# 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:** 1321
**Author:** ![Enilno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@Enilno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enilno)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26402 "2015-12-29T18:30:55Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > [Nonreligious Questions](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/12/21/ohio-republicans-now-want-burials-and-cremations-for-aborted-or-miscarried-fetuses/) > > Now Ohio Republicans want mandatory burials for aborted or miscarried fetuses. Well this one makes sense. You wouldn’t want all those [botchlings](http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Botchling)running around, would 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:** [December 29, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26403 "2015-12-29T20:28:56Z")
Rick Santorum says that, [as President, he will enforce the Defense of Marriage Act](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/santorum-says-hed-enforce-unconstitutional-doma-president). Even though the Supreme Court has declared it unconstitutional. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26404 "2015-12-29T23:58:27Z")
[Donald Trump’s spokeswoman decided that it would be appropriate to show up on CNN wearing bullets.](http://crooksandliars.com/2015/12/trump-spokeswoman-appears-cnn-bathed) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26405 "2015-12-30T00:08:00Z")
Classic: [the Paris bombers targeted the lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal because he is critical of Obama and supports Trump](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/right-wing-media-pushing-bizarre-claim-that-paris-terrorists-targeted-rocker-because-he-insulted-obama/). Obama must be a terrorist, I guess. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26406 "2015-12-30T03:23:46Z")
Since Texas Republican leaders announced they were kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicare (after they also swallowed the fake videos) it does not take a genius to expect that Republicans are once again behind this idiocy: > **[Houston Press | The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas](https://www.houstonpress.com/)** > > Original reporting and compelling writing on local news, restaurants, arts and culture have made the Houston Press a vital resource for readers who want to understand and engage with their community. > [@](#): > > Texas Strips Planned Parenthood of HIV Prevention Funding Without Warning > > The State of Texas continued its scorched-earth strategy in dealing with Planned Parenthood this week by stopping more than half a million dollars in federal funding the organization uses for HIV prevention and screening across the Greater Houston area. > > That money, some $600,000 every year, comes from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but is administered by state health officials. And for nearly three decades, that money has gone to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast to fund HIV testing and counseling, condom distribution and referral services to connect anyone who has the virus with specialized care. > > That will end on December 31, when the organization’s current contract is set to expire, according to a tersely worded letter Planned Parenthood received late Monday from the Texas Department of State Health Services. “There will be no further renewals of this contract,” the letter states, without further explanation. Ok, I have to say it, the Texas Republicans do not care if their policies will kill people. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26407 "2015-12-30T04:01:38Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Classic: [the Paris bombers targeted the lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal because he is critical of Obama and supports Trump](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/right-wing-media-pushing-bizarre-claim-that-paris-terrorists-targeted-rocker-because-he-insulted-obama/). > > Obama must be a terrorist, I guess. That article sounds like something out of a Vonnegut novel. Band frontman Jesse Hughes is a Christian preacher who threatens violence against anyone who opposes the right to bear arms, believes Obama is a foreign-born Muslim, extols the virtues of stimulants including cocaine, and poses nude with his girlfriend, a former porn actress. We’ve finally slipped into the realm of the Rev. Dr. Lionel Jones, Fr. Keeley, and the Black Fuehrer. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26408 "2015-12-30T05:58:38Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Classic: [the Paris bombers targeted the lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal because he is critical of Obama and supports Trump](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/right-wing-media-pushing-bizarre-claim-that-paris-terrorists-targeted-rocker-because-he-insulted-obama/). > > Obama must be a terrorist, I guess. Obama a terrorist. You’re shocked? I live in Kentucky. I’ve heard about his terrorist past since the first inauguration. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26409 "2015-12-30T06:16:37Z")
Well, shit, if the death metal bands have turned against Obama, we might as well just give it up, get on the Romney bandwagon while there’s still room. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26410 "2015-12-30T15:07:42Z")
Dave Mustaine (whose political views are nearly as out there as this EDF guy’s) endorsed Romney last time around. I gather most bands are pretty firmly in the (D) camp though. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26411 "2015-12-30T17:16:18Z")
