# 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:** 1859
**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:** [March 29, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37162 "2018-03-29T10:43:54Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Warning: There’s a big picture of Paul Ryan’s smarmy face at this link. > > “House Republicans are considering a vote on a “balanced-budget amendment,” a move that would proclaim their desire to eliminate the federal deficit even as they control a Congress that has added more than $1 trillion to it.” > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/03/28/republicans-consider-balanced-budget-amendment-after-adding-more-than-1-trillion-to-the-deficit/?utm\_term=.c324ead53e41](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/03/28/republicans-consider-balanced-budget-amendment-after-adding-more-than-1-trillion-to-the-deficit/?utm_term=.c324ead53e41) Their wires must’ve gotten crossed. They’re only supposed to propose balanced budget amendments when Democrats are in power. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37163 "2018-03-29T11:02:31Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Their wires must’ve gotten crossed. They’re only supposed to propose balanced budget amendments when Democrats are in power. They know they’re going to lose the House and probably the Senate, so they want to stick the Democrats with the hard choices. Raise taxes or cut entitlements? One or the other is probably going to be necessary - probably the tax hike. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2018, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37164 "2018-03-29T11:04:47Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Their wires must’ve gotten crossed. They’re only supposed to propose balanced budget amendments when Democrats are in power. Were I a cynical individual, I might suspect that they see the writing on the wall and are anticipating a genuine Blue Wave in the fall and 2020, which they can hobble by saddling a Democratic Congress with a balanced budget amendment. It’s one more way the Republicans can weaken the power of the government to govern. Either that, or it’s all window dressing and they know it will get nowhere. Actually, I am a cynical individual and I do suspect that it’s one of those things. ETA: Ninja’d! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37165 "2018-03-29T13:57:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Joe Arpaio says he will concentrate on proving Obama was born in Kenya, once he gets elected to the Senate. > [https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/politics/joe-arpaio-birther/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/politics/joe-arpaio-birther/index.html) _IF_ he gets elected & he shows us proof, I will be first in line to say Obama shouldn’t be the president another day. Hey, wait a second… Talk about beating a dead horse. Just what exactly would this do given we don’t have a time machine to take us back & make him not president when he still was president. Tose that don’t like him don’t like him & those that do, do. I don’t see how this supposed scandal in going to changed anyone’s mind on a **former** president. 😕 ---
**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 29, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37166 "2018-03-29T15:03:22Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > They know they’re going to lose the House and probably the Senate, so they want to stick the Democrats with the hard choices. Raise taxes or cut entitlements? > One or the other is probably going to be necessary - probably the tax hike. By my reckoning, they would need 52 Democrats in the House and 16 in the Senate, along with every single Republican in order to get that on the states’ docket. Just not going to happen. It is a bullshit campaigning scam that will amount to nothing. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37167 "2018-03-30T04:33:28Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > _IF_ he gets elected & he shows us proof, I will be first in line to say Obama shouldn’t be the president another day. Hey, wait a second… > Talk about beating a dead horse. Just what exactly would this do given we don’t have a time machine to take us back & make him not president when he still was president. Tose that don’t like him don’t like him & those that do, do. I don’t see how this supposed scandal in going to changed anyone’s mind on a **former** president. 😕 Simple, really: If Obama wasn’t qualified to be President, then that makes his whole presidency illegitimate, and everything he did was illegal, null and void, and overturned. Thus: all legislation he signed: Void. Bye-bye Obamacare! Sotomayer and Kagan – off the SCOTUS! And so forth. No, really; I’m sure the birthers really think this would happen. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37168 "2018-03-30T13:17:13Z")
Another deplorable troll learns a harsh lesson as [the invisible hand flips her the invisible finger](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/30/598194392/advertisers-ditch-laura-ingraham-after-she-mocks-parkland-activist): > [@](#): > > Multiple companies say they’re pulling their advertisements from conservative Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s show after she sent a tweet mocking Parkland shooting survivor and gun-control activist David Hogg. > > Nestle US, Hulu and Nutrish confirmed on Twitter that they are removing advertising from Ingraham’s show. Media reports say TripAdvisor, Expedia, Wayfair and Johnson & Johnson are pulling their support as well… ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37169 "2018-03-30T13:31:28Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Run, Joe, Run! I want that on a bumper sticker. And I’m putting it on the FRONT bumper. ---
