# 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:** 1137
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22722 "2015-07-06T14:57:46Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [Further news on Texas taking their gold back.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-mattress-texas-lawmakers-want-to-hide-their-gold-from-obama-but-dont-know-where/) > > They want it brought back to Texas because Obama might seize it or something, but forgot to mention in the bill: where the new depository would be, how it would be built, who would be in charge of it, funding for doing anything about it, etc. > > I would truly _love_ to see these maroons in charge of “Texas, the Country.” It would make the funniest TV show ever. Too bad it would only run a couple of weeks. If I were Obama, I’d order the Federal Reserve to drop the gold off at the Texas Statehouse doorstep. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22723 "2015-07-06T15:05:58Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I would truly _love_ to see these maroons in charge of “Texas, the Country.” It would make the funniest TV show ever. Too bad it would only run a couple of weeks. Oh, it might run longer. If they left, I don’t think we’d take them back. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22724 "2015-07-06T15:07:02Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > If I were Obama, I’d order the Federal Reserve to drop the gold off at the Texas Statehouse doorstep. Quietly. Without warning. At 2 in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22725 "2015-07-06T15:09:26Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > If I were Obama, I’d order the Federal Reserve to drop the gold off at the Texas Statehouse doorstep. On a Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22726 "2015-07-06T15:15:29Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > If I were Obama, I’d order the Federal Reserve to drop the gold off at the Texas Statehouse doorstep. COD for shipment of course. ---
**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 6, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22727 "2015-07-06T16:21:56Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [GOP Rep: Marriage-equality decision is offensive to Civil War dead. Because Christianity.](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gop-rep-marriage-equality-decision-offensive-civil-war-dead-because-they-were-fighting-furth) > [@](#): > > Our president during the Civil War was, of course, Abraham Lincoln, who was known as the most biblical of presidents, somebody who quoted the bible a lot > “Our president during the Civil War was, of course, Abraham Lincoln, who was known as the most biblical of presidents, somebody who quoted the Bible a lot,” - See more at: [GOP Rep: Marriage Equality Decision 'Offensive' To Civil War Dead Because They Were 'Fighting To Further A Christian Lifestyle' | People For](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gop-rep-marriage-equality-decision-offensive-civil-war-dead-because-they-were-fighting-furth#sthash.nYvKv30E.dpuf) > “Our president during the Civil War was, of course, Abraham Lincoln, who was known as the most biblical of presidents, somebody who quoted the Bible a lot,” - See more at: [GOP Rep: Marriage Equality Decision 'Offensive' To Civil War Dead Because They Were 'Fighting To Further A Christian Lifestyle' | People For](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gop-rep-marriage-equality-decision-offensive-civil-war-dead-because-they-were-fighting-furth#sthash.nYvKv30E.dpuf) > “Our president during the Civil War was, of course, Abraham Lincoln, who was known as the most biblical of presidents, somebody who quoted the Bible a lot,” - See more at: [GOP Rep: Marriage Equality Decision 'Offensive' To Civil War Dead Because They Were 'Fighting To Further A Christian Lifestyle' | People For](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gop-rep-marriage-equality-decision-offensive-civil-war-dead-because-they-were-fighting-furth#sthash.nYvKv30E.dpuf) > “Our president during the Civil War was, of course, Abraham Lincoln, who was known as the most biblical of presidents, somebody who quoted the Bible a lot,” - See more at: [GOP Rep: Marriage Equality Decision 'Offensive' To Civil War Dead Because They Were 'Fighting To Further A Christian Lifestyle' | People For](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gop-rep-marriage-equality-decision-offensive-civil-war-dead-because-they-were-fighting-furth#sthash.nYvKv30E.dpuf) Also, possibly, one of them gays. Also \*also \*slavery’s not only in the bible, it’s absolutely condoned, and not just in the old testament either. So how about a nice hot cup of shut the fuck up ? ---
**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 6, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22728 "2015-07-06T16:23:48Z")
Huh. The pasted text didn’t appear during writing (as you can tell, I tried some ;)). Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22729 "2015-07-06T16:57:58Z")
So, if the Union soldiers were fighting against gay marriage, does that make the Rebel flag an LBGT symbol? If so, can we please alert the South Carolina legislature so that they can pass emergency legislation ordering it taken down at once? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22730 "2015-07-06T17:07:12Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Also, possibly, one of them gays. Also \*also \*slavery’s not only in the bible, it’s absolutely condoned, and not just in the old testament either. > So how about a nice hot cup of shut the fuck up ? Also, Lincoln while young wrote a book debunking Christianity. He burned the manuscript after a friend pointed out what publishing it would mean for the political career Lincoln hoped to pursue. You can read the story in [_What Lincoln Believed,_](http://www.amazon.com/What-Lincoln-Believed-Convictions-President/dp/1400030730) by Michael Lind. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22731 "2015-07-06T17:39:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > If you’re Mike Huckabee, the answer is simple - [condemn the idea of love as being harmful to marriage.](http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/07/05/3677050/huckabee-takes-sex-marriage-opposition-logical-conclusion-criticizes-love-emotional/) Makes sense. After all, the Western idea of love was invented in 1910 by Hallmark to sell cards, candy, and flowers. ---
