# 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:** 1653
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33042 "2017-03-15T18:43:49Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump’s Oklahoma campaign manager, who is also a state legislator, was caught in a motel room with a teenaged boy. > [http://newsok.com/article/5541688](http://newsok.com/article/5541688) > > Senator Shortey once introduced a bill in the state legislature to prevent the use of aborted human fetuses in food. Feeduses? Well whaddya know. Finally, I’ve found common ground with a trump supporter. I too am opposed to eating aborted human fetuses. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33043 "2017-03-15T18:47:14Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Feeduses? > > Well whaddya know. Finally, I’ve found common ground with a trump supporter. I too am opposed to eating aborted human fetuses. It’s much easier than trying to eat the _un_aborted ones. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33044 "2017-03-15T18:49:32Z")
Yes, but I was a security guard in an abortion clinic. Once you see the sausage being made… ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33045 "2017-03-15T18:52:09Z")
Well, considering that dog food that got recalled lately because it contained potentially toxic levels of euthanasia drugs… Which was labeled as being all beef but turned out to have been made from _ **rendered euthanized pets** _, there may be some point to having a law saying that _no, you cannot take aborted fetuses to the rendering plant_. :eek::eek::eek: ---
**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:** [March 15, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33046 "2017-03-15T20:19:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump’s Oklahoma campaign manager, who is also a state legislator, was caught in a motel room with a teenaged boy. > [http://newsok.com/article/5541688](http://newsok.com/article/5541688) > > Senator Shortey once introduced a bill in the state legislature to prevent the use of aborted human fetuses in food. Just more job-killing regulations. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33047 "2017-03-15T21:29:30Z")
“According to KOCO reporter Bret Buganski‏, police are recommending the Republican lawmaker be charged with soliciting prostitution of a minor, prostitution within 1,000 feet of church and transporting purpose of prostitution.” Oklahoma Family Values on display. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33048 "2017-03-15T21:34:18Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > “According to KOCO reporter Bret Buganski‏, police are recommending the Republican lawmaker be charged with soliciting prostitution of a minor, prostitution within 1,000 feet of church and transporting purpose of prostitution.” > > Oklahoma Family Values on display. I’m Coo-Coo for KOCO puff pieces. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33049 "2017-03-15T21:43:19Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > “According to KOCO reporter Bret Buganski‏, police are recommending the Republican lawmaker be charged with soliciting prostitution of a minor, prostitution within 1,000 feet of church and transporting purpose of prostitution.” > > **Oklahoma Family Values on display.** I didn’t see where it said the kid is a relative. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33050 "2017-03-15T22:03:39Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I didn’t see where it said the kid is a relative. Goes without saying. Driving through the state, one thing we noticed was small green signs, barely larger than a street name sign, pointing to “Cemetery”. Which leads one to conclude that everyone in Oklahoma is related to everyone else in Oklahoma, so when you see that cemetery sign, you know to go pay respects to some random relatives. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33051 "2017-03-15T22:55:41Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Aside from the dick-head state senator, that is one of the worst written articles I’ve read in a quite a while. Agreed. And describing the woman as “The broken [name]” - what the fuck? ☹ ---
**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:** [March 15, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33052 "2017-03-15T23:05:37Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Maybe this actually belongs in the stupid gun thread, but it’s got republicans, guns, drunkenness, and McDonalds, so it’s pretty much all over the map. > > [http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/ohio-rep-wes-retherford-allegedly-passed-out-mcdonald-drive-thru/X9RzEdvYmpq2aUeo5uPbbN/?ecmp=daytondaily\_social\_twitter\_2014\_politics\_sfp](http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/ohio-rep-wes-retherford-allegedly-passed-out-mcdonald-drive-thru/X9RzEdvYmpq2aUeo5uPbbN/?ecmp=daytondaily_social_twitter_2014_politics_sfp) > [@](#): > > Before his arrest Sunday morning, Wes Retherford attended the Butler County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Must have a been a _hoot!_ ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33053 "2017-03-16T03:59:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump’s Oklahoma campaign manager, who is also a state legislator, was caught in a motel room with a teenaged boy. > [http://newsok.com/article/5541688](http://newsok.com/article/5541688) > > Senator Shortey once introduced a bill in the state legislature to prevent the use of aborted human fetuses in food. Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards famously said of one of his campaigns, “The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy”. I guess Sen. Shortey is going to put that particular adage to the test. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33054 "2017-03-16T05:28:41Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump’s Oklahoma campaign manager, who is also a state legislator, was caught in a motel room with a teenaged boy. > [http://newsok.com/article/5541688](http://newsok.com/article/5541688) > > Senator Shortey once introduced a bill in the state legislature to prevent the use of aborted human fetuses in food. If I recall correctly, other politicians caught in similar, um, positions, have utilized the “I was only doing research” defense. Though in all honesty, that may be more of a democratic response, as “research” sounds kind of sciency. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33055 "2017-03-16T07:39:31Z")
A record number of congressional republicans just vowed to fight climate change. [https://newrepublic.com/minutes/141341/record-number-house-republicans-just-vowed-fight-climate-change](https://newrepublic.com/minutes/141341/record-number-house-republicans-just-vowed-fight-climate-change) A whole 17 of them. This isn’t a stupid idea by those guys. It’s a stupid idea by everyone else who didn’t see fit to join them. Fucking hell. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33056 "2017-03-16T14:44:20Z")
Mike Huckabee: [Trump should ignore judge’s rulings like Andrew Jackson did for the Trail of Tears.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/huckabee-trump-ignore-judge-travel-ban-jackson-trail-tears) The _Trail of Tears_? Prominent Republicans are just outright defending and promoting motherfucking _ethnic cleansing_ now? ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33057 "2017-03-16T17:23:05Z")
[Congress will be voting on a new bill to allow mentally ill veterans to get guns.](http://www.newsweek.com/guns-america-bill-seeks-allow-gun-sales-mentally-ill-vets-568578) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33058 "2017-03-16T17:29:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Congress will be voting on a new bill to allow mentally ill veterans to get guns.](http://www.newsweek.com/guns-america-bill-seeks-allow-gun-sales-mentally-ill-vets-568578) On the premise that if someone is qualified to become President, they are qualified to own and operate a gun? ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33059 "2017-03-16T17:55:44Z")
Texas Senator John Cornyn [said yesterday that the Democrats should offer their own bill to fix Obamacare.](http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/323934-top-gop-senator-to-democrats-offer-your-own-bill-to-fix-obamacare) Really. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33060 "2017-03-16T18:04:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump’s Oklahoma campaign manager, who is also a state legislator, was caught in a motel room with a teenaged boy. > [http://newsok.com/article/5541688](http://newsok.com/article/5541688) > > Senator Shortey once introduced a bill in the state legislature to prevent the use of aborted human fetuses in food. Here is numbnutz’s [official Bio](http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/shortey_bio.html). ---
**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:** [March 16, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33061 "2017-03-16T19:17:49Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Texas Senator John Cornyn [said yesterday that the Democrats should offer their own bill to fix Obamacare.](http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/323934-top-gop-senator-to-democrats-offer-your-own-bill-to-fix-obamacare) > Really. They should offer a Medicare-for-all bill. I’m sure that would be exactly what Cornyn is looking for. It could even be a single page – something to the effect of “the eligibility age for Medicare is now 0”, along with a paragraph about taxes on the rich to pay for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1652) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1654)