# 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:** 1476
**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:** [June 6, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29502 "2016-06-06T22:50:40Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > He’d have the GREATEST wood, the BEST nails! Nothing but quality! > [@silenus](#): > > That’s not what his ex-wives say. They’re a splinter group. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29503 "2016-06-07T04:48:02Z")
They left him because being around him made them cross? ---
**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:** [June 7, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29504 "2016-06-07T15:38:22Z")
Trump: “[I was the one that really broke the glass ceiling on behalf of women.](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/06/07/3785385/trump-glass-ceiling/)” Gosh, it’s sure good all those women in the workplace had a man like Donald Trump to give them rights and equality while they were busy menstruating all over the place, right? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29505 "2016-06-07T16:39:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump: “[I was the one that really broke the glass ceiling on behalf of women.](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/06/07/3785385/trump-glass-ceiling/)” > > Gosh, it’s sure good all those women in the workplace had a man like Donald Trump to give them rights and equality while they were busy menstruating all over the place, right? Someone should remind him of that. I’m sure he’d make a face and call it “disgusting”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29506 "2016-06-07T22:10:59Z")
A chandelier in one of his buildings fell on a woman? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29507 "2016-06-07T22:59:20Z")
[http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-judge-comments-misconstrued-amid-gop-uprising/ar-BBtZfFA?li=BBnb7Kz](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-judge-comments-misconstrued-amid-gop-uprising/ar-BBtZfFA?li=BBnb7Kz) > [@](#): > > Trump, meanwhile, sought to clarify his comments, saying in a statement they had been “misconstrued.” > > “I do not feel that one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial,” Trump said, “but, based on the rulings that I have received in the Trump University civil case, I feel justified in questioning whether I am receiving a fair trial.” I did not say or mean what you think your ears heard. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29508 "2016-06-07T23:06:35Z")
And in case your ears didn’t hear what I didn’t say or mean, let me say it again. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29509 "2016-06-08T01:09:13Z")
Iran rejected [an attempt by three Republican Congressmen](http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/282515-iran-denies-visa-to-gop-lawmakers) to visit the country and inspect Iran’s implementation of the nuclear deal: > [@](#): > > Iran on Tuesday mocked an attempt by three Republican lawmakers to visit the country, calling their request an “ironic” and “inappropriate” “publicity stunt.”… Personally, I think they’re just being prudent by banning Republicans until they can figure out what is going on. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29510 "2016-06-08T02:21:50Z")
Biggest stupid idea today from the Republican congress critters. Tell to everybody that "Yes, Trump did resort to racism or bigotry… But we will still support him." Really dumb to certify to all that (almost all) the Republicans in congress do not have a spine. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29511 "2016-06-08T03:22:42Z")
Oh, and the New York Daily News comes with another brutal cover. this time directed to Ryan And Trump: > **[Brutal Daily News Cover Coming in the AM: 'I'm With Racist'](https://www.nbcnews.com/card/brutal-daily-news-cover-coming-am-im-racist-n587701)** “I’M WITH RACIST!” ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29512 "2016-06-08T05:15:11Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Iran rejected [an attempt by three Republican Congressmen](http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/282515-iran-denies-visa-to-gop-lawmakers) to visit the country and inspect Iran’s implementation of the nuclear deal This is rich: > [@](#): > > Pompeo [R-Pretense] said in a statement, “I ask the Iranian government again - grant me a visa.“ Whenever the GOP members of our government engage in a battle of wits with Iran, another Stooge in heaven gets his wings. ---
**Author:** ![Yask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Yask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yask)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29513 "2016-06-08T05:50:56Z")
> [@user\_hostile](#): > > Whenever the GOP members of our government engage in a battle of wits with Iran, another Stooge in heaven gets his wings. So that’s “nyuke nyuke nyuke” instead of “nyuck nyuck nyuck”? My favorite quote: “In sum, we consider your visa request to have been a publicity stunt and not an appropriate request to visit a sovereign country; and it has, and will continue to be, treated in that spirit.” Simple, to the point, calling of bullshit. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29514 "2016-06-08T06:01:07Z")
> [@user\_hostile](#): > > This is rich: > > > [@](#): > > > > Pompeo [R-Pretense] said in a statement, “I ask the Iranian government again - grant me a visa.“ > > Whenever the GOP members of our government engage in a battle of wits with Iran, another Stooge in heaven gets his wings. Maybe it’s just how I was raised, but if you’re asking for something, shouldn’t you say “please” and end your sentence with a High Rising Terminal (the vocal equivalent of a question mark), as is customary to indicate that you are making a query and not a statement? ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29515 "2016-06-08T07:24:43Z")
> [@Yask](#): > > So that’s “nyuke nyuke nyuke” instead of “nyuck nyuck nyuck”? > My favorite quote: > “In sum, we consider your visa request to have been a publicity stunt and not an appropriate request to visit a sovereign country; and it has, and will continue to be, treated in that spirit.” > > Simple, to the point, calling of bullshit. I liked the part where they said, “You’re so afraid that anyone who visits Iran will be radicalized, that you refuse visas to anyone who has been here. Aren’t you afraid that visiting will radicalize YOU?” 😃 ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29516 "2016-06-08T11:20:27Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I liked the part where they said, “You’re so afraid that anyone who visits Iran will be radicalized, that you refuse visas to anyone who has been here. Aren’t you afraid that visiting will radicalize YOU?” > > 😃 I’m trying to figure out why three Congressmen think they could go to a nuclear site and have any fucking clue what they were looking at. Iran should let them in, give them a tour of a Twinkie factory, and when the Congressmen get home and start spouting off about how Iran is violating the agreement we can all have a good laugh. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29517 "2016-06-08T11:24:51Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Maybe it’s just how I was raised, but if you’re asking for something, shouldn’t you say “please” and end your sentence with a High Rising Terminal (the vocal equivalent of a question mark), as is customary to indicate that you are making a query and not a statement? No, you say “We’re Americans and we get what we want without all that fucking _asking_ shit. Give me the damn visa or get nuked, dammit.” ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29518 "2016-06-08T11:25:20Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m trying to figure out why three Congressmen think they could go to a nuclear site and have any fucking clue what they were looking at. Iran should let them in, give them a tour of a Twinkie factory, and when the Congressmen get home and start spouting off about how Iran is violating the agreement we can all have a good laugh. “We saw huge stockpiles of yellowcake.” ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29519 "2016-06-08T12:18:44Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > “We saw huge stockpiles of yellowcake.” HA! I think Robot Arm set you up for the punchline perfectly, without even meaning to. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29520 "2016-06-08T12:18:57Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > “We saw huge stockpiles of yellowcake.” Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29521 "2016-06-08T14:04:35Z")
[QUOTE=A Tribble’s Undercarriage] Trump, meanwhile, sought to clarify his comments, saying in a statement they had been “misconstrued.” “I do not feel that one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial,” Trump said, “but, based on the rulings that I have received in the Trump University civil case, I feel justified in questioning whether I am receiving a fair trial.” [/QUOTE] I’ve noticed that the Short Fingered Vulgarian does a lot of complaining about not being treated fairly. When reporters ask him questions, not just repeating his press releases, it’s unfair. When the press quotes him in his entirety, it’s unfair. Whenever a court rules against him, it’s unfair. My seven-year-old has a more realistic sense of fairness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1475) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1477)