I were not a Christian and didn’t have a prohibition against suicide > > Coward. That’s no excuse, wuss. You could easily perform a nonlethal demonstration of your commitment by just setting one arm on fire or something. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2015, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21283 "2015-04-29T13:08:33Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Odd as it may sound, I have weirdly developed a smidgen of respect for this guy after reading that article. I mean, he was an unprincipled shit for voting against legislation to protect gays’ civil rights, but at least he didn’t smother it in a side order of denial and hypocrisy: > > No floundering denials, no smarmy apologies about having been “led” into “sin” or deeply regretting his “weakness” or promises about seeking “therapy” to renounce his “lifestyle”. Just “well, yeah, you got me, I’m gay”. Kinda refreshing. And this, also: > [@](#): > > Boehning says he voted against protecting gays against discrimination because that’s what he thinks his south Fargo constituents want him to do. There’s also a clause in the bill that protects those who are “perceived” as gay that he takes issue with. I disagree with him (and his perceived (and likely correct) views of his constituents), but he was actually being a representative. No reason for him to resign (not married, apparently not in a committed relationship, not pursuing underage men) - be interesting to see if the good people of south Fargo return him to the statehouse. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21284 "2015-04-29T13:17:49Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > That’s no excuse, wuss. You could easily perform a nonlethal demonstration of your commitment by just setting one arm on fire or something. If he sets fire to his head, he won’t even damage anything important. ---
**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 29, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21285 "2015-04-29T14:23:01Z")
Randy Boehning? That can’t possibly not be a porn name. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21286 "2015-04-29T17:08:27Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Most tunnels are underground, as it happens. Some are painted on walls. I refer you to the multiple precedents set in the _Runner v. Coyote_ cases. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21287 "2015-04-29T17:20:53Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Pay raises AND free entertainment ? Sounds like Oklahoma’s the place to be right now. Oklahoma is not ever the place to be. Not now. Not ever. Trust me on this one. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21288 "2015-04-29T17:39:50Z")
I think one monumentally stupid move by a lot of the Republican windbags was to not \*\*just \*\*use the huge mistake of the mayor of Baltimore when she spoke about leaving space to destroy, as she clarified that was not what she tried to say; instead they are stepping on their tongues in their attempts to set this as a wedge issue or turning the prejudice to 11. Rush Limbaugh specially: > **[Rush Limbaugh: Riots Will Continue Until Blacks Stop Voting For Democrats](https://crooksandliars.com/2015/04/rush-limbaugh-riots-will-continue-until)** > > Rush Limbaugh proposes that only Republicans can save African Americans from themselves. > [@](#): > > In his rant, he was attacking former Maryland Governor martin O’Malley as well as all Democrats for the riots in Baltimore. > > > [@](#): > > > > ``` > > ...It's never going to get solved. As long as the black population keeps voting Democrat this is never going to end. > > > > ``` ---
**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 29, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21289 "2015-04-29T18:11:53Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Most tunnels are underground, as it happens. Not necessarily, but please explain to me, o fount of wisdom, how those tunnels were constructed connecting stores in Texas with stores in California. ---
**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 29, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21290 "2015-04-29T18:14:23Z")
[Texas Rep. Bill Flores ties Balitmore riots to gay marriage.](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/29/1381193/-Rep-Bill-Flores-ties-gay-marriage-to-Baltimore-riots) Rand Paul also said that the riots are because the rioters don’t have fathers. How he knows that, I don’t know, unless he’s done a survey. But how does that explain his son’s DUI? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21291 "2015-04-29T18:16:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Not necessarily, but please explain to me, o fount of wisdom, how those tunnels were constructed connecting stores in Texas with stores in California. The UN/NWO/NAU/FEMA now has the shoggoths and dholes on its payroll. Don’t try to tell me you’re surprised. ---
