# 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:** 1755
**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:** [September 19, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35082 "2017-09-19T03:37:12Z")
Alex Jones knows how to contact terrorists and transfer money to them; why doesn’t he turn them in? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35083 "2017-09-19T05:42:54Z")
WTF did _she_ do to piss off…wait. Second thought, don’t want to know. ---
**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 19, 2017, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35084 "2017-09-19T05:52:27Z")
She’s a woman who votes Labour, probably. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35085 "2017-09-19T08:15:28Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > WTF did _she_ do to piss off…wait. Second thought, don’t want to know. When she bothers to respond to Trump on Twitter, it’s generally a 3-second round in which she knocks him flat on his back. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35086 "2017-09-19T14:31:51Z")
This has been posted elsewhere in the past, but the stupid “parks-into-non-renewable-resources” issue resurfaced yesterday with Interior Secretary shitheel Ryan Zinke’s renewed [recommendations.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/shrink-at-least-4-national-monuments-and-modify-a-half-dozen-others-zinke-tells-trump/2017/09/17/a0df45cc-9b48-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html) ---
**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 20, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35087 "2017-09-20T18:52:32Z")
Chuck Grassley: There are a lot of reasons why we should oppose this healthcare bill, but the main reason we should support it is because we promised to repeal ACA. > **[Chuck Grassley: Fulfilling campaign promise just as important as 'substance'...](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/09/20/chuck-grassley-regardless-substance-republicans-must-support-health-bill/685674001/)** > > Even if Graham-Cassidy has flaws, senator says GOP must fulfill promise to repeal Obamacare ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35088 "2017-09-20T19:00:01Z")
Tom Price, Sec’y of HHS, is a poster child of the Citizens Against Government Waste: “His fiscally conservative credentials (he scored 99 percent in CAGW’s 2015 Congressional Ratings) will go far in protecting our tax dollars and in fighting waste, fraud, and abuse in government-run healthcare programs.” Can anyone find CAGW’s comment on [reports that flying first-class isn’t good enough for Secretary Price — last week he flew on private jets no less than five times at taxpayer expense.](http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/20/politics/tom-price-health-and-human-services-secretary-private-jets-report/index.html) [In another story](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tom-price-decides-he-doesnt-want-medicare-to-save-money/2017/09/12/1738d646-86b0-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_term=.0da51d390158), he canceled a program that _JAMA Internal Medicine_ found would save Medicare _Billions_ of dollars annually. ---
**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 20, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35089 "2017-09-20T21:47:18Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Can anyone find CAGW’s comment on [reports that flying first-class isn’t good enough for Secretary Price](http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/20/politics/tom-price-health-and-human-services-secretary-private-jets-report/index.html) … According to [**About Us**](https://www.cagw.org/about-us/mission-history) _Founded in 1984 by the late businessman J. Peter Grace and late Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Jack Anderson, CAGW is the legacy of President Ronald Reagan’s Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, also known as the Grace Commission._ A [summary](https://www.motherearthnews.com/Homesteading-and-Livestock/grace-commission-report-zmaz85mazsie) of the Grace Commission Report casts some uncertainty on CAGW’s ideology. But their “[analysis](https://www.cagw.org/media/press-releases/cagw-bernie-sanders-single-payer-plan-astronomically-bad-idea)” of Bernie’s single-payer plan seems a little less ambiguous. Which is to say, “_If our guy does it, it’s not a problem_.” ---
**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 21, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35090 "2017-09-21T17:54:50Z")
Ann Coulter calls for death squads to roam the country and not only kill undocument immigrants, but those who support immigration. Story here, from a liberal site: [http://addictinginfo.com/2017/09/21/ann-coulter-calls-for-assembling-death-squads-to-kill-undocumented-immigrants-audio/](http://addictinginfo.com/2017/09/21/ann-coulter-calls-for-assembling-death-squads-to-kill-undocumented-immigrants-audio/) Radio broadcast here from Fox News: [https://radio.foxnews.com/2017/09/15/ann-coulter-on-president-trump-clear-the-white-house-start-over/](https://radio.foxnews.com/2017/09/15/ann-coulter-on-president-trump-clear-the-white-house-start-over/) ---
**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:** [September 21, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35091 "2017-09-21T19:17:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ann Coulter calls for death squads to roam the country and not only kill undocument immigrants, but those who support immigration. > > Story here, from a liberal site: > [ZODIAKSLOT : Rekomendasi Situs Slot Gacor Terpercaya Selalu Kasih Maxwin Setiap Hari](http://addictinginfo.com/2017/09/21/ann-coulter-calls-for-assembling-death-squads-to-kill-undocumented-immigrants-audio/) > > Radio broadcast here from Fox News: > [https://radio.foxnews.com/2017/09/15/ann-coulter-on-president-trump-clear-the-white-house-start-over/](https://radio.foxnews.com/2017/09/15/ann-coulter-on-president-trump-clear-the-white-house-start-over/) And that bit of outrageousness obscures this tidbit: > [@](#): > > “We have made as clear as you can possibly make it, we want less immigration,” Coulter said during an appearance on the “Todd Starnes show. “Stop dumping the third world on the country.” Hey, wait a minute, don’t the Trumpistas keep claiming they’re not racist because they’re opposing _ **illegal** _ immigration? Way to let the gato out of the bolso, Coulter! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35092 "2017-09-21T20:40:14Z")
Times do change. Emma Lazarus: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Anne Coulter: “Stop dumping the third world on the country.” ---
