# 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:** 147
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2921 "2011-04-30T23:26:57Z")
[Ouch.](http://www.nationaljournal.com/dailyfray/mitt-romney-makes-39-hang-39-obama-gaffe-during-unofficial-2012-debut-20110430?mrefid=mostViewed) > [@](#): > > the low point no doubt was when Romney made a Jimmy Carter-Barack Obama comparison about how just as Reagan had hung the “misery index” around Carter’s neck, now Republicans would have to “hang” Obama with current economic hardship. But then he realized mid-sentence the trouble with making a metaphor about hanging a black man. The Boston Globe reports: > > “Romney almost immediately caught himself, with the English major declaring “metaphorically” speaking, but the mix of nervous laughter with applause indicated at least some in the audience realized its potency.” ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2922 "2011-05-01T00:09:44Z")
> [@legalsnugs](#): > > And here’s a good one: > > **Gun Rights Come From God, Not Constitution, Says Gingrich** > > [Cite](http://www.alan.com/2011/04/29/gun-rights-come-from-god-not-constitution-says-gingrich/). > > There are guns in the Bible? In the Book of Colt, maybe? Or is that Uzi, chapter 2, verse 7? Luger 13:56? Give me a break… (I’m pretty sure Jesus mentions divorce once or twice, but Newty conveniently overlooked that little nugget). > > And, hey! God gave us slavery, too! It’s definitely in the Bible, but somehow that’s no longer in the Constitution. How very ungodly of us. :rolleyes: > > Do people really listen to this buttclown? Limpballs had a funny one the other day. He bloviated on about liberals co-opting Jesus Christ for political purposes in the federal budget debate, then vehemently asked (then answered himself), “What would Jesus _take_? NOTHING!” Well, except the exact opposite is true. > [@Mark 10:17-22](#): > > And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 20And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, **sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven** : and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 22And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. > [@Jenaroph](#): > > [Ouch.](http://www.nationaljournal.com/dailyfray/mitt-romney-makes-39-hang-39-obama-gaffe-during-unofficial-2012-debut-20110430?mrefid=mostViewed) I actually kind of feel sorry for Mitt under those circumstances. It’s clear he meant no harm, nor was he using “code words” to make a racist statement, like that racist pig Trump. He just accidentally got caught up in an unfortunate turn of phrase. He gets a pass from me on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2923 "2011-05-01T00:19:56Z")
Yeah, I give Mitt a pass on that one too - just a bad choice of words that he quickly realized himself had implications he didn’t intend. No pass for those who laughed and/or applauded, though. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2924 "2011-05-01T05:37:12Z")
No passes from me (even though I don’t hold his remarks in that particular instance against him to any greater degree than I hold anything else he says or does). He’s still a 21st century Republican, and that’s enough to earn [del]my[/del] contempt. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2925 "2011-05-01T06:05:13Z")
Be a good time to polish up my unbiased, nonpartisan cred by pointing out a 21st century Republican worthy of your respect. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2926 "2011-05-01T14:43:29Z")
Eh, giving him a pass on a personal level 'cause it was just a poor choice of words is fine, and he gets points for clarifying that he meant “METAPHORICALLY! of course” so it’ll stave off long debates here over what he really meant, but it was a really dumb thing to say and he’s shot himself in the foot. If it was something he had written down in front of him, it was doubly stupid. ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2927 "2011-05-01T16:59:59Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > I was born and raised in northeast Kansas, a few hundred miles away, but I still apologize for all the Kansas assclowns. We’re not all unthinking, unfeeling racist bastards. Of course you’re not, Equipoise, but you’re not from southeast Kansas. 😉 It’s not just what he said, which is indefensible. It’s also the astounding way he tried to excuse his unthinking, unfeeling racist bastardocity by claiming that \*everyone \*in southeastern Kansas is just like he is. Un.Be.Lievable. Worst kind of slug. (Sorry, slugs.) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2928 "2011-05-01T17:26:35Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Be a good time to polish up my unbiased, nonpartisan cred by pointing out a 21st century Republican worthy of your respect. Damn. [Davit Usupashvili](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Georgia)? ---
