# 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:** 1323
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26442 "2016-01-01T06:06:24Z")
“Look, as an honorable representative of the Granite State, I am happy to explain how heterosexuality is God’s plan, to anyone who’ll listen. Preferably while they’re squeezing my Johnson in the men’s room.” ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26443 "2016-01-01T13:27:04Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > New Hampshire State Rep. Josh Moore thinks that if wimmins insist on whippin’ out their titties in public to feed babies because it’s natural to do so, men should be able to stare at said nips and grab them too: > > ['Family values' Republican: Men should be allowed to grab breastfeeding women's nipples in public - Raw Story](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/family-values-republican-men-should-be-allowed-to-grab-breastfeeding-womens-nipples-in-public/) In defense of my neighbors to the north, I must point out that [the bill in question](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=365&type=4)specifically excludes breast feeding from acts of public lewdness. Women’s breasts otherwise will be considered indecent and lewd by law and either grab-able or just yucky by assorted male law-makers. Honestly, can you imagine publicly proclaiming that a co-worker’s breasts were not worth ogling or grabbing? What kind of world view does someone have that would allow them to publicly post that a co-workers breasts were not to their liking? Now I want to post “show us your tits” on Moore’s and Baldasaro’s Facebook pages. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26444 "2016-01-01T13:42:31Z")
Moore campaigned on a promise to [to ensure that New Hampshire continues to live up to its state motto ‘Live Free or Die’](http://www.josh-moore.com), except apparently women who must put on a shirt and shut up. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26445 "2016-01-01T15:24:44Z")
Josh Moore emphasizes that he “loves God, Country, guns and family.” Is it not sickening how _ **Guns!** _ need a place in that trinity. (I was no “gun grabber” until I realized what nutcases so many gun lovers are.) He wants to grab women’s breasts; what would he think about them grabbing his sacred gun? ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26446 "2016-01-01T16:11:10Z")
> [@j666](#): > > In defense of my neighbors to the north, I must point out that [the bill in question](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=365&type=4)specifically excludes breast feeding from acts of public lewdness. > > Women’s breasts otherwise will be considered indecent and lewd by law and either grab-able or just yucky by assorted male law-makers. > > Honestly, can you imagine publicly proclaiming that a co-worker’s breasts were not worth ogling or grabbing? What kind of world view does someone have that would allow them to publicly post that a co-workers breasts were not to their liking? > > Now I want to post “show us your tits” on Moore’s and Baldasaro’s Facebook pages. Indeed. And then give them a tweak. After all, if men are going to display their assets in public, women should be able to tweak them. It’s only natural. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26447 "2016-01-01T18:34:32Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > He wants to grab women’s breasts; what would he think about them grabbing his sacred gun? He’d probably consider it a form of adultery. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26448 "2016-01-02T06:32:26Z")
Carly Fiorina roots for University of Iowa in the Rose Bowl, [against Stanford, her own alma mater.](http://huff.to/1PBmlPj) ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26449 "2016-01-02T08:18:50Z")
Didn’t hurt Stanford any. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26450 "2016-01-02T12:27:25Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > Didn’t hurt Stanford any. You don’t know that. It might have been 85-0 if not for her malign influence. ETA: and I agree it was a very stupid idea. Nobody under the age of 8 in Iowa is going to admire for it; for those over 8, she’s proven beyond doubt that she’ll say whatever she thinks people want to hear. I’ll be very interested in the next poll. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26451 "2016-01-02T14:46:47Z")
And now we see that it was stupid of Republicans to think that Islamic terror groups would not use Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rants in their recruitment videos: > **[Al-Shabaab recruit video with Trump excerpt: U.S. is racist, anti-Muslim | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/02/middleeast/al-shabaab-video-trump/)** > > An al Qaeda-affiliate group has released a new recruitment video that contains a Trump sound bite. Video brands the United States as racist and anti-Muslim. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26452 "2016-01-02T14:47:30Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > I’ll be very interested in the next poll. [Twitter wasn’t impressed](http://http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/twitter-rips-carly-fiorina-for-pandering-to-iowa-voters-by-rooting-against-her-alma-mater/) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26453 "2016-01-02T15:15:59Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Carly Fiorina roots for University of Iowa in the Rose Bowl, [against Stanford, her own alma mater.](http://huff.to/1PBmlPj) Even FreeRepublic saw through the pandering. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26454 "2016-01-02T15:17:29Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > And now we see that it was stupid of Republicans to think that Islamic terror groups would not use Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rants in their recruitment videos: > > [http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/02/middleeast/al-shabaab-video-trump/](http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/02/middleeast/al-shabaab-video-trump/) Been a couple of days now, and so far, I haven’t heard anyone suggest that ISIS took their cue from Hillary in order to boost her chances. Two whole days! ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26455 "2016-01-02T17:14:31Z")
Republicans are really looking out for the public good. They have banned gathering evidence of polution on public lands. [http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/14/wyoming-makes-it-a-crime-to-collect-evidence-of-pollution-on-public-lands/](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/14/wyoming-makes-it-a-crime-to-collect-evidence-of-pollution-on-public-lands/) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26456 "2016-01-03T00:41:24Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Republicans are really looking out for the public good. They have banned gathering evidence of polution on public lands. > > [http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/14/wyoming-makes-it-a-crime-to-collect-evidence-of-pollution-on-public-lands/](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/14/wyoming-makes-it-a-crime-to-collect-evidence-of-pollution-on-public-lands/) ☹ Why, oh why, Oming?! ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26457 "2016-01-03T03:03:50Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Republicans are really looking out for the public good. They have banned gathering evidence of polution on public lands. > > [http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/14/wyoming-makes-it-a-crime-to-collect-evidence-of-pollution-on-public-lands/](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/14/wyoming-makes-it-a-crime-to-collect-evidence-of-pollution-on-public-lands/) In Wyoming, land of the Cheneys. I guess we should be grateful they haven’t banned water treatment plants. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26458 "2016-01-03T03:52:03Z")
Wyoming’s new motto: “What you don’t know won’t hurt you … and you damn well better take our word on that!” ---
**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:** [January 3, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26459 "2016-01-03T04:09:26Z")
That story is from May. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26460 "2016-01-03T04:37:04Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Republicans are really looking out for the public good. They have banned gathering evidence of polution on public lands. > > [http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/14/wyoming-makes-it-a-crime-to-collect-evidence-of-pollution-on-public-lands/](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/05/14/wyoming-makes-it-a-crime-to-collect-evidence-of-pollution-on-public-lands/) That’s from May. Has it been tested in court since? ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26461 "2016-01-03T04:44:13Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > That’s from May. Has it been tested in court since? I just learned about it. But it appears it’s not going well for the state. > **['Ag-gag' laws head to court: So far, animal rights activists are winning](https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2015/1231/Ag-gag-laws-head-to-court-So-far-animal-rights-activists-are-winning)** > > A Wyoming judge allowed a case to go forward this week challenging the state's two new data trespass laws, saying he had 'serious concerns and questions about the constitutionality of various provisions.' [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1324)