# 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:** 1116
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22302 "2015-06-17T18:04:28Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > He has something like 120 days (30 days from declaring, and two basically automatic 45-day extensions) to file financial forms. > > He claims he’ll make the 30 day window, but if he wanted to play games, nothing would be due until after the first debate (if he makes the cut). Thanks. Given that, I don’t see any way he doesn’t try to make that first debate. He would LOVE to be in that debate. Other candidates have to worry about appearing boorish or entitled. We expect it of Trump. He can walk all over everyone and never harm his own reputation in the slightest. I would expect a fiasco. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22303 "2015-06-17T18:24:13Z")
IF he were to be in the debate, I would expect very high ratings. ---
**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 17, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22304 "2015-06-17T18:30:05Z")
Are we about set for the GOP? (listed without snarky bios - feel free to add) Current Govs: Walker Kasich Jindal Christie Past Govs: Perry Huckabee Pataki Bush Current Senators: Rubio Cruz Graham Paul Past Senators: Santorum No elected office: Fiorina (though did run for senate) Carson Trump Any thoughts on assigning individual SDMB contributors a candidate and update their ideas and contributions along with past histories in this thread, Asshole of the day blog, politifact, etc… ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22305 "2015-06-17T18:39:54Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > He has something like 120 days (30 days from declaring, and two basically automatic 45-day extensions) to file financial forms. So it’s 120 days of so-dumb, is it? ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22306 "2015-06-17T18:50:11Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Are we about set for the GOP? (listed without snarky bios - feel free to add) > Current Govs: > Walker > Kasich > Jindal > Christie > > Past Govs: > Perry > Huckabee > Pataki > Bush > > Current Senators: > Rubio > Cruz > Graham > Paul > > Past Senators: > Santorum > > No elected office: > Fiorina (though did run for senate) > Carson > Trump > > Any thoughts on assigning individual SDMB contributors a candidate and update their ideas and contributions along with past histories in this thread, Asshole of the day blog, politifact, etc… Not sure what you mean by “set”. A bunch on your list haven’t declared their candidacy yet. I don’t think any of the current governors have, but I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22307 "2015-06-17T19:16:16Z")
You are correct, none have. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22308 "2015-06-17T21:27:44Z")
> [@rsa](#): > > I think his ego may make him show up for one debate, especially since he polls higher than some of the other clowns. Actually, the Yahoo article posted earlier indicates he only polls higher than one other clown: George Pataki. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22309 "2015-06-17T21:36:39Z")
Well, we need to fix that, don’t we? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22310 "2015-06-17T23:36:57Z")
Not explicitly Republican but c’mon: [Christian Homeowner Threatens Neighbor Over ‘Relentlessly Gay’ Rainbow Yard Lamps, Because Children](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_concerned_home_owner_warns_woman_relentlessly_gay_rainbow_lamps_don_t_belong_in_christian_neighborhood) > [@](#): > > A woman came home to find this note taped to her door: > > “Your yard is becoming Relentlessly Gay! Myself and others in the neighborhood ask that you Tone It Down. This is a Christian area and there are Children. Keep it up and I will be Forced to call the Police on you! Your kind need to have Respect for GOD.” > > It was signed, “A Concerned Home Owner.” ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22311 "2015-06-18T01:44:59Z")
For your consideration. [Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-campaign-offered-actors-803161) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump’s big presidential announcement Tuesday was made a little bigger with help from paid actors — at $50 a pop. > > New York-based Extra Mile Casting sent an email last Friday to its client list of background actors, seeking extras to beef up attendance at Trump’s event. > > “We are looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement,” reads the June 12 email, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “We understand this is not a traditional ‘background job,’ but we believe acting comes in all forms and this is inclusive of that school of thought.” ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22312 "2015-06-18T01:51:03Z")
Heck for $50 I’d whoo-hoo and hoot and holler for him. It’s not like it’s going to make any difference. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22313 "2015-06-18T02:04:03Z")
That Extra Mile Casting call sounded like if Master Thespian wrote it… [ACTING!](https://vimeo.com/15476780) > [@](#): > > It is your destiny! ---
**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 18, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22314 "2015-06-18T02:05:48Z")
Humpf. My pride’s worth more than 50 bucks, asshole. Throw in a jelly doughnut and we can talk. [QUOTE=ElvisLives] Not explicitly Republican but c’mon: [Christian Homeowner Threatens Neighbor Over ‘Relentlessly Gay’ Rainbow Yard Lamps, Because Children](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_concerned_home_owner_warns_woman_relentlessly_gay_rainbow_lamps_don_t_belong_in_christian_neighborhood) [/QUOTE] You can Tell the high-functioning Cray-Cray by the random Use of capitAlization. Beyond there, lies only the the quiet horizon of true madness, where multiple exclamation marks dwell. ---
