# 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:** 1713
**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 13, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34242 "2017-06-13T13:31:54Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Into a shark tank? _Into?_ More like out of. A sharkier one. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34243 "2017-06-13T13:35:53Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Sharks with frickin’ lasers on their heads! > > To be fair-ish, Judaism is in the top three in the US (in fact it might be #2). I too tend to forget how small the worldwide Jewish population is, given its relative size and prominence within the US. Continuing to be fair-ish: it’s very common to list “3 Great Western Religions” (Christianity, Islam and Judaism) or “3 Judeo-Christian Branches” (Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism). Ivanka confused “great” with “numerous”. ---
**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 13, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34244 "2017-06-13T14:54:02Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Continuing to be fair-ish: it’s very common to list “3 Great Western Religions” (Christianity, Islam and Judaism) or “3 Judeo-Christian Branches” (Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism). Ivanka confused “great” with “numerous”. Or three Abrahamic religions. Ivanka seems confused about a lot o’ things. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34245 "2017-06-13T16:15:11Z")
To be less fair-ish, as a Jew (and convert, no less) Ivanka should probably have had a better awareness of the extent of the religion she willingly joined. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34246 "2017-06-13T16:29:43Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > …Of course that 2.1 percent is a national average. I’m betting that where I live (in rural South Carolina) it is waaaaaay below that. Similar to Waco, Texas, the “Athens on the Brazos”. Quite proud of its open acceptance of all varieties of the Baptist faith. IIRC, there were quite a few Jewish people in Waco, though mostly they were in Temple. ---
**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 13, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34247 "2017-06-13T18:28:39Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Similar to Waco, Texas, the “Athens on the Brazos”. Quite proud of its open acceptance of all varieties of the Baptist faith. IIRC, there were quite a few Jewish people in Waco, though mostly **they were in Temple**. All day, every day? Don’t they come up to eat or sleep? ---
**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 13, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34248 "2017-06-13T18:36:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > All day, every day? Don’t they come up to eat or sleep? They do eat and sleep in Temple. The cities of Temple and Waco are right next to each other. :rolleyes: ---
**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 13, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34249 "2017-06-13T18:40:15Z")
The Senate has banned reporters from interviewing Senators in the hallways, despite years of precedent. Senator Tim Scott’s reasoning? So that reporters can’t watch Senators take money out of the ATMs in the corridors and figure out their PIN numbers. There’s a further report that has me confused, saying that interviews cannot be performed unless the Senator and the Senate Rules Committee have previously approved it, but it’s not clear whether they’re saying \*any \*interview, or only interviews in the corridors. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34250 "2017-06-13T18:42:55Z")
OK, I knew that Judaism was well behind (among others) Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Shintoism, but today I learned that it’s even behind a religion that’s a mere 25 years old. ---
**Author:** ![SaneBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34251 "2017-06-13T18:51:53Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > To be less fair-ish, as a Jew (and convert, no less) Ivanka should probably have had a better awareness of the extent of the religion she willingly joined. S-so… she renounced Jesus Christ, The Lord and The Savior ? Any idea what Mr Pence ( et al. ) might think about that ? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34252 "2017-06-13T20:27:31Z")
> [@SaneBill](#): > > S-so… she renounced Jesus Christ, The Lord and The Savior ? Any idea what Mr Pence ( et al. ) might think about that ? I’m sure Mr Pence has lots of opinions that he keeps entirely to himself. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34253 "2017-06-13T23:20:15Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > I believe we’re all thinking the same thing… > > [https://youtu.be/5XIwUxmtX5U](https://youtu.be/5XIwUxmtX5U) > > (Or maybe it’s just the Bond marathon on Ion.) More like [https://youtu.be/tDedpreZH-0?t=2m46s](https://youtu.be/tDedpreZH-0?t=2m46s) ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34254 "2017-06-14T02:48:47Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > More like [https://youtu.be/tDedpreZH-0?t=2m46s](https://youtu.be/tDedpreZH-0?t=2m46s) I felt sure it would be this: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7bYNAHXxw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7bYNAHXxw) ---
**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:** [June 14, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34255 "2017-06-14T03:18:58Z")
I was thinking of [this](https://youtu.be/PeO4Aupt4ao?t=3m). ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34256 "2017-06-14T17:12:07Z")
Christie’s ideas of corruption, bullying, and sycophancy have made him the least popular governor in NJ history - [down to 15% approval](http://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/06/14/with-15-percent-approval-christie-is-now-new-jerseys-least-popular-governor-ever-112747). And he has nowhere else to go. I’m sure I recall commentators once claiming he was the GOP’s only chance to win in 2016. Hah. ---
**Author:** ![SaneBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34257 "2017-06-14T17:47:12Z")
> [@SaneBill](#): > > S-so… she renounced Jesus Christ, The Lord and The Savior ? Any idea what Mr Pence ( et al. ) might think about that ? Oops, my bad. I just realized Kushner family is filthy rich. So Ivanka did not betray her faith. She sold it. Totally acceptable, even recommendable in the republican framework. Move along, nothing to see here. ---
**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 14, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34258 "2017-06-14T20:45:03Z")
Newt Gingrich tried to make the baseball shooting all about evuhl Democrats. Even the Fox host wasn’t buying it. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fH7GRA08Jc) ---
**Author:** ![yornmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e480ec/32.png) [@yornmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yornmine)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34259 "2017-06-14T20:56:11Z")
> [@SaneBill](#): > > Oops, my bad. I just realized Kushner family is filthy rich. So Ivanka did not betray her faith. > She sold it. Totally acceptable, even recommendable in the republican framework. Move along, nothing to see here. It’s so cute when the clowns who hate Christianity attempt to hold others to those same Christian standards. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34260 "2017-06-14T21:05:34Z")
> [@yornmine](#): > > It’s so cute when the clowns who hate Christianity attempt to hold others to those same Christian standards. Even cuter that the Christians won’t hold themselves to Christian standards. ---
**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 14, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34261 "2017-06-14T21:07:53Z")
The Southern Baptists are holding their annual convention, and they are being torn apart by whether or not to support a resolution condemning the alt-right. > **[A Resolution Condemning White Supremacy Causes Chaos at the Southern Baptist...](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-southern-baptist-convention-alt-right-white-supremacy/530244/?utm_source=atlfb)** > > At its annual meeting, the evangelical denomination initially declined to consider a statement of its opposition to the alt-right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1712) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1714)