**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 29, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21292 "2015-04-29T18:30:34Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Not necessarily, but please explain to me, o fount of wisdom, how those tunnels were constructed connecting stores in Texas with stores in California. Well obviously it’s just a slight re-tasking of the illegal immigrant hordes that Weak-willed Tyrant Obama is employing to build tunnels through the border in order to let the ISIS militants get past True Patriot Citizen’s Border Patrols. Which had presumably already dug tunnels from Mexico to Iraq to bring the ISIS fighters in the first place, thus giving them a wealth of structural engineering experience ? Probably. And by “probably” I mean that’s solid, fact-based truth. It’s just plain common sense, once you learn to ignore that part of your brain that’s producing a non-stop, high-pitched scream at the very notions involved here. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21293 "2015-04-29T18:36:07Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Governor Abbott of Texas orders the state National Guard to keep an eye on the US Army.](https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/593117869904252928) > > Civil War, anybody? The comments on the Governor’s tweet are downright scary. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21294 "2015-04-29T18:37:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Texas Rep. Bill Flores ties Balitmore riots to gay marriage.](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/29/1381193/-Rep-Bill-Flores-ties-gay-marriage-to-Baltimore-riots) > > Rand Paul also said that the riots are because the rioters don’t have fathers. How he knows that, I don’t know, unless he’s done a survey. But how does that explain his son’s DUI? It’s simple. If the rioters had fathers, they wouldn’t be out past their bedtime. If I had Rand Paul for a father, I’d stay drunk, too. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21295 "2015-04-29T18:39:18Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Texas Rep. Bill Flores ties Balitmore riots to gay marriage.](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/29/1381193/-Rep-Bill-Flores-ties-gay-marriage-to-Baltimore-riots) > > Rand Paul also said that the riots are because the rioters don’t have fathers. How he knows that, I don’t know, unless he’s done a survey. Gosh, I can’t help wondering where all these zealous anti-rioting law-and-order types were last April when a bunch of illegal squatters and their supporters in Nevada [destroyed property and threatened and assaulted federal officials carrying out their legal duties](http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/10/us/nevada-rancher-rangers-cattle-showdown/). ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21296 "2015-04-29T21:23:24Z")
> [@Spiff](#): > > Oklahoma is not ever the place to be. Not now. Not ever. > > Trust me on this one. Oh, c’mon. The state must have _some_ good qualities. I mean, I hear the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet, when the wind comes right behind the rain. ---
**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 30, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21297 "2015-04-30T00:45:09Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Gosh, I can’t help wondering where all these zealous anti-rioting law-and-order types were last April when a bunch of illegal squatters and their supporters in Nevada [destroyed property and threatened and assaulted federal officials carrying out their legal duties](http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/10/us/nevada-rancher-rangers-cattle-showdown/). Where were they? They were at the Bundy ranch destroying property and threatening and assaulting federal officials. ---
**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 30, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21298 "2015-04-30T04:32:45Z")
But that was federal property, therefore not important. Only private property matters. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21299 "2015-04-30T13:20:05Z")
> [@Spiff](#): > > The comments on the Governor’s tweet are downright scary. I have no idea what all the fuss is about. As soon as the Army launches this exercise, they’re going to find themselves stuck in traffic on I-45, and they’ll be sitting educks. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21300 "2015-04-30T18:00:54Z")
Tom Cotton wants a debate with Iran’s foreign minister. Here’s how it played out on Twitter: > [@@SenTomCotton](#): > > Hey @JZarif, I hear you called me out today. If you’re so confident, let’s debate the Constitution. 1/4 > [@@SenTomCotton](#): > > Here’s offer: meet in DC, @JZarif, time of your choosing to debate Iran’s record of tyranny, treachery, & terror. 2/4 > [@@SenTomCotton](#): > > I understand if you decline @JZarif after all, in your 20s, you hid in US during Iran-Iraq war while peasants & kids were marched to die 3/4 > [@@SenTomCotton](#): > > Not badge of courage @JZarif, to hide in US while your country fought war to survive-but shows cowardly character still on display today 4/4 And the Iranian foreign minister responded: > [@@JZarif](#): > > Serious diplomacy, not macho personal smear, is what we need. Congrats on Ur new born. May U and Ur family enjoy him in peace .@SenTomCotton I’m just perplexed on why a senator would want to troll a government official of a frankly terrible country in this way. Forget Iran’s record of terrorism, the controversy over the nuke deal, how principled Mr. Cotton believes his views are… what did you think would happen? Why would you give your opponent the opportunity to take the high road? The dude sent well wishes for Mr. Cotton’s newborn child, fer crying out loud! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21301 "2015-04-30T18:07:42Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > The dude sent well wishes for Mr. Cotton’s newborn child, fer crying out loud! Well, “enjoy him” might be a bit ambiguous . . . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1064) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1066)