# 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:** 1238
**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 7, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24742 "2015-10-07T18:47:18Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The more full of shit his underwear is, the less full Ted Nugent is. And vice versa. The question is moot, for Nugent is shit. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24743 "2015-10-07T18:51:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Kevin McCarthy is upset that his critics are politicizing Benghazi.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kevin-mccarthy-benghazi-playing-politics) You could cut the irony with a band-saw. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24744 "2015-10-07T18:51:53Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > The question is moot, for Nugent is shit. Shit is as shit does, Sir. ---
**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 7, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24745 "2015-10-07T19:00:14Z")
> [@Abe\_Babe](#): > > Shit is as shit does, Sir. And since he does himself, that makes Nugent a shtitty hypocrite for being an incestuous homosexual. ---
**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, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24746 "2015-10-07T19:03:31Z")
[GOP Secretary of State of New Mexico, elected on a voter ID platform, charged with multiple counts of corruption, including identity theft.](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/10/07/gop-secretary-of-state-obsessed-with-voter-id-accused-of-65-counts-of-corruption-using-campaign-cash-to-gamble/) ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24747 "2015-10-08T06:34:45Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Kevin McCarthy is upset that his critics are politicizing Benghazi.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kevin-mccarthy-benghazi-playing-politics) Deliciousness. ---
**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 8, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24748 "2015-10-08T07:35:29Z")
Rand Paul [would prevent school shootings with stickers:](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rand-paul-put-stickers-school-windows-warning-you-will-be-shot) > [@](#): > > "I would have and encourage every school in American put stickers on every window going into the school saying, ‘We are armed. Come in at your own peril. We have concealed carry for teachers who have it and we also have armed security and you will be shot.’” He went on to say the stickers should also be placed in the cockpits of commercial airliners. ---
**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 8, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24749 "2015-10-08T10:13:39Z")
I’m just going to leave this [tweet from Rupert Murdoch](https://mobile.twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/651924724960874497?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet)right here in all its glory: > [@Rupert](#): > > Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide? And much else. When you start a sentence with “\*\*real \*\*black president” it’s a tad odd to finish it with a comment about addressing the “racial divide”. ---
**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 8, 2015, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24750 "2015-10-08T11:17:36Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Rand Paul [would prevent school shootings with stickers:](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rand-paul-put-stickers-school-windows-warning-you-will-be-shot)He went on to say the stickers should also be placed in the cockpits of commercial airliners. Maybe they could put in stickers in the cockpit window showing stick figures representing each passenger, and each holding a stick-figure gun. ---
**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 8, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24751 "2015-10-08T11:25:00Z")
It reminds me of the joke about how you should always bring a bomb on an airplane, because the odds of there being _two_ bombs on a plane are much smaller than the odds of there being one. ---
**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 8, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24752 "2015-10-08T14:34:51Z")
“Charge 'em down” Carson reveals his inner coward. [From here.](http://thedailybanter.com/2015/10/ben-carson-told-real-life-gunman-to-get-the-other-guy/) > [@](#): > > ``` > Carson: “The guy comes, puts the gun in my ribs, I just said, ‘I believe that you want the guy behind the counter.’ He thought I was…” > > Hunter: “In that calm way?” > > Carson: “He said, oh, okay.” > > Hunter: “You just redirected him to…” > > Carson: “Yeah, redirected him.” > > ``` That’s right, he pointed out a more suitable target. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24753 "2015-10-08T14:46:04Z")
“I only have to outrun _you_.” In other news, [Matt Drudge](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/matt-drudge-interview-obama-isis-issa) must be feeling neglected lately. He’s claiming Obama picked the name ISIS so people would link it to Darrell Issa. ---
**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 8, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24754 "2015-10-08T15:18:24Z")
We are talking about the same Obama who annoyed Republicans by insisting on calling it _ISIL_, right? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24755 "2015-10-08T16:17:00Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Rand Paul [would prevent school shootings with stickers:](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rand-paul-put-stickers-school-windows-warning-you-will-be-shot)He went on to say the stickers should also be placed in the cockpits of commercial airliners. So they know to aim for the teachers first. ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24756 "2015-10-08T17:24:16Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I’m just going to leave this [tweet from Rupert Murdoch](https://mobile.twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/651924724960874497?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet)right here in all its glory: > When you start a sentence with “\*\*real \*\*black president” it’s a tad odd to finish it with a comment about addressing the “racial divide”. Getting a lot of push back in the comments… I liked "pick up the phone - it’s your communications director calling. 🙂 ---
**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 8, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24757 "2015-10-08T17:43:20Z")
“You must be aware that the President is black and he really exists.” ETA: Murdoch responds, I think: “Apologies! No offence meant. Personally find both men charming.” ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24758 "2015-10-08T17:51:30Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It reminds me of the joke about how you should always bring a bomb on an airplane, because the odds of there being _two_ bombs on a plane are much smaller than the odds of there being one. Can never go wrong with a Blackadder clip [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pKRxX3s3JlM/hqdefault.jpg "Baldrick's Bullet.m4v") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKRxX3s3JlM) ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24759 "2015-10-08T18:27:33Z")
[GOP candidate for governor of KY wants to drug test Medicare recipients](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/drug-tests-medicare-recipients?cid=sm_fb_maddow). It doesn’t matter that they’ve been paying into the program with their own money, apparently. ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24760 "2015-10-08T18:32:03Z")
Ben Carson: “[Not every lifestyle is of the same value](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-lifestyle-same-value).” ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/24761 "2015-10-08T18:59:31Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ben Carson: “[Not every lifestyle is of the same value](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ben-carson-lifestyle-same-value).” Some of them have only 3/5 value. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1237) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1239)