# 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:** 1689
**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:** [May 8, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33762 "2017-05-08T19:39:12Z")
[Georgia Republican enraged at court order making it easier for people to vote](https://thinkprogress.org/georgia-registration-order-5b8b12f30fbb) > [@](#): > > A federal judge on Thursday ordered Georgia to reopen voter registration before the June run-off for the open House seat in the sixth district, a move that will allow more eligible citizens to participate in the election. > > On Monday, Republican candidate Karen Handel told her supporters that \*\* the “partisan” decision\*\* will “boil your blood.” > > In a fundraising email, Handel — who will face off against Democrat Jon Ossoff in June — called the ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten, **a George W. Bush appointee** , a “partisan attempt to change the rules… for a nakedly partisan outcome.” ---
**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:** [May 8, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33763 "2017-05-08T19:39:37Z")
Republicans on the House Veterans Affairs Committee proposed [a new bill to slap a $100 a month fee on military members to pay for their GI Bill benefits](http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/18/vfw-blasts-proposed-gi-bill-enrollment-fee-tax-troops.html). Fortunately, after much uproar, [they have, at least, temporarily, changed their minds](http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/24/house-backing-away-proposal-tax-gi-bill.html). ---
**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:** [May 8, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33764 "2017-05-08T21:31:24Z")
The nominee for Commandant of Cadets at the Air Force Academy is a lesbian, and the homophobes are losing their shit. > **[Will The Air Force Do Anything To Rein In Its Dynamic Duo of Gay-Bashing,...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/will-the-air-force-do-anything-to-rein-in-its-dynamic_b_58f50e88e4b04cae050dc9ab)** > > Will The Air Force Do Anything To Rein In Its Dynamic Duo of Gay-Bashing, Misogynistic Bloggers? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33765 "2017-05-08T23:46:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Republicans on the House Veterans Affairs Committee proposed [a new bill to slap a $100 a month fee on military members to pay for their GI Bill benefits](http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/18/vfw-blasts-proposed-gi-bill-enrollment-fee-tax-troops.html). Fortunately, after much uproar, [they have, at least, temporarily, changed their minds](http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/24/house-backing-away-proposal-tax-gi-bill.html). This isn’t really all that bad. As the article notes, before 2008 the fee was attached. When I entered the military in '91, we had to sign up in Basic and pay $100 for 12 months. It’s not that bad really considering nowadays, it’s worth sometimes over $100,000 depending on where you live and what school you go to. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33766 "2017-05-09T00:01:27Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > This isn’t really all that bad. As the article notes, before 2008 the fee was attached. When I entered the military in '91, we had to sign up in Basic and pay $100 for 12 months. It’s not that bad really considering nowadays, it’s worth sometimes over $100,000 depending on where you live and what school you go to. Raising a tax on service members who want to go to college while seeking to lower taxes on millionaires; what would be your idea of stupid? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33767 "2017-05-09T00:26:29Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Raising a tax on service members who want to go to college while seeking to lower taxes on millionaires; what would be your idea of stupid? I wouldn’t consider that a tax. Like I said, I paid it and I didn’t consider it a tax. It was a pretty good deal when I paid it, and it’s a fantastic deal now. I’m not too worried about it. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33768 "2017-05-09T00:38:02Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Georgia Republican enraged at court order making it easier for people to vote](https://thinkprogress.org/georgia-registration-order-5b8b12f30fbb) More people voting!?! It’s an outrage! Any good Republican can tell you what happens when more people vote!! ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33769 "2017-05-09T01:01:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Georgia Republican enraged at court order making it easier for people to vote](https://thinkprogress.org/georgia-registration-order-5b8b12f30fbb) Yeah, she put the “S” in the term Gutter Slut. As Georgia’s Secretary of State — its chief elections officer, Karen Handel was a top advocate for a then-innovative method of voter suppression. She spearheaded an illegal purge of Georgia’s voting rolls. And she even tried to prevent Democratic candidates from appearing on the state’s ballots. And her shenanigans didn’t end there. [The list goes on](https://thinkprogress.org/the-gop-candidate-in-that-georgia-special-election-is-a-pioneering-vote-suppressor-34de8e90d2f4). ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33770 "2017-05-09T01:04:35Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I wouldn’t consider that a tax. Like I said, I paid it and I didn’t consider it a tax. It was a pretty good deal when I paid it, and it’s a fantastic deal now. I’m not too worried about it. Call it a fee, call it whatever you want, it still looks bad. