# 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:** 1290
**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 25, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25782 "2015-11-25T23:15:04Z")
[Minnesota Republican Party tweets about Democratic Party’s “Negro Problem”.](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/25/1454267/-Republican-Party-in-Minnesota-apologizing-for-Negro-problem-tweet?detail=facebook) At least the social media guy lost his job. ---
**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 25, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25783 "2015-11-25T23:42:23Z")
[Trump’s campaign manager says the media is intentionally covering up the Muslim celebrations after 9/11.](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/trump-campaign-media-conspiracy-suppressing-911-celebration-footage) ---
**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 25, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25784 "2015-11-25T23:44:51Z")
[Trump calls for his supporters to report their neighbors.](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/25/1454288/-Trump-asks-his-supporters-to-report-on-their-neighbors-Most-likely-you-ll-be-wrong-but-that-s-OK) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25785 "2015-11-25T23:56:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump calls for his supporters to report their neighbors.](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/25/1454288/-Trump-asks-his-supporters-to-report-on-their-neighbors-Most-likely-you-ll-be-wrong-but-that-s-OK) “Nothing specific, officer, but he’s sure a suspicious character . . . He often leaves the house carrying a rifle, and there’s a Confederate flag on the back of his truck . . . Hello? Hello?” ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25786 "2015-11-25T23:58:57Z")
Great, so now Trumpy supports general Muslim hatred through his terror-detecting superpowers. 😃 We get that. I remember news media showing people celebrating OVERSEAS when the buildings fell, but that footage may not even be from that day. Trump is so stupid. He should’ve said, “I remember Muslims celebrating” and skip the Jersey City location. ---
**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 26, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25787 "2015-11-26T00:26:52Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Great, so now Trumpy supports general Muslim hatred through his terror-detecting superpowers. 😃 We get that. > > I remember news media showing people celebrating OVERSEAS when the buildings fell, but that footage may not even be from that day. Trump is so stupid. He should’ve said,\*\* “I remember Muslims celebrating” and skip the Jersey City location.\*\* Peasants watch TV. He was _there_. Or not. He could also see people jumping from The Towers four miles away. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25788 "2015-11-26T01:08:00Z")
Conservative columnist is pissed that there are so many pro-LGBT retailers on her boycott list, [she has no where left to shop this Christmas.](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25789 "2015-11-26T01:23:09Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump’s campaign manager says the media is intentionally covering up the Muslim celebrations after 9/11.](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/trump-campaign-media-conspiracy-suppressing-911-celebration-footage) > **[Former AG on Trump's claim of cheering in N.J. on 9/11: 'It didn't happen'](https://www.nj.com/politics/2015/11/former_ag_on_trumps_claim_of_cheering_in_nj_on_911.html?ath=3de6e08ab2eb15f72a2dc6464bfddac6)** > > Former New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer Jr. said rumors about Jersey City and of celebrating elsewhere in New Jersey were never confirmed > [@](#): > > As the horror and confusion unfolded on Sept. 11, 2001, John Farmer Jr. — then New Jersey’s top law enforcement official — heard a rumor about Jersey City. > > Word was spreading that people in the state’s second-largest city— located directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan — were celebrating the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center that day. > > “We checked that out instantly,” Farmer, who was New Jersey’s attorney general at the time, recalled in an interview Tuesday with NJ Advance Media. “If it had been going on — especially in the thousands — we would have locked that place down. Because it would have been a serious threat to public safety.”… Well, yes, I imagine so. If any such event were taking place, I can easily see how it might draw the sincere and intense attention of local law enforcement. Further, I daresay the participants could count themselves lucky if the cops got there _first_. With luck, only two or three would have had the living shit kicked out of them. ---
**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 26, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25790 "2015-11-26T02:32:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Kevin Swanson, the “kill all the gays” buddy of Jindal, Cruz and Huckabee, says the people killed in the concert hall in Paris deserved it because they were devil worshippers.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/23/pastor-who-hosted-republicans-paris-victims-were-devil-worshippers.html) This dude is a Republican? And hosted Republican presidential hopefuls? Because it sure as heck seems that he feels that the ISIS terrorists are the good guys, and are simply carrying out God’s will: > [@](#): > > “When you get a wake-up call like what happened at France’s 9/11 last Friday night at the concert,” he said, “I think we all need to pay attention to what’s happening: This is a message from God. God is shooting a shot across the bow and we better be paying attention to this.” So the terrorists are “messengers from God” Kevin Swanson is a fucking terrorist supporter. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25791 "2015-11-26T04:19:42Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Conservative columnist is pissed that there are so many pro-LGBT retailers on her boycott list, [she has no where left to shop this Christmas.](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/) “sexual anarchists” - I kind of like the sound of that. The article provides a convenient list of retailers with a low Corporate Equality Index: The Anderson’s, Auto Zone, Bed Bath & Beyond, Big Lots, Burlington Stores, Casey’s General Store, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Cracker Barrel, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s, DISH Network Corp., Dollar Tree, Family Dollar Stores, Foot Locker, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Harley-Davidson, Harry & David, The Jones Group–New York, Kohl’s Corp, LL Bean, Lowe’s Companies, Oshkosh Corp., Pep-Boys, Publix Super Markets, RadioShack Corp. and Sherwin-Williams. Read more at [http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/#aPbHZuRR4EEyaxla.99](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/#aPbHZuRR4EEyaxla.99) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25792 "2015-11-26T04:32:46Z")
> [@j666](#): > > “sexual anarchists” - I kind of like the sound of that. When an Anarchist’s out of her clothes Make no mention of rules to impose As to what’s hot or not Or, what tab fits what slot She will make it all up as she goes! ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25793 "2015-11-26T04:43:11Z")
