# 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:** 1672
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33422 "2017-04-06T20:56:25Z")
Democrat Jon Ossoff is leading in polls for the special election in Georgia for the seat formerly held by HHS Secretary Tom Price. So now anti-Ossoff ads are running trying to connect him to terrorists. [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/gop-ad-jon-ossoff-al-jazeera-bin-laden](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/gop-ad-jon-ossoff-al-jazeera-bin-laden) ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33423 "2017-04-06T21:42:15Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > How does one apply for a job in your administration? Bribery, sexual favours, or a pledge to do all the dishes. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33424 "2017-04-06T22:15:11Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Bribery, sexual favours, or a pledge to do all the dishes. “or”? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33425 "2017-04-07T05:26:13Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > “or”? I am not an unreasonable God-Emperor. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33426 "2017-04-07T08:23:16Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Bribery, sexual favours, or a pledge to do all the dishes. I thought that stuff was for furniture, not dishes. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33427 "2017-04-07T20:56:42Z")
[Senator Ron Johnson thinks the campaign promise of a border wall was just a metaphor, and Trump didn’t mean a physical wall.](http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/327555-gop-sen-trumps-wall-a-metaphor-for-securing-border?) ---
**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:** [April 9, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33428 "2017-04-09T01:23:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Senator Ron Johnson thinks the campaign promise of a border wall was just a metaphor, and Trump didn’t mean a physical wall.](http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/327555-gop-sen-trumps-wall-a-metaphor-for-securing-border?) I wonder if the companies who submitted proposals were aware that their proposals were supposed be for a metaphorical wall? A 30 foot high metaphorical wall? :o ---
**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:** [April 9, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33429 "2017-04-09T03:16:10Z")
> [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](#): > > I wonder if the companies who submitted proposals were aware that their proposals were supposed be for a metaphorical wall? A 30 foot high metaphorical wall? :o I’m pretty sure that [at least some of them did](https://www.instagram.com/p/BSM38HQgSLG/). ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33430 "2017-04-09T03:54:21Z")
Oh, but it’ll be made of only the best kind of metaphor! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33431 "2017-04-09T03:59:35Z")
Could be a great Minecraft contest! Harmless that way too. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33432 "2017-04-09T08:57:35Z")
I read of plans to build the wall _on Mexico’s side_ of the Rio Grande, whether Mexico wants it or not. How does that work? Threaten cruise missile strikes? Send over squads of Trumpists to grab their pussies? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33433 "2017-04-09T15:32:05Z")
Wait, now, that’s only fair. If they have to pay for it, then they get to keep it! ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33434 "2017-04-09T16:33:15Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Wait, now, that’s only fair. If they have to pay for it, then they get to keep it! I don’t think the wall will fit in a doggy bag, though ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33435 "2017-04-09T16:41:27Z")
I don’t know if it’s stupid or not, but did anyone else hear Lindsey Graham use the term “F.U.” on Meet The Press today? ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33436 "2017-04-09T16:49:52Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I read of plans to build the wall _on Mexico’s side_ of the Rio Grande, whether Mexico wants it or not. How does that work? Threaten cruise missile strikes? Send over squads of Trumpists to grab their pussies? That was an unfair reading of what was said by some Trump functionary. It really was admitting that the damn wall won’t be built, because we aren’t going to cut off our access to the Rio Grande, and the only other option is to build it in Mexico. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33437 "2017-04-09T17:28:24Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > [DHS won’t rule out arresting crime victims, witnesses](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dhs-wont-rule-out-arresting-crime-victims-witnesses/ar-BBzmlbo) > > Now illegal aliens can be victimized at will, because they cannot go to the police. > > And they cannot tell what they know about crimes…because they cannot go to the police. > > DHS just fucked local law enforcement agencies everywhere. Has there been any discussion of what will happen during the 2020 census? It would probably greatly help the Party of Putin if they undercount Latinos in urban areas. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33438 "2017-04-09T17:30:38Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Democrat Jon Ossoff is leading in polls for the special election in Georgia for the seat formerly held by HHS Secretary Tom Price. So now anti-Ossoff ads are running trying to connect him to terrorists. > [GOPers Make Last-Ditch Attempt To Tie Georgia Dem Candidate To Terrorism (VIDEO) - TPM – Talking Points Memo](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/gop-ad-jon-ossoff-al-jazeera-bin-laden) $1.1 million worth so far with, I’d bet, $5 million or more to come from dark money sources. ---
**Author:** ![SaneBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33439 "2017-04-09T18:37:43Z")
> [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](#): > > I wonder if the companies who submitted proposals were aware that their proposals were supposed be for a metaphorical wall? A 30 foot high metaphorical wall? :o That Mexico is paying metaphorically :smack: ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33440 "2017-04-09T23:58:38Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I don’t know if it’s stupid or not, but did anyone else hear Lindsey Graham use the term “F.U.” on Meet The Press today? Yes, I heard it. I was a little irritated that the host made a “thing” out of it. It was pretty mild in these times. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33441 "2017-04-10T11:44:57Z")
> [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](#): > > I wonder if the companies who submitted proposals were aware that their proposals were supposed be for a metaphorical wall? A 30 foot high metaphorical wall? :o Proposal: we send 10,000 mimes to stand along the Mexican border… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1671) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1673)