# 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:** 1456
**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:** [May 16, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29102 "2016-05-16T03:25:38Z")
Rachel Maddow on Friday showed how Trump’s denial of him impersonating a spokesman in attempt to fool the media in the 90’s is double stupid. First for doing that in the first place, but **he did apologize back then** , of course then the real stupid showed now when he forgets (or willfully ignores) that apology and doubles down now claiming that he never did impersonate anyone. > **[Bizarre fakery scandal hurts Trump character](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/bizarre-fakery-scandal-hurts-trump-character-685591619644)** > > Rachel Maddow takes a look at Donald Trump's weird history of pretending to be someone else while speaking to the media about himself or on his own behalf, and the return of an embarrassing scandal with the publication of previously unheard audio... ---
**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:** [May 16, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29103 "2016-05-16T04:46:48Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Ah… The giants. If it was the Giants, that would be Victor Cruz. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29104 "2016-05-16T21:41:11Z")
Highlights of the 26-page platform supported unanimously at the Texas state Republican convention. I wonder how many of them refrained from sex outside of marriage their entire lives. The article doesn’t mention how they voted on secession. > **[Texas GOP adopts platform of erasing minorities by 'assimilation' into an...](https://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/texas-gop-adopts-platform-of-assimilation/)** > > The Republican Party of Texas voted over the weekend to adopt a platform that, if enacted, would strip reproductive rights from women regardless of federal law, would serve to shame LGBT people for not living "an acceptable alternative lifestyle,"... ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29105 "2016-05-16T22:53:24Z")
Does a failed Republican primary candidate now running as an independent count? > [@](#): > > [Congressional Candidate Accidentally Shares Porn Tastes On Facebook](http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/16/congressional-candidate-accidentally-shares-porn-tastes-on-facebook/) > > Mike Webb initially ran as a Republican for the 8th District seat, which covers Arlington and Alexandria and is considered safely Democratic. He lost the nomination, though, and is now running as an independent, though he is, to say the least, unlikely to win. > > Webb published a post on his campaign page Monday that included a screenshot of his computer desktop. And as it happened, Webb hadn’t bothered to close his pornography tabs when he took his screengrab… (The story includes the screenshot, which doesn’t show any actual NSFW material (the names “LAYLA RIVERA TIGHT BO–” and “IVONE SEXY AMATEUR” on the first two browser tabs are visible, but the actual browser window shows an innocuous Yahoo search for “Curzon Staffing”.) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29106 "2016-05-16T22:59:18Z")
The porn tab picture is still up as we speak, and has been for hours. But my biggest problem with the whole thing is that I can’t understand a word the guy writes. His gobbledygook is worse than Sarah Palin’s. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29107 "2016-05-16T23:43:50Z")
Evidently this plank is just too darn politically correct for the Nebraska Republican State Convention. > [@](#): > > Be it resolved that the Nebraska Republican Party strongly opposes all degrading remarks toward women, minorities, and other individuals by Republican elected office holders or party officials, including candidates for President of the United States, because such rhetoric tarnishes the GOP’s legacy as the party of Lincoln, alienates millions of Americans, and jeopardizes Republican majorities in the Nebraska Legislature, the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. From here: [Jennifer Rubin’s column at Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/05/16/rnc-bullies-do-clintons-work-for-her/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29108 "2016-05-17T01:57:31Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Highlights of the 26-page platform supported unanimously at the Texas state Republican convention. > > I wonder how many of them refrained from sex outside of marriage their entire lives. > > The article doesn’t mention how they voted on secession. > > [Texas GOP adopts platform of erasing minorities by 'assimilation' into an 'American identity'](http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/texas-gop-adopts-platform-of-assimilation/) Are they planning on “strengthening our common American identity”\* by giving up _Texan_ culture? I’m going to guess … no. :rolleyes: \*They would have gone for the Leader’s televised speech on conformity near the end of the Twilight Zone episode “Eye of the Beholder” but Serling’s body was spinning too fast. 🙂 They would have gone for “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer”, even with the furrin language, but debate broke down on the last part, who would be the leader. 🙂 ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29109 "2016-05-17T05:23:05Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > I hope it’s Palin too. The new Trumpy Wumpy book will be called, “How a Woman Destroyed My Chance at Dictatorship.” The biggest upside for Trump would be twofold: 1. he gets even more press, something he needs like humans need water and air, and 2. it would pretty much keep him from being assassinated. And if he DID die, it’d be obvious who did it. No one except the Palins want Sarah as the CiC. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29110 "2016-05-17T07:29:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Highlights of the 26-page platform supported unanimously at the Texas state Republican convention. > > I wonder how many of them refrained from sex outside of marriage their entire lives. > > The article doesn’t mention how they voted on secession. > > [Texas GOP adopts platform of erasing minorities by 'assimilation' into an 'American identity'](http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/texas-gop-adopts-platform-of-assimilation/) The\* Texas Observer\* [had reporters at the convention](https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-gop-flirts-with-secession/). > [@](#): > > But for all the secession advocates, there were just as many opponents. One speaker cited his years of military service and said he didn’t want to see the country he was proud to defend be broken up. Another asked the audience if they’d forgotten that just a little earlier they’d recited the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Another speaker gave more practical arguments: If Texas Republicans say the state should secede, “it makes a joke of our principles,” he said. “Our goal is to restore the country,” he went on. “I’m an American first” — here he was interrupted by loud boos, so he shouted louder — “and I want to restore those [conservative] principles to the country.”