# 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:** 1872
**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 18, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37422 "2018-04-18T23:37:45Z")
Kris Kobach held in contempt for violating a judge’s ruling to allow people to vote while a lawsuit against him for violating their voting rights was litigated. [http://time.com/5245827/judge-holds-kris-kobach-in-contempt/](http://time.com/5245827/judge-holds-kris-kobach-in-contempt/) ---
**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 18, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37423 "2018-04-18T23:41:56Z")
Republican Governor Eric Greitens of Missouri has asked for a restraining order against Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley. > **[Gov. Greitens asks court to issue restraining order against AG Hawley](https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article209275544.html)** > > Gov. Eric Greitens’ attorneys have asked a Cole County judge to issue a restraining order blocking Attorney General Josh Hawley from investigating the governor. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37424 "2018-04-18T23:55:56Z")
A restraining order against law enforcement… Now there’s a new one. Just whom did he ask for this thing? ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37425 "2018-04-18T23:57:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Kris Kobach held in contempt for violating a judge’s ruling to allow people to vote while a lawsuit against him for violating their voting rights was litigated. > [http://time.com/5245827/judge-holds-kris-kobach-in-contempt/](http://time.com/5245827/judge-holds-kris-kobach-in-contempt/) He’s bravely standing up against the activist judges of the Deep State. ---
**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 19, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37426 "2018-04-19T00:18:11Z")
McConnell wants to keep the Senate at work longer to keep Democrats from going out to campaign. > **[McConnell looks at longer workweeks for Senate to keep Dems from campaigning:...](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/383855-mcconnell-looks-at-longer-workweeks-for-senate-to-keep-dems-from-campaigning/)** > > Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reportedly looking to hold longer workweeks as a way to keep vulnerable Democratic senators off the campaign trail. White House legislative di… ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37427 "2018-04-19T01:44:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > McConnell wants to keep the Senate at work longer to keep Democrats from going out to campaign. > [http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/383855-mcconnell-looks-at-longer-workweeks-for-senate-to-keep-dems-from-campaigning](http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/383855-mcconnell-looks-at-longer-workweeks-for-senate-to-keep-dems-from-campaigning) What’s he doing in that photo? Is that what Republicans look like when they smile? It looks like he’s about to inflate some body part humans don’t have in an attempt to frighten predators or attract a mate or something. He’s as handsome as he is noble, the fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Frankenstein\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@Frankenstein\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenstein_Monster)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37428 "2018-04-19T18:03:38Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Kinda makes me want to find out if there’s a GoFundMe page to raise the extra $250K… Not sure if this is a rhetorical question, but google: “Memphis Budget Replenishment” (It [seems](https://twitter.com/MayorMemphis/status/986646062575255552) not to be a scam…) ---
**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 19, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37429 "2018-04-19T18:15:11Z")
This whole story is hilarious. Right wing nutjob Debbie Schlussel accused Sean Hannity of sexual harassment. Wonkette reported it. A story came out claiming that Schlussel walked back her claim, and Wonkette reported that. Now Schlussel has come after their walkback, claiming she never retracted her claims. And Wonkette is gleefully reporting their walkback of the walkback. > **[A Wonkette Guest Post By Debbie Schlussel About Gross Sean Hannity, Because...](https://www.wonkette.com/a-wonkette-guest-post-by-debbie-schlussel-about-gross-sean-hannity-because-that-is-a-thing-thats-happening-right-now)** > > WONKETTE HATH MADE AN ERROR! HEREIN LIES A RETRACTION! ---
**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 19, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37430 "2018-04-19T20:17:52Z")
A school in Bay City, Michigan has had to close its doors after a caravan of Confederate flag-waving trucks circled the school and shouted racist comments at the black students. > **[School shut after Confederate flag-bearing truck gatherings](https://www.foxnews.com/us/school-shut-after-confederate-flag-bearing-truck-gatherings)** > > Officials say a potential threat has forced the closure of a central Michigan high school where students parked their pickup trucks adorned with Confederate flags outside for two days. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37431 "2018-04-19T20:20:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A school in Bay City, Michigan has had to close its doors after a caravan of Confederate flag-waving trucks circled the school and shouted racist comments at the black students. > [School shut after Confederate flag-bearing truck gatherings | Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/19/school-shut-after-confederate-flag-bearing-truck-gatherings.html) Well, THAT certainly isn’t reminiscent of certain public demonstrations in central Europe in the early 20th Century, is it? ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37432 "2018-04-19T20:31:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A school in Bay City, Michigan has had to close its doors after a caravan of Confederate flag-waving trucks circled the school and shouted racist comments at the black students. > [School shut after Confederate flag-bearing truck gatherings | Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/19/school-shut-after-confederate-flag-bearing-truck-gatherings.html) [Interesting other headline on that page.](http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/04/18/texas-bar-removes-disgusting-sign-with-racial-slur-after-patrons-complain-on-facebook.html) > [@](#): > > Jim’s Rodeo Tavern in Fort Worth was displaying the controversial sign, which read “Shut up N-----“ > [@](#): > > “It was kind of a joke,” Emerson said. “It was never indicative of anything racial.” Right. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37433 "2018-04-19T20:35:41Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > A school in Bay City, Michigan has had to close its doors after a caravan of Confederate flag-waving trucks circled the school and shouted racist comments at the black students. > [School shut after Confederate flag-bearing truck gatherings | Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/19/school-shut-after-confederate-flag-bearing-truck-gatherings.html) Those are probably Democrats. After all, they’re the _real_ racists amirite? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37434 "2018-04-19T23:40:25Z")
Shit, no use postponing, its sane or sober, and its time to choose. What are you guys gonna do? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37435 "2018-04-19T23:55:08Z")
> **[Student says Confederate flag theft sparked protests at Auburn high school](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/04/19/confederate-flags-michigan-school/33978061/)** > > Six trucks flying or painted with the Confederate battle flag parked outside of the school on Tuesday and Wednesday Says it all started because some kid parked his truck at the school, and his Confederate flag disappeared. Wherein appears this modern nugget: > [@](#): > > …Myers’ grandmother, Lynn Boyce, said everything has been “blown out of proportion.” > > “These boys are rednecks,” Boyce said of Cameron and his friends. “The Confederate flag does not mean anything racist to them. We’re not racists.”… Well, bless her heart! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37436 "2018-04-20T00:19:06Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Shit, no use postponing, its sane or sober, and its time to choose. What are you guys gonna do? “Brothers and sisters, the time has come for each and every one of you to decide whether you are going to be the problem or whether you are going to be the solution! You must choose brothers, you must choose! It takes five seconds! Five seconds of decision; five seconds to realize your purpose here on the planet! It takes five seconds to realize that it’s time to move, it’s time to get down with it! Brothers, it’s time to testify and I want to know, are you ready to testify? Are you ready?” ---
**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 20, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37437 "2018-04-20T02:03:18Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > [Student says Confederate flag theft sparked protests at Auburn high school](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/04/19/confederate-flags-michigan-school/33978061/) > > Says it all started because some kid parked his truck at the school, and his Confederate flag disappeared. Wherein appears this modern nugget: > Well, bless her heart! I saw another report that said that that kid thought the Confederate flag had been around since the beginning of the country. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37438 "2018-04-20T14:07:31Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > [Interesting other headline on that page.](http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/04/18/texas-bar-removes-disgusting-sign-with-racial-slur-after-patrons-complain-on-facebook.html) > Right. To be fair, if you look at the picture of the bar in the linked article, you would probably be surprised that they only had \*one \*n-word sign. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37439 "2018-04-20T14:38:43Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > “Brothers and sisters, the time has come for each and every one of you to decide whether you are going to be the problem or whether you are going to be the solution! You must choose brothers, you must choose! It takes five seconds! Five seconds of decision; five seconds to realize your purpose here on the planet! It takes five seconds to realize that it’s time to move, it’s time to get down with it! Brothers, it’s time to testify and I want to know, are you ready to testify? Are you ready?” _Animal House,_ right? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37440 "2018-04-20T16:29:38Z")
[Chris Christie spends $85,000 of tax money for his official portrait.](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-christie-official-portrait-cost_us_5ad9a14ce4b03c426dad1a6a) > [@](#): > > The former New Jersey Republican governor is commemorating his eight years in office, which ended in January, with a painting of himself by Australian artist Paul Newton. He signed an $85,000 contract for the work the month before his term ended. > > The price is more than the state’s three previous governors paid for their portraits combined, reports The Record, which revealed the extravagant expenditure on Thursday. To be fair, his portrait may require more paint than the three previous governors combined. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37441 "2018-04-20T16:58:43Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > To be fair, his portrait may require more paint than the three previous governors combined. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1871) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1873)