# 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:** 1585
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31682 "2016-10-25T18:53:04Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Because Garland is qualified and generally unobjectionable. Solid liberal except on criminal justice issues and possibly Ciitzens United. > > What they should do is hold a snap vote and put him on the court now. I don’t think Obama ever intended for him to be confirmed, so if you really want to thwart him, confirm Garland now before he can pull the nomination. Translation: He’s a good justice… therefore because I can’t imagine Obama ever doing something good just to do something good, he must have done it in a dishonest way… Jesus, **adaher**. You really have a problem. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31683 "2016-10-25T19:14:22Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > …That Junior is stupid may come as no surprise, but I think that’s Mrs. Junior also in the photo — I guess she wasn’t selected to be Mrs. Junior for her IQ. The Yahoo article refers to “Eric and his wife, Lara”, so yes it’s probably the younger Mrs. Trump. Interestingly, she doesn’t have a wiki page like the rest of the Trump family, just a few mentions on Eric’s page. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31684 "2016-10-25T19:22:36Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > It’s understandable that the Trumps wouldn’t want to learn the language of rapists, but I think most 8th-graders would guess the meaning of “Contra.” Those were the good guys in the Nicaraguan civil war back in the 80’s, right? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31685 "2016-10-25T19:37:59Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Is there a special thread for Trump stupidity? Yeah, but it’s as dead as that thing atop his head. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31686 "2016-10-25T20:15:40Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Not everything your party does needs to be, or can be, defended, yanno? You see, **adaher** is not a Republiopath. He supports that _other_ guy. So much so that I begin to think that he has gotten a contact high from smoking that guy’s flute. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31687 "2016-10-25T20:16:24Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Those were the good guys in the Nicaraguan civil war back in the 80’s, right? And one of the best video games on the original Nintendo. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31688 "2016-10-25T20:17:27Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Yeah, but it’s as dead as that thing atop his head. It’s _dead_? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31689 "2016-10-25T20:19:25Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > And one of the best video games on the original Nintendo. “Just press their up up down down left right left right b a!” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31690 "2016-10-25T20:30:26Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Translation: He’s a good justice… therefore because I can’t imagine Obama ever doing something good just to do something good, he must have done it in a dishonest way… > > Jesus, **adaher**. You really have a problem. Same guy is constantly outraged to find Hillary obeying the law. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31691 "2016-10-25T21:40:03Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It’s _dead_? [Nope.](http://www.thismodernworld.com/weekly/TMW2016-10-26colorLARGE.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31692 "2016-10-25T21:46:04Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > “Just press their up up down down left right left right b a!” Unlimited ammo! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31693 "2016-10-25T22:01:32Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It’s _dead_? You think it would stay with Trump by _choice?!_ Not all Republicans can manage that. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31694 "2016-10-25T23:33:45Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > Unlimited ammo! And 30 extra lives. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31695 "2016-10-26T17:41:27Z")
[House Republicans are already preparing for ‘years’ of investigations of Clinton](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-republicans-are-already-preparing-for-years-of-investigations-of-clinton/2016/10/26/e153a714-9ac3-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_battlelines-1230pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory) > [@](#): > > “It’s a target-rich environment,” the Republican said in an interview in Salt Lake City’s suburbs. “Even before we get to Day One, we’ve got two years’ worth of material already lined up. She has four years of history at the State Department, and it ain’t good.” ---
**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:** [October 26, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31696 "2016-10-26T18:35:30Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Republican candidates say ads that say they support Trump are [defamation of character.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-tv-ads-trump_us_580e34b2e4b000d0b157b24f) To be fair, that is certainly true if the candidate in question does not, in fact, support Trump. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31697 "2016-10-26T18:55:30Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > To be fair, that is certainly true if the candidate in question does not, in fact, support Trump. All campaign ads are full of questionable facts. Have candidates successfully sued their opponents for saying things about them that are not true? I don’t see why support of Trump would be more litigious that any other campaign untruth. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31698 "2016-10-26T19:08:01Z")
They can be defamatory yet not actionable. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31699 "2016-10-26T19:42:41Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > [House Republicans are already preparing for ‘years’ of investigations of Clinton](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-republicans-are-already-preparing-for-years-of-investigations-of-clinton/2016/10/26/e153a714-9ac3-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_battlelines-1230pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory) Has anyone totaled up how many million$ they’ve wasted on stupid investigations? ---
**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:** [October 26, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31700 "2016-10-26T21:15:03Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Has anyone totaled up how many million$ they’ve wasted on stupid investigations? Shocking twist - three years into her presidency, the investigation uncovers she was born in Kenya. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31701 "2016-10-26T21:20:06Z")
Who says Republicans aren’t into Hope? They’ll vote for a guy they hope won’t be as utterly despicable as he’s already shown himself to be, over the fear that Hillary will be much much worse than she’s ever proven herself to be. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1584) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1586)