# 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:** 1545
**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 26, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30882 "2016-08-26T18:44:10Z")
[West Virginia Attorney General fires his spokeswoman after she appears in a pro-white supremacist video.](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/west-virginia-ag-spokeswoman-fired-overtly-racist-video-article-1.2766375) ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30883 "2016-08-26T18:48:35Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > [https://youtu.be/WaAdbq7KsMI](https://youtu.be/WaAdbq7KsMI) > > Futurama Well, yes. That’s why I quoted the episode :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30884 "2016-08-26T20:31:58Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > Well, yes. That’s why I quoted the episode :dubious: Hey, you might have ocean madness, but that’s no excuse for ocean _rudeness_! ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30885 "2016-08-26T22:33:33Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > But wait, there’s even more! Mr. LePage apparently has taken exception to some remarks by a state legislator that may (or may not, it’s not clear) suggest that Mr. LePage is a racist. The Governor’s response: [“Pistols at Dawn, Sir!”](http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/26/politics/paul-lepage-explicit-voicemail-duel-lawmaker/) He stole his faux outrage from Zell Miller. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SXpuEFansic/maxresdefault.jpg "Sen. Zell Miller Challenges Chris Matthews to a Duel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXpuEFansic) ---
**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:** [August 26, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30886 "2016-08-26T22:59:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Can’t we get one that can be housetrained, instead? No need, really. Apart from the surfeit of excretia that is already abundant throughout this thread (merely by dint of the subject), it should be easy enough to just set him down on the 50yd line and let him graze. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30887 "2016-08-27T00:23:08Z")
[Conservative pastor Ken Adkins](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/pastor_who_said_pulse_victims_weren_t_victims_got_what_they_deserve_arrested_for_child_molestation) who said the Pulse victims got “what they deserved” arrested for child molestation. But everything’s ok! I’m sure the kids he molested were girls, so its not gay! By the way, has anyone seen OMGablackconservative lately? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30888 "2016-08-27T00:43:27Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > [Conservative pastor Ken Adkins](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/pastor_who_said_pulse_victims_weren_t_victims_got_what_they_deserve_arrested_for_child_molestation) who said the Pulse victims got “what they deserved” arrested for child molestation. > > But everything’s ok! I’m sure the kids he molested were girls, so its not gay! > > By the way, has anyone seen OMGablackconservative lately? As despicable as this man is, I’m going to reserve judgement until more details come in Still though, won’t surprise me if true… ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30889 "2016-08-27T00:55:42Z")
The Rev. Molester Mole ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30890 "2016-08-27T01:05:08Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > By the way, has anyone seen OMGablackconservative lately? OMG is an idiot, but your insinuation that he’s a child molester because he’s black is fucking offensive. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30891 "2016-08-27T01:11:00Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > [Conservative pastor Ken Adkins](http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/pastor_who_said_pulse_victims_weren_t_victims_got_what_they_deserve_arrested_for_child_molestation) who said the Pulse victims got “what they deserved” arrested for child molestation. > > But everything’s ok! I’m sure the kids he molested were girls, so its not gay! > … > **[Controversial pastor and activist Kenneth Adkins charged with child...](https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2016/08/26/controversial-pastor-and-activist-kenneth-adkins-charged-child/15722273007/)** > > Kenneth Adkins, a Brunswick pastor in Georgia who doubles as a political consultant in the Jacksonville area, has gotten into his share of controversies and conflicts. But none perhaps as serious as … > [@](#): > > Charlotte Adkins said she and her husband, despite the allegations, share a concern for the mental health of the accuser who the couple has mentored. > > “This young man was part of our teen ministry,” she said. “Ken and I have treated him like family, as has our church. He is a deeply troubled young man, to be sure, but our thoughts and prayers remain with him even now.” So it wasn’t a girl. Of course none of this proves guilt. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30892 "2016-08-27T01:25:11Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > OMG is an idiot, but your insinuation that he’s a child molester because he’s black is fucking offensive. He’s insinuating that **OMG** is _Ken Adkins_, not that because he’s black he’s a child molester. Dial it back a bit. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30893 "2016-08-27T01:27:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > He’s insinuating that **OMG** is _Ken Adkins_, not that because he’s black he’s a child molester. Dial it back a bit. Right, and Ken Adkins was arrested for child molestation. I agree, that remark really crossed the line. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30894 "2016-08-27T01:27:34Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > The Rev. Molester Mole The Hon. Mole Macarony wasn’t a Rev., just a self-appointed guardian of the public, spraying a tar-derivative at anyone who might breathe germs into the pure, pure air. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30895 "2016-08-27T01:41:09Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Right, and Ken Adkins was arrested for child molestation. > > I agree, that remark really crossed the line. I didn’t see it that way. I took the remark as akin to “well, where is he [for comment] on another conservative being busted for non-conservative actions.” I didn’t see it as accusatory until you all said it. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30896 "2016-08-27T02:49:48Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > OMG is an idiot, but your insinuation that he’s a child molester because he’s black is fucking offensive. Huh, that hadn’t even occurred to me. I thought he was snarkingly asking why OMG wasn’t trying to defend his fellow conservatives, i.e. he could no longer bring himself to do so because they’d reached indefensible levels of scumbaggery. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30897 "2016-08-27T03:11:59Z")
My first thought as well. Great minds think alike! Twisted minds as well, it would seem… ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30898 "2016-08-27T03:51:02Z")
**Trump is putting together one hell of a menagerie.** [Trump campaign CEO was charged with domestic violence](http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/26/media/donald-trump-campaign-ceo-steve-bannon-domestic-violence/) [Anti-Semitic Trump campaign CEO Stephen Bannon not a big fan of ‘whiny brat’ Jews, ex-wife says](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/trump-campaign-ceo-bannon-complained-jews-daughters-school-article-1.2767615) > [@](#): > > Mary Louise Piccard said in a 2007 court declaration that Bannon didn’t want their twin daughters attending the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles because many Jewish students were enrolled at the elite institution. > > “The biggest problem he had with Archer is the number of Jews that attend,” Piccard said in her statement signed on June 27, 2007. > > “He said that he doesn’t like the way they raise their kids to be ‘whiny brats’ and that he didn’t want the girls going to school with Jews,” Piccard wrote. [Bill Stepien fired by Chris Christie for bridgegate, now hired by Trump](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/us/politics/bill-stepien-trump-campaign.html?_r=0) To be his national field director. As Maddow asked: Who else applied? Who was it that claimed Trump was surrounding himself with “top people”? The Donald himself? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30899 "2016-08-27T05:08:32Z")
Trump-speak: top people = toppled people. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30900 "2016-08-27T07:02:43Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Trump-speak: top people = toppled people. What is the record for campaign managers between the convention and November? I bet Trump has toppled it. Going on 4 soon, I assume. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2016, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/30901 "2016-08-27T07:39:28Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > Who was it that claimed Trump was surrounding himself with “top people”? The Donald himself? I don’t think Trump has any criteria for “top people” other than how willing they are to fawn breathlessly over him, agree with everything he says, and tell him that everything is going exactly how he wants it to go. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1544) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1546)