# 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:** 1235
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24682 "2015-10-04T10:45:47Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > God is not so young any more. Eyesights start to go when you’re [del]4 billion[/del] six thousand years old. One day you can catch the fall of a sparrow, but before you know it even continents start getting blurry. > > ETA : BTW this is why we need background checks and aptitude tests for concealed carry of ultimate smiting power. What does God need with a concealed carry permit? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24683 "2015-10-04T11:17:31Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Tennessee county plans to vote on a prayer to God not to destroy them when He destroys America because of gay marriage.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/tenn-county-to-consider-resolution-begging-god-to-spare-them-his-coming-wrath-over-same-sex-marriage/) “I want you. . . to build. . . an ark.” ---
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24684 "2015-10-04T11:36:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Tennessee county plans to vote on a prayer to God not to destroy them when He destroys America because of gay marriage.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/tenn-county-to-consider-resolution-begging-god-to-spare-them-his-coming-wrath-over-same-sex-marriage/) > > They have to be Republican, right? I thought the rainbow was the symbol of God’s promise not to wipe us out. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24685 "2015-10-04T12:02:35Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I thought the rainbow was the symbol of God’s promise not to wipe us out. [With a flood](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A11&version=NIV). He’s holding every other calamity over our heads though. God was lawyer in a previous life. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24686 "2015-10-04T12:31:50Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [With a flood](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+9%3A11&version=NIV). He’s holding every other calamity over our heads though. God was lawyer in a previous life. God is a climate change believer. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24687 "2015-10-04T12:48:31Z")
Didn’t already see it posted, but: [Jeb! on shootings: “look, stuff happens, there’s always a crisis.”](http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/politics/jeb-bush-donald-trump-stuff-happens/) Oh well, just a part of life, carry on. I like the part about kids and pools, since he DID pass a law about that, if I recall. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24688 "2015-10-04T13:07:01Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > 😕 I don’t understand. Which part of the post were you hoping to make, the moot part, the indignation part, or both? And how does that make me a Victor Hugo character? I was hoping to submit post number 24601. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24689 "2015-10-04T13:52:50Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What does God need with a concealed carry permit? Running coach, what are you doing?! You don’t ask the Almighty for his ID! ---
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24690 "2015-10-04T14:03:53Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Running coach, what are you doing?! You don’t ask the Almighty for his ID! No ID, no beer. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24691 "2015-10-04T19:47:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Tennessee county plans to vote on a prayer to God not to destroy them when He destroys America because of gay marriage.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/tenn-county-to-consider-resolution-begging-god-to-spare-them-his-coming-wrath-over-same-sex-marriage/) > > They have to be Republican, right? To quoite from the resolution, from your link: > [@](#): > > WE adopt this Resolution before God that He pass us by in His Coming Wrath and not destroy our County as He did Sodom and Gomorrah **and the neighboring cities.** (Bolding mine) See – it’s reasonable. They KNOW they’re not sinning. They just don’t want to be part of the collateral damage. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24692 "2015-10-04T20:03:05Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > To quoite from the resolution, from your link: > > (Bolding mine) > > See – it’s reasonable. They KNOW they’re not sinning. They just don’t want to be part of the collateral damage. And they know how bad His aim is. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24693 "2015-10-04T22:30:42Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I was hoping to submit post number 24601. I’m sorry, I didn’t know that was a thing! ---
**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:** [October 4, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24694 "2015-10-04T23:37:53Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I’m sorry, I didn’t know that was a thing! When _my_ zipcode comes around, I want to make _that_ post. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24695 "2015-10-04T23:53:02Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I’m sorry, I didn’t know that was a thing! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I8WSysB5vKM/maxresdefault.jpg "Les Misérables - Clip: "Javert Releases Prisoner 24601 On Parole"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WSysB5vKM) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24696 "2015-10-05T00:57:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Tennessee county plans to vote on a prayer to God not to destroy them when He destroys America because of gay marriage.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/tenn-county-to-consider-resolution-begging-god-to-spare-them-his-coming-wrath-over-same-sex-marriage/) > > They have to be Republican, right? God was OK with the slavery. He seemed OK with the lynchings and with the marching the natives to their deaths after stealing their lands. But He draws the line at gay marriage? ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24697 "2015-10-05T02:17:54Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > God was OK with the slavery. He seemed OK with the lynchings and with the marching the natives to their deaths after stealing their lands. But He draws the line at gay marriage? Exactly. Read the Pentateuch and Joshua. Except He preferred the sword to lynching, and preferred that every man, woman, and child be killed, rather than marched off the Promised Land. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24698 "2015-10-05T06:05:19Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I’m sorry, I didn’t know that was a thing! In was Valjean’s prisoner number, that Javert always insisted on calling him by, instead of his name. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24699 "2015-10-05T07:38:00Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Tennessee county plans to vote on a prayer to God not to destroy them when He destroys America because of gay marriage.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/tenn-county-to-consider-resolution-begging-god-to-spare-them-his-coming-wrath-over-same-sex-marriage/) > > They have to be Republican, right? All they need to do is paint some lamb’s blood upon all their doorposts and upon all their gates. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24700 "2015-10-05T08:30:17Z")
Don’t you have to blow the chauffeur? ---
**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:** [October 5, 2015, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24701 "2015-10-05T10:02:58Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Don’t you have to blow the chauffeur? Took me a moment, but this one I’m going to steal :). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1234) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1236)