# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/341 "2009-06-24T16:19:06Z")
[That was one long-assed hike!](http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/south.carolina.governor/index.html) Just an update. The South Carolina governor, spotted at the airport, told reporters he wanted something exotic so he went to Argentina. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/342 "2009-06-24T16:20:15Z")
Another entry for today. Geez, it isn’t even noon yet. [http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/23/gop-birther-bill/](http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/23/gop-birther-bill/) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/343 "2009-06-24T19:06:53Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > [That was one long-assed hike!](http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/south.carolina.governor/index.html) > > Just an update. The South Carolina governor, spotted at the airport, told reporters he wanted something exotic so he went to Argentina. I especially like this bit from his [rambling press conference](http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/): > [@](#): > > He says he’s been “workin’ through this thing for the last five months” with the help of something called C Street, “a Christian Bible Study” for D.C. Jesus people; Yet another “Christian” who’d spit on Christ if he had half the chance, but who’s more than willing to go all Christiany when he needs to exploit religion. Another one bites the dust for 2012. We may get Palin/Bachmann yet! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/344 "2009-06-24T19:08:47Z")
They got nooky in Argentina. Ain’t none of that in South Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/345 "2009-06-24T19:17:36Z")
They do, but they’re not “exotic” enough. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/346 "2009-06-24T19:17:56Z")
[Well done, Fox](http://images2.dailykos.com/images/user/3/fnc_20090624_sanford.jpg). Fucksacks. (“Mark Sanford (D)”) ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/347 "2009-06-24T19:25:46Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > [Well done, Fox](http://images2.dailykos.com/images/user/3/fnc_20090624_sanford.jpg). Fucksacks. (“Mark Sanford (D)”) That’s “fair and balanced” for ya. Bet they don’t even apologize. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/348 "2009-06-24T19:51:48Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > That’s “fair and balanced” for ya. Bet they don’t even apologize. Every other time this has happened (there have been at least three), they just brush off criticism, citing isolated human error, nothing deliberate. Funny, they never mis-identify Dem miscreants as Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/349 "2009-06-24T20:10:06Z")
I suspect Sanford is not well in the head. It’s the only explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/350 "2009-06-24T20:10:09Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Every other time this has happened (there have been at least three), they just brush off criticism, citing isolated human error, nothing deliberate. Funny, they never mis-identify Dem miscreants as Republicans. Nobody ever has (T) or (F) after their names, and those letters have more border space with R. Also, nobody in the news for a good reason ever has their affiliation changed. ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/351 "2009-06-24T22:25:19Z")
It must happen the other way, right? Right? Somewhere there is a person who is recording when they accidentally call Sully Sullenberger a Democrat, right? Or is this like how the scanner at the supermarket never gives me an outdated sale price, but will sometimes accidentally overcharge me for a sale item? Goof. Balls. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/352 "2009-06-24T23:07:36Z")
> [@Mighty\_Girl](#): > > I suspect Sanford is not well in the head. It’s the only explanation. Well, he _is_ a Republican… but I’m not sure banging some hot Argentine chick really qualifies as a symptom of a psychological disorder. [QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Well done, Fox. Fucksacks. (“Mark Sanford (D)”) [/QUOTE] You can’t really hold this one against them. They don’t have a graphic for Republicans who have _heterosexual_ affairs. For some reason, Google Chrome won’t let me post anything. I’m back on IE for a while. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/353 "2009-06-24T23:13:11Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, he _is_ a Republican… but I’m not sure banging some hot Argentine chick really qualifies as a symptom of a psychological disorder. Do we know she’s hot? > [@RNATB](#): > > You can’t really hold this one against them. They don’t have a graphic for Republicans who have _heterosexual_ affairs. David Vitter kind of counts, and I think Ensign’s situation was similar to Sanford’s. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/354 "2009-06-24T23:17:15Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > Do we know she’s hot? Well, he flew 4,740 miles to see her. I’m guessing she’s not a Chewbacca. (Yes, I looked up the distance from Columbia, SC to Rio :D) ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/355 "2009-06-25T00:14:31Z")
Except that Rio is not in Argentina. 🙂 Anyways, he might not be crazy, as in “why don’t you try this white shirt with _very_ long sleeves for a little while?” crazy, but that was _incredibly_ bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/356 "2009-06-25T00:17:43Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, he flew 4,740 miles to see her. I’m guessing she’s not a Chewbacca. > > (Yes, I looked up the distance from Columbia, SC to Rio :D) He left from Atlanta, and went to Buenos Aires. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/357 "2009-06-25T00:24:46Z")
> [@Mighty\_Girl](#): > > Anyways, he might not be crazy, as in “why don’t you try this white shirt with _very_ long sleeves for a little while?” crazy, but that was _incredibly_ bizarre. It was the actions of a horny teenager who thought dad wouldn’t miss the credit card. I can only imagine how miserable this guy was over his public persona clashing with his private. Looks like his private (as well as his privates) managed to escape captivity, as it were. But, considering the folks he worked for, fuck 'em. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/358 "2009-06-25T01:19:49Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > I can only imagine how miserable this guy was over his public persona clashing with his private. You know, I just can’t sympathize. He ran for the office of governor, TWICE. He ran for U.S. House of Representatives, THREE TIMES. If you don’t want a public persona, don’t fucking run for public office. And then don’t spend your political authority attempting to deny other people equal rights because of their sexual behavior, and publicly condemning other people for their sexual behavior, all the while engaging in the same behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/359 "2009-06-25T01:21:54Z")
Well, he _works_ for the people of South Carolina, many of whom voted for Obama. How about, considering the folks he _answered to_, who are not the people of South Carolina? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/360 "2009-06-25T01:29:41Z")
Writes some pretty steamy love-gush, for a Republican. Not Newt Gingrich level hot stuff, nor anything like “Scooter” Libby and the bear necessities. No, he lacks their fervor and urgency, but he compares well with the sex scenes in Bill Buckley’s dime-store James Bond series. Explicit enough, if wordy, but you get the impression he typed fuck scenes with rubber gloves and a surgical mask on… Still, pretty hot for a tighty-righty, gotta say. Seems they breed pretty much like normal folks. Who knew? And who would have guessed a few hundred gay marriages would destroy so many Republican marriages so quickly! I mean, man, that was\* fast\*! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=19)