# 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:** 1613
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32242 "2017-01-17T05:08:24Z")
[Ann Coulter goes full racist on MLK Day](http://bipartisanreport.com/2017/01/16/ann-coulter-wins-racist-twitizen-of-the-year-just-in-time-for-mlk-day-tweet/) ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32243 "2017-01-17T05:56:32Z")
Well, that’s her _job._ I guess. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32244 "2017-01-17T09:10:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Rob Schneider (and yes, I know he’s half Asian) whitesplains MLK to John Lewis.](https://twitter.com/RobSchneider/status/821054409106821120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Best response: > [@](#): > > Perhaps you, @repjohnlewis, can one day repay the favor by explaining to @RobSchneider the secret of Adam Sandler’s success. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32245 "2017-01-17T09:26:16Z")
Because lord knows what we need more of is political advice from someone who thought getting in a pissing contest with a film critic over Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (let alone making Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo) was a good idea. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32246 "2017-01-17T11:00:30Z")
Mr. Schneider of course has the same right to express political opinions as does Meryl Streep or indeed anyone else. But to explain MLK to \*John Lewis \*is to exist on a whole other planet of cluelessness. At least we don’t have to worry about him ever giving a political speech at the Golden Globes, so there’s a silver lining there. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32247 "2017-01-17T11:02:05Z")
Does this count?: [O’Keefe Caught Trying to Bribe Protestors to Riot at Inauguration](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/16/1621252/-O-Keefe-Caught-Trying-to-Bribe-Protestors-to-Riot-at-Inauguration) > [@](#): > > Right wing fake newsman and agent provocateur James O’Keefe has been caught attempting to bribe protesters to riot at Trump’s inauguration. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32248 "2017-01-17T11:12:21Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > Does this count?: > > [O’Keefe Caught Trying to Bribe Protestors to Riot at Inauguration](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/16/1621252/-O-Keefe-Caught-Trying-to-Bribe-Protestors-to-Riot-at-Inauguration) That can’t be legal, right? ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32249 "2017-01-17T12:10:10Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > That can’t be legal, right? You wouldn’t think so, but he seems to be able to flaunt the law with few major consequences. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32250 "2017-01-17T12:16:35Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > You wouldn’t think so, but he seems to be able to flaunt the law with few major consequences. \*flout ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32251 "2017-01-17T15:22:37Z")
“20 items or\* fewer\*”, goddamit! Not “less”! “Fewer”! ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32252 "2017-01-17T16:06:42Z")
It is a heavy burden I carry, but I carry it for the greater good. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32253 "2017-01-17T16:14:55Z")
Well, _somebody_ has to do it! Wait, no. Not really. Doesn’t actually _have_ to be done. We could get along without it. Pretty well, even. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32254 "2017-01-17T17:13:11Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It is a heavy burden I carry, but I carry it for the greater good. The Greater Good. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32255 "2017-01-17T17:16:47Z")
Twelve items.But you’re correct about “fewer.” ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32256 "2017-01-17T18:55:39Z")
[Paul LePage whitesplains American history to John Lewis](https://www.yahoo.com/news/maine-governor-rep-john-lewis-history-lesson-151046686--politics.html?.tsrc=fauxdal&post_id=1051828265_10210201319163390#_=_) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32257 "2017-01-17T20:08:08Z")
Reading the comments below that LePage story once again screams at me to get the fuck out of this backward state. May as well plop it right in the middle of Dixie. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32258 "2017-01-17T20:15:02Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > “20 items or\* fewer\*”, goddamit! Not “less”! “Fewer”! > [@Daniel Tosh](#): > > My girlfriend says we’d have less arguments if I didn’t correct her all the time. I said ‘fewer’. 😛 ---
**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:** [January 17, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32259 "2017-01-17T21:14:15Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Ann Coulter goes full racist on MLK Day](http://bipartisanreport.com/2017/01/16/ann-coulter-wins-racist-twitizen-of-the-year-just-in-time-for-mlk-day-tweet/) Frankly, I would be surprised if she _didn’t_. I mean, she’s gotta keep ramping it up, lest we ignore her altogether, right? ---
**Author:** ![AtomThought](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@AtomThought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomThought)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32260 "2017-01-17T22:10:50Z")
Not content with destroying American healthcare, their country’s dignity, the planet itself, etc, [Republicans have plans to gut the Endangered Species Act](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gop-endangered-species-act-20170116-story.html). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32261 "2017-01-17T22:30:02Z")
[On Tuesday, Rep. Jeremy Trebas, R-Great Falls (Wyoming), introduced a bill that would prohibit local governments from creating cellphone or texting bans](http://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/lawmakers-debate-bill-that-would-overturn-cellphone-bans/article_45a614a1-3755-5dda-9338-ffbba71087a7.html). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1612) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1614)