# 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:** 1769
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35362 "2017-10-21T14:04:50Z")
> [@computergeek](#): > > House Republicans are considering a sharp cut in 401(k) contribution limits and other changes. They expect people, as I personally expect, to die at their desks because we can’t expect to retire. Though when full Social Security (more than I make now–I had some very good decades) kicks in, Friday is a goner. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2017, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35363 "2017-10-22T06:08:00Z")
A Trumpista is suing a New York bar for telling him to take off his MAGA hat, and he’s claiming that his hat is a religious symbol and therefore he’s being discriminated against as part of a protected class. > **[Trump Supporter Suing West Village Bar Demands Religious Recognition For MAGA...](https://gothamist.com/news/trump-supporter-suing-west-village-bar-demands-religious-recognition-for-maga-hat)** > > His spiritual beliefs "entirely transcend the political realm," the suit claims, and are loosely related to the 30-year-old tourist's sympathy for the victims of 9/11. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2017, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35364 "2017-10-22T06:26:14Z")
I’m afraid I’ll have to side with the Trumpista. MAGA is definitely a religion — it’s certainly not based on science or any rational thought that doesn’t appeal to the supernatural. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35365 "2017-10-22T14:08:33Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I’m afraid I’ll have to side with the Trumpista. MAGA is definitely a religion — it’s certainly not based on science or any rational thought that doesn’t appeal to the supernatural. And his lawsuit is a perfect representation of their religious practices. It starts off saying he was “denied services”, shifts that to him being “snubbed and insulted”, and eventually ends up with him having bought and paid for (along with tips!) 16 drinks, with the bar claiming he made the whole thing up. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35366 "2017-10-23T18:22:48Z")
Breitbart editor: Hollywood celebrities are anti-gun in order to keep sexual harassment victims quiet. This website is partisan, but below that link is a link to the actual broadcast: > **[Breitbart Editor: Celebrities Want To Use Gun Control To Disarm Sexual Abuse...](https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/breitbart-editor-celebrities-want-to-use-gun-control-to-disarm-sexual-abuse-victims/)** > > Breitbart London editor Raheem Kassam accused celebrities who advocated for gun control following the Las Vegas shooting earlier this month of https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F348186204&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166 ---
**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:** [October 23, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35367 "2017-10-23T18:57:42Z")
Roy Moore thinks that kneeling for the anthem is illegal. > **[PolitiFact - Is it ‘against the law’ for NFL players to kneel for the...](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/19/roy-moore/it-against-law-nfl-players-kneel-national-anthem-r/)** > > Roy Moore, Alabama's Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, introduced a new dimension to the debate over NFL players’ ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35368 "2017-10-24T00:19:19Z")
The law school that gave this moron a degree should have its accreditation reviewed. Or ask for for the diploma back. If/when the Dems take back Congress and the White House, they should pass a law that says, that Roy Moore “should” start every sentence with “Hi, I’m a moron.” See how he feels about free speech then.\* \*Yes, Bricker, I know. I know. 🙂 I am curious about how _you_ feel about a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama being so pig-ignorant about the law he was sworn to uphold. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35369 "2017-10-24T04:01:55Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I’m afraid I’ll have to side with the Trumpista. MAGA is definitely a religion — it’s certainly not based on science or any rational thought that doesn’t appeal to the supernatural. Maybe you remember a few years back, the RW-types kept referring to Obama as “_your messiah_”. I guess they think “fair’s fair”, based on the assumption that everyone left of crazy venerated, adored and bowed to him like jesus h christ. The “left” were like that (in their eyes), so they ought to follow suit. ---
**Author:** ![AI\_Proofreader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@AI\_Proofreader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AI_Proofreader)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35370 "2017-10-24T04:31:35Z")
Steve Prattor, Sheriff of Louisiana’s Caddo Parish: We need to stop releasing prisoners for good behavior: They’re the ones who do slave labor for us! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vFz_sQuZ2O8/maxresdefault.jpg "LA Sheriff Wants "Good Ones" For Prison Labor") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFz_sQuZ2O8) ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35371 "2017-10-24T04:45:39Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > The law school that gave this moron a degree should have its accreditation reviewed. Or ask for for the diploma back. > > If/when the Dems take back Congress and the White House, they should pass a law that says, that Roy Moore “should” start every sentence with “Hi, I’m a moron.” See how he feels about free speech then.\* > > \*Yes, Bricker, I know. I know. 🙂 I am curious about how _you_ feel about a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama being so pig-ignorant about the law he was sworn to uphold. Don’t mention any Supreme Court. Now we’re all gonna get Borked again. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35372 "2017-10-24T04:58:03Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Maybe you remember a few years back, the RW-types kept referring to Obama as “_your messiah_”. I guess they think “fair’s fair”, based on the assumption that everyone left of crazy venerated, adored and bowed to him like jesus h christ. The “left” were like that (in their eyes), so they ought to follow suit. Other way around, dude: that’s how they act (or wish they could act) so they assume that everyone has their same motivations and desires. ---
