# 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:** 1228
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24542 "2015-09-26T23:31:18Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Gee. What nice progressives you all are. “Tranny,” in 2015. How pithy of you, **elucidator**. And rape fantasies about Ann Coulter, all for sale! Absolutely charming, **Evil Captor** , but you’re a _Gor_ fan so who expects anything better? (Plus the parody is cringeworthy. “Hilarity Clinton,” seriously? No wonder your book’s rocketing up the Amazon sales charts.) > > As a liberal I find this whole area of discussion an embarrassment. Leave that shit to the other side, or face the fact that you’re no better than either Coulter or the misogynistic Republican shitheels you claim to abhor. > > Conservatives like **Bricker** and **Shodan** , please take note that yes, liberals _will_ speak out against such revolting comments from “our” side. > [@xenophon41](#): > > Tell ya what, you can respond less politely to me then, because I agree with **choie**. This is SRIOTD, not Adolescent Sniggering Sexism from Liberals of the Day. > > Yes, Coulter’s entire output is bigoted, stupid and vile. **Evil Captor** ’s fiction, and the enthusiastic contributions to it here, just replaces the “bigoted” part with misogyny. Congratulations, fellow progressives; how innovative. For my part, I’m not about to apologize for suggesting that tipping Ann Coulter into a volcano is a better and more fitting idea than going all Aesthetic-Masochists-of-Gor rape on her. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24543 "2015-09-26T23:33:57Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > For my part, I’m not about to apologize for suggesting that tipping Ann Coulter into a volcano is a better and more fitting idea than going all Aesthetic-Masochists-of-Gor rape on her. Same here. I posted that the planet was being punished before anyone mentioned rape, and I would have said exactly the same thing if it had been Dick Cheney. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24544 "2015-09-27T00:39:29Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > “Rubio said that women are incentivized by the prospect of selling baby parts for a personal profit, before backing off the claim after apparently realizing that he had managed to out-crazy even some of the more hardline conservative presidential candidates” 😕 You’re quoting from someone who mis-paraphrases Rubio. Listen to the Rubio video and see what he actually says… Oh you don’t even have to; it’s quoted in the article: [QUOTE=Rubio, a Republiopath] I just think you’ve created an industry now — a situation where very much, you’ve created an incentive for people not just to look forward to having more abortions, but being able to sell that fetal tissue — these centers — for purposes of making a profit off it, as you’ve seen in some of these Planned Parenthood affiliates. [/QUOTE] Rubio is a disgusting liar and what he says is filthy and despicable. _But he doesn’t say what you, or your quotee claims he says._ Unless you think the “people … look[ing] forward to having more abortions” are the pregnant women themselves. Come on! Rubio may be a moron, but he’s not a clinical lunatic. This is not the first time that left-wing bloggers exaggerate a Republiopath’s words. It’s lying. I sympathize – exaggeration makes it easier for dumb people to see why to hate the Republiopaths, but it’s very dishonest, and makes us into liars just like them. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24545 "2015-09-27T00:54:21Z")
We really need a thread for Republican malice. Much of what the GOP does isn’t “stupid” in a clinical sense; it’s evil and malicious but stupid only in the sense that voters are stupid to want malicious leaders. For example [a Florida legislator, thinking she was conferring with fellow Republiopaths secretly, was recorded proposing a gerrymander scheme in which prisoners, barred from voting but counted toward district size, would be reassigned to unseat a Black Democrat Congresswoman.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/janet-adkins-corinne-brown-prisoners-gerrymandering) Or should we have a Smart Republican Idea of the Day thread? Of course not “smart” in the sense of good for the country, but “smart” ways to retain their power to defecate on the American people. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24546 "2015-09-27T01:40:12Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Unless you think the “people … look[ing] forward to having more abortions” are the pregnant women themselves. That’s what I thought when I read it, although I concede I was watching football at the same time, and I don’t care enough about Rubio to pay much attention to what he says. > [@](#): > > Come on! Rubio may be a moron, but he’s not a clinical lunatic. Irrelevant, and he’s not a moron. But people like him and Cruz have proven that they are perfectly capable of turning their intelligence toward pandering to people who actually are morons and/or lunatics. The statement is similar to what Rush Limbaugh said about Sandra Fluke, that she’s having so much sex that she can’t afford all the contraceptives she needs, so she wants the taxpayers to pay for her sex. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24547 "2015-09-27T02:15:40Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Unless you think the “people … look[ing] forward to having more abortions” are the pregnant women themselves. What other conclusion is there? Planned Parenthood is not having any abortions, so they can’t look forward to them. Who else is having abortions besides pregnant women? ---
**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:** [September 27, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24548 "2015-09-27T02:26:27Z")
Several failed abortions are staggering about running as GOP presidential candidates. