# 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:** 1086
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21702 "2015-05-19T14:53:40Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Very high. But that’s not the point. What sort of thread, and forum, do you think this is? :dubious: ---
**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:** [May 19, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21703 "2015-05-19T15:46:52Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > He could be a Libertarian, or a Nazi. You say potato… ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21704 "2015-05-19T16:35:20Z")
You make Latvia sad. Cannot haz potato. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21705 "2015-05-19T17:45:33Z")
[Welcome to Twitter, Mr. President.](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/1_hello_n_gger_conservatives_welcome_president_obama_to_twitter?recruiter_id=2) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21706 "2015-05-19T18:26:40Z")
If we’re lucky, quite a few of those respondents will get a visit from the Secret Service. If we’re _really_ lucky, a dozen or so will get prison. Threatening the President is still a Federal Offense. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21707 "2015-05-19T19:10:38Z")
Most of those respondents didn’t threaten the President; they just said ugly, horrible things to him. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21708 "2015-05-19T19:17:26Z")
The noose pictures are likely to result in a visit and a little talk, though. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21709 "2015-05-19T19:18:22Z")
Maybe they could accidentally discharge a couple of tazers at that dude. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21710 "2015-05-19T19:31:56Z")
Shocking. Positively shocking. ---
**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 19, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21711 "2015-05-19T20:33:39Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > The noose pictures are likely to result in a visit and a little talk, though. Yeah, the nigger talk is no surprise - GIFT and so on. The “rope for change” thing is something else though. I wouldn’t call it a threat per se, since it’s still firing from the interwebs, but it’s the sign of pretty nasty feelings and ideas. On the positive side, it’s something to link whenever some cunt touts the “post racial society !!!” meme Fox & Friends have been bullshitting about. That being said, as with other similar items on Facebook & Twitter alike, I wholeheartedly support racist shitheads openly outing themselves as racist shitheads. They all go on The List. ---
**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 19, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21712 "2015-05-19T20:36:59Z")
Do yours go on the Slap List or the Punch In The Throat List? I put all mine on the PITT List. ---
**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 19, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21713 "2015-05-19T21:11:12Z")
I only got the one list. The Up Against The Wall Come The Revolution List. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21714 "2015-05-20T00:16:44Z")
[Fox News Is Hurting Republicans, Former Bush Official Says](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/19/fox-news-republicans_n_7320180.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000018). "Fox News is hurting the Republican Party, according to a study conducted by a top official in the first Bush administration. “The study, authored by Bruce Bartlett, who worked in the Treasury Department under George H. W. Bush and was also a domestic policy adviser to Ronald Reagan, found that Fox viewers tended to be less informed about current affairs than people who watch mainstream news – and even people who don’t watch the news at all.” I love this line: “‘It appears that right-wing bias, including inaccurate reporting, became commonplace on Fox,’ Bartlett said.” In other news: Water is wet. ---
**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 20, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21715 "2015-05-20T02:45:38Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > I only got the one list. The Up Against The Wall Come The Revolution List. Oh, that list. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21716 "2015-05-20T03:15:31Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [Welcome to Twitter, Mr. President.](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/1_hello_n_gger_conservatives_welcome_president_obama_to_twitter?recruiter_id=2) Gee, and here I thought all the right wingnut opposition to Obama was based on thoughtful policy considerations. ---
**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 20, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21717 "2015-05-20T04:59:09Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Yeah, the nigger talk is no surprise - GIFT and so on. The “rope for change” thing is something else though. I wouldn’t call it a threat per se, since it’s still firing from the interwebs, but it’s the sign of pretty nasty feelings and ideas. On the positive side, it’s something to link whenever some cunt touts the “post racial society !!!” meme Fox & Friends have been bullshitting about. > > That being said, as with other similar items on Facebook & Twitter alike, I wholeheartedly support racist shitheads openly outing themselves as racist shitheads. They all go on The List. Well, since it’s supposed to be illegal to say you’re going to kill the PotUS, even in jest, I could see a visit in the future. There used to be a [blog](https://muslimsareterrorists.wordpress.com/) called “Muslims Are Terrorists” where the author used to advocate for revolution against the White House, and use language that would have made him a shoo-in for Stormfront. I used to read it, just incredulous that someone could actually have thoughts like that. He kept going, and getting progressively worse. I eventually ended up emailing the link to his blog to the FBI, because it was starting to sound like he was about to actually go off the deep end and act, as opposed to just venting. The blog has been shut down, but he left a nice message for anyone who stumbled across the now defunct blog: > [@that guy's blog](#): > > WORDPRESS HAS VIOLATED THE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS OF [BARENAKEDISLAM.WORDPRESS.COM](http://BARENAKEDISLAM.WORDPRESS.COM) BY GIVING INTO THREATS AND INTIMIDATION BY TERRORIST GROUP CAIR AND SHUT THE SITE DOWN! I URGE ALL TO STAND BEHIND BNI AND NO LONGER USE WORDPRESS SINCE THEY ARE BIASED AND PRO TERRORIST! > > I WILL BE HOSTING MY SITE ELSEWHERE! I WILL NEVER STOP SHOUTING THE TRUTH ABOUT MUSLIMS AND ISLAM! THIS BLOG WILL NO LONGER BE ACTIVE, BUT ALL CONTENT WILL BE REPUBLISHED ON ANOTHER HOST. > > SO FUCK YOU WORDPRESS AND FUCK YOU CAIR! I haven’t found his new site yet. I don’t remember how I found his old one. ---
**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 20, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21718 "2015-05-20T06:38:44Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Well, since it’s supposed to be illegal to say you’re going to kill the PotUS, even in jest, I could see a visit in the future. Oh, I am aware. [It’s very, incredibly extremely illegal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEQOvyGbBtY). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21719 "2015-05-20T23:13:49Z")
[Rep Steve King - (IOWA, R) - Defends Dog Fighting. (Des Moines)](http://desmoines.craigslist.org/vnn/5033763791.html) **Warning** Two disturbing photos at the link. One of them of Rep King. [Backup link](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/53269208069975935/) ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21720 "2015-05-20T23:56:00Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > [Rep Steve King - (IOWA, R) - Defends Dog Fighting. (Des Moines)](http://desmoines.craigslist.org/vnn/5033763791.html) > > **Warning** > Two disturbing photos at the link. One of them of Rep King. > > [Backup link](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/53269208069975935/) We’re quoting Craigslist as a source now? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/21721 "2015-05-21T00:10:48Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > We’re quoting Craigslist as a source now? [http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/31/615951/steve-king-dogfighting/](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/07/31/615951/steve-king-dogfighting/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1085) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1087)