# 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:** 1714
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34262 "2017-06-14T21:21:14Z")
> [@yornmine](#): > > It’s so cute when the clowns who hate Christianity attempt to hold others to those same Christian standards. Know what isn’t so cute? Obvious lead paint chip victims finding The Dope. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34263 "2017-06-14T21:44:28Z")
He’d rather jerk off, but his fist ain’t havin’ it. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34264 "2017-06-14T22:13:12Z")
Dammit, **Vinny** , stop that! You keep stealing my jokes before I think of them! ---
**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 15, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34265 "2017-06-15T00:00:25Z")
Never seems to stop you from using them any way, ' **luce**. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34266 "2017-06-15T01:54:54Z")
> [@xenophon41](#): > > Never seems to stop you from using them any way, ' **luce**. _hands 'luci some aloe gel_ ---
**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 15, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34267 "2017-06-15T02:01:50Z")
[quote=“Rick\_Kitchen, post:34258, topic:490897”] Newt Gingrich tried to make the baseball shooting all about evuhl Democrats. Even the Fox host wasn’t buying it. [/QUOTE] [Best part: > [@](#): > > Melissa Francis: But to talk about it in terms of right and left… \ But do you rise above it? And say we all need to stand together? > > Newt Gingrich: No. ]([https://youtu.be/8fH7GRA08Jc?t=1m21s](https://youtu.be/8fH7GRA08Jc?t=1m21s)) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34268 "2017-06-15T02:09:15Z")
“Never seems to stop you from using them any way, 'luce.” “_hands 'luci some aloe gel_” You guys are dicks. [https://www.google.com/search?q=if+you+re+happy+and+you+know&tbm=isch&tbs=simg:CAQSkwEJ4TdkKap8N\_1EahwELEKjU2AQaAAwLELCMpwgaYgpgCAMSKNgV2RWMHv4Kjh71FI0e5RWSFvMUpyqPKowqhzmoOKYqhTmLOc04iyoaMJgz-RshU6KiebOb3opuiVLG8GowAhCQkC549ePUZaWvaiWzYHfXiBo8uTPhyoaIryAEDAsQjq7-CBoKCggIARIENs\_18BQw&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8n9yd4r7UAhUF\_4MKHQZyCLMQwg4IJSgA&biw=960&bih=475#imgrc=oCgj4OklWvgxFM:](https://www.google.com/search?q=if+you+re+happy+and+you+know&tbm=isch&tbs=simg:CAQSkwEJ4TdkKap8N_1EahwELEKjU2AQaAAwLELCMpwgaYgpgCAMSKNgV2RWMHv4Kjh71FI0e5RWSFvMUpyqPKowqhzmoOKYqhTmLOc04iyoaMJgz-RshU6KiebOb3opuiVLG8GowAhCQkC549ePUZaWvaiWzYHfXiBo8uTPhyoaIryAEDAsQjq7-CBoKCggIARIENs_18BQw&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8n9yd4r7UAhUF_4MKHQZyCLMQwg4IJSgA&biw=960&bih=475#imgrc=oCgj4OklWvgxFM:) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34269 "2017-06-15T02:15:46Z")
Off topic, but Pythonesque. ---
**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 15, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34270 "2017-06-15T03:14:41Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [Best part:](https://youtu.be/8fH7GRA08Jc?t=1m21s) Yeah. It looks like Newt is not familiar with Shakespeare’s _Julius Caesar_. Or maybe he’s just acting dumb? ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34271 "2017-06-15T03:30:30Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Yeah. It looks like Newt is not familiar with Shakespeare’s _Julius Caesar_. > > Or maybe he’s just acting dumb? He has a Ph. D. in European history. One thinks it might have come up. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34272 "2017-06-15T03:34:01Z")
That’s just pure weapons grade partisan stupid. The shooting happened because the left used bad words. Seriously? :dubious: ---
**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 15, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34273 "2017-06-15T03:47:29Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > They do eat and sleep in Temple. The cities of Temple and Waco are right next to each other. :rolleyes: I knew that. 😃 :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34274 "2017-06-15T04:47:53Z")
A blast from the past: [Rep. Steve Scalise Introduces Bill to Relax Restrictions on Interstate Firearm Sales](https://www.nraila.org/articles/20150522/rep-steve-scalise-introduces-bill-to-relax-restrictions-on-interstate-firearm-sales) ---
**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 15, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34275 "2017-06-15T17:17:08Z")
Congressman Lou Barletta says that the shooting of Congressman Scalise means that they should curtail town halls. > **[Republican congressman says shooting at baseball field means they should...](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/15/1672076/-Republican-congressman-says-shooting-at-baseball-field-means-they-should-curtail-town-halls)** > > They are writing a healthcare bill in total secrecy, a bill that is deeply unpopular across party lines. Their constituents have been rightfully giving them an earful at town halls. One deranged man with a gun, a gun Republicans have pushed for... Hm. Maybe they should curtail guns? ---
**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:** [June 15, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34276 "2017-06-15T17:19:59Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Congressman Lou Barletta says that the shooting of Congressman Scalise means that they should curtail town halls. > > [Republican congressman says shooting at baseball field means they should 'curtail' town halls](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/15/1672076/-Republican-congressman-says-shooting-at-baseball-field-means-they-should-curtail-town-halls?detail=facebook) > > Hm. Maybe they should curtail guns? When town halls are outlawed, only outlaws will have…er…never mind. ---
**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 15, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34277 "2017-06-15T21:09:04Z")
The Southern Baptists have actually voted to repudiate the alt-right. Color me surprised. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34278 "2017-06-16T00:35:59Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > That’s just pure weapons grade partisan stupid. > > The shooting happened because the left used bad words. Seriously? :dubious: Like I said in another thread, conservatives say the left are the violent ones because of all the protesting, and because they dismiss the notion that violence in rhetoric does anything at all (except coming from the left), and because they also dismiss or forget all the “Second Amendment solutions” times, or because those times are different, you see. It’s galling. ---
**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 16, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34279 "2017-06-16T00:37:57Z")
If it weren’t for double standards they’d have no standards at all. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34280 "2017-06-16T00:54:42Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Southern Baptists have actually voted to repudiate the alt-right. Color me surprised. Southern Baptists often vote for things they don’t actually do. Still, it’s a better sign than I would have hoped for. ---
**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 16, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34281 "2017-06-16T01:52:05Z")
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