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33771 "2017-05-09T01:23:47Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Call it a fee, call it whatever you want, it still looks bad. Maybe, but there are a lot of actually bad things that are happening other than paying $1200 to get upwards of $100000 of educational benefits that can be passed to your spouse and/or child. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33772 "2017-05-09T08:37:11Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Yeah, she put the “S” in the term Gutter Slut. Really? I mean, I think her actions and predilections to rig elections in the GOP’s favour are reprehensible and vile and she’s lower than pond scum because of them, and even I wouldn’t have reached for “gutter slut” as an insult. Have you considered maybe using less blatantly misogynistic language in such instances? ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33773 "2017-05-09T09:46:27Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Really? I mean, I think her actions and predilections to rig elections in the GOP’s favour are reprehensible and vile and she’s lower than pond scum because of them, and even I wouldn’t have reached for “gutter slut” as an insult. Have you considered maybe using less blatantly misogynistic language in such instances? Sure. But do ya really wanna know? Ever have your **right to vote** vote repressed? ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33774 "2017-05-09T12:31:25Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Sure. But do ya really wanna know? Ever have your **right to vote** vote repressed? I’m not arguing that you shouldn’t insult her in the strongest terms - please do. I’m arguing that your choice of specific insult belies underlying issues you appear to have with women. You’ve used the term “gutter slut” repeatedly in recent weeks about various right-wing women - Handel, Conway, Melania, DeVos, Coulter - and while at least four of those are horrible people who make the world a worse place (I’m still making up my mind about Melania, someone you’ve also labelled “First Cunt”) the use of angry sexualized language to refer to them wouldn’t have occurred to me. C’mon, man. Raise your game a little. Or get a thesaurus. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33775 "2017-05-09T16:17:14Z")
Yeah, we have access to a comprehensive Urban Dictionary, so where is our Urban Thesaurus? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33776 "2017-05-09T16:58:35Z")
In the museum, with the Urban Tyrannosaurus. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33777 "2017-05-09T21:38:34Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > More people voting!?! It’s an outrage! Any good Republican can tell you what happens when more people vote!! Bad things! 😃 ---
**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:** [May 9, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33778 "2017-05-09T21:53:47Z")
I don’t know if this is stupid or just lashing out wildly, but Trump has just fired[James Comey](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/james-comey-terminated-fbi-director) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33779 "2017-05-09T23:12:31Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > I don’t know if this is stupid or just lashing out wildly, but Trump has just fired[James Comey](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/james-comey-terminated-fbi-director) Read the accompanying documents. He wasn’t fired because of the October 28th announcement that the FBI was re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server. No, he was fired because of the July 5th announcement that Clinton would not be prosecuted. Which is an interesting point. The role of the FBI is to investigate, and the decision to prosecute should be with the Attorney General. Still, you have to wonder why something that happened ten months ago suddenly became worth firing him over. And the fact that he’s being fired for clearing Trump’s opponent, while the statement that torpedoed her 11 days before the election is hardly mentioned, absolutely reeks of partisanship. In the termination letter, Trump also managed to slip in a statement that he, personally, is not under investigation. He is an evil, scheming asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33780 "2017-05-09T23:28:25Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Read the accompanying documents. He wasn’t fired because of the October 28th announcement that the FBI was re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server. No, he was fired because of the July 5th announcement that Clinton would not be prosecuted. > > Which is an interesting point. The role of the FBI is to investigate, and the decision to prosecute should be with the Attorney General. Still, you have to wonder why something that happened ten months ago suddenly became worth firing him over. I don’t wonder at all. Trump is pathological thin-skinned and never forgets even the smallest slight. Comey’s appearance yesterday just triggered that memory and brought it all back so he got his revenge . And if he was a smart businessman he would know that you give as little information in a resignation letter as possible, you just talk about how you feel the employees perspectives are not conducive to the company’s core mission or some equivalent doublespeak,wish them well in their future endeavors and leave it at that. No, but Old Dickory just HAS to make sure everyone gets all the details. It’s gonna be a long 4 years. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/33781 "2017-05-09T23:30:03Z")
See, this is thing that makes it so people don’t see you as a fun-loving person. Well, one of them, anyway… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1688) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1690)