**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 18, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22315 "2015-06-18T02:11:33Z")
Congressman Jody Hice: [There is no separation of Church and State.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/rep-jody-hice-christians-were-tricked-into-false-belief-that-church-and-state-are-separate/) ---
**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:** [June 18, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22316 "2015-06-18T04:01:22Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Governor Abbot consults with his (apparent) political advisor](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/with-eye-on-fiscal-armageddon-texas-set-to-repatriate-its-gold-to-new-texas-fort-know) Glenn Beck, > _“The Texas Bullion Depository,” (Governor Greg) Abbott said in a statement, “will become the first state-level facility of its kind in the nation, increasing the security and stability of our gold reserves and keeping taxpayer funds from leaving Texas to pay for fees to store gold in facilities outside our state.” Soon, Abbott’s office said, the state “will repatriate $1 billion of gold bullion from the Federal Reserve in New York to Texas.”_ > > Curse those Yankee carpetbaggers, at long last. An historical note. HSBC bought Republic National Bank of New York toward the end of 1999. During a good portion of the 1970’s RNB’s gold price had been the one quoted on financial newscasts. That vault is huge, and was built by Edmond Safra (RNB’s major shareholder and founder) to hold not only gold, but banknotes as well. We’re talking $5 million bricks of cash. It could be the largish storage fees at HSBC as compared with the FRB come with better overall custody services. ---
**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 18, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22317 "2015-06-18T04:54:40Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Congressman Jody Hice: [There is no separation of Church and State.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/rep-jody-hice-christians-were-tricked-into-false-belief-that-church-and-state-are-separate/) You know, this is what fourty years of rampant Marvel retcons have wrought. He was a skrull all along ! She wasn’t dead, she’s from a race that does suspended animation very well ! It was a clone from another timeline ! They were \*really \*quadruple agents ! The founding fathers drew extensively from humanists and natural philosophers, the better to build the very theocracies and religious strife they were disgusted with ! ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22318 "2015-06-18T05:59:29Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Not explicitly Republican but c’mon: [Christian Homeowner Threatens Neighbor Over ‘Relentlessly Gay’ Rainbow Yard Lamps, Because Children](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_concerned_home_owner_warns_woman_relentlessly_gay_rainbow_lamps_don_t_belong_in_christian_neighborhood) Especially since God is a big fan of rainbows in The Bible. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22319 "2015-06-18T12:44:36Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > It could be the largish storage fees at HSBC as compared with the FRB come with better overall custody services. But really, how much do you need in the way of custody services? I guess if you flipping your gold purchases and actually physically receiving and sending the bullion out frequently, there might be some value to a custodian who delivers overnight instead of next week. But that gold was purchased years ago - how much does it cost to have some guy wander by every so often and say “Yep, still there”? ---
**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 18, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22320 "2015-06-18T12:57:19Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Not explicitly Republican but c’mon: [Christian Homeowner Threatens Neighbor Over ‘Relentlessly Gay’ Rainbow Yard Lamps, Because Children](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_concerned_home_owner_warns_woman_relentlessly_gay_rainbow_lamps_don_t_belong_in_christian_neighborhood) There’s a 911 call I’d love to hear. “911, what’s the nature of your emergency?” “It’s my neighbour! He has relentlessly gay yard lamps!” “We’ll send the landscaping squad right over to park a rusty Camaro on blocks in their front yard.” ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22321 "2015-06-18T13:02:43Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > An historical note. HSBC bought Republic National Bank of New York toward the end of 1999. During a good portion of the 1970’s RNB’s gold price had been the one quoted on financial newscasts. That vault is huge, and was built by Edmond Safra (RNB’s major shareholder and founder) to hold not only gold, but banknotes as well. We’re talking $5 million bricks of cash. > > It could be the largish storage fees at HSBC as compared with the FRB come with better overall custody services. Giovanni Capriglione, MBA’d private equity manager, is the State Rep behind the Texas gold boondoggle. He proposed this in the previous session but it failed–partly because setting up a proper, secure facility would be too expensive. [The new plan involves privatization & outsourcing](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/with-eye-on-fiscal-armageddon-texas-set-to-repatriate-its-gold-to-new-texas-fort-know). There are apparently unused storage facilities all over the state. What could possibly go wrong? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1117)