# 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:** 1211
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24202 "2015-09-12T16:45:46Z")
Well, don’t worry your pretty little head about it. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24203 "2015-09-12T17:08:11Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > “Porn is all the sexy things I like to do, when done by somebody else.” > – Harry Browne in _How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World_. I’m not sure how that accounts for the popularity of lesbian porn among straight guys, but whatever. * * * [Another Stupid Republican Trick](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/house-science-committee-protest-early-213492): > [@](#): > > Republican staffers sent a letter to the Obama administration chiding them for failing to answer a series of questions from the House Science and Technology Committee. The only problem? They hadn’t sent the questions in the first place. A lesser man would be embarrassed, but the stalwart members of the Party of Lincoln stand firmly behind their complaint: > [@](#): > > Republican aides acknowledged the letter could make it look like they were pre-judging the administration’s response, refusing to be satisfied no matter what. And while they rejected that suggestion, they contended it was reasonable to predict they’d be unsatisfied with the response, based on past experience. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24204 "2015-09-12T17:17:57Z")
Pre-emptive complaining justified by past experience ? What are they, my girlfriend ? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24205 "2015-09-12T17:33:49Z")
[Will the hypocrisy never cease?](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/trey-radel-drug-testing_n_4305348.html) Florida republican who voted for drug testing for food stamp recipients busted for cocaine possession. Because fuck the poor, that’s why. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24206 "2015-09-12T17:37:42Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Will the hypocrisy never cease?](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/trey-radel-drug-testing_n_4305348.html) > > Florida republican who voted for drug testing for food stamp recipients busted for cocaine possession. Because fuck the poor, that’s why. Old story. 11/19/2013 7:21 pm EST Updated: 10/16/2014 10:59 am EDT ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24207 "2015-09-12T17:46:12Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Old story. > 11/19/2013 7:21 pm EST Updated: 10/16/2014 10:59 am EDT Damn, should always check the date of crap that shows up on my feed. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24208 "2015-09-12T17:51:24Z")
And to answer your question, I can confidently predict that No, the hypocrisy will never cease, and each example unearthed will simply be an outlier… ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24209 "2015-09-12T19:06:18Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#): > > _… I simply cannot spell the word hypocrisy right the first time._ “Hypocrazy” We are talking about Rs, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24210 "2015-09-12T19:29:38Z")
Hypercrazy it is then. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24211 "2015-09-12T19:51:57Z")
Yet another one from Iowa (which seems to be on a race to the bottom these days); [State lawmaker says Syrian refugees are only fleeing west because they want to impose Sharia on America while we give them free stuff.](http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/09/11/3700726/jason-schultz-rant-refugees/) ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24212 "2015-09-12T20:10:01Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Yet another one from Iowa (which seems to be on a race to the bottom these days); > > [State lawmaker says Syrian refugees are only fleeing west because they want to impose Sharia on America while we give them free stuff.](http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/09/11/3700726/jason-schultz-rant-refugees/) “_I will burn down what I gotta burn down. This country and the state need to be saved and it’s not going to happen unless we stand up and scream._” Well, I understood that :dubious: I think it has something to do with a piece of clothing with closed sleeves. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24213 "2015-09-12T20:28:18Z")
OTOH, “Stand up and scream” is a pretty good nu metal band name. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24214 "2015-09-12T20:32:34Z")
Conservative website using the Fox News technique of putting a question mark at the end of a crazy accusation to call the Mecca crane accident God’s judgement for 9/11. “Could this be God’s judgment for 9/11 attack?” [http://conservativepost.com/what-just-happened-to-the-muslim-holy-city-mecca-looks-like-gods-judgment-for-911/](http://conservativepost.com/what-just-happened-to-the-muslim-holy-city-mecca-looks-like-gods-judgment-for-911/) ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24215 "2015-09-12T20:34:39Z")
Ah, the Cavuto mark. Tricky punctuation, that. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24216 "2015-09-12T21:58:17Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Conservative website using the Fox News technique of putting a question mark at the end of a crazy accusation to call the Mecca crane accident God’s judgement for 9/11. > > “Could this be God’s judgment for 9/11 attack?” > > [http://conservativepost.com/what-just-happened-to-the-muslim-holy-city-mecca-looks-like-gods-judgment-for-911/](http://conservativepost.com/what-just-happened-to-the-muslim-holy-city-mecca-looks-like-gods-judgment-for-911/) Fourteen years later? Takes his time smiting, doesn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![bosbfdsfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@bosbfdsfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bosbfdsfd)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24217 "2015-09-12T22:13:36Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [Will the hypocrisy never cease?](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/trey-radel-drug-testing_n_4305348.html) > > Florida republican who voted for drug testing for food stamp recipients busted for cocaine possession. Because fuck the poor, that’s why. Now, if only he applied for food stamps, you might have a point. But continue crying over the idea that lazy clowns who get money for doing nothing should be inconvenienced in any way. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24218 "2015-09-12T22:33:20Z")
What do these lazy clowns look like, bobsdfdsfdsfsd?? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24219 "2015-09-12T22:34:07Z")
The GOP: Fostering Flaming Assholes For 50 Years ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24220 "2015-09-12T23:33:12Z")
> [@bosbfdsfd](#): > > Now, if only he applied for food stamps, you might have a point. But continue crying over the idea that lazy clowns who get money for doing nothing should be inconvenienced in any way. Yeah, because only people who can do something for the rest of us are worthy of life! If they’re disabled or unlucky or just not that bright, screw 'em. What good are they? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24221 "2015-09-13T02:17:33Z")
> [@bosbfdsfd](#): > > . . . that lazy clowns who get money for doing nothing . . . Look for those in the Hamptons, not in the 'hood. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1210) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1212)