# 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:** 1855
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37082 "2018-03-22T00:04:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Kris Kobach’s week in federal court has not gone very well for him in the ACLU lawsuit against his attempts to block anybody but Republicans from voting. > [Kris Kobach Just Got Humiliated in Federal Court – Mother Jones](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/kris-kobach-just-got-humiliated-in-federal-court/) This [wonderful piece at Slate](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/kris-kobach-is-a-loser.html) fully spells out all of the failures and the accompanying fall from grace for this “loser.” ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37083 "2018-03-22T02:09:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > An actual Nazi is the Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives from the Illinois 3rd Congressional District. > [20,000 Republicans just voted for an actual Nazi – ThinkProgress](https://thinkprogress.org/20000-illinois-republicans-voted-for-nazi-7bbeeb7631fd/) I’m going to link to this story every time a thread starts with “Liberals believe” or “Liberals do” “Republicans are Holocaust Deniers” makes for a good rebuttal I think. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37084 "2018-03-22T02:10:48Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Defying court orders? How often do turds like that get sent to jail for contempt of court? The humans need to start playing hardball against these rogue replicants. If such a thing did happen, he’d probably get a Trump pardon like Arpaio. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37085 "2018-03-22T02:14:36Z")
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney thinks somebody from the “Deep State” ordered Ben Carson’s $31,000 table set to make him look bad. She’s the same moron who said “many mass shooters wind up being Democrats.” [GOP Congresswoman Blames 'Deep State' For Ben Carson's $31,000 Dining Set | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/claudia-tenney-deep-state-ben-carson-table_us_5ab2d69fe4b008c9e5f3da41)? ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37086 "2018-03-22T15:00:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Congresswoman Claudia Tenney thinks somebody from the “Deep State” ordered Ben Carson’s $31,000 table set to make him look bad. > She’s the same moron who said “many mass shooters wind up being Democrats.” > [GOP Congresswoman Blames 'Deep State' For Ben Carson's $31,000 Dining Set | HuffPost Latest News](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/claudia-tenney-deep-state-ben-carson-table_us_5ab2d69fe4b008c9e5f3da41)? So, apparently his wife Candy is a deep state operative? [Ben Carson Just Used the “Women Be Shopping” Defense at a Congressional Hearing](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/ben-carson-blames-wife-for-usd31-000-dining-room-table-set-order.html) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37087 "2018-03-23T18:50:25Z")
Wow, he just flat-out threw his wife straight under the bus. Stone cold. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37088 "2018-03-23T18:57:46Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Wow, he just flat-out threw his wife straight under the bus. Stone cold. Yeah. Carson’s a HUGE asshole, but I didn’t think he was THAT much of an asshole. National Treasure Sen. Liz Warren called him out TO HIS FACE yesterday, not only for grifting but for being bad at his job: > **[Elizabeth Warren Tells Ben Carson To His Face: You Should Be Fired](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-tells-ben-carson-to-his-face-you-should-be-fired_n_5ab451e9e4b008c9e5f5c427)** > > During a Senate hearing, Warren ripped the secretary for his short and ineffective HUD tenure. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37089 "2018-03-23T21:46:53Z")
That is unfair. His definition of what his job entails may differ greatly from her definition. For all we know, he is doing well by his (or CFSG’s) terms and progressing toward his goals, whatever those might be. Who is she, a lowly Senator, to be trying to boss him around. Talk about uppity (and persistent). ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37090 "2018-03-23T21:57:03Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That is unfair. His definition of what his job entails may differ greatly from her definition. For all we know, he is doing well by his (or CFSG’s) terms and progressing toward his goals, whatever those might be. Who is she, a lowly Senator, to be trying to boss him around. Talk about uppity (and persistent). Not sure if you’re being facetious (Poe’s Law, and all that) but this does raise an interesting point. Sen Warren may be under the impression that the goals of an Executive Branch department are fairly constant. But as evidenced by what’s happening at EPA and CFPB, we can see that they’re subject to the caprices of the president. So it’s possible that HUD has these goals: 1. Buy yourself some nice furniture. 2. If confronted by housing discrimination, see goal #1. In which case, he’s crushing it. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37091 "2018-03-24T05:29:40Z")
