# 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:** 1517
**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:** [July 27, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30322 "2016-07-27T22:43:15Z")
So in the middle of the Democratic Convention, a federal judge decided that it is time for John Hinkley Jr. to be fully free. I’m curious as to when the Trumpeters will make a conspiracy out of this. ---
**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, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30323 "2016-07-27T22:50:00Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Hillary wants a foreign power to hack into American servers? No, but the Right Wing Media is still screaming about how she mishandled classified emails. ---
**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 28, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30324 "2016-07-28T03:27:54Z")
["We hold Mayor Giuliani in the highest regard but the government of Israel does not speak on behalf of any American politician and no American politician speaks on behalf of the Israeli government,” Shimon Mercer-Wood, the spokesperson and consul for media affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, told BuzzFeed News.](https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/israeli-government-dismisses-giulianis-claim-that-netanyahu?bffbworld&utm_term=.sexpmDA3y#.dw5JEVNQy) ---
**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 28, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30325 "2016-07-28T03:52:29Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > I don’t think that is what he meant. No, it in fact is what he meant. ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30326 "2016-07-28T03:57:49Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > ["We hold Mayor Giuliani in the highest regard but the government of Israel does not speak on behalf of any American politician and no American politician speaks on behalf of the Israeli government,” Shimon Mercer-Wood, the spokesperson and consul for media affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, told BuzzFeed News.](https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/israeli-government-dismisses-giulianis-claim-that-netanyahu?bffbworld&utm_term=.sexpmDA3y#.dw5JEVNQy) as people here know, I’m a massive supporter of Israel, but IDK how I feel about Israel having to associate with a potential President like Trump, who is the laughing stock around the globe. Rudy was probably trying to help get Trump some Jewish vote, and anecdotally, its worth a shot from many Jews I’ve talked to, tho I haven’t seen polls. In Israel, preferences for HRC vs DJT are tied. But Rudy is def playing with fire on this. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2016, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30327 "2016-07-28T08:26:07Z")
> [@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! So. Donald Trump has openly asked for Russia - _Russia!_ - to intervene in the US election, potentially by engaging in illegal behavior. Trump has been openly endorsed by Vladimir Putin, and has in turn expressed admiration for Putin. Meanwhile, Trump has also issued policy statements which suggest that the US’s support for NATO allies (including the Baltic states) and Ukraine would be in question, a position which greatly benefits Russian ambitions in the region. In short, Trump is pretty much admitting that he will sell out Eastern Europe to Russia for his own personal gain. And the Republicans are apparently fine with that. Jesus wept. ---
**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 28, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30328 "2016-07-28T08:33:06Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > In short, Trump is pretty much admitting that he will sell out Eastern Europe to Russia for his own personal gain. > > And the Republicans are apparently fine with that. St. Reagan must be spinning in his grave. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30329 "2016-07-28T09:24:08Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > St. Reagan must be spinning in his grave. Somebody attach him to a generator, quick! About time he did something beneficial for the country. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30330 "2016-07-28T11:08:28Z")
North Carolina GOP mocks Tim Kaine for [lapel pin honoring his U.S. Marine son](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nc-gop-tim-kaine-blue-star-pin_us_57998278e4b01180b531bfd6?section=): > [@](#): > > The North Carolina Republican Party, which boasts on Facebook of its “digital know how,” took to Twitter to call Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine “shameful” for wearing “a Honduras flag pin on his jacket but no American flag” during his speech on Wednesday night. > > Just one problem: It wasn’t the flag of Honduras, but rather the symbol recognized by the Department of Defense for Blue Star Families the families of those who serve in the military. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30331 "2016-07-28T12:00:23Z")
Those Republicans and their PC lapel pin worship. Fuck. ---
**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 28, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30332 "2016-07-28T12:36:38Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Those Republicans and their PC lapel pin worship. Fuck. I don’t consider a politician patriotic unless he or she is willing to attach their lapel pin directly to the skin. Freedom requires sacrifice, people. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30333 "2016-07-28T14:10:58Z")
Bill O’Reilly’s response to Michelle Obama’s comment about living in a house that slaves built was to assert that the slaves had government housing and were well fed. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30334 "2016-07-28T14:30:57Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > I don’t consider a politician patriotic unless he or she is willing to attach their lapel pin directly to the skin. > > Freedom requires sacrifice, people. I won’t be content until Republicans are required to duplicate the old, traditional Mandan _Okipa_ ritual involving body suspension on hooks made from lapel pins. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30335 "2016-07-28T14:42:19Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Bill O’Reilly’s response to Michelle Obama’s comment about living in a house that slaves built was to assert that the slaves had government housing and were well fed. :rolleyes: Maybe channeling [Barbara Bush](http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/barbara2.asp)? Curious, has Billoofah O’Falafel commented on the Roger Ailes contretemps at all? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30336 "2016-07-28T14:51:00Z")
“…Ain’t no lions or tigers, ain’t no mamba snake! Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake!..” _Sail Away_ Randy Newman ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30337 "2016-07-28T16:49:18Z")
> [@MacCat](#): > > Maybe channeling [Barbara Bush](http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/barbara2.asp)? > > Curious, has Billoofah O’Falafel commented on the Roger Ailes contretemps at all? No idea. I’ve never listened to the ass clown other than hearing a clip or seeing him on The Daily Show. I spotted the above on the Facebook news feed. Somebody responded by quoting Abigail Adams, who was the First Lady at the time, and who wrote that the slaves working at the (then-called) Executive Mansion were “. . .half fed, and destitute of cloathing. . .” ---
**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 28, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30338 "2016-07-28T17:44:32Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > St. Reagan must be spinning in his grave. Why? They tore down that wall. The Russians are no longer the Evil Empire Commies, they are now decent (perhaps slightly shady) capitalists. If that guy sells the Baltics and Ukraine to Russia, at least he will not be selling them to the bad guys. The really, really bad guys, anyway. ---
**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 28, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30339 "2016-07-28T17:45:54Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > No, it is spelled “_soirée_”. But Republicans occasionally read this thread, so I wanted to make sure they would understand. I knew that, but I was on my tablet, and didn’t take the time to figure out how to insert the accented character. But good point about the Republicans. 😃 ---
**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 28, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30340 "2016-07-28T20:14:23Z")
Donnie Junior pouted that Obama plagiarized a line from his speech (Don, JR) at the RNC, until it was pointed out to him that not only had Obama used the same line in 2010, but so had Hillary and Dubya. > **[Donald Trump Jr. claims Obama 'plagiarized' his RNC speech -- and is promptly...](https://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/donald-trump-jr-claims-obama-plagiarized-his-rnc-speech-and-is-promptly-slapped-down/)** > > Donald Trump Jr., an executive at his father's Trump Organization, accused President Barack Obama of lifting a phrase from his Republican National Convention speech in Cleveland last week — but the phrase was used by Obama in 2010.Trump Jr.'s... ---
**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 28, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30341 "2016-07-28T20:17:50Z")
Donald Trump Jr. [accuses Obama of plagiarizing his RNC speech](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-jr-says-obama-lifted-phrase-his-rnc-speech-n618916). The offense in question: the phrase “That’s not the America I know” (one that Obama has been known to use in the past). Lamer than a one-legged horse. Pa-the-tic. Jeepers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1516) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1518)