# 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:** 1701
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34002 "2017-05-26T16:51:14Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > During the flood, King Kong fell off the top of the mast into the water during a storm, so Jaws ate King Kong, but once the flood waters receded, Jaws was a fish out of water and died. That’s why neither King Kong nor Jaws are mentioned in the bible. You mean King Kong isn’t in the Book of Kings? Did King Vitamin and Burger King make the cut? ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34003 "2017-05-26T17:07:26Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Watch Mick “The Prick” Mulvaney[squirm](https://www.yahoo.com/news/answer-question-bernie-sanders-clashes-trump-budget-chief-hearing-150831763.html) in front of Bernie “I’m Gonna Kick Your Ass Boy” Sanders. That was a beautiful thing that brought a tear to my eye and made my heart swell two sizes. If only I could be sure that Mr. Sanders would not go the way of the dodo and the Waltons, but continue grilling sleazeballs like Mulvaney on TV until the very end of time itself. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34004 "2017-05-26T17:40:49Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > You mean King Kong isn’t in the Book of Kings? Did King Vitamin and Burger King make the cut? Of course he is. How could King King (since Kong means ‘King’) NOT be mentioned in the Book of Kings? The damned ape is so kingly he’s literally named King twice! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34005 "2017-05-26T17:51:43Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Of course he is. How could King King (since Kong means ‘King’) NOT be mentioned in the Book of Kings? The damned ape is so kingly he’s literally named King twice! “Kong” doesn’t mean “King” IIRC, in the movies they suggest that “Kong” is a word that means “ape” or “monkey”. The Wikipedia page explains differently: > [@](#): > > Origin of the name[edit] > > Merian C. Cooper was very fond of strong hard sounding words that started with the letter “K”. Some of his favorite words were Komodo, Kodiak and Kodak.[23] When Cooper was envisioning his giant terror gorilla idea, he wanted to capture a real gorilla from the Congo and have it fight a real Komodo dragon on Komodo Island. (This scenario would eventually evolve into Kong’s battle with the tyrannosaur on Skull Island when the film was produced a few years later at RKO.) Cooper’s friend Douglas Burden’s trip to the island of Komodo and his encounter with the Komodo dragons there was a big influence on the Kong story.[24] Cooper was fascinated by Burden’s adventures as chronicled in his book Dragon Lizards of Komodo where he referred to the animal as the “King of Komodo”.[23] It was this phrase along with Komodo and C(K)ongo (and his overall love for hard sounding K words)[25] that gave him the idea to name the giant ape Kong. He loved the name as it had a “mystery sound” to it. > > When Cooper got to RKO and wrote the first draft of the story, it was simply referred to as The Beast. RKO executives were unimpressed with the bland title. David O. Selznick suggested Jungle Beast as the film’s new title,[26] but Cooper was unimpressed and wanted to name the film after the main character. He stated he liked the “mystery word” aspect of Kong’s name and that the film should carry “the name of the leading mysterious, romantic, savage creature of the story” such as with Dracula and Frankenstein.[26] RKO sent a memo to Cooper suggesting the titles Kong: King of Beasts, Kong: The Jungle King, and Kong: The Jungle Beast, which combined his and Selznick’s proposed titles.[26] As time went on, Cooper would eventually name the story simply Kong while Ruth Rose was writing the final version of the screenplay. Because David O. Selznick thought that audiences would think that the film, with the one word title of Kong, would be mistaken as a docudrama like Grass and Chang, which were one-word titled films that Cooper had earlier produced, he added the “King” to Kong’s name to differentiate.[27] > **[King Kong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong)** > > King Kong is a fictional giant monster, or kaiju, resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. Kong has been dubbed the King of the Beasts, and over time, it would also be bestowed the title of the Eighth Wonder of the World, a widely recognized expression within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelization of the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures, with the film premiering a little over two months later. > A sequel quickly followed that same year with T... In any event, in no explanation I’ve come agross does “Kong” mean “King”. Although _Famous Monsters of Filmland_, back in the 1960s, ran an article about him entitled “Kong of Kongs”, riffing on the film _King of Kings_. So does the title of the 2007 documentary film _The King of Kong_ ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34006 "2017-05-26T17:59:02Z")
Noun[edit] kong king, used as a title before the name of a king Kong Lars var en konge. King Lars was a king. Danish. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34007 "2017-05-26T18:29:50Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > [Florida GOP consultant admits he worked with Guccifer 2.0, analyzing hacked data | Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/05/florida-gop-consultant-admits-he-worked-with-guccifer-2-0-analyzing-hacked-data/) Can I get on the record stating that Guccifer is a pretty clever handle ? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34008 "2017-05-26T18:38:24Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > [Florida GOP consultant admits he worked with Guccifer 2.0, analyzing hacked data | Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/05/florida-gop-consultant-admits-he-worked-with-guccifer-2-0-analyzing-hacked-data/) It really seems like there should be a crime here somewhere. Receiving stolen property perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34009 "2017-05-26T19:18:47Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Can I get on the record stating that Guccifer is a pretty clever handle ? Should be GRUciffer. ---