**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 30, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37170 "2018-03-30T19:51:59Z")
Republican candidate for Nevada state Assembly tells her supporters to “go after” David Hogg, and retweets a debunked conspiracy theory that Hogg wasn’t at the school at the time of the shooting. > **[Nevada GOP candidate tells followers to 'go after' Parkland teen -- then...](https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/nevada-gop-candidate-tells-followers-go-parkland-teen-attacks-debunked-smear/#.Wr5vFCgj2J4.twitter)** > > Gianna Miceli, a Republican candidate for Nevada Assembly, encouraged her followers to "go after" Parkland teen David Hogg on Twitter this week before she peddled a debunked smear to damage his credibility.Responding to a tweet from Trump supporter... ---
**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:** [March 30, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37171 "2018-03-30T20:13:38Z")
\FLY, my minions! FLY!\ ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37172 "2018-03-30T20:17:22Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Republican candidate for Nevada state Assembly tells her supporters to “go after” David Hogg, and retweets a debunked conspiracy theory that Hogg wasn’t at the school at the time of the shooting. > [Nevada GOP candidate tells followers to 'go after' Parkland teen -- then attacks him with debunked smear](https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/nevada-gop-candidate-tells-followers-go-parkland-teen-attacks-debunked-smear/#.Wr5vFCgj2J4.twitter) Would I get in trouble if I made up a map of Nevada’s Assembly districts and put crosshairs over hers? ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37173 "2018-03-30T21:04:39Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > OC is _very_ conservative. > > There was a line on _The West Wing_ about Orange County where ‘the last Democrat to win did it by railing against Lincoln’. Not anymore - it’s still pretty Republican internally, but Hilary Clinton won the county in 2016 ;). ---
**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:** [April 1, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37174 "2018-04-01T23:32:34Z")
Can you say “Ajit” without putting the “fucking” before “Pai”? This piece of ass lint wants [to eliminate subsidies for connectivity](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/03/please-dont-take-broadband-away-from-poor-people-democrats-tell-fcc-chair/), will would probably cast a lot of people off the internet. Those people who do not belong on it, I guess. I understand that subsidies are a band-aid fix for absurd rates, but damn, we should try to fix something before breaking it. ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37175 "2018-04-02T00:08:29Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Not anymore - it’s still pretty Republican internally, but Hilary Clinton won the county in 2016 ;). The trend is definitely moving Democratic – or at least away from the Republicans – and Democrats are hopeful about taking a couple/few more Congressional seats in OC: [Jolted by Trump, Orange County Democrats see a shot at victory on GOP turf](http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-oc-dems-path-20170518-htmlstory.html) I couldn’t find a newer article, but that LA Times one from 2017 says the Republican advantage in voter registration is down to 3.7% (with a third of voters registered neither R nor D, of course). Anecdata point: my Republican coworker from Irvine says he’s voting for Dave Min, Democrat, to replace Mimi Walters, obnoxious wingnut. [California's 45th congressional district - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_45th_congressional_district#2018_Midterm_Elections) ---
**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:** [April 2, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37176 "2018-04-02T06:45:20Z")
Alamosa, Colorado GOP: “Republicans hate poor people”. Repeat. This was posted by a GOP organization. > **[Alamosa GOP apologizes for post saying ‘Republicans hate poor people’](https://www.9news.com/article/news/alamosa-gop-apologizes-for-post-saying-republicans-hate-poor-people/73-534003768)** > > The author of the offending Facebook post has signed, the Alamosa GOP said. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37177 "2018-04-02T07:28:15Z")
Hahahaha… This is hilarious. I have to wonder if this truly was an accident or if whoever posted this was purposely trolling the other members of the Alamosa County Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37178 "2018-04-02T07:37:13Z")
Or, then again, seeing that this story came out April 1… ---
**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:** [April 2, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37179 "2018-04-02T11:14:18Z")
The tweet was made March 30. In defense of GOP stupidity, the intended meaning might have been “Republicans hate poverty,” with the moron who wrote it then making a Freudian slip. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37180 "2018-04-02T13:00:53Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > The tweet was made March 30. In defense of GOP stupidity, the intended meaning might have been “Republicans hate poverty,” with the moron who wrote it then making a Freudian slip. “I hate the homeless… _[pause to flip to the next cue card]_ …ness problem that plagues our city.” ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37181 "2018-04-02T15:05:44Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Alamosa, Colorado GOP: “Republicans hate poor people”. Repeat. This was posted by a GOP organization. > [Alamosa GOP apologizes for post saying ‘Republicans hate poor people’ | 9news.com](http://www.9news.com/article/news/alamosa-gop-apologizes-for-post-saying-republicans-hate-poor-people/73-534003768) According to the original Tweet: > [@Alamosa County GOP](#): > > Out of self-respect–be Republican. Democrats love poor people because they think that poor people will vote Democrat. So it’s fair to assume Republicans really do hate poor people because they think that poor people won’t vote Republican, right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1858) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1860)