# 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:** 1134
**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:** [July 2, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22662 "2015-07-02T12:08:46Z")
Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that calling same-sex marriage a “civil right” was an[“insult to African-Americans”.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/christophermassie/huckabee-calling-same-sex-marriage-a-civil-right-an-insult-t#.pbQEmlmMX) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22663 "2015-07-02T12:56:45Z")
> [@legalsnugs](#): > > And it’s not federally illegal: “There is no federal law which explicitly prohibits sex between humans and animals.” It’s a state issue. > > It’s also not illegal in Texas. You’d think Delay would know that. > [Cite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoophilia_and_the_law_in_the_United_States). Donkey show in Dallas! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22664 "2015-07-02T13:00:17Z")
> [@legalsnugs](#): > > And it’s not federally illegal: “There is no federal law which explicitly prohibits sex between humans and animals.” It’s a state issue. > > It’s also not illegal in Texas. You’d think Delay would know that. > [Cite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoophilia_and_the_law_in_the_United_States). Well, of course not! The State of Texas would never think of coming between a man and his horse! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22665 "2015-07-02T15:15:10Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, of course not! The State of Texas would never think of coming between a man and his horse! OK, look, I’m as permissive and tolerant as can be with the sex stuff, ask anyone. But judicial horse bukkake is where I feel a line must be draw. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22666 "2015-07-02T17:10:43Z")
Rush says, “They’ll be coming after the American Flag next.” Two days later, Louis Farakahn says the U.S. flag should be taken down. The obvious conclusion: Limbaugh and Farakahn are in CAHOOTS. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22667 "2015-07-02T17:38:03Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Donkey show in Dallas! You HAD to bring that up in a Tom Delay corner of the thread. Is there some place in Fort Worth where one can obtain brain bleach by the barrel? ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22668 "2015-07-02T18:53:24Z")
Screw that, let’s just fill a swimming pool. We can’t put any water in it anyway! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22669 "2015-07-02T21:33:43Z")
Megyn Kelly thinks that all Constitutions are pretty much the same thing, since they have “[a lot of similar words](http://www.salon.com/2015/07/02/megyn_kelly_gets_taken_behind_the_woodshed_by_the_satanic_temples_lucien_greaves/)”. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22670 "2015-07-03T04:20:44Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Step one: Bone the chicken… and _keep boning that chicken_ ---
**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:** [July 3, 2015, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22671 "2015-07-03T09:12:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Megyn Kelly thinks that all Constitutions are pretty much the same thing, since they have “[a lot of similar words](http://www.salon.com/2015/07/02/megyn_kelly_gets_taken_behind_the_woodshed_by_the_satanic_temples_lucien_greaves/)”. Wait - Megyn Kelly “practiced law for a decade” and still spews forth this incoherent nonsense? Where did she get her law degree from - a Crackerjack box? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22672 "2015-07-03T09:35:31Z")
Isn’t she the Fox anchor Jon Stewart once called out for obviously faking ignorance to “connect” with her expected TV audience? ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22673 "2015-07-03T10:11:00Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Isn’t she the Fox anchor Jon Stewart once called out for obviously faking ignorance to “connect” with her expected TV audience? I believe you’re thinking of Gretchen Carlson, a Stanford grad who told her _Fox and Friends_ viewers that she had to look up the word “czar” to see what it meant. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22674 "2015-07-03T12:47:41Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > I believe you’re thinking of Gretchen Carlson, a Stanford grad who told her _Fox and Friends_ viewers that she had to look up the word “czar” to see what it meant. Ignoramus, not czar. Although she possibly did both. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22675 "2015-07-03T13:31:57Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Isn’t she the Fox anchor Jon Stewart once called out for obviously faking ignorance to “connect” with her expected TV audience? The phenomenon is evident in Texas. Ted Cruz is actually very bright & has fine legal credentials; but his ambition makes him lie a lot about the Constitution. Our new Gov, Greg Abbott, seems to be brighter than he pretends. Dan Patrick, Lite Gov, has not yet leapt upon the national stage; he appears to be a real dumbass. And never forget Rick Perry, with his Texas A&M degree in\*\* Animal Husbandry…\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22676 "2015-07-03T15:04:23Z")
Animal husbandry? Wasn’t that the slippery slope they warned us about? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22677 "2015-07-03T16:41:24Z")
> [@legalsnugs](#): > > It’s also not illegal in Texas. The slope is already hosed down. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22678 "2015-07-03T19:37:54Z")
[Cliven Bundy says that Rand Paul assured him that he will make Nevada a “sovereign state” if he’s elected President.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/cliven-bundy-says-rand-paul-promised-to-make-nevada-a-sovereign-state-if-hes-elected-president/) ---
**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:** [July 3, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22679 "2015-07-03T20:49:58Z")
Tucker Carlson’s _Daily Caller_ website ran a headline: > [@](#): > > Barack Obama, Wife Beater Those funny, funny people over at the Caller. The article [goes on to say](http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/politics/disgusting-daily-caller-headline-implies-that-president-obama-beats-his-wife-videophoto/), if you bother to read it, that he’s wearing a sleeveless T shirt under his white shirt. The kind of T shirt called a wife beater. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22680 "2015-07-04T02:49:26Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Macy’s has announced that they will no longer carry Trump’s line of menswear because he’s a racist asshole. Kinda sad, since he is the rare celeb who actually wears the products carrying his name. He does, right? You’re not saying his ill-fitting suits of cheap materials aren’t off-the-rack from a third-tier department store, are you? Spit and beer. All over my keyboard ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22681 "2015-07-04T09:35:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Tucker Carlson’s _Daily Caller_ website ran a headline: > > Those funny, funny people over at the Caller. The article [goes on to say](http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/politics/disgusting-daily-caller-headline-implies-that-president-obama-beats-his-wife-videophoto/), if you bother to read it, that he’s wearing a sleeveless T shirt under his white shirt. The kind of T shirt called a wife beater. This is just the break the Romney campaign is looking for! I bet Mitt doesn’t wear wife beaters! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1133) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1135)