# 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:** 1788
**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 19, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35742 "2017-11-19T06:20:40Z")
How about “I have no idea who the father is”? If they insist on a name, I like Roy Moore, or whomever was the latest Oklahoma legislator to be arrested in a hotel room with an underage boy. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35743 "2017-11-19T06:29:27Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > How about “I have no idea who the father is”? > If they insist on a name, I like Roy Moore, or whomever was the latest Oklahoma legislator to be arrested in a hotel room with an underage boy. Now, now. He has not been accused of molesting underage boys. Yet. ---
**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 19, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35744 "2017-11-19T06:33:00Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Now, now. He has not been accused of molesting underage boys. Yet. But it would be _fun_. I can see the headlines…“Roy Moore accused of fathering 39 babies in Oklahoma. Mothers insist on aborting” ---
**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:** [November 19, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35745 "2017-11-19T06:54:45Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Maybe I shouldn’t put the idea in the legislator’s heads. They could change the law so that newspapers had to run the names of women seeking abortions … No, I would say that they could not do that – without running afoul of 1A. Freedom of the press means that the government is not allowed to stop the press from publishing stuff it does not like, nor is it allowed to require the press to publish information that they do not want to. However, since there is this thing with 3 w’s, the state would be allowed to pass a law requiring listing on its own website. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35746 "2017-11-19T08:46:04Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Maybe I shouldn’t put the idea in the legislator’s heads. They could change the law so that newspapers had to run the names of women seeking abortions, so any man could come forward with a claim on the fetus. > [@eschereal](#): > > No, I would say that they could not do that – without running afoul of 1A. Freedom of the press means that the government is not allowed to stop the press from publishing stuff it does not like, nor is it allowed to require the press to publish information that they do not want to. However, since there is this thing with 3 w’s, the state would be allowed to pass a law requiring listing on its own website. Note that the amended text of the bill calls for the patient to bear the expense of providing the affidavits of paternity and consent. They might further amend it to require her to publish them as legal notices, also at her own expense. Fortunately, the issue appears to have been mooted by the inaction on the part of the Assembly. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35747 "2017-11-19T17:49:51Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > But it would be _fun_. I can see the headlines…“Roy Moore accused of fathering 39 babies in Oklahoma. Mothers insist on aborting” Would he be o the hook for child support? ---
**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:** [November 19, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35748 "2017-11-19T18:12:02Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Would he be o the hook for child support? Well, if they are aborted, maybe not. But he might want to select for females. Really young ones. ---
**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 19, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35749 "2017-11-19T19:12:27Z")
Just read that this Thanksgiving, Trump is going to hunt down all the turkeys ever pardoned by Obama, and have them executed on live TV. I think it was a joke. I think. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35750 "2017-11-19T19:33:06Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Just read that this Thanksgiving, Trump is going to hunt down all the turkeys ever pardoned by Obama, and have them executed on live TV. > > I think it was a joke. I think. Palin pardoned a turkey at a slaughter plant while carnage reigned in the background. Spoilered for word salad and background throat-cutting. [link to slaughter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5qR0aff0Kk) ---
**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 19, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35751 "2017-11-19T19:46:25Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Can you provide a link that says that and is more recent than February? Oh, sorry, it was just in my feed yesterday and I didn’t notice the date. ---
**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 19, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35752 "2017-11-19T19:47:53Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Just read that this Thanksgiving, Trump is going to hunt down all the turkeys ever pardoned by Obama, and have them executed on live TV. > > I think it was a joke. I think. He would send his sons out, I don’t think Orange Chimp would want to go trekking in the woods. he’s afraid of non-flat terrain. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35753 "2017-11-20T00:59:40Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > But it would be _fun_. I can see the headlines…“Roy Moore accused of fathering 39 babies in Oklahoma. Mothers insist on aborting” > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Would he be o the hook for child support? That aspect of the issue is probably why the leadership was persuaded to not schedule a vote. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35754 "2017-11-20T01:02:14Z")
nm ---
**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 20, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35755 "2017-11-20T03:58:35Z")
Roy Moore’s lawyers sent a cease and desist order to [al.com](http://al.com), the media website which concentrates on Alabama news, over its coverage of his alleged pursuit of a 14-year-old girl. [al.com](http://al.com)’s response was, “Sue us.” [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/11/19/the-publisher-of-al-com-blasts-back-at-legal-threats-from-roy-moore/?utm\_term=.6c59cf239c03](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/11/19/the-publisher-of-al-com-blasts-back-at-legal-threats-from-roy-moore/?utm_term=.6c59cf239c03) ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35756 "2017-11-20T22:19:05Z")
A certain Republican president [has no opinion on Roy Moore](https://www.reuters.com/video/2017/11/20/trump-still-mum-on-roy-moore?videoId=373014607&videoChannel=1), but he does have a very strong one on [Marshawn Lynch](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-oak-lynch/trump-calls-for-lynch-suspension-if-anthem-protest-continues-idUSKBN1DK2GT). Smokescreens as far as the eye can see. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35757 "2017-11-20T22:38:38Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [“Pastor supporting Moore: ‘More women are sexual predators than men’”](https://a.msn.com/r/2/BBF8Em2?m=en-us) > > :rolleyes: “More women are sexual predators than men,” Pastor Franklin Raddish told [AL.com](http://AL.com). “Women are chasing young boys up and down the road, but we don’t hear about that because it’s not PC.” This guy must think that making Jesus roll over in his grave is like a parlor trick or something. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35758 "2017-11-21T00:55:59Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > A certain Republican president [has no opinion on Roy Moore](https://www.reuters.com/video/2017/11/20/trump-still-mum-on-roy-moore?videoId=373014607&videoChannel=1), but he does have a very strong one on [Marshawn Lynch](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-oak-lynch/trump-calls-for-lynch-suspension-if-anthem-protest-continues-idUSKBN1DK2GT). Smokescreens as far as the eye can see. You really, really don’t want to see Roy Moore in beast mode. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35759 "2017-11-21T04:25:30Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > You really, really don’t want to see Roy Moore in beast mode. If Marshawn gets thrown out of the game for knocking that shit down, I will gladly pony up on his fine. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35760 "2017-11-21T04:28:38Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > “More women are sexual predators than men,” Pastor Franklin Raddish told [AL.com](http://AL.com). “Women are chasing young boys up and down the road, but we don’t hear about that because it’s not PC.” I feel like I should move to Alabama. I could do with being chased up and down the road by lust-crazed womyn. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35761 "2017-11-21T04:32:49Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > I feel like I should move to Alabama. I could do with being chased up and down the road by lust-crazed womyn. I suggest you take a good look at what Alabama womyn look like before you do anything to hasty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1787) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1789)