# 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:** 110
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2181 "2010-10-06T04:39:01Z")
> [@Digital\_Stimulus](#): > > > [@boytyperanma](#): > > > > Sorry I didn’t take some time to provide specific examples of the lying… > > Let’s not forget Jan Brewer and the headless corpses in the Nevada desert. sorry missed that one all I saw was a blur of Jan Brewer running from the press. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2182 "2010-10-06T12:31:32Z")
The Headless Corpses? In the Nevada desert? Burning Man, right? Great show! ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2183 "2010-10-06T12:53:52Z")
[Tea Partiers barking mad over puppy-mill humane measure in Missouri](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/10/barking-mad-over-puppy-mill-humane-measure-in-missouri.html) > [@](#): > > The state of Missouri is known throughout the humane community as “puppy mill central,” a state which by some reckonings is home to nearly a third of the nation’s wretched breeding factories that churn out litter after litter of puppies that can be high-priced and sometimes less than healthy, from mothers that are kept like brood sows and wind up exhausted and ailing after delivering endless litters – I know; I’ve adopted one or two of such poor exploited ladies. > Dog-loving groups have been hopeful that Missouri’s Prop. B, the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act, would help to put a stop to some of this, by requiring commercial breeders with more than 10 breeding females who produce puppies for the pet trade give those dogs clean facilities, enough food and water and exercise, and what I would call decent intervals between pregnancies. > [@](#): > > Tea Partiers are claiming that this is a manifestation of the Humane Society’s sinister plan. Some, including people who either can’t read or won’t read – to paraphrase Mark Twain, the latter has the same disadvantage as the former – are applying Tea Party politics to this, declaring that the Missouri measure saving animals from misery and exploitation is part of a “radical” agenda. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2184 "2010-10-06T13:20:27Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Jim DeMint has once again come out against gays or single women teaching in our schools. It was a really stupid idea last time he said it but I guess he needed to reiterate it just before an election. I believe it was ‘sexually active single women’ he had a problem with. Do you want your kids being taught by sluts and whores? HAVEN’T YOU SEEN THE STORIES ABOUT ALL THE POOR FIFTEEN YEAR OLD BOYS BEING SEXED BY THEIR SURPRISINGLY HOT MID-TWENTIES TEACHERS? As someone who was once a fifteen year old by…hmm…how horrible. WHORES! -Joe ---
**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:** [October 7, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2185 "2010-10-07T19:13:24Z")
\*\*Wisconsin GOP Chairman calls for the \*\*[**execution of Obama**](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/07/reince-priebus-obama-osama_n_753338.html) > [@](#): > > Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Wisconsin GOP, referred to the “execution” of Obama three separate times during a recent media conference call. > > … > > Probed by reporters on how Republican Senate candidate Ron Johnson would feel on these issues, Priebus surmised that he would also favor the execution of “Obama.” > > “My guess is he would believe that Obama should be executed and he oughta treated as a war criminal,” Priebus explained. > > A reporter from _WisPolitics_ later pointed out his use of Obama instead of Osama. > > “You mean Osama bin Laden I take it,” the reporter said. > > “Uh, right,” responded Priebus. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2186 "2010-10-07T19:25:39Z")
You’d think a guy called Reince Priebus would pay a little more attention to people’s names, wouldn’t you? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2187 "2010-10-07T19:27:16Z")
In fairness, it would probably be a big boost to the Republican Party if Obama _were_ executed. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2188 "2010-10-07T20:17:38Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > a guy called Reince Priebus Is that an anagram? Is the dude French? That doesn’t sound like a nice Wisconsin name. Perhaps he’s an illinois immigrant? Reince Priebus -\> Unprecise Brie, Beer Incurs Pie, Rep Incubi Seer. That last sounds sinister. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2189 "2010-10-07T20:24:39Z")
Nothing pins the needle on the 'ol douchetard detector like your standard “…and then Osama oops I mean Obama said…” fuckwittery. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2190 "2010-10-07T21:16:58Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > > > a guy called Reince Priebus > > Is that an anagram? > Is the dude French? > That doesn’t sound like a nice Wisconsin name. > Perhaps he’s an illinois immigrant? > Reince Priebus -\> Unprecise Brie, Beer Incurs Pie, Rep Incubi Seer. > That last sounds sinister. Sneer Pubic Ire? Crib Seep Urine? Curb Eerie Nips? ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2191 "2010-10-09T16:02:00Z")