**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 26, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34010 "2017-05-26T19:19:58Z")
“kong” has [a variety of meanings](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordsearch.php?level=0) in the Cantonese dialect, several of which seem appropriate for the big ape. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34011 "2017-05-26T20:17:48Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Noun[edit] > kong > > king, used as a title before the name of a king > Kong Lars var en konge. > King Lars was a king. > > Danish. Who knew King Kong was Danish? He doesn’t look it. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34012 "2017-05-26T20:20:06Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > It really seems like there should be a crime here somewhere. Receiving stolen property perhaps? That’s a really interesting point. IANAL, so I have no idea, but I agree it sounds like there should be some law against accepting stolen data. I think something like the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act would apply to the initial compromise of the data, but I dunno if it would apply to the guy who accepted it. ---
**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 26, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34013 "2017-05-26T20:45:58Z")
After bragging on Fox news about how he had been tapped by Trump to come up with a legal cover for his Muslim ban, Giuliani is now telling a federal court that he had no involvement. > **[Giuliani cowers away from his involvement writing the Muslim ban after judge...](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/26/1666027/-Giuliani-cowers-away-from-his-involvement-writing-the-Muslim-ban-after-judge-asks-for-receipts)** > > “Top Five Shittiest Mayors in New York City’s History” candidate Rudy Giuliani is acting a lot like the coward he is these days. After boasting on Fox News about how he was tapped by bigot-in-chief Donald Trump to come up with a “legal” way to ban... ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34014 "2017-05-28T15:28:15Z")
The long tradition of elected pols posing for photos with visiting students is not exactly a SRI, but I feel compelled to mention that approx. 100 in a group of New Jersey eighth-graders in DC on a field trip [declined to have their picture taken with House Speaker Paul Ryan](http://mashable.com/2017/05/28/paul-ryan-8th-grade-snub/#FMQ.wsO0Dkq6), apparently saying they “didn’t want to be associated with him”. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34015 "2017-05-28T15:48:37Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > It really seems like there should be a crime here somewhere. Receiving stolen property perhaps? Which reminds me of two excellent bands (though both quite different from one another): Norwegian hard rockers **Gluecifer** and sludge metal two-piece from Athens, GA **Jucifer**. Both bands come highly recommended to those who like it hard and loud (and everyone should). ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34016 "2017-05-28T15:57:22Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > The long tradition of elected pols posing for photos with visiting students is not exactly a SRI, but I feel compelled to mention that approx. 100 in a group of New Jersey eighth-graders in DC on a field trip [declined to have their picture taken with House Speaker Paul Ryan](http://mashable.com/2017/05/28/paul-ryan-8th-grade-snub/#FMQ.wsO0Dkq6), apparently saying they “didn’t want to be associated with him”. Whew! Good thing they’re too young to vote. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34017 "2017-05-28T15:57:23Z")
Gosh darn it, that reply was supposed to be to this post: > [@Kobal2](#): > > Can I get on the record stating that Guccifer is a pretty clever handle ? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34018 "2017-05-28T18:44:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > After bragging on Fox news about how he had been tapped by Trump to come up with a legal cover for his Muslim ban, Giuliani is now telling a federal court that he had no involvement. > [Giuliani cowers away from his involvement writing the Muslim ban after judge asks for receipts](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/26/1666027/-Giuliani-cowers-away-from-his-involvement-writing-the-Muslim-ban-after-judge-asks-for-receipts) Besides being a bigot and a fascist, he’s also a coward. Fuck him. Yes Giuliani, this ex New Yorker says “FUCK YOU”. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34019 "2017-05-28T18:45:41Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > The long tradition of elected pols posing for photos with visiting students is not exactly a SRI, but I feel compelled to mention that approx. 100 in a group of New Jersey eighth-graders in DC on a field trip [declined to have their picture taken with House Speaker Paul Ryan](http://mashable.com/2017/05/28/paul-ryan-8th-grade-snub/#FMQ.wsO0Dkq6), apparently saying they “didn’t want to be associated with him”. Good for them. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34020 "2017-05-28T19:13:58Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Yes Giuliani, this ex New Yorker says “FUCK YOU”. So did [this New York band](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ZHy_5gC50). Way back in 1999 too! ---
**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 28, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34021 "2017-05-28T19:25:43Z")
Congressman Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin says you don’t need Planned Parenthood, you can just go to your local supermarket to buy birth control. [https://www.yahoo.com/style/congressman-thinks-buy-birth-control-003000684.html](https://www.yahoo.com/style/congressman-thinks-buy-birth-control-003000684.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1700) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1702)