**Author:** ![AI\_Proofreader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@AI\_Proofreader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AI_Proofreader)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35373 "2017-10-24T05:08:31Z")
Kind of like how they always rail against “those damn Hollywood elites,” then gleefully vote for former actors Reagan and Trump as their _Führer._ ---
**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:** [October 24, 2017, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35374 "2017-10-24T07:01:24Z")
[Bill O’Reilly is mad at God for not covering up his sexual harassment allegations.](http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/23/media/bill-oreilly-misconduct-allegations/index.html) > [@](#): > > “You know, am I mad at God? Yeah, I’m mad at him,” O’Reilly said on the latest episode of his web series, “No Spin News.” “I wish I had more protection. I wish this stuff didn’t happen. I can’t explain it to you. Yeah, I’m mad at him.” > > “If I die tomorrow and I get an opportunity, I’ll say, 'Why’d you guys work me over like that? Didn’t [you] know my children were going to be punished?” Lyin’ YHVH is giving the Fake News a pass! Sad! ---
**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:** [October 24, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35375 "2017-10-24T18:50:15Z")
[I assume they mean to leave no tern unstoned:](https://apnews.com/65989e67cb9e4802a7fe4df5fb472c33/As-panel-questions-Trump-associates,-GOP-launches-new-probes) > [@](#): > > The Republican leaders of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform panels said in a statement they were opening investigations into the FBI’s handling of the Clinton email investigation and the decision not to prosecute her — the subject of hourslong congressional hearings last year. The Republican chairman of the House intelligence committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, also announced a separate investigation into a uranium deal brokered during President Barack Obama’s tenure. > > House Judiciary Chairman Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., and Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said the inquiry will be aimed at the FBI and its decisions in the Clinton investigation. ---
**Author:** ![Greathouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greathouse/32/2992_2.png) [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35376 "2017-10-24T19:10:47Z")
[House GOP Probing Obama-Era Uranium Sale to Russia](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/house-gop-probing-obama-era-uranium-sale-russia-n813776) Hasn’t the whole Hillary/Obama selling Russia Uranium thing been thoroughly debunked by now? Their distraction tactics are so fucking obvious. I can’t believe that conservatives fall for this shit. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35377 "2017-10-24T19:12:16Z")
We’re still waiting for the Niger investigation to kick off, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35378 "2017-10-24T19:18:56Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > We’re still waiting for the Niger investigation to kick off, of course. You mean the investigation into the lying widows? Ya, we’ve gotta get to the bottom of that. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35379 "2017-10-24T19:24:30Z")
Right after the investigation into how to avoid mispronouncing it. Dubya’s speechwriters just changed the source of the yellowcake to “Africa”, but that won’t cut it here. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35380 "2017-10-24T19:45:10Z")
Selling Russia uranium? Oh no, now they could become a nuclear power. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35381 "2017-10-24T20:01:56Z")
[Two person Montana firm in Ryan Zinke’s home town lands Puerto Rico’s biggest contract ($300 million) to get the power back on](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/small-montana-firm-lands-puerto-ricos-biggest-contract-to-get-the-power-back-on/2017/10/23/31cccc3e-b4d6-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html) Of course it’s totally not possible Zinke got a kickback. > [@](#): > > The unusual decision to instead hire a tiny for-profit company is drawing scrutiny from Congress and comes amid concerns about bankrupt Puerto Rico’s spending as it seeks to provide relief to its 3.4 million residents, the great majority of whom remain without power a month after the storm. > > “The fact that there are so many utilities with experience in this and a huge track record of helping each other out, it is at least odd why [the utility] would go to Whitefish,” said Susan F. Tierney, a former senior official at the Energy Department and state regulatory agencies. “I’m scratching my head wondering how it all adds up.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1768) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1770)