# 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:** 1076
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21502 "2015-05-11T16:46:03Z")
In a state where all of his constituents are either Giants or Iggles fans, he’s public about being a Cowboys fan. That alone should have finished him at the ballot box. ---
**Author:** ![vd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@vd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vd)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21503 "2015-05-11T16:46:05Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Nebraska woman files lawsuit against ALL homosexuals.](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nebraska-woman-sues-all-homosexuals-liers-thieves-n354301) If she’s going to represent God, she should be arrested for all the property damage caused by natural disasters. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21504 "2015-05-11T16:48:58Z")
Have we done this one ? It’s from March but I can’t recall seeing it here. Kansas Secretary of State says it’s “not a huge jump” to worry the Obama administration might just cancel the prosecution of any “any black person accused of a crime, charged with a crime […] regardless of the crime.” [Does not back down](http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/prairie-politics/article12610361.html) when taken to task by the press. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21505 "2015-05-11T17:14:00Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Have we done this one ? It’s from March but I can’t recall seeing it here. Kansas Secretary of State says it’s “not a huge jump” to worry the Obama administration might just cancel the prosecution of any “any black person accused of a crime, charged with a crime […] regardless of the crime.” > > [Does not back down](http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/prairie-politics/article12610361.html) when taken to task by the press. [Obviously a member of the dope](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=755290&highlight=pardon+obama). ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21506 "2015-05-11T17:16:01Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > You mean I’m gonna STAY this color??? Reported. (~violating the Dope’s number one rule~) ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21507 "2015-05-11T17:18:18Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Reported. > > (~violating the Dope’s number one rule~) Took me a while, but I see what you did there 🆒 ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21508 "2015-05-11T17:30:10Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > People ask me how to spell mine all the time. > > You mean I’m gonna STAY this color??? > [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Reported. > > (~violating the Dope’s number one rule~) It’s OK, **Superdude**. We’d love you even if you were the color of a baboon’s ass. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21509 "2015-05-11T17:40:27Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Reported. > > (~violating the Dope’s number one rule~) 😕 A hint for those of us who are a bit slow on the uptake? 😕 ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21510 "2015-05-11T17:43:07Z")
Well, think… what’s the first rule of the SDMB? ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21511 "2015-05-11T17:45:56Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 😕 A hint for those of us who are a bit slow on the uptake? 😕 I’ll PM you the answer but it will cost you _One dollar and seven cents_! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21512 "2015-05-11T17:47:11Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Well, think… what’s the first rule of the SDMB? Not very helpful, seeing as **Buck** essentially just said he didn’t know what the first rule of SDMB is. I don’t either, in fact, despite posting here for over a decade. I can list a lot of possibilities, but no “THE” first rule comes to mind. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21513 "2015-05-11T17:47:56Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Well, think… what’s the first rule of the SDMB? Don’t talk about SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21514 "2015-05-11T17:49:02Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Well, think… what’s the first rule of the SDMB? Ahhhhh. Just got it. Our younger posters may not. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21515 "2015-05-11T18:16:46Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 😕 A hint for those of us who are a bit slow on the uptake? 😕 The quote about staying white is from the movie The Jerk. Not being a jerk is the number one rule of the SDMB. (The quote about $1.07 is also from The Jerk) I guess I’m not a younger poster. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21516 "2015-05-11T19:08:12Z")
I’m damn proud of that joke. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21517 "2015-05-11T19:37:13Z")
Ben Carson: “[Asking poor people to pay less taxes than rich people is condescending to the poor people](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-tax-condescending-poor).” It also makes it easier to raise taxes on rich people, apparently, which, according to Dr. Ben, is a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21518 "2015-05-11T19:55:27Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I’m damn proud of that joke. You should not be proud of that joke. You should call that joke “shithead”. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21519 "2015-05-11T19:58:40Z")
I would not directly acknowledge it, I might call it “Joke Snow”. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21520 "2015-05-11T20:46:48Z")
This is from 1997 and 2001, back when Scott Walker was merely a state representative rather the governor, but I’m betting he hasn’t changed his mind on it. Back then, he thought it should be legal for doctors to lie to pregnant women if the doctor thought the information might cause a woman to choose abortion, [and he tried to get it made law twice](http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/05/10/3640558/scott-walker-birth-defects-doctors/). Luckily, the bills failed. Then. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21521 "2015-05-11T20:52:59Z")
[Republicans claim to support the troops, but not when it conflicts with their monetary contributors.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/11/predatory-lending-soldiers_n_7258800.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1075) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1077)