# 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:** 1489
**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:** [June 28, 2016, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29762 "2016-06-28T10:44:29Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > There’s a reason I blocked you, **Frank**. Very successfully, I might add! ---
**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:** [June 28, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29763 "2016-06-28T17:55:31Z")
Well, I wouldn’t have seen his latest nastiness, if he hadn’t been quoted. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29764 "2016-06-28T19:06:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Well, I wouldn’t have seen his latest nastiness, if he hadn’t been quoted. His “nastiness” is to point out what a number of other people, including me, have pointed out. You post a lot in this thread, and your posts are almost exclusively links to really lousy articles. I don’t click on them. I’m not alone. Is that what you want your participation on this board to be? You can do better. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29765 "2016-06-28T19:07:00Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Well, I wouldn’t have seen his latest nastiness, if he hadn’t been quoted. Shame, really. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29766 "2016-06-28T19:17:00Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I won’t cut Paul LePage slack for anything. He’s a horrible, evil excuse for a human being who should be turned into glue. I agree he’s been a terrible governor, but if we want regular folks to run for office, then they need to be able to make ends meet. The way the system is set up, only the rich can afford to be in public office. It’s not fair at all for a middle class candidate to overcome the natural problems a middle class candidate faces when trying to run for high office and then have problems making ends meet in the process. That just deters all but the rich from running, which is what they want. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29767 "2016-06-28T19:23:08Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Any link **Rick Kitchen** provides is worth looking at twice, or three times. He simply pastes whatever shows up on his facebook, with no regard to whether it’s accurate. His links are occasionally correct, but it’s rare. > > It’s obvious that he spends no time whatsoever verifying them. He is as useless as **BrainGlutton** was. I’m a conservative poster, and at least for me, Daily Kos is a credible source. Did the Kos poster get the story wrong? Yes. The NY Times gets stories wrong in obvious ways too. Nothing wrong with posting them. Of course partisan websites will be judged differently from more objective ones, but the good partisan websites link to better sources and the Kos post was no exception, linking to CNN. ---
**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 28, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29768 "2016-06-28T19:46:37Z")
Yes, when considering a story from a slanted site like Jezebel or Blaze, it is probably best to look at their sources and post the sources rather than the “analysis”. Though, the Blaze _is_ itself a nice source of fresh, steaming, redolent stupid. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29769 "2016-06-28T20:27:29Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > …a nice source of fresh, steaming, redolent stupid. Mmm, mmmm! I do loves me a nice big plate of fresh steaming stupid! That’s why I check this thread ten times a day… ---
**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:** [June 28, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29770 "2016-06-28T20:41:22Z")
As I type, the Senate is holding hearings on why the administration doesn’t say “radical Islam”. > **[Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agency Efforts To Deemphasize Radical...](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/willful-blindness-consequences-of-agency-efforts-to-deemphasize-radical-islam-in-combating-terrorism)** > > United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29771 "2016-06-28T20:47:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > As I type, the Senate is holding hearings on why the administration doesn’t say “radical Islam”. > [Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agenc... | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary](http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/willful-blindness-consequences-of-agency-efforts-to-deemphasize-radical-islam-in-combating-terrorism) Dammit, man, and I’d just got my eyeballs unrolled from the back of my skull! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29772 "2016-06-28T20:47:46Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > As I type, the Senate is holding hearings on why the administration doesn’t say “radical Islam”. > [Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agenc... | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary](http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/willful-blindness-consequences-of-agency-efforts-to-deemphasize-radical-islam-in-combating-terrorism) On a related note, have you checked out that new documentary series about our current Senate currently running on CBS-_BrainDead_? 😃 ---
**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 28, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29773 "2016-06-28T21:05:07Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > As I type, the Senate is holding hearings on why the administration doesn’t say “radical Islam”. > [Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agenc... | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary](http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/willful-blindness-consequences-of-agency-efforts-to-deemphasize-radical-islam-in-combating-terrorism) Why go to all the trouble and expense? Just release the findings and be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29774 "2016-06-28T21:21:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > As I type, the Senate is holding hearings on why the administration doesn’t say “radical Islam”. > [Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agenc... | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary](http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/willful-blindness-consequences-of-agency-efforts-to-deemphasize-radical-islam-in-combating-terrorism) Of course, the administration never once mentioned “radical Christianity” in connection with, say, the Colorado Planned Parenthood shootings, either. Funnily enough, you never see Congress getting upset about that. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29775 "2016-06-28T21:57:22Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > if we want regular folks to run for office I’d rather have smart, responsible folks than regular ones, actually. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29776 "2016-06-28T23:35:06Z")
I’ve met people smarter than me, and would cheerfully vote for either of them. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29777 "2016-06-28T23:39:38Z")
Thank you for your support! ---
**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 29, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29778 "2016-06-29T01:00:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > As I type, the Senate is holding hearings on why the administration doesn’t say “radical Islam”. > [Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agenc... | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary](http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/willful-blindness-consequences-of-agency-efforts-to-deemphasize-radical-islam-in-combating-terrorism) Gee, I wonder whose bright idea that was; > [@](#): > > Presiding: Chairman Cruz Yeah, that sounds about right. ---
**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 29, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29779 "2016-06-29T02:09:48Z")
[Compassionate Conservatism in action](http://www.inquisitr.com/3255312/mississippi-rep-jeffrey-guice-tells-desperate-mom-of-diabetic-child-to-buy-supplies-with-money-that-you-earn/): > [@](#): > > Nicole Nichols emailed the Mississippi House of Representatives to advocate for Type I diabetic kids whose Medicaid in Mississippi won’t cover the needed diabetes supplies and medications for them to stay healthy, and stay alive. Mississippi Rep. Jeffrey Guice responded to her request with this email, which she posted on her Facebook page, “Living in the World of Test Strips”: > > > [@](#): > > > > “I am sorry about your problem. Have you thought about buying the supplies with money that you earn?” > > _(The account then segues into a listing of supplies costing $2205 per month, which I suppose Mr. Guice might easily enough purchase with the money he “earns” through his political connections but is a more problematic sum for regular working stiffs.)_ ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29780 "2016-06-29T02:33:21Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [Compassionate Conservatism in action](http://www.inquisitr.com/3255312/mississippi-rep-jeffrey-guice-tells-desperate-mom-of-diabetic-child-to-buy-supplies-with-money-that-you-earn/): Do they not care how they come across? Do they think that those kinds of responses make them likable? What’s really scary is not just the fact that people like that can get into office, but that they can get there while being totally forthright and honest about their asshole-ishness. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29781 "2016-06-29T02:47:27Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > I’d rather have smart, responsible folks than regular ones, actually. The rich don’t have a monopoly on smart, responsible people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1488) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1490)