Texas state rep. says go ahead and take all you want from your wife, since there ain’t no such thing as marital rape: > **[Texas GOP lawmaker: 'Rape is non-existent in marriage, take what you want'](https://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/texas-gop-lawmaker-rape-is-non-existent-in-marriage-take-what-you-want/)** > > A Republican lawmaker in Texas reportedly joked that rape was "non-existent in marriage," and that husbands could "take what you want" from their wives. In recently-revealed online comments, state Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R) talks about marital rape... ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26412 "2015-12-30T17:37:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Virginia Republicans want to strip the governor of bodyguards because he’s pro-gun control.](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/12/26/va-gopers-propose-bill-to-strip-governor-of-body-guards-to-punish-him-for-being-pro-gun-control/) > [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > And the Dems version, from earlier this year. > > [PolitiFact | Dems say assault guns allowed in Va. Capitol while balloons are banned](http://www.politifact.com/virginia/statements/2015/jan/26/virginia-house-democratic-caucus/dems-say-assault-guns-allowed-va-capitol-while-bal/) This is simply another conservative acting, or worse, actually too stupid to know the difference between the arguments. Republicans think more guns means safety. You can defend yourself from anyone with a gun, whether you’re in church, a movie theater, or in the streets. They don’t want restrictions on guns because anyone might be a good guy. So if they don’t want guns in the VA capitol, they are hypocrites. Democrats know that guns can be used for good or ill. Gun control is a way to ensure good people, qualified and trained ones, have guns, and not bad guys. Security forces for someone like the governor qualify as a gun that is useful in the hands of someone qualified. No hypocrisy at all. And besides, the issue with VA no longer recognizing gun laws from 25 states is because those states have more lax laws than Virginia. Are these GOP idiots trying to say that VA should have its right to determine its own laws usurped by these other states? Shouldn’t a state only accept a concealed carry from a state whose laws are at least as tough as its own? Washington has lax marijuana laws, how about they force all these stuck up conservative southern states to allow pot use and sale in their states? How about liberal California force Alabama to use our laws on gay adoption? Hey lance, what other New York laws do you think they should force onto Kentucky? ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26413 "2015-12-30T18:46:00Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Texas state rep. says go ahead and take all you want from your wife, since there ain’t no such thing as marital rape: > > [Texas GOP lawmaker: 'Rape is non-existent in marriage, take what you want'](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/texas-gop-lawmaker-rape-is-non-existent-in-marriage-take-what-you-want/) But _liberty_! ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26414 "2015-12-30T18:57:28Z")
The Donald apparently thinks that all of his supporters are multi-billionaires, because he says [if Bernie becomes President, he will tax all of them at 90%, and they won’t be able to play golf any more.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/donald-trump-warns-his-supporters-no-more-golf-if-bernie-sanders-wins/) ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26415 "2015-12-30T20:42:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Donald apparently thinks that all of his supporters are multi-billionaires, because he says [if Bernie becomes President, he will tax all of them at 90%, and they won’t be able to play golf any more.](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/donald-trump-warns-his-supporters-no-more-golf-if-bernie-sanders-wins/) “Mr. Trump, after you win the Presidency, will I be able to play golf?” “You sure will.” “That’s awesome! Because I wasn’t able to before.” ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26416 "2015-12-30T21:01:03Z")
Trump: [“I know words. I have the best words.”](http://gawker.com/yet-another-bold-claim-from-donald-trump-i-know-words-1750331997) ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26417 "2015-12-30T21:03:26Z")
_Have_ words? You can buy words now? ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26418 "2015-12-30T21:56:55Z")
When Trump has a word, it means exactly what he wants it to say. He’s like Humpty Dumpty in that. > [@](#): > > ‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ > > ‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ > > ‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.’ ---
**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:** [December 30, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26419 "2015-12-30T23:13:21Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > _Have_ words? You can buy words now? Yes. [Cite.](https://video.yahoo.com/ny-word-exchange-000000927.html) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26420 "2015-12-30T23:22:24Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > _Have_ words? You can buy words now? Huh, I thought you could just buy vowels. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26421 "2015-12-31T00:24:30Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Huh, I thought you could just buy vowels. This deregulation nonsense is out of control. Soon the oligarchs will control language itself! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1322)