# 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:** 1799
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35962 "2017-12-17T21:36:48Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > 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 Must … … not … … troll … … him… … … … must … resist ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35963 "2017-12-17T21:47:41Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Hey, I know! Let’s kill our base! > > [Trump reconsiders rules that protect coal miners from black lung.](http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Trump-reconsiders-rules-protecting-miners-from-black-lung-464421523.html) Those dumb fucks will blame liberals and Democrats. Just watch. ---
**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 17, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35964 "2017-12-17T21:57:45Z")
Fox news is calling the Mueller investigation a “coup” I am blown away that this report is coming from Teen Vogue (among others)! > **[People Are Slamming Fox News for Suggesting the Trump-Russia Investigation Is...](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fox-news-trump-russia-investigation-coup)** > > Uh...that's not what a coup is. > **[Fox News host called ‘irresponsible’ after suggesting US facing a ‘coup’ from...](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/365331-fox-news-faces-backlash-saying-the-us-may-be-facing-a-coup-with-mueller/)** > > Fox News is facing fierce backlash on social media after host Jesse Watters suggested that a “coup” might be underway in the U.S.Watters on his show Saturday night stepped&nbs… > **[Jesse Watters Says We May ‘Have a Coup on Our Hands in America’](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/12/jesse-watters-says-we-may-have-a-coup-on-our-hands.html)** > > Fox News’ efforts to discredit Robert Mueller and his investigation are reaching a fever pitch. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35965 "2017-12-17T22:03:05Z")
Coup or not, it’s entirely self-inflicted. Why are they blaming Mueller for the incredible stupidity of Beauregard and Baby Hands? ---
**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:** [December 17, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35966 "2017-12-17T22:51:39Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > Coup or not, it’s entirely self-inflicted. Why are they blaming Mueller for the incredible stupidity of Beauregard and Baby Hands? Because Fox News is the official propaganda arm of the Republican Party? And our “free press” in general is actually more compliant to the establishment [than state-run media](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-cohen/snowden-media-coverage_b_3503971.html) would be? ---
**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 18, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35967 "2017-12-18T01:58:57Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox news is calling the Mueller investigation a “coup” > I am blown away that this report is coming from Teen Vogue (among others)! > [People React to Fox News Comparing the Trump-Russia Investigation to a Coup | Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fox-news-trump-russia-investigation-coup) > [http://thehill.com/homenews/media/365331-fox-news-faces-backlash-saying-the-us-may-be-facing-a-coup-with-mueller](http://thehill.com/homenews/media/365331-fox-news-faces-backlash-saying-the-us-may-be-facing-a-coup-with-mueller) > [Fox Host Jesse Waters: We May ‘Have a Coup on Our Hands’](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/jesse-watters-says-we-may-have-a-coup-on-our-hands.html) This may be the Teen Vogue connection, i.e., a way to drag Hillary back into this and/or blame her somehow. [“Hillary Clinton Guest Edits Teen Vogue Volume IV”](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hillary-clinton-cover-editors-letter-volume-4) ---
**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:** [December 18, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35968 "2017-12-18T02:09:25Z")
Jesse Watters:_We may now have proof the investigation was weaponized to destroy [Trump’s] presidency for partisan political purposes and [COLOR=“Red”]to disenfranchise millions of American voters …_[/COLOR] The irony. It burns. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35969 "2017-12-18T03:33:15Z")
Mark Hamill improves the English language with the addition of “[smarm-splaining](https://amp.thedailybeast.com/mark-hamill-destroys-ted-cruz-over-net-neutrality-maybe-youre-just-distracted-from-watching-porn)”. ---
**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 18, 2017, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35970 "2017-12-18T07:30:37Z")
Ajit Pai attempts to flirt with pornstar Mia Khalifa on social media. [Mia’s response probably wasn’t what he was expecting.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRTOOznVAAAUPlN.jpg:large) ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35971 "2017-12-18T07:45:22Z")
“A simple no would have done” Man, you’re the piece of shit doing something incredibly stupid for greedy reasons. A simple “no” would not have done. Accepting that date, then making a point to throw acid in your face might be more appropriate. ---
**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 18, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35972 "2017-12-18T10:16:27Z")
Telling a pornstar that you’re a “fan of her work” and then asking her out - smooth move there, Ex-Lax. Not remotely creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35973 "2017-12-18T10:37:37Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Telling a pornstar that you’re a “fan of her work” and then asking her out - smooth move there, Ex-Lax. Not remotely creepy. To be fair I’m not sure there is a non-creepy way to ask a porn star out via her work instagram. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35974 "2017-12-18T10:41:08Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Telling a pornstar that you’re a “fan of her work” and then asking her out - smooth move there, Ex-Lax. Not remotely creepy. > [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > To be fair I’m not sure there is a non-creepy way to ask a porn star out via her work instagram. Especially from an official government twitter account. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35975 "2017-12-18T11:41:37Z")
