# 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:** 1102
**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:** [June 4, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22022 "2015-06-04T23:37:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Donald Trump has a “beautiful”, foolproof plan to defeat ISIS. [He just can’t tell us what it is until he becomes President.](http://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-has-foolproof-plan-to-defeat-isis-but-he-wont-share-it/) Didn’t McCain say something similar about the war in Iraq when he ran against Obama? He never revealed his plan, either, so I guess we can blame HIM for the next 6 years of hell the Iraqis and the US armed forces suffered. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22023 "2015-06-04T23:41:07Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Donald Trump has a “beautiful”, foolproof plan to defeat ISIS. [He just can’t tell us what it is until he becomes President.](http://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-has-foolproof-plan-to-defeat-isis-but-he-wont-share-it/) Just playing along with him, if he won’t tell anybody his foolproof method for defeating ISIS unless he becomes president, doesn’t that mean he cares more about himself than the country? Assuming (please, just play along) he \*really \*believes what he says, shouldn’t he be requesting time with Barack Obama to share his plan so we can defeat a terrorist organization now? And be warned - if I find out any of you people have foolproof plans for defeating ISIS, but are holding out on us, I’m gonna be _so pissed_… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22024 "2015-06-04T23:46:35Z")
[Somebody just keeps shedding precious brain cells](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/sarah-palin-blows-her-top-over-duggars-coverage-pervert-liberals-spit-on-the-graves-of-every-american-soldier/) … the “wrongdoing” that the media should be discussing was the leak of Josh Duggar’s records, and “_the media’s hell-bent mission to go after the entire Duggar family_.” _Such obvious double standards applied to equally relevant stories underestimate the wisdom of the public, discredit the press, and spit on the graves of every American who fought and died for the press’s freedom._ and we just keep enabling her (yeah, yeah, stop pointing that mirror at me) ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22025 "2015-06-05T00:19:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Donald Trump has a “beautiful”, foolproof plan to defeat ISIS. [He just can’t tell us what it is until he becomes President.](http://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-has-foolproof-plan-to-defeat-isis-but-he-wont-share-it/) From listening to him say this, I got the impression that his plan involved “mushrooms”, but neither the fun or the tasty kind. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22026 "2015-06-05T00:54:31Z")
Huge mushrooms! _Huge!_ ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22027 "2015-06-05T00:58:11Z")
> [@rsa](#): > > From listening to him say this, I got the impression that his plan involved “mushrooms”, but neither the fun or the tasty kind. … 1up? ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22028 "2015-06-05T01:16:12Z")
> [@rsa](#): > > From listening to him say this, I got the impression that his plan involved “mushrooms”, but neither the fun or the tasty kind. You’re saying he’s sitting on a toad’s tool? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22029 "2015-06-05T01:24:45Z")
Is he smoking a hooker? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22030 "2015-06-05T02:35:31Z")
> [@user\_hostile](#): > > Smith makes use of the GOP scientific method. A demonstrably faster and more economical approach to fact-finding than the traditional scientific method. This incredible speed is achieved by making a hypothesis and then immediately jumping to a ideologically approved conclusion, with absolutely no supporting evidence. To be fair, it would cut down on the expense of scientific research considerably, by eliminating it. Those GOPers, always saving the taxpayer money! ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22031 "2015-06-05T02:49:49Z")
[The Duggar endorsements of Mike Huckabee’s Presidential campaign have mysteriously disappeared from his campaign website.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/duggar-endorsements-disappear-mike-huckabee) ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22032 "2015-06-05T03:44:39Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Is he smoking a hooker? That was no hooker, that was my pipe! ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22033 "2015-06-05T04:27:10Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Donald Trump has a “beautiful”, foolproof plan to defeat ISIS. [He just can’t tell us what it is until he becomes President.](http://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-has-foolproof-plan-to-defeat-isis-but-he-wont-share-it/) Hey, it worked for Nixon, didn’t it ? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22034 "2015-06-05T05:06:49Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Donald Trump has a “beautiful”, foolproof plan to defeat ISIS. [He just can’t tell us what it is until he becomes President.](http://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-has-foolproof-plan-to-defeat-isis-but-he-wont-share-it/) To be fair, it is hard to blame Republicans for thinking their supporters are complete idiots. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22035 "2015-06-05T05:36:19Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [The Duggar endorsements of Mike Huckabee’s Presidential campaign have mysteriously disappeared from his campaign website.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/duggar-endorsements-disappear-mike-huckabee) I blame North Korean hackers. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22036 "2015-06-05T08:59:52Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > You’re saying he’s sitting on a toad’s tool? Remember the A-bomb, H-bomb? Cures what ails you! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22037 "2015-06-05T09:19:58Z")
> [@bup](#): > > That was no hooker, that was my pipe! _Ceci n’est pas une prostituée._ ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22038 "2015-06-05T15:00:10Z")
Heard in court: Before, “Your honor, it was consensual.” After, “Your honor, it was contractural.” ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22039 "2015-06-05T16:02:06Z")
OK, this is pretty much just shooting fish in a barrel and making fun of the mentally challenged, but given that he did announce his intention to pursue the Republican nomination, so he’s fair game for this thread. I give you [Michael Bickelmeyer](http://www.michaelbickelmeyer.com/home.html) His highest achievement appears to be his 3.02 GPA University of Phoenix online , and his inventions which include a combination airport and power plant, and an orbiting magnifying glass (named a gift of children) that could vaporize terrorists or enemy nations from space. I recommend looking at the various pdf’s included [here](http://www.michaelbickelmeyer.com/research.html) they really paint a picture of Bickel Meyer the man and the candidate. We truely live in an age where anyone regardless or race, [del]creed[/del] branch of Christianity, or intellectual capacity can aspire to be Republican presidential candidate. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22040 "2015-06-05T16:17:25Z")
Scott Walker is now [going after](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/us/politics/unions-subdued-scott-walker-turns-to-tenure-at-wisconsin-colleges.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news) the state university system of tenure. He wants the governor-appointed board to have say over firing of tenured professors and over curriculum. This will, of course, resonate with the morons on the far right who want to see the ‘Christian’ version of reality taught in our schools. While I agree that tenure should not guarantee the employment of a bad teacher, arbitrary firings should not be allowed. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22041 "2015-06-05T16:38:22Z")
“Tenure”? In this day and age, of assistant associate professors? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1103)