# 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:** 1439
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28762 "2016-04-27T17:22:09Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Those skits all made fun of extremists, not mainstream versions of the faith. They did not make fun of Mohammed or Allah the way they’ve made fun of Christian beliefs. > > Please, don’t even try it. You know damn well that except for South Park and Bill Maher, no one is going to cross certain lines. And South Park got censored. > [@jayjay](#): > > It’s cute that you think people like the “God Is Not Dead” folks aren’t extremists. _pats **adaher** ’s head_ Where the hell is the damned “Like” button on this site? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28763 "2016-04-27T17:45:36Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Ted Cruz doesn’t believe transgender people should be allowed to use any restroom except the ones [in the privacy of their own home](http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/04/26/3772708/ted-cruz-transgender-bathrooms-at-home/): Well, come on, they can just hold it until they get home. And if they’re on a really long road trip, they’d better make sure they’re not offending the foliage if they brake for a potty stop. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28764 "2016-04-27T18:08:07Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Piss on him. Except if he is on fire. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28765 "2016-04-27T18:53:31Z")
Ted Cruz to name Carly Fiorina as his VP pick. [https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-trump-wont-commit-toning-down-campaign-110827264--election.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-trump-wont-commit-toning-down-campaign-110827264--election.html) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28766 "2016-04-27T19:27:06Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > So, you’re saying that they make fun of Christian beliefs, but that making fun of Muslim beliefs isn’t enough? That they have to make fun of Allah or Mohammed? That’s not internally consistent. > > By definition, making fun of extremists IS making fun of a particular religion. It sounds to me like you’re saying that SNL has to make fun of the Muslim deity himself, and not just the beliefs. But that they can make fun of Christian beliefs without making fun of God himself. > > Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk To extend this hijack juuuust one post more – I wouldn’t be surprised or upset if it turns out that there is just a tiny bit of self-censorship going on. If I was a producer at SNL deciding what to put on the air – mocking Christians may get you picketed. Mocking Muslims may (remote possibility) get somebody killed. I don’t need that aggravation, and the Christian skit is plenty funny…we’ll go with that one. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28767 "2016-04-27T20:53:41Z")
[A John McCain fund raiser, who is a former staffer for Senator John Kyl, has been arrested for having an active meth lab, other drugs, and bomb making materials in her house](http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2041599-emily-pitha-sen-john-mccain-campaign-fundraiser-arrested-in-meth-lab-bust/). (Not to mention access to these materials by two kids, ages 5 and 10). > [@](#): > > Police made the arrest after Pitha’s boyfriend signed for a package delivered from the Netherlands containing at least 250 grams of MDMA. > > Detectives then executed a search warrant at Pitha’s home, finding an active meth lab, some LSD, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28768 "2016-04-27T20:57:03Z")
The skit I watched - the one Pat Boone called “blasphemous” - was not mocking Christianity. It was mocking a specific subset of evangelical Christians and their self-righteousness (and callousness to people who believe differently). Worthy of mockery. And not at all blasphemous, since it didn’t actually mock God at all. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28769 "2016-04-27T21:32:56Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Ted Cruz to name Carly Fiorina as his VP pick. > > [https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-trump-wont-commit-toning-down-campaign-110827264--election.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-trump-wont-commit-toning-down-campaign-110827264--election.html) > > Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk It’s a pointless exercise, almost certainly, but I don’t see anything particularly stupid about it. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28770 "2016-04-27T22:14:41Z")