> [@j666](#): > > “sexual anarchists” - I kind of like the sound of that. > > The article provides a convenient list of retailers with a low Corporate Equality Index: > The Anderson’s, Auto Zone, Bed Bath & Beyond, Big Lots, Burlington Stores, Casey’s General Store, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Cracker Barrel, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s, DISH Network Corp., Dollar Tree, Family Dollar Stores, Foot Locker, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Harley-Davidson, Harry & David, The Jones Group–New York, Kohl’s Corp, LL Bean, Lowe’s Companies, Oshkosh Corp., Pep-Boys, Publix Super Markets, RadioShack Corp. and Sherwin-Williams. > Read more at [Is there anyplace left for Christians to shop? \* WorldNetDaily \* by Linda Harvey](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/#aPbHZuRR4EEyaxla.99) From the link, regarding a high CEI: And this is not an achievement. Other names would fit this “index,” such as the “Top Opponents of American Freedom and Morality.” Or perhaps, “Satan’s Office Party.” ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25794 "2015-11-26T04:51:28Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Conservative columnist is pissed that there are so many pro-LGBT retailers on her boycott list, [she has no where left to shop this Christmas.](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/) That article is indistinguishable from satire. It reads like the old Jean Teasdale columns in The Onion. Anyway, I wasn’t previously familiar with the Corporate Equality Index cited in that article. I was pleased to see my employer got 100! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25795 "2015-11-26T05:09:05Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Or perhaps, “Satan’s Office Party.” And it was a typical Satan’s Office Party . . . Demonic Orders were forgotten, and everybody brought the potato salad . . . But, at least, there was plenty of mistletoe, and if you stood under it, you had to do things to make de Sade blush! 🙂 (And he did, I assure you!) ---
**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 26, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25796 "2015-11-26T05:48:54Z")
Trump: [“There’s something about Obama that we don’t know yet.”](http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/25/1454327/-Trump-to-South-Carolina-Crowd-There-s-Something-We-Don-t-Know-about-Obama?detail=facebook) ---
**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 26, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25797 "2015-11-26T06:20:53Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump: [“There’s something about Obama that we don’t know yet.”](http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/25/1454327/-Trump-to-South-Carolina-Crowd-There-s-Something-We-Don-t-Know-about-Obama?detail=facebook) What’s the over/under on whether Trump will call for armed rebellion against the government of the United States sometime in the next 6 months? I mean, he has to keep upping the ante in his blather, otherwise nobody will give him the attention he so desperately craves. ---
**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 26, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25798 "2015-11-26T08:20:22Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Conservative columnist is pissed that there are so many pro-LGBT retailers on her boycott list, [she has no where left to shop this Christmas.](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/) First World Bigot Problem ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25799 "2015-11-26T08:27:11Z")
> [@j666](#): > > “sexual anarchists” - I kind of like the sound of that. > > The article provides a convenient list of retailers with a low Corporate Equality Index: > The Anderson’s, Auto Zone, Bed Bath & Beyond, Big Lots, Burlington Stores, Casey’s General Store, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Cracker Barrel, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s, DISH Network Corp., Dollar Tree, Family Dollar Stores, Foot Locker, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Harley-Davidson, Harry & David, The Jones Group–New York, Kohl’s Corp, LL Bean, Lowe’s Companies, Oshkosh Corp., Pep-Boys, Publix Super Markets, RadioShack Corp. and Sherwin-Williams. > Read more at [Is there anyplace left for Christians to shop? \* WorldNetDaily \* by Linda Harvey](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/#aPbHZuRR4EEyaxla.99) I was surprised that that our local [“Harry’s”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_EJwJkuU5M&t=1m37s) wasn’t on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2015, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25800 "2015-11-26T09:13:29Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Conservative columnist is pissed that there are so many pro-LGBT retailers on her boycott list, [she has no where left to shop this Christmas.](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/) The comments on this article are hilarious! I’m glad she won’t be taking up a parking space at Wal-Mart or Target too! But this woman is a perfect, perfect example of what christianity brings. Too bad it’s only displayed once a year in this format. I’d LOVE to hear what she thinks about 4th of July and all the Chinese fireworks. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2015, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/25801 "2015-11-26T10:26:43Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Conservative columnist is pissed that there are so many pro-LGBT retailers on her boycott list, [she has no where left to shop this Christmas.](http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/11/is-there-anyplace-left-for-christians-to-shop/) Well, I could probably recommend a few cake shops and a pizza place in Ohio… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1289) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1291)