# 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:** 1179
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23562 "2015-08-10T20:03:28Z")
[Income Inequality Explained](http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_08/rand_paul_lives_in_an_economic057007.php): [QUOTE=Rand Paul] The thing is, income inequality is due to some people working harder [/QUOTE] ---
**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:** [August 10, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23563 "2015-08-10T20:08:24Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [Income Inequality Explained](http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_08/rand_paul_lives_in_an_economic057007.php): Most of us just didn’t work hard enough at being born trust fund babies. You can’t just choose your parents at random people! You need to put in the time and effort researching their finances, etc. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23564 "2015-08-10T20:48:23Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > I suppose it’s possible that this is not actual stupidity, but cynical faux-stupidity espoused in an attempt to get funding from the Koch Brothers. If that’s the case, he’s got to do a lot more toadying before he can get anywhere near the Koch’s preferred lapdog Scott Walker. That guy’s probably denying global warming in his sleep! > [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Michele Bachmann: Iran deal a cause for celebration because it proves the End Times have begun in earnest.](http://www.salon.com/2015/08/10/michele_bachmann_iran_deal_a_cause_for_celebration_because_it_proves_the_end_times_have_begun_in_earnest/) This always confuses me. So shouldn’t she be cheering Obama on, voting for Democrats, telling Congress not to block the deal? ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23565 "2015-08-10T20:59:16Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > When did they start rebuilding the Temple? Isn’t that sort of, like, a prerequisite? Well Trump’s a doer, he’ll get it done, classier than ever - and right in nearby Atlantic City! ---
**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:** [August 10, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23566 "2015-08-10T23:05:56Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Unfortunately, there is a disturbingly large segment of our population who believe in “the end times” and that those times are near. I have a few in my extended family. Fortunately none of them are near enough that I interact with them regularly, but I was seated at a table with some of them at a recent wedding. It’s hard to keep your tongue when they start spouting this nonsense. Does the conversation end like [this?]([YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/embed/GzejK4-qZ2E?rel=0&start=167&end=177&autoplay=0)" frameborder=“0” allowfullscreen\>\) ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23567 "2015-08-10T23:06:33Z")
> [@MacCat](#): > > Well Trump’s a doer, he’ll get it done, classier than ever - and right in nearby Atlantic City! And just wait till you see the new High Priest’s robes! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23568 "2015-08-11T01:20:32Z")
Alabama state senator Paul Sanford ® has created [a GoFundMe campaign to Fund the Alabama State Government](http://www.gofundme.com/sjnad935). As I write this, he is at $330.00 of $300,000,000.00 in his fundraising effort, but it’s only been 3 days. Still at this rate, it’ll take him something like 100,000 days to reach his goal… ETA: [Oh yeah, he’s a Republican](http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/Senator.aspx?NAME=Sanford&OID_SPONSOR=85883&OID_PERSON=6338&SESSNAME=Regular%20Session%202015). ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23569 "2015-08-11T01:24:58Z")
[It’s been done.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americathon) ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23570 "2015-08-11T01:28:30Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Alabama state senator Paul Sanford ® has created [a GoFundMe campaign to Fund the Alabama State Government](http://www.gofundme.com/sjnad935). Got any cite that this was actually started by him and not started in jest? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23571 "2015-08-11T01:42:46Z")
[Yes, he really did: State Sen. Paul Sanford sets up GoFundMe account to solve state’s budget woes](http://whnt.com/2015/08/10/help-with-the-states-budget-shortfall-donate-to-its-gofundme-account/) [VICE had the story first, but I liked that other headline as a lead for this post](http://www.vice.com/read/an-alabama-senator-made-a-gofundme-campaign-to-crowdfund-the-states-budget-vgtrn-265). [Time is now reporting it as well](http://time.com/3991991/alabama-gofundme/). ETA: To be fair, he says he’s doing it to make a point: > [@Sen. Paul Sanford](#): > > I do appreciate the comments but please realize this was to prove a point that most people do not want to pay more taxes but are for taxes when the other guy is to be taxed. Also, even the few donations that have been received reflect our ability to budget State functions (earmarked for education a rate of 8 to 2 (education to other govt services). It is easy to get support for education but not so easy for he remaining rolls of Government. The thing is, it seems like most of the comments are not so much “my taxes are too high already!” as much as “what the fuck did you do with the money you already took from us?” which doesn’t seem to have occurred to Senator Sanford to be something that people would be concerned with. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23572 "2015-08-11T02:02:56Z")
