# 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:** 1287
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25722 "2015-11-22T18:02:37Z")
> **[Fox's Bolling Wants Americans Wetting Their Beds Over Syrian 'Refu-Jihadis'](https://crooksandliars.com/2015/11/foxs-bolling-wants-americans-wetting-their)** > > I'd say Eric Bolling should be ashamed of himself, but that assumes he's got the capacity to feel shame in the first place. > [@](#): > > …are they ISIS fighters posing as refugees, which I’ve coined, refu-jihadis? I’m sorry. You think that’s insensitive? Refu-jihadis? Consider these young men caught trying to migrate to Germany on Wednesday. They had detailed maps how to get there, making authorities fear they’re refu-jihadis… Your correspondent included the link only for those who might otherwise imagine that I am making shit up. No suggestion is offered that you might want to read Mr. Bollings analysis of the problem, or, worse still, his proposed solution. “Refu-jihadis”? Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25723 "2015-11-22T18:12:44Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [Burt Prelutsky of World Net Daily](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/columnist-us-should-bomb-mecca-off-the-face-of-the-earth-to-show-muslims-our-god-is-more-powerful/), for whom the Republicans often tend to be too liberal:You might want to run that by your God first, Burt. Just a suggestion. I keep waiting for some right wing nut job to suggest we set up some death camps in the middle east complete with Zyclon B to wipe out ISIS. This is getting pretty close. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25724 "2015-11-22T18:29:39Z")
If Godwinning were a contest, that would win. ---
**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 22, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25725 "2015-11-22T22:27:14Z")
[Trump retweets false, racist crime statistics.](http://gawker.com/noted-racist-donald-trump-tweets-out-anti-black-propaga-1744083487) ---
**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 22, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25726 "2015-11-22T23:51:57Z")
> [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > If Godwinning were a contest, that would win. The thing is, when people or politicians are making suggestions like keeping a database of all people of a certain religion, or suggesting a law that people of a certain religion have to identify themselves in public, it is quite appropriate to say they are appropriating Nazi ideas, because they are NAZI IDEAS. Godwin’s law does not say you LOSE an argument if you bring up a Nazi comparison. In point of fact, sometimes the comparison is actually accurate. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25727 "2015-11-23T00:44:19Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > “Refu-jihadis”? Jesus. Refu-jihadis vs Refu-jesuses. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25728 "2015-11-23T02:05:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Donald Trump yells “Get him out of here!” to a crowd at his rally in Birmingham (“him” being a Black Lives Matter protester), and, as you do, the crowd jumped on the protester and beat him.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/trumps-rally-turns-to-riot-as-supporters-viciously-beat-black-protester/) And what does The Donald? The Donald Doubles Down. [Trump Tweets Racist, Fake Black-On-White Crime Statistics After Fans Gang-Attack Black Man.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/trump-tweets-racist-fake-black-on-white-crime-statistics-after-fans-gang-attack-black-man/) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25729 "2015-11-23T02:38:18Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > And what does The Donald? > > The Donald Doubles Down. > > [Trump Tweets Racist, Fake Black-On-White Crime Statistics After Fans Gang-Attack Black Man.](http://www.occupydemocrats.com/trump-tweets-racist-fake-black-on-white-crime-statistics-after-fans-gang-attack-black-man/) From the link: > [@](#): > > Responding to their Fuhrer’s orders, a group of Trumpcoats surrounded the man, punching, kicking, and shoving him before dragging their victim away from their leader. While the Trump campaign said it does not condone the actions of the crowd, on Sunday **Trump announced that his campaign spokesperson was lying, explaining that the man’s assertion that black lives matter is “disgusting.” According to Trump, the man deserved it** : Trump started this whole campaign as a publicity stunt. And now that these stupid fuckers are actually listening to him, he’s trying to say the most outrageous things possible in order to convince people to stop getting behind him. Only except they aren’t. And that has Trump in quite the quagmire. How the hell is he going to pull out and save face when he’s ahead in the polls? That’s my working theory anyway. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25730 "2015-11-23T06:10:51Z")
Another possibility is that The Donald may be addicted to the knowledge that he can spout outrageous shit and a significant number of people will lap it up. Reinforces his conviction that he is a man of power and influence. And like many addictions, the high requires ever-increasing amounts of the stimulant. ---
**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 23, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25731 "2015-11-23T06:26:41Z")
[Governor Abbott of Texas _ **orders** _ all _ **private** _ charities to stop providing help for Syrian refugees.](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/11/21/texas-governor-orders-private-charities-to-refuse-help-to-homeless-syrian-refugees-video/) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25732 "2015-11-23T06:52:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Governor Abbott of Texas _ **orders** _ all _ **private** _ charities to stop providing help for Syrian refugees.](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/11/21/texas-governor-orders-private-charities-to-refuse-help-to-homeless-syrian-refugees-video/) Abbot and Hateallo ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25733 "2015-11-23T11:32:11Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > My Representative, the Hon. Keith Ellison, who is both black and a Muslim, should be easy enough to find. He’ll be in that building with the big-ass dome on it… This post nearly moved me to tears – I’m serious. It’s an observation that deserves to be heard by more people. Not to imply that something is wrong only when it would affect someone powerful – but when it would affect someone duly elected to what’s supposed to be the body that represents our ideals as Americans, that carries a special weight. