# 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:** 1542
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30822 "2016-08-24T04:20:49Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > It’s like the world has absolutely gone to HELL! The good old days when we white men could simply walk into a good job by the fact of our superior skin and genitalia are now GONE! Unfair! Umm, actually, I think it’s superior skin \*OR \*genitalia… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30823 "2016-08-24T05:07:19Z")
No, skin and genitalia. Women, no matter how white they were, couldn’t get jobs outside of a handful of positions men wouldn’t take. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30824 "2016-08-24T09:30:23Z")
Well, I don’t know about you but I still haven’t got a job by the fact of my superior genitalia. I’m starting to think it ain’t as superior as all that :(… ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30825 "2016-08-24T13:28:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The Nevada Republican party is dropping its support for one of their state Assembly candidates after [he emailed unsolicited nude selfies to the party chairman](http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/nevada-gop-scrambles-away-from-obsessed-candidate-after-receiving-unwanted-selfies/). “I knew Anthony Weiner and you, sir, are no Anthony Weiner” Gotta say, the American way that ANYONE can run for a party nomination makes it a fun (and terrifying) thrill ride… ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30826 "2016-08-24T14:44:42Z")
I’m campaigning to have the act of politicians e-mailing pictures of their nether parts officially referred to as “pulling a Weiner”. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30827 "2016-08-24T16:34:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The Nevada Republican party is dropping its support for one of their state Assembly candidates after [he emailed unsolicited nude selfies to the party chairman](http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/nevada-gop-scrambles-away-from-obsessed-candidate-after-receiving-unwanted-selfies/). He didn’t do it! But if he did…then ya know…he’s Jewish…and has a brain injury from being in the rough and tumble, action-oriented Air National Guard… > [@](#): > > Riger chalks the whole thing up to being Jewish and reminded people that he suffers from a traumatic brain injury as an Air National Guard veteran. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30828 "2016-08-24T16:40:49Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I’m campaigning to have the act of politicians e-mailing pictures of their nether parts officially referred to as “pulling a Weiner”. Been using that phrasing myself since 2012. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30829 "2016-08-24T17:09:32Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > He didn’t do it! But if he did…then ya know…he’s Jewish… Statistically speaking, a nude selfie might be a reasonably convincing rebuttal to, but not much of a confirmation of, a guy’s Jewishness. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30830 "2016-08-24T18:01:50Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > He didn’t do it! But if he did…then ya know…he’s Jewish…and has a brain injury from being in the rough and tumble, action-oriented Air National Guard… You know, that’s kind of a great non-sequitur. I might start using it myself. “- Your paper was due on Monday, it’s Wednesday already !” “- I know but sir, I’m Protestant so you see…” “You were supposed to be here at 8 !” “What do you expect ?! I’m Protestant !” “Honey, can you do the dishes ?” “Aww, babe, you know I’m Protestant…” “What’s in that sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-folder ? The one with the weird name ?” “Eeeerrrr Protestant stuff. Very very Protestant. You wouldn’t get 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:** [August 24, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30831 "2016-08-24T18:03:20Z")
Alex Jones: [We can tell Obama is a demon because there are flies around him](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/alex-jones-flies-landing-obama-prove-he-s-satanic). ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30832 "2016-08-24T18:06:13Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Been using that phrasing myself since 2012. Hell, I’ve been using it since about 1975 or so. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30833 "2016-08-24T19:12:27Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > You know, that’s kind of a great non-sequitur. I might start using it myself. > > “- Your paper was due on Monday, it’s Wednesday already !” > “- I know but sir, I’m Protestant so you see…” > > “You were supposed to be here at 8 !” > “What do you expect ?! I’m Protestant !” > > “Honey, can you do the dishes ?” > “Aww, babe, you know I’m Protestant…” > > “What’s in that sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-folder ? The one with the weird name ?” > “Eeeerrrr Protestant stuff. Very very Protestant. You wouldn’t get it.” You have to use the traumatic brain injury too. Otherwise, you just sound silly. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30834 "2016-08-24T19:19:54Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > You know, that’s kind of a great non-sequitur. I might start using it myself. > > “- Your paper was due on Monday, it’s Wednesday already !” > “- I know but sir, I’m Protestant so you see…” > > “You were supposed to be here at 8 !” > “What do you expect ?! I’m Protestant !” > > “Honey, can you do the dishes ?” > “Aww, babe, you know I’m Protestant…” > > “What’s in that sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-folder ? The one with the weird name ?” > “Eeeerrrr Protestant stuff. Very very Protestant. You wouldn’t get it.” The poster doth Protestant too much, methinks. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30835 "2016-08-24T19:37:10Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > You have to use the traumatic brain injury too. Otherwise, you just sound silly. Damn. I don’t have one of those. Would an appendicitis scar work ? ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30836 "2016-08-24T19:47:03Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Damn. I don’t have one of those. Would an appendicitis scar work ? I can almost guarantee that would work equally as well. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30837 "2016-08-24T20:08:23Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Damn. I don’t have one of those. Would an appendicitis scar work ? If you got it while in the Air National Guard, sure. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30838 "2016-08-24T20:34:52Z")
Eh, I can just pull up my shirt, bare my fat and pasty white belly with the 3" scar going straight up from my navel (hernia operation) loll my head back and say “I never the same since the op’ration” That’ll keep 'em guessing. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30839 "2016-08-24T21:25:23Z")
Just look them straight in the eye and never blink or change focus. People find that very reassuring. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30840 "2016-08-24T22:03:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alex Jones: [We can tell Obama is a demon because there are flies around him](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/alex-jones-flies-landing-obama-prove-he-s-satanic). The guy in the article seems a little confused. He relates Obama’s alleged bad odor to the “Skull and Bones” society, which Obama didn’t join. But GW Bush did. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30841 "2016-08-24T22:33:03Z")
Sorry for putting this here, but I wasn’t sure where else to ask. I’ve seen on a conservative blog a NEW REPORT that casts MASSIVE DOUBT on the “born this way narrative” for gays — “SHOTS FIRED,” as the headline said. I really don’t feel like reading it, especially not today. Does anyone know WTF these people are talking about, and how they’re almost undoubtedly twisting the logic like pretzels, or alternatively, how biased the source is? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1541) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1543)