# 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:** 1497
**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:** [July 8, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29922 "2016-07-08T18:00:31Z")
Huh. I told sdmb to take me to the first unread post, but it missed that. Grr. Thanks. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29923 "2016-07-08T19:14:34Z")
Breaking news; [Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is still an idiot.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/dan-patrick-dallas-protesters-hypocrites) > [@](#): > > Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) on Friday afternoon railed against the people who took part in the protest in Dallas on Thursday night, charging that the protesters were “hypocrites” because, as he framed it, they were anti-police but expected the police to protect them once the shooting started. > > “All those protesters last night, they ran the other way, expecting the men and women in blue to turn around and protect them. What hypocrites,” Patrick said on Fox News. “I understand the First Amendment. I understand freedom of speech, and I defend it. It is in our Constitution and is in our soul, but you can’t go out on social media and mainstream media and everywhere else and say that the police are racist or police are hateful or the police are killers.” ---
**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:** [July 8, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29924 "2016-07-08T19:38:23Z")
Did he mean to say “All those protesters last night, they ran the other way, expecting the men and women in blue to turn around and protect them **like those protestors pay them to do thru their taxes**. What hypocrites.”? 😕 ETA: After reading more things he’s said, I realized that no, he’s just a bigoted moron. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29925 "2016-07-08T19:46:10Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Did he mean to say “All those protesters last night, they ran the other way, expecting the men and women in blue to turn around and protect them **like those protestors pay them to do thru their taxes**. What hypocrites.”? Indeed. Speaking as a professional educator, I’m expected to do my job even when members of my profession are being publicly criticized. And so is pretty much every other member of every other profession. I don’t think that makes the critics “hypocrites”. Saying “_I can’t do my job if you’re not being 100% supportive of my efforts!_” and flouncing out is a tactic of charlatan “psychics”, not of responsible professionals. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29926 "2016-07-08T19:52:21Z")
[QUOTE=Dan Patrick] I understand freedom of speech, and I defend it. It is in our Constitution and is in our soul, but you can’t go out on social media and mainstream media and everywhere else and say that the police are racist or police are hateful or the police are killers. [/QUOTE] Is “I understand freedom of speech, […] but” going to be the new “I’m not a racist, but”? ---
**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:** [July 9, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29927 "2016-07-09T01:30:31Z")
[Air head Megyn Kelly doesn’t understand why Philando Castile’s girlfriend didn’t call 911 to have them come help him while the cop was screaming at her not to move and had his gun pointed at her.](http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/07/07/fox-newss-megyn-kelly-questions-why-philando-castiles-girlfriend-didnt-do-more-help-him/211439) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29928 "2016-07-09T03:29:40Z")
[Quote=Dan Fucking Patrick] I understand freedom of speech, and I defend it. It is in our Constitution and is in our soul, but you can’t go out on social media and mainstream media and everywhere else and say that the police are racist or police are hateful or the police are killers. [/Quote] Well, no, Mr. Patrick, clearly you don’t, and you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29929 "2016-07-09T18:18:07Z")
Besides, they’re not “anti-police.” They’re “anti-police-killing-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:** [July 9, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29930 "2016-07-09T19:56:03Z")
Has Alex Jones declared the dead cops “crisis actors” yet? ---
**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:** [July 9, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29931 "2016-07-09T20:02:14Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Has Alex Jones declared the dead cops “crisis actors” yet? [VIDEO: The Truth About the Dallas Sniper Attack](http://www.infowars.com/video-the-truth-about-the-dallas-sniper-attack/) It’s video only by(what I guess is) a guest columnist/submitter(?). No way I’m fucking listening to it. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29932 "2016-07-09T21:25:04Z")
I saw something where Alex Jones said George Soros was behind Dallas. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29933 "2016-07-10T00:13:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I saw something where Alex Jones said George Soros was behind Dallas. [Here ya go.](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/alex-jones-george-soros-engineered-dallas-attack-launch-race-war) ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29934 "2016-07-10T01:18:26Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > [Here ya go.](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/alex-jones-george-soros-engineered-dallas-attack-launch-race-war) Fuck me. Poe’s Law. I would have bet my house that this was a bad joke. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29935 "2016-07-10T01:47:18Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I saw something where Alex Jones said George Soros was behind Dallas. When I was selling website services Jones’ name and number came up. I made the call, got a voicemail tree (like he has a staff with different extensions!), nobody answered, and I quietly deleted the lead. Seemed the thing to do. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29936 "2016-07-10T01:50:00Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Fuck me. Poe’s Law. I would have bet my house that this was a bad joke. Just remember: Poe’s Law does not apply to Alex Jones. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29937 "2016-07-10T14:25:12Z")
Because Alex Jones is a parody of himself? ---
**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:** [July 10, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29938 "2016-07-10T16:55:56Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Because Alex Jones is a parody of himself? aka, “Jones Law”. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29939 "2016-07-10T21:19:48Z")
[Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/07/10/3796963/fallin-trump-race-cnn/) is running for running mate: > [@](#): > > “I’ve heard from a number of Latino Americans, Muslim Americans, Native Americans, Jewish Americans, African Americans, all expressing concern about some of the things Donald Trump has said,” CNN’s Jake Tapper told the governor. > > **“I think he is trying to campaign as a racial healer,** ” Fallin said. > > “I think that has been part of his message. If you watch what he’s said this week, he talks abut how devestating this was for Dallas, how we need to respect our law enforcement, how we need to pray for those who were killed and those who were injured. I think that is his intent, I trust him with his words and I think we all need to move towards being compassionate, understanding, healing, but also respecting our law enforcement.” ---
**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:** [July 10, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29940 "2016-07-10T21:37:36Z")
Lying about presidential candidates is nothing new for Republicans. Of course it’s usually Democrats they lie about… ---
**Author:** ![Batfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Batfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batfish)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/29941 "2016-07-10T23:05:15Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/07/10/3796963/fallin-trump-race-cnn/) is running for running mate: [Here’s some background on our beloved governor.](http://www.thelostogle.com/2016/07/01/10-odd-things-you-need-to-know-about-oklahoma-governor-mary-fallin/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1496) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1498)