**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 1, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2929 "2011-05-01T19:18:43Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Eh, giving him a pass on a personal level 'cause it was just a poor choice of words is fine, and he gets points for clarifying that he meant “METAPHORICALLY! of course” so it’ll stave off long debates here over what he really meant, but it was a really dumb thing to say and he’s shot himself in the foot. If it was something he had written down in front of him, it was doubly stupid. The metaphor seems to me to be just a distraction. I’m more troubled by his idea that the economic downturn is the fault of Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2930 "2011-05-01T20:15:16Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m more troubled by his idea that the economic downturn is the fault of Obama. Oh, that’s become common knowledge, just like using [TARP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubled_Asset_Relief_Program) as evidence that Obama is pursuing a socialist agenda. The slightly more enlightened merely claim that if McCain had been elected, we’d have been sailing clear in a strong economy by now. The memory of voters is remarkably short. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2931 "2011-05-02T00:50:23Z")
> [@legalsnugs](#): > > Kansas GOPer: Let’s Shoot Illegal Immigrants Like Pigs [Old news.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13573652&postcount=2621) And I think Mitt not only gets a pass but a pat on the head for his story. How many Republicans and/or politicians would even have noticed where that metaphor was going so quickly? If anything it suggests that Romney thinks of Obama in terms of his party, not his race. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2932 "2011-05-02T14:37:05Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > The slightly more enlightened merely claim that if McCain had been elected, we’d have been sailing clear in a strong economy by now. > > The memory of voters is remarkably short. Apparently, McCain has finally accepted that Obama won the election - since he went ahead and finally revealed with Bin Laden was hiding out. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2933 "2011-05-02T15:43:01Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > [URL=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13573652&postcount=2621](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13573652&postcount=2621)”]And I think Mitt not only gets a pass but a pat on the head for his story. How many Republicans and/or politicians would even have noticed where that metaphor was going so quickly? **If anything it suggests that Romney thinks of Obama in terms of his party, not his race**. I’m inclined to agree with this - In Romney’s place I wouldn’t have twigged until someone pointed the “problem” out, on account of Obama simply being another politician to me, not “BLACK GUY, also a politician”. Maybe that’s why I’m not in politics 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2934 "2011-05-04T22:49:32Z")
Taking a very short break from the action (although it was a surprise to see this thread fall out of the Pit’s front page), Rush Limbaugh of all people recently congratulated the President for ordering the strike that took Osama out. What is this… I don’t even… is this real life? Alright, carry on… ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2935 "2011-05-04T22:53:13Z")
Limbaugh was being sarcastic. He thought he was lambasting the media for fawning. ---
**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 4, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2936 "2011-05-04T22:59:15Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Limbaugh was being sarcastic. He thought he was lambasting the media for fawning. Luckily, most of his listeners are blissfully unaware of what sarcasm is. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2937 "2011-05-04T23:00:32Z")
Well, true. I think that was a foolish thing for Limbaugh to do, honestly. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2938 "2011-05-05T23:59:22Z")
[QUOTE=KenCuccinelli] How much would I give to be one of the 72 Virginans Osama is ‘hanging out’ with since Sunday? [/QUOTE] So either the Cooch has some bizarre sexual fantasies he wanted to let everyone know about or he’s an Attorney General of Virginia that doesn’t know/or can’t spell people from Virginia are called ‘Virginians’ It might have helped him a bit if he included the joke so people knew what he was going on about. Then just thinking about the joke, it’s dead Virginians in heaven that are there to issue the beating. What’s Ken saying here he wishes he was dead in heaven? Well he’s probably not the only one that wishes that! He can make that happen! ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2939 "2011-05-06T14:46:26Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > What’s Ken saying here he wishes he was dead in heaven? Well he’s probably not the only one that wishes that! He can make that happen! Yes on the dead part, not so sure on the heaven part. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/2940 "2011-05-06T15:46:21Z")
[Here’s a link](http://www.indiewire.com/article/the_people_vs._the_donald_new_doc_exposes_trumps_ruthless_attack_on_scottis) to a new documentary all about a particularly stupid Republican with delusions of grandeur. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=146) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=148)