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25734 "2015-11-23T14:20:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Governor Abbott of Texas _ **orders** _ all _ **private** _ charities to stop providing help for Syrian refugees.](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/11/21/texas-governor-orders-private-charities-to-refuse-help-to-homeless-syrian-refugees-video/) That’s pretty misleading. He [told](http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/11/on-fox-news-gov-abbott-says-feds-cant-meet-texas-safety-criteria-for-syrian-refugees.html/) the state agencies responsible for refugee assistance to stop helping and “to communicate [the] directive to all local volunteer agencies and organizations that participate in the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.” Most likely, that just means he wants them to be on notice that the state will not fund their operations anymore. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25735 "2015-11-23T14:30:41Z")
Well, that’s $32.45 shot to Hell! ---
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25736 "2015-11-23T16:53:57Z")
You can’t expect Ben Carson to remember [every little thing](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/ben-carson-thomas-jefferson-gaffe-216146) he wrote when he was half asleep: > [@](#): > > …"I’m particularly impressed with Thomas Jefferson, who seemed to have very deep insight into the way that people would react and tried to craft our Constitution in a way that it would control people’s national tendencies and control the natural growth of the government,” Carson said. > > The problem: Jefferson crafted the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. In fact, Carson noted Jefferson’s absence in his book, “A More Perfect Union,” writing that he was “missing in action” during the birth of the Constitution as he served abroad as an ambassador to France… ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25737 "2015-11-23T17:25:49Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > It’s as though the GOP has taken an upside-down lesson from the GWB years: _It’s not that GWB was stupid; **it’s that he wasn’t stupid enough**._ I’m scared to imagine that if these group of nutjobs represent 2016 and are far and away crazier than the group in 2012, what the GOP candidates will look like in the next election. Maybe one of the Kochs will just run himself, or one of those TV preachers that says we should kill gays. > [@bobot](#): > > And a Republican fucking hero. The front-fucking-runner still, even after the joke should have ended, and the REAL Republican contender showed up. [February 28, 2012](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html) was the point where Romney finally pulled ahead and stayed there, after 9 state primaries happened. If history holds true, given this wider and more open race, with crazier people, we won’t be sure of the actual nominee until March 1, 2016. We have 4 more months of this! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25738 "2015-11-23T17:44:25Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > That’s pretty misleading. He [told](http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/11/on-fox-news-gov-abbott-says-feds-cant-meet-texas-safety-criteria-for-syrian-refugees.html/) the state agencies responsible for refugee assistance to stop helping and “to communicate [the] directive to all local volunteer agencies and organizations that participate in the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.” Most likely, that just means he wants them to be on notice that the state will not fund their operations anymore. Remembering what happened with Acorn and what was attempted with Planned Parenthood it seems that losing funding means closing shop as those agencies usually do work on a very tight budget. So Syrians will not get any help, as I commented in another thread this would mean that Abbott is mean. ☹ Abbot is then turning the agencies into the Unhealthy and Inhuman Services Commission for the Syrian refugees. > **[Texas Governor Joins Dozens Of Others Saying No To Syrian Refugees](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/17/456426487/texas-governor-joins-dozens-of-others-saying-no-to-syrian-refugees)** > > Hundreds of people fleeing the war in Syria have already settled in Texas. The governor says he doesn't want any more. We found Texans who support the move against Syrians - and some who don't. > [@](#): > > The prospect of Texas state-funded health clinics turning away refugee families from Syria, but not from any other nation, is hard to comprehend for Amy Jackson, development director for Caritas of Austin. “It’s a public health issue,” she says, “There are certain vaccinations that public school systems require. Are they really going to exclude these people?” ---
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25739 "2015-11-23T18:46:54Z")
I’m not saying it’s a good idea; I think it’s deplorable. I’m just saying Abbott doesn’t seem to be ordering private organizations around as was implied in the addictinginfo piece (at least not without some justification). ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25740 "2015-11-23T19:58:16Z")
Having any state be actively hostile to your organization is a problem. And Texas is, well, Texas. I guess they come to Minnesota. Like the Vietnamese, and the Hmong, and the Somalis, and others. Sure, its a hassle. So? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25741 "2015-11-23T20:51:40Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > I’m scared to imagine that if these group of nutjobs represent 2016 and are far and away crazier than the group in 2012, what the GOP candidates will look like in the next election. Maybe one of the Kochs will just run himself, or one of those TV preachers that says we should kill gays. > > [February 28, 2012](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html) was the point where Romney finally pulled ahead and stayed there, after 9 state primaries happened. If history holds true, given this wider and more open race, with crazier people, we won’t be sure of the actual nominee until March 1, 2016. We have 4 more months of this! :eek: Gonna need more popcorn, barf bags, and a 55 gallon drum of vitriol.😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1286) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1288)