# 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:** 1196
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23902 "2015-08-30T10:18:09Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > BTW, am I the only one who finds that facial characteristics often correlate with character? Just looking at the smirk in Paxton’s booking photo I might guess he was a right-wing asshole. No, you’ve been anticipated. [QUOTE=Homer, Iliad 2:247ff, Johnston translation] Men sat calmly in their places. But a single man kept on yelling out abuse— scurrilous Thersites, expert in various insults, vulgar terms for inappropriate attacks on kings, 250 whatever he thought would make the Argives laugh. Of all the men who came to Troy, he was the ugliest— bow legged, one crippled foot, rounded shoulders curving in toward his chest. On top, his pointed head sprouted thin, scraggly tufts of hair. Achilles hated him, as did Odysseus, too [/QUOTE] Priam looking at Agamemnon from hundreds of yards away: [QUOTE=Homer, Iliad 3:181] Tell me, who’s that large man, over there, that impressive, strong Achaean? Others may be taller by a head than him, but I’ve never seen with my own eyes such a striking man, so noble, so like a king.” [/QUOTE] ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23903 "2015-08-30T19:40:16Z")
[Walker: We need a fence along the Canadian border.](http://news.yahoo.com/walker-says-wall-canadian-border-worth-reviewing-132533027.html) > [@](#): > > Walker was asked Sunday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he wanted to build a wall on the northern border, too. Walker said some people in New Hampshire have asked the campaign about the topic. > > “They raised some very legitimate concerns, including some law enforcement folks that brought that up to me at one of our town hall meetings about a week and a half ago. So that is a legitimate issue for us to look at,” Walker said. Anyone tempted to go to one of these things and see how far we can push the idiots? How about a wall on the French border? Or Luxembourg? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23904 "2015-08-30T19:59:23Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Walker: We need a fence along the Canadian border.](http://news.yahoo.com/walker-says-wall-canadian-border-worth-reviewing-132533027.html) > Anyone tempted to go to one of these things and see how far we can push the idiots? Canada wants the fence. This is their way of tricking us into building and paying for it. Trump, take notes. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23905 "2015-08-30T21:00:30Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Walker: We need a fence along the Canadian border.](http://news.yahoo.com/walker-says-wall-canadian-border-worth-reviewing-132533027.html) > > > [@](#): > > > > Walker was asked Sunday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he wanted to build a wall on the northern border, too. Walker said some people in New Hampshire have asked the campaign about the topic. > > > > “They raised some very legitimate concerns, including some law enforcement folks that brought that up to me at one of our town hall meetings about a week and a half ago. So that is a legitimate issue for us to look at,” Walker said. > > Anyone tempted to go to one of these things and see how far we can push the idiots? > How about a wall on the French border? Or Luxembourg? A true test of Poe’s law. This is Palin and Bachmann like stupid. Epic. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23906 "2015-08-30T22:49:40Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Walker: We need a fence along the Canadian border.](http://news.yahoo.com/walker-says-wall-canadian-border-worth-reviewing-132533027.html) > Anyone tempted to go to one of these things and see how far we can push the idiots? > How about a wall on the French border? Or Luxembourg? Don’t forget seawalls up and down our coasts. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23907 "2015-08-30T22:56:44Z")
What about bubbleses over our air-spaces? Huh? Republicans, I’m a step ahead of you, and I’m drunk. This is easy. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23908 "2015-08-30T23:04:38Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > What about bubbleses over our air-spaces? Huh? Republicans, I’m a step ahead of you, and I’m drunk. This is easy. And a layer of steel under the ground. All 3.8 million sq. miles. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23909 "2015-08-31T00:01:44Z")
Why stop at walls? Many illegals are already here! We should provide every American citizen with a large steel box in which to enclose themselves, with an arrow pointing to the top so that they will remain upright citizens! ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23910 "2015-08-31T01:02:29Z")
I’ve got a tip for you… ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23911 "2015-08-31T01:52:02Z")
I wasn’t aware that the USA has such a problem with its citizens defecting. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23912 "2015-08-31T01:55:02Z")
There’s a fence on the Canadian side of the Pigeon River crossing (it runs from the river to the customs and immigration building), but if you ask nicely the Canadian border guards will give you the Key to Canada to open its gate. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23913 "2015-08-31T02:04:45Z")
Is that it? What I heard, you go stand, and a Canadian will walk up to you, apologize for disturbing you, and ask if you want it. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23914 "2015-08-31T02:27:25Z")
Walker, “And we need a fence around California, and New York and New England. Gotta keep those democrats out of America.” - not a real quote but I know what he’s thinking. I thought he was from Wisconsin - not the loon party out of Minnesota. I expect clarification, misquoting, asking forgiveness from God coming up in the next 24 hours as this plays on. Either those or he just doubles down on the stupid; it’s the GOP way. Can’t be a wimp. So long, you were a [del] mouth-breathing [/del] viable candidate for a month or so. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23915 "2015-08-31T15:14:51Z")
In accordance with the state of Alaska’s long-standing convention, and the request of its Republican governor and Senator, Obama announced yesterday that the Department of the Interior will now refer to Mt. McKinley as Denali. [Various Republicans slam him for, among other things, naming a mountain after a truck.](http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/31/3696905/obama-just-renamed-the-nations-highest-mountain-these-people-arent-happy-about-it/) ---
**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 31, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23916 "2015-08-31T15:25:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > In accordance with the state of Alaska’s long-standing convention, and the request of its Republican governor and Senator, Obama announced yesterday that the Department of the Interior will now refer to Mt. McKinley as Denali. > > [Various Republicans slam him for, among other things, naming a mountain after a truck.](http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/31/3696905/obama-just-renamed-the-nations-highest-mountain-these-people-arent-happy-about-it/) Someone should ask Sarah Palin (who has referred to the mountain as Denali in the past) if she approves, if for no other reason than to see her tongue catch on fire. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23917 "2015-08-31T15:27:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > In accordance with the state of Alaska’s long-standing convention, and the request of its Republican governor and Senator, Obama announced yesterday that the Department of the Interior will now refer to Mt. McKinley as Denali. > > [Various Republicans slam him for, among other things, naming a mountain after a truck.](http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/31/3696905/obama-just-renamed-the-nations-highest-mountain-these-people-arent-happy-about-it/) Denali is not just a river in Egytp! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23918 "2015-08-31T15:40:39Z")
Maybe they could name a truck after McKinley. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23919 "2015-08-31T15:50:34Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Maybe they could name a truck after McKinley. Who would buy a truck named William? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23920 "2015-08-31T16:09:57Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > In accordance with the state of Alaska’s long-standing convention, and the request of its Republican governor and Senator, Obama announced yesterday that the Department of the Interior will now refer to Mt. McKinley as Denali. > > [Various Republicans slam him for, among other things, naming a mountain after a truck.](http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/31/3696905/obama-just-renamed-the-nations-highest-mountain-these-people-arent-happy-about-it/) Huh. I have always thought that it was renamed contemporaneously with McKinley’s assassination. Shows what I get for thinking, I guess. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/23921 "2015-08-31T17:58:26Z")
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