# 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:** 107
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2121 "2010-09-21T13:21:06Z")
Okay - I’ll give you they’re usually not as obvious as that. But saying politico has a pro-Republican slant is like saying the N&O is a pro-UNC paper. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2122 "2010-09-21T13:34:03Z")
Wow. I had no idea T.S. Eliot was such a douche. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2123 "2010-09-21T14:22:05Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Wow. I had no idea T.S. Eliot was such a douche. Take a look at Pound someday. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2124 "2010-09-21T14:24:17Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > > > Wow. I had no idea T.S. Eliot was such a douche. > > Take a look at Pound someday. Pffft! William Carlos Williams ate the damn plums she was saving for breakfast. Now THAT’S douchey! ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2125 "2010-09-21T15:13:06Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Okay - I’ll give you they’re usually not as obvious as that. But saying politico has a pro-Republican slant is like saying the N&O is a pro-UNC paper. UNC != NCSU Or did things change that dramatically after I left Narth Cackalakey? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2126 "2010-09-21T15:28:28Z")
What are UNC, N&O, and NCSU? ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2127 "2010-09-21T15:32:22Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > What are UNC, N&O, and NCSU? University of North Carolina The News & Observer (Raleigh newspaper) North Carolina State University UNC & NC State fans have a bit of a rivalry going on. I can’t comment on the N&O’s participation in this - I skip the sports page. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2128 "2010-09-21T15:48:30Z")
> [@C3](#): > > > [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > > > What are UNC, N&O, and NCSU? > > University of North Carolina > The News & Observer (Raleigh newspaper) > North Carolina State University > > UNC & NC State fans have a bit of a rivalry going on. I can’t comment on the N&O’s participation in this - I skip the sports page. Sorry about the hijack. A note for those playing at home: The Raleigh News and Observer editorial staff is chock full of graduates from the UNC journalism school. Their sports page (and very occasionally other sections) reflect this. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2129 "2010-09-21T15:58:08Z")
It’s okay - it’s a sore spot this morning. My 7 year old announced today (while stomping and throwing himself on the ground) that he will no longer be wearing any shade of blue, thereby eliminating about 80% of his wardrobe. Go Pack! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2130 "2010-09-21T16:08:41Z")
Um … don’t you think telling him to go pack his stuff is a bit of an overreaction? He’s seven, and the labor market being what it is–particularly the lack of coal mine opportunities for youthful go-getters–he’ll likely have a rough go of it. Besides, he would have been growing out of all that stuff soon anyway, wouldn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2131 "2010-09-21T16:20:24Z")
My only consolation is that if he’s wearing red, I can at least pretend he’s a fan of a real ACC school. Go Terps! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2132 "2010-09-21T17:05:44Z")
> [@C3](#): > > It’s okay - it’s a sore spot this morning. My 7 year old announced today (while stomping and throwing himself on the ground) that he will no longer be wearing any shade of blue, thereby eliminating about 80% of his wardrobe. Go Pack! Understood. Fang, my seven year old, is an avid Panthers fan. He thinks it’s funny that I visibly wince whenever he says, “Go Carolina!” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2133 "2010-09-21T17:28:13Z")
In yet another douchebag move, the Pubies are planning to filibuster the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”, which is pretty much unanimously thought to be a crappy piece of legislation. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2134 "2010-09-21T17:45:08Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > In yet another douchebag move, the Pubies are planning to filibuster the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”, which is pretty much unanimously thought to be a crappy piece of legislation. Sure, now that the CinC’s an avowed marxist, the pubbies’ll try to hurt the troops any way they can. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2135 "2010-09-21T18:19:40Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > > [@Chefguy](#): > > > > In yet another douchebag move, the Pubies are planning to filibuster the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”, which is pretty much unanimously thought to be a crappy piece of legislation. > > Sure, now that the CinC’s an avowed marxist, the pubbies’ll try to hurt the troops any way they can. He’s a socialist; please get it straight. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2136 "2010-09-21T18:47:39Z")
I thought he was a athiest-nazi-socialist-antibusiness-radical muslim, who’s in bed with Wall Street. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2137 "2010-09-21T21:35:23Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I thought he was a athiest-nazi-socialist-antibusiness-radical muslim, who’s in bed with Wall Street. You forgot “elitist”. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2138 "2010-09-21T21:45:10Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > > > I thought he was a athiest-nazi-socialist-antibusiness-radical muslim, who’s in bed with Wall Street. > > You forgot “elitist”. Elitist is implied by the “atheist-nazi-socialist-antibusiness-radical muslim” part. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2139 "2010-09-21T21:50:23Z")
I am beginning to hate the god damned obstructionist republicans; before now, I only actively hated GW Bush. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2140 "2010-09-21T21:54:11Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > He’s a socialist; please get it straight. Sorry **Chefguy** , but [**Clothahump** ’s word](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12901600&highlight=marxist#post12901600)is my bond. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=108)