# 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:** 1333
**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 9, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26642 "2016-01-09T21:27:22Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Aye – but both parties (or at least their pols and leaders) are more or less equally guilty of being apparently satisfied with that state of affairs. Agreed. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26643 "2016-01-09T21:32:03Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Anti-gay lawyer arrested for transporting an underage teen girl to Canada to engage in sexual activity and record it.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/lisa-biron-anti-gay-christian-lawyer-child-porn-charges_n_2166055.html) Hits hard twice: child porn and homosexuality, the big office no-no in her case. ---
**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 9, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26644 "2016-01-09T21:32:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Anti-gay lawyer arrested for transporting an underage teen girl to Canada to engage in sexual activity and record it.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/lisa-biron-anti-gay-christian-lawyer-child-porn-charges_n_2166055.html) Well, that’s horrible! Disgusting! Unnatural! What kind of person wants to take teenagers to CANADA? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26645 "2016-01-09T21:58:09Z")
“I say, Chauncey, have you seen Throckmorton about?” “Oh, you won’t see Throckmorton around, he’s resigned from the club.” “Resigned? Whatever for?” “He was caught in sexual intimacy with a sheep.” “The Devil you say! A sheep, eh? Ram or ewe?” “Oh, a female sheep, nothing queer about Throckmorton!” ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26646 "2016-01-09T23:44:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Anti-gay lawyer arrested for transporting an underage teen girl to Canada to engage in sexual activity and record it.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/lisa-biron-anti-gay-christian-lawyer-child-porn-charges_n_2166055.html) That’s it. I am living in a work of fiction. A satire, in fact. The real world can’t be this ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26647 "2016-01-10T02:53:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Anti-gay lawyer arrested for transporting an underage teen girl to Canada to engage in sexual activity and record it.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/lisa-biron-anti-gay-christian-lawyer-child-porn-charges_n_2166055.html) This story is more than 3 years old. [According to Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Biron), the teenager was her own 14 year old daughter. Lisa Biron was convicted on all counts in January 2013 and is currently serving a 40 year sentence. Also, there’s no evidence that she was or is a Republican. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26648 "2016-01-10T03:07:19Z")
Well hell, why is this just now showing up in my Facebook feed? Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26649 "2016-01-10T03:19:10Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Well hell, why is this just now showing up in my Facebook feed? Grrr. Why are you depending on Facebook for your political information? ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26650 "2016-01-10T03:21:43Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Also, there’s no evidence that she was or is a Republican. Just for giggles, would anyone like to cite a Democrat, anywhere, ever, endorsing or being endorsed by The Alliance Defending Freedom? ---
**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 10, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26651 "2016-01-10T03:25:45Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > This story is more than 3 years old. > > [According to Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Biron), the teenager was her own 14 year old daughter. Lisa Biron was convicted on all counts in January 2013 and is currently serving a 40 year sentence. > > Also, there’s no evidence that she was or is a Republican. From her Facebook page. > [@](#): > > I wait for a day, when I am united with my family. We are a loving family and **due to some insensitive people we are apart.** > > Bible is the only truth. And all laws should be based on Bible. **I am acting in love with my beliefs and I know my religion. We shared a loving relationship.** I need nobody’s approvals. Boy, does she not get it. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26652 "2016-01-10T03:30:00Z")
Sure sounds like she was getting 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:** [January 10, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26653 "2016-01-10T03:31:32Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Why are you depending on Facebook for your political information? Why do you need to be an asshole? Is it just innate? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26654 "2016-01-10T03:35:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Why do you need to be an asshole? > > Is it just innate? I’m an asshole for asking you, “Why are you depending on Facebook for your political information?” OK, in that case, why are you depending on Facebook for your political information? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26655 "2016-01-10T03:40:26Z")
Never mind. The block button works just as well ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26656 "2016-01-10T03:41:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Why do you need to be an asshole? > > Is it just innate? I’m jealous because I have to work really hard at being one. Fucking genetic wonders just don’t appreciate the time and effort it can take. See, I never would have made the leap from _getting_ information to _depending_ on it. I gotta work harder. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26657 "2016-01-10T03:42:28Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Can I say “Fuck you” in the Pit? No, but you can tell me to “fuck off”. Why are you depending on Facebook for your political information? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26658 "2016-01-10T03:44:40Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Never mind. The block button works just as well 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26659 "2016-01-10T15:39:32Z")
Here it is, your moment of Zen: End Times’ [“You Picked a Fine Time to be a Dumb Ass”.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaWt6Vu0evs) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26660 "2016-01-10T16:05:45Z")
Fear of the frog Splashing in the ancient pond Zenophobia ---
**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 11, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26661 "2016-01-11T19:11:07Z")
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