# 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:** 1260
**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:** [November 2, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25182 "2015-11-02T23:11:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Republican state legislator claims an orchestrated plot to destroy religion, but he just doesn’t have time to prove it.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/virginia-republican-panics-over-anti-faith-conspiracy-so-huge-he-cant-even-prove-it/) Is there an anti-faith conspiracy so big God couldn’t stop it? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25183 "2015-11-03T19:52:28Z")
Ben Carson says the media reporting the _facts_ about his connection to snake oil company Mannatech is just a “[submarine](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/03/1443811/-Ben-Carson-blames-a-submarine-from-a-rival-campaign-after-he-gets-caught-lying)” sent by his political opponents. Is he trying to say subterfuge, or just what is he saying? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25184 "2015-11-03T19:54:36Z")
That’s the problem with today’s political campaigning. Too much time spent on talking points and fluff, not enough on advanced naval warfare. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25185 "2015-11-03T19:56:05Z")
I’m guessing he meant “torpedo”. > [@Smapti](#): > > That’s the problem with today’s political campaigning. Too much time spent on talking points and fluff, not enough on advanced naval warfare. There’s Graham, complaining that the Navy has the fewest ships it’s had since 1915. As if it were still 1915. What’s this Air Force people keep talking about? And what are missiles and nuclear warheads, Lindsey? And did you know the Army has \*no \*cavalry horses left _at all_? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25186 "2015-11-03T20:04:11Z")
Considering Lindsey is actually _in_ the Air Force Reserve, you’d think he’d be more aware. Oh, wait … [Advisor and strategist for several Georgia Republicans, including the state legislature’s Senate Majority Leader, is being sued for molesting several boys in his church group.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/republican-family-values-consultant-caught-molesting-church-boys-filming-it-hundreds-of-times/) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25187 "2015-11-03T20:23:33Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > … And did you know the Army has \*no \*cavalry horses left _at all_? The saber inventory is practically nil! ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25188 "2015-11-03T20:29:20Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Advisor and strategist for several Georgia Republicans, including the state legislature’s Senate Majority Leader, is being sued for molesting several boys in his church group.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/republican-family-values-consultant-caught-molesting-church-boys-filming-it-hundreds-of-times/) What “family values”? It wasn’t any of his kids. _blergh_ ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25189 "2015-11-03T20:31:03Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > The saber inventory is practically nil! And don’t even bother _asking_ about how many certified trebuchet specialists we’ve got at this point… ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25190 "2015-11-03T20:46:00Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > And don’t even bother _asking_ about how many certified trebuchet specialists we’ve got at this point… And The Officer’s Club is not a weapon. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25191 "2015-11-03T20:49:06Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > And did you know the Army has \*no \*cavalry horses left _at all_? [1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment (HCD)](https://www.facebook.com/1st-Cavalry-Division-Horse-Cavalry-Detachment-HCD-123247444390869/) I believe they are located at Ft. Hood. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25192 "2015-11-03T20:58:07Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What “family values”? > It wasn’t any of his kids. > > _blergh_ Family values means “resale price”. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25193 "2015-11-03T21:02:20Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > [1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment (HCD)](https://www.facebook.com/1st-Cavalry-Division-Horse-Cavalry-Detachment-HCD-123247444390869/) > > I believe they are located at Ft. Hood. Oh, good, we’re ready for the next Injun uprising. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25194 "2015-11-03T21:04:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Considering Lindsey is actually _in_ the Air Force Reserve, you’d think he’d be more aware. Oh, wait … > > [Advisor and strategist for several Georgia Republicans, including the state legislature’s Senate Majority Leader, is being sued for molesting several boys in his church group.