# 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:** 1885
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37682 "2018-05-15T20:40:50Z")
Ann Coulter wonders whether the US can start machine gunning people at the border like Israel is doing. > > > The New York Times @nytimes ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37683 "2018-05-15T20:47:24Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Ann Coulter wonders whether the US can start machine gunning people at the border like Israel is doing. > [x.com](https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/996011689127694337) I’m not sure that Israel would appreciate US troops on their border. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37684 "2018-05-15T20:54:56Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Michael Williams, candidate for Governor of Georgia, has a bus labeled with anti-immigrant slogans. He plans on using it to round up immigrants and drive them to the border. Not clear if he means the Florida border, the Mexico border, or the Canada border. > [http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/387722-gop-georgia-governor-candidate-bringing-deportation-bus-tour-to-states](http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/387722-gop-georgia-governor-candidate-bringing-deportation-bus-tour-to-states) Obviously the border with Azerbaijan. Tbilisi is only a short drive from that border. Armenia is almost as close. What? ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37685 "2018-05-15T21:40:36Z")
Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate accidentally says the quiet part out loud, [suggests euthanizing the poor and disabled instead of giving them food stamps.](https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/oklahoma-gop-candidate-proposes-euthanasia-disabled-poor-avoid-food-stamps/) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37686 "2018-05-15T22:13:11Z")
Why do they always look like Biff Tannen? ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37687 "2018-05-15T23:59:32Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Why do they always look like Biff Tannen? Trump was the model for Biff. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37688 "2018-05-16T00:29:09Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate accidentally says the quiet part out loud, [suggests euthanizing the poor and disabled instead of giving them food stamps.](https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/oklahoma-gop-candidate-proposes-euthanasia-disabled-poor-avoid-food-stamps/) He says it’s [not his page](http://kfor.com/2018/05/15/gubernatorial-candidate-says-hes-received-death-threats-over-social-media-comments-he-didnt-make/). ETA: There are videos made by him on the page. I suppose they could be uploaded by a faker. In fact, given that there are posts saying he’s going to be the “Mayor” of Oklahoma state, I’m suspecting trollery. For a change. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37689 "2018-05-16T02:14:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate accidentally says the quiet part out loud, [suggests euthanizing the poor and disabled instead of giving them food stamps.](https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/oklahoma-gop-candidate-proposes-euthanasia-disabled-poor-avoid-food-stamps/) > [@Morgyn](#): > > He says it’s [not his page](http://kfor.com/2018/05/15/gubernatorial-candidate-says-hes-received-death-threats-over-social-media-comments-he-didnt-make/). > ETA: There are videos made by him on the page. I suppose they could be uploaded by a faker. In fact, given that there are posts saying he’s going to be the “Mayor” of Oklahoma state, I’m suspecting trollery. For a change. He’s complaining about death threats and whatnot, suggesting an alternative theory (he put the posts up for the purpose of playing the victim card). ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37690 "2018-05-16T02:41:34Z")
“Why Democrats can’t win the ‘respect’ of Trump voters” > **[Opinion | Why Democrats can’t win the ‘respect’ of Trump voters](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/05/15/why-democrats-cant-win-the-respect-of-trump-voters/?outputType=amp&noredirect=on&__twitter_impression=true)** > > It's a rigged game, and the only way to win is not to play. Trump voters are being continuously being brainwashed. > [@](#): > > … > The right has a gigantic media apparatus that is devoted to convincing people that liberals disrespect them, plus a political party whose leaders all understand that that idea is key to their political project and so join in the chorus at every opportunity. > > If you doubt this, I’d encourage you to tune in to Fox News or listen to conservative talk radio for a week. When you do, you’ll find that again and again you’re told stories of some excess of campus political correctness, some obscure liberal professor who said something offensive, some liberal celebrity who said something crude about rednecks or some Democratic politician who displayed a lack of knowledge of a conservative cultural marker. The message is pounded home over and over: They hate you and everything you stand for. > > This machine is extraordinarily powerful. It may not be able to guarantee Republican victory at the polls, but it absolutely can determine how conservatives — including those Trump voters — view what happens on a day-to-day basis in the political world, including efforts by Democrats to reach out to them. > … ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37691 "2018-05-16T08:55:55Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Michael Williams, candidate for Governor of Georgia, has a bus labeled with anti-immigrant slogans. He plans on using it to round up immigrants and drive them to the border. Not clear if he means the Florida border, the Mexico border, or the Canada border. > [http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/387722-gop-georgia-governor-candidate-bringing-deportation-bus-tour-to-states](http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/387722-gop-georgia-governor-candidate-bringing-deportation-bus-tour-to-states) He’s taking them all to Taco Bell! ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37692 "2018-05-16T09:25:19Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Michael Williams, candidate for Governor of Georgia, has a bus labeled with anti-immigrant slogans. He plans on using it to round up immigrants and drive them to the border. Not clear if he means the Florida border, the Mexico border, or the Canada border. > [GOP Georgia governor candidate bringing ‘Deportation Bus Tour’ to state’s sanctuary cities](http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/387722-gop-georgia-governor-candidate-bringing-deportation-bus-tour-to-states) > [@](#): > > Williams says in a commercial for the tour that his deportation plan will “fill this bus with illegals to send them back to where they came from.” > > “We’re not just going to track them and watch them roam around our state,” Williams says. “We’re going to put them on this bus and send ‘em home.” That’s called _kidnapping_, Mike. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37693 "2018-05-16T11:22:35Z")
If someone’s doing something illegal you’re allowed to do whatever you want to them and it will be their fault: kidnap them, shoot them, rape them - as long as you have an excuse to say “They shouldn’t have been doing in the first place” it’s all morally justifiable. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37694 "2018-05-16T13:11:07Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If someone’s doing something illegal you’re allowed to do whatever you want to them and it will be their fault: kidnap them, shoot them, rape them - as long as you have an excuse to say “They shouldn’t have been doing in the first place” it’s all morally justifiable. Perhaps they could just yell “They got a gun!” and then shoot them? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37695 "2018-05-16T15:21:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > That’s called _kidnapping_, Mike. Ha! So he says he’ll drive them back to where they came from? He’s going to provide bus service to Central America? Mexico is going to allow his bus to cross the border? Mike, do it. Drive the bus yourself, straight to the border, filled with people who don’t want to be on that bus. Let’s see how that works for you. 😃 ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37696 "2018-05-16T17:13:02Z")
Looks like his video got pulled from Youtube for [violating the hate speech rule.](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/16/georgia-gov-candidate-blasts-liberal-youtube-for-yanking-his-deportation-bus-tour-video.html) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37697 "2018-05-16T17:22:24Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Ha! So he says he’ll drive them back to where they came from? He’s going to provide bus service to Central America? Mexico is going to allow his bus to cross the border? > > Mike, do it. Drive the bus yourself, straight to the border, filled with people who don’t want to be on that bus. Let’s see how that works for you. 😃 It’s really quite telling how stupid some people are. Now Mike may or may not believe he could pull off this stunt. But he wouldn’t make it public if he did not realize just how stupid his supporters are. Good job Mike, you are showing the country that your supporters are a bunch of morons. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37698 "2018-05-16T20:03:45Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Looks like his video got pulled from Youtube for [violating the hate speech rule.](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/16/georgia-gov-candidate-blasts-liberal-youtube-for-yanking-his-deportation-bus-tour-video.html) FAKE NEWS! He was hacked. Deep State, Soros, Clinton, Benghazi, and eeeee-mails. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37699 "2018-05-16T20:26:14Z")
The Senate has voted to overturn the FCC rule on ending net neutrality. > **[Senate approves bipartisan resolution to restore FCC net neutrality rules](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/16/net-neutrality-is-getting-a-big-vote-in-the-senate-today-heres-what-to-expect/?utm_term=.808dca38cf34)** > > Senate Democrats had been pushing for a vote to try to restore net neutrality rules. I doubt if the House will follow along, and I severely doubt that Trump will sign it. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37700 "2018-05-16T21:48:26Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > That’s called _kidnapping_, Mike. That bus of his sure does ring a bell… [https://timeline.com/american-nazis-hate-bus-d6e1a52f6982](https://timeline.com/american-nazis-hate-bus-d6e1a52f6982) ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/37701 "2018-05-17T00:01:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Senate has voted to overturn the FCC rule on ending net neutrality. > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/16/net-neutrality-is-getting-a-big-vote-in-the-senate-today-heres-what-to-expect/?utm\_term=.808dca38cf34](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/16/net-neutrality-is-getting-a-big-vote-in-the-senate-today-heres-what-to-expect/?utm_term=.808dca38cf34) > > I doubt if the House will follow along, and I severely doubt that Trump will sign it. Ajit Pai, eat your heart out. No really, do it. On YouTube. Put it in your fucking Reese’s mug and eat it, live. You corrupt fucking prick. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1884) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1886)