# 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:** 1338
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26742 "2016-01-16T02:56:36Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Fascist American kids for Trump: > > For a while, I thought they were in North Korea. This sums up my reaction > **[3.2M views · 12K reactions | The 'Official Donald Trump Jam' Meets The Shining...](https://www.facebook.com/Reason.Magazine/videos/10153314835104117/?fref=nf)** > > If you've heard or seen the "The Freedom Girls" perform the official Donald Trump jam, then check out the remix of it with one of the most famous scenes... ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26743 "2016-01-16T03:11:25Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > That may even beat the kid singing about no “homo” gonna be in heaven, or something like that. Sheesh! These girls’ parents should be examined. Cripes! Where’s a Death Panel when you need one? ---
**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 16, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26744 "2016-01-16T03:51:07Z")
Ok, I guess Rick is an asshole and Dan is an asshole. Dan is a sort of playful asshole, Rick is a vicious asshole, but neither one of them actually accomplished anything truly significant. Rick is not really a “victim” because Dan’s efforts did not cost Rick any support that he would not have lost from just being asshole Rick. All just a butterfly in a teapot. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26745 "2016-01-16T05:52:09Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Yeah, the unabashed bigot who’s built his political career out of stirring up hatred against a persecuted minority is the victim, here. > > You’re a piece of shit, **foolsguinea**. Now, now. Maybe he’s just not aware that what prompted it was Santorum comparing the love that Dan Savage has for his partner to wanting to fuck a dog. That and a legislative career attempting to pass all kinds of legislation that would make him a second class citizen. That has to be it. Nobody who knew what prompted Dan Savage to do what he did could possibly say he was the bad guy there. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26746 "2016-01-16T06:17:19Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > Now, now. Maybe he’s just not aware that what prompted it was Santorum comparing the love that Dan Savage has for his partner to wanting to fuck a dog. That and a legislative career attempting to pass all kinds of legislation that would make him a second class citizen. > > That has to be it. Nobody who knew what prompted Dan Savage to do what he did could possibly say he was the bad guy there. Take it a step further back to what prompted the whole thing. Santorum was appalled by the Supreme Courts decision Lawrence v. Texas. He was actively advocating the police should be able to put people in prison for having gay sex. Saying Savage’s relation was akin to bestiality was his way of defending himself after Savage called him a bigot. Santorum really is one of the worst people in this country. ---
**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 16, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26747 "2016-01-16T10:59:23Z")
I don’t disagree. Rick Santorum is terrible. I said Dan Savage is puerile, and his stunts make _him_ look bad, not Santorum. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26748 "2016-01-16T13:27:09Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I don’t disagree. Rick Santorum is terrible. I said Dan Savage is puerile, and his stunts make _him_ look bad, not Santorum. “stunt_ **s** _”? What else has Savage done like this? I was appalled when I first heard the story, understanding when I learned the full story, and now fully support his “screw the high road” attitude on this issue. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26749 "2016-01-16T14:04:07Z")
Not an officerholder, but what the heck, famous conservative Steven Seagal thinks mass shootings are engineered by the government: [http://theantimedia.org/steven-seagal-thinks-many-mass-shootings-are-engineered-by-the-government/](http://theantimedia.org/steven-seagal-thinks-many-mass-shootings-are-engineered-by-the-government/) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26750 "2016-01-16T14:31:49Z")
A buddy of mine’s mom was a Chicago cop and while Seagal was prepping for a movie she had to squire him around in a ride-along. He offered his help if things got bad. She noted that his wicked skillz consisted of Tai Chi on a movie set, that he wasn’t really bulletproof, and that he should stay in the fucking car. Fucking tool. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26751 "2016-01-16T17:22:27Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > The guy’s a total shoebat! Now he wants SWAT teams to remove kids forcibly from adoptive gay couples: [https://www.oximity.com/article/Theodore-Shoebat-Calls-For-SWAT-Teams-1?utm\_campaign=it&utm\_source=it-5-folDig&utm\_medium=email](https://www.oximity.com/article/Theodore-Shoebat-Calls-For-SWAT-Teams-1?utm_campaign=it&utm_source=it-5-folDig&utm_medium=email) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26752 "2016-01-16T17:32:13Z")
May the blessed Baby Jesus shut his mouth and open his heart. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26753 "2016-01-16T17:43:08Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Not an officerholder, but what the heck, famous conservative Steven Seagal thinks mass shootings are engineered by the government: > > [The Anti-Media isn’t completely gone. Their merch lives on!](http://theantimedia.org/steven-seagal-thinks-many-mass-shootings-are-engineered-by-the-government/) Careful there Judas. 🙂 ---
**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 16, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26754 "2016-01-16T18:30:09Z")
[Fox News: Sesame Street is a platform for Communist indoctrination.](http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/01/14/foxs-eric-bolling-calls-sesame-street-a-left-wi/207979) ---
**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:** [January 16, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26755 "2016-01-16T19:20:07Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [Fox News: Sesame Street is a platform for Communist indoctrination.](http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/01/14/foxs-eric-bolling-calls-sesame-street-a-left-wi/207979) Just as I always suspected: Oscar the Grouch has always been a [del]filth[/del] fifth columnist. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26756 "2016-01-16T21:50:57Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Not an officerholder, but what the heck, famous conservative Steven Seagal thinks mass shootings are engineered by the government: > > [The Anti-Media isn’t completely gone. Their merch lives on!](http://theantimedia.org/steven-seagal-thinks-many-mass-shootings-are-engineered-by-the-government/) Where does Seagal get off talking about political issues? That’s Chuck Norris’s 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:** [January 16, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26757 "2016-01-16T22:20:12Z")
[Bill O’Reilly guest suggests it would have been better for the ten sailors to be held hostage by Iran forever than to apologize for wandering into their territorial waters.](http://crooksandliars.com/2016/01/fox-guest-we-d-be-better-letting-us) What is the Institute for the Study of War? Sounds more like the Institute for the Encouragement of War. ---
**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 16, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26758 "2016-01-16T22:37:27Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Where does Seagal get off talking about political issues? That’s Chuck Norris’s job! Wait, what is a Seattle Seahawks cheerleader doing talking about politics? ---
**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 16, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26759 "2016-01-16T23:06:26Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Wait, what is a Seattle Seahawks cheerleader doing talking about politics? She’s just there so she doesn’t get fined. ---
**Author:** ![Grsz11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26760 "2016-01-17T03:13:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > She’s just there so she doesn’t get fined. Biscuits and gravy. ---
**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 17, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26761 "2016-01-17T05:06:43Z")
[Jeb! says the only news he gets is from _Fox & Friends_](http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/01/16/watch-jeb-bush-admits-to-getting-all-of-his-news-from-this-one-source-video/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1339)