**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 6, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22732 "2015-07-06T18:25:51Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [Further news on Texas taking their gold back.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-mattress-texas-lawmakers-want-to-hide-their-gold-from-obama-but-dont-know-where/) > > They want it brought back to Texas because Obama might seize it or something, but forgot to mention in the bill: where the new depository would be, how it would be built, who would be in charge of it, funding for doing anything about it, etc. > > I would truly _love_ to see these maroons in charge of “Texas, the Country.” It would make the funniest TV show ever. Too bad it would only run a couple of weeks. The idiot who sponsored this bill was unsuccessful in his first try, during the previous session. Because building & maintaining a secure facility would have been too expensive. This time, all that stuff was omitted from the bill. Things will be handled with a combination of “outsourcing” & “leased space” (from a previous article on the subject). What could possibly go wrong? ---
**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 6, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22733 "2015-07-06T18:29:02Z")
Trump [retweets](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-jeb-bush-wife)one of his followers: > [@](#): > > #JebBush has to like the Mexican illegals because of his wife Surprisingly, he deleted the tweet after criticism. Doesn’t he usually attack those who criticize him? ---
**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:** [July 6, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22734 "2015-07-06T18:33:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump [retweets](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-jeb-bush-wife)one of his followers: > > Surprisingly, he deleted the tweet after criticism. Doesn’t he usually attack those who criticize him? That’s more of a Christie and Trump thing. They are counter punchers. Bush, not so much. He’ll try getting around you first. ---
**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 6, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22735 "2015-07-06T18:39:09Z")
It was Trump I was talking about surprisingly didn’t attack his critics. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22736 "2015-07-06T20:29:57Z")
Sarah Palin gave an incoherent rebuttal to Elizabeth Warren’s remarks about fast food workers and the minimum wage. https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x266f54 ---
**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:** [July 6, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22737 "2015-07-06T20:43:18Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > It was Trump I was talking about surprisingly didn’t attack his critics. Sorry, I saw the Bush tag in the quote and I thought you were talking about him. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22738 "2015-07-06T20:44:14Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Sarah Palin gave an incoherent rebuttal to Elizabeth Warren’s remarks about fast food workers and the minimum wage. > > [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x266f54\_apparently-drunk-sarah-palin\_fun](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x266f54_apparently-drunk-sarah-palin_fun) Does she ever give any other kind? ---
**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:** [July 6, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22739 "2015-07-06T20:45:01Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > The idiot who sponsored this bill was unsuccessful in his first try, during the previous session. Because building & maintaining a secure facility would have been too expensive. > > This time, all that stuff was omitted from the bill. Things will be handled with a combination of “outsourcing” & “leased space” (from a previous article on the subject). > > What could possibly go wrong? As I commented in the GD thread, Auric Goldfinger is rubbing his hands with glee. And kicking himself for not thinking about this scheme earlier. 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 6, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22740 "2015-07-06T21:34:38Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [Further news on Texas taking their gold back.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-mattress-texas-lawmakers-want-to-hide-their-gold-from-obama-but-dont-know-where/) > > They want it brought back to Texas because Obama might seize it or something, but forgot to mention in the bill: where the new depository would be, how it would be built, who would be in charge of it, funding for doing anything about it, etc. > > I would truly _love_ to see these maroons in charge of “Texas, the Country.” It would make the funniest TV show ever. Too bad it would only run a couple of weeks. > [@Reyemile](#): > > If I were Obama, I’d order the Federal Reserve to drop the gold off at the Texas Statehouse doorstep. Before this gets out of hand, the Federal Reserve is not holding the Texas University System endowment gold bars. It’s being stored by HSBC, a bank. And Texas is paying over $1 million a year for storage fees. The Fed would only charge a few $thousand. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22741 "2015-07-06T21:38:53Z")
So Texas has already taken their gold back and they forgot? Or the Feds never had their gold but Texas thinks they did? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1138)