“Wow, what a great crowd! Thank you, thank you! Pete the Rock is going to pass around some food now, some of you get bread, your neighbor gets fish, I’m counting on you to figure out what comes next! But seriously folks, how about those Pharisees?..” ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28771 "2016-04-27T22:22:51Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > It’s a pointless exercise, almost certainly, but I don’t see anything particularly stupid about it. Naming Carly Fiorina as your Vice Presidential candidate is stupid, in and of itself. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28772 "2016-04-27T22:32:14Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > The skit I watched - the one Pat Boone called “blasphemous” - was not mocking Christianity. It was mocking a specific subset of evangelical Christians and their self-righteousness (and callousness to people who believe differently). Worthy of mockery. And not at all blasphemous, since it didn’t actually mock God at all. But but but… It insulted his personal narrow view of religion, and THAT should be made illegal because he’s special! ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28773 "2016-04-27T23:19:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Naming Carly Fiorina as your Vice Presidential candidate is stupid, in and of itself. Republicans are still suffering from the delusion they had when they thought Obama was only popular because he was black, so they made Michael Steele the head of the RNC. Also the Palin pick was unabashedly an attempt at trying to get former Hillary primary voters to vote for McCain. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > But but but… It insulted his personal narrow view of religion, and THAT should be made illegal because he’s special! Conservatives never learn. There was a brief Fox News outrage when SNL did a skit a few years ago mocking Tim Tebow and how overly excited he was to see Jesus. Even Jesus himself told him to tone it down. These people will never learn ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28774 "2016-04-27T23:46:51Z")
I don’t think there are any Democratic judges in all of Oklahoma so it’s safe to say this is a SRIOTD: [Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking](http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/27/oral-sex-rape-ruling-tulsa-oklahoma-alcohol-consent) ---
**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:** [April 27, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28775 "2016-04-27T23:58:36Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Those skits all made fun of extremists, not mainstream versions of the faith. They did not make fun of Mohammed or Allah the way they’ve made fun of Christian beliefs. > > Please, don’t even try it. You know damn well that except for South Park and Bill Maher, no one is going to cross certain lines. And South Park got censored. This is [such a cliche](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j--0gzT2rk). ---
**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:** [April 28, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28776 "2016-04-28T00:09:37Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Those skits all made fun of extremists, not mainstream versions of the faith. They did not make fun of Mohammed or Allah the way they’ve made fun of Christian beliefs. By this “logic,” they have to make fun of Jesus specifically to be comparable. As much as your mental gymnastics are amusing, as usual, you didn’t stick the landing very well. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28777 "2016-04-28T00:20:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Naming Carly Fiorina as your Vice Presidential candidate is stupid, in and of itself. Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28778 "2016-04-28T00:30:11Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > As much as your mental gymnastics are amusing, as usual, you didn’t stick the landing very well. Which is why most of us reply to an **adaher** post with the exhortation to “Stick it!” ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28779 "2016-04-28T00:32:28Z")
Good lord. In order to make fun of anything adroitly you and your audience must know a great deal about the subject. Americans in general know fuck all about the tenets of Islam, therefore any joke at all an American is likely to make to another American about the Islamic faith will be general as hell, because it has to be. You may be more specific as a comedian if your audience knows the Ten Commandments, or some such. But they are all, equally, ripping on the belief system of a substantial group of people. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28780 "2016-04-28T01:08:36Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > I don’t think there are any Democratic judges in all of Oklahoma so it’s safe to say this is a SRIOTD: > > [Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking](http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/27/oral-sex-rape-ruling-tulsa-oklahoma-alcohol-consent) In fairness, even reasonable people seem to be saying that the blame lies not with the judges but with the legislature: > [@](#): > > But several legal experts declined to fault the appeals court, saying instead that the ruling should be a wake-up call for legislators to update Oklahoma’s laws. > > Michelle Anderson, the dean of the CUNY School of Law who has written extensively about rape law, called the ruling “appropriate” but the law “archaic”. Now, is it possible that the Oklahoma legislature is _also_ largely made up of Republicans? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/28781 "2016-04-28T01:42:44Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > I don’t think there are any Democratic judges in all of Oklahoma so it’s safe to say this is a SRIOTD: > > [Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking](http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/27/oral-sex-rape-ruling-tulsa-oklahoma-alcohol-consent) Well, it’s probably not very good, either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1438) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1440)