**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 22, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35093 "2017-09-22T05:30:17Z")
NPR explains Graham-Cassidy to Cassidy [https://storify.com/JenHayden/npr-explains-the-graham-cassidy-bill-to-bill-cassi](https://storify.com/JenHayden/npr-explains-the-graham-cassidy-bill-to-bill-cassi)? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35094 "2017-09-23T06:19:43Z")
Well, our President is a Republican, and [these are his latest “ideas”](https://apnews.com/671c57656abe40c9aa9777b35caaef9d/Trump-says-protesting-players-in-NFL-should-be-fired): > [@](#): > > Trump says those players are disrespecting the flag and deserve to lose their jobs. > > “That’s a total disrespect of our heritage. That’s a total disrespect of everything that we stand for,” he said, encouraging owners to act. > > “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, you’d say, ’Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired,” Trump said to loud applause. > > Trump also predicted that any owner who went through with his encouragement would become “the most popular person in this country” — at least for a week. And: > [@](#): > > Trump said the anthem protest was the top reason NFL viewership had waned. > > “You know what’s hurting the game?” he asked. “When people like yourselves turn on television and you see those people taking the knee when they’re playing our great national anthem,” he said. > > Trump encouraged his supporters to pick up and leave the stadium next time they spot a player failing to stand. > > “I guarantee things will stop,” he said. Oh, I hope they try that! Try it try it TRY IT! What could possibly go wrong? Try it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35095 "2017-09-23T06:26:12Z")
Let’s not forget that concussions are just a little hit in the head. > **[Trump dismisses concussions: 'A little ding on the head' | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/12/politics/donald-trump-concussions-election-2016/index.html)** > > Donald Trump boasted Wednesday that his fans are tougher than concussed NFL stars after a woman passed out in the heat of an airport rally -- but made it back for the end of his speech. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35096 "2017-09-23T06:58:28Z")
But… They already paid for their tickets… ---
**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:** [September 23, 2017, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35097 "2017-09-23T07:12:36Z")
> [@](#): > > “You know what’s hurting the game?” he asked. “When people like yourselves turn on television and you see those people taking the knee when they’re playing our great national anthem,” he said. > > Trump encouraged his supporters to pick up and leave the stadium next time they spot a player failing to stand. That would mean walking out during the anthem, right? ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35098 "2017-09-23T11:10:02Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > That would mean walking out during the anthem, right? As long as they don’t leave on their knees, I think they’ll be OK. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35099 "2017-09-23T14:32:26Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > That would mean walking out during the anthem, right? At the risk of highjacking this thread … if NFL owners were truly concerned about anthem protests, there’s a simple solution: just ask the networks not to go live to the field until the anthem is over. Just show studio talking heads until the kickoff…out of sight, out of mind. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35100 "2017-09-23T14:46:04Z")
[Okay, he was more diplomatic than that…](https://apnews.com/87b07a56c4a9464e896da8740b2d40cd/The-Latest:-NFL-commissioner-calls-Trump-remarks-'divisive') > [@](#): > > The commissioner of the National Football League says President Donald Trump’s comments about players who kneel during the national anthem are “divisive” and show an “unfortunate lack of respect.” > [@](#): > > He says Trump’s remarks “demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL, our great game and all of our players, and a failure to understand the overwhelming force for good our clubs and players represent in our communities.” > > Goodall adds “the NFL and our players are at our best when we help create a sense of unity in our country and our culture.” ---
**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:** [September 23, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35101 "2017-09-23T15:16:13Z")
[Okay, they were more diplomatic than that too…](https://apnews.com/671c57656abe40c9aa9777b35caaef9d/NFL-commissioner,-players'-union-angrily-denounce-Trump) > [@](#): > > The players’ union said in a statement that “no man or woman should ever have to choose a job that forces them to surrender their rights. No worker nor any athlete, professional or not, should be forced to become less than human when it comes to protecting their basic health and safety.” > > The NFLPA said “the line that marks the balance between the rights of every citizen in our great country gets crossed when someone is told to just ‘shut up and play.’” I’m a proud Union member, and I approve of this message. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1754) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1756)