# 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:** 1782
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35622 "2017-11-10T20:57:47Z")
Roy Moore is sending out emails asking for money because “The Obama-Clinton Machine’s Liberal media lap dogs just launched the most vicious and nasty round of attacks against me I’ve EVER faced”. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35623 "2017-11-10T21:05:39Z")
Woah. Mike Huckabee is calling John McCain a hypocrite for calling out Roy Moore, when, according to Huckabee, McCain was accused of improper actions with a female staffer during the 2008 primaries. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35624 "2017-11-10T21:15:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Woah. Mike Huckabee is calling John McCain a hypocrite for calling out Roy Moore, when, according to Huckabee, McCain was accused of improper actions with a female staffer during the 2008 primaries. A 14 year old female staffer? I doubt it. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35625 "2017-11-10T21:31:20Z")
Twitter troll Jack Posobiec has released the photo and workplace information of Roy Moore’s accuser. An as usual when it comes to right wing smears, Twitter does nothing. > **[Pizzagate King Jack Posobiec Doxes Roy Moore’s Accuser on Twitter. Twitter...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/pizzagate-king-jack-posobiec-doxes-roy-moores-accuser-on-twitter-twitter-doesnt-do-anything)** > > Posobiec once livestreamed a random child’s birthday party to accuse the Clinton campaign of pedophilia. Now, he’s doxxing an alleged assault victim as Twitter sits idle. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35626 "2017-11-10T22:33:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Twitter troll Jack Posobiec has released the photo and workplace information of Roy Moore’s accuser. > An as usual when it comes to right wing smears, Twitter does nothing. > [Pizzagate King Jack Posobiec Doxes Roy Moore’s Accuser on Twitter. Twitter Does Nothing.](https://www.thedailybeast.com/pizzagate-king-jack-posobiec-doxes-roy-moores-accuser-on-twitter-twitter-doesnt-do-anything) His trolling led directly to an idiot going to a Pizza place and shooting it up. other twitter trolls have led directly to white supremacists running people down with their cars. Are we prepared to let these people use twitter as a terror tool? Or are we going to put a stop to dangerous and outrageous behavior? ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35627 "2017-11-10T22:43:42Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > His trolling led directly to an idiot going to a Pizza place and shooting it up. > > other twitter trolls have led directly to white supremacists running people down with their cars. > > Are we prepared to let these people use twitter as a terror tool? Or are we going to put a stop to dangerous and outrageous behavior? Well, what idiot thought it would be a great idea to give anyone with a cel phone (in an age where nearly every human on the planet seems to have one) an international media distribution and marketing tool geared to short attention spans and instant gratification? ---
**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:** [November 11, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35628 "2017-11-11T06:37:19Z")
An Alabama state legislator says that Roy Moore’s accusers should be prosecuted. > **[Alabama state rep: Moore’s accusers should be prosecuted](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/359792-alabama-state-rep-roy-moores-accusers-should-be-prosecuted/)** > > An Alabama GOP state representative said Friday that he thinks legal action should be taken against the women who accused Roy Moore of sexual misconduct with a minor.State Rep. Ed Henry told The Cu… ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35629 "2017-11-11T06:52:45Z")
> [@rick kitchen](#): > > an alabama state legislator says that roy moore’s accusers should be prosecuted. > [http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/359792-alabama-state-rep-roy-moores-accusers-should-be-prosecuted](http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/359792-alabama-state-rep-roy-moores-accusers-should-be-prosecuted) burn the witches!!! Shameless hussies making an older, married man attempt to seduce them! ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35630 "2017-11-11T07:37:30Z")
[Trump judge nominee, 36, who has never tried a case, wins approval of Senate panel](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-judge-nominee-36-who-has-never-tried-a-case-wins-approval-of-senate-panel/ar-BBEOWih) From the article, > [@](#): > > Brett J. Talley, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be a federal judge in Alabama, has never tried a case, was unanimously rated “not qualified” by the American Bar Association’s judicial rating committee, has practiced law for only three years and, **as a blogger last year, displayed a degree of partisanship unusual for a judicial nominee, denouncing “Hillary Rotten Clinton” and pledging support for the National Rifle Association.** Bolding mine. It explains (obviously) why the Republicans support him. Shit like this is why I think congressional Republicans are worse than Trump and the 2018 midterms can’t come quickly enough, where Republican majorities will trimmed, if not hopefully eliminated in one or both chambers. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35631 "2017-11-11T15:05:28Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > It explains (obviously) why the Republicans support him. > Shit like this is why I think congressional Republicans are worse than Trump You think agreeing with Trump’s choice is worse than Trump making that choice? ---
