# 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:** 1736
**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:** [July 28, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34702 "2017-07-28T09:00:10Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > “Obstructorcrats”? “And then the majority whip takes a steaming dump inside the ear of the caucus leader who fishes it out, eats it and then vomits into…” ---
**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:** [July 28, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34703 "2017-07-28T10:31:45Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > “And then the majority whip takes a steaming dump inside the ear of the caucus leader who fishes it out, eats it and then vomits into…” :eek:😃 ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34704 "2017-07-28T14:26:12Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [The Nickname “Reince Penis” Is Now Part of the Public Record](http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/07/27/reince_reince_penis_priebus.html) “Penis!” “Reince!” “Penis!” “Reince!” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34705 "2017-07-28T17:17:45Z")
We always called it “Marco Polo,” but whatever. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34706 "2017-07-28T17:40:31Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > “Penis!” > “Reince!” > “Penis!” > “Reince!” “Repeat!” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34707 "2017-07-28T20:26:42Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > “And then the majority whip takes a steaming dump inside the ear of the caucus leader who fishes it out, eats it and then vomits into…” Two chambers, one Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34708 "2017-07-28T21:22:26Z")
Huckabee wants to repeal the 17th amendment. Because you can’t trust voters I guess. [https://mobile.twitter.com/govmikehuckabee](https://mobile.twitter.com/govmikehuckabee) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34709 "2017-07-28T21:28:42Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [The Nickname “Reince Penis” Is Now Part of the Public Record](http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/07/27/reince_reince_penis_priebus.html) But as of this moment, he’s now a private citizen again. I don’t know whether to congratulate him or pity him. Probably neither. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34710 "2017-07-28T21:37:36Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Huckabee wants to repeal the 17th amendment. Because you can’t trust voters I guess. > > [x.com](https://mobile.twitter.com/govmikehuckabee) And from [last night.](https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/890834234457210880) > [@](#): > > CNN reports Dems will give Lifetime Achievement Award to Murkowski Collins and McCain. Schumer so happy he cried. A search of CNN turns up no such story. So this man of God, a so-called Baptist minister, is a flat-out liar and a spreader of FAKE NEWS. Explains where is daughter gets it from. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34711 "2017-07-29T00:34:14Z")
Oh come on. That’s not a lie, it’s a joke. I mean, Huckabee’s a theocratic jackass, but let’s be reasonable here. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34712 "2017-07-29T00:40:12Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Oh come on. That’s not a lie, it’s a joke. I mean, Huckabee’s a theocratic jackass, but let’s be reasonable here. I cite Poe’s Law. ETA: I don’t believe that two-faced asshole has a sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34713 "2017-07-29T01:31:34Z")
Mike Huckabee has habit of making really shitty jokes on Twitter. Here’s a [Cracked article](http://www.cracked.com/blog/mike-huckabees-twitter-feed-where-jokes-go-to-die/) about or Google “Huckabee Twitter jokes” for many more examples. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34714 "2017-07-29T01:45:00Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > Mike Huckabee has habit of making really shitty jokes on Twitter. > > Here’s a [Cracked article](http://www.cracked.com/blog/mike-huckabees-twitter-feed-where-jokes-go-to-die/) about or Google “Huckabee Twitter jokes” for many more examples. I laughed for twenty minutes. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34715 "2017-07-29T02:46:13Z")
The Texas state Senate has passed a bill that goes on to the state House, making it illegal to argue politics in your own home if there is a mail in ballot present. [Texas May Make It Illegal To Talk Politics At Home If You Get A Mail-In Ballot | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-mail-in-ballot-politics_us_597b7e10e4b02a8434b652d6)? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34716 "2017-07-29T02:58:38Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I laughed for twenty minutes. _stares at username_ 😉 ---
**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:** [July 29, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34717 "2017-07-29T03:00:07Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Texas state Senate has passed a bill that goes on to the state House, making it illegal to argue politics in your own home if there is a mail in ballot present. > [Texas May Make It Illegal To Talk Politics At Home If You Get A Mail-In Ballot | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-mail-in-ballot-politics_us_597b7e10e4b02a8434b652d6)? This must be that smaller government stuff I’ve heard right-wingers are so fond of. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34718 "2017-07-29T04:11:13Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > _stares at username_ > > 😉 OK, _that_ I laughed at. ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34719 "2017-07-30T13:29:05Z")
Pretty sure this is a stupid idea: [A GOP Staffer Crowdsourced a Resolution From a Conspiracy Subreddit](https://www.wired.com/story/republican-staffer-the-donald-resolution) So Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) proposed (and apparently succeeded) an amendment to a resolution that included all sorts of conspiracy crap based on literally [shitposts from reddit](https://media.wired.com/photos/597b9da3fb67bb36d8eaf344/master/w_532,c_limit/ScreenGrab7.jpg). I just really hope it comes back to bite him in the ass - both the staffer and the idiot congresscritter. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34720 "2017-07-31T08:49:42Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I laughed for twenty minutes. Once, in 1960. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/34721 "2017-07-31T19:10:35Z")
Michele Bachman: A hotline set up by the city of Minneapolis for reporting hate crimes is fascist and a violation of the separation of church and state. Bachmann claimed that this hotline is really an attempt to outlaw criticism of Islam and institute Sharia law. Here’s the podcast she was bloviating on:[When Nations Have Distress With Perplexity (Part 2) - Listen to Understanding the Times with Jan Markell, Jul 29, 2017](http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/understanding-the-times/listen/when-nations-have-distress-with-perplexity-part-2-610295.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1735) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1737)