# 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:** 1516
**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 26, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30302 "2016-07-26T02:34:17Z")
Damn, that was supposed to go in the Convention thread. ---
**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 26, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30303 "2016-07-26T04:54:43Z")
After Trump tweeted that Bernie had wasted his time, Bernie tweeted, “Never tweet”. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30304 "2016-07-26T12:08:46Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Hey, we already have Minnesota. The American Canada. > > Geez, American Conservative Christianity is slowly but surely becoming nothing more than an apocalyptic death cult. Could they become an apoplectic one instead? Death would come so much faster that way. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2016, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30305 "2016-07-26T13:08:36Z")
> [@](#): > > “The Democrats have a laser focus,” Black said. “Everybody they put on that [Supreme] Court is a wicked SOB and they never change. They could care less what the law says. They’re there as politicians and they’re there to do the bidding of their party. So, almost but not quite entirely unlike Scalia, Thomas or Alito, then ? ---
**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 26, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30306 "2016-07-26T20:32:25Z")
Ok, anyone notice this? [Here is the GOO platform (pdf)](https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/2012GOPPlatform.pdf) from their recent swaréy in Cleveland. Turn to page 5 and make note of the “signers” (or whatever they are). Who is that guy in the middle? And how did he get let out? ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30307 "2016-07-26T20:42:55Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Ok, anyone notice this? [Here is the GOO platform (pdf)](https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/2012GOPPlatform.pdf) from their recent swaréy in Cleveland. Turn to page 5 and make note of the “signers” (or whatever they are). Who is that guy in the middle? And how did he get let out? That’s the 2012 platform. Also, McDonnell’s conviction was overturned, and as far as I know he was free while appealing it. I don’t think he was actually locked up, was he? ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30308 "2016-07-26T23:11:51Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Ok, anyone notice this? [Here is the GOO platform (pdf)](https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/2012GOPPlatform.pdf) from their recent swaréy in Cleveland. Turn to page 5 and make note of the “signers” (or whatever they are). Who is that guy in the middle? And how did he get let out? And it’s spelled soiree. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30309 "2016-07-26T23:41:23Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > And it’s spelled soiree. Pronounced “shit show”. French can be confusing that way. ---
**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 27, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30310 "2016-07-27T04:17:47Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > And it’s spelled soiree. No, it is spelled “_soirée_”. But Republicans occasionally read this thread, so I wanted to make sure they would understand. Oh, and [current draft of the 2016 platform is here](https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL%5B1%5D-ben_1468872234.pdf). Mostly not all that interesting, except for the silly parts. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30311 "2016-07-27T17:27:13Z")
So Trump called on Russia to hack and release more Clinton emails. I’d ask if a candidate has ever pleaded for help from another country to do something illegal to harm his opponent, but I’m pretty sure this is another one of those firsts. I really can’t believe what I’m seeing here, and there’s still 3 months to go! ---
**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 27, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30312 "2016-07-27T17:47:09Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > So Trump called on Russia to hack and release more Clinton emails. I’d ask if a candidate has ever pleaded for help from another country to do something illegal to harm his opponent, but I’m pretty sure this is another one of those firsts. I really can’t believe what I’m seeing here, and there’s still 3 months to go! Not picking on you, specifically, but he didn’t say “hack”, he said “find”. You know, like maybe one day one of the Kremlin’s cleaning ladies will open a closet door and there’s a cardboard box sitting there, labeled “Hillary’s E-mails”. And her boss will be all like, “Great! Vladimir’s been looking for those”. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30313 "2016-07-27T18:25:18Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Not picking on you, specifically, but he didn’t say “hack”, he said “find”. You know, like maybe one day one of the Kremlin’s cleaning ladies will open a closet door and there’s a cardboard box sitting there, labeled “Hillary’s E-mails”. And her boss will be all like, “Great! Vladimir’s been looking for those”. Somehow, I’m now picturing someone very like that Russian lickspittle Boris on “Archer.” ---
**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 27, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30314 "2016-07-27T18:42:49Z")
I think it simply shows how confused Trump is. Russia has Snowden, and Snowden has suitcases full of Wikileaks disks, or maybe disks with everyone’s private PGP keys, so Putin should be able to twist Snowden’s arm to get some good embarrassing info. Next, someone needs to explain “Classified” to the guy who wants to be president. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30315 "2016-07-27T19:05:56Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Next, someone needs to explain “Classified” to the guy who wants to be president. Guy? (Just preempting the inevitable snarky and dumb comment from a conservative about how Hillary had the same difficulties.) ---
**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 27, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30316 "2016-07-27T19:22:32Z")
> [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](#): > > Guy? > > (Just preempting the inevitable snarky and dumb comment from a conservative about how Hillary had the same difficulties.) Hillary wants a foreign power to hack into American servers? ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30317 "2016-07-27T19:24:22Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Not picking on you, specifically, but he didn’t say “hack”, he said “find”. You know, like maybe one day one of the Kremlin’s cleaning ladies will open a closet door and there’s a cardboard box sitting there, labeled “Hillary’s E-mails”. And her boss will be all like, “Great! Vladimir’s been looking for those”. With a normal person, I’d give them the benefit of the doubt. But not Trump ---
**Author:** ![TheSeaOtter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@TheSeaOtter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSeaOtter)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30318 "2016-07-27T19:39:18Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > With a normal person, I’d give them the benefit of the doubt. But not Trump A normal person wouldn’t say that to begin with, because they’d know that it was a career-endingly stupid thing to say. ---
**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 27, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30319 "2016-07-27T20:48:31Z")
Except, Trump’s career is more analogous to something like leukemia: the worst thing that can happen to it only makes it get uglier and harder to deal with. ---
**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 27, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30320 "2016-07-27T22:27:41Z")
Ben Carson: [Trump’s kids were at a disadvantage because they were born rich](http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/carson-trump-kids-disadvantaged/2016/07/22/id/740061/). ---
**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:** [July 27, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30321 "2016-07-27T22:39:15Z")
I don’t think that is what he meant. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1515) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1517)