# 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:** 1597
**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:** [December 7, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31922 "2016-12-07T19:37:21Z")
WorldNetDaily contributor calls on Trump’s new HHS nominee to crack down on homosexuals. > **[Will Tom Price clean up feds' HIV/AIDS program?](https://www.wnd.com/2016/12/will-tom-price-clean-up-feds-hivaids-program/)** > > The latest figures from the business-as-usual HIV/AIDS epidemic were just released from the Centers for Disease Control, a division of the U.S. Health and Human Services agency. Dec. 1 was World AIDS Day. And reporting for the year 2015, CDC... ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31923 "2016-12-07T20:03:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > WorldNetDaily contributor calls on Trump’s new HHS nominee to crack down on homosexuals. > [Will Tom Price clean up feds' HIV/AIDS program? \* WorldNetDaily \* by Linda Harvey](http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/will-tom-price-clean-up-feds-hivaids-program/) From the article, “And as most well-informed Americans know, no person is born “gay,” so this conduct is completely unnecessary.” Even though there are numerous studies saying that is completely wrong…oh wait, Republican Party. Who needs science? ---
**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:** [December 7, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31924 "2016-12-07T20:28:18Z")
Ohio is this close (–\>||\<–) to passing a [fetal heartbeat anti-abortion law](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/07/504663799/ohio-legislature-moves-to-ban-abortion-as-early-as-6-weeks-after-conception), outlawing abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is usually at 6 weeks, well before most women will know they are pregnant. > [@](#): > > Jennifer notes that the bill does not include exceptions for rape or incest — the only exception would be if the life of the woman were in danger. I expect they’re hoping this one will go to a Supreme Court packed with Trump judges. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31925 "2016-12-07T21:48:44Z")
I look forward to the upcoming bill that will direct funding to fighting the number one killer of babies with a heartbeat: miscarriages. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31926 "2016-12-07T22:13:12Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > I look forward to the upcoming bill that will direct funding to fighting the number one killer of babies with a heartbeat: miscarriages. Why would they need to do that? Everyone knows that it’s the woman’s fault. She should be jailed, like they do in Indiana. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31927 "2016-12-08T04:12:02Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Why would they need to do that? Everyone knows that it’s the woman’s fault. She should be jailed, like they do in Indiana. But only \*after \*giving the fetus a funeral. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31928 "2016-12-08T06:03:44Z")
What the actual fuck? Newt Gingrich: > [@](#): > > 75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines > ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31929 "2016-12-08T06:59:15Z")
Too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31930 "2016-12-08T18:02:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > What the actual fuck? > > Newt Gingrich: > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/806620424796860418) If the Ministry of Truth tells you that we’ve always been at peace with Oceania, and always at war with Eastasia, then you’d better believe them . After all, if they can change the textbooks to say that the slaves were “Guest Workers”, then hey - it’s all fair game. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31931 "2016-12-09T06:50:10Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > What the actual fuck? > > Newt Gingrich: > [x.com](https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/806620424796860418) Trump just tweeted who _really_ bombed [Pearl Harbor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGtjT1Wi5GY) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31932 "2016-12-09T19:31:36Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > What the actual fuck? > > Newt Gingrich: > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/806620424796860418) > > 75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines Well, in a dispassionate way, he is right, while the USA was under a ‘war warning’, no one expected the size or complexity of the Japanese attack, which was much more than just the Pearl Harbor attack. Plus Gingrich may feel he is a bit of an expert on the topic: [Pacific War series - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_War_series) Or perhaps just a dilettante…YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31933 "2016-12-09T20:59:47Z")
Can you imagine the vein-popping outrage if Obama praised the brilliance of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31934 "2016-12-09T21:45:28Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Can you imagine the vein-popping outrage if Obama praised the brilliance of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? Or if a Hillary presidential transition team appointed major campaign donors to important posts? Or if a Hillary presidential transition team appointed John Bachtell, Chairman of the US Communist party as Commerce Secretary? Or if Obama had shown up at his inauguration with his third wife, and children from three different women? ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31935 "2016-12-09T21:59:58Z")
Or if Clinton had appointed someone to head the Small Business Administration who had given millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation? ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31936 "2016-12-09T22:01:36Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Or if a Hillary presidential transition team appointed major campaign donors to important posts? > > Or if a Hillary presidential transition team appointed John Bachtell, Chairman of the US Communist party as Commerce Secretary? > > Or if Obama had shown up at his inauguration with his third wife, and children from three different women? For the majority of Trump’s picks, the criteria are, one of: 1. Jump right on to Trump’s lap when he announced 2. Give his campaign millions of dollars 3. Perform a proper suplex ---
**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:** [December 9, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31937 "2016-12-09T23:27:01Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Or if Obama had shown up at his inauguration with his third wife, and children from three different women? especially if he only had 2 children ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31938 "2016-12-11T01:08:49Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > WorldNetDaily contributor calls on Trump’s new HHS nominee to crack down on homosexuals. > [Will Tom Price clean up feds' HIV/AIDS program? \* WorldNetDaily \* by Linda Harvey](http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/will-tom-price-clean-up-feds-hivaids-program/) > [@](#): > > No male ever needs to engage in anal sex with another male, and we need to stop accommodating homosexual behavior and “gay” identity at the CDC. ok but I wonder what the somewhat smug-looking Linda Harvey _really_ thinks about gays - sounds like she was vacillating a little there. And of course her friend Tom Price, the piece of work that he is… > **[ANALYSIS | Here's how Trump's health-care pick Tom Price could pull the plug...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-tom-price-health-care-obamacare-dismantle-1.3873635)** > > In anti-Obamacare circles, "repeal and replace" has for years been the conservative motto for opponents of the U.S. health law. Tom Price, Trump's selection for secretary of health and human services, believes he can do it. > [@](#): > > “Not just higher prices, [patients in lower-income brackets are] going to face the loss of coverage,” [Harvard School of Public Health professor John] McDonough adds, noting that Price’s legislation would eliminate Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid, the social health-care program for lower-income Americans. Around 14 million of the estimated 20 million people who gained coverage under the ACA did so due to the expansion of Medicaid. And the fucker’s completely against Planned Parenthood. Like - what the fuck is wrong with people? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31939 "2016-12-11T21:38:48Z")
[http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/12/10/washington-guns-stadiums-bill-seahawks-mariners](http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/12/10/washington-guns-stadiums-bill-seahawks-mariners) Conservative legislators in Washington state are proposing a bill that would allow fans to bring guns into sports stadiums including Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field in Seattle. “…potentially arming fans in stadiums, where alcohol runs freely and emotions often run high, seems like a risky idea, to say the least.” ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31940 "2016-12-11T23:00:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Things did not go well for Eric Trump when he tweeted that the money spent on the Wisconsin recount could have saved the lives of 5000 children.](http://usuncut.news/2016/12/06/twitter-roasts-eric-trump-for-saying-the-wisconsin-recount-killed-5000-children-tweets/) Is that the trumpling that tweeted the skittles pic? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/31941 "2016-12-11T23:40:09Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Is that the trumpling that tweeted the skittles pic? No, that was Donald, jr. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1596) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1598)