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24549 "2015-09-27T02:39:27Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Gee. What nice progressives you all are. “Tranny,” in 2015. How pithy of you, **elucidator**. And rape fantasies about Ann Coulter, all for sale! Absolutely charming, **Evil Captor** , but you’re a _Gor_ fan so who expects anything better? (Plus the parody is cringeworthy. “Hilarity Clinton,” seriously? No wonder your book’s rocketing up the Amazon sales charts.) > > As a liberal I find this whole area of discussion an embarrassment. Leave that shit to the other side, or face the fact that you’re no better than either Coulter or the misogynistic Republican shitheels you claim to abhor. > > Conservatives like **Bricker** and **Shodan** , please take note that yes, liberals _will_ speak out against such revolting comments from “our” side. > [@xenophon41](#): > > Tell ya what, you can respond less politely to me then, because I agree with **choie**. This is SRIOTD, not Adolescent Sniggering Sexism from Liberals of the Day. > > Yes, Coulter’s entire output is bigoted, stupid and vile. **Evil Captor** ’s fiction, and the enthusiastic contributions to it here, just replaces the “bigoted” part with misogyny. Congratulations, fellow progressives; how innovative. > [@BrainGlutton](#): > > For my part, I’m not about to apologize for suggesting that tipping Ann Coulter into a volcano is a better and more fitting idea than going all Aesthetic-Masochists-of-Gor rape on her. > [@TonySinclair](#): > > Same here. I posted that the planet was being punished before anyone mentioned rape, and I would have said exactly the same thing if it had been Dick Cheney. And I won’t apologize for suggesting that leaving a fictional Ann Coulter proxy chained to a rock is a better idea. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24550 "2015-09-27T20:59:53Z")
[Ben Carson says being a Muslim should be considered as “probably cause” for searches and wiretaps.](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/27/3706095/carson-islam-probable-cause/) ---
**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:** [September 27, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24551 "2015-09-27T21:08:58Z")
\*Probable cause ---
**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:** [September 27, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24552 "2015-09-27T21:32:27Z")
[The mayor of Lewiston, Maine (who is a Republican, I looked him up), wants the state to publish the names and addresses of people on welfare. And why? So that they will be too ashamed to bring their special needs kids into the state.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/maine-mayor-name-and-shame-welfare-recipients-so-special-needs-kids-will-stay-out-my-state/) ---
**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 28, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24553 "2015-09-28T00:06:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Ben Carson says being a Muslim should be considered as “probably cause” for searches and wiretaps.](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/09/27/3706095/carson-islam-probable-cause/) He said “religion”, but only mentioned Muslim. If that were really to happen, I’d become a cop and just search every damn church. 😛 ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24554 "2015-09-28T01:53:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [The mayor of Lewiston, Maine (who is a Republican, I looked him up), wants the state to publish the names and addresses of people on welfare. And why? So that they will be too ashamed to bring their special needs kids into the state.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/maine-mayor-name-and-shame-welfare-recipients-so-special-needs-kids-will-stay-out-my-state/) This “Maine”, what is it? A Stephen King novel? ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24555 "2015-09-28T02:07:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [The mayor of Lewiston, Maine (who is a Republican, I looked him up), wants the state to publish the names and addresses of people on welfare. And why? So that they will be too ashamed to bring their special needs kids into the state.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/maine-mayor-name-and-shame-welfare-recipients-so-special-needs-kids-will-stay-out-my-state/) Looks like he’s trying to give the governor some competition for “Craziest Politician in Maine.” ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24556 "2015-09-28T02:42:54Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Looks like he’s trying to give the governor some competition for “Craziest Politician in Maine.” They dream big in Maine. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24557 "2015-09-28T12:15:14Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Gee. What nice progressives you all are. “Tranny,” in 2015. How pithy of you, **elucidator**. And rape fantasies about Ann Coulter, all for sale! Absolutely charming, **Evil Captor** , but you’re a _Gor_ fan so who expects anything better? (Plus the parody is cringeworthy. “Hilarity Clinton,” seriously? No wonder your book’s rocketing up the Amazon sales charts.) > > As a liberal I find this whole area of discussion an embarrassment. Leave that shit to the other side, or face the fact that you’re no better than either Coulter or the misogynistic Republican shitheels you claim to abhor. > > Conservatives like **Bricker** and **Shodan** , please take note that yes, liberals _will_ speak out against such revolting comments from “our” side. Yeah, the whole rape fantasy about an actual person (however despicable she is) is just disgusting. Thanks guys! Really advances the cause. And tranny? Seriously? Is it okay to call black guys you really despise niggers? I’ve never ventured into this thread before, in spite of my considering most things that most Republicans do these days to be pretty damn stupid. I’ll just venture back out and leave the rape and torture fantasies to the oh-so-liberal boys. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24558 "2015-09-28T13:43:36Z")
[Kentucky Republican, along with two libertarians, claims First Amendment right to accept bribes.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/kentucky-republican-along-with-two-libertarians-claims-first-amendment-right-to-accept-bribes/) Not just claiming; they’ve filed a federal lawsuit to overturn a state statute against lawmakers accepting gifts from lobbyists. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24559 "2015-09-28T13:54:54Z")
“An honest politician is one who \*stays \*bought.” ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24560 "2015-09-28T15:00:24Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Plus, it’s “Hilarity **Clanton**.” When you get done writing your next novel on aliens raping Hillary Clinton would you please do one on aliens raping Michelle Obama, who is actually a disabled tranny? That would be so hot. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24561 "2015-09-28T16:51:57Z")
[Ted Cruz says Boehner will join with Democrats to implement all of President Obama’s remaining priorities.](http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/politics/ted-cruz-obama-terminator/) The insanity continues . . . Speaking of crazy, did we ever get a retraction from him for his Jade Helm 15 “invasion” scare? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1227) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1229)