[Burning biomass is carbon neutral](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/congress-says-biomass-is-carbon-neutral-but-scientists-disagree/) because the trees that are replanted will just suck that shit right back up. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [March 24, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37092 "2018-03-24T13:36:11Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Burning biomass is carbon neutral](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/congress-says-biomass-is-carbon-neutral-but-scientists-disagree/) because the trees that are replanted will just suck that shit right back up. > > :rolleyes: I’ll be damned. I stupidly thought biomass was pretty close to carbon neutral too. Thanks for relieving me of that bit of ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37093 "2018-03-24T16:42:47Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > I’ll be damned. I stupidly thought biomass was pretty close to carbon neutral too. Thanks for relieving me of that bit of ignorance. It can be. If you are using agricultural waste that is renewed every year, sure. If you are growing a crop specifically to turn into fuel, that works too(though may have other externalities to consider). Unfortunately, it takes much longer to grow a tree than to burn it. If we were in a place where CO[sub]2[/sub] levels were at an acceptable level and more or less stable, then burning wood for energy would probably not be a bad thing. Where we are, though, there is no way for forests to absorb what we’ve already put out, much less the additional usage. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37094 "2018-03-24T22:40:27Z")
The NRA is taunting the Parkland students today. > **[NRA to Parkland Teens: You’re Only Relevant Because Your Classmates Died](https://www.thedailybeast.com/nra-to-parkland-teens-youre-only-relevant-because-your-classmates-died)** > > The pro-gun group taunts student activists ahead of the March for Our Lives. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37095 "2018-03-25T03:26:27Z")
Republican candidate for Congress wants an 8 PM curfew for members of Congress. > **[Congressional candidate Diane Harkey suggests curfew, buddy system for House...](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-buddy-system-20180323-story.html)** > > Board of Equalization member Dianne Harkey, a candidate for Congress, says legislators should not be out after 8 p.m.House leadership should have a “little firmer hand” on members and suggests a curfew.Sending members home means that they wouldn’t be... ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37096 "2018-03-25T04:43:11Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That is unfair. His definition of what his job entails may differ greatly from her definition. For all we know, he is doing well by his (or CFSG’s) terms and progressing toward his goals, whatever those might be. Who is she, a lowly Senator, to be trying to boss him around. Talk about uppity (and persistent). I got it. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37097 "2018-03-25T05:44:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Republican candidate for Congress wants an 8 PM curfew for members of Congress. > [Congressional candidate Diane Harkey suggests curfew, buddy system for House members](http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/sd-me-buddy-system-20180323-story.html) As I suspected, she’s actually a candidate for the Republican _nomination_. Given California’s nonpartisan blanket primary, how likely is it that two parties will be represented on the November ballot in this district (its Darrell Issa’s old seat)? ---
**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:** [March 25, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37098 "2018-03-25T19:26:00Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > As I suspected, she’s actually a candidate for the Republican _nomination_. > > Given California’s nonpartisan blanket primary, how likely is it that two parties will be represented on the November ballot in this district (its Darrell Issa’s old seat)? Very likely. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37099 "2018-03-25T19:32:57Z")
Rick Santorum: “Instead of calling for gun laws, kids should take CPR classes” > **[Santorum: Instead of calling for gun laws, kids should take CPR classes | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/politics/rick-santorum-guns-cnntv/index.html)** > > CNN commentator and former Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Rick Santorum on Sunday suggested students protesting for gun control legislation would be better served by taking CPR classes and preparing for active shooter scenarios. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37100 "2018-03-25T19:44:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rick Santorum: “Instead of calling for gun laws, kids should take CPR classes” > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/politics/rick-santorum-guns-cnntv/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/politics/rick-santorum-guns-cnntv/index.html) CNN giving that anal excretion airtime smacks of desperation. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37101 "2018-03-25T20:31:11Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Rick Santorum: “Instead of calling for gun laws, kids should take CPR classes” > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/politics/rick-santorum-guns-cnntv/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/politics/rick-santorum-guns-cnntv/index.html) Yeah, and they should stop “looking to someone else to solve their problems,” because, you know, they could just change policies and push bills through all by themselves without even having the right to vote yet. Or they could take on some extra summer jobs to buy themselves bulletproof vests and solve their own damn problems that way. … Just waiting for **Clothahump** to show up and mock the youth for what they’re doing…Oh, never mind; he already accused them of being the same kids who just a few weeks ago were chowing down on Tide Pods. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1854) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1856)