# 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:** 1827
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36522 "2018-02-07T02:21:23Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Trump’s Folly. You say that like there’s just one. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36523 "2018-02-07T02:42:12Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Trump’s Folly. La Cage aux Foll(i)es? ---
**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:** [February 7, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36524 "2018-02-07T03:02:55Z")
Pass the snakes! Trump spirtual/religious/bullshit advisor: “We got a duck season, a deer season, but we don’t have a flu season,” she said in a Facebook video posted last week that’s making headlines. “And don’t receive it when somebody threatens you with, ‘Everyone’s getting the flu!’” She went on: “Jesus himself gave us the flu shot. He redeemed us from the curse of flu.” > **[Flu season is all in our heads, Texas televangelist says: 'Inoculate yourself...](https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2018/02/06/flu-season-is-all-in-our-heads-texas-televangelist-says-inoculate-yourself-with-the-word-of-god/)** > > More than 70 people are dead in North Texas after one of the worst bouts of flu in recent years.But North Texas televangelist Gloria Copeland, one... ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36525 "2018-02-07T03:13:30Z")
Everybody knows its duck season and rabbit season. Clearly, this woman missed out on the classical culture afforded by Chuck Jones and Tex Avery. What a maroon! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36526 "2018-02-07T03:15:21Z")
“Christians don’t get the flu because Jesus” will come as a shock to Christians who have actually had the flu at some point in their lives. Pretty sure she has too. Someone should ask her about that. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36527 "2018-02-07T03:23:30Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > You say that like there’s just one. Yes, but this one actually gets a name. I figure whoever arranges these things should arrange it such that the only faces Trump sees during this dog and pony show are either Middle Eastern or black. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36528 "2018-02-07T03:41:49Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Trump’s Folly. What?!?.. No, I’m not. Why?..what have you heard? ---
**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:** [February 7, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36529 "2018-02-07T03:45:11Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > What?!?.. No, I’m not. Why?..what have you heard? You’ve got to be _somebody’s_ Folly and Seward said he never heard of you. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36530 "2018-02-07T03:57:57Z")
Most assuredly not a stupid idea. Jeff Flake on trump’s “treason” charges. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-HH4c2SQJEo/maxresdefault.jpg "Flake to Trump: Treason is not a punchline") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HH4c2SQJEo) Truly a watchman on the walls of freedom. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36531 "2018-02-07T04:42:16Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Most assuredly not a stupid idea. Jeff Flake on trump’s “treason” charges. > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HH4c2SQJEo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HH4c2SQJEo) > > Truly a watchman on the walls of freedom. Who voted for every Republican program. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36532 "2018-02-07T04:55:04Z")
Yup, he only started speaking out against Trump after announcing his retirement. Right up until that moment he was a loyal Republican. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36533 "2018-02-07T15:57:57Z")
I know all that, guys, but in this context his solid republican credentials give him more traction. It’s like back when you played pick up softball and there was a disputed play. How nice was it when you could say: “But _your_ guy says so.” ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36534 "2018-02-07T17:21:38Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > “Christians don’t get the flu because Jesus” will come as a shock to Christians who have actually had the flu at some point in their lives. > > Pretty sure she has too. Someone should ask her about that. [It’s METAPHORICAL!](https://youtu.be/JKLrDtaqFMI?t=6s) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36535 "2018-02-07T18:28:52Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I know all that, guys, but in this context his solid republican credentials give him more traction. It’s like back when you played pick up softball and there was a disputed play. How nice was it when you could say: “But _your_ guy says so.” We’re talking about Trump here, so rationality doesn’t come into play. If a formerly respected Republican speaks against the Great Orange One, then obviously someone “got to him” and is probably holding his family hostage. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36536 "2018-02-07T18:30:21Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Yup, he only started speaking out against Trump after announcing his retirement. Right up until that moment he was a loyal Republican. I’d like to think he still is, but only now recognizes what that truly means. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36537 "2018-02-07T18:41:24Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > “Christians don’t get the flu because Jesus” will come as a shock to Christians who have actually had the flu at some point in their lives. > > Pretty sure she has too. Someone should ask her about that. She didn’t have the flu. She just had Jesus Sneezes. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ivanka and Lil Marco Rubio are working on a paid family leave program which would take money out of people’s social security accounts, thus forcing them to have to postpone retirement. > [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/04/rubio-ivanka-trump-family-leave-385050](https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/04/rubio-ivanka-trump-family-leave-385050) This isn’t a stupid idea. It’s actually a very good idea. Is it as good as actual paid family leave? No. But it’s better than no leave at all. Taking the money out of unemployment compensation funds Canada-style wouldn’t work in the US, because we’d have to federalize the unemployment system first. Right now, unemployment is administered solely on the state level, though the Feds kick in a percentage of the funding. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36538 "2018-02-08T04:41:54Z")
An Ohio Democratic Congressoiaal candidate is alleging that his Republican opponent’s campaign is stalking and harassing his fiancee. > **[Ohio Congressional Race Takes Ugly Turn As Democrat Reports Stalking Of Fiancée](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aftab-pureval-ohio-congressional-race-fiancee-stalking_n_5a7b4fcce4b08dfc92ff6293?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009)** > > The campaign of his GOP opponent has been tracking him, but denied involvement. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36539 "2018-02-08T08:25:09Z")
> [@Cnbc.Com](#): > > Of the 21 states targeted by Russians in the election, several were successfully penetrated, said Jeanette Manfra [head of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security], in an exclusive interview with NBC. > … > Manfra, whose role is to protect American elections from hacking, did not specify which states had been successfully penetrated, saying she could not publicly disclose classified information. > “We saw a targeting of 21 states and an exceptionally small number of them were actually successfully penetrated,” Manfra told NBC. “Exceptionally small number,” hunh? Does that mean 1 or 2 U.S. states? Ms. Manfra is proud that the voting systems of _only_ Pennsylvania and Michigan were successfully penetrated? ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36540 "2018-02-08T19:08:28Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > “Christians don’t get the flu because Jesus” will come as a shock to Christians who have actually had the flu at some point in their lives. She’s way ahead of you. From the same [link](https://www.dallasnews.com/life/faith/2018/02/06/flu-season-heads-texas-televangelist-says-inoculate-word-god): “Sometimes people ask, ‘If God’s medicine works every time, why are there so many believers who are still sick?’ There are two reasons,” Gloria Copeland wrote. “No. 1, because they don’t take the time to plant the Word concerning healing deeply into their hearts. And No. 2, because they don’t do what that Word tells them to do.” So _ **OBVIOUSLY** _ if you get the flu, you’re not a good enough Christian. For example, I’ll bet you didn’t send Trump’s religious adviser a month’s salary, [like you’re supposed to](http://christiannews.net/2018/01/08/paula-white-urges-followers-to-give-first-fruits-offering-of-a-day-week-or-months-wages/). ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/36541 "2018-02-08T19:57:47Z")
If I had any religious inklings at all I’d be praying for her to get the flu soonest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1826) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1828)