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/republican-family-values-consultant-caught-molesting-church-boys-filming-it-hundreds-of-times/) And in a companion piece to this bit of news, we have this: [Georgia GOP Set to Pass Religious Exemption for Wife Beaters and Child Abusers.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/georgia-gop-set-to-pass-religious-exemption-for-wife-beaters-child-abusers/) I wonder whose idea that was? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25195 "2015-11-03T21:10:59Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > And in a companion piece to this bit of news, we have this: [Georgia GOP Set to Pass Religious Exemption for Wife Beaters and Child Abusers.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/georgia-gop-set-to-pass-religious-exemption-for-wife-beaters-child-abusers/) > > I wonder whose idea that was? Sharia Law? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25196 "2015-11-03T21:11:09Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Oh, good, we’re ready for the next Injun uprising. Odds of the Redskins winning the Super Bowl are 150-1. [Cite.](http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/futures/) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25197 "2015-11-03T22:39:02Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > How about ALL of the questions come from regular, voting citizens like us? Because most regular, voting citizens are incapable of framing a question that is informed, relevant and coherent enough to be suitable material for a presidential election debate. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25198 "2015-11-03T23:16:51Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > And in a companion piece to this bit of news, we have this: [Georgia GOP Set to Pass Religious Exemption for Wife Beaters and Child Abusers.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/georgia-gop-set-to-pass-religious-exemption-for-wife-beaters-child-abusers/) > > I wonder whose idea that was? The article linked is from March. The bill passed in the Senate, but stalled in the State Assembly (presumably because the assembly was observant enough to notice what happened when Indiana passed their RFRA). [Cite.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/30/georgia-religious-freedom_n_6969608.html) [Apparently, even Governor Nathan Deal realized that it was a prosperity-limiting move, according to the ACLU.](https://www.aclu.org/news/georgia-rfra-dies-face-national-backlash) So, yes, it’s a Stupid Republican Idea. But not of THIS day. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25199 "2015-11-03T23:56:38Z")
Jeb! came out with his new “Jeb can fix it!” slogan, but neglected to purchase [jebcanfixit.com](http://jebcanfixit.com) or [jebcanfixit.org](http://jebcanfixit.org) .com got bought by an Austin, TX city council candidate who already was using the “can fix it” slogan, but .org is being used to criticize Jeb!. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25200 "2015-11-04T00:39:05Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Jeb! came out with his new “Jeb can fix it!” slogan, but neglected to purchase [jebcanfixit.com](http://jebcanfixit.com) or [jebcanfixit.org](http://jebcanfixit.org) .com got bought by an Austin, TX city council candidate who already was using the “can fix it” slogan, but .org is being used to criticize Jeb!. And it may not resonate for us Americans, but the resemblance of “Jeb can fix it!” to the late disgraced (via post-mortem reporting from his molestation victims) Jimmy Savile’s BBC show “Jim’ll Fix It” can’t help him much. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25201 "2015-11-04T12:17:56Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Jeb! came out with his new “Jeb can fix it!” slogan, but neglected to purchase [jebcanfixit.com](http://jebcanfixit.com) or [jebcanfixit.org](http://jebcanfixit.org) .com got bought by an Austin, TX city council candidate who already was using the “can fix it” slogan, but .org is being used to criticize Jeb!. “Jeb can Fix It!” just reminds me too much of Fix It Felix from **Wreck it Ralph** > **[fix it felix - Bing](http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=fix%2Bit%2Bfelix&view=detailv2&qpvt=fix%2Bit%2Bfelix&id=830E0F7EA64057FC6AE14CACE8EDDC8BB7AE57F2&selectedIndex=6&ccid=VpIaU%2bOw&simid=608002288521578137&thid=OIP.M56921a53e3b0088598e6820a20debc13H0&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. > **[fix it felix - Bing](http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=fix%2Bit%2Bfelix&view=detailv2&qpvt=fix%2Bit%2Bfelix&id=88AC77D0BC57F4085846C4A532A8B1D20E88FB1C&selectedIndex=3&ccid=pnAzdkxh&simid=607988445840149588&thid=OIP.Ma67033764c613d6cdcea20430e7eed04H0&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1259) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1261)