So she refuses him due to his position on net neutrality then says he’s ugly. Classy, but what can you expect? I bet she has sex with plenty of people who oppose net neutrality and who are uglier than Pai. Could have been worse. She could have refused him because he’d slept with men and then draw the wrath of social media suggesting she kill herself. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35976 "2017-12-18T12:04:48Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > So she refuses him due to his position on net neutrality then says he’s ugly. Classy, but what can you expect? I bet she has sex with plenty of people who oppose net neutrality and who are uglier than Pai. > > Could have been worse. She could have refused him because he’d slept with men and then draw the wrath of social media suggesting she kill herself. So your dog whistle is screaming: Porn Stars are whores! But I’m not sure what your Whataboutism is referencing. I vaguely remember reading a headline about some PS that won’t work with men who have done gay porn. Didn’t care enough about the article to read it. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35977 "2017-12-18T12:23:46Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > So she refuses him due to his position on net neutrality then says he’s ugly. Classy, but what can you expect? I bet she has sex with plenty of people who oppose net neutrality and who are uglier than Pai. There aren’t that many people with even the slightest clue what they’re talking about who oppose net neutrality. There’s a pretty substantial bipartisan majority in favor of it. And it’s entirely reasonable to want to socially punish someone like Pai, who does something so immensely stupid, antisocial, and unpopular. > [@Grrr](#): > > But I’m not sure what your Whataboutism is referencing. I vaguely remember reading a headline about some PS that won’t work with men who have done gay porn. Didn’t care enough about the article to read it. > **[Death of a Porn Star](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/death-of-a-porn-star-201939/)** > > When porn star August Ames killed herself following controversy on Twitter, it revealed a schism between gay, straight communities in porn industry. August Ames made a (pretty reasonable) statement about not wanting to work with porn stars who had done gay porn due to concerns about STDs. She was then flooded by cyberbullies attacking her for homophobia, and killed herself. It’s a tragedy, and a rare case of pro-LGBT bullying. ---
**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 18, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35978 "2017-12-18T12:45:34Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > So she refuses him due to his position on net neutrality then says he’s ugly. Classy, but what can you expect? I bet she has sex with plenty of people who oppose net neutrality and who are uglier than Pai. Why would you assume that? Do you also have a view on the sourness of the grapes she was eating? On a related note: I thought I read somewhere that Khalifa had left the ‘adult film’ industry a while ago and was doing ‘internet modelling’ instead. So unless that’s still porn by another name, she’s presumably now in a position to pick and choose who she has sex with using whatever criteria she likes. ---
**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 18, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35979 "2017-12-18T15:29:55Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Ajit Pai attempts to flirt with pornstar Mia Khalifa on social media. > > [Mia’s response probably wasn’t what he was expecting.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRTOOznVAAAUPlN.jpg:large) Is this for real? I’m not seeing it on mainstream sites. I’d think a married government official hitting up a porn star would be covered by major news outlets. Ajit Pai seems like a total douche, and I’m unhappy with the net neutrality decision, and i really want this to be true. But, I’m just a skosh skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35980 "2017-12-18T19:14:50Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Is this for real? I’m not seeing it on mainstream sites. I’d think a married government official hitting up a porn star would be covered by major news outlets. > > Ajit Pai seems like a total douche, and I’m unhappy with the net neutrality decision, and i really want this to be true. But, I’m just a skosh skeptical. Rightly so. I had never heard of [Huzlers.com](http://Huzlers.com) (note the watermark on the image), but here is what they say about themselves: > [@Huzlers.com](#): > > [Huzlers.com](http://Huzlers.com) is the most infamous fauxtire & satire entertainment website in the world. Just what the world needs. More fake news. ---
**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 18, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/35981 "2017-12-18T19:24:11Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Rightly so. I had never heard of [Huzlers.com](http://Huzlers.com) (note the watermark on the image), but here is what they say about themselves: Just what the world needs. More fake news. Thanks for doing the legwork. What the hell is “fauxtire”? Fake satire? Something that pretends to be satire but isn’t? I guess that’s pretty accurate, if satire is defined as something that’s funny and makes a valid point. This image fits neither part of that definition. God, how I hate the internet these days. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1798) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1800)