I just came across this; wasn’t gonna post it, but it kept nagging at the back of my mind. Like, in a “_Did I really just read that? No…it couldn’t have been that bad. Wait, really?_” sort of way. After re-reading it a few times, I think I’ve lost a couple IQ points, and I have to make an attempt to expunge the stupidity from my system: [Why Leftists Want to Pull You All on Mass Transit](http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/10/08/steven-crowder-new-york-public-transit-government/) Having now rid myself of it, I’m sure the effect on me is temporary; my only regret is that I’m pushing it on y’all. Sorry. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2192 "2010-10-09T16:12:00Z")
There must be a companion essay somewhere – “Every Large City is a Democratic Concentration Camp”. ---
**Author:** ![Spavined\_Gelding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2193 "2010-10-09T16:22:12Z")
Well the by-line says he is a comedian for Fox. He just isn’t very funny. On reflection that can be said for many of Mr. Murdock’s talents and personalities. They are simply unfunny comedians. ---
**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2194 "2010-10-10T00:08:59Z")
I read the article. Much of it, anyway. Or so it seems. As I read, I could feel my intellect slipping away. My critical thinking skills dropped toward nadir while my credulity soared. The article began to seem to make sense, and I would have become infuriated at those damn liberals except for my growing ennui. With every word, every sentence, every paragraph, my brain became duller and more reptilian until finally I was lying face down in a puddle of my own drool. I might easily have awakened and gone off to join a tea party or something. Luckily, at that moment the puddle shorted out my keyboard. The resulting electrical discharge knocked me bolt upright and zapped my brain back into normal (which is to say, liberal pinko) function. Phwew!! That was a close one! I blame **Digital Stimulus**. And of course, 1964. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2195 "2010-10-10T01:24:32Z")
Did you know that the Nazis battled against Bolshevism both politically and militarily? [Apparently this “Young Gun” was an MP40](http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/republicans-scrubs-nazi-impersonating-house-candidate-from-young-guns-websiter.php?ref=fpa) -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2196 "2010-10-10T01:40:26Z")
From the October 10 _Harper’s_: _From the 387-plank platform of the Republican Party of Iowa, posted on their website this year:_ The function of law is to protect the free exercise of a person’s God-given rights: _life, liberty, and the right to property (pursuit of happiness)._ We call for the repeal of all mandatory minimum-wage laws. We call for reinstating, with proper safeguards, the death penalty for murderers, rapists, kidnappers, and drug dealers, with a firm limit of twenty-four months for appeals and no intrusion of federal authorities. We believe that claims of human-caused global warming are based on fraudulent, inaccurate information, and that legislation and policy based on this information are detrimental to the well-being of the United States. We believe all individuals and business owners have the freedom to choose the quality of air in their homes and establishments. We call for the elimination of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. We support the elimination of the Iowa Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education. We support the abolition of the IRS. We call for the repeal of the Federal Reserve Act, eliminating the Federal Reserve, and we support returning to the gold and/or silver standard. We believe candidates running as Republicans for any local or state office should be required to complete and return to the Republican Party of Iowa a signed questionnaire indicating whether the candidate agrees, disagrees, or is undecided about each plank of the current party platform. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2197 "2010-10-10T02:58:01Z")
[small]never mind[/small] ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2198 "2010-10-10T12:24:43Z")
It says quite a bit that the pursuit of happiness is interchangeable with “right to property” to them. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2199 "2010-10-10T15:17:43Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > It says quite a bit that the pursuit of happiness is interchangeable with “right to property” to them. > > -Joe Wasn’t “right to property” in the first draft of the Declaration? I believe some damn libs forced them to take it out … part of a 200+ year socialist plot. (actually, I’m pretty certain that RtP was in the original draft and some of the underpinning writings) ---
**Author:** ![Alienhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alienhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alienhand)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2200 "2010-10-10T16:06:33Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Wasn’t “right to property” in the first draft of the Declaration? I believe some damn libs forced them to take it out … part of a 200+ year socialist plot. > > (actually, I’m pretty certain that RtP was in the original draft and some of the underpinning writings) I think it was (John or George?) Locke’s idea of “life, liberty and property” that Jefferson adapted to “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness”. I have some recollection that Locke’s idea of property included self or self-determination. I have no idea if Jefferson adapted it at the time or had pondered it before drafting the DoI. (I really should have pulled out my Founding Fathers books again this July 4th.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=109) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=111)