# 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:** 1708
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34142 "2017-06-07T17:21:31Z")
That’s the kind of rhetoric usually reserved for the enemy during wartime. Makes you wonder, eh? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m48xii7ndcg/maxresdefault.jpg ""You are NOT of the body!"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m48xii7ndcg) ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34143 "2017-06-07T18:52:10Z")
[quote=“E-DUB, post:34142, topic:490897”] That’s the kind of rhetoric usually reserved for the enemy during wartime. Makes you wonder, eh? [/QUOTE] “We have always been at war with the Democrat Party.” ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34144 "2017-06-07T19:36:50Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > The Republican candidate in Georgia (Handel) said in a debate tonight “I do not support a livable wage.” > > - There’s your Republican Party 2017 Some in Georgia are still nostalgic for the efficiencies of slavery. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34145 "2017-06-07T19:40:26Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Some in Georgia are still nostalgic for the efficiencies of slavery. It \*was \*a moneysaver. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34146 "2017-06-07T19:51:05Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > It \*was \*a moneysaver. :rolleyes: Your debts are paid because you don’t pay for labor. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34147 "2017-06-08T02:40:01Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I would just like to state for the millionth time how goddamned glad I am that shit like wifi and the internet didn’t exist when I was a teenager. Imagine how that would have gone over during the satanic panic. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34148 "2017-06-08T02:41:59Z")
The Republican Kansas legislature has passed, and sent to the Governor, a bill requiring that women receive information in _black, 12-point Times New Roman font_, pamphlets giving them detailed information about abortions and the doctor about to perform the procedure. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34149 "2017-06-08T03:07:45Z")
Pat Boone calls for government censorship of “blasphemous” programming like Saturday Night Live. He also thinks that the media helped to cover up where Obama was really born, and is disappointed that Trump isn’t still investigating. [http://theoswatch.com/pat-boone-wants-the-government-to-punish-saturday-night-live-if-they-laugh-at-god-again/](http://theoswatch.com/pat-boone-wants-the-government-to-punish-saturday-night-live-if-they-laugh-at-god-again/) ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34150 "2017-06-08T03:17:44Z")
To quote one of the comments in that thread: “The fact that Pat Boone is alive and Prince is dead proves there is no God.” ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34151 "2017-06-08T03:38:38Z")
Not stupid, in fact the opposite of stupid, but Gianforte has publicly apologized to Ben Jacobs, said Jacobs did not initiate contact with him, and is donating $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists. > ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34152 "2017-06-08T04:54:43Z")
Fed up with Congress, conservatives in Wisconsin want to [call the states together for a convention](http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/28/wisconsin-conservatives-seek-constitutional-convention-balanced-budget/99724630/) that would add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Imagine the mayhem that would ensue. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34153 "2017-06-08T05:02:32Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Not stupid, in fact the opposite of stupid, but Gianforte has publicly apologized to Ben Jacobs, said Jacobs did not initiate contact with him, and is donating $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists. > [x.com](https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/872641969490714629/photo/1) Good job, Mr. Gianforte! I am impressed. Someone has been paying attention to all the “THIS is how you apologize” stuff that’s been so prevalent on the internet recently. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34154 "2017-06-08T05:22:32Z")
Meaningless. The proper response is “Apology accepted, Captain Needa. See you in court.” ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34155 "2017-06-08T06:12:45Z")
nm ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34156 "2017-06-08T07:03:01Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Fed up with Congress, conservatives in Wisconsin want to [call the states together for a convention](http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/28/wisconsin-conservatives-seek-constitutional-convention-balanced-budget/99724630/) that would add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. > > Imagine the mayhem that would ensue. Some already have imagined it. > [@"\[american](#): > > ([The March Toward a Constitutional Convention Slows to a Crawl - The American Prospect](http://prospect.org/article/march-toward-constitutional-convention-slows-crawl))"]On March 13, Arizona adopted the call for a constitutional convention without any specific issue references.…Just two days later, however, on March 15, New Mexico rescinded its call, which legislators had adopted back in 1979.…On April 4, the Maryland legislature, on a House vote of 93–47, joined the Maryland Senate in rescinding all previous calls for a constitutional convention. On the same day, the Vermont Senate rescinded its call (which now goes to the House), as did the Nevada Senate. Additionally, Delaware rescinded last year. Meanwhile, there is nothing in the Constitution outlining how this process should be handled, and Congress itself must call the convention, which means they can probably make excuses as to why those old petitions are expired or invalid or something. Because, you see, calling the convention means Congress must cede power to it. After that, whatever the convention might draft, 38 states still have to ratify. So, probably not a big concern. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34157 "2017-06-08T14:11:22Z")
Wisconsin submitted a federal request Wednesday [to become the first state in the country](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-drug-test-medicaid-20170607-story,amp.html) to drug test applicants for Medicaid health benefits. Republican Gov. Scott **“Chicken Shit”** Walker expects President Donald Trump’s administration to approve the waiver, which would also impose new requirements on able-bodied, childless adults receiving Medicaid in the state. The request comes as Walker, a one-time GOP presidential candidate, prepares for a likely re-election bid, the Fucker. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34158 "2017-06-08T15:47:31Z")
Senator Roy Blunt ® Missouri, to Comey today: “If the president had not terminated your service, would you still be the head of the FBI?” :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34159 "2017-06-08T17:35:29Z")
Senator John McCain ® Arizona, re: his performance today. Should he be put out to pasture? By “put out to pasture,” I mean “shot in the head with a bolt gun and buried at sea with full Naval honors (even though he crashed all those planes).” ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34160 "2017-06-08T17:38:19Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Pat Boone calls for government censorship of “blasphemous” programming like Saturday Night Live. He also thinks that the media helped to cover up where Obama was really born, and is disappointed that Trump isn’t still investigating. > [http://theoswatch.com/pat-boone-wants-the-government-to-punish-saturday-night-live-if-they-laugh-at-god-again/](http://theoswatch.com/pat-boone-wants-the-government-to-punish-saturday-night-live-if-they-laugh-at-god-again/) Ahh Pat. I remember seeing The Cramps at the Palladium and in between bands, the played [In a Metal Mood: No More Mr Nice Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Metal_Mood:_No_More_Mr._Nice_Guy) over the PA system. It was great. Pat would have wet himself. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34161 "2017-06-08T17:38:35Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Senator John McCain (R) Arizona, re: his performance today. Should he be put out to pasture? > > By “put out to pasture,” I mean “shot in the head with a bolt gun and buried at sea with full Naval honors (even though he crashed all those planes).” I was following the testimony by way of the NY Times instant analysis…when they got to McCain’s question, the Times reporters in a very polite and professional way, indicated that McCain seemed to be conflating Hillary’s emails and Russian hacking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1707) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1709)