I already posted this in Elections, but I think it deserves to be here too: > [@Scott Walker is in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-walker-is-in/725052/101): > > I found [this article on Scott Walker](http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_08/scott_walker_continues_to_beli057006.php) today while I was reading about something else. The article talks about a recent appearance Gov. Walker made on Sean Hannity’s show where he was asked about abortion to save a woman’s life. Gov. Walker had this to say: > > > [@Scott Walker](#): > > > > It’s a false choice. There is always a better option out there. I’ve said for years, medically there’s always a better choice than choosing between the life of an unborn baby and the life of the mother," he added. "Medically that’s just a nonissue. > > As the Washington Monthly piece goes on to describe, Gov. Walker is incorrect here. Demonstrably, factually wrong. > > How did this clown get elected, let alone re-elected, as Governor? ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23573 "2015-08-11T07:43:49Z")
In another thread **Lemur866** does a good job of describing Republican mindset: > [@What's wrong with saying "All lives matter"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-saying-all-lives-matter/727366/202): > > The smirking right-wing pretense that they’ve discovered the perfect antidote to “black lives matter”, give up and go home because racism is over in America, is pretty sickening. You can’t riposte “All lives matter” without that smirk, because you all know perfectly well that it’s a bullshit response. The bullshit gives you a warm tingle inside. You know it’s bullshit, I know it’s bullshit, you know I know it’s bullshit, I know you know it’s bullshit. While the more intelligent right-wingers – Limbaugh, Huckabee, probably Beck and Walker – know it’s bullshit, I think **Lemur866** gives the right-wing far too much credit if he thinks most of them know. Remember these are people who let their thinking be driven by amygdala, not frontal cortex. Because they let fear and disgust override cognition, they honestly believe that semantic tripe like “All lives matter” has poked a hole in their opponents’ case. I’ve seen such cognitive disconnect many times, with conservatives showing manifest sincerity. You can see it in the GD thread, with **ITR champion** responding to teaching only with non sequiturs. (I started to comment on **Lemur866** ’s post in the GD thread; then worried that suggesting some Dopers may suffer cognitive disconnect was out of bounds.) ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23574 "2015-08-11T09:17:53Z")
[The Donald has doubled down and gone full anti-vaxxer](https://mobile.twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/449525268529815552): > [@Donald Trump](#): > > Healthy young child goes to doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of many vaccines, doesn’t feel good and changes - AUTISM. Many such cases! Also - COOTIES. Many such cases! ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23575 "2015-08-11T09:21:13Z")
Also on Twitter: [Marco Rubio promotes one of the most insane anti-abortion campaigns ever seen](https://mobile.twitter.com/marcorubio/status/630831040592936960): > [@Marco Rubio](#): > > Watch this video and sign this petition **if you know that a human life won’t become a donkey or a cat** No, you haven’t misread that. I believe clicking the link on his website automatically signs your name to the petition, so be aware. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23576 "2015-08-11T10:32:18Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > [The Donald has doubled down and gone full anti-vaxxer](https://mobile.twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/449525268529815552): > Also - COOTIES. Many such cases! Bah - didn’t notice the date. It’s an old tweet going around, not a new stupid idea. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23577 "2015-08-11T15:31:32Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Also on Twitter: [Marco Rubio promotes one of the most insane anti-abortion campaigns ever seen](https://mobile.twitter.com/marcorubio/status/630831040592936960):No, you haven’t misread that. > > _Originally Posted by **Marco Rubio** > Watch this video and sign this petition if you know that a human life won’t become a donkey or a cat_ > > I believe clicking the link on his website automatically signs your name to the petition, so be aware. So the GOP circus clowns are now attacking their fellow co-workers who work the sideshow attractions? ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23578 "2015-08-11T15:41:25Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Also on Twitter: [Marco Rubio promotes one of the most insane anti-abortion campaigns ever seen](https://mobile.twitter.com/marcorubio/status/630831040592936960) I can’t tell if that is a rant on abortion or evolution. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23579 "2015-08-11T15:42:51Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I can’t tell if that is a rant on abortion or evolution. Either way, he’s agin it. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23580 "2015-08-11T17:34:44Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I believe clicking the link on his website automatically signs your name to the petition, so be aware. If signing an Internet petition ever meant anything, I might worry about it. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23581 "2015-08-11T17:48:16Z")
Well, it means you know a human foetus won’t become a donkey. Or possibly that you accidentally rested your thumb on your trackpad. Is that something you want people to know about you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1178) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1180)