# 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:** 1222
**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:** [September 23, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24422 "2015-09-23T15:08:09Z")
[Fixed link](http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/09/is-pope-francis-creating-political-problems-for-the-republican-party-000251). I think the much better takeaway from that interview is that every civilization ever has been made up of some kind of evil supervillains: > [@](#): > > I think those are policy decisions based upon the economics and on what might be called pollution, but I would note that, from the dawn of time, every civilization since Adam and Eve has always tried to change the weather, not just observe the clouds, not worship the weather or the sun in that way, but they’ve always tried to change the weather. It’s in our DNA to try to change the weather, and so this current civilization that we are is no different than any civilization that’s ever trod the face of this earth, and we should be looking at sound science, yes. But I have looked at that science and it’s not compelling. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24423 "2015-09-23T16:43:57Z")
People didn’t want to change the weather they wanted to \*control \*the weather. Mainly so they wouldn’t starve. Moron. ---
**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 23, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24424 "2015-09-23T17:27:24Z")
Not even that. Just predict it with some degree of accuracy (although I guess trying to calm down the God of Thunder so’s he doesn’t burn your shit to the ground could be seen as trying to control the weather…). ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24425 "2015-09-23T17:40:37Z")
[Huckleberry doesn’t want stupid people to vote.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/mike-huckabee-says-less-stupid-people-should-vot#.lfBWoDzKPB) > [@](#): > > “If they’re so stupid — that’s right, if they’re gonna vote for me they need to vote, if they’re not gonna vote for me they need to stay home. I mean, it’s that simple,” Huckabee continued, to the laughter of the radio hosts. > … > > “But in the big picture, there are people who vote and they have no idea what our Constitution says,” he said. The jokes just write themselves, don’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24426 "2015-09-23T17:59:05Z")
“But in the big picture, there are people who vote and they have no idea what our Constitution says,” [Huckaturd] said. The irony, it burns. ---
**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 23, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24427 "2015-09-23T18:38:44Z")
Oh, you done stepped in it now, Donald Trump. [_You declared war on Fox News._](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=18710870) > [@](#): > > Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeted that Fox News “has been treating me very unfairly & I have therefore decided that I won’t be doing any more Fox shows for the foreseeable future.” > > Fox News has responded to Trump’s tweet with the following statement: > > “At 11:45am today, we canceled Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance on The O’Reilly Factor on Thursday, which resulted in Mr. Trump’s subsequent tweet about his ‘boycott’ of FOX News. The press predictably jumped to cover his tweet, creating yet another distraction from any real issues that Mr. Trump might be questioned about. **When coverage doesn’t go his way, he engages in personal attacks on our anchors and hosts, which has grown stale and tiresome. He doesn’t seem to grasp that candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how the media works in this country.** ” ---
**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:** [September 23, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24428 "2015-09-23T18:41:39Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [Huckleberry doesn’t want stupid people to vote.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/mike-huckabee-says-less-stupid-people-should-vot#.lfBWoDzKPB) In all honesty, I kind of appreciate _his_ honesty. Let’s face it, that’s what every candidate is really thinking. It’s what I think about Republicans. Why do we expect them to mouth platitudes like “everyone should vote”? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24429 "2015-09-23T18:44:15Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It appears Republicans are not impressed with sentience. You misspelled “endowed.” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24430 "2015-09-23T18:46:08Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Too late. He’s already here. As long as he doesn’t father any anchor babies… ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24431 "2015-09-23T18:46:34Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Oh, you done stepped in it now, Donald Trump. > > [_You declared war on Fox News._](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=18710870) > [@Fox "News"](#): > > The press predictably jumped to cover his tweet, creating yet another distraction from any real issues that Mr. Trump might be questioned about. When coverage doesn’t go his way, he engages in personal attacks on our anchors and hosts, which has grown stale and tiresome. He doesn’t seem to grasp that candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how the media works in this country." “Journalists”? Maybe you guys heard some old-fart prof back in J-School explain the distinction between journalism and commentary, and how important it is. You should have paid attention. As for “candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how the media works in this country”, on \*your \*network, yeah, it pretty much is. The irony. