# 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:** 1237
**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:** [October 6, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24722 "2015-10-06T20:45:35Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > 😕 The storm in the New York Area was evidence of God’s justice. He was punishing big city liberals for sodomizing each other, watching foreign movies, and Benghazi. To clean up the evidence of God’s wrath was sacrilegious. > > The raindrops that fell on South Carolina were the sweet tears of God’s Love. He was crying because atheists from the North are forcing Christian farmers to marry their farm animals and power tools. > > Apples and oranges. No surprise you libtards don’t even perceive the difference. [Michele Bachmann says the floods in South Carolina are because of US Israel policy.](http://www.salon.com/2015/10/06/save_us_from_these_apocalyptic_clowns_michele_bachmann_blames_floods_on_americas_israel_policy_and_shes_not_alone/) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24723 "2015-10-06T20:58:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Michele Bachmann says the floods in South Carolina are because of US Israel policy.](http://www.salon.com/2015/10/06/save_us_from_these_apocalyptic_clowns_michele_bachmann_blames_floods_on_americas_israel_policy_and_shes_not_alone/) I wonder if we could reverse-engineer God’s wrath. It would be tremendously useful. For example, what country do we have to piss off to end the drought in California? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24724 "2015-10-06T21:01:49Z")
So does that mean South Carolina’s congressional delegation is particularly bad on Israel? Or is God’s aim just a bit off? ---
**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 6, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24725 "2015-10-06T21:06:24Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > So does that mean South Carolina’s congressional delegation is particularly bad on Israel? Or is God’s aim just a bit off? Isn’t His aim _always_ off? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24726 "2015-10-06T22:31:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Michele Bachmann says the floods in South Carolina are because of US Israel policy.](http://www.salon.com/2015/10/06/save_us_from_these_apocalyptic_clowns_michele_bachmann_blames_floods_on_americas_israel_policy_and_shes_not_alone/) Poor septimus had his Poe out crazied. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24727 "2015-10-06T22:39:55Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Isn’t His aim _always_ off? [No. 😉](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Robertson_controversies) > [@](#): > > The June 8, 1998 edition of his show, where Robertson denounced Orlando, Florida and Disney World for allowing a privately sponsored “Gay Days” weekend, also drew criticism from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Robertson stated that the acceptance of homosexuality could result in hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, terrorist bombings and “possibly a meteor,” prompting Americans United to criticize Robertson, saying it was “deplorable that Robertson is using the tragedy of these fires to promote his religious and political agenda.”[26] The resulting outcry prompted Robertson to return to the topic on June 24, where he quoted the Book of Revelation to support his claims. The first hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season,[27] Hurricane Bonnie, actually turned away from Florida and instead damaged the rest of the East Coast. The area hardest hit by the hurricane was the Hampton Roads region,[28] which includes Virginia Beach,[29] the place of origin of Robertson’s The 700 Club.[30] While other hurricanes did hit Florida,[27] none of them hit Disney World. ---
**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 6, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24728 "2015-10-06T23:36:37Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I wonder if we could reverse-engineer God’s wrath. It would be tremendously useful. For example, what country do we have to piss off to end the drought in California? Plenty of gay here and we ain’t seen a goddamned drop! ---
**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:** [October 7, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24729 "2015-10-07T00:25:16Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Plenty of gay here and we ain’t seen a goddamned drop! Maybe they aren’t gaying hard enough! ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24730 "2015-10-07T00:44:58Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > 😕 > The raindrops that fell on South Carolina were the sweet tears of God’s Love. He was crying because atheists from the North are forcing Christian farmers to marry their farm animals and power tools, Goddamnit, enough with these “slippery slope” arguments. Just because I want to marry my lawnmower, don’t go claiming I think that all power tools are marriage material. Although I have to admit my snowblower is way hot. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24731 "2015-10-07T00:49:17Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > Nothing breeds bravery like not being there in the first place. Well, I would have led the attack in Vietnam, but I have these allergies… ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24732 "2015-10-07T01:28:01Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > That’s not what decent people do. Don’t put a grudge ahead of the real needs of real, desperate people. > > Give them the aid they need, but it’s not out of line to also demand that Graham & Co. to admit they were wrong about Sandy aid. Decent people don’t support those disrespect the needs and rights of others. I don’t want my brothers and sisters in South Carolina to suffer from flooding, but I also want them to have the right to marriage and healthcare, and to decide when and if to give birth, and what, if any, religion to follow. If real, desperate people experience the results of their representatives’ policies, perhaps they will re-evaluate their votes. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24733 "2015-10-07T08:21:40Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Well, I would have led the attack in Vietnam, but I have these allergies… I believe you, Mr. Nugent. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24734 "2015-10-07T14:44:40Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/06/carson-on-oregon-shooting-i-would-not-just-stand-there-and-let-him-shoot-me/](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/06/carson-on-oregon-shooting-i-would-not-just-stand-there-and-let-him-shoot-me/) > > “I would not just stand there and let him shoot me,” Carson said on “Fox and Friends” Tuesday morning. “I would say, ‘Hey guys, everybody attack him. He may shoot me, but he can’t get us all.’” > > Not necessarily a bad idea and now the current thinking in an aircraft hijacking incident. It just sounds to me like like our other brave Repubs warmongering while they were actually chickenhawks. Even better was when he criticized Obama for going to Oregon. He said that he (Carson) wouldn’t have gone to Oregon. But that he’d probably go to [“the next one.”](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/ben-carson-would-skip-meeting-families-of-oregon-mass-shooting-but-would-probably-go-to-the-next-one/) ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24735 "2015-10-07T15:22:13Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I believe you, Mr. Nugent. I despise the man, but there is no proof The Motor City Madman is a draft dodger. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24736 "2015-10-07T15:28:29Z")
[Depends on what you accept as proof.](http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/nugent.asp) If he didn’t, he’s a good storyteller. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24737 "2015-10-07T15:51:06Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > I despise the man, but there is no proof The Motor City Madman is a draft dodger. [Not even his own words?](http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/nugent.asp) Or, what Elvis said. ---
**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 7, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24738 "2015-10-07T16:38:22Z")
I love how he ends with “but I’m the most badass draft dodger you ever saw man”. In the words of a thankfully unique orange-tinted specimen of shoes/hair interface, it’s the \*classy \*touch. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24739 "2015-10-07T16:40:49Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > I despise the man, but there is no proof The Motor City Madman is a draft dodger. > [@Biggirl](#): > > [Not even his own words?](http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/nugent.asp) > > Or, what Elvis said. The question becomes: is it Nugent himself or just his underwear that was full of shit? ---
**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 7, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24740 "2015-10-07T16:47:22Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > The question becomes: is it Nugent himself or just his underwear that was full of shit? The more full of shit his underwear is, the less full Ted Nugent is. And vice versa. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24741 "2015-10-07T17:50:48Z")
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