… > > The debate dragged on — and the delegates still had to approve the rest of the 26-page platform document. After much parliamentary wrangling and motions and counter-motions, the delegates voted to approve language about the federal government’s having “impaired our right of local self-government,” but voted down the language on Texas secession. More loud boos and grumbling from the secession crowd — but the convention moved to the rest of the platform. By then there was little time left to discuss the other planks, so a motion to move to the vote was passed — though, again, boos and catcalls erupted across the room. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29111 "2016-05-17T14:34:30Z")
> [@](#): > > “I’m an American first” — here he was interrupted by loud boos, so he shouted louder Oh, please, please, please, let there be video of this! “Here’s what the Texas Republican Party thinks of being a proud American.” 😛 ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29112 "2016-05-17T14:44:57Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > Oh, please, please, please, let there be video of this! “Here’s what the Texas Republican Party thinks of being a proud American.” 😛 He’s supposed to be a Texan first. Seriously. I believe the order goes-Texas, God, Sheriff, America ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29113 "2016-05-17T14:46:01Z")
> [@](#): > > But for all the secession advocates, there were just as many opponents. One speaker cited his years of military service and said he didn’t want to see the country he was proud to defend be broken up. Another asked the audience if they’d forgotten that just a little earlier they’d recited the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Another speaker gave more practical arguments: If Texas Republicans say the state should secede, “it makes a joke of our principles,” he said. “Our goal is to restore the country,” he went on. “I’m an American first” — here he was interrupted by loud boos, so he shouted louder — “and I want to restore those [conservative] principles to the country.”… > > The debate dragged on — and the delegates still had to approve the rest of the 26-page platform document. After much parliamentary wrangling and motions and counter-motions, the delegates voted to approve language about the federal government’s having “impaired our right of local self-government,” but voted down the language on Texas secession. More loud boos and grumbling from the secession crowd — but the convention moved to the rest of the platform. By then there was little time left to discuss the other planks, so a motion to move to the vote was passed — though, again, boos and catcalls erupted across the room I didn’t think it was possible, but these people are making me rethink my opposition to gas chambers. Big ones. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29114 "2016-05-17T15:03:11Z")
These things always make me wish the Stargate Universe (where habitable and often empty planets are readily accessible) existed. “Ok fine. We’re giving you people X247-1085. It’s a near Earth-like world with 1.17 gravity and a temperate climate near the gate. Load up your pickup trucks and 4-wheelers with everything you need and head on through.” And they can build whatever FREEDOM society they want out there. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29115 "2016-05-17T16:14:21Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I believe the order goes-Texas, God, Sheriff, America Aren’t the Dallas Cowboys supposed to be somewhere in there? ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29116 "2016-05-17T16:19:01Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Aren’t the Dallas Cowboys supposed to be somewhere in there? Somewhere on the lists there’s gotta be hound dogs, pickup trucks, beer and mama. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29117 "2016-05-17T16:19:11Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Aren’t the Dallas Cowboys supposed to be somewhere in there? They’re America’s Team, right? Or so we were told. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29118 "2016-05-17T16:20:28Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Somewhere on the lists there’s gotta be hound dogs, pickup trucks, beer and mama. State song. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29119 "2016-05-17T16:22:51Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > These things always make me wish the Stargate Universe (where habitable and often empty planets are readily accessible) existed. > > “Ok fine. We’re giving you people X247-1085. It’s a near Earth-like world with 1.17 gravity and a temperate climate near the gate. Load up your pickup trucks and 4-wheelers with everything you need and head on through.” > > And they can build whatever FREEDOM society they want out there. One-way gate ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29120 "2016-05-17T17:02:38Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > One-way gate “Don’t let the event horizon hit you on the ass on the way out!” ---
**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:** [May 17, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29121 "2016-05-17T18:01:26Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > These things always make me wish the Stargate Universe (where habitable and often empty planets are readily accessible) existed. > > “Ok fine. We’re giving you people X247-1085. It’s a near Earth-like world with 1.17 gravity and a temperate climate near the gate. Load up your pickup trucks and 4-wheelers with everything you need and head on through.” > > And they can build whatever FREEDOM society they want out there. I think I’d rather be the one to go out there and leave them behind. I love this planet, but I’d rather leave it behind and start fresh with sane people who aren’t invested in hating the different or grabbing all the resources for themselves. There might at least be a \*chance \*of getting peaceful interaction between different groups and the willingness to use resources without bolluxing things up. And seriously, do you want this type of Texan to be the ones the aliens find first? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1455) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1457)