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24432 "2015-09-23T18:48:34Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Oh, you done stepped in it now, Donald Trump. > > [_You declared war on Fox News._](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=18710870) Crazy like a… Well, anyway, this is actually a brilliant calculated risk. Republicans in general, and Trump supporters in particular, get off on perceived persecution. I predict Trump wins this duel. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24433 "2015-09-23T19:08:00Z")
[Ann Coulter: “This is why our founders distrusted Catholics.”](http://www.salon.com/2015/09/23/ann_coulter_unleashes_her_nativist_fury_on_pope_francis_and_catholics_this_is_why_our_founders_distrusted_catholics/) ---
**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 23, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24434 "2015-09-23T19:12:04Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [Huckleberry doesn’t want stupid people to vote.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/mike-huckabee-says-less-stupid-people-should-vot#.lfBWoDzKPB) Well, I guess we know who’s planning to drop out next… 😛 [QUOTE=Mr. Canteloupe Calves] What is the economic system of the United States? And for people about to ready to take the test, I’d remind them the answer is free enterprise capitalism. [/QUOTE] Oh, so the existing welfare system and regulations and whatnot are all part of “free market capitalism”? Good to know… ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24435 "2015-09-23T19:46:42Z")
Trump attacking Fox News. Coulter attacking Christians… I think we’ve come to that point in time when the Republican Party is ripe to shatter into a thousand little shards, each one hating all of the others… ---
**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 23, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24436 "2015-09-23T19:52:32Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Crazy like a… > > Well, anyway, this is actually a brilliant calculated risk. > > Republicans in general, and Trump supporters in particular, get off on perceived persecution. I predict Trump wins this duel. Calculated my ass. It’s just his inane gambit whenever he gets the boot from some organization : immediately scream “You can’t fire me, \*\*I \*\*FIRED \*YOU \*FIRST (retroactively) !” at the top of his lungs. I don’t know if anybody’s buying this shit outside of maybe **Starkers** , but for my money he’s not even doing it to be believed in the first place. It’s just his giant uncontrollable ego doing the piloting. _Ils sont trop verts, dit-il, et bons pour les goujâts !_ ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24437 "2015-09-23T20:19:46Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > “But in the big picture, there are people who vote and they have no idea what our Constitution says,” [Huckaturd] said. > > The irony, it burns. This is the same guy who, a couple of weeks ago, argued that the Dred Scott decision “still remains to this day the law of the land” in the United States. I guess that means that blacks can’t be citizens, and slavery is still legal, right Huck? For a guy criticizing the Constitutional knowledge of others, he might want to familiarize himself with the 13th and 14th amendments. They were, after all, only ratified a century and a half ago. ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24438 "2015-09-23T20:29:29Z")
Does anyone else sort of want Trump to win, just for the Saturday Night Live sketches for the next 4 years? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24439 "2015-09-23T20:34:39Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > This is the same guy who, a couple of weeks ago, argued that the Dred Scott decision “still remains to this day the law of the land” in the United States. > > I guess that means that blacks can’t be citizens, and slavery is still legal, right Huck? For a guy criticizing the Constitutional knowledge of others, he might want to familiarize himself with the 13th and 14th amendments. They were, after all, only ratified a century and a half ago. He only reads stuff that’s over 1900 years old. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24440 "2015-09-23T21:06:04Z")
> [@FXMastermind](#): > > Does anyone else sort of want Trump to win, just for the Saturday Night Live sketches for the next 4 years? I’m starting to think (in the dark recesses of my mind) I want him to win on merit. If nothing else, it will be amazing to watch the heads of hardcore right-wingers explode when he turns out to be a moderate Democrat once in office. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24441 "2015-09-23T21:21:34Z")
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