# 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:** 1754
**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:** [September 15, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35062 "2017-09-15T04:09:00Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Well, I guess his fans didn’t get the “joke” either. Whether they can get dicks is still unclear, though. Well, whatever the source, Milo can go get his own bag to eat from. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35063 "2017-09-15T04:56:37Z")
Not sure whether this has been mentioned. The date on the posting of [HR 717](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/717/text) is this January 27th. The summary reads > [@](#): > > To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require review of the economic cost of adding a species to the list of endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. Which means that if it is too burdensome to protect the northern spotted owl or crested sienna horned toad or whatever, we must protect profits instead. Not sure how far it has progressed or if it has any momentum. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35064 "2017-09-16T18:58:44Z")
Rep. Ted Poe, Texas (R), wants to screw up the ADA, because businesses. > **[Congress Wants to Change the Americans With Disabilities Act and Undermine...](https://www.aclu.org/news/disability-rights/congress-wants-change-americans-disabilities-act-and-undermine-civil-rights)** [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/620?q={"search"%3A["hr+620"]}&r=1](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/620?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+620%22%5D%7D&r=1) ---
**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:** [September 16, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35065 "2017-09-16T21:10:59Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Rep. Ted Poe, Texas (R), wants to screw up the ADA, because businesses. Oh! You mean taking civil rights away from the disabled. For a second, I was worried the bastard was going after dentists. ---
**Author:** ![SaneBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SaneBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaneBill)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35066 "2017-09-16T21:17:07Z")
If that means also mentally disabled, then once again Republicans are hurting their own base most. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35067 "2017-09-16T21:18:30Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Rep. Ted Poe, Texas (R), wants to screw up the ADA, because businesses. > > [Congress Wants to Change the Americans With Disabilities Act and Undermine the Civil Rights of People With Disabilities | ACLU](https://www.aclu.org/blog/disability-rights/congress-wants-change-americans-disabilities-act-and-undermine-civil-rights) > > [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/620?q={"search"%3A["hr+620"]}&r=1](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/620?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+620%22%5D%7D&r=1) It’s not like losing the business of a few disabled people is going to hurt a business’s bottom line. Why should they foot the bill for improvements that don’t really increase their profits? 😉 ---
**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:** [September 17, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35068 "2017-09-17T02:35:39Z")
Air Force Chaplain says Christian military members serve Satan if they tolerate other religions. > **[Air Force Chaplain Denounces Religious Tolerance](https://www.newsweek.com/chaplain-urges-service-members-reject-religious-tolerance-665614)** > > The chaplain, Captain Sonny Hernandez, says supporters of the rights of Muslims, Buddhists and other religions are "deceived." ---
**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:** [September 17, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35069 "2017-09-17T02:48:41Z")
The thing about that Chelan County “accidental posting” is that it wasn’t accidental at all. It _might_ have been an accident that he posted it to the county’s page instead of to his own personal page… but it wasn’t an accident at all that he called for violence in support of Nazism. He 100% intended to do that, just, you know, someplace else. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35070 "2017-09-17T03:01:48Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Air Force Chaplain says Christian military members serve Satan if they tolerate other religions. > [Christians in U.S. Military 'Serve Satan' If They Tolerate Other Religions, Air Force Chaplain Says - Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com/chaplain-urges-service-members-reject-religious-tolerance-665614) What the fuck is it with Christians who select the Air Force as their Armed Service of choice? It’s like they’re so eager to reach out and touch the face of God that they don’t notice that they’re at risk of subjecting themselves to severe oxygen deprivation while they’re up there[…](http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/poetry/john-magee.html) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35071 "2017-09-17T03:14:05Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > It’s not like losing the business of a few disabled people is going to hurt a business’s bottom line. Why should they foot the bill for improvements that don’t really increase their profits? > > 😉 With 13 of 52 current co-sponsors of this House bill being Democrats this one deserves to be shared by both side of the aisle. This one is not just a stupid Republican idea or a stupid Democratic idea. It’s just plain stupid idea all around. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35072 "2017-09-17T03:33:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Air Force Chaplain says Christian military members serve Satan if they tolerate other religions. > [Christians in U.S. Military 'Serve Satan' If They Tolerate Other Religions, Air Force Chaplain Says - Newsweek](http://www.newsweek.com/chaplain-urges-service-members-reject-religious-tolerance-665614) It’s worth noting that this guy is a complete fucking nutbar and is not, as far as i can tell, typical of armed forces chaplains. As soon as i saw your post, i said to myself, “I’ll bet it’s Sonny Hernandez,” and sure enough, there he is being a fucking moron again. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35073 "2017-09-17T04:01:04Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > What the fuck is it with Christians who select the Air Force as their Armed Service of choice? It’s like they’re so eager to reach out and touch the face of God that they don’t notice that they’re at risk of subjecting themselves to severe oxygen deprivation while they’re up there[…](http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/poetry/john-magee.html) From the point of view of a cult with aspirations, the Air Force is small enough to take over, and it’s a lot easier to be an airman than to be a marine. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35074 "2017-09-17T13:12:49Z")
“The Army is goyish…the Navy is goyish…the Marines are goyish…the Air Force is Jewish.” – Lenny Bruce. I always figured the joke there was that in the '60s, flying a jet aeroplane was considered a “brainier” occupation than driving a submarine or a tank. Who could foresee the eventual rebellion of Christian minority flyboys? ---
**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:** [September 17, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35075 "2017-09-17T15:28:30Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > From the point of view of a cult with aspirations, the Air Force is small enough to take over, and it’s a lot easier to be an airman than to be a marine. The AF is a bit too smart and, more importantly, too cynical for that to be a likely happening. Anyone pushing that Xtian shit too hard is going to find their new assignment is In-Flight Missile Mechanic. I’m actually amazed they didn’t cashier this clown earlier but I’m sure he’s got more fans on the outside than on the inside. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35076 "2017-09-17T23:22:18Z")
Kid Rock opens his unofficial Senate campaign by attacking gay and transgender people. [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/09/13/kid-rock-opens-senate-bid-with-anti-lgbt-rant/1/](http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/09/13/kid-rock-opens-senate-bid-with-anti-lgbt-rant/1/)? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35077 "2017-09-17T23:26:59Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > What the fuck is it with Christians who select the Air Force as their Armed Service of choice? Perhaps they should first discuss the matter with Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, or his predecessor-but-one, Gen. Norton Schwartz. To \*really \*reach the top of USAF today, you may have to be Jewish. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35078 "2017-09-18T01:00:35Z")
Maybe that’s why Christianist would-be theocrats have tried so hard to take USAF over? ---
**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:** [September 19, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35079 "2017-09-19T02:24:32Z")
Alex Jones offers to pay to have Islamic terrorists show up at JK Rowling’s door and mutilate her genitals. > **[Alex Jones Offers To Pay For Genital Mutilation Surgery For J.K. Rowling](https://crooksandliars.com/2017/09/alex-jones-offers-money-pay-jk-rowlings)** > > This is a sickness that can't be cured. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35080 "2017-09-19T02:48:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alex Jones offers to pay to have Islamic terrorists show up at JK Rowling’s door and mutilate her genitals. > [Alex Jones Offers To Pay For Genital Mutilation Surgery For J.K. Rowling | Crooks and Liars](http://crooksandliars.com/2017/09/alex-jones-offers-money-pay-jk-rowlings) You mean to tell me Alex Jones thinks Islamic terrorists are _real_? I assumed he figured all those attacks were false flags. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35081 "2017-09-19T03:30:37Z")
Isn’t offering payment in exchange for a criminal act itself a criminal act? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1753) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1755)