**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:** [November 11, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35632 "2017-11-11T15:55:41Z")
[Some GOP political operatives fear Roy Moore could lose race](https://apnews.com/b91ee9e6c5864d3f8f3b5cc9ee8a5b3f/Some-GOP-political-operatives-fear-Roy-Moore-could-lose-race). Not a peep outta any GOP political operatives that fear he could still _win_. If he wins and more information comes to light, would the GOP repudiate him? :dubious: ---
**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:** [November 11, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35633 "2017-11-11T17:48:43Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > If he wins and more information comes to light, would the GOP repudiate him? :dubious: Only if he did something truly shocking, like forget to wear his flag pin. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35634 "2017-11-11T18:14:21Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Woah. Mike Huckabee is calling John McCain a hypocrite for calling out Roy Moore, when, according to Huckabee, McCain was accused of improper actions with a female staffer during the 2008 primaries. Meanwhile, Moore is the _fourth_ friend of Huckabee’s to have engaged in sexual activity with underaged girls, after Ted Nugent, Josh Duggar and [John Perry](http://New-child-abuse-scandal-hits-Mike-Huckabee-Republican-White-House-hopeful-s-author-molested-girl-11-escaped-charges-statute-limitations). One starts to wonder whether there’s a reason the Governor has so many close friends with a sexual interest in children. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35635 "2017-11-11T18:17:31Z")
At some point it will just be okay to let Alabama have the independence they sought 160 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35636 "2017-11-11T18:30:11Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > At some point it will just be okay to let Alabama have the independence they sought 160 years ago. That would be a pretty raw deal for the something over one-quarter of Alabamians who are non-white. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35637 "2017-11-11T18:34:32Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Meanwhile, Moore is the _fourth_ friend of Huckabee’s to have engaged in sexual activity with underaged girls, after Ted Nugent, Josh Duggar and [John Perry](http://New-child-abuse-scandal-hits-Mike-Huckabee-Republican-White-House-hopeful-s-author-molested-girl-11-escaped-charges-statute-limitations). One starts to wonder whether there’s a reason the Governor has so many close friends with a sexual interest in children. Your link to John Perry (which wouldn’t work for me) led me to a [2015 story](https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/co-author-of-mike-huckabee-books-was-accused-of-child-molest?utm_term=.peWPd4G3e#.tcayKQ1Ol) which says that Perry also co-wrote a book with Roy Moore. I can’t remember how many people it takes to make up a pedophile “ring”. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35638 "2017-11-11T18:42:16Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > At some point it will just be okay to let Alabama have the independence they sought 160 years ago. Well, Trump want’s to build a wall, and he’s horrible at geography… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35639 "2017-11-11T19:09:57Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > I can’t remember how many people it takes to make up a pedophile “ring”. Depends how hard they hit 'em with the clapper. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35640 "2017-11-12T09:27:44Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > You think agreeing with Trump’s choice is worse than Trump making that choice? They’re supposed to be a check and balance on his power, not yes men rubber stamping his every decision. The reason he gets away with so much is because congressional Republicans either look the other way or actively help him. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35641 "2017-11-13T04:36:07Z")
29% of Alabama voters say they are MORE likely to vote for Moore since the sexual misconduct allegations have come out (pdf file) > **[Alabama-Senate-Executive-Summary-General-Election-Poll-2.pdf](https://winwithjmc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Alabama-Senate-Executive-Summary-General-Election-Poll-2.pdf)** > > 738.89 KB [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1781) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1783)