# 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:** 1796
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35902 "2017-12-08T20:46:58Z")
Rep. Steve King: Diversity is not our strength. Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, “Mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one.” > ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35903 "2017-12-08T21:03:51Z")
You let folks mix cultures, soon folks are mixing races. That could lead to dancing. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35904 "2017-12-08T21:12:48Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Rep. Steve King: Diversity is not our strength. Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, “Mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one.” > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/SteveKingIA/status/939117527375990790) Wow. They’re not even bothering with dog whistles any more. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35905 "2017-12-08T21:22:30Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > You let folks mix cultures, soon folks are mixing races. That could lead to dancing. Which might lead to more white people trying to dance. Maybe we were taught spastic arrhythmia or maybe it comes natural, but _damn_! ---
**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:** [December 8, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35906 "2017-12-08T22:40:51Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Rep. Steve King: Diversity is not our strength. Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, “Mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one.” > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/SteveKingIA/status/939117527375990790) Don’t laugh; by the time the America-hating fuckstick is through, Hungary’s quality of life might be aspirational for us. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2017, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35907 "2017-12-09T08:51:33Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Wow. They’re not even bothering with dog whistles any more. Is anyone even surprised at this point that [Roy Moore is a slavery apologist?](https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/roy-moore-america-was-great-during-slavery/) > [@](#): > > At a campaign event earlier this year, an audience member asked Moore for his opinion on when the last time America was “great.” Moore responded: “I think it was great at the time when families were united—even though we had slavery—they cared for one another…. Our families were strong, our country had a direction.” The individual who asked the question was among the only African-Americans in attendance at the rally. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2017, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35908 "2017-12-09T11:21:00Z")
Is there a thread specifically for discussing or Pitting American racism? I don’t see one, so I’ll link to an interesting article here: [When Nazi Germany began enacting anti-Jew laws they looked to the U.S.A. as a model for their legislation](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/11/what-america-taught-the-nazis/540630/) ! :eek: (I do realize there are some racist D’s and some non-racist R’s, but the racist==Republican correlation is strong enough that this catch-all thread seemed as good a place as any to mention this article.) ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35909 "2017-12-09T15:59:33Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Is anyone even surprised at this point that [Roy Moore is a slavery apologist?](https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/roy-moore-america-was-great-during-slavery/) I fully expect that any day now, a RW candidate for office will end his stump speech with “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!” ---
**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:** [December 10, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35910 "2017-12-10T05:13:00Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Is there a thread specifically for discussing or Pitting American racism? I don’t see one, so I’ll link to an interesting article here: > > [When Nazi Germany began enacting anti-Jew laws they looked to the U.S.A. as a model for their legislation](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/11/what-america-taught-the-nazis/540630/) ! :eek: > > (I do realize there are some racist D’s and some non-racist R’s, but the racist==Republican correlation is strong enough that this catch-all thread seemed as good a place as any to mention this article.) Why can’t this be its own thread? ---
**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:** [December 12, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35911 "2017-12-12T04:34:03Z")
Steve Bannon, at a Roy Moore rally in Alabama tonight, attacked Joe Scarborough, claiming he couldn’t get into a good college like Bannon did (Bannon went to Georgetown and Harvard). Er, is it really appropriate to be attacking Scarborough in Alabama? He went to the University of Alabama. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35912 "2017-12-12T08:08:55Z")
Which Alabama school has that Crimson Toad team? ---
**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:** [December 12, 2017, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35913 "2017-12-12T09:24:29Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Steve Bannon, at a Roy Moore rally in Alabama tonight, attacked Joe Scarborough, claiming he couldn’t get into a good college like Bannon did (Bannon went to Georgetown and Harvard). Er, is it really appropriate to be attacking Scarborough in Alabama? He went to the University of Alabama. Also, I’m confused as to whether going to an Ivy League school makes you one of those evil elitists the Republicans are always talking about or not. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35914 "2017-12-12T13:06:14Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Also, I’m confused as to whether going to an Ivy League school makes you one of those evil elitists the Republicans are always talking about or not. Because Obama went to Harvard? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35915 "2017-12-12T15:14:21Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Which Alabama school has that Crimson Toad team? Hogwarts? > [@septimus](#): > > Is there a thread specifically for discussing or Pitting American racism? I don’t see one, so I’ll link to an interesting article here: > > [When Nazi Germany began enacting anti-Jew laws they looked to the U.S.A. as a model for their legislation](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/11/what-america-taught-the-nazis/540630/) ! :eek: 1935 might be a bit of a stretch for the SRI _of the day_ thread. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35916 "2017-12-12T21:32:43Z")
Roy Moore can’t even ride a horse right. > **[Horse Twitter Comes for Roy Moore](https://splinternews.com/horse-twitter-comes-for-roy-moore-1821227717)** > > Roy Moore, a bigot and alleged serial predator, rode a horse to the polls on Tuesday to cast his ballot in the Alabama Senate special election. Course, it was a little filly. He probably likes it rough. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35917 "2017-12-12T21:45:30Z")
I don’t know jack about horses or horse riding, but that horse looked really upset. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35918 "2017-12-12T21:48:59Z")
It doesn’t look to me like it was trained to a crowd. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35919 "2017-12-13T00:13:10Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > I don’t know jack about horses or horse riding, but that horse looked really upset. He has his own [Twitter account now](https://twitter.com/RoyMooresHorse) Example: I AM BEING BULLIED AND CONTROLLED BY A RACIST WHERE ARE MY AVENGERS TICKETS ALSO, WHAT IS THE AVENGERS ---
**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:** [December 13, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35920 "2017-12-13T20:57:35Z")
Steve Bannon is blaming Mitch McConnell for the Roy Moore loss. > **[Under fire after Moore loss, Bannon reloads for war on McConnell](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/under-fire-after-moore-loss-bannon-reloads-war-mcconnell-n829341)** > > Steve Bannon is bloodied but ready for the next round of his guerrilla war against the GOP establishment. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35921 "2017-12-13T21:13:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Steve Bannon is blaming Mitch McConnell for the Roy Moore loss. > [Under fire after Moore loss, Bannon reloads for war on McConnell](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/under-fire-after-moore-loss-bannon-reloads-war-mcconnell-n829341) Hell, I say we blame Mitch McConnell for everything. One of my cats threw up on my desk the other day-- I blame Mitch. **Rick Kitchen** , I rely upon you to keep the Dope informed. Excellent work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1795) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1797)